ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book argues for the importance of philosophical aesthetics in the study of the aesthetic dimension of work and organization. It highlights three characteristics of the organizational aesthetics: "polysemy", "mystery" and "intensity". The book focuses on the relevant contribution of the theories of art to organizational aesthetics research, and highlights, in particular, the issue of the relationships between art practice, sensible knowledge, aesthetic philosophy and the creation process. It deals with a focus on the "aesthetic approach" and underlines the philosophical importance of the Italian philosophies regarding the topic of practice in the ambit of both art creation and worldly organizational creativity. The book highlights the principal philosophical foundations of organizational aesthetics research. It describes the wide variety of philosophies taken into due consideration in the study of aesthetics, art and design in organization.
