RT Journal Article
T1 Authenticity in aesthetics
A1 Windsor, Mark
A1 García Carril Puy, Nemesio
AB Authenticity is an important and widely used concept in aesthetics. Yet it is also a contested and elusive one. In this article, we clarify the concept of authenticity as it is used in aesthetic discourse. Authenticity, we argue, is a term used to assert the truth of something possessing some contextually relevant feature that it is purported to have. Typically, however, this has an evaluative or normative dimension: the feature that an authenticity attribution verifies is either part of what grounds the object's aesthetic value or is normatively required by the aesthetic practice to which it belongs. We then propose a taxonomy of applications of authenticity according to the type of contextually relevant feature an object must possess to count as authentic—material authenticity, work authenticity, cultural authenticity, and personal authenticity. Using these categories, we provide a roadmap for navigating recent debates on authenticity in aesthetics.
PB John Wiley & Sons
SN 1747-9991
YR 2026
FD 2026
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/134602
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/134602
LA eng
NO Windsor, M. y García-Carril Puy, N. (2026) "Authenticity in Aesthetics", Philosophy Compass, 21(2), pp. 1-8. Disponible en: https://doi.org/10.1111/PHC3.70080.
NO Este artículo ha recibido la ayuda del contrato Ramón y Cajal (RYC2021-032014-I).Received: 13 January 2026 ; Revised: 13 January 2026 ; Accepted: 3 March 2026 ; First published: 18 March 2026.
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)
NO European Commission
NO Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación e Universidades (España)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 30 abr 2026