| Event date | July 18, 2017 - July 19, 2017 |
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| Registration deadline | July 10, 2017 |
| Location | UK |
| Host(s) | School of Philosophy, Religion and the History of Science, University of Leeds |
| Event website/information | For more info, email m.ivanova@uq.edu.au or s.r.d.french@leeds.ac.uk |
Aesthetics of Science Conference
School of Philosophy, Religion and the History of Science, University of Leeds
18-19 July
Schedule
Tuesday 18th July
11-11.15 Welcome
11.15-12.45 Catherine Elgin “Beyond Truth and Beauty: The Role of Aesthetic Values in Science”
12.45-1.45 Lunch
1.45-3.15 Milena Ivanova “Beauty, Truth and Understanding”
3.15 – 3.45 Tea
3.45 – 5.15 Catarina Dutilh-Novaes “The beauty (?) of mathematical proofs”
Wednesday 19th July
10-11.30 Matthew Kieran “Bad Science? Arrogance and creative scientists”
11.30 – 12 Angela Breitenbach “Aesthetic reflection and scientific cognition”
1-2 Lunch
2-3.30 Margherita Arcangeli “The sublime in science”
3.30- 4 Tea
4-5.30 Cain Todd “Imagination, Aesthetic Judgement, and Modelling in Science”
Conference sponsors:
The British Society of Aesthetics and The British Society for the Philosophy of Science
Registration is free but please contact the organisers (m.ivanova@uq.edu.au or s.r.d.