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During 2019-20 the Institute of Philosophy London Aesthetics Forum (LAF) has continued to hold its regular series of seminars on topics in aesthetics and the philosophy of art, albeit with a disruption in our schedule from March due to COVID-19. … Read More

This workshop was hosted by the organisers Dr Liila Taruffi (Durham University) and Dr Mats Küssner (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) on 19 June 2020. Over the last decades, live music experiences have undergone a drastic aesthetic transformation, becoming a space for … Read More

UPDATE: The conference will now be held on the 6th, 7th, and 8th July, 2021. The conference will be held both online via Zoom and in person in Cambridge, UK. Submissions are invited for the upcoming conference British Society of … Read More

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2020 New Horizons Award is Zoë Cunliffe of the CUNY Graduate Center for her conference submission, ‘The Moral Significance of First-Person Trauma Narratives’. The award comes with an honorarium of £1000 … Read More

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2020 British Society of Aesthetics Essay Prize is Aviv Reiter of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for her essay, ‘Kant on the aesthetic ideas of beautiful nature’. The prize is £1,500 and … Read More

We are delighted to announce that Kris Goffin has been awarded the second British Society of Aesthetics Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2020-2021, for his project ‘The Rationality of Emotion & Fiction’.  Kris will be mentored by Stacie Friend at Birkbeck, University of … Read More

The American Society for Aesthetics’ Virtual Aesthetics Festival continues with the following events: Monday, June 15:5 pm Italy (CEST)/ 11 am New York (EDT)”The Aesthetic Values in the Living Experience:  From the House to the City” Presenter: Aurosa Alison, Politecnico di Milano, Naples, … Read More

The American Society for Aesthetics is pleased to announce deadlines for ASA opportunities in 2020. Virtual Meeting: North American Kant Society Biennial: Aesthetics DayUniversity of Binghamton, June 5-8, 2020https://bnaks2020.weebly.com/REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 29, 2020 Virtual Conference: “Art, Desire, and God: Phenomenological … Read More

In recent years, there have been heated debates both in the public opinion and in academic contexts over the phenomenon of “cultural appropriation”—i.e. when ‘members of one culture … take for their own, or for their own use, items produced … Read More

Mimetophobia. Who’s afraid of resemblance?Edited by Michele Di Monte, Benjamin Paul, Silvia Pedone According to Plato, “God is always bringing like to like, and makes them acquainted.” And yet, the same philosopher also warned us that this is only “half” … Read More

The Aesthetics Research Centre is pleased to announce its first online research seminar, taking place on Thursday 28 May. Please note that the time for the session below has been changed to 5-7pm UK time, with apologies for any inconvenience caused. … Read More

The editors of Debates in Aesthetics are pleased to invite submissions for the General 2020 issue (Vol.17, No. 1). DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 31 July 2020 For this issue we welcome original articles, book reviews, and interviews from postgraduate and professional … Read More