Dr. Kendall Walton

Biography

Kendall Walton is a Professor Emeritus known for his influential work in the philosophy of aesthetics and art. He earned his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1967 and his B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1961. Walton specializes in various areas including the philosophy of mind, language, metaphysics, and the nature of fiction and emotional responses to works of fiction. His notable publications include 'Mimesis Make-Believe: Foundations of the Representational Arts' published by Harvard University Press in 1990, and 'Marvelous Images: Values in Arts' released by Oxford University Press in 2008. He has also authored the forthcoming book 'Shoes: Music, Metaphor, Empathy, Existence.' Walton has served as the past president of the American Society for Aesthetics and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has participated in international conferences centered on his writings and was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Nottingham in 2005.

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