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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.

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• 18th Century French Aesthetics

  http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aesthetics-18th-french/
  Jacques Morizot's entry examines the French junction between Enlightenment ideals and the teachings of taste. From the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

• Aesthetic Judgment

  http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aesthetic-judgment/
  Philosophical theories about judgments of taste; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Nick Zangwill.

• Aesthetics

  http://www.iep.utm.edu/aestheti/
  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.

• Aesthetics of Symmetry

  http://home.earthlink.net/~jdc24/symmetry.htm
  A numerical rating system to judge the visual impact and aesthetics of various motifs operated upon by symmetrical transformations.

• African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning

  http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/artsandmedia/artmuseum/africanart/index.html
  University of Virginia exhibition site emphasizing the formal aesthetic aspects of the objects and the moral and religious ideas they express, beyond cultural boundaries.

• Beauty in the Ear of the Beholder

  http://beautymatters.blogspot.com/2000_01_02_beautymatters_archive.html
  An essay discussing Eduard Hanslick's theory of the musically beautiful, with links to further information and sound recordings.

• Beauty Matters

  http://beautymatters.blogspot.com/
  Articles and teaching resources on aesthetics, visual art, fashion and the culture of beauty.

• Class Home Page: Philosophy 361

  http://www.csulb.edu/~jvancamp/361/
  Complete Philosophy of Art internet course at California State University, Long Beach. Includes e-texts and extensive links.

• Contemporary Art Test

  http://www.biddingtons.com/content/shechtertest.html
  Criteria for determining quality in contemporary art. Links to Biddington's art business.

• Japanese Aesthetics

  http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/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.

• John Berger Quotes

  http://thinkexist.com/quotes/john_berger
  Quotations from the writings of the Marxist/humanist art critic, artist and novelist.

• Philosophy and Literature

  http://muse.jhu.edu/journal/158
  Including ideas in the aesthetics of literature, philosophical interpretation of literature, and literary treatment of philosophy, hosted by Project MUSE.

• Seven Discourses on Art by Sir Joshua Reynolds

  http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2176
  Download the Project Gutenberg eBook of Seven Discourses on Art by Sir Joshua Reynolds.

• Terrain Gallery

  http://www.terraingallery.org/
  Based on the philosophic principles of Aesthetic Realism, founded by Eli Siegel. Located in SoHo, New York City.

• The Enchantment of Modern Life: Attachments, Crossings, and Ethics

  http://ndpr.nd.edu/news/23396/?id=1260
  Stanley Bates reviews this book by Jane Bennett.From Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.

• The End of Art

  http://faculty.frostburg.edu/phil/forum/Art.htm
  Discussion of "The Death of Art" theory at Frostburg State University Philosophical Forum.

• The Infography - Aesthetics: Ethical Aspects

  http://www.infography.com/content/411158825462.html
  Sources for the study of the ethical aspects of aesthetics.

• The Transhistorical Image: Philosophizing Art and its History

  http://ndpr.nd.edu/news/23300/?id=1210
  Daniel Herwitz reviews this book by Paul Crowther. From Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.

• theasif.info

  http://theasif.info/
  Exploring virtual reality and the philosophy of art, with methodology, biography, and essays on virtuality.

• Thomas Becker's Philosophy about Music

  http://www.tbecker.net/main/philosophy-english.htm
  Composer, Thomas Becker's ideas about beauty and quality in music.

• Transcendental Aesthetics and Writing

  http://transcendentalism-legacy.tamu.edu/
  Aesthetics in transcendental literature, including Emerson and Thoreau.

• Trevor Pateman's Selected Works

  http://www.selectedworks.co.uk/
  Topics in philosophical aesthetics including imagination, formalism, beauty and Rothko.

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