Bio Note: Laura Candiotto is Associate Professor in Philosophy and Senior Researcher at the Centre for Ethics of the University of Pardubice, Czech Republic. Before that she held positions at the Free University of Berlin, University of Edinburgh, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, and the University of Aix-Marseille. Laura is a philosopher of emotion who works at the intersection of social epistemology, 4E Cognition, and the ethics of knowledge. Her research is focused on the epistemic role of emotions, especially as embedded in embodied social interactions and epistemic cultures. She understands philosophy as a transformative practice with ameliorative aims, both at the personal and at the social level. Among her publications: The Value of Emotions for Knowledge (2019), Emotions in Plato (edited with Olivier Renaut, 2020); “Epistemic Emotions and Co-Inquiry: A Situated Approach” (2022); “Affective Scaffoldings as Habits: A Pragmatist Approach” (with Roberta Dreon, 2021); and “Love in-between” (with Hanne De Jaegher, 2021). Websites: https://www.emotionsfirst.org; https://upce.academia.edu/LauraCandiotto

Affiliation: University of Pardubice, Czech Republic

Homepage: https://emotionsfirst.org