Abstract
Sense perception is central to the meaning of 'aesthetic,' and the term carries the connotation of pleasing, uplifting, or otherwise positive experience. However, sensory experience is not always positive, and when it is offensive, distressing, or has harmful or damaging consequences, the aesthetic leads us to the realm of the negative. In the human environment the aesthetic fuses with the moral, and the interplay between aesthetic and moral negativity raises challenging questions. This essay identifies some of the conditions when aesthetic value is present but in unsatisfying, painful, perverse, or even destructive ways, and considers the complexities raised by the combination of positive and negative aesthetic and moral values.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
