Arthur C. Danto’s The Transfiguration of the Commonplace: A Philosophy of Art (1981), a classic of American philosophy, widely read by contemporary artists, opens with a marvelous example. Søren ...

For Americans of my generation doing philosophical aesthetics, Arthur Danto (1924-2013) was the key figure. He became famous because he offered a system defining art and linking it to other activities ...

Aesthetic value and artistic judgment represent a rich intersection of philosophy, psychology, and the arts. These fields investigate how aesthetic qualities such as beauty, sublimity, and ...

We are looking at a close-up drawing of trees. One is cut down, with an axe marked with Kant’s name lying on the ground near its stump. Another has the name Fichte written on the bark. And yet a third ...

I work primarily in intercultural philosophy, focusing largely on social and political issues and sources from East Asia and from the African diaspora. I am also interested in art, aesthetics, bodily ...

The Journal of Aesthetic Education is a highly respected interdisciplinary journal that focuses on clarifying the issues of aesthetic education understood in its most extensive meaning. The journal ...

It is now about twenty years since the whole race of Germans began to “transcend.” Should they ever wake up to this fact, they will look very odd to themselves. —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1826 It is ...

Examine complex problems, challenge ideas, and communicate clearly in RIT’s versatile philosophy degree. Dynamic Curriculum: Provides a thorough grounding in core areas of philosophy (history of ...

Natacha Christeler A refined approach to modern beauty Practicing throughout the Tampa Bay area, Natacha Christeler, APRN BC, has become one of America’s most sought after aesthetic authorities, ...

In spite of the dreary Cambridge weather on the evening of Wednesday, April 3, a determined crowd made the treacherous journey to the Harvard Book Store. Becca Rothfeld, non-fiction book critic for ...

Office: James Blair 123 Email: [[tmcost]] Dept. Office phone: 757-221-2716 Timothy Costelloe holds Doctoral Degrees in Philosophy (Emory University, 2001) and Sociology (Boston University, 1996). His ...