True diversification will ultimately require aesthetic integration to create something new that appeals to a diverse constituency. Continue reading
February 26, 2021
by Aesthetics for Birds
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February 26, 2021
by Aesthetics for Birds
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True diversification will ultimately require aesthetic integration to create something new that appeals to a diverse constituency. Continue reading
February 12, 2021
by Aesthetics for Birds
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The context of gameplay, the enchanting interactive and immersive effects, plays a role in limiting rationality and enabling exploitation. Continue reading
January 4, 2021
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Here were our most-viewed posts this year. Continue reading
December 29, 2020
by Alex King
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“All that was once directly lived has become mere representation.” Continue reading
December 2, 2020
by utahphilosoraptor
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Think of the monolith as a monument, an artwork addressed to a group. When it was revealed to the world, we determined its meaning. Continue reading
October 27, 2020
by Aesthetics for Birds
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Is it ever morally wrong to commit violent or immoral acts in a video game? Is it ever morally wrong to harm a photograph? Yes. Let me explain why. Continue reading
October 14, 2020
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Influential writer and literary critic James Wood is interviewed by Becca Rothfeld Continue reading
October 7, 2020
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Julie Delpy discusses the importance of philosophy in her films, in education, and for society today. Continue reading
September 9, 2020
by Matt Strohl
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What follows is a co-authored post by Brandon Polite and Matthew Strohl. It is the first piece in a two-part series. See part two here. The ascendancy of the internet has generated a wide range of difficult new questions for philosophers of aesthetics. Our concern in this piece is the way the internet has reshaped aesthetic discourse and has made aesthetic disagreement far more immediate and pervasive. Social media allows users to broadcast their evaluations of artworks to hundreds or thousands of followers any time of day and, as a result, has ushered in the Golden Age of Everyone Having an Opinion. We are specifically concerned with the general tendency of the internet to promote hostility in aesthetic discourse. Rampant hostility has emerged in a wide variety of contexts, ranging from large-scale fan movements to remake a poorly received season of a widely loved television series or a controversial entry … Continue reading
September 3, 2020
by Anthony C.
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Aesthetic styles associated with particular subcultural communities aren’t new. So what’s so significant about internet aesthetics like “dark academia”? Continue reading