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PhilSA Dialectic #2: Rasa, Self, and Love in Bhoja with Dr. Dominic McIver Lopes
November 22 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location: BUCH B208
Rasa, or aesthetic emotion, is a central concern of South Asian philosophy. Bhoja, writing in the eleventh century, crafted a unique and intriguing theory of rasa as fundamentally the artistic expression of love. Love, for Bhoja, is a capacity for sensitive attention that grounds self-making and self-awareness. The reason we have to engage with works of art is that they equip us to be who we are.
Dr. Dominic McIver Lopes is University Killam Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia. A member of the UBC aesthetics group, he has worked on pictorial representation; the aesthetic and epistemic value of pictures, including scientific images; theories of art and its value; the ontology of art; computer art and new art forms; aesthetic value; and the history of aesthetics in Europe and Asia.
We are thrilled to have Dr. Lopes join us! We hope to see you all there!
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