The tradition of Kant’s critical philosophy developed the concept of imagination in a rigorous and productive way. It also allows us to develop an aesthetic […]
Category: Aesthetics
The “aging” of Adorno’s Aesthetic Theory. Fifty Years Later
If 2019 was an “Adornian year” because of the 50th anniversary of the untimely death of Theodor W. Adorno in August 1969, also 2020 has […]
Aesthetics and Values. Contemporary Perspectives
Fostering a dialogue enriched by contributions from both the analytic and the continental tradition (and drawing on authors such as Broch, Diderot, Levinson, and Wittgenstein), […]
The Aesthetics of Experience Design. A Philosophical Essay
While a number of studies have focused on the relationship between aesthetics and design, a specific aesthetic analysis of Experience Design is still missing, despite […]
Unframing Aesthetics
Traditionally, the world of the image has been considered as fundamentally different and separate from the real world. This separation has been ensured by some […]
Adorno and Popular Music. A constellation of perspectives
This book collects Adornian contributions on different trends, genres and artists belonging to the broad and complex and in-itself-articulated field of popular music. On the […]
The Brutality of Things. Psychic Transformations of Reality
In every psychic experience, even in the production of a work of art, there exists a nucleus that is impossible to transform. It resists any […]
Aesthetics Literature and Life. Essays in honor of Jean-Pierre Cometti
The complex relationship between life and the arts has always been a crucial topic in philosophical discourse. The essays in this book discuss fundamental issues […]
Musical Ontology. A Guide for the Perplexed
What is musical ontology? Why should we as philosophers address it, if ever? These questions constitute the Ariadne’s thread running throughout this whole work. The […]