CFP: Philosophy and Emotion at Nottingham

We are pleased to announce the upcoming Philosophy and Emotion Conference at Nottingham, to be held on the 17th of April 2026.

This event seeks to bring together philosophers and scholars who are interested in exploring the significance of emotion, both within philosophical enquiry and across a range of other disciplines. We invite submissions that cover a range of topics under the broad umbrella of philosophy of emotion.  

Topics may include, but are not limited to: 

• philosophical theories of emotion  

• emotion and ethics   

• emotion and epistemology  

• roles for emotion in social and political theories 

• emotion in psychology and mental health research

Submission Guidelines 

Abstracts of 250 should be submitted by 15 January 2026, and notifications of acceptance will be sent by 28th February 2026. Abstracts will be refereed by the organizing committee. We encourage submissions from early-career researchers and graduate students.

Contributing speakers will have slots of 60 minutes to divide, roughly equally, between presentation and discussion. This event will conform to the BPA/SWIP Good Practice Scheme. 

Contact for submissions

Grace Huxter - [email protected]