Aesthetics: The Philosophy of Art

Aesthetics is the branch of philosophy that deals with questions of art, beauty and taste.

This list is for any books that deal with aesthetics, especially as a philosophy of art.

I'm not listing books on art theory or criticism.
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103 books · 64 voters · list created January 29th, 2013 by Tom (votes) .
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message 1: by As Ostras (new)

As Ostras Clube Very good


message 2: by Khalil (new)

Khalil Amazing List


message 3: by Teresa (last edited Mar 05, 2014 04:59AM) (new)

Teresa Moon High Level List .

Implicit , the Knowledge
and Sense of Relevance and Choice
of those who did it .

Teresa Lace Moon


message 4: by Tom (new)

Tom Thank you all for your kind comments and excellent contributions.


message 5: by Dr (new)

Dr Sher beautiful collection on beauty of art and aesthetics...
Dr Sher Mehrani
Karachi university


message 6: by Nathaniel (new)

Nathaniel ** Question! **
Thank you all for contributing and collecting such a wellspring of aesthetic thought, I do however approach this with apprehension.

For an ignorant aesthetician, what are the three books on this list to start with to help guide and initiate me to the more esoteric work inherent here?


message 7: by Tom (new)

Tom Nathaniel wrote: "** Question! **
Thank you all for contributing and collecting such a wellspring of aesthetic thought, I do however approach this with apprehension.

For an ignorant aesthetician, what are the thre..."


Well, I tried to narrow it down to 3 works by 3 different philosophers, but I quickly realized there's no way I could pick just 3.

Instead, I think my advice would be to get 1 or 2 books with selections of many texts throughout the development of the discipline. I can personally recommend this one:

Philosophies of Art and Beauty: Selected Readings in Aesthetics from Plato to Heidegger

I have it and I really like the selections they chose, the editing and the fact that it's arranged chronologically.


message 8: by Nathaniel (new)

Nathaniel Tom wrote: "Nathaniel wrote: "** Question! **
Thank you all for contributing and collecting such a wellspring of aesthetic thought, I do however approach this with apprehension.

For an ignorant aesthetician,..."


Thank you so much for the advice, these lists are always enticing but often stifling. Thank you again!


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