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A thought experiment by Kendall Walton regarding this field imagines a society where one object’s “flatness” is relevant to the categories of this field. One text distinguishes this field from the intellectual through the interaction of a “live creature” with its environment. George Dickie’s “institutional” theory of a concept in this field was influenced by Arthur Danto’s idea of a “world” of that concept. A John Dewey book that argues against excluding “useful” objects such as pottery and rugs characterizes this field (10[1])“as experience.” (10[1])That book pushed back against Kant’s third critique, which describes four possible (10[1])judgments made within this field that include the sublime. For 10 points, name this field of philosophy that studies beauty and art. ■END■

ANSWER: aesthetics [accept art until read; accept “Categories of Art” or Art as Experience; accept artworld; prompt on philosophy until read]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Alan Fan (DII)UW BUW A8110
Liam MarklandAlbertaSFU8310
Matthew Wang (UG)UBC AUBC B9510