Concept : Art

In this episode Pat speaks with Dr Michelle Liu. Dr Michelle Liu works on various topics in philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, and aesthetics. In philosophy of mind, she is interested in the nature of consciousness and the intuition of dualism. In philosophy of language, she is particularly interested in the linguistic phenomenon of polysemy: words with multiple related senses. They discuss representing music in visual forms, whether philosophical arguments can have aesthetic properties, and the role of mental imagery in poetry and philosophy. A transcript of this episode will be available on the Concept : Art website (www.conceptart.fm). Concept : Art is produced on muwinina Country, lutruwita Tasmania. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Pat speaks with Dr Catherine Wesselinoff Dr Catherine Wesselinoff is a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, Australia, where she teaches courses in aesthetics, ethics, political philosophy and the history of philosophy. Her main research interests are in aesthetics and moral philosophy. They discuss beauty and revelation, transgression and formalism, and thinking and the sublime. A transcript of this episode will be available on the Concept : Art website (www.conceptart.fm). Concept : Art is produced on muwinina Country, lutruwita Tasmania. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Pat speaks with Dr Elese Dowden. Dr Elese Dowden is a writer and philosopher from Aotearoa New Zealand. Her doctoral work was on ethical restoration after historical injustice, and her ongoing cross-disciplinary research interests include Continental philosophy, Australian and New Zealand literature, critical theory, history and colonialism. They discuss fabrication and sovereignty, make-up artistry and hyper-representation, and patriarchy and postfeminism. A transcript of this episode will be available on the Concept : Art website (www.conceptart.fm). Concept : Art is produced on muwinina Country, lutruwita Tasmania. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Pat speaks with Dr Dalia Nassar, author of Romantic Empiricism: Nature, Art, and Ecology from Herder to Humboldt (Cambridge UP, 2022) among other works.  Dr Dalia Nassar works at the intersection of the history of German philosophy and environmental philosophy and ethics. She has written on the tradition of romantic empiricism, including its significance contemporary questions of ecology and environment. She has also worked to promote women in the history of philosophy, especially in the German tradition. They discuss collaborations with nature, lawfulness and contradiction, presentation and representation, and unity in diversity. A transcript of this episode is available on the Concept : Art website (www.conceptart.fm). Concept : Art is produced on muwinina Country, lutruwita Tasmania. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Pat speaks with Dr Lucy Benjamin. Dr Lucy Benjamin is a researcher in architectural theory and creative practice. Her work focuses on the intersection of environmental theory, architecture, and philosophy, especially the emergence of repair as a design principle and the conditions for human rights in the age of eco-crisis. They discuss time and space on the streets of Paris; repairability and broken Cuban furniture; and developing her own perspective. A transcript of this episode is available on the Concept : Art website (www.conceptart.fm). Concept : Art is produced on muwinina Country, lutruwita Tasmania. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr Annie Sandrussi applies phenomenological and gender-based methods to examine how everyday and public understandings are underpinned by ontological commitments, especially with respect to relationality, embodiment and materialism. Her research is primarily at the juncture of ecofeminist ethics and existential-phenomenology, and she works on philosophical enquiry in biology and technoscience. They discuss ontological disruption; slow cinema and the everyday; and what is excess to religious icons. A transcript of this episode is available on the Concept : Art website (www.conceptart.fm). Concept : Art is produced on muwinina Country, lutruwita Tasmania. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Pat speaks with Dr Yuri Cath. Dr Yuri Cath's work explores epistemological questions about the nature and sources of different kinds of knowledge, and the importance of these issues for other areas of philosophy including the philosophy of mind and moral philosophy. He is interested in the philosophical distinction between "knowing-how" and "knowing-that"; the role of intuitions as a kind of evidence; and the relationship between testimony and knowledge. They discuss going from practicing painting to practicing philosophy, the gradations of What It Is Like knowledge, and the differences and similarities between art and philosophy. A transcript of this episode is available on the Concept : Art website (www.conceptart.fm). Concept : Art is produced on muwinina Country, lutruwita Tasmania. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Pat speaks with Dr Pei-hua Huang. Dr Pei-hua Huang's work lies where bioethics and political philosophy intersect. She is interested in the interaction of social issues and medical technologies. She has a special interest in philosophical issues raised by human and moral enhancement technologies and the treatment of morally relevant psychiatric conditions. They discuss manga and moral enhancement, pottery and Confucianism, and the pros and cons of science fiction. A transcript of this episode is available on the Concept : Art website (www.conceptart.fm). Concept : Art is produced on muwinina Country, lutruwita Tasmania. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Pat speaks with Dr Christopher Mayes. Dr Mayes is an interdisciplinary scholar with backgrounds in sociology, history and philosophy. His research interests include history and philosophy of healthcare, sociology of health and food, and bioethics. He is the author of  Unsettling Food Politics Agriculture, Dispossession and Sovereignty in Australia (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2020). They discuss dance and the biopolitics of lifestyle; food and cultural appropriation; and music, film, death, and grief. A transcript of this episode is available on the Concept : Art website (www.conceptart.fm). Concept : Art is produced on muwinina Country, lutruwita Tasmania. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.

In this episode Pat speaks with Dr John Noel Viaña. Dr John Noel Viaña's work is focused on the social and ethical aspects of neuroscience and biotechnology. He has interests in a range of bioethical issues and has engaged with researchers, clinicians and science communicators to explore justice, equity and diversity considerations in health research and promotion. They discuss the use of art to present research, how art can help to express identities and perspectives, and its resonances with Dr Viaña's work in justice and science. A transcript of this episode is available on the Concept : Art website (www.conceptart.fm). Concept : Art is produced on muwinina Country, lutruwita Tasmania. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.

In this episode Pat speaks with Dr Marilyn Stendera, co-author (with Emily Hughes) of Heidegger's Alternative History of Time (Routledge, 2024). Dr Stendera's work focuses mainly on the phenomenological tradition, especially its intersections with philosophy of cognition and mind. She is particularly interested in time, including its role in cognition, its relationship to power, and how it has been conceptualised in different philosophical traditions. She also likes thinking about biology, death, gender, horror and metaphilosophy. They discuss the relationship between transhumanism and enactivism, ranging across organisational integrity, embodiment, and precarity. Background notes and a transcript of this episode are also available on the Concept : Art website. Concept : Art is produced on muwinina Country, lutruwita Tasmania. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.

In this episode, Pat speaks with Dr Supriya Subramani. Dr Subramani's interest in morality and ethics has led her to explore morality, behaviour, and ethics in healthcare contexts. She has worked on the concepts of belonging, micro-inequities, moral habitus, the idea of the passive patient, the social construction of incompetency, and reflexivity. They discuss caste and contemporary music, resistance and poetry, and autonomy and participatory theatre. Background notes and a transcript of this episode are also available on the Concept : Art website (http://www.conceptartpodcast.com). Concept : Art is produced on muwinina Country, lutruwita Tasmania. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.

How does art shape ideas? Through conversations with philosophers and thinkers about their scholarly work, Concept : Art seeks to answer this question.By exploring the influence of art and artworks, Concept : Art uncovers the ways art is and can be a resource and catalyst for thinking.New episodes of Concept : Art are released the second Monday of each month, beginning in March 2024. Links to guests' work and some of the art discussed can be found on the Concept : Art website: http://www.conceptartpodcast.com.Concept : Art is produced on muwinina Country, lutruwita Tasmania. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.