NIETZSCHE, ART and AESTHETICS
International Conference of the Friedrich Nietzsche Society
University of Warwick
12th -14th September 2003
CALL FOR PAPERS
Nietzsche is a thinker who places art and the aesthetic at the centre of his
theoretical concerns and philosophical ambitions. In this conference we are
interested in exploring the role art plays in Nietzsche's thinking and
across the entire span of his oeuvre, from the artist's metaphysics which
informs The Birth of Tragedy to the focus on the psychology of the artist
and the physiology of art which features in his later writings such as
Twilight of the Idols. In addition, we wish to open up Nietzsche's thinking
on art and aesthetics to an encounter with the modern tradition (Kant, for
example) and to approach his work from the perspective of contemporary
concerns and debates.
Confirmed Speakers include: Marco Casanova (UERJ, Rio de Janeiro), Daniel
W. Conway (Penn State, USA), David E. Cooper (Durham, UK), Robert
Gooding-Williams (Northwestern, USA), Beatrice Han-Pile (Essex, UK), Rachel
Jones (Dundee), Nuno Nabais (Lisbon, Portugal), Matthew Rampley (Edinburgh
College of Art), Aaron Ridley (Southampton, UK), Gary Shapiro (Richmond,
USA), James Williams (Dundee).
The Society invites papers exploring aspects of the conference title.
Suggested themes include:
· Nietzsche and the Tragic· Art and Metaphysics· Nietzsche and the
Individual Arts· Nietzsche and modernism; Nietzsche and postmodernism· The
Will to Power and aesthetics· The Physiology of Art; The Psychology of the
Artist · Nietzsche and the Beautiful and/or the Sublime· The Apollonian and
the Dionysian· Nietzsche and the tradition: Kant, Schiller, Schopenhauer,
etc. · Nietzsche, Aesthetics and Politics· Nietzsche, Wagner and Decadence·
Nietzsche's Influence on Modern Art· Art and Nihilism
Proposals together with an abstract of no more than 500 words should be sent
by
1st March 2003 to:
'Nietzsche Conference Organising Committee',
Centre for Research in Philosophy & Literature,
Department of Philosophy, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL,
England
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More information, including registration details, can be found at the
conference website:
http://www.warwick.ac.uk/philosophy/conferences/fns/index.htm
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Those wishing to stay on campus during the conference are advised to book
early as rooms are limited. Contact:
Heather Jones
Secretary
Centre for Research in Philosophy & Literature
Department of Philosophy
University of Warwick
Coventry CV4 7AL
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Details of other accommodation in the area are provided on the conference
web site.
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