London Aesthetics Forum presents: Aaron Meskin (Georgia): “‘Let’s Go See that Together!’: Going Out and Nightlife as Social Aesthetic Practice”
Contemporary philosophical aesthetics remains, despite some significant countercurrents, overwhelmingly focused on works and objects. This talk focuses on an activity that has not been seriously discussed in a philosophical context; namely, the activity of going out (e.g., to the club or theatre). I argue that going out is a significant social aesthetic practice.
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