Andy Hamilton

“The Aesthetics of Imperfection and the Art of Recording”

September 27, 2011

4:00 pm

Humanities 193

Andy Hamilton teaches in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Durham. His areas of research include Philosophy of Mind, History of 19th and 20th Century Philosophy, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Aesthetics with a special emphasis on music. He is also a jazz pianist and writes for "The Wire" and other contemporary music magazines on contemporary composition and improvised music.  Among his numerous publications is the book Aesthetics and Music (2007).  For further information on his articles on philosophy and music please visit: www.andyhamilton.org.uk

 **CO-sponsored by the Department of Comparative Literature and the Department of Musicology**