Overview The papers of Arnold Berleant (1932-present), a musician and philosophy scholar whose works have focused on the study of aesthetics, environmental aesthetics, and ethics. This collection contains drafts and final versions of items he authored such as books, journal articles, essays, lectures; correspondence with colleagues and journal editors; research materials (newspaper clippings, journal articles, book excerpts, etc.); and materials related to professional conferences and meetings. Also...

Scope and Contents Black and white negatives, photographs, and reprints of artwork used as illustrations in the book Art and Engagement. Many of the art prints have the title and painter labeled on back, some items have size and numbers corresponding to layout in book handwritten on front. Includes printed layout key with handwritten notes.

Scope and Contents Typed draft of Art and Engagement, heavily edited with a number of handwritten notes regarding format and content.

Scope and Contents Typed documents, some printed on continuous form paper. Includes several iterations of the research proposal and table of contents. Some documents are heavily edited.

Scope and Contents Includes several drafts on the introduction to Art and Engagement, with handwritten edits.

Scope and Contents Includes handwritten notes, outline, and drafts with edits of chapter 1 - Experience and Theory in Aesthetics.

Scope and Contents Includes outline, handwritten notes, typed notes and draft of chapter 2 under various titles, regarding the historicity of aesthetics.

Scope and Contents Includes outline, handwritten notes, typed notes, research and drafts for chapter 3, "The Viewer in the Landscape". Early references to this chapter label it as chapter 5, however in the final edition this is chapter 3.

Scope and Contents Includes outline, handwritten notes, typed notes, and a number of edited drafts for chapter 4, "Architecture as Environmental Design". Early references to this chapter label it as chapter 6, however in the final edition of the manuscript this is chapter 4.

Scope and Contents Early typed draft of manuscript, most pages printed on continuous form paper, minimal handwritten edits.