Wednesday, 03 March 2010

The University of Warwick Philosophy Society invites you to a Symposium on the 'Non-Philosophy' of François Laruelle.

After an introductory panel comprised of Nick Srnicek (LSE), Anthony Paul Smith (Nottingham) and Reid Kotlas (Dundee) François Laruelle himself will present his new paper "From the First to the Second Non-Philosophy".

"In "From the First to the Second Non-Philosophy" François Laruelle deepens the practice of non-philosophy by rethinking its two main principles, that of radical immanence and the syntax of unilateral duality, through the concepts of the "generic" and the mathematical operators of quantum physics."
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Programme

3.30 - "Non-Philosophy in English" - Nick Srnicek (LSE), Anthony Paul Smith (Nottingham), Reid Kotlas (Dundee) - Three presentations introducing the central features of non-philosophy followed by a joint question and answer session.

5.00 - Break

5.30 - "From the First to the Second Non-Philosophy" - François Laruelle - Paper in French, with English translation provided by Anthony Paul Smith, followed by a question and answer session interpreted by Marjorie Gracieuse (Warwick).

Free to all, no registration required. For further enquiries contact Tanya Osborne (t.k.osborne@gmail.com) or the University of Warwick Philosophy Society (warwickphilosophy@gmail.com)

Lydia Goehr will be a Visiting Fellow in the Institute for Advanced Study at the University of Warwick from 18 January 2010 to 29 January 2010.

Lydia is Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University. She works on the Philosophy of Music, Aesthetics, Critical Theory, Philosophy of History, and European Philosophy, and is internationally renowned for her innovative, cross-disciplinary work on the relationship between music, politics, history, and philosophy. Her thesis that the very idea of a musical “work” is a distinctive product of early 19^th century culture has been widely debated. Goehr is the recipient of numerous awards including Mellon, Getty, and Guggenheim Fellowships.

Further information about Lydia and her visit can be accessed via the Institute of Advanced Study's website at http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/ias/visitingfellows/0910alphabetaorder/goehr

MindGrad, the University of Warwick’s annual graduate conference in the philosophy of mind, will be taking place on the 5th and 6th of December 2009. This year, we are delighted to have two distinguished keynote speakers, Alva Noë from the University of California, Berkeley and Tim Crane from the University of Cambridge, plus wide range of graduate papers with responses from members of the Warwick faculty, including Bill Brewer, Quassim Cassam and Naomi Eilan.

Further details can be found on the conference web site, along with a registration form for those wishing to attend.

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The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce that Dr Angie Hobbs has just become the first ever 'Senior Fellow in the Public Understanding of Philosophy' in the UK.

This role will involve Dr Hobbs being tasked with bringing Philosophy to as wide an audience as possible both domestically and internationally.  She will be building upon her work with traditional print and broadcast media as well as newer social media.

More detailed information can be accessed at the Communication Office's webpages at http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/uk146s_first_ever

Also do visit Angie's staff pages

The AHRC project Aesthetics After Photography announces a call for papers for its forthcoming conference: 

Agency and Automatism: Photography as Art since the Sixties

Tate Modern, London, 10-12 June 2010

The conference aims to bring art history and philosophical aesthetics into dialogue at the point of their intersection around questions of agency and automatism in the photographic process.

Invited speakers include: Carol Armstrong, Cynthia Freeland, Sherri Irwin, Robin Kelsey, Joel Snyder, Jeff Wall

For details of call for papers (deadline: 1st December 2009) see webpage

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