Anosmic Aesthetics
Tafalla, Marta (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

Imprint:	The European Society for Aesthetics, 2012
Abstract:	Anosmia is a sensory disability that consists of the inability to perceive odors. The sense of smell can be lost at any time during life, but people suffering from congenital anosmia, as I do, have never had any experience of smelling. My question is whether such an impairment of olfaction impoverishes aesthetic appreciation or makes it different in any way. I hypothesize that congenital anosmia entails two different kinds of loss in aesthetic appreciation. In order to test my hypothesis, I address aesthetic theory. First, I look back at modern aesthetics, and second, I focus on contemporary aesthetics. Finally, I claim that congenital anosmia constitutes an impoverishment, but also ask whether it can be compensated for by dialogue and imagination. I further inquire as to whether it can foster a more self-critical aesthetic appreciation, more conscious of the powers and limits of our senses.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Comunicació de congrés
Published in:	Proceedings of the European Society for Aesthetics, Vol. 4 (2012) , p. 513-531, ISSN 1664-5278

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