10.5281/ZENODO.4027399
Hoffmann, Kai-Uwe
Kai-Uwe
Hoffmann
Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Department of Philosophy
Normativity and Thick Aesthetic Concepts
Zenodo
2016
thick aesthetic concepts
normativity
2016-12-20
en
Journal article
https://zenodo.org/record/4027399
10.5281/zenodo.4027398
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Open Access
<p>Thick aesthetic concepts such as ‘gracious’, ‘delicate’ and ‘virtuous’ are, according to the standard theory, characterised as both descriptive and evaluative. In the first part of this paper (I), I examine Sibley’s study of normativity with regard to his version of thick aesthetic concepts. In the second part (II), I concentrate on Zangwill’s recourse to Grice’s theory of implicature and the normative demands this move makes on the process. Finally (III), I develop a sketch that shows which contextual considerations precede the selection process of thick aesthetic concepts and how normative demands govern eventual selections.</p>