Description: A topical, art-practice focused anthology that caters to diverse interests in aesthetics.
Brief description: Brian Elliott is a faculty member in the Philosophy Department at Oregon State University. His publications include Benjamin for Architects; Natural Catastrophe: Climate Change and Neoliberal Governance; and A Child's Place in Nature: Towards a Pedagogy for the Anthropocene.
Review Quotes:
"This is the best wide-ranging collection of philosophical writings on art that I've found, and I would highly recommend it to other professors teaching undergraduate or graduate classes in aesthetics or related courses." -- Andy Amato, University of Texas at Dallas
"Art and Its Significance is wide-ranging, covering texts from the history of Western philosophy from Plato through contemporary thinkers. I like that there are so many different options in the text. That variety and diversity frees professors to design courses in a variety of ways, using the 'same' textbook to support a number of different courses. I would recommend (and have recommended) the text to others for use in their classes." -- Anne J. Mamary, Monmouth College, Illinois