by ian2512 | Mar 23, 2016 | San Francisco Workshop, Sunday April 3rd, all day session
Professor Keith Lehrer University of Arizona Aesthetic perception creates meaning and content in a special way. Attention is directed to what the experience is like in a way that converts the experience into an exemplar representation of meaning. The exemplar both...
by ian2512 | Mar 23, 2016 | San Francisco Workshop, Sunday April 3rd, all day session
Professor Bence Nanay University of Antwerp A lot has been said about the various ways in which imagination plays a role in our engagement with art. This paper is not about imagination: it is about mental imagery. And my claim is that mental imagery plays a crucial...
by ian2512 | Mar 20, 2016 | San Francisco Workshop, Saturday April 2nd, afternoon session
Professor Nancy Sherman Georgetown University The focus of this paper will be on dance as emotional expression including the communicative aspect of dance. This will be explored by considering the military and stoic origins of dance. ABSTRACTS...
by ian2512 | Mar 20, 2016 | San Francisco Workshop, Saturday April 2nd, afternoon session
Daniel von Sturmer Monash University Daniel von Sturmer is an artist based in Melbourne, Australia working across many disciplines including video, installation, photography and sculpture. Using examples from his studio practice and international exhibition...
by ian2512 | Mar 20, 2016 | San Francisco Workshop, Saturday April 2nd, morning session
Professor Jane Kneller Colorado State University The paper will draw an analogy between the role that aesthetic reflective judgment plays in individual moral development, on the one hand, and the role that art can play in the development of a cohesive, culturally...
by ian2512 | Mar 20, 2016 | San Francisco Workshop, Saturday April 2nd, morning session
Professor Mohan Matthen University of Toronto Pleasure is a conscious state that increases the subjective value of that which is felt to be its cause. Facilitating pleasure (f-pleasure) is pleasure that is felt to arise from a difficult and costly activity and in...
