2. AESTHETIC JUDGEMENT Theory of Knowledge

3. AESTHETIC JUDGEMENT What is aesthetic judgement and what is its sphere? Are all humans equally competent judges in the sphere of the arts? Is beauty or artistic significance entirely in the eye of the beholder?

4. AESTHETIC JUDGEMENT Are there rational ways of deciding on the merits of works of art or is it the case that it is just a matter of personal taste? How can differences in aesthetic judgement be settled?

5. AESTHETIC JUDGEMENT What is the influence of the following on a person’s capacity for perception of artistic merit: Tradition Ideology Religion Morality

6. AESTHETIC JUDGEMENT Are the arts progressive? Is the new necessarily better? Do the arts and literature matter or are they merely optional pastimes? If they have a significant role in human lives, to what extent is some social and political control of the creation and the consumption of artistic work inevitable?

7. AESTHETIC JUDGEMENT What does ‘art for art’s sake’ mean? Is it possible that artists are not fully aware of the meaning of their works? Is it useful to view art is a language?

8. AESTHETIC JUDGEMENT How is it that people seem able to enjoy and appreciate art from different cultures? Is originality essential in the arts? In what ways does technology influence the arts? What is lost or gained aesthetically by computer generated art?

9. AESTHETIC JUDGEMENT To what extent and in what ways might the arts be regarded as a representation of reality? What kinds of art might be seen as ‘realistic’? Does art, or can art, tell the truth? If so, is artistic truth the same as truth in the context of the natural sciences, the human sciences, or history?