Personality has long been a central theme in both philosophical reflection andpsychological inquiry. Yet, the disturbances of personality challenge our conceptual,clinical, and experiential understanding of personality functioning. The recent shift in the diagnosis of personality disorders – from categorical classification to dimensional conceptualization – fosters a reconsideration of fundamental questions about normality in personality functioning or directions of treatment and development. At the same time,the increasing use of computational and AI-based tools in psychology and psychiatry raises new possibilities and questions for how we conceptualize, model, and engage with disturbances of personality. This seminar seeks to open a dialogue between disciplines, examining how livedexperience-based insights, philosophical analyses, clinical perspectives, and computational or AI-informed approaches can illuminate the nature of personality and its disorders.

This workshop explores the role of value experience in emotion regulation. Emotional responses are typically elicited by things we deeply care about—values we perceive to be at stake. A key emotional capacity lies in the ability to critically reassess the values underlying our emotional responses and, when necessary, to revise or realign them. The workshop examines the psychological processes involved in this capacity—particularly inner speech, self-regulation, and a broader notion of agency—from a phenomenological perspective. It highlights the challenges of navigating value, especially in contexts involving mental health struggles and in digital environments where people engage with artificial intelligence agents and encounter unique demands on their emotional self-understanding.