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. |