5-7 Dec 2014
Norwich, U.K.
Final Call for Registration: AESTHETICS IN MATHEMATICS British Society of Aesthetics Connections Conference University of East Anglia, Norwich, 5-7 December 2014 http://aesthetics-in-mathematics.weebly.com/ To register, please send an email to bsam14@easychair.org by 21st November. Conference Programme: Friday 5 December 2014 9:30-10:00: Registration and Coffee 10:00-11:20: John Bell (University of Western Ontario) Reflections on Mathematics and Aesthetics 11:20-11:40: Coffee Break 11:40-13:00: Elisabeth Schellekens (University of Uppsala/Durham) On the Aesthetic Value of Reasoning 13:00-14:30: Lunch 14:30-15:10: Toby Bryant (University of Cambridge) In Defense of the Aesthetic Value of Mathematical-Physical Theories 15.10-15-50: Logan Fletcher (University of Maryland) Mechanistic Understanding, Visual Proof, and Mathematical Beauty 15:50-16:10: Coffee Break 16:10-17:30: James McAllister (University of Leiden) Six Questions for Any Account of Mathematical Beauty, with Some Answers Drinks and Dinner Saturday 6 December 2014 9:30-10:50: Kenneth Manders (University of Pittsburgh) On Geometricality 10:50-11:10: Coffee Break 11:10-12:30: Thomas Forster (University of Cambridge) Beauty and Wonder 12:30-13:30: Lunch 13:30-14:10: Nicholas Riggle (Lafayette College) Aesthetic Properties and Mathematical Beauty 14:10-14.50: Manya Raman Sundström (Umeå University) Beauty as Fit in Mathematics 14:50-15:10: Coffee Break 15:10-16:30: Catarina Dutilh-Novaes (University of Groeningen) Beauty, Explanation, and Persuasion in Mathematical Proofs 16.40-18.00: Irina Starikova (University of São Paulo) Symmetry and Beauty in Mathematics Drinks and Conference Dinner Sunday 7 December 2014 9:30-10:50: Catherine Elgin (Harvard University) Elegance, Exemplification, and Mathematics 10:50-11:10: Coffee Break 11:10-11:50: Adam Rieger (University of Glasgow) Mathematics and Beauty 11:50-12.30: Caroline Jullien (Université de Lorraine) On the Aesthetics in Poincaré's Philosophy of Mathematics 12.30-13:30: Lunch 13:30-14:50: Cain Todd (University of Lancaster) Fitting Feelings: The Possibility of Aesthetic Judgments in Mathematics Organisers: Angela Breitenbach (Cambridge), Davide Rizza (UEA), Fiona Milway. Please feel free to contact us at: bsam14@easychair.org