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Frank Sibley

Aesthetics

Frank Noel Sibley lived from 1923 to 1996 and was a British philosopher who worked mainly in the field of aesthetics, holding the first Chair of Philosophy at Lancaster University. He is best known for his 1959 paper Aesthetic Concepts, which distinguished between aesthetic and non-aesthetic concepts, and he has been considered an important contributor to aesthetics within the analytical tradition.

Facts
Birth Year
1923 1
Defining Moment
1959 paper Aesthetic Concepts distinguished aesthetic from non-aesthetic concepts 1
Birth Date
1923-02-28 1
Notable Publication
Aesthetic Concepts 1
Office Held
First Chair of Philosophy, Lancaster University 1
Death Year
1996 1
Death Date
1996-02-18 1
Birthplace
London 1
Death Place
Lancaster, Lancashire 1
Tradition
Analytical tradition, aesthetics 1
Classification
Nationality
United Kingdom 1
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1. Frank Sibley - Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph (born)
    Frank Noel Sibley (28 February 1923, London
  • Lead paragraph (birth date)
    Frank Noel Sibley (28 February 1923, London
  • Lead paragraph (birthplace)
    Frank Noel Sibley (28 February 1923, London
  • Lead paragraph (died)
    18 February 1996, Lancaster, Lancashire
  • Lead paragraph (death date)
    18 February 1996, Lancaster, Lancashire
  • Lead paragraph (death place)
    18 February 1996, Lancaster, Lancashire
  • Lead paragraph (tradition)
    analytical tradition
  • Works section
    Aesthetic Concepts (Philosophical Review, 68, 1959)
  • Lead paragraph (position)
    He held the first Chair of Philosophy at Lancaster University
  • Legacy section
    attempted to distinguish the domains of the aesthetic and non-aesthetic
  • Lead section, nationality sentence
    Frank Sibley may refer to: Francis Sibley (1930-2019), American musician and scholar of literary criticism Frank Sibley (footballer) (1947-2024), English football player and manager for Queen's Park Rangers Frank Sibley (philosopher) (1923-1996), British professor of philosophy at Lancaster Univers
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