The Magnifying Class #5

17.06.2009


Elephant.

Another “Magnifying Class” is taking place tomorrow at the University of Oxford. Our group will be analysing and discussing Elephant (2003), directed by Gus Van Sant, for three hours.

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Contemporary Aesthetics

13.06.2009

On Art and Allusion, Nigel Warburton has been posting his notes for the course on contemporary aesthetics that he is teaching at Tate Modern. See also his notes for the previous course on modern aesthetics.

David Hume and Skepticism

11.06.2009

The Philosophy of Language Institute, a research unit of the Nova University of Lisbon, will host a colloquium on David Hume and skepticism next week. The program includes papers on naturalism, religion, self-interest, and nature:

Tuesday, 16 Jun.:

Bruno Pettersen (Federal University of Minas Gerais), “Hume e Debate Cético Contemporâneo”

Anice Lima de Araújo (Federal University of Minas Gerais), “Hume e o Naturalismo”

João Paulo Monteiro (Nova University of Lisbon), “Cepticismo Religioso, Falibilismo Filosófico”

Wednesday, 17 Jun.:

Rui Romão (Nova University of Lisbon), “Hume, a Tradição Céptica e o Tema do Interesse Próprio”

Lívia Guimarães (Federal University of Minas Gerais), “Natureza e Artifício na Filosofia de Hume”