Aesthetics/Philosophy of Art Starter Pack
A list of people working in aesthetics/philosophy of art! Let me know if you would like to be added or taken off!
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@emmiemalone.bsky.social
@britaesthetics.bsky.social
The British Society of Aesthetics (BSA) aims to promote study, research and discussion of the fine arts and related types of experience from a philosophical, psychological, sociological, historical, critical and educational standpoint.
@marilynnjohnson.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Philosophy @uofsandiego | Adorning Bodies: Meaning, Evolution, & Beauty in Humans & Animals w/@BloomsburyPhilo
@hannahkaube.bsky.social
PhD candidate | effect of knowledge on art perception | EEG, aesthetics, brain processes, emotion, cognition |
@gregdember.bsky.social
Author of Say Hello to Metamodernism! https://amzn.to/4eeuHLN Interests: Most topics, metamodernism, progressive but plays well with others, oddball with a soft spot for normals. Yale. Seattle. Musician/Singer/Songwriter/Writer/Reader/Listener
@joaesth-phenom.bsky.social
Journal of Aesthetics and Phenomenology aims to encourage and promote research in aesthetics that draws inspiration from the phenomenological tradition as broadly understood https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rfap20/
@timflanagan.bsky.social
Lecturer in Humanities (διεντέρευμα) Murdoch University 📖 "Baroque Naturalism in Benjamin and Deleuze: The Art of Least Distances" https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-66398-8 https://philpeople.org/profiles/tim-flanagan
@amycoplan.bsky.social
Philosophy Prof. @ CSUF working on emotion, film,& ancient Greek stuff; feminist; lover of non-human animals, books, music, movies, tv, a free press, and so on
@markstaffbrandl.bsky.social
Artist, art historian, art/metaphor philosopher, loves animals, comics, progressive politics, physics too. https://www.drgreatart.ch/
@martingantman.bsky.social
Artist, Writer, in West Hollywood California. Political, social. Use lots of appropriation from anywhere and photography from here and there. Sailboat racing, leftist politics, good movies. W: www.Gantman.com E: Martin@Gantman.com
@leydavidelliette.bsky.social
She/they. It's pronounced "Lee." Queer sexologist. Feral academic. Vinyl collector. Punk musician. leydavidelliette.com
@news4wombats.bsky.social
My posts here are a random hodge-podge of stuff, plus auto-posts from my blog. I teach philosophy in Albany, New York. My research is mostly in the philosophy of science, philosophy of music, pragmatism, and the epistemology of technology.
@schalkewins.bsky.social
researching the photobook & history/theory of photography as an art historian & permanent research fellow at @kwi-essen.bsky.social. whistling at the gap between reading & writing. https://linktr.ee/schalkewins
@torilmoi.bsky.social
Teaches at Duke University, sometimes works for Norway's National Library, writes for various magazines.
@crispinsartwell.bsky.social
Philosophy, political commentary, political aesthetics, music criticism, podcasts on Americana and blues music. Currently Senior Fellow at the American Institute for Philosophical and Cultural Thought.
@dandurso.bsky.social
PhD Candidate in Philosophy University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Philosophy of Neuroscience, Mind, Evolution, & Aesthetics/Neuroaesthetics https://philosophy.illinois.edu/directory/profile/ddurso3 Visual Artist www.dandurso.com
@tomlordan.bsky.social
Irish Art Critic | The Irish Times, Frieze, Paper Visual Art | Philosophy & Aesthetics - Filosofia y Estética - Philosophie & Ästhetik
@nerdybutcute.bsky.social
weirdo geek married pansexual middle-aged academic transgirl not that kind of doctor my beloved spouse is @moggerb.bsky.social #philosophy #philsky #epistemology #aesthetics (she/her)
@pavelandrade.bsky.social
Form & space c20-21 Mexican & LatAm lit, theory of the novel, world literature, peripheral modernism | pavelandrade.com
@adjameson.bsky.social
Author, teacher, bad movie enthusiast books: Star Wars and the Triumph of Geek Culture (FSG), Cinemaps (with Andrew DeGraff, Quirk Books) current project: "The Good Bad Movie Scene" Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/3SnTp
@uku237.bsky.social
Eastern European philosopher, thinking about thinking, wanting, and beauty. University of Tartu, Estonia. I love my bed and Onomichi.
@christosmculp.bsky.social
Philosophy, musicology, camp, surrealism, social justice, musicals, sex education, existentialism - it's all the same, really. Just varied amounts of glitter and lube.
@stephaniepatridge.bsky.social
Just a plain old philosopher —aesthetics and status, games and play, humor and joking around. I am a moral project. Mad columbus crew fan. Surfing newbie. Typos are a sign of genius —won't read posts by folks who don't identify themselves.
@luke-rage.bsky.social
Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Podcaster: https://snl101.info/, Co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of Applied Philosophy of Language, andersonluvell.weebly.com
@isilitke.bsky.social
it's pronounced fronkfurt school // associate faculty at @brooklyninstitute.bsky.social
@escross.bsky.social
Head of Social Brain Sciences group at ETH Zurich / cog neuroscientist, dancer, alpinist, runner / big fan of robots, aesthetics, jumpshots & snow / you can find me sciencing @ETH_en in Zürich! 🤩🧠🤖💃🏾🏔️🇨🇭
@joshuaharoldwiebe.bsky.social
phd candidate at university of toronto's cinema studies institute | contract instructor for bishop's university | living in montréal marx, labour, cinema, aesthetics
@malrog.bsky.social
Professor of Cultural and Political History UAL, Honorary Senior Research Associate Bentham Project UCL. Thinks about anti-aesthetics. Read a chapter of my academic work for free: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10096746/1/Bentham-and-the-Arts.pdf
@andreasauchelli.bsky.social
Associate Professor @ Lingnan University HK. Head of Department (Philosophy) and Associate Dean (Faculty of Arts). 🇪🇺 andreasauchelli.weebly.com
@panosparis.bsky.social
Philosophy lecturer at Cardiff University | Trustee of the British Society of Aesthetics | Working on value theory, esp. beauty; virtue theory; aesthetics & ethics | he/him
@mskov01.bsky.social
Neuroscientist interested in sensory liking and neuroaesthetics. Google Scholar: https://tinyurl.com/26nh7zjm
@anjanchatterjee.bsky.social
Neurologist, Cognitive Neuroscientist. Director: Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics https://neuroaesthetics.med.upenn.edu/ Author: The Aesthetic Brain
@edwardvessel.bsky.social
Asst Prof at CCNY Psychology & CUNY Grad Ctr. Neuroscience of aesthetics, art, curiosity and insight. How do people get pleasure from understanding? (he/they) #queerSTEM #neuroaesthetics #empiricalaesthetics
@elinevg.bsky.social
Visual perception, psychology, aesthetics, open science! Postdoctoral researcher @GestaltReVision lab. Creator of the #octatoolbox Web: http://evg.ulyssis.be/evg/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Eline__VG Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@ElineVG
@domlopes.bsky.social
Philosopher working in aesthetics at the University of British Columbia.
@jaspervanbuuren.bsky.social
Independent philosopher (PhD) - Phenomenology of the body and of nature - Questions of meaning - Merleau-Ponty - Helmuth Plessner - Writing a book: Philosophy of the Outdoors
@yipingong.bsky.social
Philosophy & Literature at JHU | Aesthetics | Ethics | Moral Psychology | Existentialism | The Novel | Writer, Teacher, Humanities Advocate.
@quote-m-unquote.bsky.social
Unremunerative occupation: ARTIST (primarily clay) Amateur pursuit: PHILOSOPHER(aesthetics) DAY JOB: Making store signs for Crate and Barrel
@jennyjudge.bsky.social
I write about music and mind. Lecturer (i.e. asst prof) in philosophy at the Uni of Melbourne. Formerly NYU Philosophy (PhD) and Cambridge (music PhD).
@annaezekiel.bsky.social
Feminist historian of philosophy & translator of work by historical women philosophers. University of York (UK) & Parami University (Myanmar) ACEzekiel.com
@gakster29.bsky.social
PhD Cand in Philosophy at UAlbany | Marist College adjunct and alumnus | ⚾ dork | 🎺 player | Annoying Leftist | 2nd-order aspiring comedian Phil/Art (diss is on Phil/Comedy), Moral Psych, and Phil/Action He/Him @stephsottile.bsky.social 's lesser half
@danielmartinfeige.bsky.social
Professor of Philosophy and Aesthetics at the Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design. I work on topics in philosophical aesthetics and philosophical anthropology.
@audioontology.bsky.social
ambient metaphysics | radical aesthetics | sontology | poetics of resonance | drone monism | aural hermeneutics |postphenomenology | auditioning https://lahri.leeds.ac.uk/profiles/jamie-stephenson/ ORCID: 0009-0002-8211-6586
@lukasmyers.bsky.social
Fat Bastard. PhD Candidate, UW Madison Philosophy, Philosophy of Humor, Ethics and Political Philosophy of Art.
@theredcamper.bsky.social
PhD researcher, queer theory, queer heritage and curating, queer history and philosophy of art. University of Kent.
@andrewbowie.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and German, Royal Holloway University of London, jazz saxophonist. Aesthetic Dimensions of Modern Philosophy Oxford UP. https://m.soundcloud.com/andy-bowie
@avrahimis.bsky.social
Assistant Prof. of Philosophy, University of Cyprus. Humboldt fellow, HU Berlin and Paderborn University (2025). History of analytic philosophy (and the 'divide' from 'continental' others); HOPOS; Aesthetics. https://sites.google.com/view/andreasvrahimis
@xphilosopher.bsky.social
An account for experimental philosophy - an interdisciplinary field at the intersection of philosophy and psychology https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experimental_philosophy#:~:text=Experimental%20philosophy%20is%20an%20emerging,inform%20research%20on%20phi
@robinjames.bsky.social
editor & independent scholar. Pop music, gender, philosophy. Books: GOOD VIBES ONLY; THE FUTURE OF ROCK & ROLL; THE SONIC EPISTEME; RESILIENCE & MELANCHOLY. Bylines Jezebel, Guardian, LARB, Real Life, etc. no views, just vibes. its-her-factory.com
@spicher.bsky.social
Philosopher & Consultant & Speaker Founder and Director, Aesthetics Research Lab Working on a book asking "Is Your Business Beautiful?" I also co-edited a book on Digital Fashion, forthcoming with Bloomsbury Academic. https://aestheticsresearch.com/
@sherriirvin.bsky.social
Philosophy professor at U of Oklahoma. Author of Immaterial: Rules in Contemporary Art (Oxford 2022) and editor of Body Aesthetics (Oxford 2016).
@britjaesth.bsky.social
The BJA is a quarterly journal and among the world's leading venues for philosophical aesthetics. It is run by the British Society of Aesthetics and published by OUP.
@aestheticsforbirds.bsky.social
Aesthetics and philosophy of art website. Academic insights in a public forum.
@shelbinahwilet.bsky.social
Luiseño & Cupeño, Indigenous feminist philosopher. Asst. Prof @ UMD College Park Harriet Tubman Dept of WGSS. Director of the ✨Indigenous Futures Lab.✨ she/her
@jamiedow.bsky.social
Philosopher @ Hendrix College - mind, nature aesthetics, action, & consciousness- vocals & guitar with THISNESS (psychedelic post-rock) and DUSTECHO (dark gaze) & EcoFarmer @ Wildland Gardens in Arkansas
@jeremykillian.bsky.social
Faculty in the Doctor of Liberal Studies program, University of Memphis
@yoink7.bsky.social
Based on my phone - cat photographer and podcast listener. Which seems basically right. Will occasionally philosophize for money.
@cherylann7.bsky.social
I do philosophy and I really like cats. Writing bios makes me suddenly forget anything about myself as a person.
@alex-fisher.bsky.social
Leverhulme Trust Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher in Philosophy at Tilburg University, working on aesthetics and ethics of digital technologies. 🌱 https://alex--fisher.weebly.com/
@nickriggle.bsky.social
Philosopher | Author | ON BEING AWESOME (Penguin) | THIS BEAUTY (Basic) | Papers: http://rb.gy/74liy4 | Dada x2 | former pro skater
@jonathanweinberg.bsky.social
Dad, Sondheim fan, philosopher. Pronouns: is/iste/ille
@liao.shen-yi.org
Taiwan enthusiast. Philosophy professor. Intellectual omnivore. Humean supertaster. https://liao.shen-yi.org/
@saraprotasi.bsky.social
Professional philosopher and amateur dancer. I think about emotions, morality, beauty, disability. Author of The Philosophy of Envy. She/they. https://saraprotasi.weebly.com/ https://philpeople.org/profiles/sara-protasi #philosophy #philsky
@politephilosopher.bsky.social
Philosopher at Knox College | Host of YouTube series "Polite Conversations: Philosophers Discussing Art" http://tinyurl.com/2efdaxrn | editor of *Taylor Swift and the Philosophy of Re-recording* (Bloomsbury 2025) https://tinyurl.com/2dswn6d8 | he/him
@strohltopia.bsky.social
Philosophy professor. Film criticism and philosophy of art. Also fly fishing. http://tinyurl.com/Hard-to-Watch - http://tinyurl.com/lovebadmovies - http://strohltopia.com
@rkubala.bsky.social
Philosopher at UT Austin who thinks about art, ethics, value. Dog dad. 🏳️🌈 https://robbiekubala.com
@seantmurphyy.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Philosophy. Thinking about German philosophy, individuality, aesthetic life, & modernism.
@neuroyogacara.bsky.social
This is my academic feed for posting Buddhist philosophy, theoretical neurobiology, and aesthetics. Horror and metal posting at https://bsky.app/profile/neuronaraka.bsky.social
@thisishannahkim.bsky.social
Philosophy professor, Univ of Arizona 🌵 executive team at SEP 👩💻 thinking about fiction, poetry, music, movies, time, VR, and East Asian thought 🇰🇷🇰🇵 freelancer for philosophy, arts & culture ✌️ www.hannahkimphilosophy.com
@nickwiltsher.bsky.social
I'm a lecturer in philosophy at Uppsala University. They mainly pay me to do aesthetics. I also work on imagination. I'm here for work things and light procrastination.
@doctorcochrane.bsky.social
Philosopher @Flinders University in Adelaide. Author- The Emotional Mind (CUP 2018) & The Aesthetic Value of the World (OUP 2021). Lover of sci-fi & jazz piano. https://sites.google.com/view/tomcochranephilosophy/
@jneuf.bsky.social
Philosophy professor, critic, book review editor, recovering violist. Interested in aesthetic disobedience, democracy. Some opera, bit of Melville, more dogs than strictly necessary.
@neuronaraka.bsky.social
hardcore/skramz/metal, horror, meditation. Grumpy GenXer. he/his Cognitive science stuff at: https://bsky.app/profile/neuroyogacara.bsky.social
@emmiemalone.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Philosophy. Mostly working on genre, popular music, and fashion. Also interested in the global history of philosophy, trans philosophy, and applied ethics! https://sites.google.com/view/emmie-malone/