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Zoom Philosophy Colloquium this Friday: Dr. Isidora Stojanovic

Dr. Isadora Stojanovic (Institute Jean Nicod, Paris) 

Exploring valence in aesthetic judgments


 Abstract: The aim of this talk is twofold. First, I will be interested in adjectives that are neither clearly positive nor negative, such as 'intense' and 'surprising'. Such neutral adjectives can nevertheless be used in judgments of taste and in aesthetic judgments, and give rise to evaluations that can be positive or negative, depending on the context. Second, I will look at adjectives such as 'harrowing', 'disturbing', 'terrifying' and 'shocking', which have a negative valence, since they express emotions and experiences that are considered to be negative. Nevertheless, when used to assess works of art, they tend to express positive evaluations. I will explore different mechanisms, semantic and pragmatic, that allow neutral terms to acquire their valence in context, and negatively valenced terms to give expression to positive evaluations.

Posted:
10/21/2021

Originator:
Francesca Di Poppa

Email:
francesca.di-poppa@ttu.edu

Department:
Philosophy

Event Information
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Event Date: 10/22/2021

Location:
Zoom Talk. For Zoom link, email anna-christina.ribeiro@ttu.edu


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