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The Emotions of Others explores our understanding of the knowledge of emotions and their signature facial expressions. The documentary essay features a diverse range of filmed participants, combined with a conversation between a ‘voice of doubt’ and a ‘voice of … Read More

The final BSA Aesthetics lecture this year will be as follows. Dawn Wilson (Philosophy Department, University of Hull) will give a talk entitled ‘Does Photography Capture a Moment in Time?’ Venue: Seminar Room, 1 Newnham Terrace, Darwin College. (Enter by … Read More

Atlanta, Georgia, October 2015 This year’s conference will be held in Atlanta, Georgia concurrently with the conference of the Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy (SPEP), which will run October 8-10, 2015. We are pleased to announce that the SRS … Read More

The University of Aberdeen and the SOUND festival, Aberdeen, Scotland, 30-31st October 2015 http://www.abdn.ac.uk/music/musical-modernity-the-beautiful-and-the-sublime-468.php Theodor Adorno noted the difficulty of creating new art that can be beautiful in a truthful way, eschewing any response to musical modernity that would allow … Read More

The Editors of Evental Aesthetics, an independent, double-blind peer-reviewed journal, seek submissions in two categories for our Fall 2015 issue. Deadline: 31 July, 2015. 1. Aesthetic Inquiries: This section will be devoted to philosophical matters pertaining to any aesthetic practice … 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

Edited by Thorsten Botz-Bornstein and Giannis Stamatellos To be published by Brill/Rodopi in the “Philosophy of Film” Series Can Neoplatonic philosophy be used for film studies? Given the often-stated parallels between Plotinus’ and Bergson’s philosophies, it is surprising that Neoplatonism … Read More

3-4 June 2015, 28 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3JS www.birmingham.ac.uk/beautydemands This workshop will explore how cosmetic surgery defines beauty norms and vice versa, and the role of medical professionals in developing, offering and carrying out aesthetic procedures. It will consider … Read More

The International Society for the Philosophy of Architecture is pleased to announce this summer’s Call for Papers Given the wealth of new ways of conceptualizing building, its practice, and its meanings, this call for papers prompts authors to reconceptualize the … Read More

Institute of Philosophy, London, September 16-17, 2015. The conceptual apparatus of philosophy of perception has been used in as diverse corners of aesthetics and philosophy of art as debates about depiction, aesthetic experiences, character engagement, our engagement with fictions, our … Read More

The Center of Philosophy of the University of Lisbon is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the Philosophy & Architecture International Postgraduate Conference, to be held on the 5th and 6th November 2015 in Lisbon, at the Faculty … Read More

University of Hong Kong, November 6-7, Portland State University, November 21-22 Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico City, December 3-4 Philosophy of the City has emerged as an international movement. To facilitate global discussions, this conference series aims to establish new channels … Read More