Autor: Catherine Z. Elgin

Abstract:

Exemplification is the relation of an example to whatever it is an example of. Goodman maintains that exemplification is a symptom of the aesthetic: although not a necessary condition, it is an indicator that symbol is functioning aesthetically. I argue that exemplification is as important in science as it is in art. It is the vehicle by which experiments make aspects of nature manifest. I suggest that the difference between exemplars in the arts and the sciences lies in the way they exemplify. Density and repleteness (among the other symptoms of the aesthetic) are characteristic of aesthetic exemplars but not of scientific ones.

ISSN: 1414-4217

DOI: doi: 10.5007/1808-1711.2011v15n3p399

Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/1808-1711.2011v15n3p399/22386

Palavras-Chave: Exemplification; symbol; experiment; Goodman.