Cain Todd

Dr. Cain Todd is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Lancaster University's School of Global Affairs, specializing in aesthetics, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of perception. During 2021-22, he held a visiting position at LMU Munich (Humboldt Foundation's Bessel Research Prize) and a Visiting Senior Research Fellowship at the University of Antwerp's Centre for Philosophical Psychology. Previously, he worked at the Institut Jean Nicod (Paris), the University of Geneva, and the University of Fribourg (Switzerland).

Research Interests: His work explores the intersection of aesthetics, emotion, and cognitive processes, including the role of imagination in perception, emotional evaluation of fiction, olfactory perception, and aesthetic judgments in science and mathematics. He is currently completing a book titled Aesthetics and Emotion (Bloomsbury, 2024).

Scientific Awards:

• Humboldt Foundation's Bessel Research Prize (2021-22)

Publications Trends: His recent articles focus on 'as if' emotions, reality monitoring, olfactory experience, and the cognitive role of aesthetic feelings in mathematics and literature. He bridges empirical and philosophical approaches to study imagination, attention, and sensory ephemera.

Roles and Networks: Co-editor of the journal Emotion Researcher, founding member of the European Society for Aesthetics, and co-coordinator of the Culinary Mind Network.