Web Directory

» 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.
   http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aesthetics-18th-french/

» Adrian Stokes
   Series of articles reviews life and work. Annotated bibliography.
   http://adrianstokes.com/

» Aesthesis
   Weblog devoted to the discussion of aesthetics and art related topics.
   http://aesthesis.atlblogs.com

» Aesthetic Judgment
   Philosophical theories about judgments of taste; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Nick Zangwill.
   http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aesthetic-judgment/

» 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.
   http://www.iep.utm.edu/a/aestheti.htm

» Aesthetics : Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online
   Malcolm Budd's contribution on Aesthetics.
   http://www.rep.routledge.com/article/M046

» Aesthetics of Symmetry
   A numerical rating system to judge the visual impact and aesthetics of various motifs operated upon by symmetrical transformations.
   http://home.earthlink.net/~jdc24/symmetry.htm

» Aesthetics-L
   Mailing list for the exchange of ideas and information about aesthetics and philosophy of art.
   http://www.aesthetics-online.org/aesthetics-l/

» 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.
   http://www.lib.virginia.edu/clemons/RMC/exhib/93.ray.aa/African.html

» Art and Imagination: Implications of Cognitive Science for Moral Education
   Article by Jonathan Rethorst. Reviews the claim that art is good for the soul.
   http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/EPS/PES-yearbook/97_docs/rethorst.html

» 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.
   http://www.artlex.com/

» B-U-T, a Beauty Puzzle
   Developing web brain, concerned with the puzzling myriad of aspects of the universal phenomenon: beauty.
   http://b-u-t.info

» Beauty Matters
   Articles and teaching resources on aesthetics, visual art, fashion and the culture of beauty.
   http://beautymatters.blogspot.com

» 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.
   http://beautymatters.blogspot.com/2000_01_02_beautymatters_archive.html

» Class Home Page: Philosophy 361
   Complete Philosophy of Art internet course at California State University, Long Beach. Includes e-texts and extensive links.
   http://www.csulb.edu/~jvancamp/361/

» Contemporary Art Test
   Criteria for determining quality in contemporary art. Links to Biddington's art business.
   http://www.biddingtons.com/content/shechtertest.html

» 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.
   http://india_resource.tripod.com/art.html

» 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.
   http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/japanese-aesthetics/

» John Berger Quotes
   Quotations from the writings of the Marxist/humanist art critic, artist and novelist.
   http://thinkexist.com/quotes/john_berger

» 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.
   http://www.vaxxine.com/hyoomik/lublin/art.htm

» Philosophy and Literature
   Including ideas in the aesthetics of literature, philosophical interpretation of literature, and literary treatment of philosophy, hosted by Project MUSE.
   http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/philosophy_and_literature/

» Physics, Philosophy and Art
   Describing 3 views on the world.
   http://huizen.daxis.nl/~henkt/physics-philosophy-art.html

» Roger Scruton's Books on Aesthetics
   List of Roger Scruton's books including his books on aesthetics and synopsis of each.
   http://www.rogerscruton.com/rs-books.html

» Seven Discourses on Art by Sir Joshua Reynolds
   Download the Project Gutenberg eBook of Seven Discourses on Art by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
   http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/2176

» Terrain Gallery
   Based on the philosophic principles of Aesthetic Realism, founded by Eli Siegel. Located in SoHo, New York City.
   http://www.terraingallery.org/

» The Enchantment of Modern Life: Attachments, Crossings, and Ethics
   Stanley Bates reviews this book by Jane Bennett.From Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.
   http://ndpr.nd.edu/review.cfm?id=1260

» The End of Art
   Discussion of "The Death of Art" theory at Frostburg State University Philosophical Forum.
   http://faculty.frostburg.edu/phil/forum/Art.htm

» The Infography - Aesthetics: Ethical Aspects
   Sources for the study of the ethical aspects of aesthetics.
   http://www.infography.com/content/411158825462.html

» The Transhistorical Image: Philosophizing Art and its History
   Daniel Herwitz reviews this book by Paul Crowther. From Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.
   http://ndpr.nd.edu/review.cfm?id=1210

» Theasif.info
   Exploring virtual reality and the philosophy of art, with methodology, biography, and essays on virtuality.
   http://theasif.info/

» Thomas Becker's Philosophy about Music
   Composer, Thomas Becker's ideas about beauty and quality in music.
   http://www.tbecker.net/main/philosophy-english.htm

» Transcendental Aesthetics and Writing
   Aesthetics in transcendental literature, including Emerson and Thoreau.
   http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/transcendentalism/

» Trevor Pateman's Selected Works
   Topics in philosophical aesthetics including imagination, formalism, beauty and Rothko.
   http://www.selectedworks.co.uk/index.html

» 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.
   http://www.bu.edu/wcp/MainAest.htm