Thumos
The genevan research group on emotions, values and norms
Thumos Seminar, April 2025
(left to right: Anaïs Giannuzzo, Mathilde Cappelli, Romolo Borra, Julia Langkau, Matthias Blondel, Gaïa Vu Ngoc, Kael McCormack-Skews, Irene Lonigro, André Sant'Anna, Edgard Darrobers, Julien Deonna, Fabrice Teroni, Agnès Baehni, Patrik Engisch, Francesca D'Alessandris)
News
- We are delighted to share that André Sant'Anna has been appointed as Assistant Professor at Yonsei University, South Korea, starting in September 2025.
- We are thrilled to announce that Federico Lauria, a distinguished member of Thumos who earned his PhD with us in 2014, has been appointed Assistant Professor in Aesthetics, Philosophy of Art, and Philosophy of Emotion at the University of Lisbon (May 2025). Congratulations Federico!
- We are delighted to announce that Roberto Keller has obtained his PhD with a dissertation entitled "By the Rules". He was awarded the highest possible distinction, along with les félicitations du jury. Our warmest congratulations! (May 2025)
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
- "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.
- "Blâme de soi et blâme des autres", by Agnès Baehni, has been published in the Revue de Métaphysique et de Morale
- "A (New) Defense of Self-Forgiveness", by Agnès Baehni has been published in The Southern Journal of Philosophy
People
Directors
Julien Deonna, website
Fabrice Teroni, website
Members
Florian Cova, website
Francesca D'Alessandris
Patrik Engisch, website
Julia Langkau, website
Kael McCormack-Skews, website
Giovanni Merlo, website
André Sant'Anna, website
Rebecca Wallbank, website
PhD students
Angela Abatista, website
Agnès Baehni, website
Matthias Blondel, website
Romolo Borra, website
Mathilde Cappelli, website
Edgard Darrobers, website
Anaïs Giannuzzo, website
Irene Lonigro
Gaïa Vu Ngoc, website