The most popular aesthetics books of 2022

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 2022.

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Easy Beauty
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Easy Beauty

Chloé Cooper Jones

Published 2022

288 pages

Sticker
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Sticker

Henry Hoke

Published 2022

164 pages

Doll
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Doll

Maria Teresa Hart, Christopher Schaberg, Ian Bogost

Published 2022

176 pages

Blue Jeans
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Blue Jeans

Carolyn Purnell

2022 · 2023 edition

160 pages

Football
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Football

Mark Yakich

Published 2022

160 pages

Recipe
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Recipe

Lynn Z. Bloom

Published 2022

160 pages

Perfume
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Perfume

Megan Volpert, Megan A. Volpert

Published 2022

160 pages

Kandinsky
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Kandinsky

Alexandre Kojève

Published 2022

96 pages

Alarm
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Alarm

Alice Bennett

2022 · 2023 edition

152 pages