It is common for philosophers to suggest that belief and action have aims\, and that one might understand the norms governing belief and action as rules which help us to achieve those aims. But little effort has been made to extend this proposal to other attitudes which also appear to be subject to normative standards\, such as the emotions. As part of its Aims and Norms project (see below)\, Philosophy at Southampton will host a one-day workshop exploring such questions as: Do emotions have aims? What might those aims be? Do admiration and envy\, for example\, aim at the admirable and enviable? If so\, can norms of emotion be explained by appeal to these aims? The workshop will also provide the opportunity to reflect more generally on the relationship between the norm(s) governing an attitude and that attitude's aim(s).
\n\nCall for respondents
If you would like to respond to one of the above workshop's presentations\, please send a short CV and a short statement of how the themes of the workshop bear on your present research interests (150 words max.)\, if that is not obvious from the CV\, to Daniel Whiting (d.whiting@soton.ac.uk) by Thursday 16th February. We are pleased to offer respondents a bursary of up to £\;150 to help cover the costs of travel and accommodation (if needed).
A limited number of places are available at the workshop. Please contact Daniel Whiting (d.whiting@soton.ac.uk) to register.
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