CFP: New Perspectives in Philosophy of Psychiatry (AAPP 2025/ VMST-14)

The Association for the Advancement of Philosophy and Psychiatry (AAPP) aims to promote discussion between the fields of philosophy and psychiatry.

AAPP invites abstracts for presentation on any philosophical issues relevant to psychiatry, or any psychiatric issues or experiences that are relevant to philosophy. Our aims for this conference are to bring together thinkers from many disciplines who are interested in the philosophy of psychiatry, while providing a forum for the presentation of exciting work on both emerging and well-recognized issues in these overlapping domains. Accordingly, submissions may consider philosophical issues raised by psychiatric research and clinical practice, or the implications of findings in psychiatry for established psychiatric problems. We welcome abstracts representing any subdiscipline of philosophy, including Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science, Ethics, Moral Theory, Phenomenology, Philosophy of Technology, Feminist Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy, provided that they address and engage with questions in psychiatry.  Psychiatric themes could address any issue in psychiatric education, research, diagnosis, or mental health care, provided that they have clear philosophical implications or demonstrate the importance of philosophical theory in psychiatric work. 

This year’s AAPP conference is co-sponsored by the Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology (CVMST) at the University of Texas at Dallas. AAPP 2026

We welcome abstracts on any topic related to philosophy of psychiatry. There will be some sessions devoted to new perspectives in philosophy of psychiatry, so we particularly welcome abstracts on new and emerging problems in philosophy of psychiatry.

Abstracts (500 words max - without any identifying info) should be sent to: [email protected]