Philosophy: Aesthetics

The New York based, not-for-profit Aesthetic Realism Foundation teaches the education founded by the American poet, critic, and philosopher Eli Siegel.

The official web site of the American Society for Aesthetics, this site is for anyone interested in philosophy of art, art theory or art criticism.

Arts journal advocating rational standards in scholarship and criticism, informed by Objectivism and promoting traditional values in contemporary arts.

Complete Philosophy of Art internet course at California State University, Long Beach. Includes e-texts and extensive links.

Interdisciplinary journal of cultural studies.

Studying advancements in the process of constructing digital expressions. With details of related courses and events at MIT.

Contact details, events, calls for papers, and news and research bulletins. Pictures and resources for the annual conference.

Wide-ranging links to related resources and websites for aesthetics.

Detail and analysis on the development of CAD and other influences in contemporary design.

A numerical rating system to judge the visual impact and aesthetics of various motifs operated upon by symmetrical transformations.

University of Virginia exhibition site emphasizing the formal aesthetic aspects of the objects and the moral and religious ideas they express, beyond cultural boundaries.

Regularly updated site exploring the as if, virtual reality and the philosophy of art. Web pages include methodology, philosophical biography, essays on virtuality and philosophical fiction.

Topics in philosophical aesthetics including imagination, formalism, beauty and Rothko.

Including ideas in the aesthetics of literature, philosophical interpretation of literature, and literary treatment of philosophy, hosted by Project MUSE.

List of articles on art theory by Jurate Macnoriute. Geometric art analysis, proportions, golden section, visual semiotics, painting, colours analysis.

Criteria for determining quality in contemporary art. Links to Biddington's art business.

Sources for the study of the ethical aspects of aesthetics.

Examines various art forms that contain unique elements subject to various interpretations.

Describing 3 views on the world.

Philosophical theories about judgments of taste; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Nick Zangwill.

Theory of aesthetics based on dissatisfaction.

Discussion of "The Death of Art" theory at Frostburg State University Philosophical Forum.

Aesthetics in transcendental literature, including Emerson and Thoreau.

Weblog devoted to the discussion of aesthetics and art related topics.

An essay discussing Eduard Hanslick's theory of the musically beautiful, with links to further information and sound recordings.