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
The British Society of Aesthetics has announced a second round of funding for its successful Connections series of conferences. The Society is looking to fund two conferences, each with a grant of up to GBP12,000. A Connections conference should be … Read More
Lund University invites applications for a Two-Year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Practical Philosophy at the Department of Philosophy. Deadline for applications 14 November. “Practical philosophy” should be understood in a broad sense, covering meta-ethics, normative ethical theory, philosophy of law, political … 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
The British Society of Aesthetics is seeking to appoint two new ordinary members of the Trustees Committee, with effect from September 2014. Any member of the Society is entitled to stand for election. Previous engagement with the BSA is desirable … Read More
Announcing the latest issue of Evental Aesthetics, an open-access, peer-reviewed journal of philosophy, aesthetic practice, and aesthetic experience. Contents: Jane Forsey Collision: The Puzzle of Chardin Sarah Marshall “One Must Imagine What One Denies”: How Sartre Imagines The Imaginary Ruben … Read More
The BSA sponsors a series of talks this spring at Darwin College, Cambridge – 20 February – Peter Kivy, Rutgers University, New York: ‘Joking Morality’. 19 March – Alexandra Drysdale, Cambridge: ‘Red Vibrations: The Aesthetic and Emotional Significance of Red … Read More
Here is notification of forthcoming talks in the British Society of Aesthetics Cambridge Lecture Series. They will all be held between 5.00 and 7.00, in the Seminar Room, 1 Newnham Terrace, Darwin College, Cambridge (enter by the main door). 20th … Read More
The society welcomes four new Trustees! At the recent AGM, Paloma Atencia-Linares (Kent), James Grant (Oxford), Louise Hanson (Cambridge) and David Davies (McGill) were elected.