S/P/62. What is the relation between the aesthetic and non-aesthetic properties of an object?

This paper discusses the question of what precisely the relation between the aesthetic and non-aesthetic properties of an artwork is, should some relation exist at all. It argues that the nature of such a relation is very unclear, because of the ambiguity surrounding a definition of an ‘aesthetic quality’. Without a clear definition of such a concept it is therefore very difficult to argue forcefully either for or against supervenience of non-aesthetic properties on aesthetic ones. The thoughts of Hume, Kant, Sibley, Stahl and Goodman on this subject are all discussed.