چکیده:
Descartes' absolute idealist conception of rational knowledge led to a distancing of humans from the natural world, sensory perception, and ultimately the emergence of a gap between reason and sensation. The question is whether it is possible to find a place for aesthetics in the doctrine of rationalism of Descartes? For this purpose, considering the position of sensory perception in Descartes' philosophical system, we first address the position of aesthetics in his rationalist doctrine and whether, based on such a foundation, reliable knowledge of beauty can be obtained? Then, after explaining the aesthetics of Plato and aesthetics in the field of "subjectivism" of Descartes, this article, with a comparative approach, aims to show that Descartes, with a different interpretation of being, truth, and knowledge, provided the ground for the transformation of classical art philosophy and aesthetics, which was influenced by Plato. Therefore, he can be considered the founder of new art philosophy and aesthetics.
خلاصه ماشینی:
The Application of Aesthetics in the Philosophy of Plato and Descartes Simin Esfandiari *- Assistant Professor, Razi University, Kermanshah (Article Received: 2013/01/04; Article Accepted: 2013/03/23) Abstract Descartes' absolute rationalistic view of intellectual knowledge led to a distancing of man from the natural world, sensory perception, and ultimately the creation of a gap between reason and sensation.
To this end, considering the position of sensory perception in Descartes' philosophical system, we first address the position of aesthetics in his rationalist doctrine and whether, on such a basis, reliable knowledge of beauty can be obtained?
Of course, although aesthetic experience begins with the senses, it never ends with them; because, for example, we attain aesthetic experience of a painting through observing its forms, lines, colors, spaces, and textures, and of course, along with observing the aforementioned elements in it, we experience things such as vitality or calmness, coldness and melancholy, movement or stillness, clarity and transparency, delicate feelings or humor, joy or anxiety; therefore, this does not mean that aesthetic experience can be simply considered as a distinct sensory matter.
Descartes' distrust of sensory perceptions The discussion of the apparent and internal powers of man is one of the important philosophical subjects.
We generally attribute these to the senses, but it is clear that the reality of things is not their phenomena as perceived in sensory perception, but rather simple natures such as extension, body, shape, and the like, which are realities based on reason.
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