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We explore the relevance of the historical concept of cosmic harmony for contemporary philosophical debates spanning music aesthetics and listeners’ participation, communication in music-making, and the inter-subjective and bodily aspects of sympathy as Early Modern concept, when understood as harmony … Read More

We explore the relevance of the historical concept of cosmic harmony for contemporary philosophical debates spanning music aesthetics and listeners’ participation, communication in music-making, and the inter-subjective and bodily aspects of sympathy as Early Modern concept, when understood as harmony … Read More

A reminder of the Aesthetics Today event, taking place at the University of Kent, Canterbury, June 5-6, and featuring invited speakers Catharine Abell, Jerrold Levinson, Derek Matravers, and Dawn Wilson, focussing on new books by Hans Maes and Murray Smith. … Read More

International Conference hosted by the DFG-funded Research Training Group “European Dream Cultures” (GRK 2021) 21 – 23 March 2018 at Saarland University Dreams of Birth and Death: Liminal Bodily Experiences in Dreams: Literature, the Fine Arts, Theatre, Music and Film … Read More

MORAL AND AESTHETIC TESTIMONY – a two-day conference University of St Andrews 5-6 June 2017 School II, St Salvators Quad, North St, St Andrews The purpose of the conference is to bring together researchers from aesthetics and metaethics—especially moral epistemology—to … Read More

We are glad to announce the seventh edition of the biennial Philosophical Red Star Line Conference. Started in 2003, the Philosophical Red Star Line is a joint collaboration between the philosophy departments of the University of Antwerp and of the … Read More

See https://fsagaetanomassa.wordpress.com/2017/05/24/primo-articolo-del-blog/ FILOSOFIA, TEOLOGIA, ESTETICA E RELIGIONE FRA ANTICHITÀ E RINASCIMENTO RENAISSANCE, ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL PATTERNS: PHILOSOPHY, THEOLOGY, AESTHETICS, RELIGION Third Annual Conference Foro di Studi Avanzati “Gaetano Massa” May 28-31 ROMA 2017 Casa per Ferie “Santa Lucia Filippini”, Largo Santa Lucia … Read More

2017 Biennial Conference of the Royal Musical Association Music and Philosophy Study Group Department of Music and Department of Philosophy, King’s College London 13-14 July 2017 http://musicandphilosophy.ac.uk/mpsg2017/ We would like to remind you that early-bird registration closes on Wednesday 31st May … Read More

The PTS (Pratiche estetiche, Trasformazioni Antropologiche, Scenari del contemporaneo) research unit of the University of Florence is pleased to announce a joint workshop with the Universidade Nova de Lisboa on the following theme: Contemporary scenarios in aesthetics, artistic practices and lifeforms. It … Read More

The Society for the Philosophic Study of the Contemporary Visual Arts (SPSCVA) invites papers to be presented at its divisional meeting held in conjunction with the Eastern divisional meeting of the American Philosophical Association in Savannah from January 3-6, 2018. … Read More

James Harold (Mt. Holyoke) Turning a work of literature into a movie: some puzzles about adaptation Date: 24 May 2017, 16:00 to 18:00 Venue: Room 246, Second Floor, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Abstract The adaptation of stories from one medium … Read More

School of Philosophy, Religion and the History of Science, University of Leeds 18-19 July   Schedule Tuesday 18th July 11-11.15  Welcome 11.15-12.45  Catherine Elgin “Beyond Truth and Beauty: The Role of Aesthetic Values in Science” 12.45-1.45  Lunch 1.45-3.15  Milena Ivanova “Beauty, Truth and Understanding” 3.15 … Read More