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Art, Knowledge and Testimony

Iris Vidmar orcid.org/0000-0003-3780-6457 ; Sveučilište u Rijeci, Filozofski fakultet, Rijeka, Hrvatska
Elvio Baccarini orcid.org/0000-0002-6771-9859 ; Sveučilište u Rijeci, Filozofski fakultet, Rijeka, Hrvatska

Sažetak

In this paper we want to explore different epistemological benefits that we gain by dealing with some artworks, and our focus is on narrative arts. We claim that there is a sense in which narrative arts (e.g. literature, film and possibly even some expressions of visual art) can be similar to testimony, in that they provide information which can be epistemologically valuable for cognitive agents such as we are. We identify at least two broad categories of these epistemological benefits, the first one includes ‘facts stating’ and in that sense is parallel to the paradigmatic case of testimony in which what the testifier says can be a source of knowledge as mere acquisition of facts for his audience (this is the first case when we speak of artworks as ‘tellings’). This, however, is not the most peculiar and distinctive kind of epistemological benefits we can gain from art. The other one has to do with raising awareness, of deepening our understanding about some issues either by a specific, powerful and involving way of providing us facts (this is the second way in which we speak of artworks as ‘tellings’), or by presenting us the stance, the attitude, the opinion of the artist that can be enlightening, or challenging for us (in this case, we speak of ‘sayings’).

Ključne riječi

narrative arts; literature; testimony; knowledge; epistemological benefits

Hrčak ID:

68517

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/68517

Datum izdavanja:

19.5.2011.

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