1979比的尔兹利—为审美价值辩护.pdf

In Defense of Aesthetic Value Author(s): Monroe C. Beardsley Source: Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association, Vol. 52, No. 6 (Aug., 1979), pp. 723-749 Published by: American Philosophical Association Stable URL: /stable/3131382 . Accessed: 11/03/2014 04:24 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms Conditions of Use, available at . /page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@. . American Philosophical Association is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association. This content downloaded from 4 on Tue, 11 Mar 2014 04:24:03 AM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions IN DEFENSE OF AESTHETICVALUE Monroe C. Beardsley Temple University Although the philosophy of art flourishes in our day as never before, and although the word aesthetics is widely accepted as a label for this subject, the concept of the aesthetic has grown more problematic with the progress of aesthetics. Some have con- cluded that the term aesthetic marks no distinction, or no dis- tinction of theoretical significance; others have clung to the term but pressed upon us redefinitions that amount to surreptitious substitution of new concepts; still others allow a limited scope for a concept of the