•  141
    Fiction and the Emotions
    American Philosophical Quarterly 30 (1). 1993.
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    Offering a unique 'debate' format, the third edition of_ _the bestselling_ Arguing About Art_ is ideal for newcomers to aesthetics or philosophy of art. This lively collection presents an extensive range of short, clear introductions to each of the discussions which include: sentimentality appreciation interpretation understanding objectivity nature food horror. With revised introductions, updated suggestions for further reading and new sections on pornography and societies without art, _Arguing…Read more
  •  102
    A Paradox of the Heart: A Response to Alex Neill
    Philosophical Studies 65 (1/2). 1992.
  •  101
    Fear, fiction and make-believe
    Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 49 (1): 47-56. 1991.
  •  69
    Aesthetic Experience in Schopenhauer's Metaphysics of Will
    European Journal of Philosophy 16 (2): 179-193. 2008.
    No Abstract
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    Yanal and others on Hume on tragedy
    Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 50 (2): 151-154. 1992.
  •  64
    Religious Music for Godless Ears
    with A. Ridley
    Mind 119 (476): 999-1023. 2010.
    The discussion in this paper sets out from two thoughts, one a straightforward empirical observation, the other a worry. The observation is that many who do not believe in God nevertheless regard certain pieces of religious music, such as Bach’s B minor Mass, as among the greatest works of art. The worry is that there must be something compromised or incomplete in the atheist’s experience of such works. Taken together, these thoughts would seem to point to the sceptical conclusion that the high …Read more
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    _Better Consciousness: Schopenhauer's Philosophy of Value_ reassesses Schopenhauer's aesthetics and ethics and their contemporary relevance. Features a collection of new essays from leading Schopenhauer scholars Explores a relatively neglected area of Schopenhauer's philosophy Offers a new perspective on a great thinker who crystallized the pessimism of the nineteenth century and has many points of contact with twenty-first century thought
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    "An Unaccountable Pleasure": Hume on Tragedy and the Passions
    Hume Studies 24 (2): 335-354. 1998.
    In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:Hume Studies Volume XXIV, Number 2, November 1998, pp. 335-354 "An Unaccountable Pleasure": Hume on Tragedy and the Passions ALEX NEILL Hume begins his essay "Of Tragedy" with a description of what he calls "a singular phaenomenon": It seems an unaccountable pleasure, which the spectators of a well-written tragedy receive from sorrow, terror, anxiety, and other passions, that are in themselves disagreeable and uneasy. The more they a…Read more
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    Relational Theories of Art: the History of an Error
    with A. Ridley
    British Journal of Aesthetics 52 (2): 141-151. 2012.
    Relational theories of art—paradigmatically, the ‘Institutional’ theory—arose from dissatisfaction with the Wittgenstein-inspired ‘family resemblance’ account of art, and were taken not merely to be preferable in various ways to that account, but actually to falsify it. We argue that this latter thought is rooted in a fundamental misunderstanding of the falsification-conditions of a family resemblance account; and we suggest that, once the reasons for this are appreciated, any apparent motivatio…Read more
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    Hume's ‘singular phenomenon‘
    British Journal of Aesthetics 39 (2): 112-125. 1999.
  •  48
    Emotional responses to fiction: Reply to Radford
    Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 53 (1): 75-78. 1995.
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    Art and emotion
    In Jerrold Levinson (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Aesthetics, Oxford University Press. 2003.
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    Schopenhauer on Tragedy and the Sublime
    In Bart Vandenabeele (ed.), A Companion to Schopenhauer, Wiley‐blackwell
    This chapter contains sections titled: Notes References Further Reading.
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    Ship design needs to respond to and attract an ever more design conscious society. However, little research has been conducted into perceptions of beauty and pleasure and how such perceptions can be usefully absorbed into ship design. Aesthetic consideration, is seen as a distraction from the bespoke nature of the ship design process and is often avoided, second guessed or left for external consultancy. The ship design discipline requires the nurturing of its own aesthetic methods, for future de…Read more
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    Fear and belief
    Philosophy and Literature 19 (1): 94-101. 1995.
    In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:Fear And BeliefAlex NeillIn his recent article “Fear Without Belief,” 1 John Morreall argues that once we have an adequate understanding of fear—and in particular, once we understand that not all fears are based on or conceptually involve beliefs—Kendall Walton’s well-known “puzzle” concerning whether we can fear what we know to be fictional “dissolves.” 2 I would like here to point to some questions and difficulties raised by Morrea…Read more
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    Still an Error: Relational Theories of Art
    British Journal of Aesthetics 56 (2): 187-189. 2016.
    Aaron Meskin and Simon Fokt have recently taken issue with our 2012 paper, ‘Relational Theories of Art: the History of an Error’. Here we respond to their objections.
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    This anthology is intended as a core text for courses in aesthetics or philosophy of art. It contains a wealth of readings from both classic and contemporary sources, and aims to present substantial selections from those texts rather than mere "snippets." Readings are organized historically within four broad themes so that students can see how concepts of art have evolved and been debated. Each reading is introduced by the authors, who suggest connections between the reading and others in the an…Read more
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    Inconvenient Fictions: Literature and the Limits of Theory
    Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 50 (4): 345-347. 1992.
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    Film and Phenomenology (review)
    Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 54 (2): 486-488. 1994.
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    Schopenhauer's philosophy of value
    In Alex Neill & Christopher Janaway (eds.), Better Consciousness: Schopenhauer's Philosophy of Value, Wiley-blackwell. 2009.
    Editor's contribution to the edited volume, Better Consciousness: Schopenhauer's Philosophy of Value, which reassesses Schopenhauer's aesthetics and ethics and their contemporary relevance.
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    Book reviews (review)
    British Journal of Aesthetics 30 (1): 90-92. 1990.
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    Film and Phenomenology (review)
    Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 54 (2): 486-488. 1994.
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    Lyric Philosophy
    Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 52 (3): 373-375. 1994.
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    Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?
    Ratio 5 (1): 94-97. 1992.
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    Editorial
    European Journal of Philosophy 16 (2): 163-163. 2008.
    The short 'Editorial' introduces the published papers in 'Schopenhauer's Philosophy of Value', and explains their origin in a conference at the University of Southampton in July 2007.