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Call for Registration Deception and Authenticity in Art: Morality, Language and Aesthetics Gustavianum, Uppsala University, 9-10 April 2018 In this conference, we will bring together leading philosophers of art with leading scholars on deception within ethics and the philosophy of … Read More

The Scottish Aesthetics Forum is delighted to announce its next lecture: Dr Stacie Friend (Birkbeck) “The Factual Basis of Learning from Fiction” Thursday, 1 March, 2018, 4:15 – 6:00pm 7 Bristo Square, Room 1.203 University of Edinburgh The lecture is … Read More

Yearbook of the International Association for Aesthetics (IAA) Volume 19, 2017 “Retracing the past. Historical continuity in aesthetics from a global perspective” Edited by Zoltán Somhegyi The book is downloadable from the website of the IAA: http://www.iaaesthetics.org/item/191-volume-19-zoltan-somhegyi-ed-retracing-the-past-historical-continuity-in-aesthetics-from-a-global-perspective. CONTENTS Introduction The … Read More

“Thinking Art” Graduate Conference University of Warwick Thursday 3 May 2018 Organised by the Warwick Philosophy and the Arts MA Student Committee Call for extended abstracts – due 26th March The University of Warwick’s postgraduate Philosophy and the Arts programme … Read More

Art & Aesthetics Club at Stour Space Wednesdays at 7:00pm Stour Space, 7 Roach Road, E3 2PA London A space to discuss the philosophy of art and design. This group will be a great resource for artists who want to … Read More

The American Society for Aesthetics is pleased to announce the 2018 Selma Jeanne Cohen Prize in Dance Aesthetics. This year’s prize will be for the best article or book chapter in dance aesthetics published between July 1, 2016 – April … Read More

CALL FOR PAPERS “Improvisation in Contemporary Art” The Polish Journal of Aesthetics No. 54 (3/2019) Editors: Adel-Jing Wang (Zhejiang University, China) Rafał Mazur (Independent researcher, Poland) Submission Deadline: March 31, 2019 It can be assumed with a substantial degree of … Read More

Royal Institute of Philosophy Public Lecture ‘Cloud Aesthetics’ by Professor Esther Leslie University of Wolverhampton, MK045 – George Wallis Building – City Campus Wednesday 7th February 2018, 5:30-7:30 (tea and coffee from 5:00)   Abstract: Clouds have long been a … Read More

Race and Aesthetics: A Special Issue of The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism (publication date: November 2019) Guest Editors: A.W. Eaton and C.F. Peterson Deadline for Submissions: January 1, 2019 This issue addresses questions and issues in aesthetics through a broad lens … Read More

British Society of Aesthetics Travel Stipends Early career researchers are now eligible for these awards, as well as postgraduate students. We invite postgraduate students and early career researchers in the UK to apply for stipends of up to £800 towards … Read More

CALL FOR PAPERS “Behavioral Aesthetics. Techne–Desire–Savior-faire” The Polish Journal of Aesthetics No. 52 (1/2019) Editors: Daniel Ross (Universidad de Investigación de Tecnología Experimental Yachay, Ecuador) Adrian Mróz (Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Poland) Preface with Anaïs Nony (Florida State University) Submission … Read More

The Scottish Aesthetics Forum is delighted to announce its next lecture: Dr Kathleen Stock (Sussex) “Pornography, speech acts, and fiction” Wednesday, 24 January, 2018, 4:15 – 6:00pm 7 Bristo Square, Room 1.203 University of Edinburgh The lecture is free and … Read More