I argue, contra Mohan Matthen, that at least some aesthetic pleasures arising from the appreciati... more I argue, contra Mohan Matthen, that at least some aesthetic pleasures arising from the appreciation of aesthetic features of artworks are what he calls 'r-pleasures' as opposed to 'f-pleasures'—and moreover, that the paradigm aesthetic pleasure (arising in response to beauty) appears to be an r-pleasure on Matthen's terms. I then argue that talk of r-and f pleasures does not distinguish different kinds, but two different features of pleasure; so this supposed distinction (at least) cannot be used to characterize a sui generis aesthetic pleasure.
I argue, contra Mohan Matthen, that at least some aesthetic pleasures arising from the appreciati... more I argue, contra Mohan Matthen, that at least some aesthetic pleasures arising from the appreciation of aesthetic features of artworks are what he calls 'r-pleasures' as opposed to 'f-pleasures'—and moreover, that the paradigm aesthetic pleasure (arising in response to beauty) appears to be an r-pleasure on Matthen's terms. I then argue that talk of r-and f pleasures does not distinguish different kinds, but two different features of pleasure; so this supposed distinction (at least) cannot be used to characterize a sui generis aesthetic pleasure.
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