20-21 June 2015, Research Centre, University of Sheffield http://www.shef.ac.uk/philosophy/research/conferences/valuesofart This conference will discuss issues such as the relationship between intrinsic and instrumental values of art, the nature of arts participation, and the state support of the arts in the UK. … Read More
8-10 April 2015, University of Nottingham, UK Modernist Musics and Political Aesthetics is a three-day conference bringing together international scholars to develop understanding of the convergences between modernism, music and politics. A full schedule is attached. Keynote speakers: Wednesday 8th … Read More
Uppsala University hereby invites applications to the following positions in the Department of Philosophy: • PhD in Aesthetics • PhD in Philosophy with specialisation in Theoretical Philosophy • PhD in Philosophy with specialisation in Practical Philosophy Application deadline: 1st April … Read More
19-20 May 2015, Leeds, UK (Please note the revised submission deadline and format.) We invite papers that are on the conference themes: the psychological, political, and methodological intersections between philosophical studies of race and aesthetics. Please send either a *4000-word … Read More
13-14 February 2015, 09:30 – 18:30 A collaboration between the London Aesthetics Forum and the Centre for Research in Philosophy, Literature and the Arts at the University of Warwick. Hosted by the Institute for Philosophy, London: Fri 13- Sat 14 … Read More
Wednesday 18 February, 2015 Eileen John, Department of Philosophy, University of Warwick Venue: Seminar Room, 1 Newnham Terrace, Darwin College. (Enter by main door). Time: 5.00pm to 7.00pm Admission is free, and all are welcome.
San Diego, July 26 – August 8, 2015. The application deadline is March 1, 2015. Complete guidelines are here: http://spwp.ucsd.edu/ The SPWP Facebook page is here: https://www.facebook.com/UCSD.SPWP The American Society for Aesthetics is very proud to sponsor one of the … Read More
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
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
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