Introduction / Anna Christina Ribeiro -- Research methods and problems / Brandon Cooke -- Core issues and art forms -- Defining art / Thomas Adajian -- Artworks, objects, and structures / Sherri Irvin -- The aesthetic experience / Derek Matravers -- Aesthetic properties / Elisabeth Schellekens -- Aesthetic and artistic value / Sondra Bacharach and James Harold -- Music / Jeanette Bicknell -- Literature / Anna Christina Ribeiro -- Theatre / David Osipovich -- Dance / Renee M. Conroy -- Visual arts / John Kulvicki -- Film / Amy Coplan -- Architecture / Rafael De Clercq -- Popular art / Aaron Smuts -- Environmental aesthetics / Glenn Parsons -- Global standpoint aesthetics: towards a paradigm / David Gandolfo and Sarah E. Worth -- New directions in aesthetics / Paisley Livingston -- Resources -- A-z of key terms in aesthetics and philosophy of art / Anna Christina Ribeiro -- Chronology of works in aesthetics and philosophy of art/ darren hudson hick -- Research resources in aesthetics and philosophy of art / Darren Hudson Hick