Thumos
The genevan research group on emotions, values and norms
Thumos Seminar, November 2025
(from left to right: Mathilde Cappelli, Kael McCormack-Skews, Romolo Borra, Antonin Broi, Florian Gatignon, Julia Langkau, Julien Deonna, Agnès Baehni, Fabrice Teroni, Bruno Poli, Daniel Vorotyntsev, José Carlos Camillo, Aarón Álvarez González, Patricia Sánchez Oliva)
News
- We are thrilled to announce that, on the 5th of March 2026, the Thumos group will hold a workshop on the topic of "Impartiality in Ethics and Philanthropy". The programme can be found here, flyer here.
- We are delighted to announce that Agnès Baehni will defend her PhD thesis « Relating Morally to Oneself » on the 28th of May 2026 (time and location TBA). The defence will be followed the next day, the 29th of May, by a workshop on practical philosophy. The programme can be found here.
Forthcoming events
The Thumos Seminar, which is the main research activity of our group, takes place on Thursdays, 16h15-17h45 at UniPhilosophes (room PHIL116). The schedule can be found here. The archives of the Thumos Seminar are available here. Upcoming workshops and conferences are listed here.
Recent publications
- "What is the point of self-blame?" by Agnès Baehni has been published in Res Publica.
- "Moral Duties to Past-Selves" by Agnès Baehni and Vincent Grandjean has been published in The Philosophical Quarterly.
- "Can We Ignore the Plight of Distant Strangers in Need?" by Julien Deonna has been published in Philanthropy: Multidisciplinary Perspectives.
- "Borderline Personality Disorders and Moral Responsibility" by Agnès Baehni has been published in Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy.
- "The Creativity of Emotions", by Julien Deonna & Fabrice Teroni, has been published in Philosophical Explorations.
- "Why Are Emotions Epistemically Indispensable?", by Julien Deonna & Fabrice Teroni, has been published in Inquiry.
People
Directors
Julien Deonna, website
Fabrice Teroni, website
Members
Antonin Broi, website
José Carlos Camillo, website
Florian Cova, website
Rodrigo Díaz, website
Julia Langkau, website
Giovanni Merlo, website
PhD students
Agnès Baehni, website
Matthias Blondel, website
Romolo Borra, website
Mathilde Cappelli, website
Edgard Darrobers, website
Anaïs Giannuzzo, website
Irene Lonigro, website
Gaïa Vu Ngoc, website