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Aesthetic Concepts is an exploration of key topics in contemporary aesthetics that arise from the seminal work of Frank Sibley (1923-1996). Sibley developed a distinctive aesthetic theory through a number of papers published between 1955 and 1995 (a selection of which, entitled Approach to Aesthetics, is also published by OUP). Sibley's theory is grounded in the important and influential distinction he made between aesthetic and non-aesthetic concepts in his ground-breaking paper, 'Aesthetic Concepts'. Thirteen specially written essays by British and American philosophical aestheticians bring Sibley's insight into a contemporary framework, exploring the ways his ideas give rise to important new discussion about issues in aesthetics that greatly interested him. These include: the differences and relationships between aesthetic concepts and other types of concepts, aesthetic realism and objectivity, methods of aesthetic evaluation in practice and in theory, the boundaries of aesthetics, and aesthetics of nature versus aesthetics of art. This collection will be of interest to scholars in philosophy, art theory, and art criticism.

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Anyone interested in the topic of aesthetic supervenience will find the volume to be important reading. British Journal of Aesthetics ... fine collection of essays. British Journal of Aesthetics This highly rewarding collection will prove indispensable to any researcher in analytic aesthetics. Australasian Journal of Philosophy In a rather splendid essay, Peter Lamarque argues that, in certain cases, works of art possess their aesthetic properties necessarily ... Peter Kivy provides an excellent discussion of Sibley's last published paper on the philosophy of music. Mind

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

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