Aaron Ridley (born 31 July 1962) is a British philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southampton. He is known for his works on aesthetics, particularly the philosophy of music, and on Nietzsche.[1][2][3][4]

Aaron Ridley
Born31 July 1962 (1962-07-31) (age 61)
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Cambridge (PhD)
ThesisExpression in music (1990)
Academic work
Disciplinephilosophy
InstitutionsUniversity of Southampton

Books edit

  • The Deed is Everything: Nietzsche on Will and Action. Oxford University Press. 2018
  • (ed.) Arguing about art: contemporary philosophical debates. (Arguing About Philosophy). Routledge. 2007
  • Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Nietzsche on Art. (Routledge Philosophy Guidebooks). Routledge. 2007
  • The Philosophy of Music: Theme and Variations. Edinburgh University Press. 2004
  • Beginning Bioethics. Palgrave Macmillan. 1998
  • Nietzsche's Conscience: Six Character Studies from the Genealogy. Cornell University Press. 1998
  • R.G. Collingwood: a Philosophy of Art. Orion Books. 1998
  • Music, Value and the Passions. Cornell University Press. 1995
  • (ed.) The philosophy of art: readings ancient and modern. McGraw-Hill. 1995

References edit

  1. ^ "The Deed is Everything: Nietzsche on Will and Action". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.
  2. ^ Hicks, Lisa (11 November 2019). "The Deed Is Everything: Nietzsche on Will and Action". The Journal of Nietzsche Studies. 50 (2): 342–347. doi:10.5325/jnietstud.50.2.0342. ISSN 0968-8005.
  3. ^ Bicknell, Jeanette (February 2004). "Review of Aaron Ridley, The Philosophy of Music: Theme and Variations". Philosophy in Review. 25 (3): 2010–2012.
  4. ^ Dunsby, Jonathan (1 May 2006). "The Philosophy of Music: Theme and Variations. By Aaron Ridley. pp. viii + 178. (Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 2004, £16.99. ISBN 0-7486-0902-4.)". Music and Letters. 87 (2): 295–298. doi:10.1093/ml/gci188.

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