Aesthetics for Birds

Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art for Everyone

September 8, 2022
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Bad fans think morally condemnable characters are good and admirable. Are they wrong? Continue reading →

August 25, 2022
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What an 18th-century Korean philosopher can teach us about vision and color Continue reading →

August 11, 2022
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Watching people play video games is officially a thing. A bunch of scholars explain why and what we should appreciate about it. Continue reading →

August 5, 2022
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Once you let go of philosophy as abstract ideas put into writing, you start to see it in lots of places, including images. Continue reading →

May 12, 2022
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Discussions at the intersection of philosophy, art history, and film Continue reading →

April 14, 2022
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Why is it OK to love bad movies? Convention, irony, Tokyo Drift, and Hallmark movies are all part of the answer. Continue reading →

April 6, 2022
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The Mississippi River may look like just another river, but experiencing it can contain so much more. Continue reading →

March 10, 2022
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Philosopher Evan Malone discusses the aesthetic import of a tabletop RPG Continue reading →

February 23, 2022
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Philosopher Nick Riggle reflects on Yoko Ono’s famous performance work “Cut Piece” Continue reading →

February 11, 2022
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In making art, we make ourselves into something beyond what our original authors may have intended. Continue reading →