We are very pleased to give notice of the following one-day conference,
promoted by the Pisa-Florence PhD Program in Philosophy
and funded by the University of Pisa, PRA 2017:

November 20, 2017

Emotions in Ethics and Aesthetics

University of Pisa, Aula Magna Palazzo Matteucci
(Piazza Evangelista Torricelli 2)

9:00 Opening Remarks
Adriano Fabris
University of Pisa and Director of the Pisa-Florence Ph.D. Program in Philosophy
Alessandra Fussi
University of Pisa and EPSSE Vice-President

9:15 Empathy and Cruelty
Anna Donise
University of Naples “Federico II”

10:00 Feeling for: Aristotle on the Emotions of Eleos
Pia Campeggiani
Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study, University of Bologna

10:45 Break

11:00 Schadenfreude and Dianoetic Laughter
Danilo Manca
University of Pisa

11:45 Mead on Emotions in the Genesis of Language
Roberta Dreon
University of Venice “Ca’ Foscari”

12:30   Lunch

14:00 Anxiety: Between Emotion and Mood
Anthony Hatzimoysis
University of Athens

14:45 The Emotional Roots of Respect
Elena Irrera
University of Bologna

15:30 Break

15:45 Aesthetic Offence and Ethical Bad Taste
Alberto L. Siani
University of Pisa

16:30 Disgust: from Art to Morality
Serena Feloj
University of Pavia

17:15 Conclusions

Organizing committee
Alessandra Fussi, University of Pisa
Alberto L. Siani, University of Pisa

download program here