University of Tabriz Journal of Philosophical Investigations 2251-7960 12 23 2018 08 23 The Relationship Between Perception with Aesthetic Experience and Beauty in Leibniz’s Aesthetics The Relationship Between Perception with Aesthetic Experience and Beauty in Leibniz’s Aesthetics 175 194 16138 FA Davoud Mirzaei PhD Candidate of Philosophy of Art, Bu’ali Sina University, Hamadan Ali Salmani Assistant Professor of Philosophy of Art Department, Bu’ali Sina University, Hamadan Reza Mahoozi Associate Professor, Institute of Social and Cultural Studies, Tehran, Journal Article 2016 09 27 Leibniz’s account of perception for understanding of German rationalistic aesthetic tradition in 18 century is very crucial and important. His account of sense qualities has a Cartesian framework and it is so central to his views on aesthetic experience. He explains the concept of perfection and pleasure based on the clear but confused nature of perception. Accordingly, he defines beauty as follows: perfection is the ability or power to unite multiple properties into one; pleasure is feeling perfection in things. Beauty, for him, is the contemplation or reflection upon the pleasurable, or perfection of things. Having investigated the importance of Leibniz in German aesthetics, we intend to figure out the nature of perfection and its relationship to aesthetic experience, perfection, and beauty in his aesthetics. Leibniz’s account of perception for understanding of German rationalistic aesthetic tradition in 18 century is very crucial and important. His account of sense qualities has a Cartesian framework and it is so central to his views on aesthetic experience. He explains the concept of perfection and pleasure based on the clear but confused nature of perception. Accordingly, he defines beauty as follows: perfection is the ability or power to unite multiple properties into one; pleasure is feeling perfection in things. Beauty, for him, is the contemplation or reflection upon the pleasurable, or perfection of things. Having investigated the importance of Leibniz in German aesthetics, we intend to figure out the nature of perfection and its relationship to aesthetic experience, perfection, and beauty in his aesthetics. https://philosophy.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_16138_f627fcd72960cbd24f4a9e4fc08e5367.pdf