LAF: An illocutionary account of truth in fiction
Catharine Abell (Manchester) Wednesday, 4th February 2014 | 16.00 – 18.00 Senate House, Room 102 I argue that what’s true according to a fiction is given by the contents of authors’ fiction-making illocutionary acts. According to this account, much less … Read More
CFP: Dementia and Subjectivity, Aesthetic, Literary and Philosophical Perspectives
Recent years have witnessed a growing interest in insights into the perspectives of patients affected by dementia, in their consciousness as well as in their needs and wants. In this context the plea for an ethics of dementia is also … Read More
CFP: Deleuze & Aesthetics
Annual National Deleuze Scholarship Conference #4 Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 5 June 2015 Keynote speaker: professor Mark B. Hansen, Duke University A striking feature of Deleuze’s writings is that one never finds a sharp distinction between philosophy and art. … Read More
Life after Death? Perspectives from Philosophy, Theology, Anthropology and Literature
Friday, 20 March 2015, Emmanuel Centre, University of Leeds Speakers Revd Dr Michael Armstrong (Congregational Federation) Professional and Ordinary Conceptions of Life after Death: Some Interesting Differences of Theological Opinion Dr Fiona Bowie (King’s College London) Experiential Themes in Afterlife … Read More
ASA Feminist Caucus
Deadline March 1, 2015 2015 Annual Meeting Saturday, November 14, 2015 Desoto Hilton, Savannah, GA The ASA is happy to announce that we will mark the 25th anniversary of the Feminist Caucus (now organized by the Feminist Caucus Committee: FCC) … Read More
Ted Cohen Prize
To honor the enormous contributions of Ted Cohen to aesthetics and the American Society for Aesthetics, Andy Austin Cohen and the ASA established in 2014 a $1000 annual prize “to recognize writing that is clear, graceful, and unencumbered by jargon … Read More
Atmospheres
1-2 July 2015, University of Manchester Atmospheres play a significant role in, and add an important quality to, our intimate, domestic and public lives, yet are often overlooked in social research, not least because of the methodological challenges involved in … Read More
CFP: Perception and the Arts
Institute of Philosophy, London, September 16-17, 2015. The conceptual apparatus of philosophy of perception has been used in as diverse corners of aesthetics and philosophy of art as debates about depiction, aesthetic experiences, character engagement, our engagement with fictions, our … Read More
Second CFP: The British Society of Aesthetics Annual Conference
18-20 September 2015, Homerton College, Cambridge Confirmed keynote speakers: Paul Boghossian (New York University) David Bordwell (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Catherine Elgin (Harvard University) Invited symposia chairs: Emily Brady (University of Edinburgh) Gregory Currie (University of York) Deadline for submissions: 1 … Read More
Scottish Aesthetics Forum: Aesthetic Agency and Value
The Scottish Aesthetics Forum, supported by the BSA and SPA, proudly presents its inaugural public lecture: Professor Dominic McIver Lopes: “Aesthetic Agency and Value” Wednesday, 11 February, 2015, 4:15-6pm University of Edinburgh, Dugald Stewart Building, 3.11 “A theory of aesthetic … Read More
CFP: Youth work, informal learning and the arts
Call for Contributions: Youth work, informal learning and the arts: exploring the research and practice agenda Saturday 18 April 2015, The University of Nottingham (Deadline for proposals: Friday 6 February) Organised by the British Educational Research Association Special Interest Group: … Read More
CFP: Aesthetics and the Feminine Conference
17–18 July 2015 The ‘Aesthetics and the Feminine’ Summer conference is supported by The Society for Women In Philosophy Ireland (SWIP-I) and the Philosophy Department at University College Cork and aims to provide a supportive, engaging environment for all researchers … Read More