Bodies of Belief: Somaesthetics of Faith and Protest
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, January 29–31 2015 The Center for Body, Mind, and Culture invites proposals for papers to be presented at a three-day conference. Human bodies are shaped not only by their genetic endowment but also by the … Read More
Annual General Meeting
The 2014 AGM of the British Society of Aesthetics takes place on Saturday 20 September at St Anne’s College, Oxford, from 14:00-14:30. All members are welcome. Agenda: 1. Apologies 2. Minutes of the last meeting 3. Matters arising 4. President’s … Read More
BSA Trustees Committee Election
The British Society of Aesthetics is seeking to appoint two new ordinary members of the Trustees Committee, with effect from September 2014. We have received expressions of interest from four applicants, and their supporting statements are below. All current BSA … Read More
Shakespeare: The Philosopher
University of Hertfordshire, 12-13 September 2014 Speakers include: Miranda Anderson (Edinburgh) Owen Anderson (Princeton & Arizona State University) Sophie Battell (Cardiff) Katie Brennan (Temple University) Gregory Currie (York) Max de Gaynesford (Reading) Adele-France Jourdan (K.U. Leuven) Derek Matravers (Open University) … Read More
Postgraduate Journal of Aesthetics: New Issue and CFP
The latest issue of the Postgraduate Journal of Aesthetics (vol. 11 No. 1), is currently available at: http://debatesinaesthetics.org/postgraduate-journal-of-aesthetics-vol-11-no-1-spring-2014/ and features an interview with Bence Nanay, as well as a selection of articles and book reviews. We congratulate Lewis Coyne for winning … Read More
Editor, Postgraduate Journal of Aesthetics
The editorial board of the Postgraduate Journal of Aesthetics invites applications for the post of editor. The PJA is a long running, high quality journal in philosophical aesthetics with a strong reputation for publishing excellent postgraduate work and engaging interviews. … Read More
Mind on the Move: Reflections at the Intersection of Dance and Cognitive Science
Please direct all questions/submissions to Michele Merritt at mmerritt@astate.edu Until recently, very little attention has been paid to the philosophy of dance. Aside from the rare article, or even rarer book (cf. The Phenomenology of Dance, Sheets-Johnstone, 1967/1980), philosophers tended … Read More
The Aesthetic Aims of Science
A London Aesthetics Forum at the Institute of Philosophy 8 September 2014, Senate House, London (Room G34) Registration is free but required. The aim of science is a topic often broached amongst philosophers of science: it deeply informs their discussions … Read More
Tropos: Perspectives on Emancipation – Hermeneutic and Aesthetic Investigations
Edited by Sašša Hrnjez and Søren Tinning What does ““emancipation”” mean today? A hermeneutical approach to this question tries above all to investigate the significance of emancipation in relation to human praxis. Yet, in order to answer this question another … Read More
What Can Performance Philosophy Do?
10-12 April 2015, The University of Chicago and the Chicago Cultural Center Keynotes will include: Simon Critchley Matthew Goulish & Lin Hixson With a premiere of a new work-in-progress by Every house has a door Kindly supported by: The Franke … Read More
The Power of Beauty
October 24-25, 2014, Franciscan University Keynote Address: “Beauty and Desecration” Roger Scruton “Beauty will save the world,” writes Dostoevsky, yet beauty is often seen as a weak and expendable arrow in the metaphysical quiver that includes the more robust good … Read More
Conference report: Aesthetics of Rhythm workshop
The organisers and participants agreed that the workshop was a great success. It aims were achieved both as a public event, and in terms of developing contributions to the forthcoming volume on Aesthetics of Rhythm. Participants commented that there was … Read More