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Jacques Morizot's entry examines the French junction between Enlightenment ideals and the teachings of taste. From the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
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Series of articles reviews life and work. Annotated bibliography.
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Weblog devoted to the discussion of aesthetics and art related topics.
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Philosophical theories about judgments of taste; by Nick Zangwill.
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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.
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Malcolm Budd's contribution on Aesthetics.
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Mailing list for the exchange of ideas and information about aesthetics and philosophy of art.
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University of Virginia exhibition site emphasizing the formal aesthetic aspects of the objects and the moral and religious ideas they express, beyond cultural boundaries.
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Aesthetic values explored at the University of Arizona in terms of balance, order, integrity and meaning.
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Article by Jonathan Rethorst. Reviews the claim that art is good for the soul.
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Reference material in art, art history, art criticism, aesthetics, and art education. Definitions of thousands of terms, illustrations, quotations, and links to other resources.
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Developing web brain, concerned with the puzzling myriad of aspects of the universal phenomenon: beauty.
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Articles and teaching resources on aesthetics, visual art, fashion and the culture of beauty.
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A list of recommended websites that are concerned with the nature of beauty. Part of the F.M.'s Webhits directory.
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An essay discussing Eduard Hanslick's theory of the musically beautiful, with links to further information and sound recordings.
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Describes the connection between aesthetics and binary number (structure of zeros and ones).
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Theory of aesthetics based on dissatisfaction.
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Complete Philosophy of Art internet course at California State University, Long Beach. Includes e-texts and extensive links.
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Criteria for determining quality in contemporary art. Links to Biddington's art business.
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Discusses Indian miniatures, sculpture, and trends in architecture from the ancient and medieval period to modifications resulting from the impact of Islam.
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Overview of the most important aesthetic ideas that have arisen in the course of the Japanese philosophical tradition. From the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
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Quotations from the writings of the Marxist/humanist art critic, artist and novelist.
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List of articles on art theory by Jurate Macnoriute. Geometric art analysis, proportions, golden section, visual semiotics, painting, colours analysis.
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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.
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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.
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Including ideas in the aesthetics of literature, philosophical interpretation of literature, and literary treatment of philosophy, hosted by Project MUSE.
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Describing 3 views on the world.
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List of Roger Scruton's books including his books on aesthetics and synopsis of each.
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Download the Project Gutenberg eBook of Seven Discourses on Art by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
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Based on the philosophic principles of Aesthetic Realism, founded by Eli Siegel. Located in SoHo, New York City.
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A brief digression into how people perceive symmetrical patterns -- what makes them boring, interesting, or overly intricate
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Stanley Bates reviews this book by Jane Bennett.From Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.
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Discussion of "The Death of Art" theory at Frostburg State University Philosophical Forum.
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Sources for the study of the ethical aspects of aesthetics.
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Daniel Herwitz reviews this book by Paul Crowther. From Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.
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Exploring virtual reality and the philosophy of art, with methodology, biography, and essays on virtuality.
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Composer, Thomas Becker's ideas about beauty and quality in music.
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Aesthetics in transcendental literature, including Emerson and Thoreau.
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Topics in philosophical aesthetics including imagination, formalism, beauty and Rothko.
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The Paideia Project: Proceedings of the 20th World Congress of Philosophy. Archive of contributed papers in Aesthetics and Philosophy of the Arts.
