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Contemporary Debates in Aesthetics and the

Philosophy of Art
Mathew Kieran (Editor)

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DESCRIPTION

Contemporary Debates in Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art features pairs of newly commissioned essays by some of the

leading theorists working in the field today.

• Brings together fresh debates on eleven of the most controversial issues in aesthetics and the philosophy of art

• Topics addressed include the nature of beauty, aesthetic experience, artistic value, and the nature of our emotional responses to art.

• Each question is treated by a pair of opposing essays written by eminent scholars, and especially commissioned for the volume.

• Lively debate format sharply defines the issues, and paves the way for further discussion.

• Will serve as an accessible introduction to the major topics in aesthetics, while also capturing the imagination of professional

philosophers

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Matthew Kieran is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Leeds. He is author of Media Ethics: A Philosophical

Approach (1997) and Revealing Art (2005), and editor of Media Ethics (1998) and Imagination, Philosophy and the Arts (with

Dominic Lopes, 2003).

 FEATURES

• Brings together fresh debates on eleven of the most controversial issues in aesthetics and the philosophy of art

• Topics addressed include the nature of beauty, aesthetic experience, artistic value, and the nature of our emotional responses to

art.

• Each question is treated by a pair of opposing essays written by eminent scholars, and especially commissioned for the volume.

• Lively debate format sharply defines the issues, and paves the way for further discussion.

• Will serve as an accessible introduction to the major topics in aesthetics, while also capturing the imagination of professional

philosophers

SERIES

Contemporary Debates in Philosophy

To purchase this product, please visit https://www.wiley.com/en-us/9781405102391