Arthur Danto/American Society for Aesthetics Prize

The American Philosophical Association and the American Society for Aesthetics jointly offer the Arthur Danto/American Society for Aesthetics Prize, which recognizes outstanding published work in aesthetics in honor of the late Arthur Danto, a past-president of the APA-Eastern Division. The prize is awarded to a member of both the APA and ASA for the best paper in the field of aesthetics, broadly understood, published in a refereed journal, or an original book chapter or original essay published in a collection with multiple contributors. The award is presented in even-numbered years. In addition to the prize award, the ASA provides travel support to the winner if that person has no other access to travel funds that could be used for the meeting during the academic year of prize receipt. The travel funds are determined solely on the basis of financial need, not the perceived merit of the paper. Selection of the winner and the commentators for the symposium is made jointly by representatives from the ASA and the APA with expertise in aesthetics.