January 17, 2023
Resume
- Key Publications
- Rob van Gerwen, ORCID: 0000-0002-0920-9404
- Richard Wollheim on the Art of Painting. Art as Representation and Expression, (ed.). 285 pp. Cambridge University Press, ®, 2001.
Articles
- `Mathematical Beauty and Perceptual Presence' Philosophical Investigations, 34:3, 2011, pp. 249-267. ® DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9205.2010.01432.x
- 'Hearing Musicians Making Music. A Critique of Roger Scruton's notion of `Acousmatic Experience'' Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, 70:1 Spring 2012, pp. 223-230. ®
- 'Ethical Autonomism. The Work of Art as a Moral Agent.' Contemporary Aesthetics, Vol. 2, 2004. ®
- 'On Exemplary Art as the Symbol of Morality. Making Sense of Kant's Ideal of Beauty.' In: Kant und die Berliner Aufklärung. Akten des IX. Kant Kongresses, Bd. 3, 553-62, Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, 2001. (115K) ®
- 'Television as an Art. On Humiliation-TV.' Ruth Lorand (ed.) Television: Aesthetic Reflections. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, 2002, 161-80. (Abstract) (262K) ®
- 'De ontologische drogreden in de analytische esthetica' Algemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte, 94, 2002:2, 109-123. (152K) ®
- Books
- Denken in het donker met Claire Denis — Rob van Gerwen (red.). Leusden: ISVW uitgevers [In Press, 2024].
- Denken in het donker met Andrej Tarkovski — Rob van Gerwen (red.). Leusden: ISVW uitgevers, oktober 2022.
- Zullen we contact houden. Hoe we de geest uit ons wereldbeeld verwijderen. Utrecht: Klement, 2018. 239 pagina's, ISBN: 978 90 8687 192 6.
- Moderne filosofen over kunst. Zoetermeer: Klement, 2016 (2e druk 2017). 408 pagina's, ISBN: 978 90 8687 178 0. (Materialen bij de eerste druk)
- Muziek ervaren. Essays over muziek en filosofie, Rob van Gerwen, Marlies De Munck and Oane Reitsma (eds.). Budel: Damon, 2014.
- Kleine overpeinzingen. Kunst kijken in het museum. Centraal Museum Utrecht, 2003 (418 pp. with 29 colour reproductions), ISBN: 90 73285 933
- Richard Wollheim on the Art of Painting. Art as Representation and Expression, (ed.). 285 pp. Cambridge University Press, 2001.
- Art and Experience. Dissertation. Quaestiones Infinitae, vol. XIV. Faculteit Wijsbegeerte, U.U. 1996, 221 pp. Promotie: 10-10-96, cum laude. Promotor: Prof. dr. W.L. van Reijen, fac. Wijsbegeerte, U.U. Co-Promotor: P. Crowther, Ph.D., Corpus Christi College, Oxford.
- Kennis in schoonheid. Een inleiding in de moderne esthetica. Amsterdam, Meppel, 1992: Boom. 255 pp.
Research interests
1. Aesthetics and ethics | 2. Philosophy of Art |
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The intersections | The arts / Internet |
Moral Judgement and Autonomous Art | Expression / Representation / Style |
Phenomenology of Perception | Film / Photography |
Moral Psychology | Artistic Empathy |
Immoral Art | Definition of 'Art' |
3. Philosophy of Psychology | 4. History of Aesthetics |
Perception / Memory / Dementia | David Hume / A.G. Baumgarten |
Expression / Emotion / Autism | Immanuel Kant / G.W.F. Hegel |
Empathy / Imagination | Ludwig Wittgenstein |
Extended Mind / Enactivism | Richard Wollheim |
5. Methodology | |
Conceptual Analysis | |
Phenomenology | |
Hermeneutics | |
Philosophical Grammar |
Editor of Aesthetic Investigations (retired)
Aesthetic Investigations, Journal published on behalf of the Dutch Association of Aesthetics. Peer reviewed Open Access, starting January 2015.
Web-editor of
ASA, The American Society for Aesthetics, since 2015.
NGE/DAA, Nederlands Genootschap voor Esthetica (Dutch Association of Aesthetics), since 1997. (Past president), retired 2024.
Paper presentations
- 2023: Utrecht, Amsterdam
- 2022: Doetinchem, Schalkwijk, Utrecht, The Hague.
- 2021: Utrecht, Groningen, Antwerpen, OZSW (online).
- 2020: Utrecht, Zwolle.
- 2019: York UK, Arnhem, Utrecht (3x), Amsterdam (3x), Maastricht, The Hague, Eindhoven.
- 2018: Zwolle, Amsterdam (2x), Tilburg, Utrecht (4x), Maastricht, Vught.
- 2017: Zwolle, Amsterdam (2x), Leeuwarden, Utrecht, Maastricht (2x), Wageningen, Arnhem.
- 2016: Utrecht (4x), Maastricht (2x), Breda (4x), Nijmegen, Seattle.
- 2015: Tilburg, Utrecht (5x), Arnhem, 's-hertogenbosch, Nijmegen, Amsterdam (4x), Maastricht (2x), Woudenberg.
- 2014: Utrecht (4x), Maastricht (2x), London, Nijmegen, Amsterdam (2x), Den Haag, Tilburg, Megen, Gent.
- 2013: Utrecht (6x), Rotterdam (2x), Leusden, Maastricht.
- 2012: Utrecht (7x), Leuven, Amsterdam, Woudenberg, Nijmegen.
- 2011: Groningen (3x), Antwerpen, Gent, Amsterdam (2x), Hilversum, Utrecht (2x), Megen, Bennekom.
- 2010: Groningen (2x), Utrecht (3x), Amsterdam (3x), Münster, Nijmegen, Tübingen.
- 2009: Amsterdam (2x), Utrecht (6x), Canterbury, Graz (4x), Doorn, Ravensteijn, Arnhem.
- 2008: Antwerpen, De Bilt, Den Haag, Amsterdam (3x), Utrecht (2x), Zeist, Durham UK, 's-Hertogenbosch.
- 2007: Dieren, Utrecht (2x), 's-Hertogenbosch, Den Haag, Leusden, Rotterdam (3x), Amsterdam (2x).
- 2006: Amsterdam (2x), Utrecht, Bremen, st. Petersburg, Nijmegen.
- 2005: Amsterdam (2x), Utrecht (3x), Hannover, Münster, Den Haag.
- 2004: Venlo, Amsterdam, Utrecht (2x), Amersfoort.
- 2003: Den Haag, Rotterdam, Utrecht (5x), Maastricht.
- 2002: Utrecht (5x), Oxford, Miami.
- 2001: Utrecht (3x), Amsterdam, Rotterdam.
- 2000: Gent, Antwerpen, Berlijn, Utrecht.
- 1999: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Oxford, Leuven, Berlijn, Hasselt.
- 1998: Utrecht (4x), Leusden, Amsterdam (3x), Maastricht.
- 1997: Utrecht (2x), Amsterdam, Oxford, Leiden.
- 1996: Antwerpen, Utrecht.
- 1995: Amsterdam, Oxford.
- 1994: Utrecht, Oxford.
- 1993: Londen, Utrecht.
- 1992: Utrecht, Rotterdam.
- 1991: Amsterdam.
- 1989: Utrecht.
- 1988: Tilburg.
- 1987: Maastricht, Utrecht.
- 1986: Amsterdam
Further details in my bibliography.
Education
- Senior Teaching Qualification. Dept. of Philosophy, Utrecht University, 01-02-2008
- Seminars and workshops in Amsterdam (2012, 2000, 1998), Utrecht (2000, 1998, 1997), Leuven (1999)
- Basic Teaching Qualification. Dept. of Philosophy, Utrecht University, 25-11-1996
- Ph.D. in Philosophy, Cum Laude, October 10, 1996. (NWO, Dept. of Philosophy, Utrecht University)
- Study Film and Performing Arts; Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen. (1984-1989)
- Doctoral Philosophy, Dept. of Philosophy, Utrecht University, March 1988
- Psychology; Katholieke Hogeschool, Tilburg (1977-1978)
- Atheneum A; St. Pauluslyceum, Tilburg, June 1977
Society Memberships
- ESA (The European Society for Aesthetic; since 2008)
- OZSW (Research School Philosophy; since June 2013)
- OZSE (Research school Ethics; 2006-2013)
- ANVW (Algemene Nederlandse Vereniging voor Wijsbegeerte; since 2001)
- ASA (American Society of Aesthetics; since 1986)
- BSA (British Society of Aesthetics; since 1986)
- IAA (International Association for Aesthetics; since 1996)
- NGE (Nederlands Genootschap voor Esthetica; since 1996) (aka DAA Dutch Association of Aesthetics)
- NVWF (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Wetenschapsfilosofie; since 2010)
- VVEN (Vereniging van ethici in Nederland; since 1999)
Peer Reviewer for
- A.N.T.W.
- Australasian Journal of Philosophy
- British Journal of Aesthetics
- Continuum
- Consciousness and Cognition
- Estetika: The Central European Journal of Aesthetics
- NWO
- Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism
- The Journal of Ethics
- Philosophical Explorations
- Philosophical Papers
- Philosophical Quarterly
- Routledge
- Springer Press
- Trames
Editorial and administrative work for
- Aesthetic Investigations, Editor-in-chief, since 2014.
- Esthetica. Tijdschrift voor Kunst en Filosofie. (Editorial Board) (1997-2015)
- Kenniskring lectoraat "Kunstenaarstheorieën en de artistieke praktijk", Koninklijke Akademie voor Beeldende Kunst, Den Haag (Member, as external expert, 2008--2011)
- NGE Nederlands Genootschap voor Esthetica (Board of Dutch Association of Aesthetics, Vice-President since 2010)
Director of
- Consilium Philosophicum Filosofisch advies en onderzoek
Address
Office location
- Janskerkhof 13A, room 1.04, Utrecht
Postal Address
- Department of Philosophy and Religion Studies
- 3512 BL Utrecht
- The Netherlands
- Telephone: +31 (0)30 - 253 3203
- Fax: +31 (0)30 - 253 2816
Internet
- E-mail: rob.vangerwen@uu.nl
- Web-log: https://artphilosophy.sites.uu.nl [Gearchiveerd door de KB.]