This volume examines the motives behind rejections of beauty often found within contemporary art practice, where much critically acclaimed art is deliberately u

'A concern for beauty would certainly make us better shapers of the world.' - Roger ScrutonThe idea of beauty is highly conflicted terrain. Does it only have to

Neither art nor philosophy was kind to beauty during the twentieth century. Much modern art disdains beauty, and many philosophers deeply suspect that beauty me

Does art need to be beautiful? Can humour be beautiful? What is the relationship between beauty and mimetic behaviour? What does literature have to do with beau

This book explores the role of material culture in the formation of corporeal aesthetics and beauty ideals in different past societies and thus contributes to t