Outputs (36)

Art and Entertainment: A Philosophical Exploration (2023)
Book
Hamilton, A. (in press). Art and Entertainment: A Philosophical Exploration. Taylor and Francis

Philosophers have discussed art – or artistic practices such as poetry – since ancient times. But systems of art and entertainment appeared only in the modern era – in the West, during the 18th and 19th centuries. And philosophers have largely neglec... Read More about Art and Entertainment: A Philosophical Exploration.

On Certainty on the Foundations of History as a Discipline (2022)
Journal Article
Hamilton, A. (2022). On Certainty on the Foundations of History as a Discipline. Topoi, 41(5), 979-985. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11245-022-09844-8

Wittgenstein had little to say directly on philosophy of history. But some pertinent remarks in On Certainty have received little attention, apart from in Elizabeth Anscombe's short article on Hume and Julius Caesar. That article acknowledges its deb... Read More about On Certainty on the Foundations of History as a Discipline.

Against Modernism and Postmodernism on Art and Entertainment: A Kristeller Thesis of Entertainment (2022)
Journal Article
Hamilton, A. (2023). Against Modernism and Postmodernism on Art and Entertainment: A Kristeller Thesis of Entertainment. British Journal of Aesthetics, 63(1), 41-56. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesthj/ayac014

Pianos, Toys, Music and Noise Conversations with Steve Beresford (2021)
Book
Conversations with Steve Beresford. Bloomsbury

The Aesthetics Of Imperfection Re-Conceived: Improvisations, Compositions And Mistakes (2020)
Journal Article
Hamilton, A. (2020). The Aesthetics Of Imperfection Re-Conceived: Improvisations, Compositions And Mistakes. The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, 78(3), 289-302. https://doi.org/10.1111/jaac.12749

Ted Gioia associated the “aesthetics of imperfection” with improvised music. In an earlier article, I extended it to all musical performance. This article reconceives my discussion, offering more precise analyses: (1) The aesthetics of imperfection i... Read More about The Aesthetics Of Imperfection Re-Conceived: Improvisations, Compositions And Mistakes.

The Philosophy of Rhythm: Aesthetics, Music, Poetics (2019)
Book
Cheyne, P., Hamilton, A., & Paddison, M. (Eds.). (2019). The Philosophy of Rhythm: Aesthetics, Music, Poetics. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199347773.001.0001

Spanning all cultures, rhythm is the basic pulse that animates poetry and music. The recent explosion of scholarly interest across disciplines in the aural dimensions of aesthetic experience—particularly in sociology, cultural and media theory, and l... Read More about The Philosophy of Rhythm: Aesthetics, Music, Poetics.

Dialogue on Rhythm: Entrainment and the Dynamic Thesis (2019)
Book Chapter
Hamilton, A., Macarthur, D., Squires, R., Tugby, M., & Wiseman, R. (2019). Dialogue on Rhythm: Entrainment and the Dynamic Thesis. In P. Cheyne, A. Hamilton, & M. Paddison (Eds.), The philosophy of rhythm : aesthetics, music, poetics (15-42). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199347773.003.0002

The advantages of the dialogue form—in particular, the advantage of openness—have been neglected in post-eighteenth-century philosophy. Unlike the currently dominant journal article form, the present dialogue neither arrives at, nor seeks to impose,... Read More about Dialogue on Rhythm: Entrainment and the Dynamic Thesis.

Rhythm And Movement: The Conceptual Interdependence Of Music, Dance And Poetry (2019)
Journal Article
Hamilton, A. (2019). Rhythm And Movement: The Conceptual Interdependence Of Music, Dance And Poetry. Midwest Studies in Philosophy, 44(1), 161-182. https://doi.org/10.1111/misp.12126

"The Aesthetics of Improvisation" (2017)
Book Chapter
Hamilton, A. (in press). "The Aesthetics of Improvisation". In M. Grimshaw, M. Walther-Hansen, & M. Knakkergaard (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Sound and Imagination. Oxford University Press

Coleridge and Conservatism: Contemplation of an Idea (2017)
Book Chapter
Hamilton, A. (2017). Coleridge and Conservatism: Contemplation of an Idea. In P. Cheyne (Ed.), Coleridge and Contemplation. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198799511.003.0010

Wittgenstein on Memory (2017)
Book Chapter
Hamilton, A. (2017). Wittgenstein on Memory. In S. Bernecker, & K. Michaelian (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Memory. Routledge

Populism, Elitism, And Democracy: Authority And Expertise In The Age Of Brexit And Trump (2016)
Other
Authority And Expertise In The Age Of Brexit And Trump

Metaphysics and The Anti-Metaphysics of the Self. (2015)
Journal Article
Hamilton, A. (2015). Metaphysics and The Anti-Metaphysics of the Self. Journal of Consciousness Studies, 22(11-12), 60-83

The modern conception of self-consciousness holds that, in self-conscious thought, I think of myself as both subject and object; and that the subject is essentially embodied. This understanding begins with Kant. An anti-metaphysical treatment regards... Read More about Metaphysics and The Anti-Metaphysics of the Self..

Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Wittgenstein and "On Certainty" (2014)
Book
Hamilton, A. (2014). Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Wittgenstein and "On Certainty". Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315771762

Ludwig Wittgenstein is arguably the most important philosopher of the twentieth century. In On Certainty he discusses central issues in epistemology, including the nature of knowledge and scepticism. The Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Wittgenstein... Read More about Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Wittgenstein and "On Certainty".

The Self In Question: Memory, The Body and Self-Consciousness. (2013)
Book
Hamilton, A. (2013). The Self In Question: Memory, The Body and Self-Consciousness. Palgrave Macmillan

Scruton's Aesthetics (2012)
Book
Hamilton, A., & Zangwill, N. (Eds.). (2012). Scruton's Aesthetics. Palgrave Macmillan

Scruton's Aesthetics is a comprehensive critical evaluation of one of the major aestheticians of our age. The lead essay by Scruton is followed by fourteen essays by international commentators plus Scruton's reply. All discuss matters of enduring imp... Read More about Scruton's Aesthetics.

Rhythm and stasis: a major and almost entirely neglected philosophical problem (2011)
Journal Article
Hamilton, A. (2011). Rhythm and stasis: a major and almost entirely neglected philosophical problem. Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, 111(1pt1), 25-42. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9264.2011.00297.x

The Sound Of Music (2009)
Book Chapter
Hamilton, A. (2009). The Sound Of Music. In M. Nudds, & C. O'Callaghan (Eds.), Sounds and perception : new philosophical essays (146-182). Oxford University Press

According to the acousmatic thesis defended by Roger Scruton and others, to hear sounds as music is to divorce them from the source or cause of their production. Non-acousmatic experience involves attending to the worldly cause of the sound; in acous... Read More about The Sound Of Music.

Scruton's Philosophy of Culture: Elitism, Populism, and Classic Art (2009)
Journal Article
Hamilton, A. (2009). Scruton's Philosophy of Culture: Elitism, Populism, and Classic Art. British Journal of Aesthetics, 49(4), 389-404. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesthj/ayp035

Intention and the Authority of Avowals (2008)
Journal Article
Hamilton, A. (2008). Intention and the Authority of Avowals. Philosophical Explorations, 11(1), 23-37. https://doi.org/10.1080/13869790701834599

ABSTRACT There is a common assumption that intention is a complex behavioural disposition, or a motivational state underlying such a disposition. Associated with this position is the apparently commonsense view that an avowal of intention is a direct... Read More about Intention and the Authority of Avowals.