Applying Aesthetics to Everyday Life

Methodologies, History and New Directions

Lisa Giombini, Adrián Kvokacka

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Bloomsbury Academic
19 October 2023

Environmentally-friendly architecture & design; Philosophy: aesthetics; Ethics & moral philosophy; Urban communities; Sociology & anthropology

Applying Aesthetics to Everyday Life surveys current debates in the field of everyday aesthetics, examining its history, methodology and intersections with cognate research areas. Lisa Giombini and Adrián Kvokacka bring together an international team of renowned scholars who are shaping the present and future of the discipline.

They demonstrate how the historical origins of everyday aesthetics emerges across the history of Western aesthetic thought, from Renaissance thinkers to the modern German philosophers Baumgarten, Kant and Heidegger. Chapters shed light on the field’s methodological underpinnings, tracing its theoretical foundations back to epistemology and ethics and assess the potential of everyday aesthetics as a theoretical tool. They reveal its interdisciplinary nature and how it assists various fields of inquiry, including environmental and urban aesthetics, conservation ethics and the philosophy of art.

Through fresh explorations of its origins, background and contemporary developments, this collection advances a new definition of everyday aesthetics and provides a cutting edge reflection on the world we inhabit today.

Edited by: Lisa Giombini, Adrián Kvokacka
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781350331761
ISBN 10: 1350331767
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 19 October 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lisa Giombini is Research Fellow in Aesthetics at Roma Tre University, Italy. Adrián Kvokacka is Associate Professor of Aesthetics at Presov University, Slovakia.

Reviews for Applying Aesthetics to Everyday Life: Methodologies, History and New Directions

Highly recommended reading. This collection shows the variety of issues that can be discussed under the umbrella of everyday aesthetics – starting from stones and ending in storms, from house chores via social behavior to popular culture and design objects. The essays contribute to the crucial issue of the nature of the everyday itself. * Arto Haapala, Professor of Aesthetics, University of Helsinki, Finland * This book offers an impressive array of essays on the ‘everyday turn’ in aesthetics, with topics ranging from historical precedents to popular culture, cities, and design. It showcases key philosophical discussions while also providing a practical understanding of the value of everyday aesthetics for cultivating better interactions with the world. * Emily Brady, Professor of Philosophy, Texas A&M University, USA *