An Introduction to Contemporary Aesthetics: Art, Community, and Experience

An Introduction to Contemporary Aesthetics: Art, Community, and Experience gives students and other readers a comprehensive sense of the dynamic issues and problems in aesthetics and philosophy of art today.Each of the 14 chapters is written by a different expert in the field, and together they cover a wide range of methodological approaches and perspectives, including those from analytic and Continental philosophy, non-Eurocentric global traditions, and critical stances taken up by feminist philosophers and philosophers of race.In addition, the volume makes use of recent empirical work on art and beauty as well as examples of artistic expressions from cultures from around the world.In contrast to other coursebooks, which are often structured entirely around artforms, this volume frames much of its contents around core aesthetic concepts-like good or bad taste, interpretation, or authenticity-with each chapter devoted to a different concept.Within each chapter, the reader will find a r