The Question of Peculiarity of the Aesthetic Sphere

Abstract

There are various authors who discussed the nature and manner of the existence of aesthetic values and the characterisation of aesthetic experience, among others, Thomas Acquinas, Roman Ingarden, Władysław Tatarkiewicz, Stanisław Ossowski, and Mieczysław Wallis. Taking into consideration their positions, the author claims that, potentially, each object as a coincidence of respective qualities is suitable for an aesthetic attitude. It may appear aesthetically somewhat, such that it alone may move (with its contents), i.e. it may draw attention, stir, delight, arouse fancy, affect strongly. All this may be done „disinterestedly”, therefore without any reference to the practical sphere (to the sphere of usefulness, profit), nor should this object be a source of pleasure („cause good composition”).