The year 2023 was tumultuous. As we turn the page to 2024, the prospects for restoring peace and stability do not look promising. In this era of uncertainty and turmoil affecting all of us, it may appear that thinking about aesthetics is our least pressing concern. What is the value of discussing aesthetics when some […]
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Fentanyl: Social Somanaesthetic
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Everyday Aesthetics and Gratitude
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Kant’s Maiden
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In-Between Places: Richard Long’s Walk-Works on Dartmoor and in Japan
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The Temporality of the Aesthetic Appreciation of Food and Beverages
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Black Bodies in White Spaces: Considering the Black Female Ballet Dancer in South Africa
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Past-Oriented and Future-Oriented Frames of Familiarity: Aesthetic Experience in Everyday Environments
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How Could Anybody Ever Feel at Home? Aesthetic Familiarity, Epistemic Comfort, and Displacement
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That’s Beyond My Imagination!
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The Aesthetics of Animal Companions
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Aesthetic Value and Gardens
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Properness and Pluralism in Functional Beauty
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Enlivening and Deadening Green and Gray Spaces: an exploration of Christopher Alexander’s features of living design
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