Durham University, 17-18 September 2014 “Voice-hearing”, or auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs), refers to the experience of hearing a voice or voice-like sound in the absence of an external stimulus. AVHs are reported by individuals with a range of psychiatric disorders, … Read More
Columbia, South Carolina, March 19-21 2015 Three Rivers Philosophy Conference at the University of South Carolina in cooperation with the BiCoDa Alliance (Bielefeld, Columbia, Darmstadt) – What are the roles of pictures and diagrams in mathematical proofs, in formal reasoning, … Read More
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, January 29–31 2015 The Center for Body, Mind, and Culture invites proposals for papers to be presented at a three-day conference. Human bodies are shaped not only by their genetic endowment but also by the … Read More
The 2014 AGM of the British Society of Aesthetics takes place on Saturday 20 September at St Anne’s College, Oxford, from 14:00-14:30. All members are welcome. Agenda: 1. Apologies 2. Minutes of the last meeting 3. Matters arising 4. President’s … Read More
The British Society of Aesthetics is seeking to appoint two new ordinary members of the Trustees Committee, with effect from September 2014. We have received expressions of interest from four applicants, and their supporting statements are below. All current BSA … Read More
University of Hertfordshire, 12-13 September 2014 Speakers include: Miranda Anderson (Edinburgh) Owen Anderson (Princeton & Arizona State University) Sophie Battell (Cardiff) Katie Brennan (Temple University) Gregory Currie (York) Max de Gaynesford (Reading) Adele-France Jourdan (K.U. Leuven) Derek Matravers (Open University) … Read More
The latest issue of the Postgraduate Journal of Aesthetics (vol. 11 No. 1), is currently available at: http://debatesinaesthetics.org/postgraduate-journal-of-aesthetics-vol-11-no-1-spring-2014/ and features an interview with Bence Nanay, as well as a selection of articles and book reviews. We congratulate Lewis Coyne for winning … Read More
The editorial board of the Postgraduate Journal of Aesthetics invites applications for the post of editor. The PJA is a long running, high quality journal in philosophical aesthetics with a strong reputation for publishing excellent postgraduate work and engaging interviews. … Read More
Please direct all questions/submissions to Michele Merritt at mmerritt@astate.edu Until recently, very little attention has been paid to the philosophy of dance. Aside from the rare article, or even rarer book (cf. The Phenomenology of Dance, Sheets-Johnstone, 1967/1980), philosophers tended … Read More
A London Aesthetics Forum at the Institute of Philosophy 8 September 2014, Senate House, London (Room G34) Registration is free but required. The aim of science is a topic often broached amongst philosophers of science: it deeply informs their discussions … Read More