Werkmeister Conference

FSU Philosophy organizes an annual conference with generous funding from the Werkmeister fund. Each conference is organized around a central topic of philosophical interest, with leading experts in the subject matter invited to present cutting-edge research.

Recent Werkmeister Conferences

Spring: 2025 New Work on Imagination

Speakers

  • Reza Hadisi (University of Toronto)
  • Hannah Kim (University of Arizona)
  • Amy Kind (Clarement McKenna)
  • Peter Langland-Hassan (University of Cincinnati)
  • Emine Hande Tuna (University of California Santa Cruz)

Fall 2024: The Werkmeister Conference in Honor of Alfred R. Mele

Speakers

  • Helen Beebee (University of Leeds)
  • Adam Feltz (University of Oklahoma)
  • Michael McKenna (University of Arizona)
  • Carlotta Pavese (Cornell University)
  • Derk Pereboom (Cornell University)
  • Adina Roskies (University of Santa Barbara)
  • Carolina Sartorio (Rutgers University)
  • Dion Scott-Kakures (Scripps College)
  • Manuel Vargas (University of California, San Diego)

Spring 2024: Shaping the Normative Landscape

Speakers

  • Jorah Dannenberg (Stanford University)
  • Dan Haybron (St. Louis University)
  • Jennifer Hawkins (Duke University)
  • Daniel Markovits (Yale Law School)
  • David Owens (King's College London)
  • Valerie Tiberius (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities)