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Evaluating AI art through Kantian aesthetics
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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.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Medya Teknolojileri, Sanat ve Kültür Politikası, Dijital ve Elektronik Medya Sanatı
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
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
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
AMA
1.Mengi VD. Evaluating AI art through Kantian aesthetics. ARTS. 2025;(Yapay zekâ ve sanat özel sayısı):167-183. doi:10.46372/arts.1714896
Chicago
Mengi, Volkan Davut. 2025. “Evaluating AI art through Kantian aesthetics”. ARTS: Artuklu Sanat ve Beşeri Bilimler Dergisi, sy Yapay zekâ ve sanat özel sayısı: 167-83. https://doi.org/10.46372/arts.1714896.
EndNote
Mengi VD (01 Ekim 2025) Evaluating AI art through Kantian aesthetics. ARTS: Artuklu Sanat ve Beşeri Bilimler Dergisi Yapay zekâ ve sanat özel sayısı 167–183.
IEEE
[1]V. D. Mengi, “Evaluating AI art through Kantian aesthetics”, ARTS, sy Yapay zekâ ve sanat özel sayısı, ss. 167–183, Eki. 2025, doi: 10.46372/arts.1714896.
ISNAD
Mengi, Volkan Davut. “Evaluating AI art through Kantian aesthetics”. ARTS: Artuklu Sanat ve Beşeri Bilimler Dergisi. Yapay zekâ ve sanat özel sayısı (01 Ekim 2025): 167-183. https://doi.org/10.46372/arts.1714896.
JAMA
1.Mengi VD. Evaluating AI art through Kantian aesthetics. ARTS. 2025;:167–183.
MLA
Mengi, Volkan Davut. “Evaluating AI art through Kantian aesthetics”. ARTS: Artuklu Sanat ve Beşeri Bilimler Dergisi, sy Yapay zekâ ve sanat özel sayısı, Ekim 2025, ss. 167-83, doi:10.46372/arts.1714896.
Vancouver
1.Volkan Davut Mengi. Evaluating AI art through Kantian aesthetics. ARTS. 01 Ekim 2025;(Yapay zekâ ve sanat özel sayısı):167-83. doi:10.46372/arts.1714896