Philosophy, Art and Science

Instructor: Sundar Sarukkai

August 25 to 27, 2010 | 9:30 am to 5:00 pm
M.C. Ghia Hall, Mumbai

This short course will be an introduction to philosophy of art as well as an exploration of the relationship between art and science – both historically and conceptually. There will be a set of readings which will be distributed before the sessions. Participants are expected to read them before the sessions.

Lectures:
Day I: Philosophy: Role of Philosophy in our understanding of Art and Science
Day II: Philosophy of Art: Theories of Art and Aesthetics
Day III: Art and Science: Relation between Science and Art through some aspects of the History and Philosophy of Science and its relation to Art

Sundar Sarukkai is Professor and Director, Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities, Manipal University, Karnataka. Sarukkai has been a Homi Bhabha Fellow, Fellow of the Shimla Institute of Advanced Studies and PHISPC Associate Fellow. His research interests include Philosophy of Science, Mathematics, Postmodernism and Philosophy of Art.