EVENT DESCRIPTION

The conference will explore what it means to think about m/Madness philosophically. The title reflects our interest in ‘madness’  as both a speculative (lower case ‘m’) and a practical (upper case ‘M’) term. Furthermore, it reflects our interest in the different ways in which m/Madness might be approached – either as an object of concern (with ‘of’ conceived as the objective genitive) or a place from which philosophy might be done (with ‘of’ conceived as the subjective genitive).

Please note: attendance is free, but registration (via email to: paul.lodge@mansfield.ox.ac.uk) is required.

TALKS (schedule to be announced later)

Zsuzsanna Chappell (King’s College, London)
Mad philosophy and Madness as political identity

Lorna Collins (Independent Scholar)
A creative transformation: Reflections on the brain, trauma, mental health and creativity

Justin Garson (CUNY – Hunter College)
The madness of delusions: Is it time to drop the D-word?

Sofia Jeppsson (Umeå University)
Madness, transcendental arguments, and alternate realities

Paul Lodge (University of Oxford)
Method in madness: The case against phenomenological psychopathologists


Alastair Morgain (University of Manchester)
What might it mean to affirm madness?

Mohammed Rashed (King’s College, London)
Understanding madness: Personal, cultural, and philosophical sccounts 

Tasia Scrutton (University of Leeds)
Do altered brain states open our minds to God?

Shay Welch (Spelman College)
Demanding a shift from ‘about psychopathology’ to ‘from the mad’