Introduction
Welcome to the website of the European Society for Aesthetics. The ESA was founded in November 2008 at a meeting at the university of Fribourg (Switzerland).
ESA Conference 2010
European Society for Aesthetics Conference 2010
University of Udine, Italy, 27. - 29. May 2010
The European Society for Aesthetics would like to invite you to submit a paper for presentation at the ESA Conference 2010. The conference will be co-organised by the ESA and the Associazione Italiana degli Studiosi di Estetica and will take place from the 27th of May until the 29th of May 2010 at the University of Udine in Italy.
Keynote speakers:Two Post-Docs: Method in Philosophical Aesthetics
Research Fellowships in Philosophy - Method in Philosophical Aesthetics
Two posts are available from 1 September 2010 and will be offered on a fixed-term contract for a period of two years, at a salary of £29,853 per annum. One is available at the University of Leeds, the other at the University of Nottingham.
CFP: The Eighteenth International Congress of Aesthetics
The Eighteenth International Congress of Aesthetics (ICA) is the largest conference on aesthetics in the world and represents the highest level of scholarship in this discipline. For a period as long as approximately one century, the International Association of Aesthetics has held seventeen congresses in Europe, Asia, and North and South Americas, including three recent congresses in Tokyo, Rio, and Ankara since the beginning of the 21st century. The theme of the Beijing Congress will be “Diversities in Aesthetics” and to be held from August 9th to 13th, 2010 in Beijing.
CFP: BSA Essay Prize 2010
The British Society of Aesthetics is running an essay prize competition, open to early career researchers in aesthetics. The winning author will receive £500 and an opportunity to present the paper at the Society’s annual conference. The winning essay will normally be published in the British Journal of Aesthetics.
Philosophie : Kunst 2009-2011
Man wird ja wohl noch fragen dürfen. Unter diesem Vorzeichen führt die Veranstaltungsreihe Philosophen, Kunstwerke, Künstler und Kunstbetrachter in fünf Museen zusammen. In ganz Deutschland, über zwei Jahre.
Talks, Meetings, and Conferences
One of the main purposes of the ESA website is to inform people interested in aesthetics about relevant talks, meetings and conferences organised in Europe. Just have a look at the upcoming events on the right or browse through our calendar.
Recent Publications by ESA Members
The ESA also provides information about some of the books and journals on aesthetics recently published by members of the ESA.


