Stephen Davies, University of Auckland, New Zealand, isthe author of Definitions of Art (1991), Musical Meaningand Expression (1994), Musical Works and Performances(2001), Themes in the Philosophy of Music (2003), ThePhilosophy of Art (Blackwell, 2006), and PhilosophicalPerspectives on Art (2007). He is the editor of Art and ItsMessages (1997), co-editor of Art & Essence (2003),and co-editor for aesthetics and the philosophy of art for theStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. He is on the editorialboards of Journal of Aesthetics and ArtCriticism,, Rivista di Estetica, Philosophy of MusicEducation Review, Res Musica, and PhilosophyCompass.
Kathleen Marie Higgins, University of Texas atAustin, is the author of The Music of Our Lives (1991), andof many books in other areas of philosophy. She is also editorof Aesthetics in Perspecptive (1996), and is on theeditorial board of Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism.She brings to the project specialist knowledge of Continentalphilosophy, history of aesthetics, non-Western aesthetics, andfeminism.
Robert Hopkins, University of Sheffield, UK, is the authorof Picture, Image and Experience (1998) and many articles onaesthetics and related topics in the philosophy of mind. Hisresearch was recognized by the award of a Philip Leverhulme Prize(2001). He is the first president of the European Society forAesthetics. He brings to the project expert knowledge of painting,the plastic arts, the imagination, and aesthetic judgment.
Robert Stecker, Central Michigan University, is theauthor of Artworks (1997), Interpretation andConstruction (2003), and Aesthetics and the Philosophy ofArt (2005). He is co-editor for aesthetics and the philosophyof art for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy and hehas also co-edited editions of Hume's Treatise and ofLocke's Essay. He brings to the project specialist knowledgeof literature and interpretation.
David E. Cooper, University of Durham, UK, has authored,edited and co-edited many books, including Metaphor (1986);Heidegger (1996); The Measure of Things (2002);World Philosophies: An Historical Introduction (1995; 2ndedn, 2003).; A Companion to Aesthetics (1st edn, 1992). Heis currently co-editing Philosophy: The ClassicReadings (Blackwell).
