How can music have moods? Tatyana Kostochka has the answers in our new issue. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

AI art anyone? 😬 Anthony Cross takes the plunge in our brand new issue. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

Chris Earley defends a collaborative account of an artwork's epistemic value in our brand new issue. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

The DivCom reading group will be starting up again soon, and this year we'll be reading the 2019 Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism special issue on aesthetics and race. See aesthetics-online.org/news/713965/... for details about how to join. Hannah Kim & Nicholas Whittaker DivCom Co-Chairs

A little peek at the content in our brand new issue. academic.oup.com/bjaesthetics... #philsky

Volume 65, Issue 4 has landed my friends, and it's a banger. academic.oup.com/bjaesthetics... #philsky

Becky Wallbank reviews Jon Robson's defence of knowledge from aesthetic testimony in our latest issue. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

Poems as socioeconomic gatekeepers? Open access in our latest issue. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

Ryan Doran is getting to the philosophical bottom of true beauty in this open access 🔓 advance article... ...by ranking the most beautiful philosophers' bottoms 🍎. (You'll never believe who made number 5 😱).* doi.org/10.1093/aest... ㅤㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ *might be bollocks.

I take no responsibility for any brain explosions as a result of this paper.

In this advance article, Alex Fisher argues that the phenomenal experience of virtual reality does not involve seeing-in. And yet it's twofolded 🤯. Unexplode your brains and click the link, people. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

The British Society of Aesthetics is pleased to announce a tenth round of funding for its Connections series of conferences. The Society is looking to fund one conference with a grant of up to £10,000. british-aesthetics.org/portfolio/bs...

Chris Bartel is playing with toys in this advance article. Come for the nerf guns, stay for the syllogisms. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

We are pleased to announce that the new issue of The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism (83.3) is now available online. ASA members have free access to all content via the Oxford site by logging into your account on the ASA web site.

Connor Kianpour defends (many) immoral jokes in this advance article. Will he have cancelled himself by the time you reach the conclusion? Only one way to find out... doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

In this advance article, Nils Stear reviews The Passenger, a play adapted from Ulrich Boschwitz's recently rediscovered novel, and reflects on the challenges and promise of literary adaptations. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

Ted Gracyk looks at the resistance to casting ugly voices in leading opera roles and its relationship to questions of justice in our latest issue. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

"Is it a long way to the golf course?" "Well, it depends on what you mean by a long way." THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR ASKING DIRECTIONS OUTSIDE THE PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT PAL.

The British Society of Aesthetics seeks to appoint a paid, part-time Editor for its website, newsletter, and social media. Applicants will be expected to be UK-based postgraduates working in aesthetics. The deadline for applications is 22 October 2025.

HAIL OUR GLORIOUS LEADER! ...well, editor, I suppose. Co-editor. Our glorious co-editor. Hail.

In this advance article, Nils Stear reviews The Passenger, a play adapted from Ulrich Boschwitz's recently rediscovered novel, and reflects on the challenges and promise of literary adaptations. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

Ted Gracyk looks at the resistance to casting ugly voices in leading opera roles and its relationship to questions of justice in our latest issue. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

We are pleased to announce that the Summer 2025 edition of the ASA Newsletter is now available on-line! Go here to read about recent society news, catch up on the latest CFP's, and learn about upcoming dates and deadlines: cdn.ymaws.com/aesthetics-o...

Bence Nanay looks closely at Tsai Ming-Liang's more experimental work in this advance article published mere minutes ago. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

Christine Hamel and Ann Cahill look at what is needed in actors' voice training to create more just practices in rehearsal and performance. From our latest issue. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

Mariajo Alcaraz León takes a closer look at how an artist's identity intersects with the ethical contours of her work in our newest issue. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

Rossen Ventzislavov lays out two problems with how philosophers conceive of the human body in performance art in our new issue. doi.org/10.1093/aest...

Karen Simecek and Toby Young introduce our brand new issue, a special issue on the aesthetics and ethics of embodied performance. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

Exciting news! The British Journal of Aesthetics, co-edited by our METIS member Paloma Atencia, has just released a brand new issue today! 🎉📚 More info here👉: academic.oup.com/bjaesthetics...

This is a public service announcement. The BJA has published a brand new issue. That is all. academic.oup.com/bjaesthetics... #philsky

This is a public service announcement. The BJA has published a brand new issue. That is all. academic.oup.com/bjaesthetics... #philsky

Kant! Kant!! KANT!!! Those who love Kant are going to love our latest issue, which is chock full of Königsberg's most famous son. academic.oup.com/bjaesthetics... #philsky

Also, check out Steven's article "Value Pluralism in Restoration Aesthetics," forthcoming in the British Journal of Aesthetics: doi.org/10.1093/aest...

New episode! I talk to Steven D. Hales about restoring artworks and other old or rare artifacts. We discuss the competing values that need to be negotiated when restoring an object, how Western and Eastern attitudes toward restoration differ, and much more. Check it out! youtu.be/xO1oT7IGn24

For around half a decade, the BJA has published reviews of artworks and exhibitions. These are intended, in part, to serve illustrative purposes in teaching. Here are some of them... #philsky

excited to say the incomparable @news4wombats.bsky.social, @politephilosopher.bsky.social, and I's paper, "Music Genres as Historical Individuals", was accepted for publication in the British Journal of Aesthetics! The preprint is available here: philpapers.org/rec/MALMGA

We are delighted to announce that Michael Lamason, the Executive Director and founder of Baltimore's Black Cherry Puppet Theater, will be giving the Arthur Danto Memorial Lecture at the upcoming 83rd Annual Meeting! See updates on the meeting webpage: aesthetics-online.org/events/Event...

Ellie Jerome is thinking about creeps in this open access 🔓 advance article. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

Constantine Sandis reviews Bob Dylan's book in our latest issue: doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

Constantine Sandis reviews Bob Dylan's book in our latest issue: doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

In this advance article, Daniel Whiting reviews Alison Stone's "groundbreaking and fascinating" book on the philosophy of art by women in the "long" 19th Century. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

What is the source of a score's normativity? Yili Zhou has an idea in this advance article. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

(psst... it's here: british-aesthetics.org)

The Eastern Division Announces 2026 CFP and Special Speakers We are pleased to announce that the CALL FOR PAPERS for the 2026 Eastern Division meeting is now available. We will be accepting submissions until November 15, 2025. aesthetics-online.org/events/Event...

We're getting into the Third Critique's weeds (and hoping they're genuine) in this advance article. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

Don't miss out on this year's annual conference! We've got an awesome line-up of speakers and symposia for you on all things aesthetics. Ticket discounts are available for society members and students. Find out more and register over at our website.

JAAC 83.2 is Now Available Online - American Society For Aesthetics aesthetics-online.org/news/707451/... ASA members have free access to all content via the Oxford site. Log into your account on the ASA web site. Print copies to regular ASA members have been mailed and should be arriving soon.

Baxandall's period eye meets enactivist philosophy of mind in this advance article. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

Robert Clewis reviews Emmanuel Alloa's recently translated monograph on the nature of images in our latest issue. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky

Laura Di Summa reviews Gwenda-Lin Grewal's book on philosophy and fashion in our newest issue. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky