The Scottish Aesthetics Forum presents a hybrid conference exploring the connections between the fields of aesthetics and social epistemology.
This conferences is generously supported by the British Society of Aesthetics, the Scots Philosophical Association, the Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs and Arché.
When?
July 1st and 2nd 2022
Where?
University of St Andrews, Salvator's Quad School III
and online via Zoom
This event is free and open to all.
If you would like to attend, please email us at scottishaestheticsforum@gmail.com, indicating whether you would like to attend in person or online. You'll then receive further details, including the Zoom links for each session.
Program July 1st (all times are BST)
| Time | Speaker | Talk |
|---|---|---|
| 9:45 - 11:15 | Rebecca Wallbank | Trust and the Real Problem of Aesthetic Testimony |
| 11:30 - 13:00 | Thi Nguyen | Art as a Shelter from Science |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Claire Field | Aesthetic Recklessness |
| 15:45 - 17:15 | Sandy Goldberg | Social Expectations in Epistemology and Aesthetics |
Program July 2nd (all times are BST)
| Time | Speaker | Talk |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 - 11 | Alessandra Tanesini | Scaffolding Knowledge and Ignorance |
| 11:15 - 12:45 | Rachel Fraser | Aesthetic Injustice |
| 14:15 - 15:45 | Ian Kidd | Vices, Myopia and Experiences of Beauty |
| 16:00 - 17:30 | Paul C. Taylor (online only) | What Beauty Knows: Aesthetics, Resistance, and Epistemic Injustice |