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. Academic Programs (5) Aestheticians (3) Literary Theory@ (76) Organizations (8) Philosophy of Food (10) Publications (8) 1. Architectural Aesthetics - Aesthetic values explored at the University of Arizona in terms of balance, order, integrity and meaning. 2. Beauty and the Beautiful - Francis Mangion's directory of sites from around the world that are concerned with the nature of beauty. 3. Bit-String Aesthetics - Describes the connection between aesthetics and binary number (structure of zeros and ones). 4. Metamute - Metamute is the web platform of Mute magazine. Discusses interrelationship of art and new technologies and contributes to debates on culture, politics and globalisation. 5. Seven Discourses on Art by Sir Joshua Reynolds - Download the Project Gutenberg eBook of Seven Discourses on Art by Sir Joshua Reynolds. 6. Terrain Gallery - Based on the philosophic principles of Aesthetic Realism, founded by Eli Siegel. Located in SoHo, New York City. 7. Thomas Becker's Philosophy about Music - Composer, Thomas Becker's ideas about beauty and quality in music. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. Aesthesis - Weblog devoted to the discussion of aesthetics and art related topics. 11. Aesthetic Judgment - Philosophical theories about judgments of taste; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Nick Zangwill. 12. 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. 13. Aesthetics : Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online NEW! - Malcolm Budd's contribution on Aesthetics. 14. Aesthetics of Symmetry - A numerical rating system to judge the visual impact and aesthetics of various motifs operated upon by symmetrical transformations. 15. Aesthetics-L - Mailing list for the exchange of ideas and information about aesthetics and philosophy of art. 16. 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. 17. Appreciation of Art - Examines various art forms that contain unique elements subject to various interpretations. 18. Art and Imagination: Implications of Cognitive Science for Moral Education NEW! - Article by Jonathan Rethorst. Reviews the claim that art is good for the soul. 19. 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. 20. B-U-T, a Beauty Puzzle - Developing web brain, concerned with the puzzling myriad of aspects of the universal phenomenon: beauty. 21. 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. 22. Beauty Matters NEW! - Articles and teaching resources on aesthetics, visual art, fashion and the culture of beauty. 23. Chenguang Lu - Theory of aesthetics based on dissatisfaction. 24. Class Home Page: Philosophy 361 - Complete Philosophy of Art internet course at California State University, Long Beach. Includes e-texts and extensive links. 25. Contemporary Art Test - Criteria for determining quality in contemporary art. Links to Biddington's art business. 26. 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. 27. 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. 28. 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. 29. 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. 30. On Connoisseurship - Art connoisseur Richard de Koster brings with various ideas about the role of the artist in society, based on a 1994 exhibition at the Boston Institute of Fine Arts. 31. Philosophy and Literature - Including ideas in the aesthetics of literature, philosophical interpretation of literature, and literary treatment of philosophy, hosted by Project MUSE. 32. Physics, Philosophy and Art - Describing 3 views on the world. 33. Roger Scruton's Books on Aesthetics - List of Roger Scruton's books on aesthetics and synopsis of each. 34. The Enchantment of Modern Life: Attachments, Crossings, and Ethics NEW! - Stanley Bates reviews this book by Jane Bennett.From Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. 35. The End of Art - Discussion of "The Death of Art" theory at Frostburg State University Philosophical Forum. 36. The Infography - Aesthetics: Ethical Aspects - Sources for the study of the ethical aspects of aesthetics. 37. The Transhistorical Image: Philosophizing Art and its History - Daniel Herwitz reviews this book by Paul Crowther. From Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. 38. Theasif.info - Exploring virtual reality and the philosophy of art, with methodology, biography, and essays on virtuality. 39. Transcendental Aesthetics and Writing - Aesthetics in transcendental literature, including Emerson and Thoreau. 40. Trevor Pateman's Selected Works - Topics in philosophical aesthetics including imagination, formalism, beauty and Rothko.

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