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Functional Beauty

Functional Beauty (co-authored with Allen Carlson; Oxford University Press, 2008)

This book is a philosophical study of the relationship between aesthetic value and function across a broad range of objects. This project was funded by SSHRC. .

Reviews:

Tom Leddy, Philosophy in Review 31 (2011) (available free online)

Robert Stecker, Philosophical Quarterly 61 (2011): 439-442.

Carolyn Price, British Journal of Aesthetics 50 (2010): 215-218.

Stephanie Ross, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, July 2009 (available free on line).

Larry Shiner, Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, 67 (2009): 341-343.

Ronald Moore, Environmental Values, 18 (2009): 379-386. (available free on line).

 

Critical Studies/Responses:

Rafael De Clerq, "Reflections on a Sofa-bed: Functional Beauty and Looking Fit", Journal of Aesthetic Education (forthcoming 2011; click here for an earlier version).

Larry Shiner, "On Aesthetics and Function in Architecture: The Case of the 'Spectacle' Art Museum", Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 69 (2011) 31-42.

Andrea Sauchelli, "Functional Beauty, Architecture, and Morality: A Beautiful Konzentrationslager? Philosophical Quarterly (2011): 1-20.

Stephen Davies, "Functional Beauty Examined", Canadian Journal of Philosophy 40 (2):315-332.


 

Aesthetics and Nature

Aesthetics and Nature (Continuum Press, 2008)

An introduction to the philosophy of natural beauty, this book is part of Continuum Press’ Aesthetics series.

 


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