Loneliness in Our Time

Axel Seemann is Professor and Chair in the Department of Philosophy at Bentley University, USA. His work is mainly in the philosophy of mind, with a particular focus on its social dimension. He has published several papers as well as co-edited a special issue for the interdisciplinary philosophy journal Topoi on the topic of loneliness.Joel Krueger is Associate Professor in Philosophy at the University of Exeter, UK.Tom Roberts is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Exeter, UK. Emily Hughes is Postdoctoral Researcher in Philosophy at the University of York, UK.

• Introduction: Loneliness in Our Time, Axel Seemann (Bentley University, USA), Joel Krueger (University of Exeter, UK), Tom Roberts (University of Exeter, UK) and Emily Hughes (University of York, UK)Part I: Loneliness, Experience, and Meaning1. Loneliness: A Phenomenological Anthropological Perspective, Jason Throop (UCLA, USA)2. Loneliness and the Epistemology of Meaningful Social Connections, Axel Seemann (Bentley University, USA)3. Loneliness and Self-Estrangement: Insights from Depth Psychology and Cognitive Science, Jon Ericson (Bentley University, USA)4. Choosing Loneliness: Anxiety and Self-Alienation, Samir Dayal (Bentley University, USA)5. Loneliness and the ‘Double-Empathy Problem’ in Autism, Emily Hughes (University of York, UK)Part II: Loneliness, OId Age, and End of Life6. Defining Loneliness for Older Adults: A Multi-study Synthesis, Joanna McHugh Power (Maynooth University, Ireland)7. Loneliness at the End of Life, Glenys Caswell (independent researcher)8. “I Don’t Need a Friend, I Need Someone to Die With”, Zohar Lederman (University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)9. Loneliness and Relating to the Dead, Becky Millar (University of Cardiff, UK)Part III: Loneliness and the Challenges of the Present10. Against the Present: Historicising Loneliness in an Epidemic Age, Fred Cooper (University of Exeter, UK)11. Social Rights, Loneliness, and Choice, Aaron Ancell (Bentley University, USA)12. Loneliness and Vaccine Intentions and Uptake in COVID-19: Results from a 3-Wave Nationally Representative Panel Survey, Danielle Blanch-Hartigan, Robert DeLeo, & Risk and Social Policy Working Group (Bentley University, USA)13. Workplace Relationships as Potential Antidotes to Loneliness, Elana Feldman and Sarah Kostanski (University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA)14.Digital Spaces of Loneliness and Intimacy, Lucy Osler (University of Cardiff, UK), Tom Roberts (University of Exeter, UK) and Joel Krueger (University of Exeter, UK)15. Loneliness Experiences of the Refugee and/or Asylum Seeker, Linda Finlay (York St John University, UK)