The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars working in ethics, moral psychology, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of art, philosophy of education, philosophy of wellbeing, Aristotle’s philosophy, educational science and other domains of the humanities, with the aims of exploring our current educational practices and the way they advance development of our virtues, our moral and epistemic characters, and provide the necessary foundation for our individual and social wellbeing.  

In particular, the conference places special emphasis on the role of virtues, emotions, and character formation in education, as well as on their contribution to human flourishing. We are interested in philosophical accounts that explore how educational practices shape not only cognitive capacities but also moral and emotional dispositions, and how these, in turn, support individual and collective wellbeing. This includes questions about the cultivation of intellectual and moral virtues, the role of art in learning and moral development, and the extent to which education can and should aim at fostering flourishing lives. We are also interested in exploring the role of arts within education, and their capacity to contribute to the refinement of our moral characters, development of moral virtues (or vices) and overall capacity to achieve and maintain wellbeing and social stability.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

• Virtue and character education: aims, methods, and limits
• Moral and intellectual virtues in educational contexts
• The role of emotions in moral development and learning
• Education and human flourishing: philosophical perspectives
• Habituation, practical wisdom, and the formation of character
• The place of Aristotle’s ethics in contemporary philosophy of education
• Epistemic virtues and intellectual character formation
• The role of exemplars, role models, and narratives in education
• Emotional education: empathy, compassion, and emotional regulation
• The risks of moral education: indoctrination, paternalism, and autonomy
• Virtues and civic education: friendship, trust, and social cohesion
• The role of art in education
• Questions of art censorship in schools: dangerous and harmful art, cancel culture
• Virtue aesthetics
• Aesthetics as moral propaedeutic

 The conference will take place at the University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, September 17th and 18th 2026.

We invite submissions for 30 minute presentations, followed by 15 minutes of Q&A. If you are interested in presenting your work, please send the title and the abstract of max. 300 words by June 20th 2026 toÌývirtue.education.rijeka@gmail.com. Notification of acceptance will be sent out by July 1st. There is no conference fee.

Organizing committee: Iris Vidmar Jovanović (University of Rijeka), Ana Gavran Miloš (University of Rijeka), Ema Luna Lalić (University of Rijeka), Monika Jovanović (University of Belgrade)

Contact person:Ìýanag@ffri.uniri.hrÌý (Ana Gavran MiloÅ¡)

Supported by the ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ and jointly hosted by Guildford School of Acting and the Centre for Translation Studies at the University of Surrey.

This one-day symposium explores philosophical issues around disability and accessibility in the performing arts. Focused on themes including aesthetic justice and community, cross-modal perception, meaning-making, sensory sensitivity, inclusivity and specific access practices such as audio description, the event brings together philosophers, performing artists and access practitioners. 

The event is in-person and free to attend but registration is required. Register here: 

A draft programme for the event is available here: 

Speakers: Rebecca Comay (Toronto), Peter Osborne (Kingston), Gregor Schäfer (Basel), Christoph Schuringa (Northwestern).

While Hegel’s Lectures on Fine Art (1818–29) have received much attention in recent scholarship, the question of how exactly art impacts political life remains open. How should we interpret Hegel’s view of this matter, and how ought we to theorize the interaction between art and society in general? In Hegel’s system, the emergence of art is linked to historical processes of conflict, struggle, and contradiction, thereby expressing spirit’s liberation beyond the confines of a specific historical situation. In world history (where art’s absolute spirit comes to the fore), established forms of political life, institutions and traditional ways of thinking and acting appear fragile and debatable. As an ‘old’ form of socio-political life comes to an end, art is the first sensuous embodiment of this dissolution and the medium in which the transition to a new form of socio-political life manifests itself. Hegel’s theorem that in modern times art ‘has become a thing of the past’ and no longer fulfils ‘the highest need [Bestimmung] of human spirit’ (often referred to as art’s ‘end’) is therefore paradoxical: rather than simply stating the irrelevance of art for the present, it points to art as something that reflects on and expresses the current historical-political state in all its contradictions. 

The workshop aims to develop a fresh perspective on the intersection between aesthetics and politics in Hegel’s philosophy. It seeks to reconsider Hegel’s claim that art is absolute spirit’s initial form (before religion and philosophy) and its sensuous embodiment, and its critical potential in modern society. Speakers will address the issue of how we should read the paradoxical figure of art’s ‘end’, its possible emancipatory role, namely the question of how art not only articulates the predicament of our present society in a visible form, but may also actively participate in its actual transformation. 

This in-person workshop will take place at the University of London Senate House. All welcome; advance online registration essential. Registration: £10 (standard rate); £5 (students).

The workshop is organised by Cæcilie Varslev-Pedersen (University of Southampton) and Gregor Schäfer (Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies, University of London/University of Basel), and sponsored by The Mind Association.

The event will take place at Edificio de Humanidades UNED, Madrid – Sala B, from 10am to 17:45pm. It will also be streamed online. Attendance is free and open to all, but if you wish to attend online please email us at metis@fsof.uned.es at least two days in advance.

This event is organised by Paloma Atencia-Linares and Nemesio García-Carril Puy as part of the projectÌýÌýwith the support of theÌýÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ.

Assistants: Sergio Añón Lijó (Complutense University), Ramón Carnota Méndez (UNED), Carlos Ibáñez García (Complutense University).

While Oxford University Press has given the Society the option of organising their own production and distribution for print copies, the cost for this would be significant, and the majority of our members only read the Journal digitally. Therefore, the Society has made the decision to move the Journal to online-only publishing and will no longer accept orders for printed copies after 30 December 2025.

This will not affect any current subscriptions. Members who have purchased print copies due to be shipped in 2026 (Volume 66, Issues 1-4) will receive their publications as normal. Anyone with membership due to expire before the end of the year will also be able to buy these copies until 30 December 2025 when renewing their membership.

New members can purchase the final printed issues of the Journal, to be shipped in 2026, until 30 December 2025 on this page of our website: /product/bsa-membership/

We understand some members may be disappointed by this news. However, the Society is committed to reducing our carbon footprint, and we hope our readers can appreciate the environmental benefits of this decision.

We’d like to take this opportunity to thank the readers of the British Journal of Aesthetics for their continued support; as well as the Editors, Paloma Atencia Linares and Derek Matravers, for their excellent work.

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DUTIES OF POST

WEBSITE
The Editor will be responsible for editing and maintaining website content, making sure all pages are relevant, accurate, up-to-date, appropriate for the target audience, and easily accessible to users. This will include updating pages to include new events, relevant activities, journals, and other updates.

The Editor must be able to respond promptly to requests from the ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ Managers and Trustees Committee members to create new content and update existing pages. The post-holder will liaise with the wider aesthetics community wishing to advertise calls for papers, journals and events, proof-reading and editing any adverts so that they are consistent with the style of the website.

NEWSLETTER
The Editor will curate a bi-monthly digital newsletter, featuring news from the website, new Journal articles, and announcements of the Society’s activities and events. The post-holder will proof-read and edit items accordingly for a consistent style, and ensure the format can be easily read on all devices.

SOCIAL MEDIA
The Editor will maintain an active social media presence for the ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ via its Facebook page and Bluesky feed. The Society will also be launching Instagram and LinkedIn accounts soon, which the Editor will co-ordinate.

As well as adding excerpts or creating edited versions of ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ news items, the Editor will signpost relevant items of interest to the wider aesthetics community, and respond to any comments or queries.

TERMS OF APPOINTMENT

The post reports to the ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ Managers and receives technical guidance from the Website Manager. The post will be paid at £16 per hour for up to 100 hours per annum, as required. The appointment is for one year in the first instance, renewable subject to satisfactory performance.

The Editor must take sensible precautions to ensure the safety of our members’ data and our social media accounts, including but not limited to: not sharing any data, not storing data on a shared or public device, and having strong passwords on any devices used to carry out the role.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Applicants will be expected to be UK-based postgraduates working in aesthetics. No equipment is required other than internet access to carry out the role from home or university. The ideal candidate will have:

• an understanding of how to edit and maintain websites, including use of WordPress themes
• experience of copywriting, editing and proof-reading
• excellent attention to detail
• an understanding of best practice for the web (usability, access, SEO)
• an appreciation of style of the website
• good communication skills
• experience of maintaining an active Facebook account, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Bluesky feed

Knowledge of GDPR, Mailchimp, and generating graphic images for social media would be advantageous.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

To apply, send us your CV to include the names of two referees and examples of relevant work, and a covering letter setting out your own view of your suitability and qualifications for the role. Short-listed candidates may be required to attend an interview.

Examples of relevant work can include, but are not limited to: details of any personal or professional use of WordPress; links to social media accounts you have contributed to or overseen (including your own personal accounts, if applicable); and examples of copywriting or content creation.

Deadline for applications: 22 October 2025.ÌýÌý

Please send your application by email to the Society’s Managers, Caroline Auty and Alice Dickinson: admin@british-aesthetics.org

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Professor Hagberg is the James H. Ottaway Professor of Philosophy and Aesthetics at Bard College and has also held a chair in philosophy at the University of East Anglia. His books include:ÌýMeaning and Interpretation: Wittgenstein, Henry James, and Literary Knowledge;ÌýArt as Language: Wittgenstein, Meaning, and Aesthetic Theory;ÌýDescribing Ourselves: Wittgenstein and Autobiographical Consciousness; andÌýLiving in Words: Literature, Autobiographical Language, and the Composition of Selfhood. Editor of nine volumes and author of over one hundred articles and book chapters, he has presented conference papers, invited presentations, and colloquia contributions internationally. Editor of the journalÌýPhilosophy and LiteratureÌýsince 2002, he has a number of new books in preparation; these volumes continue to develop his work on literature, the visual arts, music, and film, all considered in connection with the philosophy of language, the philosophy of mind, and ethics.

For more information about Professor Hagberg, click 

For more information about Professor Wollheim, 

The Richard Wollheim Lecture is jointly sponsored by the American Society for Aesthetics and the ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ. The ASA nominates a lecturer to speak at the ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ annual conference in even years and the ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ nominates a lecturer to speak at the ASA annual meeting in odd years.

Previous Wollheim Lecturers:

2023: Elisabeth Schellekens
2022: Rachel Zuckert
2021: Matthew Kieran
2020: Yuriko Saito
2019: Eileen John
2018: Carolyn Korsmeyer
2017: Derek Matravers
2016: Susan Feagin
2015: Catherine Wilson
2014: Jenefer Robinson
2013: Gregory Currie
2012: Kendall Walton
2011: Berys Gaut
2010: Noël Carroll
2009: Peter Lamarque

The Inter-University Centre in Dubrovnik, Croatia hosts a large number of conferences in a wide variety of disciplines each year, bringing together scholars from Europe, North America, and further afield. In April 2023, we shall be holding the ninth in vivo Dubrovnik Conference on the Philosophy of Art. The dates for the 2023 meetings are 17^th to 21^st April, and the conference directors are David Davies (McGill), Jason Gaiger (Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford), Bozidar Kante (Maribor), Anna Pakes (Roehampton), and Iris Vidmar (Rijeka). We welcome proposals for presentations ranging across the full range of issues in the philosophy of art and aesthetics. On the middle day of the conference (19^th April), we hope to have presentations on a selected theme with invited participants.

The conference runs along similar lines to the Dubrovnik Philosophy of Science Conference also held in April each year. This means that we shall not be asking those wishing to attend for copies of their papers in advance, but we do ask for a title and a brief abstract by March 17^th at the latest, and earlier if possible. We’ll notify all those who provide abstracts and titles as to whether their proposals have been accepted within a couple of days of that deadline, and earlier in the case of submissions received before the deadline. We can also provide, if requested, formal letters of invitation for those whose submissions have been accepted – these may be helpful in obtaining funding from institutions or granting agencies. A draft of the programme will be circulated to participants in the weeks prior to the conference, allowing for adjustments to be made if necessary to accommodate the schedules of those arriving late or departing early. There will be five or six hour-long sessions each day, with a lengthy lunch break (3 hours) to allow participants to continue their discussions at a restaurant or other place of hostelry in the Old Town, or to explore the city. Presentations in regular sessions should be no longer than 40 minutes. Graduate students and those wishing to present shorter papers can give 20 minute presentations, with two such events taking up a single one-hour slot in the programme.

We are unfortunately not able to pay any expenses for participants, but hope this will not prove too much of a discouragement. Participants should be able to obtain reasonable accommodation at hotels frequented by other participants at IUC conferences – details can be provided to those interested. Apartment accommodation in the Old Town is also available at a very reasonable cost. There will be a small conference fee (around 40 Euros) in order to cover our obligations to the IUC for the use of the conference centre.

If you are interested in participating in the conference, please send a title and a brief abstract to David Davies at david.davies@mcgill.ca by March 17^th 2023 at the latest. For further information, or if you are interested in attending, but not presenting at, the conference, please also contact David Davies at the same e-address.