Association for the Advancement of Philosophy and Psychiatry
37th ANNUAL MEETING* (Hybrid)
May 26-27, 2026 (live conference), May 29-30, 2026 (virtual conference)
University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, TX
* The 2026 AAPP meeting is co-sponsored by the Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology (CVMST) at UT Dallas. AAPP 2026 will be jointly run with CVMST annual conference: The 14th Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology Conference (VMST-14).
New Perspectives in Philosophy of Psychiatry/ Open Topics
Keynote Speakers:
Live Conference: Laurence J. Kirmayer (McGill University) and Jacqueline A. Sullivan (Western University)
Virtual Conference: Rachel Cooper (Lancaster University) and Dominic Murphy (University of Sydney)
Conference Organizers:
Jonathan Tsou (University of Texas at Dallas)
Robyn Bluhm (Michigan State University)
John Sadler (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center)
Şerife Tekin (SUNY Upstate Medical University)
Peter Zachar (Auburn University at Montgomery)
Conference Description:
The Association for the Advancement of Philosophy and Psychiatry (AAPP) aims to promote discussion between the fields of philosophy and psychiatry.
AAPP invites abstracts for presentation on any philosophical issues relevant to psychiatry, or any psychiatric issues or experiences that are relevant to philosophy. Our aims for this conference are to bring together thinkers from many disciplines who are interested in the philosophy of psychiatry, while providing a forum for the presentation of exciting work on both emerging and well-recognized issues in these overlapping domains. Accordingly, submissions may consider philosophical issues raised by psychiatric research and clinical practice, or the implications of findings in psychiatry for established psychiatric problems. We welcome abstracts representing any subdiscipline of philosophy, including Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science, Ethics, Moral Theory, Phenomenology, Philosophy of Technology, Feminist Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy, provided that they address and engage with questions in psychiatry. Psychiatric themes could address any issue in psychiatric education, research, diagnosis, or mental health care, provided that they have clear philosophical implications or demonstrate the importance of philosophical theory in psychiatric work.
This year’s AAPP conference is co-sponsored by the Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology (CVMST) at the University of Texas at Dallas. AAPP 2026
Topics:
We welcome abstracts on any topic related to philosophy of psychiatry. There will be some sessions devoted to new perspectives in philosophy of psychiatry, so we particularly welcome abstracts on new and emerging problems in philosophy of psychiatry.
Submission Instructions:
Abstracts of no more than 500 words, prepared for anonymous review as a DOC or PDF, should be sent to: [email protected]
In your submission, please indicate whether your submission is for live presentation, virtual presentation, or both.
Submission deadline: December 15, 2025 (note: this deadline was extended from a previous CFP)
Submissions will be confirmed by a returning email message. Notices of acceptance or rejection will be sent in January, 2026. Presentations will be strictly limited to 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes for discussion.
