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Presents the highlights of the American Society for Aesthetics' 59th annual meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sessions and topics; Names of invited speakers.

Focuses on the influence of surrealism and European aesthetic tradition on American artists. Predisposition of artist towards ideas on social nature; Role of John Dewey on history of Western aesthetics; Challenge on the fundamental assumption of Aristotle's aesthetic.

Editorial. Comments on the challeges of academic journalism in the United States. Role of periodization in identifying aesthetic concepts; History of aesthetics discipline; Discussion on the changes of aesthetic theories.

Editorial. Reports the advantages of attending annual meetings on aesthetics in the United States. Importance of eating breakfast before the meeting; Problems of people teaching aesthetics; Role and function of aestheticians.

Reports that the American Society for Aesthetics announced the guidelines for the 2007 John Fisher Memorial Prize. Regulations for the competition; Submission requirements; Deadline for submissions.

Announces the guidelines for the 2005 John Fisher Memorial Prize, an award for an original essay in aesthetics, by the American Society for Aesthetics. Regulation of the competition; Deadline for submissions; Content of the essay.