Q Are aesthetic qualities objective or subjective? A: No! Neither intrinsic nor mental nor woo, but interactions constrained by causality.
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Replying to @Meaningness
Gibson’s “affordance” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affordance is a useful analog: a joint property of subject and object, inherently action-oriented.
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Replying to @Meaningness
Affordances are opportunities for practical action; aesthetic qualities are analogous opportunities for sensory appreciation.
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@Meaningness Perhaps 'aesthetic qualities' need an analogous name. How about 'appearances'? :)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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@grailseeker An analogous name could be good! “Appearances” is vision-only, maybe, though.
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