Frank Sibley (1923-1996) was the first Professor of Philosophy to be appointed at Lancaster University, a position he occupied until his retirement.

• Editors' Introduction ; 1. Aesthetic Concepts ; 2. Aesthetics and the Looks of Things ; 3. Aesthetic and Non-aesthetic ; 4. About Taste ; 5. Colours ; 6. Objectivity and Aesthetics ; 7. Particularity, Art and Evaluation ; 8. General Criteria and Reasons in Aesthetics ; 9. Originality and Value ; 10. Arts or the Aesthetic - which comes first? ; 11. Making Music Our Own ; 12. Adjectives, Predicative and Attributive ; 13. Aesthetic Judgements: Pebbles, Faces and Fields of Litter ; 14. Some Notes on Ugliness ; 15. Tastes, Smells and Aesthetics ; 16. Why the Mona Lisa May Not Be a Painting

The publication of a collection of Sibley's papers is a major event, and the editors, as well as Oxford University Press, are to be congratulated for this collection and its companion volume of critical essays.

Frank Sibley (1923-1996) was the first Professor of Philosophy to be appointed at Lancaster University, a position he occupied until his retirement.

• Editors' Introduction ; 1. Aesthetic Concepts ; 2. Aesthetics and the Looks of Things ; 3. Aesthetic and Non-aesthetic ; 4. About Taste ; 5. Colours ; 6. Objectivity and Aesthetics ; 7. Particularity, Art and Evaluation ; 8. General Criteria and Reasons in Aesthetics ; 9. Originality and Value ; 10. Arts or the Aesthetic - which comes first? ; 11. Making Music Our Own ; 12. Adjectives, Predicative and Attributive ; 13. Aesthetic Judgements: Pebbles, Faces and Fields of Litter ; 14. Some Notes on Ugliness ; 15. Tastes, Smells and Aesthetics ; 16. Why the Mona Lisa May Not Be a Painting

The publication of a collection of Sibley's papers is a major event, and the editors, as well as Oxford University Press, are to be congratulated for this collection and its companion volume of critical essays.

Frank Sibley (1923-1996) was the first Professor of Philosophy to be appointed at Lancaster University, a position he occupied until his retirement.

• Editors' Introduction ; 1. Aesthetic Concepts ; 2. Aesthetics and the Looks of Things ; 3. Aesthetic and Non-aesthetic ; 4. About Taste ; 5. Colours ; 6. Objectivity and Aesthetics ; 7. Particularity, Art and Evaluation ; 8. General Criteria and Reasons in Aesthetics ; 9. Originality and Value ; 10. Arts or the Aesthetic - which comes first? ; 11. Making Music Our Own ; 12. Adjectives, Predicative and Attributive ; 13. Aesthetic Judgements: Pebbles, Faces and Fields of Litter ; 14. Some Notes on Ugliness ; 15. Tastes, Smells and Aesthetics ; 16. Why the Mona Lisa May Not Be a Painting

The publication of a collection of Sibley's papers is a major event, and the editors, as well as Oxford University Press, are to be congratulated for this collection and its companion volume of critical essays.