Alexander Gerard’s correction of Hume’s standard of taste

Authors

  • Кшиштоф Вавжонковський Інститут філософії Університету імені М. Коперніка, м. Торунь

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18372/2412-2157.23.12465

Keywords:

Alexander Gerard, David Hume, Standard of taste, aesthetics

Abstract

The article discusses the issue of the standard of aesthetic taste, a criterion by which one could determine thecorrectness of aesthetic judgments. In the 18th century, the problem of aesthetic values of objects of nature and of works of artsand crafts became the central issue of many theories of Аesthetics and Art criticism. The issue of the standard of taste involvesanswering a few basic questions: Is it possible to determine the criterion? Where could such a criterion be found, or who shoulddetermine it? And what exactly is this criterion? In this article I try to answer these questions by comparing two mostcomprehensive conceptions of the period presented by David Hume and Alexander Gerard.

Author Biography

Кшиштоф Вавжонковський, Інститут філософії Університету імені М. Коперніка, м. Торунь

доктор філософії, ад'юнкт

References

Gerard Alexander, An Essay on Taste to which is now added part fourth, Of the Standard of Taste, 3rd edition, Edinburgh – London 1780.

Hume David, Of the Standard of Taste, [in:] Hume David, Four Dissertations, London 1757.

Published

2016-06-01

Issue

Section

Philosophy