DESCRIPTION: A critical analysis of fundamental problems relating to art, beauty, the creative process and the aesthetic response through reading and discussion of selected literature in this area. Three lecture hours per week. Recommended for Art and English majors and minors.

 

 

 

Getting Started:

 

General Reference Books (Non-Circulating) CAMPUS CENTER

 

Encyclopedia of Aesthetics Oxford University Press, 1998. Ref. BH 56 .E53 1998 (4 vols.)

 

 

 

Online Encyclopedias:

 

 

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

 

 

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

 

 

 

 

SALEM STATE COLLEGE LIBRARY

 

Subject Specific Databases:

 

 

Available on the SSCL homepage-->Databases-->Databases by Subject-->Arts & Humanities

 

Art Index Retrospective

Citations to articles in scholarly journals covering all aspects of art; it is the online version of Art Index (from 1929 until 1984). 55 years of art literature from more than 600 publications.

 

 

Art Abstracts

Citations to articles in 200+ leading art publications.  Covers all aspects of art from architecture to video, including international art journals.  It is an online version of the paper Art Index, 1984-Present.

 

 

Arts and Humanities Search

Citations 1300+ art & humanities journals and 5800 social science and science journals; indexes bibliographies and online version of Arts & Humanities Citation Index

 

 

JSTOR

Comprehensive online journal archive of full-text scholarly journals.  JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily humanities and social sciences.

 

 

Philosopher's Index

 

The Philosopher's Index is a bibliographic database with informative, author-written abstracts covering scholarly research in all areas of philosophy. The literature covered goes back to 1940 and includes journal articles, books, book chapters such as contributions to an anthology, and book reviews.

 

 

Project Muse

 

Full-text journal collection from Johns Hopkins University Press. SSC subscribes to the Standard Collection.

 

 

Religion and Philosophy Collection (EBSCO)

 

Covers epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy. More than 300 full text journals, including more than 250 peer-reviewed titles.

 

 

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy

 

Online version of the highly regarded print, 10 volume set, Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (1998-Present).

 

 

 

PHILOSOPHY DATABASES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL PHILOSOPHY DATABASES (Contains Philosophy-Related Journals and Articles)

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPORTING DATABASES (Link to SSC Databases)

 

 

 

SELECT PERIODICALS ON AESTHETICS

 

 

 

SELECT WEBSITES