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      Philosophy of art, or aesthetics, is the branch of philosophy examining the nature of art and of the experience of art. Art, in this context, is broadly conceived as including the visual arts, literature, poetry, music, and dance.

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      The Aesthetic Realism of Eli Siegel

      The New York based, not-for-profit Aesthetic Realism Foundation teaches the education founded by the American poet, critic, and philosopher Eli Siegel.
      http://www.AestheticRealism.org/

      Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism

      Research articles, symposia and book reviews in aesthetics and the arts from Temple University.
      http://www.temple.edu/jaac/

      Aesthetics On-Line

      The official web site of the American Society for Aesthetics, this site is for anyone interested in philosophy of art, art theory or art criticism.
      http://www.aesthetics-online.org/

      Aesthetics-L

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

      Aristos

      Arts journal advocating rational standards in scholarship and criticism, informed by Objectivism and promoting traditional values in contemporary arts.
      http://www.aristos.org/

      Aesthetics and Higher Education

      1996 Annual Report to the Board of Trustees, American Society for Aesthetics.
      http://www.csulb.edu/~philos/asa96rpt.html

      Film and Philosophy

      New journal published annually by the Society for the Philosophic Study of the Contemporary Visual Arts.
      http://www.hanover.edu/philos/film/home.htm

      International Association of Empirical Aesthetics

      Society for empirical studies of aesthetics and of the arts, literature, and music.
      http://www.ume.maine.edu/~iaea/

      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

      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/

      The Sycamore Review

      Nonprofit journal for the arts published twice annually by graduate students at the Department of English, Purdue University.
      http://www.sla.purdue.edu/academic/engl/sycamore/
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      Public Culture

      Interdisciplinary journal of cultural studies.
      http://www.uchicago.edu/research/jnl-pub-cult/

      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.
      http://www.highlands.com/art/

      Aesthetics and Computation Group at MIT Media Laboratory

      Studying advancements in the process of constructing digital expressions. With details of related courses and events at MIT.
      http://acg.media.mit.edu/

      British Society of Aesthetics

      Contact details, events, calls for papers, and news and research bulletins. Pictures and resources for the annual conference.
      http://www.british-aesthetics.org/

      Episteme Links: Aesthetics

      Wide-ranging links to related resources and websites for aesthetics.
      http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Topics.asp?TopicCode=Aest

      International Society for Mathematical and Computational Aesthetics

      Detail and analysis on the development of CAD and other influences in contemporary design.
      http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~mleyton/ISMA.htm

      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

      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/%7Ejdc24/symmetry.htm

      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

      Philosophy of Virtuality

      Regularly updated site exploring the as if, virtual reality and the philosophy of art. Web pages include methodology, philosophical biography, essays on virtuality and philosophical fiction.
      http://www.theasif.info/

      Trevor Pateman's Selected Works

      Topics in philosophical aesthetics including imagination, formalism, beauty and Rothko.
      http://www.selectedworks.co.uk/index.html

      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/

      Jurate Macnoriute. Articles on Art Theory. Painting

      List of articles on art theory by Jurate Macnoriute. Geometric art analysis, proportions, golden section, visual semiotics, painting, colours analysis.
      http://www.freehomepages.com/jumac/Articles.html

      Contemporary Art Test

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

      Architectural Aesthetics

      Aesthetic values explored at the University of Arizona in terms of balance, order, integrity and meaning.
      http://architecture.arizona.edu/courses/arc103/trad103/tutorials/fundamentals/aesthetics/aesthetics.html

      Aesthetics -- Ethical Aspects

      Sources for the study of the ethical aspects of aesthetics.
      http://www.infography.com/content/411158825462.html

      Appreciation of Art

      Examines various art forms that contain unique elements subject to various interpretations.
      http://www.appreciation-of-art.com/

      Physics, Philosophy and Art

      Describing 3 views on the world.
      http://huizen.daxis.nl/~henkt/physics-philosophy-art.html

      Aesthetic Judgment

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

      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/PES/97_docs/rethorst.html

      Chenguang Lu

      Theory of aesthetics based on dissatisfaction.
      http://survivor99.com/lcg/english/

      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

      International Association for Philosophy and Literature

      Providing a context for the interplay of Philosophy, Literary Theory, and Cultural Studies.
      http://www.iapl.info/

      Transcendental Aesthetics and Writing

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

      aesthesis

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

      The British Journal of Aesthetics

      Published to promote study, research, and discussion of the fine arts and related types of experience from a philosophical, psychological, sociological, scientific, historical, critical, and educational standpoint.
      http://bjaesthetics.oupjournals.org/

      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

      Metamute

      Metamute is the web platform of Mute magazine. Discusses interrelationship of art and new technologies and contributes to debates on culture, politics and globalisation.
      http://www.metamute.com

      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

      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

      Bit-String Aesthetics

      The connection between aesthetics and binary number (structure of zeros and ones) have been found. It would be interesting to develop the idea. Mariusz Stanowski is open for any cooperation, specially with computer scientists, mathematicians or physicists
      http://www.stanowski.neostrada.pl

      Canadian Society for Aesthetics

      The official web site for the Canadian Society of Aesthetics, home of AE, the Canadian Aesthetics Journal, and playground for all those interested in philosophy of art, art theory or art criticism.
      http://www.csa-sce.ca

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