Re-imagining human through the practice of dialogue
University of Leuven, 18-20 September 2014 Panel-convenor: Marije Altorf The notion of dialogue denotes a range of diverse practices. Dialogues have been proven to be the means of averting disaster between warring parties, but the promise of dialogue has also … Read More
Second Annual Davis Extravaganza (DEX2)
UC Davis, April 14-15, 2014 Speakers include: Carrie Ichikawa Jenkins (UBC) Gillian Russell (Washington University in St Louis) Irem Kurtsal Steen (Boğaziçi University) John Hawthorne (Oxford) Michael Glanzberg (Northwestern) Roy Cook (Minnesota) Contact Ted Shear (ebshear@ucdavis.edu) if you plan on … Read More
15th International Conference on Presence (ISPR 2014)
17-19 March 2014, Vienna, Austria. http://presence2014.univie.ac.at Following a series of 14 successful Presence conferences, this conference will convey an overview over the latest developments in Virtual Reality (VR) research. International experts with diverse scientific backgrounds present their research and discuss … Read More
Catharine Abell: Genre and Medium
Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp, March 6, 4-6pm Works in different media can belong to the same genre: there are comic films, plays and novels, and there are noir novels and noir films. Many of the claims made … Read More
CFP: Ancient Nonsense. Did the Greeks have their own ‘Jabberwockies’?
University of Exeter, 22-24 July 2014 Can the category of ‘nonsense’, either in its logical, literary or linguistic usage, be found in, or applied to, the ancient world? What types of ancient cultural phenomena do we classify as ‘nonsense’ and … Read More
“The Philosophy of Translation and the Translation of Philosophy
hosted by the Institute of Philosophy of the University of Zurich Programme: Monday, 17th February 2014 University of Zurich, Room KO2-F-174 18:00 – 18:15 Welcome Address 18:15 – 19:15 Keynote: Hans-Johann Glock (University of Zurich): Translation, Incommensurability and Indeterminacy 19:15 … Read More
SPAH PhD Scholarships
The School of Philosophy and Art History (SPAH) at the University of Essex is pleased to invite applications for SPAH PhD Scholarships. These awards support talented students to take up a PhD within the School and are available to Home/EU … Read More
Nature and Culture in German Romanticism and Idealism
UNSW Australia and the University of Sydney 12-14 March, 2014 The last two decades can be described as witness to a genuine revival of interest in German romantic and idealist philosophy. Philosophers working in a variety of areas have embraced … Read More
‘For his Diligence Majesty our long distance laird that likes creation’: the Finnegans Wake creative
St Mary’s University, Philosophy Royal Institute of Philosophy Public Lecture Prof. Len Platt is Professor of Modern Literatures at Goldsmiths College. Wednesday 5 March, 2014 5.15pm – 6.45pm, followed by a drinks reception Senior Common Room, St Mary’s University, Twickenham … Read More
LAF: Aesthetic Adjectives and Disagreements about Taste
The London Aesthetics Forum (Institute of Philosophy) organises a one-day workshop on: Aesthetic Adjectives and Disagreements about Taste 14 March 2014 Senate House, Room G104, London http://bit.ly/1bEhlrw This workshop will bring together research in aesthetics, philosophy of language and linguistics … Read More
Crossmodal perception in the arts
Casey O’Callaghan (Rice University) February 20, 4-6pm, Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp, Annex, Building R, Stadcampus, Antwerp It is natural to divide the arts into two classes. The first are unimodal art forms, or those whose aesthetically relevant … Read More
The Squared Horizon: The Frames and Trajectories of Paul Virilio
6 June 2014 Nottingham Trent University In Desert Screen, Paul Virilio suggests the notion of a ‘squared horizon’ as a way of envisioning the interposition of the screen, multiple screens, in matters of war, conflict and international relations. Yet, the … Read More