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Post date: May 9, 2011 2:46:19 PM
This event may be of interest.
Graduate Conference: Art, Aesthetics and the Sciences - May 16th
The University of Nottingham and the University of Leeds in association with the AHRC funded project ‘Method in Philosophical Aesthetics: The Challenge from the Sciences’ present a one day graduate conference investigating the relevance of recent empirical developments to the study of aesthetics.
B13 Lenton Grove, University of Nottingham, 10.30 - 6.00, May 16th
The methods of philosophical aesthetics, in line with those of philosophy more generally, have tended to be broadly a priori in nature. For instance, the traditional methodology of analytic aesthetics has relied heavily on the reflective analysis of concepts and appeals to suitably-informed intuitions. Some notable aestheticians even went so far as to argue that it is impossible in principle for empirical work to have any bearing on philosophical issues in aesthetics. Recently, however, a number of theorists--both philosophers and those from other disciplines--have come to advocate a different approach to the study of aesthetics, based on empirical investigation and guided by developments in the sciences. This conference provides an opportunity for graduate students from different disciplines to present and discuss high quality work relating to this recent trend.
Keynote Speaker:
Jesse Prinz (CUNY)
Postgraduate Speakers:
James Andow (Nottingham)
Noah Friedman-Biglin (St. Andrews)
William York (Indiana)
Conference schedule here
Advanced registration is not required but please e mail if you plan to attend and provide information about any dietary or mobility requirements. A number of bursaries towards subsistence and accommodation costs are available for postgraduate students wishing to attend the conference. To apply for a bursary or for any other queries please contact Dr. Jon Robson (jonvrobson@googlemail.com)
We gratefully acknowledge support from the AHRC, the Analysis Trust and the British Society for Aesthetics.