Lexington Books
Pages: 144
Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-4985-9717-3 • Hardback • July 2020 • $90.00 • (£69.00)
978-1-4985-9718-0 • eBook • July 2020 • $45.00 • (£35.00)
Devon Brickhouse-Bryson is assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Lynchburg.
Introduction: Theory Evaluation
Chapter 1: Relativism about Beauty
Chapter 2: An Account of Beauty: Unprincipled, Yet Genuine
Chapter 3: Reflective Equilibrium: Judgments of Coherence as Judgments of Beauty
Chapter 4: Simplicity: Judgments of Simplicity as Judgments of Beauty
Chapter 5: Justifying Beauty-Related Methods of Theory Evaluation
Coda: Three Issues for Future Work
Bibliography
About the Author
"Brickhouse-Bryson makes a compelling case for the importance of aesthetic judgments. Clearly written and well-researched, Judgments of Beauty in Theory Evaluation takes a bold and much-needed step toward consociating sometimes disparate literatures in aesthetics, philosophy of science, and metaphilosophy, showing surprising similarities among inquiries in art, science, and philosophy."
— Ian O'Loughlin, Pacific University