This paper explores the relationship between aesthetics and philosophy in
criticism. The paper critiques a couple of
performance
pieces through the "reader response" model and declares the importance of the audience in
criticism. From the paper: "In the reader-response critical approach, the primary focus falls on the reader and the process of reading rather than on the author or the text. This reader may be the critic, she may be a member of the audience, or she may be the critic serving as a proxy for members of the audience."