| Region: | Western philosophy |
| Era: | 21st-century philosophy |
| Elisabeth Schellekens | |
| Institutions: | Uppsala University |
| Main Interests: | aesthetics, moral psychology, Kant |
| Thesis Title: | A Reasonable Objectivism for Aesthetic Judgments: Towards An Aesthetic Psychology |
| Thesis Year: | 2003 |
| Doctoral Advisor: | Peter Goldie |
| Education: | King's College London (PhD) University of Edinburgh (MA) |
| Website: | https://katalog.uu.se/profile/?id=N13-2457 |
Elisabeth Schellekens is a Swedish philosopher and Chair Professor of Aesthetics at Uppsala University (since 2014). Previously, she was Senior Lecturer at Durham University (2006-2014). Schellekens is known for her works in aesthetics.[1] [2] [3] Her research interests include aesthetic cognitivism and objectivism, aesthetic normativity, Hume, Kant, aesthetic and moral properties, conceptual art, non-perceptual or intelligible aesthetic value, the relations between perception and knowledge, the aesthetics and ethics of cultural heritage (esp. in armed conflict), and the interaction between aesthetic, moral, cognitive and historical value in art.
Schellekens was co-editor of the British Journal of Aesthetics between 2007 and 2019. She continues to serve on the journal's editorial board, and has served on a number of journal editorial boards, including the Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism and Estetika.