Undoing Aesthetics
Wolfgang Welsch
Sage Publications
'The aestheticization of everyday life' has become a commonplace term, 
one which often merely scratches the surface of contemporary culture. 
This study illuminates the deeper dynamics of aesthetic reality from a 
philosophical perspective. 

<p>Wolfgang Welsch, author of the influential <b>Aesthetic Thinking</b>,
 develops an important analysis of contemporary culture with 
philosophical bite. He examines global aestheticization phenomena, 
probes the relationship of aesthetics and ethics, and considers the 
broad relevance of aesthetics for contemporary thinking. He argues that 
modes of thought familiar from the aesthetic realm comprise fundamental 
paradigms for understanding today's reality. The implications for 
specific and everyday issues are demonstrated in studies of 
architecture, advertising, the Internet and our perception of the life 
world.</p>