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European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions @epsse.bsky.social · 15h

This special issue stems from the workshop of the same title organised by Meriste and Mölder with Uku Tooming in Tartu in June 2023--as part of the yearly events for EPSSE. But Passion is open to proposals for special issues on emotion-related topics--contact the editors if you have an idea / &7

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European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions @epsse.bsky.social · 15h

Finally, in 'Investigating the Fundamental Base of Emotion Science', Juan R. Loaiza advances a pragmatic account: scientific emotion concepts should be grounded in publicly accessible sources of evidence like cross-cultural linguistics and social norms, rather than first-person experience /6

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European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions @epsse.bsky.social · 15h

Then, Cecilea Mun bridges different understandings of emotion in 'Navigating the Waters of Emotion with a View Toward Cooperation', showing how delineating theories of emotion along metaphysical and meta-semantic dimensions clarifies their logical implications and guides empirical research /5

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European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions @epsse.bsky.social · 15h

In 'Constituting Emotional Phenomena—A Mach-Influenced Empiricist Perspective', Peter Zachar draws on Ernst Mach to argue that in the science of emotion, concepts and classifications partly constitute the phenomena studied through the selective choice of features from a larger set /4

Constituting Emotional Phenomena—A Mach-Influenced Empiricist Perspective | Passion: Journal of the European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions

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European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions @epsse.bsky.social · 15h

Charlie Kurth challenges the assumption that emotions are classed either natural kinds or social constructions in 'Emotion, Adaptation, and Natural Kinds: A Look at Shame and Guilt'. While shame functions as a biologically hard-wired adaptation, guilt is better understood as a social construction /3

Emotion, Adaptation, and Natural Kinds: A Look at Shame and Guilt | Passion: Journal of the European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions

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European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions @epsse.bsky.social · 15h

In the intro, the editors explain the guiding metaphor of the issue: emotions as 'stars' (discrete, stable entities) versus 'constellations' (interrelated, dynamic configurations). They also do a very useful lit review on the metaphysics of emotion which can be an excellent teaching resource /2

View of Emotions—More Like Stars or Constellations?

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European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions @epsse.bsky.social · 15h

Check out the latest issue from affiliated journal Passion, the SI 'Emotions—More Like Stars or Constellations?', edited by Heidy Meriste and Bruno Mölder (Tartu). The issue asks how to categorize emotions, and how much weight should we put on the study of folk emotion concepts. Open access! /1

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European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions @epsse.bsky.social · 11d

Whether you’re working on joy or jealously, affective scaffolding or injustice, compassion or cringe, send us your work!

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European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions @epsse.bsky.social · 11d

PSA 🔈Our call for abstracts for EPSSE 2026 is now open! Our 2026 annual conference will be hosted in Germany by Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt on 24-26 June 2026 💫

Deadline for abstracts on all things philosophy of emotions: 1 December 2025

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European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions @epsse.bsky.social · Jul 22

We’ve got an amazing line up of contributors for our Passion SI on Faces of Affective Injustice!

If you want to be among them, do send us your work by the 30th September ✨

European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions @epsse.bsky.social · Nov 14

Passion Special Issue: Faces of Affective Injustice CFP!

Join our amazing contributors - Eleanor Byrne, Myisha Cherry, Francisco Gallegos, Federica Gregoratto, Carme Isern Mas, Imke von Maur, Jan Slaby, Shiloh Whitney, and Michalinos Zembylas - and send us your work on Affective Injustice

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European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions @epsse.bsky.social · Jun 26

A reminder of the upcoming deadline for our Feminist Philosophy of Emotions SI, open until 1 July 2025!

Guest edited by the wonderful Laura Silva, Federico Lauria, and @arinapismenny.bsky.social ✨

Please make submissions through our website: passion-journal.org/about/submis...

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Centre for Love, Sex, and Relationships @clsrleeds.bsky.social · Jun 12

Sophie Goddard speaking about love, vulnerability and anti-attachment drugs at @epsse.bsky.social conference in Paris!

Sophie Goddard in action speaking about vulnerability and love.

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Arina Pismenny @arinapismenny.bsky.social · May 5

Deadline extended to July 1!
CFP: Feminist Philosophy of Emotion
Special issue of Passion, @epsse.bsky.social co-edited with @proflaurasilva.bsky.social & Federico Lauria.
Topics: power, emotional labor, epistemic injustice, & more.
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Passion: Journal of the European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotion Feminist Philosophy of Emotion Special Issue Call for Papers Following the excellent pre-conference workshop on Feminist...

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European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions @epsse.bsky.social · Mar 7

Submission is open to all (regardless of participation in the main conference). Please note that selected speakers will be invited to include their contribution in a special issue on Emotion and Attachment in Passion -- to be announced later in the year for those who can't join in Paris!

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European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions @epsse.bsky.social · Mar 7

There is still time to submit for the EPSSE pre-conference workshop--a thematic, smaller meeting normally ran by the local organisers just before the general conference. This year the topic is 'Emotions and Attachment', with a great line-up of confirmed speakers. Submit via the special email below!

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European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions @epsse.bsky.social · Feb 14

Submit your work via our website passion-journal.org/about/submis...

Deadline on 1 May 2025

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European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions @epsse.bsky.social · Feb 14

Thrilled to share the call for papers for our Passion SI on Critical/Feminist Philosophy of Emotions guest edited by the amazing Laura Silva, Federico Lauria, and @arinapismenny.bsky.social ✨

Join contributors Arina Pismenny, Ronald de Sousa, Laura Silva, Marie Wuth, and Denish Jaswal

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Feminist Ethics and Social Theory (FEAST) @feministphilosophy.bsky.social · Feb 13

People should submit to this! Look at that lineup of invited contributors....🔥

European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions @epsse.bsky.social · Nov 14

Passion Special Issue: Faces of Affective Injustice CFP!

Join our amazing contributors - Eleanor Byrne, Myisha Cherry, Francisco Gallegos, Federica Gregoratto, Carme Isern Mas, Imke von Maur, Jan Slaby, Shiloh Whitney, and Michalinos Zembylas - and send us your work on Affective Injustice

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European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions @epsse.bsky.social · Jan 28

Full details and PDF download here:

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Affective Lives: Autotheoretical Experiments (Special Issue Passion)

Special Issue and Workshop: “Affective Lives: Autotheoretical Experiments” (Passion: Journal of the European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions) Guest Editor: Dr. Ruth Rebecca...

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European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions @epsse.bsky.social · Jan 28

The deadline for submissions is 31 Jan 2026, with an online workshop planned in October 2025 to discuss works in progress. Please send your expression of interest by the end of April 2025 to R [dot] R [dot] Tietjen [at] tilburguniversity [dot] edu

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European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions @epsse.bsky.social · Jan 28

Call for Papers Passion special issue
Affective Lives: Autotheoretical Experiments
Edited by Ruth Rebecca Tietjen
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Sigrid Wallaert @sigridwallaert.bsky.social · Jan 20

🌱😤 My new article on climate anger is out with Passion, the journal of the @epsse.bsky.social! You can read it here: passion-journal.org/article/view...

Anger’s Value in the Context of the Climate Movement | Passion: Journal of the European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions

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European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions @epsse.bsky.social · Jan 14

We have now initiated the abstract review process for EPSSE 2025. If you sent us an abstract, look out for the confirmation email we will send you this week with a request to participate as a reviewer — and if you didn’t submit but are available to review, let us know at [email protected]

European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions @epsse.bsky.social · Jan 9

Deadline for EPSSE annual conference submissions tomorrow!

European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions @epsse.bsky.social · Nov 11

The next EPSSE conference will be in Paris, on 13th to 15th June 2025—locally organised by a great team at Panthéon-Sorbonne University. The call for abstracts (individual papers, panels, symposia) is open until 7th January. More information here ⬇️ #philsky #philosophy www.epsse.org/call-for-abs...

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Lucy Osler @lucyosler.bsky.social · Dec 10

This week! Registration still open ✨

Lucy Osler @lucyosler.bsky.social · Nov 29

Join our hybrid workshop on 13 Dec with the amazing @geneickers.bsky.social, Tracy Llanera, @lvself.bsky.social, and Francesca Sobande to discuss “Digital Transformations: Identity, Gender, and Affectivity”!

#philosophy #philsky

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