Arthur C. Danto’s The Transfiguration of the Commonplace: A Philosophy of Art (1981), a classic of American philosophy, widely read by contemporary artists, opens with a marvelous example. Søren ...

For Americans of my generation doing philosophical aesthetics, Arthur Danto (1924-2013) was the key figure. He became famous because he offered a system defining art and linking it to other activities ...

"In tenth-century Iraq, a group of Arab intellectuals and scholars known as the Ikhwan al-Safa began to make their intellectual mark on the society around them. A mysterious organisation, the ...

"Guiding you through the topics that shape aesthetics, this introduction explores the truth, meaning, taste, aesthetic merit and the role of perception. Each chapter offers a wealth of examples from ...

Laura D'Olimpio (Associate Professor of Philosophy of Education, University of Birmingham) and Alf Coles (Professor of Mathematics Education, University of Bristol) This is a hybrid event taking place ...

With no campus, the Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts is a truly nomadic institution, existing everywhere our students and faculty are. The Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual ...

It is now about twenty years since the whole race of Germans began to “transcend.” Should they ever wake up to this fact, they will look very odd to themselves. —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1826 It is ...

Practicing throughout the Tampa Bay area, Natacha Christeler, APRN BC, has become one of America’s most sought after aesthetic authorities, renowned for her balance of scientific precision and ...

The course provides an introductory survey of key topics and views in aesthetics: the study of theories of art and aesthetic experience. Topics include: historically prominent theories of the nature ...

The standard philosophy major is the most flexible version of the major, allowing you the most freedom to follow your interests. If you don’t know which, if any, concentration is best for you, then ...