[SAP sponsored event] Philosophy of breakups workshop

[SAP sponsored event] Philosophy of breakups workshop

17 September, 2026 
– 18 September, 2026
IDEA, University of Leeds

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[SAP sponsored event] Philosophy of breakups workshop

17 September, 2026 
– 18 September, 2026
IDEA, University of Leeds

Contact:

Philosophy of breakups workshop, IDEA centre University of Leeds, 17-18th of September.

 

 

 

Day One – 17th September 

8.30-9.00 

Coffee  

Reasons 

9.00-9-45 

‘Relationships and Reasons’ – Richard Healey (Aarhus University)  

9.45-10.30 

‘The reasons of unlove’ – Federica Gregoratto (University of Lucerne)  

10.30-11.00 

Coffee  

Interpretation and advice 

11.00-11.45 

‘”She will say that I did not try hard enough; I will say that I did.” Retrospective assessment of trying in the context of a break-up.’ – Christopher Cowley (Charles University and University College Dublin)  

11.45-12.30 

‘Who Bears the Burden of Moving On? Gendered Breakup Advice on Xiaohongshu’ – Shuangyunyi Chen (University of Sheffield)  

12.30-14.00 

Lunch 

Grief  

14.00-14.45 

‘Love and Loss: interdependence and disorientation’ – Eirini Martsoukaki (University of Toronto, speaking online)  

14.45-15.30 

‘Bad relationships, breakups, and grief’ – Becky Millar (Cardiff University) 

15.30-16.00 

Coffee  

Commitment  

16.00-16.45 

‘A puzzle about commitment’ – Giulia Cavaliere (University College London) 

17.00-late 

Drinks and dinner (venues TBD) 

 

Day Two – 18th September 

8.30-9 

Coffee  

Friendship 

9.00-9-45 

‘‘Whatever That Was, It’s Over Now’: What Can Breakups Tell Us About the Comparative Value of Romance and Friendship?’ – Mhairi Tait (University of Oxford) 

9.45-10.30 

‘Ending friendship with bad people’ – Sanjar Akayev (Central European University)  

10.30-11.00 

Coffee  

Betrayal and regret  

11.00-11.45 

‘On Feeling Betrayed’ – Monika Betzler (Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich)  

11.45-12.30 

‘Break-ups and the Value of Initiator Regret’ – Lesley Jamieson (University of Pardubice)  

12.30-14.00 

Lunch 

Moving on  

14.00-14.45 

‘When the NRE goes MIA: The End of the Beginning or the Beginning of the End?’- Carrie Jenkins (University of British Columbia, speaking online)  

14.45-15.30 

‘The Ethics of Ghosting’ – Katy Wells (University of Warwick)  

15.30-16.00 

Coffee break  

Good breakups    

16.00-16.45 

‘Breaking up well’ – Pilar Lopez-Cantero (University of Antwerp)   

 

End of workshop