Understanding the nature of aesthetic value is important because it forms a big part of what makes our lives worth living; just try imagining a world without beauty in it. 

In the last 10-15 years, there has been an upsurge of interest in theories of aesthetic value. However, most of this work has focussed on understanding the value of artworks and artefacts, leaving a gap in understanding the nature of aesthetic value in everyday experiences. 

EveryAesthetic develops a new approach to aesthetic value that foregrounds the diversity and richness of aesthetic experiences in our daily lives. It has two research objectives. First, it aims to identify and elucidate the challenges everyday aesthetic phenomena pose to existing theories of aesthetic value. Second, it aims to work towards developing a theory of aesthetic value that is adequate to explain what makes everyday aesthetic phenomena aesthetically valuable.