I've mostly been a mole in the ground lately. Lots of reading about philosophy of music and art in general. A little writing on music and value (responding to some puzzling yet repeated claims by Alan Goldman). I'm going to try teaching philosophy of art in the spring. If you have any favorite books or articles or other tips, send them my way.
And I've been up to quite a bit more of this, which is partly why I've gotten interested of late in arts and aesthetics issues:
I haven't gotten around to actually reading the book yet, but it does promise interesting reflections on some of our lesser and more ambiguous aesthetic categories: http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2012/11/sianne_ngai_s_our_aesthetic_categories_zany_cute_interesting_reviewed.html
ReplyDeleteThanks, that does look interesting (as does the earlier work on ugly feelings). Sorry I forgot to reply. Unfortunately, the philosophy of art class was cancelled due to low enrollment. Maybe next time...
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