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)