The members of our projects are the authors of “El valor del arte” (Antonio Machado, 2017, ISBN:978-84-7774-322-4), a book that tries to elucidate from different perspectives what makes art so valuable. We’d invite you to share our reflections and enjoy art!
We are very happy to inform about the publication of “Las artes y la Filosofía” (UNAM, 2016, ISBN 978-607-745-488-5) edited by Mª José Alcaraz and Alessandro Bertinetto. In the book, several members of our projects and other colleagues deal with philosophical problems as they arise in nature and specific artistic practices such as painting, sculpture, … Read more
Alessandro Bertinetto (University of Udine, Italy) will be in Murcia presenting his paper “Being true to the moment. Improvisation and musical authenticity” at 12:00 on the Wednesday 29th of March, 2017. Room Taller de Estética (3rd floor “Luis Vives” Building, Campus de Espinardo).
We are deeply sorry to report the death of Fabian Dorsch, Associate Research Professor at the Philosophy Department of the University of Fribourg, and a dear colleague and friend. Fabian was a bright philosopher and we have been very lucky to have him over many years working with us in many projects, events, and meetings, … Read more
Dr. Elisa Caldarola, from the University of Padova and currently a visiting researcher at the Department of Philosophy and Anthropology of the University of Santiago de Compostela, was visiting Murcia on the 24th of January where she gave a talk on “Strategies of Conceptual Art: Prop Oriented Make-Believe and Exemplification”.
The annual meeting of the research projects “Aesthetic value and its relationship to other values in appreciative practice” (18958/JLI/13) and “Aesthetic experience of the arts and the complexity of perception” (FFI2015-64271-P) will take place in Murcia from the 16-17 December, 2016. The venue will be the “Jacobo de las Leyes” Room at the ground floor … Read more
On Monday 20th of June, Anne Eaton (Associate Professor at the University of Illinois, Chicago) will give the talk “On the Moral Significance of Pictures”, followed by discussion. The seminar will take place at Sala Jacobo de las Leyes (Hemeroteca “Clara Campoamor”, Campus de la Merced, Murcia) at 11:30. Free entrance.
“EL VALOR ESTÉTICO EN EL IMPACTO COGNITIVO Y MORAL DEL ARTE” is the topic of our next workshop that will be held by the Universitat Politècnica de Valencia in the Campus of Gandía on the 6th and 7th of May, 2016. The meeting is part of the projects “Estrategias de innovación teórica en el análisisde … Read more
A reminder that the deadline is approaching for the British Society of Aesthetics essay prize competition, open to early-career researchers in aesthetics. The winning author will receive GBP1,500 and an opportunity to present the paper at the Society’s annual conference. The winning essay will normally be published in the British Journal of Aesthetics. The regulations … Read more
Professor Arto Haapala (University of Helsinki) is visiting the Department of Philosophy of The University of Murcia from the 1st of September until the 30th on November 2015. His research is funded by the Program “Jiménez de la Espada” of Fundación Séneca. He will participate in the different activities organized by the area of Aesthetics … Read more