RMA Music Philosophy Study Group: human+computer music
The departments of Music and Philosophy, University of Sheffield, warmly invite you to participate in this one day RMA Music Philosophy Study Group workshop, to discuss philosophical questions raised by human+computer music. On the musical side, fundamental issues raised by … Read More
CFP: Shaping the Trading Zone: Bringing Aesthetics and Philosophy of Science Together
University of Leeds, 5-6 September 2014 Invited speakers: Ann-Sophie Barwich (University of Exeter), Otávio Bueno (Miami), Alix Cohen (Edinburgh), George Darby (London), Catherine Elgin (Harvard University), Steven French (Leeds), John Kulvicki (Dartmouth College), Aaron Meskin (Leeds), Dean Rickles (Sydney), Nola … Read More
Narratives and Social Cognition
Leeds Humanities Research Institute, Thursday June 19 2014, 10am It is commonly thought that engaging with narratives can shape the way we engage with the real world. But how? This workshop aims to connect psychological and philosophical research on the … Read More
Can Stories Change the Way You Think?
Leeds Art Gallery, June 18 2014, 6-7:30pm Can stories change the way you think? Since the times of Plato and Aristotle, many scholars in the humanities have contended that reading stories can change the way one thinks, for better or for … Read More
Music and Philosophy Conference
Fourth Annual Conference of the Royal Musical Association Music and Philosophy Study Group, in collaboration with the Music and Philosophy Study Group of the American Musicological Society King’s College London, 27-28 June, 2014 Co-hosted by the Departments of Music and … Read More
Aesthetic experience and somaesthetics
Budapest, Hungary, June 2-5 2014 Conference venue: Faculty of Arts, ELTE, 1088 Budapest, Múzeum krt. 6-8, lecture room 34. The conference is organised and supported by the Hungarian Philosophical Association, the Eötvös Loránd University, the University of Szeged, the Central … Read More
Jesse Prinz: Aesthetic and Moral Values
University of Stuttgart, June 27-28 Organization: Catrin Misselhorn & Joerg Fingerhut At this workshop Jesse Prinz (City University of New York) is going to present his work on the relationship between emotions and values in the field of ethics and … Read More
Evental Aesthetics
The Editors of Evental Aesthetics, a peer-reviewed, independent journal devoted to philosophical thinking on aesthetic practices and experiences, continue to invite submissions for the Fall and Winter issues. Themes include: Hijacking (Deadline: June 30, 2014) Vital Materialism (Deadline: September 30, 2014) … Read More
Film-Philosophy Conference 2014
The Team behind the Film-Philosophy Conference 2014 is very happy to announce that the full programme is now available online. The Conference will this year take place at the University of Glasgow, in Film and Television Studies, from 2 to … Read More
University of Warwick PhD studentship
The Centre for Cultural Policy Studies at the University of Warwick and a-n The Artists Information Company are pleased to invite applications from outstanding candidates for an AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award PhD studentship to commence October 2014 working on a … Read More
Inaugural Conference of the European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions (EPSSE)
The Inaugural Conference of the European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions (EPSSE) will take place at the New University of Lisbon on 18-20 July, 2014. Many of the papers presented will be of interest to aestheticians. Those interested … Read More
Art & Morality – A Human Endeavor
June 4-5 2014, Central European University, Faculty Tower 809 Organised by the What it is to be human research group Programme June 4 13:15 – 13:30 Welcome 13:30 – 14:15 Thorsten Botz-Bornstein (Gulf University): Kitsch and Bullshit: An Ethical Fault … Read More