Dominic McIver Lopes

Dominic McIver Lopes is the University Killam Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia, part of the Faculty of Arts. He holds a D.Litt. and D.Phil. from Oxford University, and a B.A. from McGill University. His research focuses on aesthetics, including pictorial representation, the ontology of art, computer art, and the history of aesthetics in Europe and Asia. He is a core member of the UBC Aesthetics Group and actively contributes to interdisciplinary discussions at the intersection of philosophy and the human sciences.

Lopes has authored or co-authored numerous influential books, including *Aesthetic Injustice* (2024), *The Geography of Taste* (2024), and *Being for Beauty* (2018). He has received prestigious awards such as the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Guggenheim Fellowship, and Killam Research Prize. His work bridges theoretical aesthetics with practical applications, addressing topics like aesthetic injustice and the social dimensions of beauty.

He serves on editorial boards for journals like *Ergo* and *Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism*, reflecting his leadership in academic governance. Past roles include chair of the APA Board of Officers and president of the American Society for Aesthetics and Canadian Philosophical Association. His current projects include a book on pluralism in aesthetics, emphasizing historical and cross-cultural perspectives.