Workshop on Logic of Emotions
Some Psychoanalytic Perspectives
University College London, England
During this 2-day workshop we will explore the logic of emotions through psychoanalytic and related perspectives. Alongside keynote talks we will have a number of regular talks, and ongoing discussions. Submissions are encouraged, but not limited, from the following themes:
Drawing from the work of:
Carl Gustav Jung (b.1875)
Roberto Assagioli (b.1888)
Mary Esther Harding (b.1888)
Donald Winnicott (b.1896)
Kazimierz Dąbrowski (b.1902)
Ignacio Matte Blanco (b.1908)
Marie-Louise von Franz (b.1915)
Edward F. Edinger (b.1922)
Logics of psychic economy
Logics or logos or logoi of myths and fairy tales
Alchemy as a language of psychic organization
Psychic space and its topology as expanses of meaning
Symmetry and asymmetry in the psyche
The logic of categories, psychic metabolisms, and ecologies
Logics of freedom and controls, conditionings and unconditioned principles
Logics of psychic analysis and synthesis
Submit a one page abstract by October 15, 2025 to c.sideras@ucl.ac.uk
Duration of contributing talks is 30mn including discussion. There will be a round table at the end of the workshop with the participation of all the speakers.
Accepted contributors will be invited to submit a full paper for inclusion in a volume on Logic of Emotions to be edited by the organizer following the workshop.