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)