Hans Maes

Hans Maes
OccupationsPhilosopher, professor
Years active2000s–present
Employer(s)LUCA School of Arts, University of Leuven
OrganizationBritish Society of Aesthetics (President since 2024)
Known forAesthetics, philosophy of art
Notable workBefore Sunrise, Before Sunset, Before Midnight (2021)
Portraits and Philosophy (2020)
Conversations on Art and Aesthetics (2017)
TitleProfessor & Vice Dean

Hans Maes is Professor & Vice Dean at LUCA School of Arts (University of Leuven). Until 2024, he was senior philosophy lecturer and co-director of the Aesthetics Research Centre at the University of Kent.[1] Since 2024, Maes is the President of the British Society of Aesthetics. He is known for his work in aesthetics and philosophy of art.

Books

  • Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Before Midnight: A Philosophical Exploration. Routledge. 2021.
  • Portraits and Philosophy. Routledge. 2020
  • Conversations on Art and Aesthetics. Oxford University Press. 2017[2]
  • Pornographic Art and the Aesthetics of Pornography. Palgrave. 2013
  • Art and Pornography: Philosophical Essays, ed. H. Maes and J. Levinson. Oxford University Press. 2012

References

  1. ^ "Notes on Contributors". British Journal of Aesthetics. 55: iii. 2015.
  2. ^ Maes, Hans (2017). Conversations on Art and Aesthetics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.