Join historians Ardeta Gjikola and Alex Wragge-Morley as they discuss Wragge-Morley’s new book reinterpreting the role of aesthetic experience in scientific practice. To mark the forthcoming publication of Aesthetic Science: Representing Nature in the Royal Society of London, 1650-1720, Alex Wragge-Morley and Ardeta Gjikola will engage in a wide-ranging discussion about the place of taste, judgment, and sensory pleasure in the production of scientific knowledge.
Speakers:
Ardeta Gjikola, Mellon Teaching Fellow, Society of Fellows, Columbia University
Alex Wragge-Morley, Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Liberal Studies, New York University
Lan Li, Presidential Scholar in Society and Neuroscience, Columbia University
This event is open to the public. Please contact Lan Li at ll2419@columbia.edu with any questions.
