Arnold Berleant (born 4 March 1932) is an American scholar and author who is active both in philosophy and music.
Arnold Berleant was born in Buffalo, New York.
He received his advanced musical education at the Eastman School of Music and his doctorate in philosophy at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
He is Professor of Philosophy (Emeritus) at Long Island University, former Secretary-General and Past President of the International Association of Aesthetics, and former Secretary-Treasurer of the American Society for Aesthetics.
His books and articles in philosophy focus on aesthetics, environmental aesthetics, and ethics.
Arnold Berleant is the founding editor of Contemporary Aesthetics, an international on-line journal of contemporary aesthetic theory, research, and application.