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Book SynopsisThe Bloomsbury Companion to Aesthetics presents a practical study guide to emerging topics and art forms in aesthetics and the philosophy of art.Placing contemporary discussion in its historical context, this companion begins with an introduction to the history of aesthetics. Surveying the central topics, terms and figures and noting the changes in the roles the arts played over the centuries, it also tackles methodological issues asking what the proper object of study in aesthetics is, and how we should go about studying it. Written by leading analytic philosophers in the field, chapters on Core Issues and Art Forms cover four major topics;- the definition of art and the ontology of art work- aesthetic experience, aesthetic properties, and aesthetic and artistic value- specific art forms including music, dance, theatre, the visual arts as a whole, and the various forms of popular art- new areas in aesthetics and the philosophy of art, such as environmental aesthetics and global
Table of ContentsContributors Acknowledgements 1. Introduction, Anna Christina Ribeiro 2. Research Methods and Problems, Brandon Cooke
Part I: Core Issues and Art Forms 3. Defining Art, Thomas Adajian 4. Artworks, Objects, and Structures, Sherri Irvin 5. The Aesthetic Experience, Derek Matravers 6. Aesthetic Properties, Elisabeth Schellekens 7. Aesthetic and Artistic Value, Sondra Bacharach and James Harold 8. Music, Jeanette Bicknell 9. Literature, Anna Christina Ribeiro 10. Theatre, David Osipovich 11. Dance, Renee M. Conroy 12. Visual Arts, John Kulvicki 13. Film, Amy Coplan 14. Architecture, Rafael De Clercq 15. Popular Art, Aaron Smuts 16. Environmental Aesthetics, Glenn Parsons 17. Global Standpoint Aesthetics: Towards a Paradigm, David Gandolfo and Sarah E. Worth 18. New Directions in Aesthetics, Paisley Livingston
Part II: Resources 19. Chronology of Works in Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art, Darren Hudson Hick 20. Research Resources in Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art, Darren Hudson Hick Bibliography Index
