Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research overview
His research interests include: aesthetics, especially its relation to ethics; the philosophy of creativity; the philosophy of film and film theory; philosophy for children; and moral theory.
He is a past President of the British Society of Aesthetics and an Editorial Consultant to The British Journal of Aesthetics. He has held several research awards, including most recently a two-year Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship.
He the author of two monographs, Art, Emotion and Ethics (Oxford University Press, 2007) and A Philosophy of Cinematic Art (Cambridge University Press, 2010). He is currently working on a new monograph on creativity.
Academic/Professional Qualification
BA, University of Oxford; MA, University of Princeton, New Jersey; PhD, University of Princeton, New Jersey
Profile Keywords
Aesthetics; creativity; philosophy of film; philosophy for children; ethics.
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- 1 Similar Profiles
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Art, Emotion and Ethics
Gaut, B., 2007, Oxford University Press. 269 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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A Philosophy of Cinematic Art
Gaut, B., 2010, Cambridge University Press. 337 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Creativity and philosophy
Gaut, B. N. (Editor) & Kieran, M. (Editor), 6 Mar 2018, London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 394 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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The value of creativity
Gaut, B. N., 6 Mar 2018, Creativity and Philosophy. Gaut, B. & Kieran, M. (eds.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 124-139Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Philosophy for Young Children: A Practical Guide
Gaut, B. & Gaut, M., 19 Aug 2011, London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 128 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
Projects
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Leverhulme Fellowship - Prof B Gaut: The Philosophy of Creativity
Gaut, B. (PI)
1/09/12 → 31/08/14
Project: Fellowship
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RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP RF/5/RFG/2004/0100: To Write a Book; A Philospophy of Cinematic Art
Gaut, B. (PI)
1/02/05 → 30/06/05
Project: Standard
Activities
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Workshop on Philosophy for Children
Gaut, B. (Speaker)
3 Sept 2016Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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British Society of Aesthetics (External organisation)
Gaut, B. (Participant)
Sept 2012 → Sept 2018Activity: Membership types › Membership in special-interest organisation
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British Society of Aesthetics (External organisation)
Gaut, B. (Participant)
2009 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of research network
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American Society for Aesthetics (External organisation)
Gaut, B. (Participant)
2009 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of research network
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The Philosophical Quarterly (Journal)
Gaut, B. (Editor)
2001 → 2010Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editor of research journal
Impacts
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Changing Educational Practice by Engaging Children and Teachers with Philosophy
B. (Participant)
Impact: Educational Impact (Beyond St Andrews)
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Informing and Supporting the Delivery of Philosophy in Pre-Tertiary Education (REF2014)
Harris, J. A. (Participant), , T. (Participant), , B. (Participant) & Timmermann, J. (Participant)
Impact: Educational Impact (Beyond St Andrews)