CFP: European Society for Aesthetics Conference 2014

European Society for Aesthetics Conference 2014

University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, 29 – 31 May 2014

Submission deadline: 15th of January 2014

The European Society for Aesthetics would like to invite you to submit a paper for presentation at the ESA Conference 2014. The conference will be co-organised by the ESA and the Department of Philosophy, University of Amsterdam and will take place in Amsterdam from the 29th of May (morning) until the 31st of May 2014 (late afternoon)

Keynote speakers:      

·         Maarten Doorman (University of Amsterdam)

·         Berys Gaut (University of St Andrews)

·         Martin Seel (Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main)

We are inviting papers from all traditions and on any topic in philosophical aesthetics, and both systematic and historical presentations are acceptable. This year we also welcome submissions addressing “The Age of Aesthetics”, i.e. the period between 1750, the publication of Baumgarten's 'Aesthetica', and 1831, Hegel's death, and in particular addressing why this period was so productive for aesthetics and/or what this suggests for the prospects of the discipline in our own time. We encourage the presentation of submissions in English, but submissions in other major European languages will be considered equally. For each talk, there will be time for a 30-minute presentation, with about another 30 minutes designated for discussion. All accepted papers would be eligible for publication in the proceedings of the ESA. (http://proceedings.eurosa.org)

Submissions must be long abstracts, between 800 and 1.200 words in length, presenting not only the main ideas and claims of the paper, but also the chief considerations and arguments in favour of them. Please use the PDF-file format for submission and render your text completely anonymous, allowing for blind refereeing. To submit your long abstract, please use the EasyChair online submission system (first-time users will be asked to register with EasyChair). https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esa2014.  

The deadline for submissions of papers is the 15th of January 2014, and we aim to inform you about the result of our selection process by mid February 2014. Further information about the conference will soon be available on ESA website. Please send all your questions to the conference organisers: [email protected]