> > > REALISM AND ANTIREALISM IN AESTHETICS AND METAETHICS > A BSA Connections Conference > > University of Cambridge > 9th-10th August, 2014 > > aestheticsandmetaethics.com > > > Speakers: > > Russ Shafer-Landau > > Paul Boghossian > > Jessica Wilson > > Rob Hopkins > > Max Kolbel > > Simon Kirchin > > Angela Breitenbach > > More TBA > > > > Are there facts about whether something is beautiful, or is good art, or are > such things purely a matter of opinion? Is it possible for someone to be > incorrect in an ascription of aesthetic value? What is the relation between > judging something to have aesthetic merit and liking it? What am I saying > when I say that Picasso’s Guernica is good art: am I making a claim about > some feature of the world, or am I just expressing a preference of mine? > These are questions in metaaesthetics. > > Prima facie, there appears to be a great deal of similarity between > metaaesthetics and the much more developed field of metaethics. Just as > metaethics addresses questions about the objectivity of moral judgements, the > existence of moral properties, and the semantics of moral claims, > metaaesthetics addresses these kinds of question concerning aesthetic > judgements, properties and claims. Further, these kinds of questions also > arise with respect to other subject matter, such as epistemic modals, future > contingent propositions and knowledge ascriptions. > > Work in these different fields would benefit from increased dialogue. > Firstly, some of the most sophisticated forms of realism and antirealism have > been developed outside of aesthetics; most notably in metaethics, but also in > the context of other philosophical issues, such as modal discourse and > propositions about the future. Secondly, there is a tendency among > philosophers who develop antirealist theories with respect to other kinds of > discourse to take aesthetics to be susceptible to a similar treatment. > > Aestheticians could benefit from exchanges with philosophers working on > realism and antirealism in other domains, while philosophers in these other > domains could benefit from a more detailed understanding of the data in > aesthetics. > > > > Registration online at: www.aestheticsandmetaethics.com. Registration opens > 10th March > > Attendance for the two days, including tea/coffee, lunches, and drinks > reception: > > Early registation rate (before 1st June): £65 (£45 students) > Registration after 1st June: £85 (£64 students) > > Conference Dinner at Trinity Hall, Cambridge: £35 (£25 students) > > We have a small number of bursaries to help interested students with their > travel and accommodation costs. To apply please send us an email with your CV > and a short statement (100-200 words) detailing how attending the conference > will benefit your work. > > The conference is made possible by the generous support of The British > Society of Aesthetics and The Mind Association > > Organisers: Louise Hanson (University of Cambridge), Daan Evers (University > of Stockholm) > > Contact: Louise Hanson lh334 (at) cam (dot) ac (dot) uk >
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