11 June, 2026 – 12 June, 2026

This two-day workshop brings together philosophers who work on naturalistic accounts of function and dysfunction, especially biological and etiological approaches, to explore how these accounts affect the nature of health and disorder in psychiatry and somatic medicine. A central aim is to clarify how function-talk can illuminate contested boundary cases, such as mismatch versus dysfunction, partial or graded dysfunction, and the relationship between harm and dysfunction. This workshop builds on the discussion started at the 2024 London workshop on this topic.

Attendance is open, although speaking slots are full. If you would like to attend, please contact: functionworkshop26@gmail.com

Invited speakers

Jerome Wakefield (New York University)

John Matthewson (Massey University)

Ema Sullivan-Bissett (University of Birmingham)

Marko Jurjako (University of Rijeka)

Laura Delgado (UNED Madrid)

Harriet Fagerberg (University of Cambridge)

Miguel Núñez de Prado-Gordillo (University of Granada)

Francesca Bellazzi (Durham University)

Henrik Røed Sherling (University of Cambridge)

Organisers

Virginia Ballesteros (University of Valencia)

James Turner (Umeå University)

Fabian Hundertmark (University of Valencia)

Location

Universitat de València

Departament de Filosofia (Facultat de Filosofia i Ciències de l’Educació)

Av. de Blasco Ibáñez, 30, 46010 València, Spain

Link to official Website: https://vlclab.blogs.uv.es/event/workshop-on-functions-and-dysfunctions-in-medicine-and-psychiatry/