Nehemias Jimenez

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Continental Philosophy

This part of my work focuses on interacting with the continental approach to philosophy. There is a particular emphasis on phenomenology and experience.

The Emotion in Creation

The Emotion in Creation

John Dewey was an American philosopher most known for his work in shaping education. However, he was also a philosopher of art and wrote on aesthetics in works like Art as Experience. For him, the central element of creating art is emotion. It first makes itself known or present to

The Essence of Belief

The Essence of Belief

The word pistis in Greek is usually translated as faith in the Bible. And faith is one of the most controversial words in scientific and philosophical discussion. There are some who see faith and rational thought as incompatible. It is basically said that if one has "faith" in

Rorty on Pragmatism vs Realism

Rorty on Pragmatism vs Realism

Abstract Richard Rorty believes that there is ultimately one distinction between the two worldviews of pragmatism and realism. It’s found in the ways of thinking and imbuing meaning to one’s life which he calls solidarity and objectivity. Those who are pragmatist find meaning through solidarity whilst those who

William James on Belief and the Horns of Determinism

William James on Belief and the Horns of Determinism

Abstract In William James’ “The Will to Believe”, he lays out three categories of belief which he calls alive or dead, forced or avoidable, and momentous or trivial. These categories of belief lead James to have disagreements with Pascal and Clifford who both held to a view of emotions in

The Aesthetic Experience of Dewy, Stolinz, and Bullough

The Aesthetic Experience of Dewy, Stolinz, and Bullough

Abstract When aesthetic experience is studied in the context of relating to an actual object of art, one can retrace the steps of how the interaction formed from start to finish. In this task, the quality of interactions also seems to be distinguished. And so the question of mapping out

Aesthetic Experience as the Phenomenology of Free Will

Aesthetic Experience as the Phenomenology of Free Will

Abstract The Aesthetic Experience of John Dewey is noted to be an important philosophical work that sets a comprehensive backdrop of art and more importantly, experiences. The underlying concepts and stipulations that Dewey invokes are also metaphysical in nature. Specifically, an aesthetic experience is a piece that can be viewed

The True Context for Art

The True Context for Art

Abstract The purpose of this essay is to argue that true context for art is an object of embodiment and transmission for integral experiences. I look to accomplish that by weighing John Dewey’s thoughts on mistaken conceptions of what art is, the characteristics of integral experiences, and the process