Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | International Encyclopedia of Anthropology |
Subtitle of host publication | Anthropology Beyond Text |
Editors | Hilary Callan |
Place of Publication | Hoboken NJ USA |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
Pages | 1267-1274 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Volume | 3 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780470657225 |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Abstract
The meaning of “cross-cultural aesthetics” is ambiguous. It may mean the admiration of the artistic forms (such as performance, literature or paintings) of another culture, or an area of inquiry into the nature of aesthetic appreciation in different cultures. This ambiguity has led to significant debates within anthropology concerning the suitability of the category of aesthetics as a field of inquiry. Anthropologists have argued the category of aesthetics is required to explain the existence of ornamentation and the emergence of artistic forms, and in order to explore the qualitative features of material culture and its connection to cultural forms. However, anthropologists are divided between the position that all people had aesthetic experience and that all cultures had some kind of art, and those who argued that art, and aesthetic appreciation, are specific to western societies.
Keywords
- Anthropology
- art
- aesthetics
- Kant
- Baumgarten
Research output
- 1 Chapter (Book)
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Cross-cultural aesthetics and etiquette
Coleman, E. B., 2018, Social Aesthetics and Moral Judgment: Pleasure, Reflection and Accountability. McMahon, J. (ed.). 1st ed. Abingdon Oxon UK: Routledge, p. 180-195 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
- 2 Contribution to conference
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Australasian Association of Philosophy
Elizabeth Coleman (Invited speaker)
4 Jul 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Contemporary Perspectives on Aesthetic Judgement
Elizabeth Coleman (Invited speaker)
2 Apr 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference