1) Belief 
the belief that a work of art, especially a work of literature, is an end in itself or provides its own justification and does not exist to serve a ...
[n] - belief that a work of art is an end in itself or its own justification
autotelism A belief that a work of art is an end in itself or its own justification.
noun belief that a work of art is an end in itself or its own justification