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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.

» 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 - Reference material in art, art history, art criticism, aesthetics, and art education. Definitions of thousands of terms, illustrations, quotations, and links to other resources.

» 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.

» 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.

» 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.

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