Aesthetic Concepts Essays after Sibley

by Brady, Emily; Levinson, Jerrold

• ISBN13: 9780198241010
• ISBN10: 0198241011
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-08-02
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Exploring key topics in contemporary aesthetics, this work analyzes the issues that arise from the unique works of Frank Sibley (1923-1996), who developed a distinctive aesthetic theory through a number of papers published between 1955 and 1995. Here, thirteen philosophical aestheticians bring Sibley's insight into a contemporary framework, exploring the ways his ideas foster important new discussion about issues in aesthetics. This collection will interest anyone interested in philosophy, art theory, and art criticism.

Author Biography

Emily Brady is Lecturer in Philosophy at Lancaster University. Jerrold Levinson is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Maryland.

Table of Contents

Editors' Acknowledgements	vii
List of Contributors	viii
Introduction: Sibley's Vision	1	(22)
Emily Brady
Sibley and the Wonder of Aesthetic Language	23	(12)
Ted Cohen
Sibley and the Art of Persuasion	35	(12)
Nick McAdoo
What is an Aesthetic Property?	47	(14)
Eddy Zemach
Aesthetic Properties, Evaluative Force, and Differences of Sensibility	61	(20)
Jerrold Levinson
Heroism and Reversal: Sibley on Aesthetic Supervenience	81	(19)
John E. MacKinnon
Aesthetic Essentialism	100	(23)
Peter Lamarque
Aesthetic Functionalism	123	(26)
Nick Zangwill
The Manifold Logical Complexities of Adjectives	149	(13)
Colin Lyas
Art or Nature?	162	(18)
T. J. Diffey
I've Looked at Clouds from Both Sides Now: Can there be Aesthetic Qualities in Nature?	180	(19)
Cheryl Foster
Sibley's Last Paper	199	(14)
Peter Kivy
Sibley after Sibley	213	(15)
John Benson
Bibliography	228	(7)
Index	235