Aesthetic As Science Of Expression And General Linguistics

Aesthetic as Science of Expression and by Benedetto Croce 1 Aesthetic as Science of Expression and by Benedetto Croce The Project Gutenberg EBook of Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic, by Benedetto Croce Copyright laws are changing all over the world. Be sure to check the copyright laws for your country before downloading or redistributing this or any other Project Gutenberg eBook. This header should be the first thing seen when viewing this Project Gutenberg file. Please do not remove it. Do not change or edit the header without written permission. Please read the "legal small print," and other information about the eBook and Project Gutenberg at the bottom of this file. Included is important information about your specific rights and restrictions in how the file may be used. You can also find out about how to make a donation to Project Gutenberg, and how to get involved. **Welcome To The World of Free Plain Vanilla Electronic Texts** **eBooks Readable By Both Humans and By Computers, Since 1971** *****These eBooks Were Prepared By Thousands of Volunteers!***** Title: Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic Author: Benedetto Croce Aesthetic as Science of Expression and by Benedetto Croce 2 Release Date: November, 2005 [EBook #9306] [Yes, we are more than one year ahead of schedule] [This file was first posted on September 19, 2003] Edition: 10 Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK AESTHETIC AS SCIENCE OF EXPRESSION *** Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Tiffany Vergon, Beth Trapaga and PG Distributed Proofreaders AESTHETIC AS SCIENCE OF EXPRESSION AND GENERAL LINGUISTIC TRANSLATED FROM THE ITALIAN OF BENEDETTO CROCE BY DOUGLAS AINSLIE B.A. (OXON.) 1909 THE AESTHETIC IS DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOR TO THE MEMORY OF HIS PARENTS PASQUALE AND LUISA SIPARI AND OF HIS SISTER MARIA NOTE I give here a close translation of the complete Theory of Aesthetic, and in the Historical Summary, with the consent of the author, an abbreviation of the historical portion of the original work. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION THEORY I INTUITION AND EXPRESSION Intuitive knowledge--Its independence in respect to the intellect-- Intuition and perception--Intuition and the concepts of space and time--Intuition and sensation--Intuition and association--Intuition and representation--Intuition and expression--Illusions as to their difference--Identity of intuition and expression. II INTUITION AND ART Corollaries and explanations--Identity of art and of intuitive knowledge-- No specific difference--No difference of intensity--Difference extensive and empirical--Artistic genius--Content and form in Aesthetic--Critique of the imitation of nature and of the artistic illusion--Critique of art conceived as a sentimental, not a theoretic fact--The origin of Aesthetic, and sentiment--Critique of the theory of Aesthetic Aesthetic as Science of Expression and by Benedetto Croce 3 senses--Unity and indivisibility of the work of art--Art as deliverer. III ART AND PHILOSOPHY Indissolubility of intellective and of intuitive knowledge--Critique of the negations of this thesis--Art and science--Content and form: another meaning. Prose and poetry--The relation of first and second degree--Inexistence of other cognoscitive forms--Historicity--Identity and difference in respect of art--Historical criticism--Historical scepticism--Philosophy as perfect science. The so-called natural sciences, and their limits--The phenomenon and the noumenon. IV HISTORICISM AND INTELLECTUALISM IN AESTHETIC Critique of the verisimilar and of naturalism--Critique of ideas in art, of art as thesis, and of the typical--Critique of the symbol and of the allegory--Critique of the theory of artistic and literary categories--Errors derived from this theory in judgments on art-- Em