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Volume 9: Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art 

The present volume is a continuation of the series Contemporary Philosophy. As with the earlier volumes in the series, the present chronicles purport to give a survey of significant trends in cont- porary philosophy. The need for such surveys has, I believe, increased rather than decreased over the years. The philosophical scene appears, for various reasons, more complex than ever before. The continuing process of specialization in most branches, the increasing contact between philosophers from various cultures, the emergence of new schools of thought, particularly in philosophical logic and in the philosophy of language and ethics, and the increasing attention being paid to the history of philosophy in discussions of contemporary problems, are the most important contributing factors. Surveys of the present kind are a valuable source of knowledge of this complexity. The surveys may therefore help to strengthen the Socratic element of modern philosophy, the intercultural dialogue or Kommunikationsgemeinschaft. So far, eight volumes are published in this series, viz. Philosophy of Language and Philosophical Logic (Volume 1), Philosophy of Science (Volume 2), Philosophy of Action (Volume 3), Philosophy of Mind (Volume 4), African Philosophy (Volume 5), Medieval Age Philosophy (Volume 6/1 and Volume 6/2), Asian Philosophy (Volume 7), and Philosophy of Latin America (Volume 8).

Table of Content

Extending Meanings of Aesthetics and the Ethical Moment.- Ancient and Medieval Concepts and Theories of Art in India.- Aesthetics and Religion from the Indian Perspective.- L’esthétique des arts négro-africains: Pluralité et historicité des imaginaires et pratiques.- Fondements théologiques et esthétiques de l’architecture islamique. Une réflexion philosophique sur l’espace et le lieu en Islam.- La calligraphie dans le monde musulman.- Interprétation phénoménologique d’une calligraphie figurative ottomane du musée de Raqqada (Tunisie).- Two Visions of Architecture and the Problem of Representation.- The Art of Clive Bell’s Art.- The Concepts of Referentiality and Possibility in the Context of Art.- Objective Aesthetic Experiences.- Bild und Begriff als Gleichnis der Schöpfung. Philosophie der Kunst und Philosophie der Natur im Bildwerk Paul Klees.- Another Go at the Meaning of Music: Koopman, Davies, and the Meanings of « Meaning ».- Creative Ascent. Creativity through Creataphors.- Les catégories esthétiques de stimulation.- Grandeur et misère de l’homme, thèmes de l’art contemporain.- Le fond doré. À propos des Cahiers de Malte Laurids Brigge.- Via Esthética. De l’esprit transcendantal à l’esprit de diathèse: l’alternative esthétique.- Value, Values and Literature.