What is it about?
In this essay, the highly original contribution made by Rudolf Haller to aesthetic studies and the philosophy of art is analysed. In particular, the volume Facta und Ficta (1986) is examined, which takes as its starting point the contrast between real and imaginary objects, including works of art. According to Haller, it is problematic to give a definition of a work of art because one can refer to very different creations, from poetic compositions to architectural structures and musical scores. Therefore, in post-Hegelian aesthetics, a dynamic consideration of art is important, which leaves room for empirical multiplicity and artistic variety without aprioristic preclusions.
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Why is it important?
This article is important because it presents the theorical and aestethic work of Rudolf Haller and it situates in the context of the Austrian philosophy and concerns the relation between philosophy, science and arts.
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The article is the product of my interests for the language philosophy, perception phenomenology and art critique.
Serena Cattaruzza
University of Trieste
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This page is a summary of: Rudolf Hallers Studien zu ästhetischen Grundlagenfragen, Grazer Philosophische Studien, October 2022, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/18756735-00000167.
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