In Chapter 10, Bell relates "significant form" to "aesthetic emotion." According to Bell, significant form is the quality shared by all objects that provoke our aesthetic emotions. In our class discussions on Bell, we discussed the vicious circularity of Bell's claim. That is the flaw in Bell's claim. The genuine method of reasoning is to go from something known to something unknown. Significant form and aesthetic emotion are of equal "knownness." This is what causes the vicious circle and violates the genuine method of reasoning. The claim brings forth nothing new, it doesn't advance learning, and it doesn't add to knowledge. Therefore, I believe Bell's claim is unacceptable.
It reminds me of when you are trying to get answer out of a little kid and they give you one answer and then you ask another question and they give an answer that is basically the first question you asked and the process ensues. It is pointless because it goes in a circle. Bell goes in a circle with his claim like a child and it is frustrating.
However, Bell does pose some relevant questions regarding art. He believes representation to be not as important as significant form.
This made me think; "When we get preoccupied with representation do we lose the main idea of significant form?"
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