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Aesthetics of Science

July 18, 2017 - July 19, 2017

School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science, University of Leeds

Leeds
United Kingdom

This will be an accessible event, including organized related activities

Sponsor(s):

The British Society of Aesthetics
The British Society for the Philosophy of Science

Speakers:

Margherita Arcangeli

Humbolt University Berlin

Angela Breitenbach

Cambridge University

Catarina Dutilh Novaes

University of Groningen

Catherine Elgin

Harvard University

Steven French

University of Leeds

Milena Ivanova

Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy

Matthew Kieran

University of Leeds

Cain Todd

Lancaster University

Organisers:

Steven French

University of Leeds

Milena Ivanova

Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy

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This conference aims to analyse questions about the status and role of aesthetic judgments in science. In particular, we will address questions such as: what aesthetic properties do scientists value?; is beauty reducible to a set of aesthetic properties?; are aesthetic properties valuable in themselves or are they subject to change and fashion?; are aesthetic factors more than simply heuristic aids in decision-making?; can aesthetic factors be truth-indicators?; what epistemic role can aesthetic values play in science?. The conference will address these questions by involving specialists in aesthetics, philosophers of science, and philosophers working in integrated philosophy and history of science.