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What is an Open Textbook?
Christina Hendricks
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Introduction to the Series
Acknowledgements
Introduction to the Book
Valery Vino
1. What is Aesthetics?
Alexander Westenberg
2. What is a Work of Art?
Richard Hudson-Miles and Andrew Broadey
3. What is the Connection between Artworks and Emotions?
Pierre Fasula
4. What is the Connection Between Art and Morality?
Matteo Ravasio
5. What Makes an Artwork Beautiful?
Xiao Ouyang
6. What Makes Nature Beautiful?
Elizabeth Scarbrough
7. The Significance of Environmental Aesthetics
Yuriko Saito
8. Aesthetics and Politics
Ruth Sonderegger and Ines Kleesattel
9. Engaging with Indigenous Art Aesthetically
Elizabeth Burns Coleman
10. Aesthetic Education, Neglect and Culture Today
11. Ancient Aesthetics
Matthew Sharpe
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Introduction to Philosophy: Aesthetic Theory and Practice Copyright © 2021 by Yuriko Saito; Ruth Sonderegger; Ines Kleesattel; Elizabeth Burns Coleman; Elizabeth Scarbrough; Matteo Ravasio; Xiao Ouyang; Richard Hudson-Miles; Andrew Broadey; Pierre Fasula; Alexander Westenberg; Matthew Sharpe; Valery Vino (Book Editor); and Christina Hendricks (Series Editor) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.