The Oxford Handbook of Aesthetics

Edited by Jerrold Levinson

Oxford Handbooks

The most comprehensive and authoritative guide available
48 original contributions by an outstanding international team
Invaluable for academics and students in philosophy, the arts, and cultural studies
Informs, engages, and provokes in all areas of theory and practice

The Oxford Handbook of Aesthetics

Edited by Jerrold Levinson

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The Oxford Handbooks series is a major new initiative in academic publishing. Each volume offers an authoritative and up-to-date survey of original research in a particular subject area. Specially commissioned essays from leading figures in the discipline give critical examinations of the progress and direction of debates. Oxford Handbooks provide scholars and graduate students with compelling new perspectives upon a wide range of subjects in the humanities and social sciences.
The Oxford Handbook of Aesthetics brings the authority, liveliness, and multi-disciplinary scope of the Handbook series to the area where philosophy meets the arts. Jerrold Levinson has assembled a hugely impressive range of talent to contribute 48 brand-new essays, making this the most comprehensive guide available to the theory, application, history, and future of the field. This Handbook will be invaluable to academics and students across philosophy and all branches of the arts, both as the reference work of choice and as a stimulus to new research and creativity.

The Oxford Handbook of Aesthetics

Edited by Jerrold Levinson

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Preface
1:Philosophical Aesthetics: an Overview, Jerrold Levinson
2:History of Modern Aesthetics, Paul Guyer
3:Aesthetic Realism 1, Nick Zangwill
4:Aesthetic Realism 2, John Bender
5:Aesthetic Experience, Gary Iseminger
6:Beauty, Nick Zangwill
7:Aesthetics of Nature, Malcolm Budd
8:Definition of Art, Robert Stecker
9:Ontology of Art, Stephen Davies
10:Medium in Art, David Davies
11:Representation in Art, Alan Goldman
12:Expression in Art, Aaron Ridley
13:Style in Art, Stephanie Ross
14:Creativity in Art, Philip Alperson
15:Authenticity in Art, Denis Dutton
16:Intention in Art, Paisley Livingston
17:Interpretation in Art, Gregory Currie
18:Value in Art, Robert Stecker
19:Humour, Noel Carroll
20:Metaphor, Ted Cohen
21:Fiction, Peter Lamarque
22:Narrative, George Wilson
23:Tragedy, Aaron Ridley
24:Art and Emotion, Alex Neill
25:Art and Knowledge, Berys Gaut
26:Art and Morality, Matthew Kieran
27:Art and Politics, Lydia Goehr
28:Music, Stephen Davies
29:Painting, Susan Feagin
30:Literature, Paisley Livingston
31:Architecture, Gordon Graham
32:Sculpture, Robert Hopkins
33:Dance, Noel Carroll
34:Theatre, Paul Woodruff
35:Poetry, Alex Neill
36:Photography, Nigel Warburton
37:Film, Berys Gaut
38:Feminist Aesthetics, Mary Devereaux
39:Environmental Aesthetics, John Fisher
40:Comparative Aesthetics, Kathleen Higgins
41:Aesthetics and Evolutionary Psychology, Denis Dutton
42:Aesthetics and Cognitive Science, Gregory Currie
43:Aesthetics and Ethics, Richard Eldridge
44:Aesthetics of Popular Art, David Novitz
45:Aesthetics of the Avant-Garde, Gregg Horowitz
46:Aesthetics of the Everyday, Crispin Sartwell
47:Aesthetics and Postmodernism, Richard Shusterman
48:Aesthetics and Cultural Studies, Deborah Knight

The Oxford Handbook of Aesthetics

Edited by Jerrold Levinson

Oxford Handbooks

Author Information

Edited by Jerrold Levinson, Department of Philosophy, University of Maryland

Contributors:

Philip Alperson
John Bender
Malcolm Budd
Noel Carroll
Ted Cohen
Gregory Currie
David Davies
Stephen Davies
Mary Devereaux
Denis Dutton
Richard Eldridge
Susan Feagin
John A. Fisher
Berys Gaut
Lydia Goehr
Alan H. Goldman
Gordon Graham
Paul Guyer
Kathleen Higgins
Robert Hopkins
Gregg Horowitz
Gary Iseminger
Matthew Kieran
Deborah Knight
Peter Lamarque
Paisley Livingston
Alex Neill
David Novitz
Aaron Ridley
Stephanie Ross
Crispin Sartwell
Richard Shusterman
Robert Stecker
Nigel Warburton
George M. Wilson
Paul Woodruff
Nick Zangwill

The Oxford Handbook of Aesthetics

Edited by Jerrold Levinson

Oxford Handbooks

Reviews and Awards

"the philosophy of emotion as a whole is considerably richer as a result of this comprehensive, skilfully edited collection of high-quality philosophical work ... essential reading for those with an interest in the emotions" - Michael Brady, British Journal of Aesthetics

"This Handbook is a timely response to a growing interest in aesthetics ... it covers a good deal of ground, provides much interesting information and abounds in interesting quotations." - Peter Rickman, Philosophy Now

"Levinson has achieved his intention to provide a collection from which both the professional philosopher and the enthusiastic non-professional can derive instruction and pleasure. . . . he has brought together many of the key practitioners in the field of philosophical aesthetics and this is reflected in the depth of subjects and the lucid quality of the writing." - British Journal of Aesthetics