Gut appreciation: possibilities for aesthetic disgust

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  • Carolyn Korsmeyer

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13130/2240-9599/3483

Abstract

Although the arousal of disgust is now widely acknowledged to be an appropriate response to certain works of art, controversy remains regarding whether to consider this emotion an actual zone of appreciative enjoyment. This paper presents several solutions to the so-called paradox of aversion and argues for a brand of aesthetic disgust that produces an experience that can be savored despite its difficult and unpleasant qualities.

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2013-12-16

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Focus - Assessing Well-Being: Aesthetic and Political Atmospheres