"This is really only this": Wittgenstein against the science of aesthetics as a reductive explanation

Gonzalo Rouco Oliva

doi:10.46553/tab.22.2023.p81-96

Authors

Gonzalo Rouco Oliva Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46553/tab.22.2023.p81-96

Keywords:

Aesthetics, Wittgenstein, Criticism, Science, Reduction

Abstract

The present work intends to problematize the possibility of aesthetics in the work of Wittgenstein (1). For this, we start from a reconstruction of the critique of aesthetic science as a reductive explanation present in his Lectures on aesthetics (2). Then, we locate this particular instance within the broader scope of his work, showing its coherence and theoretical continuity (3). Lastly, we conclude that this critical instance does not end all possibility of an aesthetic in Wittgenstein; but since this is central to his thought, it must be an aesthetic different from the psychologistic reduction that he criticizes (4).

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Author Biography

Gonzalo Rouco Oliva, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina

Gonzalo Rouco Oliva es profesor de Filosofía por la Universidad Católica Argentina. Su enfoque principal ha sido la docencia y actualmente se encuentra ampliando sus estudios como becario del Referat Weltkirche en la Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt.

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