Shibles (philosophy, U. of Wisconsin-Whitewater) applies the cognitive-emotive (or rational-emotive) theory to aesthetics, covering the relationship between aesthetics, metaphor, and emotion; meaning and its application to aesthetics; the relationship between aesthetics, music, and language in terms of phonetics, phonology, and intonation; humanistic aesthetics; and a naturalistic theory of ethics as applied to aesthetics and emotion. Emphasis is placed on the views of contemporary philosophers as well as some of the main historical accounts of emotion in aesthetics. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)