Aristotle says that tragic plays teach us general truths abut the human condition in a dramatic way that cannot be matched by real life experience. The soap opera would serve such a function. Paradise Lost, 17the century puritan view of relationship of man and God. Objects are aesthetically valuable if they have the capacity to help bring about social or political change , for example, Uncle Tom s Cabin contributed to the antislavery movement. Objects are aesthetically valuable if they have the capacity to produce pleasure in those who experience or appreciate them .
Movies are a good everyday example.
Objects are aesthetically valuable if they have the capacity to produce certain emotions we value, at least when the emotion is brought about by art rather than life . Aristotle, for example, observes that feelings of fear created in us by frightening dramas are welcome, whereas in everyday life we avoid such feelings. Objects are aesthetically valuable if they have the capacity to produce special non-emotional experiences, such as a feeling of autonomy or the willing suspension of disbelief. The above six principles are functional, that is, have a purpose to everyday life. Objects are aesthetically valuable if they possess a special aesthetic property or exhibit a special aesthetic form, that is, art is valuable for its own sake, not because it fulfills a function.