Lisbon Meetings on the Philosophy of Music
The Language, Mind and Cognition Group (LanCog), in collaboration with the multidisciplinary group Clepsydra (University of Lisbon), is pleased to announce the Lisbon Meetings on the Philosophy of Music, to be held on 5 June 2025 at the School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon.
This one-day event will feature contributions from leading scholars in the field, and up to five selected presentations from emerging researchers.
Schedule:
8:30–9:00: Registration
9:00–9:20: Opening Session
9:20–10:00: Nemesio G. C. Puy (Complutense University of Madrid), “A Twist on the Historically Authentic Musical Performance”
10:00–10:20: Q&A
10:20–10:45: Vinicius de Aguiar (NOVA University of Lisbon), “Music, Artificial Intelligence, and the Crisis of our Aesthetic Categories”
10:45–11:00: Q&A
11:00–11:30: Coffee Break
11:30–11:55: Hannah Fasnacht (University of Antwerp), “On the Possibility of Narrative Content in Instrumental Music”
11:55–12:10: Q&A
12:10–12:35: Marina Bakalova (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences), “Music and Phenomenal Knowledge: An Epistemological Glance on Music Listening”
12:35–12:50: Q&A
12:50–14:20: Lunch Break
14:20–15:00: Julian Dodd (University of Leeds), “Finished and Finished With: A Non-Psychological View of Artwork Completion”
15:00–15:20: Q&A
15:20–15:45: Sergio Añón Lijó (Complutense University of Madrid), “An Ontological Alternative for Defining the Concept of Music”
15:45–16:00: Q&A
16:00–16:30: Coffee Break
16:30–16:55: Donovan Phillips (Western University), “Improvisation, Intention & Action”
16:55–17:10: Q&A
17:10–17:50: Andrew Kania (Trinity University, San Antonio), “Theorizing Covers”
17:50–18:10: Q&A
18:30–20:30: Concert Teresa Salgueiro (Amphitheatre I)
21:00: Closing Dinner
Participation Fees
• Registration Fee: 115€
Scientific Committee
• Federico Lauria (LanCog, University of Lisbon)
• Matteo Ravasio (Peking University)
• Tiago Sousa (University of Minho)
• Vítor Guerreiro (University of Porto)
Organizing Committee
• Hugo Luzio (LanCog, University of Lisbon)
• Madalena Sobral (Clepsydra, University of Lisbon)
For further inquiries, please contact the organizing committee at philmusic.lisbon@gmail.com.