Tom Cochrane studied philosophy at University College London, before completing an MA in music composition at Birmingham Conservatoire and a PhD in philosophy at the University of Nottingham. Following his PhD, Cochrane held postdoctoral research positions at the University of Geneva and Queen's University Belfast. He was then a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Sheffield and the University of York before joining Flinders University in 2018. His main areas of expertise are the philosophy of emotions and related issues in psychology, extended and collective cognition, and aesthetics.

To establish this striking and ambitious claim, Cochrane's book begins with a general account of aesthetic appreciation that draws on the Kantian and Aristotelian heritage of modern aesthetics, and which shows an admirable commitment to naturalism and empiricism.

• Introduction 1: Aesthetic Value 2: The Beautiful 3: The Sublime 4: The Dramatic 5: The Tragic 6: The Comic 7: In Defence of Aestheticism 8: The Creation of Art Appendix: Minor Aesthetic Values

Tom Cochrane studied philosophy at University College London, before completing an MA in music composition at Birmingham Conservatoire and a PhD in philosophy at the University of Nottingham. Following his PhD, Cochrane held postdoctoral research positions at the University of Geneva and Queen's University Belfast. He was then a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Sheffield and the University of York before joining Flinders University in 2018. His main areas of expertise are the philosophy of emotions and related issues in psychology, extended and collective cognition, and aesthetics.

To establish this striking and ambitious claim, Cochrane's book begins with a general account of aesthetic appreciation that draws on the Kantian and Aristotelian heritage of modern aesthetics, and which shows an admirable commitment to naturalism and empiricism.

• Introduction 1: Aesthetic Value 2: The Beautiful 3: The Sublime 4: The Dramatic 5: The Tragic 6: The Comic 7: In Defence of Aestheticism 8: The Creation of Art Appendix: Minor Aesthetic Values

Tom Cochrane studied philosophy at University College London, before completing an MA in music composition at Birmingham Conservatoire and a PhD in philosophy at the University of Nottingham. Following his PhD, Cochrane held postdoctoral research positions at the University of Geneva and Queen's University Belfast. He was then a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Sheffield and the University of York before joining Flinders University in 2018. His main areas of expertise are the philosophy of emotions and related issues in psychology, extended and collective cognition, and aesthetics.

To establish this striking and ambitious claim, Cochrane's book begins with a general account of aesthetic appreciation that draws on the Kantian and Aristotelian heritage of modern aesthetics, and which shows an admirable commitment to naturalism and empiricism.

• Introduction 1: Aesthetic Value 2: The Beautiful 3: The Sublime 4: The Dramatic 5: The Tragic 6: The Comic 7: In Defence of Aestheticism 8: The Creation of Art Appendix: Minor Aesthetic Values