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Adrian Stokes: - Series of articles reviews life and work. Annotated bibliography.

Aesthesis: - Weblog devoted to the discussion of aesthetics and art related topics.

Aesthetic Judgment: - Philosophical theories about judgments of taste; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Nick Zangwill.

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.

Aesthetics : Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online: - Malcolm Budd's contribution on Aesthetics.

Aesthetics of Symmetry: - A numerical rating system to judge the visual impact and aesthetics of various motifs operated upon by symmetrical transformations.

Aesthetics-L: - Mailing list for the exchange of ideas and information about aesthetics and philosophy of art.

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.

Architectural Aesthetics: - Aesthetic values explored at the University of Arizona in terms of balance, order, integrity and meaning.




Art and Imagination: Implications of Cognitive Science for Moral Education: - Article by Jonathan Rethorst. Reviews the claim that art is good for the soul.

ArtLex - Art Dictionary: Great reference material in art, art history, art criticism, aesthetics, and art education. dictionary, art, craft, define, definition, artlex, encyclopedia, art history

Beauty and the Beautiful: - A list of recommended websites that are concerned with the nature of beauty. Part of the F.M.'s Webhits directory.

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.

Beauty Matters: - Articles and teaching resources on aesthetics, visual art, fashion and the culture of beauty.

Bit-String Aesthetics: - Describes the connection between aesthetics and binary number (structure of zeros and ones).

B-U-T, a Beauty Puzzle: - Developing web brain, concerned with the puzzling myriad of aspects of the universal phenomenon: beauty.

Chenguang Lu: - Theory of aesthetics based on dissatisfaction.

Class Home Page: Philosophy 361: - Complete Philosophy of Art internet course at California State University, Long Beach. Includes e-texts and extensive links.




Contemporary Art Test: - Criteria for determining quality in contemporary art. Links to Biddington's art business.

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.

The Enchantment of Modern Life: Attachments, Crossings, and Ethics: - Stanley Bates reviews this book by Jane Bennett.From Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.

The End of Art: - Discussion of "The Death of Art" theory at Frostburg State University Philosophical Forum.

The Infography - Aesthetics: Ethical Aspects: - Sources for the study of the ethical aspects of aesthetics.

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: - Quotations from the writings of the Marxist/humanist art critic, artist and novelist.

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.

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.




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.

Philosophy and Literature: - Including ideas in the aesthetics of literature, philosophical interpretation of literature, and literary treatment of philosophy, hosted by Project MUSE.

Physics, Philosophy and Art: - Describing 3 views on the world.

Roger Scruton's Books on Aesthetics: - List of Roger Scruton's books including his books on aesthetics and synopsis of each.

Seven Discourses on Art by Sir Joshua Reynolds: - Download the Project Gutenberg eBook of Seven Discourses on Art by Sir Joshua Reynolds.

Terrain Gallery: - Based on the philosophic principles of Aesthetic Realism, founded by Eli Siegel. Located in SoHo, New York City.

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.

Theasif.info: - Exploring virtual reality and the philosophy of art, with methodology, biography, and essays on virtuality.

Thomas Becker's Philosophy about Music: - Composer, Thomas Becker's ideas about beauty and quality in music.




Transcendental Aesthetics and Writing: - Aesthetics in transcendental literature, including Emerson and Thoreau.

The Transhistorical Image: Philosophizing Art and its History: - Daniel Herwitz reviews this book by Paul Crowther. From Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.

Trevor Pateman's Selected Works: - Topics in philosophical aesthetics including imagination, formalism, beauty and Rothko.

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.