# aesthetic and non-aesthetic perception **Opening (not a real abstract):** Aesthetic and Non-aesthetic Many judgements about the shape, colour, sound, wording, subject-matter, or composition of things, including works of art, are such that it would be ludicrous to suggest that aesthetic sensitivity, perceptiveness, or taste had been exhibited in making them. Similarly, it would be ridiculous to suggest that aesthetic sensitivity was required to see or notice or otherwise perceive that something is, say, large, circular, green, slow, or monosyllabic. Accordingly, I speak of non-aesthetic judgements, qualities, descriptions, and concepts. By contrast, there are other judgements the making of which could clearly be said to exhibit an exercise of aesthetic sensitivity or perceptiveness. Similarly, it would be natural to say that aesthetic sensitivity was required to see, notice, or **Authors:** [[Sibley]]