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Philosophers from different regions of the world who had participated in the IIP Annual Meeting on Aesthetics in Contemporary Philosophy in Tokyo, 2006, analysed and discussed questions trying to connect the traditional aesthetic approaches with contemporary interpretation. Starting from the outstanding paragon example of ancient Greek art we have here comparative studies of experiencing and judging the beautiful and artistic characteristics in different cultural traditions like the Far East with its huge variety of traditions, roots and interactions between the Buddhist and Chinese as well as the Japanese arts. Is there any common essence or property which characterises an object or performance as artistic or of high quality? What are the roots and characteristics of artistic processes and creativity?

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Tomonubu Imamichi is professor of philosophy at the International Center of Philosophy in Tokyo. Hans Lenk is professor emeritus at the Institute for Philosophy at the University of Karlsruhe.

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