Abstract: Philosophical Aesthetics: An Overview – History of Modern Aesthetics – Aesthetic Realism 1 – Aesthetic Realism 2 – Aesthetic Experience – Aesthetics of Nature – Definition of Art – Ontology of Art – Medium in Art – Representation in Art – Expression in Art – Style in Art – Creativity in Art – Authenticity in Art – Intention in Art – Interpretation in Art – Value in Art – Beauty – Humour – Metaphor – Fiction – Narrative – Tragedy – Art and Emotion – Art and Knowledge – Art and Morality – Art and Politics – Music – Painting – Literature – Architecture – Sculpture – Dance – Theatre – Poetry – Photography – Film – Feminist Aesthetics – Environmental Aesthetics – Comparative Aesthetics – Aesthetics and Evolutionary Psychology – Aesthetics and Cognitive Science – Aesthetics and Ethics – Aesthetics of Popular Art – Aesthetics of the Avant-Garde – Aesthetics of the Everyday – Aesthetics and Postmodernism – Aesthetics and Cultural Studies

Keywords: aesthetic, beauty, cognitive science, definition, emotion, ethics, evolution, evolutionary psychology, experience, fiction, intention, interpretation, knowledge, metaphor, morality, nature, ontology, tragedy, value, art, background, poetry, representation