In making art, we make ourselves into something beyond what our original authors may have intended. Continue reading
February 11, 2022
by Aesthetics for Birds
0 comments
Category Archives: Art and Ethics
January 27, 2022
by Aesthetics for Birds
0 comments
Polite Conversations: Philosophers Discuss the Arts
A YouTube series features interviews with philosophers about their work in aesthetics and the philosophy of art. Continue reading
January 13, 2022
by Aesthetics for Birds
0 comments
The Political and Aesthetic Controversy over Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia
Six scholars discuss the complicated history of Hagia Sophia and its recent conversion to a mosque Continue reading
October 22, 2021
by utahphilosoraptor
3 Comments
The Challenge Of Canceling: Comedy, Chappelle, And The Closer
If Chappelle’s art dines on controversy, cancellation serves it dessert. Continue reading
April 14, 2021
by Aesthetics for Birds
15 Comments
What’s So Bad About Digital Blackface?
Digital blackface is actively skewing our perception of what blackness contains, and thus what possibilities are open to all of us. Continue reading
March 31, 2021
by Aesthetics for Birds
1 Comment
What Really Went Wrong at ‘Reply All’: Norms for a New Medium
To understand how ‘Caliphate’ and ‘Reply All’ have gone wrong, we need to understand how the conventions and function of podcasting have created distinctive forms of media. Continue reading
March 23, 2021
by Matt Strohl
0 comments
Five Strategies for Arguing About Art on the Internet
Aesthetic disagreements tend to go awry when we approach them as though the ultimate goal is to win. They will go better if we approach them with humility. Continue reading
March 18, 2021
by Aesthetics for Birds
6 Comments
The NFT: A Wealth and Poverty Of Imagination
NFTs are an attempt to create value. It is very true that this may help artists, and to the extent that this is really at the heart of any of the thinking around it, it should be commended. But we should ask whether that’s really the best solution. Continue reading
March 18, 2021
by Anthony C.
5 Comments
Beeple and Nothingness: Philosophy and NFTs
What is the artistic status of an NFT? And is it a good thing or a bad thing for creativity in the art world? Continue reading
February 26, 2021
by Aesthetics for Birds
3 Comments
Is Classical Music Racist? An Aesthetic Approach
True diversification will ultimately require aesthetic integration to create something new that appeals to a diverse constituency. Continue reading
