Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art

Robert Stecker is professor of philosophy at Central Michigan University.

• Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 Preface to Second EditionChapter 3 IntroductionChapter 4 Part I: AestheticsChapter 5 Environmental Aesthetics: Natural BeautyChapter 6 Conceptions of the Aesthetic: Aesthetic ExperienceChapter 7 Conceptions of the Aesthetic: Aesthetic PropertiesChapter 8 Part II: Philosophy of ArtChapter 9 What is Art?Chapter 10 What Kind of Object is a Work of Art?Chapter 11 Interpretation and the Problem of the Relevant IntentionChapter 12 Representation: FictionChapter 13 Representation: DepictionChapter 14 Expressiveness in Music and PoetryChapter 15 Artistic ValueChapter 16 Interaction: Ethical, Aesthetic and Artistic ValueChapter 17 The Value of ArchitectureChapter 18 ConclusionChapter 19 ReferencesChapter 20 Index

Robert Stecker's excellent book was already the best high-level introduction to philosophical aesthetics in the analytic tradition. It has retained this distinction in its second edition, while becoming both more accessible and more wide-ranging, and is appropriate for use in both undergraduate and graduate courses.