Here I show some examples of subject headings on aesthetics. Notice that the topic can be treated both in general and in connection with a particular art.
I also list some selected reference resorces and introductions, many of which are available online.
Art theory: a very short introduction. Cynthia Freeland. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
Bass (Stacks), N71 .F653X 2003
Blackwell guide to aesthetics. Ed. Peter Kivy. Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub., 2004.
Bass (Stacks), Divinity Library (Stacks), BH39 .B556X 2004
A companion to aesthetics. 2nd ed. Ed. David E. Cooper et al. Oxford, UK; Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Publishers, 2008.
Older edition: SML (Starr and Philosophy Study Room), Haas Arts Library, BH56 C65X 1992
Companion to art theory. Ed. Paul Smith and Carolyn Wilde. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2002.
Historical dictionary of aesthetics. Dabney Townsend. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2006.
SML (Starr), BH56 .T69X 2006
The Oxford handbook of aesthetics. Ed. Jerrold Levinson. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2003.
SML (Stacks & Philosophy Study Room), BH56 .O94X 2003
Philosophy of art: a contemporary introduction. Noel Carrol. New York; London: Routledge, 1999.
Bass (Stacks), BH39 C376X 1999
The Routledge companion to aesthetics. Ed. Berys Gaut and Dominic McIver Lopes. London; New York: Routledge, 2001.
SML (Starr & Philosophy Study Room), BH21 R68 2001
Routledge companion to philosophy and film. Ed. Paisley Livingston and Carl Plantinga. New York; London: Routledge, 2009.
SML (Stacks), PN1994 R574X 2009