Aesthetics Philosophy

Philosophy of art, or aesthetics, is the branch of philosophy examining the nature of art and of the experience of art. Art, in this context, is broadly conceived as including the visual arts, literature, poetry, music, and dance.

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• Aesthetics of Symmetry - A numerical rating system to judge the visual impact and aesthetics of various motifs operated upon by symmetrical transformations.
  
• Philosophy and Literature - Including ideas in the aesthetics of literature, philosophical interpretation of literature, and literary treatment of philosophy, hosted by Project MUSE.
  
• African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning - University of Virginia exhibition site emphasizing the formal aesthetic aspects of the objects and the moral and religious ideas they express, beyond cultural boundaries.
  
• Class Home Page: Philosophy 361 - Complete Philosophy of Art internet course at California State University, Long Beach. Includes e-texts and extensive links.
  
• Aesthetics - Barry Hartley Slater gives an overview of this branch of philosophy explaining concepts such as sublime, representation, aesthetic value, and expression.From the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
  
• Seven Discourses on Art by Sir Joshua Reynolds - Download the Project Gutenberg eBook of Seven Discourses on Art by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
  
• B-U-T, a Beauty Puzzle - Developing web brain, concerned with the puzzling myriad of aspects of the universal phenomenon: beauty.
  
• The End of Art - Discussion of "The Death of Art" theory at Frostburg State University Philosophical Forum.
  
• Theasif.info - Exploring virtual reality and the philosophy of art, with methodology, biography, and essays on virtuality.
  
• Roger Scruton's Books on Aesthetics - List of Roger Scruton's books including his books on aesthetics and synopsis of each.
  
• Beauty and the Beautiful - A list of recommended websites that are concerned with the nature of beauty. Part of the F.M.'s Webhits directory.
  
• Art and Imagination: Implications of Cognitive Science for Moral Education - Article by Jonathan Rethorst. Reviews the claim that art is good for the soul.
  
• Metaphysics and Art - Exploration of the classical and scholastic Philosophy of Art, and a discussion of modern art, especially Kandinsky, in the light of classical thought. By Dr. Piotr Jaroszynski.
  
• Physics, Philosophy and Art - Describing 3 views on the world.
  
• Japanese Aesthetics - Overview of the most important aesthetic ideas that have arisen in the course of the Japanese philosophical tradition. From the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
  
• John Berger Quotes - Quotations from the writings of the Marxist/humanist art critic, artist and novelist.
  
• The Enchantment of Modern Life: Attachments, Crossings, and Ethics - Stanley Bates reviews this book by Jane Bennett.From Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.
  
• ArtLex - Art Dictionary - Reference material in art, art history, art criticism, aesthetics, and art education. Definitions of thousands of terms, illustrations, quotations, and links to other resources.
  
• Aesthesis - Weblog devoted to the discussion of aesthetics and art related topics.
  
• Trevor Pateman's Selected Works - Topics in philosophical aesthetics including imagination, formalism, beauty and Rothko.
  
• Terrain Gallery - Based on the philosophic principles of Aesthetic Realism, founded by Eli Siegel. Located in SoHo, New York City.
  
• WCP: Aesthetics and Philosophy of the Arts - The Paideia Project: Proceedings of the 20th World Congress of Philosophy. Archive of contributed papers in Aesthetics and Philosophy of the Arts.
  
• The Infography - Aesthetics: Ethical Aspects - Sources for the study of the ethical aspects of aesthetics.
  
• Beauty in the Ear of the Beholder - An essay discussing Eduard Hanslick's theory of the musically beautiful, with links to further information and sound recordings.
  
• Aesthetics : Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online - Malcolm Budd's contribution on Aesthetics.
  
• Transcendental Aesthetics and Writing - Aesthetics in transcendental literature, including Emerson and Thoreau.
  
• Developments in Indian Art and Culture - Explores the philosophical influences on Indian sculpture as well as the value system that created different criterion for expression in the Indian miniature.
  
• Thomas Becker's Philosophy about Music - Composer, Thomas Becker's ideas about beauty and quality in music.
  
• 18th Century French Aesthetics - Jacques Morizot's entry examines the French junction between Enlightenment ideals and the teachings of taste. From the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
  
• Jurate Macnoriute. Articles on Art Theory. Painting - List of articles on art theory by Jurate Macnoriute. Geometric art analysis, proportions, golden section, visual semiotics, painting, colours analysis.
  
• Aesthetics-L - Mailing list for the exchange of ideas and information about aesthetics and philosophy of art.
  
• Beauty Matters - Articles and teaching resources on aesthetics, visual art, fashion and the culture of beauty.
  
• Contemporary Art Test - Criteria for determining quality in contemporary art. Links to Biddington's art business.
  
• Adrian Stokes - Series of articles reviews life and work. Annotated bibliography.
  
• Aesthetic Judgment - Philosophical theories about judgments of taste; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Nick Zangwill.
  
• The Transhistorical Image: Philosophizing Art and its History - Daniel Herwitz reviews this book by Paul Crowther. From Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.
  
  

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