It is the author's conviction that the expression of feeling in the arts is fully objectively assessable. He outlines a philosophical position which art educators can use to justify the education of feeling as educationally vital and fully accountable. (Paper presented at the Aesthetic Education Conference, London, September 1980.) (Author/SJL)

In this essay, the author notes a danger concerning the general approach to teaching about the arts through improper use of the concepts "aesthetic" and "artistic." Observing that both concepts are often used interchangeably, with "aesthetic" being seen as the more generic term, the author argues that these concepts are separate and should be…