Early-career researchers' workshop discusses ethics and emotions

On November 24, the early-career researchers' workshop, "Ethics and Emotions", will take place in Jakobi 2-114, Tartu. The workshop brings together Susimetsa Philosopicum’s visiting scholars from the University of Geneva and the University of Lund, as well as local researchers from the University of Tartu. Everyone interested, including students, is most welcome!

The registration is open until 18 November.

Workshop "Ethics and Emotions"

November 24, 2025 │ Jakobi 2-114, Tartu

10.00–10.20 Registration and coffee

10.20–10.30 Opening remarks by Heidy Meriste

10.30–11.00 Heidy Meriste (University of Tartu)
“Guilt as a Moral Emotion“

11.00–11.30 Elsa Magnell (University of Lund)
“How 'We' Can Be Sorry: On Collective Apologies“

11.30–12.00 Shervin Mirzaeighazi (University of Lund)
“Retribution and the Revenge Argument“

12.00–14.00 Lunch break

14.00–14.30 Merike Reiljan (University of Tartu)
“Empathy With Agents: On Ethical Forms of Empathic Engagement in Clinical Practice“

14.30–15.00 Miriana Maio (University of Tartu)
“Can Non-Human Animals Be Bored and Not Know It?“

15.00–15.30 Jiwon Kim (University of Lund)
“Norms That Travel: Directive Third-Party Harm"

15.30–16.00 Break

16.00–16.30 Styliani Perikleous (University of Tartu)
“Vulnerability or Resilience in Aristotelian Virtue Ethics“

16.30–17.00 Agnès Baehni (University of Geneva)
“Moral Responsibility for Emotions“

Register here

The event is organised by the Department of Philosophy and the Centre for Ethics in cooperation with the non-profit organisation Prof. Dr. Theda Rehbock’s Susimetsa Philosophicum.