Wynn, M (2018) Aesthetic experience and spiritual well-being: locating the role of theological commitments. International Journal of Philosophy and Theology, 79 (4). pp. 397-409. ISSN 2169-2327
Abstract
I discuss three accounts of the spiritual significance of aesthetic experience. Two of these perspectives I have taken from the recent literature in theological aesthetics, and the third I have constructed, building on Thomas Aquinas’s conception of the goods of the infused moral virtues. This broadly Thomistic approach occupies, I argue, a middle ground between the other two, on account of its distinctive understanding of the role of theological context in defining spiritually significant goods. These perspectives are not mutually exclusive, but they do present rather different conceptions of the ways in which aesthetic goods can contribute to spiritual well-being, and provide a focus for religious practice.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 International Journal of Philosophy and Theology. This is an author produced version of a paper published in the International Journal of Philosophy and Theology. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Spiritual life, aesthetics, theology, Aquinas, infused moral virtue, well-being |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (Leeds) > Theology and Religious Studies (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number John Templeton Foundation (US) ID# 57313 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 04 Dec 2017 11:31 |
Last Modified: | 10 Mar 2020 01:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/21692327.2018.1475250 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:124784 |