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From the Tree to the Labyrinth
Human intellect is discursive and abstract -- as a Consequence (and this is my own personal comment on Roland-Gosselin), aesthetic pleasure too is perfected in the act of judgment that takes into account the individual elements recovered in the ‘reflexio ad phantasmata’ (reflection to the phastasmata){ phantasma ; 1. A supernatural being, such as a ghost: apparition ; 2. An illusory mental image: daydream ; 3. An erroneous perception of reality: delusion ...} Excerpt: From the Tree to the Labyrinth - Umberto Eco