This is a 1992 hardcover edition of A Companion to Aesthetics, part of the Blackwell Companions to Philosophy series, edited by David E. Cooper with advisory editors Joseph Margolis and Crispin Sartwell. Published by Blackwell Reference, this volume offers a comprehensive exploration of aesthetic theory and philosophy, featuring contributions from leading scholars in the field. The book delves into fundamental questions of art, beauty, and taste, providing insight into the historical and conceptual development of aesthetics as a philosophical discipline. It includes essays, reference material, and illustrations such as Paul Gauguin’s D’où venons-nous? Que sommes-nous? Où allons-nous? reproduced within the text.