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EXPLORING ART

Episode 2108 | The aesthetic of Beardsley

18 Nov 2025

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Monroe Beardsley is an American philosopher known for his aesthetics, known for new criticism which is developing the concept of aesthetic experience. Monroe Beardsley theory of aesthetic experience is unity, intensity, and complexity. This relates to emotional balance or psychology because Beardsley believes emotions can become organized, clarified and harmonized. These limits come from the nature of aesthetic attention, the psychology of distress, and what art can and cannot do for a suffering mind.

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