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- Oxford University Press
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- Copyright © 2015 British Society of Aesthetics
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- 1468-2842
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- 10.1093/bjaesthetics/44.1.10
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Abstract
According to R. G. Collingwood in The Principles of Art , art is the expression of emotion—a much‐criticized view. I attempt to provide some groundwork for a defensible modern version of such a theory via some novel further criticisms of Collingwood, including the exposure of multiple ambiguities in his main concept of expression of emotion, and a demonstration that, surprisingly enough, his view is unable to account for genuinely creative artistic activities. A key factor in the reconstruction is a replacement of the concept of expression with that of interpretation : what artists do is to interpret, rather than express, their initial emotions, in creative ways that may go far beyond their initial impulses. Thus more broadly the paper attempts to show that the concept of interpretation is just as central to understanding artistic creativity as it is in the analysis of the critical appreciation of artworks. Copyright British Society of Aesthetics Press 2004 « Previous | Next Article » Table of Contents This Article Brit J Aesthetics (2004) 44 (1): 10-28. doi: 10.1093/bjaesthetics/44.1.10 » Abstract Free Full Text (PDF) Free Classifications Paper Services Alert me when cited Alert me if corrected Find similar articles Similar articles in Web of Science Add to my archive Download citation Request Permissions Citing Articles Load citing article information Citing articles via CrossRef Citing articles via Scopus Citing articles via Web of Science Citing articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Dilworth, J. Search for related content Related Content Load related web page information Share Email this article CiteULike Delicious Facebook Google+ Mendeley Twitter What's this? Search this journal: Advanced » Current Issue April 2015 55 (2) Alert me to new issues The Journal About this journal Rights & Permissions Dispatch date of the next issue We are mobile – find out more This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Journals Career Network Published on behalf of The British Society of Aesthetics Editors John Hyman, The Queen's College, Oxford Elisabeth Schellekens, Uppsala University View full editorial board For Authors Instructions to authors Self archiving policy Submit now! Online submission instructions Alerting Services Email table of contents CiteTrack XML RSS feed Corporate Services Advertising sales Reprints Supplements Widget Get a widget var taxonomies = ("AHU02730"); Most Most Read Play, Skill, and the Origins of Perceptual Art An Imaginative Theory of Musical Space and Movement Aesthetics of Interaction in Digital Art The Artful Mind: A Critical Review of the Evolutionary Psychological Study of Art Sehen lassen: Die Praxis des Zeigens » View all Most Read articles Most Cited FEELING THE MUSICAL EMOTIONS Touching pictures AUTHENTICITY IN MUSICAL PERFORMANCE PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN THE READING OF FICTION AESTHETICS IN SCIENCE AND IN ART » View all Most Cited articles Disclaimer: Please note that abstracts for content published before 1996 were created through digital scanning and may therefore not exactly replicate the text of the original print issues. All efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, but the Publisher will not be held responsible for any remaining inaccuracies. If you require any further clarification, please contact our Customer Services Department. Online ISSN 1468-2842 - Print ISSN 0007-0904 Copyright © 2015 British Society of Aesthetics Oxford Journals Oxford University Press Site Map Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Legal Notices Frequently Asked Questions Other Oxford University Press sites: Oxford University Press Oxford Journals China Oxford Journals Japan Academic & Professional books Children's & Schools Books Dictionaries & Reference Dictionary of National Biography Digital Reference English Language Teaching Higher Education Textbooks International Education Unit Law Medicine Music Online Products & Publishing Oxford Bibliographies Online Oxford Dictionaries Online Oxford English Dictionary Oxford Language Dictionaries Online Oxford Scholarship Online Reference Rights and Permissions Resources for Retailers & Wholesalers Resources for the Healthcare Industry Very Short Introductions World's Classics function fnc_onDomLoaded() { var query_context = getQueryContext(); PF_initOIUnderbar(query_context,":QS:default","","JRN"); PF_insertOIUnderbar(0); }; if (window.addEventListener) { window.addEventListener('load', fnc_onDomLoaded, false); } else if (window.attachEvent) { window.attachEvent('onload', fnc_onDomLoaded); } var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-189672-16"); pageTracker._setDomainName(".oxfordjournals.org"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}
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Published: Jan 1, 2004