CFP: Wittgenstein Symposium 2016 – “Aesthetics Today”
Kirchberg am Wechsel, 7–13 of August 2016 AESTHETICS TODAY. Contemporary Approaches to the Aesthetics of Nature and of Art Scientific Organizers: Stefan Majetschak (Kassel) Anja Weiberg (Vienna) Sections: 1. Wittgenstein 2. Aesthetics in a Globalised World 3. Analytical Theories of … Read More
CFP: Congrès de la Société Française d’Esthétique 2016
The heritage Etienne Souriau (1892-1979) left to aesthetics is significant both from an intellectual and an institutional standpoint. Along with Charles Lalo and Raymond Bayer, Souriau founded la Revue d’esthétique in 1948, chaired the Société Française d’esthétique, headed the International … Read More
Analytic Aesthetics and Contemporary Art
Published by Bloomsbury Academic Chief Editors: Tiziana Andina [tiziana.andina@unito.it], David Carrier [david.carrier7@gmail.com] . Philosophers and cultural historians typically discuss works of art in abstract terms. But the true significance of art for philosophy, and philosophy for art, can only be … Read More
CFP: BSA Connections Conference – Aesthetics and the 4E mind
Organisers: Dr Tom Roberts & Dr Joel Krueger 4-5th July 2016, University of Exeter A recent trend in philosophy of mind and cognitive science has come to rethink the role played by the brain in determining the content and character … Read More
Connecting with Others: Empathy, Sympathy, and the Imagination
Connecting with Others: Empathy, Sympathy, and the Imagination Dates: Wednesday, 30 March, to Friday, 1 April 2016. CCANESA Boardroom (Rm 480), Madsen Building (F09), University of Sydney Organiser: Anik Waldow Wednesday, 30th March: 9.00-9.15 Welcome Understanding Other Minds/Ethics 9.15-10.05 Jeanette … Read More
Kant and Hegel – Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art
WORKSHOP Kant and Hegel – Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art April 15 Venue: Building H. Caulfield Campus Room H8.06/8.05 10.30 – 11.45. Andrew Benjamin (Monash University) Hegel, the Laocoön and the Expression of Grief 12.00 – 12.45 Ben Hjorth … Read More
CFP: REPETITION/S Performance and Philosophy in Ljubljana
Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia Dates: 22-24 September, 2016 Deadline for submissions: April 30, 2016 Confirmed participants: Andrew Benjamin (Monash University, Melbourne) Justin Clemens (University of Melbourne) Keti Chukhrov (Russian State University for the Humanities, Moscow) Mladen Dolar (University of Ljubljana) Bojana … Read More
British Society of Aesthetics Postgraduate Stipends
The British Society of Aesthetics invites postgraduate students in the UK to apply for stipends of up to £800 towards travel and accommodation costs for participation in conferences or research visits to other universities on topics in aesthetics and the … Read More
Creativity and the Art of Memory
Presented by Luca Baptista, Room 2.17, ID Building, FCSH/NOVA, Lisbon It might seem that memorization and creativity are at opposite ends, but actually the traditional art of memory emphasized the creation of striking images to be put in a fixed … Read More
The Paradox of Precision
Culture Studies, Colloquium Lecture Prof. Simone Mahrenholz, University of Manitoba The Paradox of Precision, or: The Logical Birth of Aesthetics from the Dead-End of Rationalism The talk claims that we are entertaining conflicting ideas on what “precision” in judging and … Read More
Philosophy and Art – panel event and discussion
Philosophy and Art – panel event and discussion Wednesday 30th March 6-7.30pm Pennethorne’s Drawing Room (Somerset House)* www.pennethornes.co.uk What role, if any, should philosophy play in the creation of art? Philosophers of art are not art critics. While the critic … Read More
Immersion – Design – Art: Revisited
Congress at the Muthesius University Kiel and University of Applied Sciences Kiel, Germany (19–21 May 2016) – Thursday (Muthesius University) 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Welcome and introduction 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm: Norbert M. Schmitz (Kiel): Die doppelte Immersion … Read More