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SUMMARY:Can a Belief–Desire Theory Explain All Affective States?
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DESCRIPTION:<p>We are pleased to invite you to the next session of&nbsp\;the<strong>&nbsp\;Empirically&nbsp\;Informed&nbsp\;Philosophy of Mind online Seminar&nbsp\;</strong><br><br><br><strong>Who:</strong>&nbsp\;Constant Bonard (University of Bern\, Switzerland)<br><strong>When:</strong>&nbsp\;Wednesday\, February 4th\, 2026 &mdash\; 5:00&ndash\;6:30 pm (CET)<br><strong>Where:</strong>&nbsp\;Online via Zoom:<br>https://pantheonsorbonne.zoom.us/j/92782580594?pwd=a5p3WfunQQxJICrjJaUenFJFzmllbx.1</a><br><strong>What:</strong><em>Can a Belief&ndash\;Desire Theory Explain All Affective States?</em><br><br></p>\nThe starting point of this talk is that a belief&ndash\;desire theory of emotion becomes plausible when it is informed by appraisal theories of emotion (a.k.a. &ldquo\;evaluation theories&rdquo\;\, such as Klaus Scherer&rsquo\;s or Agnes Moors&rsquo\;) and by notions of belief grounded in cognitive science (e.g.\, Eric Mandelbaum&rsquo\;s). The central question is whether such a theory can be extended beyond emotions to other affective states. I argue that it can account for most mood episodes\, a wide range of pleasures and displeasures\, and many affective dispositions. However\, some basic affective states arising from so-called &ldquo\;intrinsic pleasantness appraisal&rdquo\; (in Scherer&rsquo\;s framework) or &ldquo\;stimulus&ndash\;response evaluation&rdquo\; (in Moors&rsquo\; framework) fall outside the scope of a belief&ndash\;desire theory\, which therefore can explain most\, but not all\, affective states.\n<p>&nbsp\;<br><strong>For any questions\, please contact:</strong><br>Sacha Behrend &mdash\;&nbsp\;sachabehrend1991@gmail.com</a><br>Elodie Boissard &mdash\;&nbsp\;Elodie.Boissard@univ-paris1.fr</a><br><br><br><strong>Program</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>17 Sept 2025:</strong>&nbsp\;G&eacute\;raldine Carranante &mdash\;&nbsp\;<em>Can we list what we can see?</em></li>\n<li><strong>1 Oct 2025:</strong>&nbsp\;J&eacute\;r&ocirc\;me Dokic &mdash\;&nbsp\;<em>Two levels of confusion between Imagination and Memory</em></li>\n<li><strong>12 Nov 2025:</strong>&nbsp\;Margherita Arcangeli &mdash\;&nbsp\;<em>Episodic Memory through the lens of Aphantasia</em></li>\n<li><strong>3 Dec 2025:</strong>&nbsp\;James Grayot &mdash\;&nbsp\;<em>How do embodied and extended minds internalize contents?</em></li>\n<li><strong>13 Jan 2026:</strong>&nbsp\;Rapha&euml\;l K&uuml\;nstler &mdash\;&nbsp\;<em>Is the human mind receptive to reasons? A confrontation with experimental social psychology</em></li>\n<li><strong>4 Feb 2026:</strong>&nbsp\;Constant Bonard &mdash\;&nbsp\;<em>Can a Belief&ndash\;Desire Theory Explain All Affective States?</em></li>\n<li><strong>11 March 2026:</strong>&nbsp\;Lucie Berkovitch&nbsp\;&mdash\;<em>&nbsp\;TBA</em></li>\n</ul>\n<p>&nbsp\;<br><strong>Organizers:</strong><br><br>Sacha Behrend &mdash\; Postdoctoral Researcher\, University of Hradec Kr&aacute\;lov&eacute\; (Czech Republic) / Affiliated Researcher\, Institut d&rsquo\;histoire et de philosophie des sciences et des techniques (IHPST)\, Universit&eacute\; Paris 1 Panth&eacute\;on-Sorbonne<br><br><br>Elodie Boissard &mdash\; Postdoctoral Researcher\, Bordeaux Neurocampus Department / Institut de Neurosciences Cognitives et Int&eacute\;gratives d&rsquo\;Aquitaine (UMR 5287)\, Universit&eacute\; de Bordeaux\, CNRS</p>
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