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The Blackwell Guide to Aesthetics

Peter Kivy (Editor)
ISBN: 978-0-631-22131-9
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368 pages
February 2004, Wiley-Blackwell
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Notes on Contributors.

Introduction: Aesthetics Today.

Part I: The Core Issues:.

1. The Origins of Modern Aesthetics: 1711—35: Paul Guyer (University of Pennsylvania).

2. Defining Art: Intension and Extension: George Dickie (University of Illinois, Chicago).

3. Art and the Aesthetic: Marcia Muelder Eaton (University of Minnesota).

4. The Ontology of Art: Amie L. Thomasson (University of Miami).

5. Evaluating Art: Alan Goldman (College of William & Mary).

6. Interpretation in Aesthetics: Laurent Stern (Rutgers University).

7. Art and the Moral Realm: Noël Carroll (University of Wisconsin – Madison).

8. Beauty and the Critic’s Judgment: Remapping Aesthetics: Mary Mothersill (Barnard College).

9. The Philosophy of Taste: Thoughts on the Idea: Ted Cohen (University of Chicago).

10. The Emotions in Art: Jenefer Robinson (University of Cincinnati).

Part II: The Arts and Other Matters:.

11. The Philosophy of Literature: Pleasure Restored: Peter Lamarque (University of York) and Stein Haugom Olsen (Lingnan University).

12. The Philosophy of the Visual Arts: Perceiving Pictures: Joseph Margolis (Temple University).

13. The Philosophy of the Movies: Cinematic Narration: Berys Gaut (University of St. Andrews).

14. The Philosophy of Music: Formalism and Beyond: Philip Alperson (Temple University).

15. The Philosophy of Dance: Bodies in Motion, Bodies at Rest: Francis Sparshott (University of Toronto).

16. Tragedy: Susan Feagin (Temple University).

17. The Aesthetics of Nature and the Environment: Donald W. Crawford (University of California, Santa Barbara).

18. Art and the Aesthetic: The Religious Dimension: Nicholas Wolterstorff (Yale University).

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