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Evaluating AI art through Kantian aesthetics

Sayı: Yapay zekâ ve sanat özel sayısı 22 Ekim 2025
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Evaluating AI art through Kantian aesthetics

Abstract

This theory-philosophical study explores the notion of artistic value in the context of artificial intelligence (AI)through Immanuel Kant’s concept of “disinterested aesthetic judgment.”It argues that the aesthetic value of an artwork is independent of its origin, whether human-made or algorithmically generated. Rather than empirical data, the research relies on a logical critique and close reading of Kant’s Critique of Judgment in conjunction with AI-generated art. Key Kantian ideas such as disinterestedness, purposiveness without purpose, and universality without a concept are reinterpreted to support the view that authorship and intention are irrelevant to aesthetic judgment. From this perspective, critiques of AI art based on its non-human origin lose validity. The study concludes that an artwork’s abstract form and its effect on the viewer’s cognitive faculties are sufficient grounds for aesthetic appreciation, offering a universal and author-independent model for evaluating artistic merit.

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Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Medya Teknolojileri , Sanat ve Kültür Politikası , Dijital ve Elektronik Medya Sanatı

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

22 Ekim 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

5 Haziran 2025

Kabul Tarihi

8 Ekim 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Sayı: Yapay zekâ ve sanat özel sayısı

Kaynak Göster

APA
Mengi, V. D. (2025). Evaluating AI art through Kantian aesthetics. ARTS: Artuklu Sanat ve Beşeri Bilimler Dergisi, Yapay zekâ ve sanat özel sayısı, 167-183. https://doi.org/10.46372/arts.1714896