Workshop Announcement: Empirical approaches to philosophical aesthetics (University of Sheffield).
In recent years, aestheticians have increasingly turned to empirical data in their philosophical work – either by drawing on the work of other cognitive scientists, or by undertaking experimental work themselves. This one-day workshop will focus on some of the research that is being done in this burgeoning area. Date: Thursday 26th of January 2017 (next week!) Workshop programme: 10.15: Arrival 10.30-11.30: “Image: for the eye and in mind” Komarine Romdehn-Romluc (Sheffield) 11.30-12.00: Break 12.00-1.30: “Art and Wonder” Jesse Prinz (CUNY) 1.30-2.00: Lunch break 2.00-3.00: “Is there a Default View of Aesthetic Testimony?” Jon Robson (Nottingham) 3.00-4.00: “Aesthetic Testimony, why do we value it less?” James Andow (Reading) Attendance is free. Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/empirical-approaches-to-philosophical-aesthetics-university-of-sheffield-tickets-31349455064 <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/empirical-approaches-to-philosophical-aesthetics-university-of-sheffield-tickets-31349455064> Attendees are asked to organise their own refreshments and lunch. Venue: Ensemble Room 2, Jessop Building, Leavygreave Road, S3 7RD, University of Sheffield (https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.656475!/file/campus-map-a-z-oct16.gif <https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.656475!/file/campus-map-a-z-oct16.gif>). Ryan Paul Doran PhD student Department of Philosophy University of Sheffield Centre for Philosophical Psychology University of Antwerp http://sheffield.academia.edu/RyanDoran/ <http://sheffield.academia.edu/RyanDoran/> Founder and Chair of iCog – an interdisciplinary network for postgraduates and early-career researchers working in cognitive science. http://www.i-cog.com <http://www.i-cog.com/> Editor of Postgraduate Journal of Aesthetics - http://www.pjaesthetics.org/ <http://www.pjaesthetics.org/>
