Download or read book Aesthetic Value written by Alan Goldman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the question of aesthetic value, using many practical examples from painting, music, and literature. Alan Goldman argues for a non-realist view of aesthetic value, showing that the personal element can never be factored out of evaluative aesthetic judgments.