Elisabeth Schellekens

Elisabeth Schellekens
EducationKing's College London (PhD)
University of Edinburgh (MA)
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsUppsala University
ThesisA Reasonable Objectivism for Aesthetic Judgments: Towards An Aesthetic Psychology (2003)
Doctoral advisorPeter Goldie
Main interests
aesthetics, moral psychology, Kant
Websitehttps://katalog.uu.se/profile/?id=N13-2457

Elisabeth Schellekens is a Swedish philosopher and Chair Professor of Aesthetics at Uppsala University (since 2014). Previously, she was Senior Lecturer at Durham University (2006-2014). Schellekens is known for her works in aesthetics.[1][2][3] Her research interests include aesthetic cognitivism and objectivism, aesthetic normativity, Hume, Kant, aesthetic and moral properties, conceptual art, non-perceptual or intelligible aesthetic value, the relations between perception and knowledge, the aesthetics and ethics of cultural heritage (esp. in armed conflict), and the interaction between aesthetic, moral, cognitive and historical value in art.[citation needed]

Schellekens was co-editor of the British Journal of Aesthetics between 2007 and 2019. She continues to serve on the journal's editorial board, and has served on a number of journal editorial boards, including the Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism and Estetika.

  1. ^ Harold, James (13 July 2008). "Review of Aesthetics and Morality". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. ISSN 1538-1617. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  2. ^ Yanal, Robert J. (30 May 2008). "Review of Philosophy and Conceptual Art". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. ISSN 1538-1617. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  3. ^ Puolakka, Kalle (6 February 2012). "Elisabeth Schellekens, Aesthetics and Morality". The Nordic Journal of Aesthetics. 23 (42). doi:10.7146/nja.v23i42.5878. ISSN 2000-1452. Retrieved 23 November 2018.