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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Bracha L. Ettinger
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Bracha L. Ettinger

Bracha L. Ettinger, Griselda Pollock

Published 2020

503 pages

A Companion to Adorno
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A Companion to Adorno

Peter E. Gordon, Espen Hammer, Max Pensky

Published 2020

688 pages

Forms of Life
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Forms of Life

Andreas Gailus

Published 2020

408 pages

Bentham and the Arts
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Bentham and the Arts

Anthony Julius, Malcolm Quinn, Philip Schofield

Published 2020

299 pages

The Oyster
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The Oyster

Dejan Lukic, Nik Kosieradzki, Federico Gori

Published 2020

66 pages

Iteration
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Iteration

Robin Schuldenfrei

Published 2020

216 pages

The Philosophy of Humor Yearbook
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The Philosophy of Humor Yearbook

Lydia Amir, Steven Gimbel, Christine A. James, John Marmysz, Lauren Olin

Published 2020

336 pages