Here is my basic survey of the philosophy of aesthetics
Here is my basic survey of the philosophy of aesthetics
Aesthetics or the philosophy of art
I am not a philosopher or aesthetician but I am interested in the philosophy of art, also known as aesthetics. Here, via the links below, are some of my random thoughts about aesthetics. I write from the point of view of an interested artist rather than an intellectual, though I did often touch on philosophy when I studied at university.
Ayn Rand was by any measure a controversial writer and thinker, whose influence still lives on. Ayn Rand on aesthetics
ChatGPT seems to have been trained on much of human knowledge so far, which is no bad thing in the age of disinformation. ChatGPT and the philosophy of aesthetics
ChatGPT seems to have been trained on much of human knowledge so far, which is no bad thing in the age of disinformation. ChatGPT and the philosophy of aesthetics
At the Greenbelt Festival in 2022 Brian Eno asked the question - what is the opposite of art? Fascinating question and it set me thinking. What is the opposite of art?
My humble, pragmatic and practical attempt at a definition of art
My humble, pragmatic and practical attempt at a definition of art
An introduction to the semiology of art
Has George Dickie's Institutional Theory of Art harmed fine art? A look at Dickie's institutional theory of art
Has George Dickie's Institutional Theory of Art harmed fine art? A look at Dickie's institutional theory of art
The art in Andy Warhol's mass production of art. A look at Warhol's factory
What did Nietzsche really say about art? A look at Nietzsche's aesthetics
What did Nietzsche really say about art? A look at Nietzsche's aesthetics