Is Dewey’s Aesthetics Critical? A Reflection on the Relationship Between Artificial Intelligence and Art from a Deweyan Perspective

This paper addresses the issue of the relationship between technology and art in human existence from a Deweyan perspective. The central idea is that Dewey’s aesthetics is a useful instrument for critically reflecting on that issue. Starting from the tenets of Dewey’s aesthetics, the discourse focuses on “imaginative recovery” and “inhabiting,” two key notions for interpreting and managing technology from an aesthetic perspective. The article seeks an answer to the question of whether new technology (particularly ai ) is a useful tool or not in art and, ultimately, for the fulfilment of human life.