The most popular aesthetics books of 2020

Aesthetics is the philosophy of art and beauty. Why do some things move us, is taste only personal, and what makes something a work of art? These books think carefully about painting, music, literature and nature, and will sharpen the way you look and listen. This list shows the ones first published in 2020.

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Bulletproof Vest
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Bulletproof Vest

Kenneth R. Rosen, Christopher Schaberg, Ian Bogost

Published 2020

144 pages

Office
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Office

Sheila Liming, Christopher Schaberg, Ian Bogost

Published 2020

152 pages

Bird
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Bird

Erik Anderson, Christopher Schaberg, Ian Bogost

Published 2020

176 pages

Environment
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Environment

Rolf Halden, Christopher Schaberg, Ian Bogost

Published 2020

192 pages

Cell Tower
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Cell Tower

Steven E. Jones, Ian Bogost, Christopher Schaberg

Published 2020

160 pages

Compact Disc
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Compact Disc

Robert Barry

Published 2020

160 pages

Defuturing
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Defuturing

Tony Fry

Published 2020

288 pages

Seeing Silence
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Seeing Silence

Mark C. Taylor

2020 · 2022 edition

328 pages

Signature
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Signature

Hunter Dukes, Christopher Schaberg, Ian Bogost

Published 2020

192 pages