In Conversation: Exploring the Philosophy of Money and Finance &ndash\; Series III
\nA series of interviews with contributors to The Philosophy of Money and Finance (Hardcover\, OUP 2024\; Paperback\, fall 2025)
\nSchedule
\n"Truth in Financial Accounting"
Author: Christopher J. Cowton (Emeritus\, University of Huddersfield)
Interviewer: Lisa Warenski (CUNY Graduate Center)
Date and Time: 15 January 2026\, 18:00 CET
"Green Central Banking" \;
Authors: Peter Dietsch (University of Victoria)\; Clé\;ment Fontan (University of Louvain)
Interviewer: Jens van't Klooster
Date and Time: 25 March 2026\, 18:00 CET
"On the Wrongfulness of Bank Contributions to Financial Crises"
Author: \;Richard Endö\;rfer (University of Gothenburg)
Interviewer: Kobi Finestone (Univeresity of San Diego)
Date and Time: 01 June 2026\, 18:00 CET
"Bitcoins Left and Right: A Normative Assessment of a Digital Currency"
Authors: Lars Lindblom and Joakim Sandberg
Interviewer: Violet Victoria
Date and Time: October (TBA) 2026\, 18:00 CET
AI + Data Ethics (AIDE) Summer is a 9-week\, in-person training program intended for graduate students with advanced training in applied ethics\, ethical theory\, philosophy of science\, metascience\, epistemology\, or other areas with potential research applications to artificial intelligence (AI) and big data who would like to develop research capacities in the ethics of AI\, data ethics\, and the philosophy of technology. \;
\nDesigning AI and machine learning systems to promote human flourishing in just and sustainable ways will require a robust and diverse AI and data ethics research community. However\, there are few graduate programs that train students in these areas. The aim of this summer long\, in person training program is to supplement resources in students&rsquo\; home universities with philosophical and technical skills necessary to research in this area.
\nAIDE Summer 2026 especially welcomes epistemologists\, philosophers of science\, and metascience researchers interested in developing a research program in the philosophy of AI and computation.
\nThe 2026 AIDE Summer Program was made possible by generous funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and Northeastern's Khoury College of Computer Science.
\nThe summer 2026 program will run from Monday\, June 1st through Friday\, July 31.
\nApplications are due Thursday January 15th\, 2026 at 11:59pm anywhere in the world.
ORGANIZER;CN=Kathleen A. Creel;CN=John Basl: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260604T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261024T170000 SUMMARY:Stanley Cavell at 100. An International Centennial Conference UID:20260611T080640Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Paris LOCATION:Roma\; Paris\; Boston\, Italy DESCRIPTION:Stanley Cavell at 100 \; An International Centennial Conference \; \;
Paris: \;4-5 June 2026 \;| Organized by Sandra Laugier\, Université\; Paris 1 Panthé\;on Sorbonne \; Rome: 8-9 June 2026 \;| Organized by Piergiorgio Donatelli\, Sapienza Università\; di Roma \; Boston: 23-24 October 2026 \;| Organized by Juliet Floyd\, Boston University \; \; \;
In 2026\, we mark the centenary of \;Stanley Cavell (1926&ndash\;2026)\, one of the \;most original and wide-ranging American philosophers of the twentieth century. Cavell&rsquo\;s work traversed traditional disciplinary boundaries&mdash\;engaging deeply with philosophy\, literature\, film\, opera\, psychoanalysis\, politics\, and both American and European traditions of thought. In the spirit of his intellectual breadth and transnational sensibility\, we are organizing a three-part international conference to celebrate his life\, work\, and legacy in Paris\, Rome\, and Boston.
\nWhy This Conference Matters
\nStanley Cavell transformed philosophy into an act of acknowledgment&mdash\;of self\, of others\, and of the everyday. His writings on skepticism\, language\, film\, and the ordinary remain vital at a time when trust in both language and human connection faces renewed challenges. From \;Must We Mean What We Say? \;to \;The Claim of Reason\, from \;The World Viewed \;to \;Pursuits of Happiness\, and through his readings of Emerson and Thoreau\, Cavell helped redefine the scope and style of philosophical writing and teaching.
\nHis engagement with Wittgenstein and Austin reinvigorated the ordinary language tradition\, while his interests in modernism\, cinema\, and American transcendentalism forged a philosophical voice that responded to&mdash\;and often transcended&mdash\;the academic context.
\nThis centennial conference will bring together philosophers\, literary scholars\, and critics to reflect on Cavell&rsquo\;s legacy and extend the conversations he began.
\nThis call for papers concerns all three installments&mdash\;Paris\, Rome\, and Boston&mdash\;of the Cavell at 100 conference.
\nSuggested Themes:
\nWe welcome proposals that engage with the following themes or propose new directions for exploring Cavell&rsquo\;s thought.
\nConference Foci:
\nParis will focus especially on Ordinary Language Philosophy\, Film\, and Popular Culture.
\nRome will center mainly on Ethics\, Politics\, and Forms of Life.
\nBoston will treat primarily Philosophy and Literature\, Tragedy\, Music\, and the Idea of America.
\nSome themes&mdash\;such as skepticism\, modernism\, the ordinary&mdash\;cut across all three conferences.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260608T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260610T170000 SUMMARY:Stanley Cavell at 100. An International Centennial Conference - Rome Conference UID:20260611T080641Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:Via Carlo Fea 2\, Roma\, Italy DESCRIPTION:Department of Philosophy
\nSapienza Università\; di Roma
\n\;
\nStanley Cavell at 100
\nAn International Centennial Conference
\nParis | Rome | Boston
\n- Rome Conference -
\nEthics\, Politics\, Forms of Life
\n8-10 June 2026
\nOrganized by Piergiorgio Donatelli
\n\;
\nVenue
\nVilla Mirafiori
\nVia Carlo Fea 2\, Rome
\n\;
\nProgram
\n8 JUNE
\nROOM 5
\n09:00&ndash\;9:30: Welcome and Opening remarks
\nOpening Lecture | Chair: Paola Marrati
\n9:30&ndash\;10:30 Veena Das \;(Johns Hopkins): Opening lecture Objects Beyond Catalogues: Yet Another Take on the Outer and the Inner
\n10:30&ndash\;10:45: Break
\nROOM 5
\nPlenary Panel 1 | Chair: Jeroen Gerrits
\n10:45&ndash\;11:25 É\;lise Domenach (É\;cole Nationale Supé\;rieure Louis-Lumiè\;re\, IUF): Projecting Cavell: skepticism and ecocinema
\n11:25&ndash\;12:05 Nancy Yousef \;(Yale): Must we mean what we write? or\, can ethics and aesthetics be one?
\n12:05&ndash\;12:45 Michael Campbell \;(Kyoto University): The critical sensibility and the senses of criticism
\n12:45&ndash\;14:15: Lunch break
\nROOM 5
\nKeynote Lecture 1 | Chair: Juliet Floyd
\n14:15&ndash\;15:05: Alice Crary \;(New School &ndash\; ISJPS Paris 1): Pro-democratic defiance
\n15:05&ndash\;15:20: Break
\nParallel Sessions A
\n\;
\nROOM 5 | Chair: Alessio Vaccari
\n15:20&ndash\;16:20
\nRico Gutschmidt \;(Universitä\;t Konstanz): Cavell\, skepticism\, and the epistemic transformation of groundlessness
\nChester Leung \;(University of Southampton): Self-knowledge\, selfhood\, and the truth of scepticism
\nFrancesco Gandellini \;(The Hebrew University of Jerusalem): The truth on the truth of scepticism
\n16:20&ndash\;16:50 Discussion
\nROOM 1 | Chair: Miranda Boldrini
\n15:20&ndash\;16:20
\nSimon van der Weele \;(University of Humanistic Studies Utrecht): Moral status\, profound intellectual disability\, and skepticism: from moral status to acknowledgment
\nUri Brun \;(Oxford): Beyond the implementation problem: \;a Cavellian perspective on conceptual engineering
\nFrancesco Zucchini \;(Sapienza): Normativity without rules: Stanley Cavell on language and ethics
\n16:20&ndash\;16:50 Discussion
\nROOM 12 | Chair: Clara Han
\n15:20&ndash\;16:20 \;
\nReza Hosseini \;(Rosebank International\, South Africa): Stanley Cavell on what used to be called the state of one&rsquo\;s soul
\nAmir Sotoudeh \;(Sapienza): From Private Sensation to Shared Intelligibility: The Moral Life of Reason and the Perfectionist Imagination in Pain
\nLucilla Guidi \;(UniPegaso - Universitä\;t Potsdam): Cavell on soul-blindness: seeing and failing to see others
\n16:20&ndash\;16:50 Discussion
\n16:50&ndash\;17:05: Break
\nROOM 5
\nKeynote Lecture 2 | Chair: \;Sandra Laugier
\n17:05&ndash\;17:55: Roberto De Gaetano \;(Sapienza): The art of acknowledgement
\n9 JUNE
\nROOM 5
\nKeynote Lecture 3 | Chair: Alice Crary
\n09:15&ndash\;10:05: Victor Krebs \;(Pontificia Universidad Cató\;lica del Perú\;): Neither progress nor decline. Cavell&rsquo\;s pertinence to the anthropocene
\n10:05&ndash\;10:20: Break
\nROOM 5
\nPlenary Panel 2 | Chair: Daniele Lorenzini
\n10:20&ndash\;11:00 Clara Han \;(Johns Hopkins): &ldquo\;From me it is born&rdquo\;: the singularity of a life and a politics of the ordinary
\n11:00&ndash\;11:40 Alessio Vaccari \;(Sapienza): Reading Nietzsche&rsquo\;s ethical thought through Cavell&rsquo\;s moral perfectionism
\n11:40&ndash\;12:20 Lotte Buch Segal Undoing a form of life: How knowledge of Palestine became pale
\n\;
\n12:20&ndash\;13:35: Lunch break
\nParallel Sessions B
\n\;
\nROOM 5 \;| Chair: Piergiorgio Donatelli
\n13:35&ndash\;14:35
\nGustavo Gó\;mez Pé\;rez \;(Pontificia Universidad Javeriana): The tragic sense of responsibility: Cavell\, affective injustice\, and the acknowledgment of pain in Colombia&rsquo\;s conflict
\nLuigi Corrias \;(Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam): Acknowledgement after dehumanization: Cavell and the politics of reconciliation
\nArnaud Petit \;(Oxford): A perfectionist play of voices
\n14:35&ndash\;15:05 Discussion
\nROOM 12 \;| Chair: Lucilla Guidi
\n13:35&ndash\;14:35
\nCamila Lobo \;(Universidade Nova de Lisboa): Cavell&rsquo\;s politics of means: moral perfectionism and prefigurative practice in times of crisis
\nWade Roberts \;(Juniata College): Aversive thinking in dark times: confronting the contemporary crises of democracy
\nMiranda Boldrini (Nantes Université\;): Cavell\, anthropology\, and ordinary ethics
\n\;14:35&ndash\;15:05 Discussion
\n15:05&ndash\;15:20: Break
\n\;Parallel Sessions C
\n\;
\nROOM 5 \;| Chair: Victor Krebs \;
\n15:20&ndash\;16:20
\nGilad Nir \;(Universitä\;t Potsdam): Modernism\, skepticism and theatricality
\nBojin Zhu \;(Universitä\;t Wien): Separateness and the limits of public language
\nKristen De Man \;(University of Chicago): &ldquo\;All my words are someone else&rsquo\;s&rdquo\;: Stanley Cavell on the individual and the community
\n16:20&ndash\;16:50 Discussion
\nROOM 1 | Chair Luca Tenneriello
\n15:20&ndash\;16:00
\nJonas Friedli \;(New School): Overconfidence in convention: on passion\, expression and irreducibility in Derrida&rsquo\;s and Cavell&rsquo\;s second encounter with Austin
\nJuliette Courtillé\; \;(Sorbonne University): Ways of doing philosophy: the Cavellian legacy of Hilary Putnam
\nLuca Antonio Donato (Sapienza): Acknowledgment after AI: Enabling Avoidance
\n16:00&ndash\;16:30 Discussion
\n\;
\nROOM 12 | Chair: É\;lise Domenach
\n15:20&ndash\;16:20
\nMoran Godess Riccitelli \;(Bar-Ilan University &ndash\; Universitä\;t Potsdam): The aesthetic ground of Cavell&rsquo\;s moral perfectionism
\nSaliha Shah (Women&rsquo\;s College Srinagar): \;The Ontology of Onwardness: Thinking of Cavell and Iqbal
\nLuka Chilvers \;(University College London): Cavell and Midgley on games and (ordinary) life
\n16:20&ndash\;16:50 Discussion
\n16:50&ndash\;17:05: Break
\n\;
\nROOM 5
\nKeynote Lecture 4 | Chair: Paul Standish
\n17:05&ndash\;17:55: Paola Marrati \;(Johns Hopkins): Cavell and Baldwin: knowledge of the self and knowledge of reality
\n10 JUNE
\nParallel Sessions D
\n\;
\nROOM 5 | Chair: Nancy Yousef
\n9:30&ndash\;10:30
\nKevin Spencer \;(Wenzhou-Kean University): Debasing Emersonian perfectionism: l'acte gratuit as genre
\nLè\;a Boman \;(Paris 1 Panthé\;on-Sorbonne): From events to moments: the ethics of ordinary time in Cavell and Emerson
\nLuke Ciancarelli \;(Harvard) and Austin Wang (Johns Hopkins): On the source of the perfectionist demand &ldquo\;Be true to yourself&rdquo\;
\n10:30&ndash\;11:00 Discussion
\nROOM 1 \;| Chair: Michael Campbell
\n9:30&ndash\;10:30
\nAnton Hug \;(Paris 1 Panthé\;on-Sorbonne): Conflictual gender disagreements
\nFrancesca Scapinello \;(Universidade de Lisboa): Cavell and anarchy
\nLuca Tenneriello \;(Sapienza): &ldquo\;Not a competing theory of the moral life&rdquo\;: Cavell vs Rawls
\n10.30-11.00: Discussion
\n\;
\nROOM 12 \;| Chair: Lotte Buch Segal
\n9:30&ndash\;10:10
\nEdward Guetti \;(American University\, Washington\, DC): With and against abandonment: the Emersonian perfectionist and Homo Sacer
\nJustin Burdick \;(University of South Florida): Attuning to the Over-Soul: Emerson&rsquo\;s metaphysical posture and Cavellian moral perfectionism
\n10:10-10:40: Discussion
\n11:00&ndash\;11:15: Break
\nROOM 5
\nKeynote Lecture 5 | \;Chair: Naoko Saito
\n11:15&ndash\;12:05: Paul Standish \;(University College London): In the craftsman&rsquo\;s garden
\nConclusions
\n12:05&ndash\;12:35: Piergiorgio Donatelli\, Sandra Laugier\, Juliet Floyd
\nROOMS
\nRoom 5 (Aula V): ground floor
\nRoom 12 (Aula XII): outside
\nRoom 1 (Aula I): outside
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260609T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260609T170000 SUMMARY:CSWIP symposium at CPA/CSHPS UID:20260611T080642Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:America/Halifax LOCATION:6135 University Ave\, Halifax\, Canada\, B3H 4P9 DESCRIPTION:CSWIP/CSHPS/WSP at CPA Symposium: "The Whale Sanctuary Project: Scholar Advocacy and Interspecies Justice"
\nJune 9\, 9am to 12pm ADT
\nIn person: Rm 2176\, Marion McCain Bldg\, Dalhousie University\, Halifax\, NS
\nOn Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83778656721
\nQuestions? Contact rring578@yorku.ca
\nSpeaker: Dr. Lori Marino\; Founder/President\; Whale Sanctuary Project
\nSpeaker: Dr. Letitia Meynell\; Professor\; Philosophy\, Gender and Women's Studies\, Dalhousie University
\nSpeaker: Dr. Andrew Fenton\; Professor\; Philosophy\, Dalhousie University
\nChair: Rebecca Ring\; PhD Candidate\; Philosophy\, York University
\nIn 2019\, the Government of Canada passed the "Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act". It prohibits the taking of cetaceans into captivity\, and requires permits for importing or exporting cetaceans. It is now a criminal offence to use or display cetaceans for entertainment purposes. However\, there are exceptions to the ban on cetacean captivity. These include using captive cetaceans for scientific research\, or even for entertainment if a licence is obtained from a provincial Lieutenant Governor. Further\, any cetaceans in captivity at the passing of the bill are 'grandfathered' so their owners are permitted to keep them captive for the rest of their lives\, but not force them to perform. In Canada\, there are approximately 30 belugas and 4 bottlenose dolphins remaining in captivity at Marineland\, Niagara Falls. The contentious theme park closed in 2024 and now wants to offload the animals at its park\, including the whales and dolphins.
\nFrance has recently passed a similar law ending the captivity of cetaceans. Marineland Antibes is also looking to offload its last two orcas in captivity\, Wikie and Keijo\, who are mother and son. After proclaiming that the Port Hilford Whale Sanctuary is the most responsible and ethical option for Wikie and Keijo\, the French Government announced that instead they will allow their transfer to a similar aquarium in Spain. These cetaceans are among the more than 3000 that remain in captivity in the world. Some governments are certainly doing the right thing in legislating an end to the cruel practices of cetacean captivity\, but there exists a lacuna between policy and practice. What justice is owed to the non-human animals we humans have treated so badly\, and how might we implement reparations?
\nThe CSWIP/CSHPS panel will present and workshop the problems and solutions for achieving interspecies justice\, including the roles of scholar advocacy.
\nDr. Lori Marino will speak about the 100-acre ocean sanctuary at Port Hilford\, Nova Scotia. It is the first of its kind in the world and aims to be ready to receive its first residents this year. Marino is an internationally renowned neuroscientist\, whose research includes the evolution of the brain and intelligence in cetaceans\, primates and farmed animals. Her expertise includes issues in marine mammal captivity\, such as dolphin assisted therapy\, and the educational and science claims of the zoo and aquarium industry. She is the founder and executive director of The Kimmela Center for Animal Advocacy\, which focuses on bridging the gap between academic scholarship and praxes in animal advocacy.
\nDr. Letitia Meynell will put sanctuaries and species inclusive justice in conversation with feminist philosophy. Scholar advocacy has long been a part of feminist praxis. Meynell will investigate what it means to make that praxis species inclusive. Importantly\, moving individuals from entertainment-based\, for-profit aquaria to non-profit sanctuaries changes our relationships with them. Seeing them as exploitable\, fungible objects is transformed to seeing them as vulnerable particular others\, to whom we have obligations. This transformative power makes projects like WSP radically important\, but it also explains the resistance that such projects face. Such resistance lays bare the lacuna that exists in interspecies justice. The thirty belugas languishing at Marineland and the two orcas being trafficked to another concrete tank are particular others to whom we humans owe species inclusive justice.
\nDr. Andrew Fenton will show how species-inclusive ethics intersects with what the WSP is enacting. Both the WSP and changes afoot at the Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) raise issues of societal-level obligations to other animals when transitioning away from ethically objectionable uses of captive animals. Fenton will discuss the changes afoot at the CCAC on the national "governance" level concerning the scientific use of non-human animals. He will argue that further changes are required to bring Canadian entertainment and scientific industries in alignment with species inclusive ethics. We Canadians cannot ethically export away our legally recognized duties to captive non-human animals\, including cetaceans. Neither can we "humanely kill" our way to meeting duties to non-human animals used science\, education or entertainment.
\nRebecca Ring will chair the session. Her research is on culture in non-human animals\, with a focus on cetaceans. She argues that cultural practises and heritage imply meaning\, value and agency for those enacting such practises. Achieving interspecies justice for cetaceans in captivity requires taking their cultural lives into account.
ORGANIZER;CN=Rebecca Ring: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Copenhagen:20260610T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Copenhagen:20260611T170000 SUMMARY:Philosophical and interdisciplinary perspectives on AI companionship UID:20260611T080643Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Copenhagen LOCATION:Campusvej 55\, Odense\, Denmark\, 5230 DESCRIPTION:The seminar Philosophical and interdisciplinary perspectives on AI-companionship will explore questions related to rapidly growing use of chatbots to simulate human-like emotional support\, empathy and social interactions: How good is friendship or love with a chatbot? How can it be better or worse? What can be gained\, what is lost\, and what can or cannot so easily be simulated? How can the use of AI companions impact wellbeing and personal development? What are the ramifications for human-human social interactions and societal life more generally? The topic covers more than deep personal relationships like friendship and love\, for example also the use of AI therapists\, coaches\, trainers and teachers.
The seminar brings together internationally leading scholars on the philosophy and interdisciplinary study of AI-companionship and related issues. \;
The seminar is open to everyone.
\nPhilosophical and interdisciplinary perspectives on AI-companionship
\nUniversity of Southern Denmark\, Odense\, 10-11th June 2026
\nHosted by the Wellbeing and Virtual Worlds project \;
\nJune 10th (O100)
9:30-9.45 Sø\;ren Harnow Klausen (SDU): Introduction
9.45-10.35 Lucy Osler (Exeter): Devotional AI: AI Companions and Bad Faith Love
10.45-11.35 Renee Ye (Bochum): AI Companionship: A New Frontier
11.45-12.35 Anne Gerdes (SDU): Stochastic Care
12.35-13.20 Lunch
13.20-14.10 Chunfang Zhou (SDU): How did it Feel to Work with ChatGPT?
14.20-15.10 Niclas Rautenberg (Hamburg): A critical phenomenology of flourishing with/out AI:
15.30-16.30 Valerie Tiberius (Minnesota): It&rsquo\;s Good to Be Loved: Experientialism and the Problem of Chatbots \;
June 11th (O97)
9:30-10:20 Flor Pasturino &\; Matthew Dennis (Eindhoven): Sphere- Transgressions in Mental Health Chatbots
10.30-11.20 Victoria Paul (SDU): Being somebody else: AI and playfulness
11.30-12.20 Helena Ward (Oxford): Grief Bots and Continued Bonds
12.20-13.00 Lunch
13.00-13.50 Anastasiia Babash (Tartu): Why Dating the Wrong Person Might Be Good for You: AI and the Diagnostic Value of Freedom
14.00-14.50 Sø\;ren Harnow Klausen (SDU): AI and self-cultivation
15.05-15.55 Matthews Dennis (Eindhoven): The Ethical Dangers of Content- Creating Machines
\n\nDear participants\,
\nIt is possible to join the seminar online via Zoom.
\nIf you wish to participate virtually\, please use the respective links below:
\n\nPlease note that upon clicking the link\, you will enter a virtual waiting room. You will be admitted to the meeting 15 minutes before the daily program begins\, or during the breaks between presentations. We look forward to welcoming you\, whether in person or online!
\n\nBest regards\,
\nWellbeing and Virtual Worlds
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260611T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260612T170000 SUMMARY:Dialogue in Democratic Education UID:20260611T080644Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Helsinki LOCATION:Pentti Kaiteran katu 1 \, Oulu\, Finland DESCRIPTION:Dialogue in Democratic Education -Conference \; University of Oulu\, 11.-12.6.2026 We are pleased to announce a joint conference that specifically invites academic researchers engaged in the study of dialogue\, democracy\, and education. This collaborative event aims to foster rigorous scholarly exchange\, encourage interdisciplinary perspectives\, and deepen theoretical and empirical inquiry in these intersecting fields. Researchers from philosophy\, pedagogy\, history\, political science\, and related disciplines are encouraged to contribute their expertise as we collectively advance academic understanding and innovation within democratic education. Keynote speakers and invited panelists of the main event include Nicholas Burbules\, Silvia Edling\, Andrea English\, Maughn Gregory\, Walter Kohan\, Jonas Lieberkind\, and Dina Mendonç\;a.
\nAs part of the conference\, a pre-seminar and workshop on philosophizing with children and young people and the Community of Philosophical Inquiry pedagogy will be held on June 10. The pre-seminar will feature presentations and a panel discussion with Maughn Gregory\, Walter Kohan\, and Dina Mendonç\;a &ndash\; internationally recognized experts in the field. Further details and registration for the pre-seminar will be made available in early 2026.
\nConference theme
\nDialogue has traditionally been situated at the very heart of democracy. Recently\, however\, the role of dialogue in both democracy and democratic education has been contested from different perspectives. The increasing difficulty to establish a genuine dialogue between political rivals in the present polarized political culture has led to seeking alternative interpretations and approaches to understanding the nature of democracy (e.g. conflict-based\, agonistic). On a theoretical level\, discussion-based models of democracy have been challenged for their over-idealized and normative nature. In the same vein\, democratic education and pedagogy have been argued to be unfeasible considering the institutional realities of schooling and persistent educational inequalities. Still\, the idea of democracy as dialogue seems vital and worth sustaining. In pedagogical practices\, dialogue\, deliberation\, and debate all belong to the broader category of discussion-based approaches. Rational and evidence-based forms of dialogue\, deliberation\, and debate can still be justifiably regarded as crucial modes of communication for the functioning of democratic society as a whole. The purpose of the conference is to examine the significance and realizations of these modes of communication in the context of democratic education.
\nWe invite presentations on a broad range of topics concerning the relationship between dialogue\, deliberation\, debate\, education\, democracy and the related concepts. We are also interested in contributions focusing on or fostering dialogue between different theories and fields of research in relation to these themes. In addition to contributions in the field of philosophy of education\, which is the primary focus of the conference\, we invite papers addressing these issues from various perspectives\, including but not limited to\, pedagogical practices\, teachers and teacher education\, empirical research on education\, history of education\, and political science. On abstract submissions\, see further information on page \;Presentations.
\nOrganizers: \;
\nResearch Consortium \;Education for Deliberation: Practices of Inquiry in Dialogue-Based Democratic Education \;(DELIBERATE\; Research Council of Finland) &\;
The Philosophy of Democracy Education research group (DEMOED)\, University of Oulu &\;
The Finnish Network of the History and Philosophy of Education
Conference web-page: \;Dialogue in Democratic Education -Conference
As algorithms shape the choices we make\, traditional assumptions about autonomy and deliberation come under pressure. By curating what is visible\, relevant\, or recommended\, algorithmic outputs play a formative role in human deliberation and action. These developments raise well-known yet unresolved philosophical questions: What does it mean to act and think autonomously in contexts mediated by algorithms? How do algorithmic environments affect inquiry or deliberation? What are the implications for democratic autonomy? Furthermore\, how are we to assess all this normatively?
\nThis workshop aims to examine these issues within the frameworks of philosophy of autonomy\, ethics of AI\, social epistemology\, and political philosophy. We welcome contributions that address conceptual foundations\, engage in normative evaluation\, analyze epistemic dynamics in algorithmic environments\, and reflect on their institutional or societal implications.
\nTopics of interest include\, but are not limited to:
\nThe workshop will take place \;from 11.06.2026 to 12.06.2026 \;at the \;Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and is organized within the DFG project "The Ethics of State Mass Surveillance". Invited speakers who have confirmed their participation include Simona Chiodo\, Keith Harris\, Nicola Mö\;ß\;ner\, Carina Prunkl\, and Otto Sahlgren.
\nOrganizers: Alina Jacobs &\; Christian Seidel \;
\nFor inquiries\, please contact the organizers via \;alina.jacobs@kit.edu.
\nModus: Prä\;senzveranstaltung
\nVeranstaltungszeitraum: \;11.06.2026-12.06.2026
\nKontaktadresse: \;alina.jacobs@kit.edu
\nBewerbungsfrist: \;31.01.2026
ORGANIZER;CN=Alina Jacobs;CN=Christian Seidel: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260611T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260612T170000 SUMMARY:Existential Threats and Other Disasters: Novel (Bio)ethical Solutions for Novel Challenges UID:20260611T080646Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Paris LOCATION:4 Rue de Chevreuse \, Paris\, France\, 75006 DESCRIPTION:The Center for the Study of Bioethics&rsquo\; (CSB) is pleased to collaborate with The Hastings Center\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Centre for Bioethics\, and Columbia University&rsquo\;s Master of Bioethics Program to organize the conference.
\nIn 2024\, CSB\, with The Hastings Center and The Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics coorganized \;&ldquo\;Existential Threats and Other Disasters: How Should We Address Them?&rdquo\; Held in \;Budva\, Montenegro\, it featured a distinguished lineup\, including Peter Singer\, Julian Savulescu\, \;Arthur Caplan\, Josephine Johnston\, Ingmar Persson\, Anders Sandberg\, as well as the conference \;organizers Vardit Ravitsky\, Roger Crisp and Vojin Rakić.
\nThe 2026 Paris conference continues this trajectory. It will assess the critical questions raised in \;2024 in light of the rapid evolution of global crises. \;Building on the foundation established in the \;2024 conference\, the Paris event will adopt a broader scope\, adding novel and diverse \;perspectives\, organizers and participants\, explicitly addressing not only catastrophic risks but also \;the constructive ethical deployment of emerging technologies.
ORGANIZER;CN="The Center for the Study of Bioethics’ (CSB) Csb";CN=The Hastings Center The Hastings Center;CN=The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Centre for Bioethics;CN=Columbia University Master of Bioethics Program: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260611T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260612T170000 SUMMARY:Privacy at the margins UID:20260611T080647Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Munich\, Germany DESCRIPTION:Invited speakers:
\nTraditionally\, analyses of privacy start from hard cases of breach\, such as reading other people&rsquo\;s diaries and letters without permission\, wiring houses and passing on medical records\, and these are well covered\, for instance\, by the so-called control account of the right to privacy (Marmor 2015\, Menges 2024). Yet there are many actions and attitudes which are\, as it were\, on the margins of privacy\, and which either are sketchy or uncouth but not obviously wrong\, or are clearly wrong but not obviously a breach of privacy: passing on intimate information but in an anonymised way\, novelists using others&rsquo\; intimate information in writing\, gossip\, stalking\, off- or online\, gathering too much public information about a public person\, deep-fakes\, asking someone questions about their personal life\, and the list can go on. Some of these have been recently discussed by philosophers\, within or without the context of privacy. The conference thus aims to bring people together in order to discuss these in-between cases\, and many other similar ones\, and to think:
\nOn behalf of the Chair of Applied Ethics at RWTH Aachen\, we invite abstract submissions for participation in the workshop &ldquo\;AI and decision-making: tools\, hybrids\, and collectives&rdquo\;\, funded by the German Federal Ministry Research\, Technology and Space. \;
\nThe workshop is scheduled for 12-13th June\, 2026 and will take place at RWTH Aachen University. It aims to be a discussion-focused event seeking to discuss the relationship between so-called AI technologies and our individual and especially our collective decision-making. Confirmed speakers include Prof. Karl de Fine Licht (Gothenburg\, Sweden)\, Prof. Tobias Schlicht (Bochum\, Germany)\, Prof. Pekka Mä\;kelä\; (Helsinki\, Finland). Details on the topic can be found in the abstract below. \;
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\nAbstract: \;
\nMany of the &ldquo\;AI&rdquo\; technologies currently impacting our shared world have significant consequences for our individual and collective decision-making. This can be through permitting cognitive offloading\, nudging or otherwise being designed to optimize or alter our choices. LLMs are used pervasively by those needing to make decisions about everything from paint colours to public policy\, smart technologies are incorporated into medical devices to assist in maintaining healthy habits and treatment regimes\, machine-learning enabled systems play a role in identifying and selecting targets for active militaries\, and sorting algorithms help shape the choice architecture of our digital lives. How then should we understand the dynamics of these impacts on our individual and collective decision-making? Should we understand these technologies as tools\, as partners or as co-constituents of decision-making hybrids or collectives? When might they manipulate us\, lead us stray\, or enhance our decision-making? And what sort of relationship to us as decision-makers should these technologies have\, and we to them? These are the central animating questions of this workshop\, each encompassing a vast array of important topics. These include\, among others: \;
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\nThis workshop aims to engage with these intertwined topics through a wide range of conceptual tools and angles. To this end\, we invite submissions of abstracts of up to 300 words that should be accompanied by a title\, name of the submitter\, institutional affiliation\, and contact information. This should be sent as a .pdf to niel.conradie@humtec.rwth-aachen.de by the deadline of April\, 10th. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Camilla Francesca Colombo;CN="Niël Conradie";CN=Saskia Nagel: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260612T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260613T170000 SUMMARY:Third Annual Toronto Bioethics Workshop UID:20260611T080649Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:America/Toronto LOCATION:170 Saint George Street\, Toronto\, Canada\, M5S 1V8 DESCRIPTION:The Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto is pleased to announce the third annual Toronto Bioethics Workshop\, taking place on Friday\, June 12th and Saturday\, June 13th at the St. George (downtown) campus of the University of Toronto.
The theme of the workshop is philosophical bioethics\, with a specific emphasis on health\, healthcare\, and health research\, including public health\, research ethics\, clinical ethics\, neuroethics\, and reproductive ethics.
Attendance is free but registration is required: \;https://forms.gle/ntKpYX5ANSktdcv17
\nFriday\, June 12th
\n1:00 pm-2:15 pm Aaron Gray - Dementia-specific Advance Directives and the Continuous Self
\n2:30 pm-3:45 pm \;Sonya Ringer - \;What Do We Owe Your Mother?
\n4:00 pm-5:15 pm \;Jack Harris - Bioethical Autonomy: We Cannot Balance What We Cannot Measure
\nSaturday\, June 13th
\n9:00 am-10:15 am \;Chrysogonus Okwenna - \;Addiction as Socially Mediated Harm: Rethinking the Locus of Responsibility and Public Health Intervention
\n10:30 am-11:45 am \;Vida Panitch - \;Justice and the Sale of Body Parts
\n1:15 pm-2:30 pm Jared Smith - Reasons at the Bedside: A Critique of Reasons-Internalism in Medical Decision Making
\n2:45 pm-4:00 pm Isabella Braga - \;Defining Death at the Bedside: A Pluralistic Approach to Conflicting Standards
\n4:15 pm-5:45 pm \;Nir Eyal - \;Disclaiming Research Ethics
ORGANIZER;CN=Eric Mathison;CN=Andrew Franklin-Hall: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260612T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260612T234500 SUMMARY:Social Ties in Animal Politics: Mutuality Beyond Humanity UID:20260611T080650Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:The Wave\, Sheffield\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:Social and political relationships constitute the foundation of our shared communities. Yet\, scholars working in the field of animal politics have not had these social ties as their primary focus. They have predominately highlighted the systematic injustice and exploitation that blight many of our relationships with nonhuman animals. This body of work has argued extensively for the rights of animals to fair treatment and political representation.
\nAlthough crucial\, a focus on injustice leaves out the question of whether the numerous relational concepts traditionally reserved for human society &mdash\; such as civic friendship\, trust\, and solidarity &mdash\; can be meaningfully extended to nonhuman animals. The project of identifying and theorising injustice continues to be important\, but a positive vision of what a just interspecies community would look like necessitates engagement with social ties. To reimagine and build a multispecies political community that works for us all\, we must begin exploring the actual\, lived quality of the social and political relationships that bind humans and animals together\, or set us apart.
\nTo that end\, this conference seeks to investigate the everyday reality of coexistence with animals by exploring the diverse range of social\, political\, and institutional relationships between us. By thinking about the limits and potential of existing interspecies encounters\, we hope to unearth the conceptual and critical resources needed to rethink our shared social and political life with animals.
\nDoing so requires us to engage with the idea that we are co-participants who share in social ties with nonhuman others. But there are profound challenges to any possible vision of mutuality beyond humanity. For example\, can the inescapable asymmetries in power\, or the significant communicative and epistemic barriers between species\, be overcome to realise a genuine interspecies politics?
\nWe will bring together scholars of animal ethics\, animal politics\, and cognate disciplines to explore these and related questions\, including but not limited to:
\nIn what ways do human-animal social relationships contribute to a flourishing political community? How do these relationships serve individual and collective interests in health\, happiness\, and community?
\nCan positive relational concepts like civic friendship or co-citizenship be meaningfully extended to non-human animals? Are interspecies relations of trust\, civility\, and tolerance possible?
\nHow\, if at all\, should negative relational concepts like aggression\, incivility\, or contempt be applied to animals? If animals can be our companions and our friends\, can they also be our enemies?
\nIs interspecies solidarity possible? Can humans and animals have mutual goodwill towards one another? \; Can we have alliances with animals?
\nWhy might mutuality with domesticated animals differ from with wild animals? Should we pursue relationships with wild animals\, or is mutuality undesirable? On what terms might it be acceptable?
\nCan humans and animals engage in mutually creative and cultural relationships? Can humans and animals play\, learn and co-create?
\nAre relations of mutuality possible if there are profound asymmetries in power and cognitive ability between humans and animals? Can farmers\, for example\, be friends with those animals that they exploit? Can humans be friends with mice?
\nHow do the concepts of love and care challenge or complicate traditional ways of thinking about justice for animals? \;
\nHow should ethical theory account for the inherent dangers and exploitation present in many human-animal relationships\, even those defined by intimacy? Can animals be exploited? Do animals have an interest in noninferiority?
\nHow might emerging technologies facilitate\, improve or harm relationships with animals? How\, if at all\, should AI be used to transform relationships with animals? How might animals need protection from these developments?
\nThis is the latest in a series of longstanding annual &lsquo\;Animal Politics&rsquo\; conferences. Details on past events (since 2010) can be found here: https://josh-milburn.com/animal-politics/ \;
\nOrganisers: Alasdair Cochrane (University of Sheffield)\; Steve Cooke (University of Leicester)\; Sara van Goozen (University of York)\; Josh Milburn (Loughborough University)\; Angie Pepper (Roehampton University)\; Matt Perry (University of Sheffield).
\nPlease send anonymised abstracts of no more than 300 words to m.w.perry@sheffield.ac.uk by end of day Friday 12th June. \;Please include your name and affiliation in the body of your email. \;Abstracts should be suitable for a 30 minute presentation and will be subject to a blind review process. Successful proposals will be notified by 30th June.
\nThere are no fees to attend\, but please register or submit an abstract by emailing the organisers. Refreshments and a buffet lunch will be provided. This conference is gratefully funded by a Mind Association Conference Grant\, as well as a contribution from a Wellcome Trust grant on Multispecies Mutualisms held at the University of Sheffield.
\nThis has allowed us to cover a small number of ECR/graduate student speaker fees consisting of accommodation and dinner (but excluding travel). The details of how to apply for this will be sent out with successful abstract responses. \;
\nWe are committed to making the event welcoming for everyone by adhering to the BPA/SWiP Guidelines for Accessible Conferences and the BPA/SWiP Good Practice Scheme. For more information\, please get in touch with the organisers.
ORGANIZER;CN=Matthew W. Perry;CN=Alasdair Cochrane;CN=Angie Pepper;CN=Josh Milburn;CN=Sara Van Goozen;CN=Steve Cooke: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260615T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260616T170000 SUMMARY:From Virtual to Virtue: Ethics\, Epistemology\, Education UID:20260611T080651Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Belgrade LOCATION:Maistrova ulica 1\, Ljubljana\, Slovenia\, 1000 DESCRIPTION:From Virtual to Virtue: Ethics\, Epistemology\, Education
\nDate: \;June 15th &ndash\; 16th\, 2026\; deadline for application: March 2\, 2026
\nLocation:Ljubljana\, Slovenia (National Museum of Slovenia\, Maistrova ulica 1)
\nFormat:in person
\nDear colleagues\,
\nWe are delighted to announce a conference dedicated to exploring virtue\, virtuousness\, and related concepts in the context of emerging AI technologies and the digital realm. Grounded in the understanding that human beings are fundamentally relational\, and that virtues are formed through lived experience\, the conference examines how these processes are challenged and reshaped within digital environments. Submissions may address questions of ethics\, epistemology\, or education in relation to virtue and digital or AI-mediated contexts. They are not required to engage with all three areas\; focused treatments within a single domain are equally welcome.
\nThe event welcomes the employment of several disciplines\, including but not limited to philosophy\, computer science\, educational sciences\, cultural anthropology\, bioethics\, law\, and their interdisciplinary permeation. Adopting this interdisciplinary approach\, the conference brings together these perspectives to address the normative and practical implications of the development and use of AI systems in digital culture. Particular attention will be given to questions of responsible technological design\, digital well-being\, and the impact of digital technologies on everyday life.
\nThe conference will feature a dedicated thematic session on the ethical training and alignment of LLMs\, with particular focus on culturally-specific and language-specific approaches. This session will showcase current research and development concerning GaMS (Generative Model for Slovene)\, the Slovene open-source language model. Researchers from the Faculty of Computer Science at the University of Ljubljana will present their methodological frameworks and technical implementations related to developing responsible AI for smaller linguistic communities within broader international governance standards.
\nSuggested themes include (but are not limited to):
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Attaining human virtues and virtuousness in digitally mediated life
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Moral and epistemic responsibility and accountability in human&ndash\;AI interaction: knowledge\, authority\, and authorship
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Virtue ethics beyond the individual: institutional design\, practices and cultures in the digital era
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Ethical and related aspect of the use of AI in education: virtues in/of AI-mediated learning environments
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; AI-supported personalization and its implications for educational equity\, inclusion\, and justice
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; The role of educators and educational institutions in shaping responsible AI use
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Epistemic dependence\, autonomy\, and trust in AI-assisted educational processes and the concept of digital well-being
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; The role of science communication in the post-truth era: addressing the impact of fake news\, misinformation\, and declining institutional trust
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Imaginaries of technology\, artifacts\, and human-machine relations
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Novelty and defining characteristics of AI-mediated\, virtual\, and digital (religious) experience
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Ethical training of LLMs across languages and cultural contexts
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Responsible governance of AI protocols (documentation\, auditability\, explainability\, escalation)
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Cultural variability\, minority perspectives\, and vulnerable groups in the context of the development and operation of AI systems
\nStudent section and workshops
\nThe conference will include workshops and poster presentations devised for PhD candidates and early-career researchers. These workshops and presentations will provide a supportive environment for presenting work in progress\, receiving feedback\, and engaging in methodological and conceptual discussions fostering academic growth. (Students are invited to apply at the contact email below.)
\nDeadlines and other instructions
\nThe deadline for submitting your abstract for review is March 2nd\, 2026.
\nSubmissions should include the title\, a short abstract (between 300 and 450 words)\, your affiliation\, e-mail address\, academic title and/or position. Applicants will be notified of the acceptance of the paper by April 3rd\, 2026.
\nYou can submit your application and abstract to the following e-mail address:mateja.centastrahovnik@teof.uni-lj.si or info@ethics-ai.eu
\nThe conference is planned as an exclusively in-person event. \;Each lecture will last 30 minutes (followed by 15 minutes of Q&\;A).
\nAccommodation: Upon acceptance of their paper\, participants will be provided with detailed information and recommendations regarding accommodation options in Ljubljana\, together with practical guidance for attending the conference and making the most of a visit to the city.
\nConference fee: In alignment with the Centre&rsquo\;s commitment to open and accessible science\, there is no registration fee for this event.
\nAll presenters will receive complimentary coffee\, snacks\, and lunch on both days of the conference. Additionally\, presenters will receive a conference swag bag and an invitation to submit a full paper for a peer-reviewed collection (to be published by an international academic publisher\, TBD).
\nFull paper submission (optional): The deadline for submission is tentatively scheduled for early autumn 2026.
\nProgram committee
\nVojko Strahovnik
Department of Philosophy\, Faculty of Arts\, University of Ljubljana
Head of the \;Centre for Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence and the Ethics of New Technologies
\;
\nMateja Centa Strahovnik
Faculty of Theology\, University of Ljubljana
Leader of the research programme \;The Intersection of Virtue\, Experience\, and Digital Culture: Ethical and Theological Insights
\;
\nDiana C. Daly
Associate Dean\, Graduate Academic Affairs\, University of Arizona iSchool
\;
\nIvan Cerovac
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences\, University of Rijeka
\;
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\nContact person
\nMateja Centa Strahovnik
\nmateja.centastrahovnik@teof.uni-lj.si
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\nConference webpage:
\nhttps://ethics-ai.eu/2026-conference
\n\;
ORGANIZER;CN=Vojko Strahovnik: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20260615T130000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20260615T170000 SUMMARY:International workshop: Political Philosophy of Technologies UID:20260611T080652Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Africa/Johannesburg LOCATION:11th Floor\, UJ on Empire\, Johannesburg\, South Africa DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a workshop on political philosophy of technology on June 15\, 12:00 CET. \;
\nThe centrepiece of the workshop is a keynote address by Professor Mathias Risse\, whose book Political Theory of the Digital Age: Where Artificial Intelligence Might Take Us offers one of the most foundational contributions to this conversation. Risse&rsquo\;s work provides rich frameworks for understanding how emerging technologies may reshape political structures\, rights\, and governance\, and his keynote will open the day of scholarly discussion. Participants will have the opportunity to interrogate and expand on his arguments\, bringing together scholars with a shared interest in the political and ethical dimensions of technology.
\nKeynote title: Political Theory of the Digital Age: Where Artificial Intelligence Might Take US \;
\nProf. Mathias Risse
\nAbstract: This talk will offer reflections on what kind of questions come up for political theory in the digital age &ndash\; new questions or perhaps old questions in new forms. Thereby the talk is simultaneously also a reflection on my 2023 book that was actually called &ldquo\;Political Theory of the Digital Age: Where Artificial Intelligence Might Take Us\,&rdquo\; and explores how well that book has aged in this period given the breathtaking pace of change in this field. \;
\nThe workshop is designed to be fully hybrid\, allowing in-person and online participation. \;
\nto join online\, please register here: \;
https://zoom.us/j/99823499564
please direct any questions to: \;SPTPPETSIG@gmail.com
ORGANIZER;CN=Paige Benton;CN=Michael W. Schmidt;CN=Veli Mitova;CN=Avigail Ferdman: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260617T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260617T170000 SUMMARY:Epistemic Dimensions of Democratic Deliberation in the Digital Age UID:20260611T080653Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Belgrade LOCATION:Sveucilisna avenija 4\, Rijeka\, Croatia DESCRIPTION:Epistemic Dimensions of Democratic Deliberation in the Digital Age One-day Conference &ndash\; June 17\, 2026
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences\, University of Rijeka The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Rijeka is pleased to announce the one-day conference \;Epistemic Dimensions of Democratic Deliberation in the Digital Age. The conference brings together scholars working in social and political epistemology\, democratic theory\, political philosophy\, and political sociology to reflect on the epistemic conditions of democratic deliberation in contemporary digital societies. Motivated by recent transformations in how citizens form\, evaluate\, share\, and contest politically relevant beliefs\, the conference explores the conditions under which democratic decision-making can remain epistemically robust under rapidly changing communicative environments. Particular attention will be paid to how \;digital technologies reshape deliberative spaces\, influence epistemic agency\, and structure the production\, circulation\, and contestation of political knowledge. The conference is grounded in the framework of epistemic democracy while also engaging broader questions concerning the affective\, relational\, and social dimensions of public reasoning. In addition to examining the epistemic standards of democratic deliberation\, we invite contributions addressing the role of emotions\, affective polarization\, trust\, and public sentiment in shaping political judgment and democratic legitimacy. We are particularly interested in work exploring how emotional dynamics intersect with processes of belief formation\, disagreement\, persuasion\, and collective reasoning in digitally mediated contexts. Possible topics include the following\, but are not limited to:
The conference aims to foster dialogue between established scholars and early-career researchers on the challenges and possibilities facing democratic deliberation today.
\nKeynote Speaker
\nJosé\; Luis Martí\; (Pompeu Fabra University) \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Kristina Lekic: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260617T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260617T170000 SUMMARY:IDEepolis26 UID:20260611T080654Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Nobelstr. 10a\, Stuttgart\, Germany\, 70569 DESCRIPTION:Die verlockende Leichtigkeit der KI: Gesellschaftlicher Wandel in der Gegenwart \;kü\;nstlicher Systeme
\nGenerative KI\, also neuartige Inhalte schö\;pfende Anwendungen der kü\;nstlichen Intelligenz\, nimmt Aufschwung. Text- und Bildgeneratoren haben es in den letzten Jahren einer breiten Ö\;ffentlichkeit ermö\;glicht\, in ihrem Alltag Gesprä\;che mit Chatbots zu fü\;hren oder neuartige Bildwelten zu schaffen. Innerhalb kurzer Zeit sind KI-Anwendungen quasi ü\;berall. Mehr und mehr fungieren sie auch als "Social Agents" und erledigen Routineaufgaben wie etwa Kundenanfragen oder ü\;bernehmen die Rolle eines Gesprä\;chspartners. Plö\;tzlich scheint es mitdenkende Maschinen zu geben &ndash\; die scheinbar verstehen. Zeichnet sich eine veritable Krä\;nkung des Menschen ab?
\nIn dieser Tagung werden Fallstudien zum Mensch-KI-Verhä\;ltnis prä\;sentiert und die mit ihnen verbundenen gesellschaftlichen Ä\;nderungen ethisch reflektiert. Was bedeutet es\, wenn Chatbots als Freunde oder gar als romantische Partner genutzt werden? Sind Kreativitä\;t und kü\;nstlerisches Schaffen in Zukunft nicht mehr relevant? Ist die Leichtigkeit\, mit der man sich etwa Hausarbeiten
schreiben lassen kann\, allzu verlockend? Wie verä\;ndert sich vor diesem Hintergrund unser Selbstverstä\;ndnis und das Zusammenleben der Menschen?
Expertinnen und Experten aus Ethik\, Philosophie\, Medienwissenschaft und Psychologie stellen auf der #IDEepolis26 Forschungsergebnisse vor und diskutieren mit dem Publikum. Zum 22. Mal wird auf der Tagung zudem der Medienethik-Award "META" an preiswü\;rdige Hö\;rfunk- und TV-Produktionen verliehen\, die sich in herausragender \;Weise kritisch mit dem Thema auseinandergesetzt haben.
ORGANIZER;CN="Oliver Zöllner": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260617T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260617T170000 SUMMARY: Climate Emotions and Environmental Activism UID:20260611T080655Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Dublin LOCATION:Newman Building\, UCD Campus\, Dublin\, Ireland DESCRIPTION:Climate Emotions and Environmental Activism
\n17 June 2026\, University College Dublin
\nInvited Speakers:
\nJakob Huber (Freie Universitä\;t Berlin)
\nMary E. Witlacil (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)
\nThe world has concluded the third consecutive year in which the 1.5 degrees warming target was exceeded\, and catastrophic storms and floods killing thousands in South East Asia. At the same time\, the climate and environmental crisis has moved to the background of global attention\, and the global climate movement has not managed to maintain or restore the global attention needed to pressure governments and corporation for change. Many within the climate movement feel overwhelmed with emotional exhaustion and tactical disorientation\, and the need to figure out what is to be done next.
\nIn this moment\, philosophy can play a critical role in examining the emotional life of activists within the struggle against climate and environmental breakdown\, what role emotions play within a global social movement\, and how emotions inform\, shape and motivate the activism pushing for change. Recently\, philosophers have conducted extensive surveys of climate emotions and their function: Thresher (2025) advocates for eco-anger as a force for change\, Altenger &\; Menges (2025) argue that despair about climate change can have valuable signalling functions\, and Velasco &\; Richardson (2026) explore ecological grief as a shared group-based emotion. This workshop seeks to continue the conversation\, and examine climate emotions specifically in their role for climate and environmental activism.
\nWe seek up to four contributions for the workshop on climate emotions and environmental activism. Topics include but are not limited to:
\nHope and despair and their role in the climate movement: what is their value\, their function and risks? What forms can environmental hope and despair take?
\nHow do climate emotions like anger\, grief\, guilt or anxiety shape environmental activism? What functions do they fulfil\, and what risks do they pose to activists?
\nWhat can we learn from philosophical optimism in the face of climate breakdown? Is optimism necessary to sustain environmental activism? Is pessimism more justified?
\nHow are climate emotions such as anger expressed in different protest forms (e.g. civil disobedience or uncivil disobedience)? What protest form is best to anchor climate emotions in public discourse? What is the value of emotional expression in public discourse?
\nHow do climate emotions shape the agential identity of climate activists? Are escalating means of climate activism (e.g. sabotage or violence) informed or shaped by climate emotions\, or vice versa?
\nWhat can philosophy learn from social movement studies on the function of climate emotions?
\nWhat role do emotions play in other political struggles\, and what can we draw from these lessons for the climate movement?
\nPlease prepare anonymised abstracts of max. 1000 Words (excluding bibliography)\, to be submitted to quan.nguyen@ucd.ie. The deadline for submissions is 15 \;March. Submissions from graduate students and early career researchers are especially encouraged &ndash\; additional funding is being sought to cover some accommodation costs for graduate and early career participants. Accepted papers will be notified by end of March at the latest.
\nThe one-day workshop on 17 June will be followed by a book workshop on 18 \;June\, on my book manuscript titled &ldquo\;It&rsquo\;s Okay to Despair about Climate Change &ndash\; Militant Pessimism in the face of Climate Breakdown&rdquo\;. Participants are not required to\, but are warmly invited to attend.
ORGANIZER;CN="Anh-Quân Nguyen": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260617T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260617T170000 SUMMARY:Climate Emotions and Environmental Activism UID:20260611T080656Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Dublin LOCATION:Newman Building\, UCD Campus\, Dublin\, Ireland DESCRIPTION:Workshop Climate Emotions and Environmental Activism
\n17 June 2026\, University College Dublin
\nD520\, UCD Newman Building\, Department of Philosophy
\nThe climate crisis is worsening before our eyes. After another year of record heat\, climate scientist recently warned that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) faces much more significant risk of collapse than previously thought due to global warming. One of the major global tipping points\, the collapse of the stream not only risks turning the Atlantic from a carbon sink into a source of further carbon emissions\, but also likely means civilisational devastation for most of Europe and North Africa. \;
\nAt the same time\, the climate and environmental crisis has moved to the background of global attention\, and the global climate movement has not managed to maintain or restore the global attention needed to pressure governments and corporation for change. Many within the climate movement feel overwhelmed with emotional exhaustion and tactical disorientation\, and the need to figure out what is to be done next.
\nIn this moment\, philosophy can play a critical role in examining the emotional life of activists within the struggle against climate and environmental breakdown\, what role emotions play within a global social movement\, and how emotions inform\, shape and motivate the activism pushing for change. This workshop examines climate emotions specifically in their role for climate and environmental action\, and invites everyone interested in the philosophy of the climate crisis to attend.
\n\nSchedule (Irish Times): \;
10:00-11:00 Wendy Xin (Sydney): Awe and Environmental Activism beyond Elitism
11:00-12:00 Rachel Cripps (Toronto): Fear Appeals\, Vulnerability\, and the Psychological Burden of Climate Change
12:00-13:00 Molly Dea-Stephenson (McGill): Ecotage and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: On Defensive Justification of Putatively Hopeless Climate Activism
14:30-15:30 Mary E. Witlacil (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology): Burning Out on Hope: Climate Activism in a World on Fire
15:30-16:30 Frida Ekelund (Independent) &\; Olivia Nielsen (Bremen): &lsquo\;Climate Fools&rsquo\; and &lsquo\;Eco-terrorists&rsquo\; - On Danish Media&rsquo\;s Silencing of Environmental Activists
17:00-18:00 Finlay Malcolm (Manchester): On Acting from Environmental Loss: Ecological Grief and Environmental Action
18:00-19:00 Jakob Huber (FU Berlin): Democracy and the Crisis of Hope
This workshop aims to foster an interdisciplinary collective discussion about the evolution of public opinion studies in arena shaped by social media\, emotional engagement\, and polarization. In addition to reflecting on the extent to which media and new communication platforms contribute to the creation&mdash\;and perpetuation&mdash\;of a polarized society\, we would like to promote dialogue on how we\, as scholars\, can redefine the role of communication in this context. Our goal is to explore together how we could rebuild this fragmented landscape\, addressing issues in public opinion research and exploring new ways of enhancing civic engagement. This reflection seems timely in the current context of international conflicts and crises that threaten democracy and often appear to undermine rational dialogue.
The starting point of this workshop is to return to the fundamentals of public opinion dynamics. Understanding how opinions are formed\, expressed\, and transformed requires revisiting the basic mechanisms that shape collective judgment in contemporary societies. For this purpose\, it is essential to challenge some of the entrenched cliché\;s that too often underlie general explanations of current phenomena. Are we\, as researchers\, engaging with social issues in a sufficiently critical and nuanced manner? Can we expand the scope of our enquiry and seek the causes of this lack of engagement?
Moreover\, we must ask whether the drive toward simplification&mdash\;amplified by digital communication&mdash\;has become one of the main obstacles to meaningful public discourse. \;
This raises several key questions: Is public opinion today more simplistic than ever? Does the public arena still serve as a genuine space for democratic debate\, or has it come to be dominated by emotional narratives and polarization? And if so\, how can we regenerate the public sphere so that meaningful dialogue is possible?
The distinction between what is considered true and what is dismissed as fake news comes to the forefront. Public opinion can increasingly be understood as a social construction that no longer necessarily refers to reality itself. Instead\, it is shaped by mediated representations\, emotions\, and collective perceptions that circulate within the public sphere. As a result\, the boundaries among information\, perception\, and belief become progressively blurred. How\, then\, can public opinion remain genuinely informed in an environment shaped by echo chambers and algorithmic reinforcement? What is the role of traditional media in this context? How is Artificial Intelligence shaping debates and content?
In sum\, in a context where freedom of expression is often curtailed\, and public participation is facing growing disruptions\, this workshop seeks to discuss the conditions for a rational and open public sphere. \;
This workshop honors the work of Maxwell McCombs and Esteban Ló\;pez-Escobar\, whose lifelong commitment to the study of agenda-setting and media effects has left an enduring legacy in the field of communication research and its links to democracy. They reminded us that communication carries a social responsibility: to strengthen democratic life and\, ultimately\, to help create the conditions for better and more just societies. Now\, by revisiting the legacy of McCombs and Ló\;pez-Escobar\, our workshop seeks to inspire new directions in the study of public opinion\, while reaffirming the political mission that supports all meaningful communication research.
\n TOPICS FOR PROPOSAL
Possible topics for proposals include\, but are not limited to: &bull\; Media\, old and new\, effects on public opinion. &bull\; Public attitudes. Role of Emotions in Public Opinion. &bull\; Polarization\, extremism\, and information disorders. &bull\; Public perceptions. Controversial issues and social perceptions. &bull\; New media effects. Developments of Agenda-setting in the new media context. Developments of Framing studies. &bull\; New Directions in Electoral Campaigns. &bull\; Effects of polls in democracies. &bull\; AI effects on public opinion. &bull\; Challenges to freedom of expression. &bull\; Civic engagement.
One aim of the workshop is to identify and bring together scholars in communication\, sociology\, and politics concerned about communication research and public opinion studies. \;
ORGANIZER;CN="Mónica Codina": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260618T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260619T170000 SUMMARY:Objectivity and Subjectivity in Medicine UID:20260611T080658Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities\, Oxford\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:This interdisciplinary workshop will bring together DPhil students and early career researchers in the medical humanities to share their ongoing research in a supportive environment. Discussion will focus on the problems of objectivity and subjectivity in medical research and practice: is there such a thing as an &ldquo\;objective&rdquo\; approach to medicine\, and if not\, should there be? \;
\nMedical knowledge is always situated and inevitably shaped by forms of uncertainty. We invite contributions that explore the ways in which clinical and scientific practices may reproduce structural biases\, as well as how they engage with key aspects of human experience that resist quantification &ndash\; such as pain\, fatigue\, or emotional distress. In this context\, the increasing use of artificial intelligence raises further questions: does it enhance objectivity\, or simply reinforce pre-existing biases? \;
\nThe subjectivity of patients also generates important tensions: lived experiences do not always align with standardized scientific frameworks. We welcome contributions that examine\, for instance\, how such experiences may be oversimplified when translated into medical categories and terminology\, or marginalized when they fail to fit pre-existing classificatory systems. We are also interested in initiatives that seek to incorporate patients&rsquo\; experiences and emotions into medical practice. \;
\nIn a context of increasing scepticism toward institutional medical discourse and a turn toward alternative medical practices\, it is worth asking how the ideal of objectivity can be reconciled with the acknowledgment of subjective experience. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Charlotte Dewarumez: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260618T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260619T170000 SUMMARY:Planetary Technologies: Ontology and Agency UID:20260611T080659Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Bonn\, Germany DESCRIPTION:Doctoral Workshop with Prof. Dr. Vincent Blok (University of Rotterdam)
\nWe are very pleased to announce the doctoral workshop &ldquo\;Planetary Technology: Ontology and Agency&rdquo\; with Vincent Blok\, which will take place in Bonn\, Germany\, on the18th and 19th of June 2026.
\nTechnology is increasingly becoming planetary\, meaning that it no longer only mediates relations between people\, but equally affects and alters relations between humans and their environment. Some technologies explicitly set out to do so\, such as technologies grouped under the term &lsquo\;geoengineering&rsquo\;. At the same time\, we also increasingly recognize the planetary nature of technologies that have no such intentions\, such as combustion engines\, fiber optic cables\, and data centers. All of them alter and depend on our earthly habitat. The anthropogenic origin of the ecological crises\, most prominently climate change\, that we continue to experience hence forces us to confront how our socio-technical systems mediate our encounter with nature. \;
\nIn this workshop with Prof. Blok\, we want to explore how planetary technologies mediate encounters with nature while keeping a special focus on conceptions of human agency. The idea that technological interventions and natural processes become increasingly enmeshed as technology becomes planetary breaks with familiar assumptions of an active humanity wielding its tools on passive nature. Indeed\, it forces us to reflect on our own agency in a different light: As ecological crises challenge human control\, we are forced to recognize the limits of human agency on this planet. At the same time\, however\, we cannot relinquish our agency entirely\; else\, we lose the ability to conceive of humanity as the agent of change and the bearer of responsibility for past and future planetary events. Grappling with these phenomena\, Vincent Blok&rsquo\;s work suggests that an ontological approach\, inspired by Heideggerian thought\, can be re-imagined to leave room for human agency without losing sight of the overall impact of technology on human-nature relations. This workshop explores and critically interrogates this claim. \;
\nQuestions and topics of interest are\, for example:
\nAre planetary technologies ontologically different from other technologies? If so\, how? By which criteria?
\nHow can we conceive of non-human agency in relation to planetary technologies? \;
\nHow does a reframing of human agency affect human responsibility?
\nHow far-reaching are the implications of reconceptualizing agency? How far-reaching ought they be?
\nCan new encounters with nature be developed by technological intervention? \;
\nNext to presentations and discussions by and with Prof. Blok\, the workshop affords up to 6 spots for presentations on any topic pertaining to the workshop theme and/or Prof. Blok&rsquo\;s work. Relevant research areas include\, but are not limited to\, ethical questions of geoengineering\, climate ethics\, environmental justice\, AI ethics\, and history of philosophy of technology. Doctoral candidates in the humanities working on the topic of planetary technologies\, broadly conceived\, from the perspective of the ethics of technology or environmental ethics are especially encouraged to apply. \;
\nPostdoctoral researchers are likewise encouraged to register or apply for a presentation spot\, but the preference will be accorded to PhD students. Furthermore\, preference will be given to researchers and students of the University of Bonn.
\nTo apply for a presentation slot\, please submit an abstract of up to 500 words to bolte@iwe.uni-bonn.de by April 24th\, 2026. Abstracts should be fully anonymized so as to prevent any identification of the sender. In your email\, please provide your name\, e-mail address\, and institutional affiliation. Applicants will be notified about their participation by the 8th of May\, 2026. \;
\nIf you would like to know more or if you would like to attend without presenting\, please contact the organizers via bolte@iwe.uni-bonn.de.
\nThe workshop will take place in Bonn\, Germany\, (exact location TBA) and is generously funded by the Bonn Graduate Center. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Julia Pelger;CN=Larissa Bolte;CN=Clemens Uhing: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260620T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260620T234500 SUMMARY:Workshop: Ethics and Politics of Artificial Intelligence UID:20260611T080700Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Lisbon LOCATION:Casa dos Livros\, Porto\, Portugal DESCRIPTION:[Call for Abstracts]
\nWorkshop: Ethics and Politics of Artificial Intelligence
\nCasa dos Livros\, Porto\, Portugal
\n2 July 2026 | 10h00-17h00
\nPalacete Burmester - Rua do Campo Alegre\, 1055\, 4150-181 Porto
\nAbout: The Workshop: Ethics and Politics of AI brings together researchers\, academics\, and graduate students to examine central ethical and political questions raised by contemporary artificial intelligence. The workshop welcomes contributions from moral and political philosophy\, philosophy of technology\, applied ethics\, law\, social theory\, and related interdisciplinary fields. Its aim is to promote focused discussion on the institutional\, normative\, and democratic challenges created by AI systems in contemporary societies.
\nThe final deadline to submit proposals is June 20\, 2026.
\n\;
\nKEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Chiara Cordelli is Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Radu Uszkai is affiliated with Bucharest University of Economic Studies and the Research Centre in Applied Ethics.
\n\;
\nTopics might include (but are not limited to):
\n\;
\n1. \; \; \; \; \; \; AI\, democracy\, and political authority
\n2. \; \; \; \; \; \; Responsibility\, accountability\, and institutional design
\n3. \; \; \; \; \; \; Fairness\, bias\, and structural injustice
\n4. \; \; \; \; \; \; Transparency\, explainability\, and public justification
\n5. \; \; \; \; \; \; AI governance\, regulation\, and human rights
\n6. \; \; \; \; \; \; Privacy\, surveillance\, and data politics
\n7. \; \; \; \; \; \; AI\, labour\, education\, and inequality
\n8. \; \; \; \; \; \; Misinformation\, manipulation\, and epistemic harms
\n9. \; \; \; \; \; \; Healthcare\, Law and Educational Impact of AI
\n10. \; Environmental and infrastructural ethics of AI
\nAttendance: Free.
\nNote: There will be no fee to participate as a speaker of this workshop. Please note that we are unable to provide financial support for travel\, accommodation\, or meals for accepted speakers.
\n\;
\nLanguage of the workshop: English.
\nSUBMISSIONS:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Proposals should include two files (in Word format\; PDF formats will not be accepted):
\no \; \; (1) a cover page with identification and clear academic affiliation
\no \; \; (2) an anonymized title and abstract (maximum 250 words\, up to 5 references)
\no \; \; (3) sent to stevensequeira92@hotmail.com
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Paper duration: 30 minutes (20 minutes presentation + 10 minutes for discussion)\;
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Notification Info: notification of acceptance or rejection will be given after review of the submitted proposal\;
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Publications: selected papers may be considered for future publication projects\; the publication process will be independent and optional\;
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Any doubts or concerns can be addressed to: stevensequeira92@hotmail.com
\nVenue: Casa dos Livros\, Palacete Burmester - Rua do Campo Alegre\, 1055\, 4150-181 Porto.
\n\nOrganization
\nSteven S. Gouveia (IF/UP)
\nCEEC Project by FCT 2022.02527.CEECIND
\nMind\, Language and Action Group (MLAG)
\nInstituto de Filosofia da Universidade do Porto &ndash\; UID/00502/2025
\nFundaç\;ã\;o para a Ciê\;ncia e a Tecnologia (FCT)
\n\;
ORGANIZER;CN=Steven Gouveia: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Yerevan:20260622T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Yerevan:20260623T170000 SUMMARY:Trust and Hope in Times of Crises UID:20260611T080701Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Asia/Yerevan LOCATION:American Universiity of Armenia\, Yerevan\, Armenia\, 0019 DESCRIPTION:Announcement and Call for Abstracts
\nInternational Conference on the Theme of Trust and Hope in Times of Crises
\nJune 22&\;23\, 2026
\n\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;The American University of Armenian (AUA)\, Yerevan
\n\;
\nOrganised by AUA Center for Ethics in Public Affairs (ETICA)
\nIn association with
\nThe International Federation of Philosophical Societies (FISP)
\nThe Armenian Philosophical Academy
\nYerevan State University (YSU)
\nThe Horizon Europe project \;ETICA \; \;(Center for Ethics in Public Affairs) at the American University of Armenia (AUA)\, directed by the ERA Chair \;Professor Maria Baghramian\, will hold its second international conference\, June 22 and 23. 2026 in Yerevan\, Armenia .The theme of the conference is \; \;&ldquo\;Trust and Hope in Times of Crises&rdquo\;\, the research theme of the \; \;ETICA project. The conference is co-sponsored by \;The International Federation of Philosophical Societies (FISP)\, \;The Armenian Philosophical Academy \;(APHA)\, and the \;Yerevan State University (YSU).
\nThe conference explores philosophical questions on the nature and interconnections between trust and hope with an emphasis on the impact of economic\, social\, and political crises on these core elements of our public and personal lives. \;
\nAbstracts of 300- 500 words\, for conference presentations of 20 minutes (+10 minutes Q&\;A)\, in English or Armenian\, are invited on questions relevant to the general theme of the conference\, including but not limited to: \;
\nWhat are the connections between trust and hope? \;
\nDoes trust without hope make sense\, or is hope always implicit in trust?
\n\;Is hope a precondition for trust in times of crisis?
\nIs there a moral or social obligation to remain hopeful in times of crisis?
\nIs it rational to trust or to remain hopeful in times of crisis? \; \;
\nWhat are the impacts of living in times of crisis on the conditions \; \;and levels of trust and hope? Do public and interpersonal trust vary in this respect? \;
\nIs betrayal of trust in a time of crisis morally worse than in ordinary times or is it more excusable ?
\nAre hope and trust \; \;epistemic or character virtues to be cultivated or are they in-built \; \;features of the \; \;human make up? \;
\nWhat distinguishes hope from wishful thinking\, and does this distinction become blurred in times of crisis? \;
\nWhat do times of crises reveal about the \; \;fragility or the resilience of trust? and relatedly\, can times of \; \;crises ever create new forms of solidarity leading to greater trust and hopefulness \;
\nWhat are the connections\, if any\, between\, trust and faith\, particularly in times of crisis?
\nPresentations \; \;discussing the work of major philosophers on the topic of conference are also welcome. \;
\nThe official languages of the conference are English and Armenian. Abstracts and presentations in either language are welcome. \; \;We aim to publish a selection of the conference proceedings \;in ETICA: A Yearbook of Ethics and Public Affairs. \;Competitive conference bursaries\, covering \; \;accommodations and subsistence for the duration of the conference\, \; \;will be awarded to a maximum of eight early career international researchers who do not have access to other research funding. \;
\nAnonymised abstracts \; \;in Word format should be sent as email attachments to \;etica@aua.am\, with the heading Trust and Hope. \;This is an in-person conference and online presentations cannot be facilitated. \; \;
\nThe \;deadline for the abstracts is January 15 2026. \; \;
\nAll queries to \;etica@aua.am
\n ORGANIZER;CN=Maria Baghramian: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260622T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260622T170000 SUMMARY:Work\, needs\, and necessity: Bringing together philosophical and empirical perspectives UID:20260611T080702Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Queen Mary University of London\, London\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:Join this workshop at QMUL exploring the connection between work and human needs from a range of interdisciplinary perspectives.
\nBringing together scholars developing the political theory of work with empirical researchers from geography\, political economy\, psychology\, and related fields who investigate the changing organisation and experience of work\, this workshop aims to develop a robust interdisciplinary dialogue over how work meets (or fails to meet) human needs\, as well as over how alternative models of work and/or needs-provision might reshape those possibilities.
\nThe event will be hosted in the \;Graduate Centre (no. 18 on this map https://www.qmul.ac.uk/media/qmul/docs/about/Mile-End-campus-map.pdf)\, room GC101\, and is free to attend.
\nQuestions? \;Email g.boss@qmul.ac.uk.
\nSchedule
\n10:00&ndash\;10:30
\nWelcome and registration
\n10:30&ndash\;12:00
\nPanel 1
\n12:00&ndash\;12:45
\nLunch (provided).
\n12:45&ndash\;14:15
\nPanel 2
\n14:15&ndash\;14:30
\nBreak
\n14:30&ndash\;16:00
\nPanel 3
\n16:00&ndash\;16:15
\nBreak
\n16:15&ndash\;17:00
\nClosing roundtable
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260622T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260624T170000 SUMMARY:OZSW PhD Summer School on Ethics and Economics: Ethics of Taxes\, Climate Change and Labor Markets UID:20260611T080703Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Amsterdam LOCATION:Burgemeester Oudlaan 50\, Rotterdam\, Netherlands DESCRIPTION:Topic description:
\nIn what ways can economic inequality undermine the proper functioning of democracy? Are carbon taxes morally desirable\, also in non-ideal circumstances? How can green industrial policy be designed to respect\, or even further\, egalitarian goals? What is the value of economic growth? What are the moral harms and benefits of (labor) market competition? \; \;
\nQuestions at the intersection of ethics and economics are hotly debated both in academic philosophy and in public policy circles. The aim of this summer school is to bring together graduate students and recently completed PhDs working on economic ethics and take a deep-dive into philosophical debates about climate change\, labor markets\, and taxation\, with some of the leading researchers on these issues. \; \;
\nLeaning goals:
\nThe goals of the course are threefold: \;
\nCosts:
\nHow to register:
\nThe registration deadline is March 31 2026. \;If registration has been closed because the maximum amount of participants has been reached\, you can submit your name to the waiting list by sending an email to \;secretariaat@ozsw.nl. Please also indicate whether you are a ReMA student\, PhD student\, or early career researcher and/or another research school in the humanities (LOGOS) or not.
ORGANIZER;CN=Huub Brouwer;CN=Daniel Halliday: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260623T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260624T170000 SUMMARY:The 16th Oxford Workshop on Global Priorities Research UID:20260611T080704Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities\, Oxford\, United Kingdom\, OX2 6GG DESCRIPTION:We are inviting applications to attend the 16th Oxford Workshop on Global Priorities Research. Talks at the workshop will address philosophical questions relevant to identifying\, prioritising among\, and addressing the world&rsquo\;s most pressing problems\, including \;the potential for transformative AI and ethical challenges likely to arise therefrom\, how to weigh the impacts of our actions on different kinds of minds\, and how long-term future impacts bear on present decisions. \; \;
\nIf you'd like to attend the workshop\, please complete our brief application form by the 17th of May. We aim to respond to all applications by the 22nd of May to confirm whether there are remaining spaces available for you to attend the workshop. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Andreas Mogensen;CN=Hilary Greaves: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260624T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260626T170000 SUMMARY:Digital Humanism Conference 2026 UID:20260611T080705Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Vienna LOCATION:Austrian Academy of Science\, Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2\, Vienna\, Austria\, 1010 DESCRIPTION:Orientation in turbulent times
\nThis moment is shaped by competing and intensifying dynamics: on the one hand\, escalating narratives of existential technological risk\, and on the other\, waves of economic speculation and hype around AI\; alongside deepening geopolitical fragmentation\, trade conflicts\, and even open war. In this context\, digital technologies are at the centre of attention\, they have become central infrastructures through which power\, knowledge\, security\, and economic value are organised. This convergence creates both urgency and ambiguity\, demanding new forms of orientation that move beyond critique toward grounded practices of shaping technology in line with democratic and societal values.
\nThis year&rsquo\;s Digital Humanism Conference does not respond with abstraction or diagnosis alone. It turns toward action. It asks not only what is at stake\, but what is already being done\, by whom\, and under which conditions\, what we can do\, what we have to demand from our institutions. It foregrounds practices that seek to reclaim technological development as a matter of public concern and collective responsibility.
\nIn this sense\, Digital Humanism is approached as a practice. It unfolds through design\, through empowerment\, through involvement and education\, and through the everyday decisions that configure technological systems and their social effects. The conference therefore highlights the often invisible work required to align digital technologies with democratic values\, human rights\, inclusion\, diversity\, and environmental responsibility.
\nPositioned within current global power shifts\, the conference engages critically with existing governance frameworks while maintaining a forward-looking perspective. It explores how agency can be regained and redistributed\, how dependencies can be reduced\, and how public institutions can take on a more active role in shaping digital futures.
ORGANIZER;CN=Erich Prem: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260625T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260626T170000 SUMMARY:Monist special issue workshop: Philosophy of Taxation UID:20260611T080706Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Amsterdam LOCATION:Burgemeester Oudlaan 50\, Rotterdam\, Netherlands DESCRIPTION:*Confirmed speakers*
\n*Topic*
\nTaxation was largely overlooked in 20th \;century political philosophy. This is a shame\, because taxes are a powerful driver of human behaviour and mould the world around us. Think only of the window taxes that shaped architecture in European countries in ways still visible hundreds of years onwards. In the 21st \;century\, philosophers have fortunately started to engage with questions of taxation again. However\, an important and normatively significant issue that has not received sufficient attention yet is the choice of tax base: what should be taxed?
\nMany countries predominantly tax labour income and consumption. Developments in the real economy &ndash\; including slower economic growth\, labour market polarisation\, and the growing concentration of wealth &ndash\; have put a strain on fiscal policy formed largely in the years just after 1945. Moreover\, even though taxation has strong effects on human behaviour\, governments have so far only used it sparsely to address contemporary challenges such as climate change\, disruptive technological development\, and demographic ageing. These changes and challenges suggest a need to reform the tax base for it to be fit for purpose.
\nThe aim of the workshop\, and the special issue that will result from it\, is to contribute to the cutting-edge of philosophical inquiry into taxation by studying which tax bases can help address 21st \;century challenges.
\n*Special issue of the Monist*
\nParticipants in the workshop need to submit a full draft to the organizers by 31 May 2026. All papers presented at the workshop will be considered for inclusion in a special issue of the Monist\, that will be published in April 2028 (volume 111\, issue 2).
\n*Location*
\nThe workshop takes place on the Erasmus University Rotterdam campus.
\n*Questions*
\nAny questions about the workshop and the special issue should be addressed to Huub Brouwer (h.m.brouwer@tilburguniversity.edu). \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Huub Brouwer;CN=Daniel Halliday: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260629T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260630T170000 SUMMARY:Climate Change and Animal Ethics UID:20260611T080707Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Zurich LOCATION:Chemin de Musée 4\, Fribourg\, Switzerland\, 1700 DESCRIPTION:Climate change raises urgent questions of justice. Yet nonhuman animals remain an extremely neglected group within dominant climate justice frameworks\, despite being among the most vulnerable to climate-related harms. Habitat loss\, extreme weather events\, ecosystem disruption\, ocean acidification\, and biodiversity collapse due to climate change profoundly affect wild and domesticated animals alike.
\nWhile philosophical discussions on climate justice have grown substantially over the past decade\, they have largely focused on duties owed to present and future human populations. By contrast\, comparatively little attention has been given to the moral responsibilities humans bear toward animals in the context of climate change. Few recent studies have started to investigate the ethical implications of mitigation and adaptation policies\, but many open questions remain. Moreover\, a significant gap concerns duties owed to animals in situations of Loss and Damage (L&\;D) &mdash\; particularly where mitigation and adaptation measures prove insufficient to prevent serious and irreversible harm.
\nAs climate impacts intensify year after year\, and as animal vulnerability becomes increasingly evident\, especially in wild environments\, it is crucial to clarify the ethical frameworks guiding our responsibilities toward non-human beings.
\nThis two-day workshop at the University of Fribourg aims to bring together researchers from different institutions working on climate change and animal ethics. The meeting seeks to foster scholarly exchange on ongoing and future research projects\; identify conceptual and practical challenges in the field\; encourage networking and new collaborations\; and explore potential synergies in research and teaching initiatives.
\nThe workshop will provide a focused environment for in-depth discussion and collective reflection on emerging questions at the intersection of climate ethics and animal ethics.
\nOrganizers:
\nCall for Contributions
\nWe invite junior and senior researchers working on topics related to \;Climate Change and Animal Ethics \;to submit an abstract for presentation at the workshop.
\nSubmission Guidelines
\nPlease submit your abstract by completing the online form available on the following website: \;https://www.unifr.ch/env/de/info/workshop-climate-change-and-animal-ethics.html \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Angela K. Martin;CN=Ivo Wallimann-Helmer;CN=Gabrielle Fagundez: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260702T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260703T170000 SUMMARY:LLMs as Mirror\, Colleague\, Rival UID:20260611T080708Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Amsterdam LOCATION:Locomotiefboulevard 101\, Tilburg\, Netherlands\, 5041 SE DESCRIPTION:CFA &ndash\; LLMs as Mirror\, Colleague\, Rival
\n5th TSHD Digital Humanities Symposium Tilburg School of Humanities &\; Digital Sciences\, Tilburg University
\n2 &\; 3 July\, 2026
\nLarge language models (LLMs) have quickly become a prominent feature of contemporary intellectual and cultural life\, raising distinctive questions for scholars across the digital humanities and related disciplines. We are interested in the multi faceted role of LLMs in academic research. LLMs process and generate language in a way that is both familiar and uncanny\, revealing and opaque. They can write\, translate\, argue\, and create\, but also lead us astray. In their complexity\, they hold up a strange mirror to human thought and culture (to borrow Shannon Vallor&rsquo\;s metaphor).
\nThis symposium takes as its organizing metaphor three roles that LLMs play in (digital) humanities research: as mirror\, colleague\, and rival. As a mirror\, LLMs reflect the values and biases encoded in training data drawn from a large corpus of human-generated text. Studying the output of LLMs (and how it falls short) can teach us about ourselves as well as the technology itself. As a colleague\, LLMs can serve as research tools or co-authors\, raising questions about collaboration\, authorship\, research integrity\, and the evolving nature of scholarly work. As a rival\, LLMs can disrupt and confound\, challenging the epistemic foundations of academic research\, by undermining replicability and evaluation\, and flattening the research landscape.
\nThese three roles are not mutually exclusive\, and the tensions between them are precisely what makes LLMs a productive object of study for digital humanists\, philosophers\, communication scholars\, cultural theorists\, cognitive scientists\, and others working adjacent to the digital humanities alike.
\nGuiding Questions
\nThis symposium aims to deepen our understanding of the role of LLMs in (digital) humanities research\, focusing on questions such as:
\n What can LLMs teach us about human language\, cultural heritage\, knowledge\, and creativity?
\n In what ways do LLMs encode or distort cultural values\, biases\, and worldviews? How can our disciplines help us identify and critique these?
\n How can scholars productively collaborate with LLMs as research tools? What methodological and ethical issues does this raise?
\n What does the rise of LLMs mean for domain expertise and the division of cognitive labor in the (digital) humanities?
\n What normative and political questions are raised by the delegation of linguistic and cognitive tasks to LLMs?
\n How do LLMs functoon as rivals or obstacles in (digital) humanites research? In what ways can they undermine traditional research methods and standards?
\n How do the geopolitics of LLM development and deployment affect their use in academic research (e.g.\, in terms of academic freedom\, conflicts of interest)?
\nWe aim to answer these questions from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. We welcome theoretical\, empirical\, and methodological contributions. We invite speakers to present on a broad range of topics including\, but not limited to the cognitive and AI (e.g.\, modelling of individual and collective cognition\, LLMs as human subjects\, the nature of LLMs more broadly construed)\, arts and media (e.g.\, shifting definitions of authorship\; the potential dispossession of artists from creative industries)\, philosophical (e.g.\, LLMs and value-sensitive design\, cognitive deskilling\, chatbot epistemology and ethics)\, linguistic (e.g.\, modeling language acquisition and processing\, corpus annota on and analysis)\, and communication and information studies (e.g.\, the role and risks of chatbots in domains of health\, information\, and well-being\; the contributioon of LLMs to social and digital inequalities\; the integration of LLMs into communication science methodologies). Submitied abstracts ideally (but not necessarily) feature digital humanities methods or reflect on digital media and technologies.
\nThis 2-day\, hybrid symposium - part on-site in Tilburg\, part online - brings together scholars from a range of disciplines (all represented in the Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences) to engage in a cross-disciplinary dialogue on these matters.
\nKeynote speakers to be confirmed.
\nSubmission Guidelines
\nWe invite interested speakers to submit (i) an anonymized abstract of max. 300 words\, and (ii) a cover sheet including your name\, institutional affiliation\, and whether you would prefer to give a talk in person or online to DHsymposium@lburguniversity.edu by May 1st\, 2026. You&rsquo\;ll be no fied on May the 22nd. \; \;
\nOrganisers: Barend de Rooij\, Mirella De Sisto\, Richard Heersmink\, William Marler\, Sean Smith\, Federico Zamberlan
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260702T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260702T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop: Ethics and Politics of Artificial Intelligence UID:20260611T080709Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Lisbon LOCATION:Casa dos Livros\, Porto\, Portugal DESCRIPTION:[Call for Abstracts]
\nWorkshop: Ethics and Politics of Artificial Intelligence
\nCasa dos Livros\, Porto\, Portugal
\n2 July 2026 | 10h00-17h00
\nPalacete Burmester - Rua do Campo Alegre\, 1055\, 4150-181 Porto
\nAbout: The Workshop: Ethics and Politics of AI brings together researchers\, academics\, and graduate students to examine central ethical and political questions raised by contemporary artificial intelligence. The workshop welcomes contributions from moral and political philosophy\, philosophy of technology\, applied ethics\, law\, social theory\, and related interdisciplinary fields. Its aim is to promote focused discussion on the institutional\, normative\, and democratic challenges created by AI systems in contemporary societies.
\nThe final deadline to submit proposals is June 20\, 2026.
\n\;
\nKEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Chiara Cordelli is Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Radu Uszkai is affiliated with Bucharest University of Economic Studies and the Research Centre in Applied Ethics.
\n\;
\nTopics might include (but are not limited to):
\n\;
\n1. \; \; \; \; \; \; AI\, democracy\, and political authority
\n2. \; \; \; \; \; \; Responsibility\, accountability\, and institutional design
\n3. \; \; \; \; \; \; Fairness\, bias\, and structural injustice
\n4. \; \; \; \; \; \; Transparency\, explainability\, and public justification
\n5. \; \; \; \; \; \; AI governance\, regulation\, and human rights
\n6. \; \; \; \; \; \; Privacy\, surveillance\, and data politics
\n7. \; \; \; \; \; \; AI\, labour\, education\, and inequality
\n8. \; \; \; \; \; \; Misinformation\, manipulation\, and epistemic harms
\n9. \; \; \; \; \; \; Healthcare\, Law and Educational Impact of AI
\n10. \; Environmental and infrastructural ethics of AI
\n\n\nAttendance: Free.
\nNote: There will be no fee to participate as a speaker of this workshop. Please note that we are unable to provide financial support for travel\, accommodation\, or meals for accepted speakers.
\n\;
\nLanguage of the workshop: English.
\n\nSUBMISSIONS:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Proposals should include two files (in Word format\; PDF formats will not be accepted):
\no \; \; (1) a cover page with identification and clear academic affiliation
\no \; \; (2) an anonymized title and abstract (maximum 250 words\, up to 5 references)
\no \; \; (3) sent to stevensequeira92@hotmail.com
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Paper duration: 30 minutes (20 minutes presentation + 10 minutes for discussion)\;
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Notification Info: notification of acceptance or rejection will be given after review of the submitted proposal\;
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Publications: selected papers may be considered for future publication projects\; the publication process will be independent and optional\;
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Any doubts or concerns can be addressed to: stevensequeira92@hotmail.com
\n\nVenue: Casa dos Livros\, Palacete Burmester - Rua do Campo Alegre\, 1055\, 4150-181 Porto.
\n\n\n
Organization
\nSteven S. Gouveia (IF/UP)
\nCEEC Project by FCT 2022.02527.CEECIND
\nMind\, Language and Action Group (MLAG)
\nInstituto de Filosofia da Universidade do Porto &ndash\; UID/00502/2025
\nFundaç\;ã\;o para a Ciê\;ncia e a Tecnologia (FCT)
\n\n\;
ORGANIZER;CN=Steven Gouveia: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20260702T161500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20260702T170000 SUMMARY:New Issues on Law and Philosophy of Affirmative Action UID:20260611T080710Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Istanbul LOCATION:Kadir Has University\, Fatih\, Turkey\, 34083 DESCRIPTION:The justifiability of affirmative action has been one of the most controversial issues in the fields of legal\, moral\, and social philosophy. Since late Ronald Dworkin\, a prominent legal philosopher\, argued for a racial quota in the admission process of a medical school (which the US Supreme Court struck down in the famous \;Bakke \;Case [1978]) in his book \;Taking Rights Seriously\, a number of legal and moral philosophers have discussed whether\, when and why affirmative action policies are justified. In 2023 June\, the US Supreme Court invalidated the selection methods of Harvard University and the University of North Carolina in \;SFFA \;Case (2023)\, which\, some argued\, substantially overturned the \;Grutter \;Case (2003)\, in which the Supreme Court upheld the selection method of University of Michigan Law School that considered applicants&rsquo\; race as one of many factors. More recently\, the second Donald Trump administration has taken further step to terminate &ldquo\;DEI (Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion)&rdquo\; programs altogether.
\nIn this workshop\, a wide range of issues will be discussed concerning affirmative action from the perspectives of legal\, moral and social philosophy. I\, Yuichiro Mori\, an associate professor at Kobe University (Japan) and the convenor of this workshop\, have worked on theories of equality and discrimination in the fields of legal and political philosophy (I contributed the entry &ldquo\;Relational Equality&rdquo\; to \;Encyclopedia of the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy\, \;https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6730-0_1134-1). I was a visiting scholar at Harvard Law School from 2023-2025\, having worked on legal and philosophical issues concerning affirmative action in scarce medical resource allocation (my recent publication on this topic is &ldquo\;Making Sense of Race-Based Affirmative Action in Allocating Scarce Medical Resources\,&rdquo\; \;Res Philosophica\, 101 (3)\, \;https://doi.org/10.5840/resphilosophica2024326115). I hosted a special workshop with a similar topic in the previous world congress in Seoul (https://ivr2024.org/html_file.php?file=sw_034.html&\;file2=sw_default.html)\, where I also won the Young Scholar Prize (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8DT-oV4IQg). At this workshop\, I will deliver a presentation\, as well as serving as the moderator.
\nAny paper related to affirmative action is welcome\, but I highly encourage the submission from those purporting to raise relatively novel topics or bring about new perspectives into affirmative action debates. There is no restriction with respect to methodology in law and philosophy\, but those familiar with analytical philosophy are especially welcome. The topics presented at this workshop might include (but not limited to):
\n&ndash\; On the possible domains of affirmative action other than workplace and education (e.g.\, health\, immigration\, criminal sentencing\, military/non-military civic duties).
\n&ndash\; On the justifiability of affirmative action programs against those (typically considered) already disadvantaged (e.g.\, higher standards for Asians and women in the admission process of &ldquo\;Ivy League&rdquo\; universities in the US to maintain racial-gender balance).
\n&ndash\; On affirmative-action-related issues provoked by the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) (e.g.\, Is it permissible or required to consider race or gender when designing fair AI algorithm? If so\, how they can do so in a morally and legally permissible way? Can the idea of &ldquo\;personalized law&rdquo\; [that utilizes big data and AI algorithm] be applied to affirmative action policies?)
\n&ndash\; On affirmative action and inter-generational justice (e.g.\, Even if affirmative action is justified as a temporary measure to eliminate the effect of past and present discrimination\, how should the burden be shared between different present and future cohorts in order for it to be fair?)
\n&ndash\; On fit between means and ends and diverse conception of &ldquo\;treatment as an individual&rdquo\; (e.g.\, Would the best equality-of-opportunity affirmative action [that pays due consideration to all disadvantageous traits] collapse into individual [rather than group]-based redistributive programs? Does &ldquo\;treatment as an individual&rdquo\; direct us toward &ldquo\;more information&rdquo\; rather than &ldquo\;blindness&rdquo\;?)
\n&ndash\; On conceptual distinctions between different measures and principles (e.g.\, Is point-system relevantly distinct from a quota in terms of fairness for individuals? Is indirect affirmative action better than its direct counterpart? How different is &ldquo\;anti-classification&rdquo\; principle from &ldquo\;color/gender-blindness&rdquo\;?)
\nIf you are interested in delivering a presentation at this workshop\, please send your abstract (between 300 and 500 words) to yuichiromori.0418@gmail.com by May \;15\, 2026. Sending your full paper in addition is highly welcome but not mandatory.
\nImportant Note:
\nThis workshop is &ldquo\;child-friendly&rdquo\; one. \;Both presenters and participants are welcome to bring their children to this workshop if they wish. If you have any question or special concern\, please do not hesitate to reach out to the convenor!
ORGANIZER;CN=Yuichiro Mori: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260703T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260705T170000 SUMMARY:New Technologies and the Future of War and Peace UID:20260611T080711Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Oxford\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:Context
\nThis workshop\, the first of four\, coincides with a new Elements series from Cambridge University Press\, The Philosophy of War and Peace\, edited by Lee-Ann Chae and Graham Parsons. While inclusive of traditional approaches to the ethics of war\, this Elements series also investigates broader questions such as the intersection of culture and war\, the historical emergence of just war theory as opposed to pacifism or realism\, the full impact of war and the military on real communities\, and the strategic limitations of war as a tool of statecraft. This series looks at the problems of war and peace in their full complexity\, taking advantage of tools from disciplines across the humanities.
\nThe workshop will include a mix of Elements authors\, and scholars who will be selected from this CFA. Future workshops will be organized around different themes\, but keep this same format.
\nConfirmed Elements authors for the July 2026 workshop include:
\nThematic Description
\nOur collective imaginings about a technologically advanced future are crowded with both doomsday predictions and utopian visions. As the influence of AI becomes ever more marked across myriad and disparate fields &ndash\; such as communications\, medicine\, surveillance\, education\, robotics\, and weapons manufacturing &ndash\; we continue to lurch towards an uncertain future. The rapid development of new technologies is profoundly changing the nature of war and the possibilities of peace\, with significant implications for how we understand and enforce human rights. This conference will explore how new technologies are impacting traditional human rights (including privacy\, free speech and free association\, and freedom of movement) and the laws of war\, and will also consider how our reliance on technology is changing our conception of a flourishing human life.
\nQuestions of interest might include:
\n**Deadline extended - abstract submissions due 15th of April**
\nTopic:
\nLeadership and the uses that are made of it have an undeniable claim to be one of the socially consequential areas of political\, moral\, and economic philosophy that traditional philosophy journals tend to focus on. \; Leadership\, we feel\, remains a field of inquiry that is (still) ready and waiting for careful conceptual analysis.
\nFormat:
\nThis will be a small two-day workshop on the philosophy of leadership\, in Vienna\, for late July. Following on from the first workshop in 2025\, the format will be a small group with longer than usual round table sessions for in depth discussions. Full papers will be required 4 weeks before the workshop to allow for in depth commentary. \;
\nPapers will each have a dedicated reader\, with author response and group discussions. \;
\nThe focus is on exploring leadership through the lens of analytic philosophy. \; Anyone with any training can participate\, as long as you&rsquo\;re ready to use that lens for two days. \; No papers will be presented\; all materials will be distributed and read in advance.
\nWe plan to have up to ten sessions. \; If you want us to discuss your work\, please email us an abstract for approval before March 30th. \;
\nGraduate students with relevant background are welcome and encouraged\, please email us for more information. \;
\nDeadlines:
\nAbstracts \;should be emailed to us by 15th of April 2026.
\nFull papers \;(after acceptance of abstracts): 1st June 2026
\nPotential Questions for Focus:
\nThere is no shortage of unresolved questions about the connection between leadership and ethics. \; Questions relating to the definition of leadership include:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; How is leadership to be defined when we take it to be a mere socially descriptive role\, independent of socially created rights and responsibilities?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; How is leadership to be defined when we take it to be an individual quality\, virtue\, or characteristic\, rather than either a social function or description?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Are followers a necessary reciprocal to any of these concepts of leadership (the functional role\, the descriptive role\, the individual quality)? \;
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; How can we be sure that the concept of leadership is being applied univocally when applied across times and cultures?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; What is the conceptual difference between leadership and management?
\nAnother major area of philosophical inquiry concerns the connection between leadership and ethics. \; Significant questions remain:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; What is the conceptual relationship between good leadership\, effective leadership\, and ethical leadership?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; What are the ethical implications of a leader&rsquo\;s efforts to occupy the leadership role\, as opposed to executing it?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; How do we distinguish between the leader&rsquo\;s organizational responsibility to advance the group&rsquo\;s purpose and the leader&rsquo\;s moral responsibility to benefit humankind?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; To what extent is the leader\, as the agent of the principals (whether shareholders\, citizens\, or other constituencies)\, ethically bound to advance the interests of those principals? \;
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Is respect for human dignity essential to the concept of good leadership\, or is it&mdash\;at most&mdash\;an instrumental means to organizational success?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Does leadership necessarily introduce limitations upon the autonomy of organization members\, or can the leadership function be carried out even while enhancing their capacity and autonomy?
ORGANIZER;CN=Jacqueline Boaks;CN=David Carl Wilson: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Copenhagen:20260707T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Copenhagen:20260709T170000 SUMMARY:Philosophy of Explainable AI: New Directions UID:20260611T080713Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Copenhagen LOCATION:Aarhus\, Denmark DESCRIPTION:We invite abstracts for our forthcoming workshop\, Philosophy of Explainable AI: New Directions\, to be held at Aarhus University on \;July 7 - 9\, 2026. The workshop aims to bring together scholars working on the philosophical dimensions of explainability/interpretability/transparency in machine learning\, to share recent work and discuss future directions for the field. We have invited a number of keynotes to be announced in due course.
\nThe conference is part of the TREAT project (https://projects.au.dk/treat). Towards Responsible Explainable AI Technologies (TREAT) examines the benefits and risks of so-called &ldquo\;Explainable AI&rdquo\; technologies for creating and using AI in an ethically responsible manner. One of the main ethical concerns regarding complex AI systems is that they risk becoming unintelligible black boxes. In response\, a subfield within AI research\, known as explainable AI (XAI)\, seeks to develop tools for generating explanations of AI systems. Such explanations are important in order to enable people to understand and think critically about AI systems. However\, explanations are not just an ethical good: they also risk creating a false sense of understanding\, which can be exploited to mislead or even manipulate. To resolve this dilemma\, TREAT seeks to philosophically grounded theories of representational adequacy\, explanatory honesty\, and legitimacy for XAI technologies.
\nWe welcome abstracts addressing any philosophically salient issue relating to explainability\, interpretability or transparency in machine learning. This includes (but is not limited to) papers drawing on ethics\, epistemology\, philosophy of science or political philosophy. We hope to have a diverse programme\, representing a broad range of exciting new philosophical work engaging with XAI technologies\, broadly construed.
\nWe especially encourage applications from junior scholars and those from underrepresented backgrounds. Travel and accommodation costs for successful applicants will be covered\, and there will be no registration fees for the event. To apply\, please send an abstract of 300-400 words (excluding references) to treat@au.dk no later than Wednesday 1st April.
\nIf you are have any questions\, feel free to contact us on treat@au.dk
\nWe look forward to hearing from you.
\nRune Nyrup\, Torben Agergaard\, and Molly Powell
ORGANIZER;CN=Molly Powell: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Riyadh:20260711T140000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Riyadh:20260711T140000 SUMMARY:Artificial Intelligence and the Question of Ethics UID:20260611T080714Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Asia/Riyadh LOCATION:Riyadh\, Saudi Arabia DESCRIPTION:The Riyadh International Philosophy Conference 2026 invites researchers and specialists to submit proposals for its sixth edition\, held under the theme &ldquo\;Artificial Intelligence and the Question of Ethics.&rdquo\; This edition explores the philosophical and ethical challenges raised by contemporary AI systems across six main areas. \;
The conference themes include:
* major international AI ethics frameworks and documents\, their philosophical foundations\, and their cultural counterparts in non-Western traditions\, with particular attention to Arab and Islamic ethical traditions\;
* the ethical challenges of AI-generated content\, research\, and authorship\, including misinformation\, deepfakes\, provenance\, credibility\, and intellectual property\;
* AI systems and moral responsibility\, including the distribution of responsibility among users\, owners\, and developers\, as well as the responsibility gap in cases of unforeseen harm\;
* AI and decision-making\, including the autonomy of AI systems\, ethically sensitive decisions\, black-box systems\, explainability\, and the right to intelligibility\;
* AI\, privacy\, and data ownership\, especially in healthcare and judicial contexts\; \;
* and algorithmic bias and predictive models\, with special focus on justice\, fairness\, and the right not to know in health-related prediction.
The conference welcomes contributions from diverse philosophical perspectives and especially encourages submissions from underrepresented traditions\, particularly Islamic philosophy.
\;
For submissions and further details: https://engage.moc.gov.sa/philosophy_conference/?lang=en
Presenters will receive a competitive honorarium\, full-board accommodation\, and airfare. \;
Over the course of five days participants will have the opportunity to engage with renowned experts in discussions on the topic of trust and cooperation on the interpersonal and institutional level\, as well as within the contexts of climate change and immigration. Trust and cooperation have become front and center issues in today&rsquo\;s world. The nature of global \; challenges - from refugees seeking asylum to the ecological \; crises of climate change and biodiversity loss - renders cooperation ever more crucial to overcoming them. Key questions revolve around the nature of trust and the nature of cooperation respectively\, as well as around the relationship between trust and cooperation\, intersecting the fields of social and political philosophy\, as well as applied ethics and political epistemology.
\nConfirmed instructors: \;
\nLeah Henderson (University of Groningen)
\nBenjamin McMyler (University of Minnesota)\,
\nKieran Oberman(The London School of Economics and Political Science)
\nGuest speakers:
\nKeith Harris (University of Vienna)
\nMore to be confirmed!
\nTrust &\; Cooperation: Vienna Summer School 2026
\nWe welcome applications from PhD students (prioritized)\, advanced MA students and postdoctoral researchers in philosophy and related disciplines.
\nParticipants will explore current research in these fields\, attend keynote lectures\, thematic discussions and interactive workshops\, as well as present their own work\, and receive valuable feedback from invited scholars. The goal of this Summer School is to provide doctoral students with direct access to leading researchers whose work&mdash\;whether directly or indirectly&mdash\;relates to these themes.
\nApplication &\; Fees \; \;
We welcome applications from PhD students (prioritized)\, advanced MA students and postdoctoral researchers in philosophy and related disciplines. Two modes of participation are possible: 1) attendance\, 2) presentation &ndash\; if they would also like to give a presentation.
To apply for participation\, please send the following documents to Joachim Raich (joachim.raich@univie.ac.at): \;
\nThe maximum number of participants at the summer school will be 25.
\nThe \;summer school fee is 75 Euros. The fee includes the student union fee of 25 Euros\, which is required by Austrian law to register at the University of Vienna and to receive a certificate of completion of the summer school. \;
\n4ECTS can be accreditted by the University of Vienna to all students who complete the summer school.
\nPlease\, \;submit your application by April 14\, 23.59 CET.
Contact Email: \;joachim.raich@univie.ac.at
We will notify you of the decision by April 16.
Diversity Statement \;
We strongly encourage applications from members of disadvantaged and underrepresented groups. \;
Call for Abstracts for The Zicklin Center Normative Business Ethics Workshop Series
\nOver the 2026-2027 academic year\, the Zicklin Center for Governance and Business Ethics at the Wharton School\, University of Pennsylvania\, will convene a regular works-in-progress series for scholars working in normative business ethics (NBE). In particular\, the Series will workshop papers pursuing business ethics issues from a normative perspective\, or papers in moral or political philosophy with implications for the market\, distributive justice\, labor relations\, the role of business in society\, etc.
\nWorkshop Objectives
\nThe Series is part of an effort to foster normative business ethics in the academy and the public sphere. This particular initiative has two key objectives: First\, it endeavors to provide a regular forum for scholars working on business ethics from a normative perspective. The community of such scholars is relatively small\, and dispersed across numerous institutions\, and there are few opportunities for these individuals to convene and share work. This Series is an effort to connect these scholars and to enrich their shared intellectual life. Second\, the Series aims to be especially valuable to junior faculty and advanced graduate students\, by providing them with feedback from\, and opportunities to interact with\, more established members of the normative business ethics community. To that end\, we hope to have (at least) one junior author and one senior author at each session.
\nWorkshop Format
\nThe workshop will meet six times over the academic year. Any academic or practitioner with an interest in normative business ethics is invited to attend the sessions. Attendees are expected to read the papers in advance\, and to come with feedback for the paper authors. To maximize the opportunity for paper improvement\, authors will not present their papers\; we will instead spend our time together on questions and comments for the author.
\nSessions will be held on Fridays\, beginning at 1:00 pm unless otherwise indicated. We will discuss two to three papers at each session. Attendees are expected to read the papers in advance\, and to come prepared to offer feedback.
\nWe plan to hold all sessions in-person\, on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania\, in Philadelphia.
\nSession Dates:
\nSeptember 25th\, 2026
\nOctober 30th\, 2026
\nJanuary 29th\, 2027
\nFebruary 26th\, 2027
\nMarch 19th\, 2027
\nApril 16th\, 2027
\nCall for Abstracts
\nWe invite abstract submissions from \;faculty and post-docs\, and from graduate students who have advanced to the ABD stage. \;Preferential treatment will be given to those who have not presented work at the Series before\, and we especially welcome submissions from women and under-represented minorities.
\nThe abstract should propose a paper in normative business ethics\, as described above. We ask that submissions offer a fairly detailed sense of the paper without exceeding 500 words.
\nWe ask that applicants identify three of the above dates\, in order of preference\, at which they would like to present their work. Please send your abstract to Brian Berkey &ndash\; bberkey@wharton.upenn.edu -- by July 15th\, 2026. Individuals will be notified about whether their paper has been selected for presentation by August 3rd\, 2026.
\nInformation for Selected Authors
\nThe Zicklin Center will cover reasonable travel and accommodation expenses for paper authors for the session at which their paper will be discussed.
\nReimbursement for travel expenses is subject to two conditions. By accepting the offer to workshop a paper\, the paper author pledges that:
\n1. \; \; \; \; The paper they will share is at a stage of development where the author can incorporate feedback gained at the workshop (e.g.\, the paper is not yet in page proofs or in print)\; and
\n2. \; \; \; \; The paper author will send their draft paper to the organizers no fewer than 14 days before their presentation date.
\nFor co-authored papers\, we can ordinarily only provide travel funding for one of the authors\, though other co-authors are welcome to attend.
\nPlease address any questions about the CFA or the workshop to one of the organizers: Brian Berkey (bberkey@wharton.upenn.edu)\, Amy Sepinwall (sepin@wharton.upenn.edu)\, Julian Jonker (jonker@wharton.upenn.edu)\, or Paul Forrester (pforr@wharton.upenn.edu).
ORGANIZER;CN=Brian Berkey;CN=Amy J. Sepinwall;CN=Julian Jonker;CN=Paul Forrester: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Riga:20260724T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Riga:20260731T170000 SUMMARY:Time Work: Debt\, inheritance\, and intergenerational practice UID:20260611T080718Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Riga LOCATION:Minhauzen Unda\, Ainažu iela 74\, Saulkrasti\, Latvia DESCRIPTION:TIME WORK.
Debt\, inheritance\, and intergenerational practice.
Let&rsquo\;s call it &ldquo\;time work&rdquo\;: Those practices that negotiate the relations between the living and the dead. Time work is not merely conducted by archivists and historians\, but by grave diggers and undertakers\, documentary filmmakers and memoirists\, knowledge bearers\, politicians\, war journalists\, practitioners of living traditions\, speakers of dead languages\, as well as by any and all who keep something &ndash\; a story\, a trinket\, an heirloom\, a song &ndash\; holding onto it to remember. Time work is not easily done without feeling\; It is driven by the weight of mattering\, it is attention called by the fact that now &ndash\; this\, &lsquo\;our&rsquo\; now &ndash\; is in-part composed by the shadows of what and who came before. Time work is haunting work\, it whispers of recurrences (&ldquo\;this happened before&rdquo\;)\, and implicitly describes the present as a thing pushed to the surface of existence by the collective force of innumerable spent lives\, over centuries\, over millennia.
\nIn the summer 2026 Studies in Remoteness symposium\, we explore the ways that time work might destabilize the remoteness of history &ndash\; its absence\, distance\, and neglect. How might we describe the work that transforms time into a weighted force that accumulates\, persists\, and can be carried forward\, often across generations? Through what actions is one accountable to the past? What does it mean to hold or carry an inheritance? In what ways are people indebted to those who came before\, and how might the living &ldquo\;pay the debts&rdquo\; that have accumulated over generations? What kinds of temporalities do different approaches to time work produce\, and what social relations are then enabled or foreclosed? Through these questions\, the symposium reflects on the entanglement of debt and history\, exploring debt as an enduring paradigm that variously informs intergenerational relations\, systems of oppression\, and historical justice.
\nWe particularly invite proposals that engage with voices and worldviews often marginalized or erased in dominant knowledge systems.
\nThat place of bad debt\, the invaluable thing
Economy is one of the technologies that captures time. Timework (or Zeitarbeit) is also a term for wage labour. Since the early 20th century\, Taylorism maximized the efficiency of labouring bodies\, in part\, by transforming work into monotonous\, repeatable tasks. In &ldquo\;Time\, Work-Discipline\, and Industrial Capitalism&rdquo\; (1967)\, E.P. Thompson analysed the industrial imposition of precise\, clock-based time measurements on human labour. In models of industrial labour\, debt accrues around &ldquo\;wasted time&rdquo\;.
Within time-as-economy\, time work can also be rendered into the kind of labour that expedites and standardizes\, and thus administrates of the past as the debts and inheritances of the present. But what does it mean to account for history as countable value? In The Undercommons (2013)\, Stefano Harney and Fred Moten provide a model for thinking about remoteness as an anti-efficient site of refuge within the economic capture of time where the &ldquo\;debtor seeks refuge among other debtors\,&rdquo\; engaging in practices that work in time to accumulate indebtedness without resolution. They write that\, &ldquo\;[t]his refuge\, this place of bad debt\, is what we call the fugitive public&rdquo\;. Harney and Moten draw from a history of debt wielded a tool of oppression to argue that refuge from debt informs black study and other practices of fugitive planning that first emerged among self-liberated slaves\, or maroon communities. And yet\,
\n[t]o creditors it is just a place where something is wrong\, though that something wrong &ndash\; the invaluable thing\, the thing that has no value &ndash\; is desired. Creditors seek to demolish that place\, that project\, in order to save the ones who live there from themselves and their lives.
\nExtractive states\, corporations\, and developers claim that communities are indebted to them for progress delivered and infrastructures that too often devalue precisely what is invaluable to those communities. While the economising of the past as debt informs important reparations processes\, heritage work\, and protections\, remoteness can also point us in another direction &ndash\; following in the footsteps of the fugitive. \;
\nHistorical Remoteness: Marooned and unmoored
At the seaside fishing village of Saulkrasti\, Latvia\, the ruins of the 1960s modernist catering establishment Restaurant Vārava stands marooned amidst the trees in a seaside forest. World War II refugees from Pskov and Leningrad\, who settled around Saulkrasti after Germans had driven them out of their homes\, are shown in photographs digging trenches for the Nazis in that same forest in 1944. An EU-funded project on Baltic military heritage has identified a German WWII bunker in a farmer&rsquo\;s field\, built with timber cut by refugee hands. Excavations flooded the bunker with groundwater and were reversed.
Saulkrasti&rsquo\;s ruins are perhaps not so monumental as Latvia&rsquo\;s famous Karosta Northern Forts\, falling into the sea\, but they speak just as eloquently to histories of loss\, survival\, forced migration\, fascism\, war\, and economic struggle within Europe&rsquo\;s Baltic &ldquo\;peripheries&rdquo\;. Like many communities along the North Sea and Baltic Rim\, Saulkrasti has been historically shaped by movements over water and its beach has since time immemorial provided a thoroughfare for fish\, trade\, language\, culture\, violence\, exchange\, and upheaval.
How can our time work engage with Saulkrasti as a place where time work is already going on? Hosted within the Nordic Summer University\, a mobile institution which holds symposia for interdisciplinary research at different sites throughout the Nordic and Baltic regions\, Studies in Remoteness invites proposals from all fields to our summer 2026 symposium\, and explicitly encourages practice-based and community-inclusive research that takes up the challenge of engaging directly with the site and the seaside\, and thus to thoughts that slip into the water with the maroon to contemplate and critique historical narratives of moorage\, abandonment\, and the uncertainty of being unmoored. What poetic and material threads connect Saulkrasti and Latvian histories to wider emotional and material legacies of remoteness as they flow across time and partake in the patterns of dependency\, exploitation\, and exclusion structured by legal and economic systems? We are particularly interested in work that draws the site into relations with the long and layered histories of the Baltic rim through ruptures and disruptions and in pasts that remain present &ndash\; not as something stable or settled &ndash\; but as partial\, affective\, and unresolved.
DETAILED INFORMATION ON SUMMER SESSION PRACTICALITIES
Place: Minhauzen Unda\, Ainažu iela 74\, Saulkrasti\, Latvia
Dates: 24 July &ndash\; 31 July 2026
The 2026 Summer Session gathers all study circles of the Nordic Summer University.
Participants arrive in the afternoon/evening on 24 July.
Summer session prices include housing and food (full room and board) for the week.
Cost for participants without institutional support (full room and board\, July 24-31 2026):
100 &euro\;: \; \; NSU Scholarship price for full room and board for the week in shared 4-bed rooms
700 &euro\;: \; \; Full room and board\, bed in double room (shared with one other participant)
950 &euro\;: \; \; Full room and board\, single room (not shared)
500 &euro\;: \; \; Camping with access to shared bathrooms with showers + breakfast\, lunch\, dinner\, and
\; \; \; \; \; \; snacks for the week.
Studies in Remoteness is working hard to fund the participation of those with financial need. Participants who need funding support should send in their proposal as early as possible and express this in their applications. Nordic Summer University also offers limited scholarships (by application). Additionally\, there are a number of travel/conference grants we can recommend to participants to apply to independently.
Cost for participants with institutional support (full room and board\, July 24-31 2026):
900&euro\;: \; \; Institutional price for PhDs/any room type
1250&euro\;: \; Institutional price for employed scholars/any room type
Participants with families (full room and board\, July 24-31 2026):
1000 &euro\;: \; \;Full room and board in a double room for 1 adult and 1 child
1200 &euro\;: \; \;Full room and board in a family room for 1 adult and 2 children
1500 &euro\;: \; \;Full room and board in a family room for 2 adults and 1 child
1800 &euro\;: \; \; Full room and board in a family room for 2 adults and 2 children
Attending children aged 4+ are welcome to join the Children&rsquo\;s circle\, with two circle coordinators who plan activities for the kids running the course of the week.
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Read more about Study Circle 1:
Studies in Remoteness is coordinated as a study circle within the Nordic Summer University by dance historian Dr. Lindsey Drury and artist Helena Hildur W\, in cooperation with &ndash\; among others &ndash\; team members Theol. Dr. Shiluinla Jamir\, Essi Nuutinen and Tinka Harvard.
Studies in Remoteness does foundational theoretical\, artistic\, and historical work toward initiating a new field of interdisciplinary research in critical remoteness studies. To unpack the geopolitical\, environmental\, and cultural dimensions of &lsquo\;remoteness&rsquo\; &ndash\; particularly\, in the circumpolar North &ndash\; we will center Indigenous scholarship and critiques of extractive colonialism\, as well as artistic and embodied approaches\, in a series of six symposia across the Baltic rim between 2026-2028.
The project turns its attention to the notion of &ldquo\;a place far away&rdquo\;&ndash\; be it the regional peripheries or cartographic borderlands between nation states\; the residential areas of Indigenous/minoritized communities\; historical testimonies and lacunae\; sub-cultural meeting spots or your neighbour&rsquo\;s kitchen. Theorizing modernity by turning to its so-called outskirts\, the project inquires sensoria of absence\, distance\, and neglect that have blossomed along the frontiers of colonial empires and sedimented among the margins of modern infrastructures of &ldquo\;global connectivity&rdquo\;. With lingering attention\, Studies in Remoteness intends to unsettle conditions of obscuring or exoticising &ndash\; resolutely acknowledging histories\, topographies and epistemologies with an eye to how these might come into &ldquo\;intense proximity&rdquo\;\, as coined by Okwui Enwezor. \;
As a three-year collaborative research project\, Studies in Remoteness brings together a network of scholars\, artists\, and activists to engage in community-based research practices. By establishing a co-creative space for community building and artistic practices &ndash\; open for the sharing of facts\, questions\, concerns and practices &ndash\; we believe that our work will prove enduringly relevant.
Studies in Remoteness Userblog at Freie Universitä\;t Berlin:
https://userblogs.fu-berlin.de/remoteness/
Are you eager to explore the ethical questions that arise from migration? Do you want to exchange ideas with international scholars and actively engage in discussions about justice\, rights\, and responsibility in both European and global contexts? \;
\nThen apply now for the Passau Summer School for Applied Ethics! \;
\nThis year\, PASSAE focuses on migration ethics. Together\, we will examine pressing questions such as: How can theories of justice be applied to real-world migration challenges? What responsibilities do states and societies have toward refugees and migrants? How can the rights of particularly vulnerable groups in migration be protected? How do climate change and technology shape migration and our ethical duties? PASSAE 2026 creates an international platform that fosters exchange among students from diverse fields. Participants will learn from experts\, collaborate in teams\, and explore normative aspects of migration. You&rsquo\;ll also get to experience the charming city of Passau with its rich cultural heritage. \;
\nApplication Details
\nInterested in becoming part of PASSAE? Here&rsquo\;s how to apply: Submit a letter of motivation (max. 350 words) outlining your interest in the topic and what you hope to gain from the experience (deadline: March 15 2026). \;Please note that\, upon acceptance\, there will be a participation fee of 75&euro\;.
ORGANIZER;CN=Karoline Reinhardt: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260731T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260731T234500 SUMMARY:Husserl and Schutz on Intersubjectivity. Phainomenon UID:20260611T080720Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:CALL-FOR-PAPERS
\nHusserl considered the establishment of a transcendental community of subjects necessary for the possibility of obtaining transcendental knowledge of oneself and the world. Notwithstanding\, Husserl's philosophy has been regarded as solipsistic for a significant period. However\, analysis of Husserl's theory of perception\, even prior to the publication of the \;Cartesian Investigations\, \;suggests otherwise. According to this view\, experience of the world is understood as public rather than private. Perceived objects are not exclusive to a single perceiving subject\, although they are given in subjective experience. For this reason\, at least from the 1920s onwards\, Husserl refers to the egological foundation of his philosophy as leading toward an intersubjective transcendental phenomenology\, or even (as one can read in Hua IX: 539)\, towards a sociological phenomenology.
\nThe issue of "transcendental intersubjectivity"\, beginning from a transcendental ego\, and its role in the constitution of an intersubjectively valid world\, is discussed in Husserl's 5th Cartesian Meditation as well as in numerous unpublished manuscripts. This topic was further explored by later phenomenologists\, including Eugen Fink and Ludwig Landgrebe. Others\, overlooking Husserl's focus on the constitutive role of intersubjectivity rather than its empirical forms\, charged him with neglecting the ethical aspects of the I-Thou relationship\; this critique was most notably advanced by Emanuel Lé\;vinas. However\, it was in the 1950s that Alfred Schutz offered one of the most critical perspectives on the project of establishing an intersubjective transcendental community of egos. Schutz argued\, namely: \;1) Husserl's transcendental Ego cannot be put in the plural. \;2) Husserl did not provide conclusive proof that the existence of other Egos is a problem of the transcendental sphere. \;3) Intersubjectivity is just an empirical-mundane problem. \;4) \;Transcendental subjectivity must be replaced by mundane intersubjectivity.
\nAdditionally\, Schutz made several observations about Husserl's method in the 5th Cartesian Meditation. He argued that Husserl's concept of reduction to the "sphere of the proper" assumes a distinction between the proper and the alien\, which could only have been established prior to the reduction. Schutz also noted that the experience of pairing\, which presents the alien body as similar to one's own\, lacks precision\, as it does not consider differences such as those between male and female\, or between humans and animals.
\nNº\; 40 of \;Phainomenon \;aims to retrieve this issue\, offering not only an analysis of the Husserl-Schutz debate\, but also exploring new perspectives\, namely (but not restricted to):
\n1) the ways the experience of an alien self can be addressed from a phenomenological point-of-view\;
\n2) intersubjectivity and lifeworld\;
\n3) the role of the lived body in the experience of "pairing"\;
\n4) "higher-level" intersubjective communities: family\, corporations\, trade-unions\, state institutions\;
\n5) "mundane phenomenology" and sociology\;
\n6) Schutz: continuation and criticisms (Lester Embree\, Thomas Luckman\, Jü\;rgen Habermas\, and others).
\nThe deadline for submitting proposals is July 31\, 2026.
\nThe author guidelines can be consulted and articles submitted at the following link: \;https://phainomenon-journal.pt/index.php/phainomenon/about/submissions
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260817T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260818T170000 SUMMARY:Philosophy of Breakups UID:20260611T080721Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:USC School of Philosophy\, Los Angeles\, United States\, 90089-3617 DESCRIPTION:CFCP Conference: Philosophy of Breakups
\nMany - if not most - relationships eventually end. Their endings can be good - or they can be bad. Philosophers have devoted a great deal of ink to committed relationships and enduring friendships\, and to the rehabilitation of relationships - to topics like apology\, forgiveness\, and reconciliation. Less ink has been spilled over breakups and divorce. This event seeks to remedy this omission.
\nOn August 17-18\, 2026\, the Conceptual Foundations of Conflict Project at the University of Southern California will sponsor a two-day conference on the philosophy of breakups. Quill Kukla will keynote\, and remaining presentation slots will be filled via a call for abstracts. Topics to be covered include\, but are not exhausted by:
\nWhat makes breakups good or bad?
\nWhat is the difference between a relationship ending or merely changing?
\nWhen do conflicts call for reconciliation and when for breakup?
\nWhat are the morally important differences\, if any\, between divorce and other forms of breakup?
\nBreaking up with parents or children as compared to friends or romantic partners
\nWhy haven&rsquo\;t philosophers paid more attention to breakups?
\nBreakups at scale: secession\, civil war\, organizational separation
\nThe ethics of navigating breakups in progress
\nAnd more! We hope you&rsquo\;ll come show us some of the interest and complexity in this comparatively neglected topic.
ORGANIZER;CN=Mark Schroeder: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260902T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260904T170000 SUMMARY:MANCEPT Workshop on Intimate (In)Justices UID:20260611T080722Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Manchester\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:Convenors: Kristin Kä\;uper\, Isobel Logan\, Charlotte Curran (University of Leeds)
Contact: \;i.j.logan@leeds.ac.uk
This workshop will explore the relationship between intimacy and justice. We will ask: When and how should considerations of justice extend into our intimate lives and influence our actions? How are intimate relationships shaped by\, reproduce\, and resistant to broader structures of injustice and oppression? Should we worry about the distribution of opportunities for intimacy? How do we balance the responsibilities of the individual\, communities\, and the state in promoting just forms of relating?
We hope to better understand the ways in which hegemonic norms\, institutions\, and intersecting forms of oppression structure intimate life\, governing who is able to form certain relationships\, which relationships are socially valued\, and how power operates within them. We seek to explore the potential of intimate practices and communities of care as sites of resistance\, solidarity\, and social transformation.
We are particularly interested in \;exploring \;non-normative ways of relating (e.g. asexuality/aromanticism\, polyamory\, relationship anarchy) and matters of intersecting identities that are underrepresented in philosophy (e.g. sexuality\, disability\, race\, age\, socio-economic status).
By intimacy\, we mean forms of closeness and connection upon which special relationships are based. This encompasses a wide range of relationships\, including but not limited to sexual\, romantic\, platonic\, collegial\, familial\, and parental relationships\, whether in-person or technologically mediated.
Registration opens in April
\nFurther details about the MANCEPT workshops can be found here: https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/activities/mancept-workshops-2026/ \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Isobel Logan;CN="Kristin Käuper";CN=Charlotte Curran: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260902T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260904T170000 SUMMARY:MANCEPT Workshop on Ethics of Academia UID:20260611T080723Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:University of Manchester\, Manchester\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:We are inviting submissions for this workshop to be held as part of this year&rsquo\;s MANCEPT workshops. \;The Workshops will take place at the University of Manchester\, from 2nd to 4th September 2026.
\nRecent resurgence of interest in the ethics of academia has sparked debates about the ideals and ongoing practices within academic institutions. These debates often highlight the tension between the aspirational goals of academia &ndash\; such as promoting systemic equity\, inclusion\, and access &ndash\; and the constraints imposed by socio-political realities\, including discrimination\, bias and lack of diversity\, institutional backlash against specific disciplines\, and budgetary and financial pressures. Our panel contributes to these debates by focusing on challenges that academics face specifically in their role as academics. \;These include\, but are not limited to\, the following areas:
\nWe are interested in these or any other topic related to the ethics of academia. By engaging with these issues\, the panel aims to deepen ongoing discussions about what academia is\, what it ought to be\, and how we might reimagine academic life in more just and sustainable ways.
Submissions should \;be suitable for 30 minutes of presentation + 30 minutes of Q&\;A.
Please submit your anonymized abstract (300-500 words) by \;20th April 2026 \;using \;this form: \;https://forms.gle/UVP6ctu9uAVmko7W6
Participants must pay fees for registration and dinner\; further information about costs will be provided soon.
For any questions\, please contact Kritika Maheshwari (k.maheshwari@tudelft.nl)
CALL FOR ABSTRACTs
\nTechno-(E)utopias of Abundance\, Sustainability and Sufficiency
\nMANCEPT Workshops 2026 \; | \; University of Manchester \; | \; 2&ndash\;4 September 2026
\nManchester Centre for Political Theory
\nAbout the Panel
\nThis interdisciplinary conference panel aims to re-examine the political philosophy concept of utopia through the competing yet intertwined and probably complementary focal lenses of abundance and sufficiency\, under conditions of increasing technological acceleration and deepening ecological constraints. Political and technological utopias have often relied on assumptions of material or productive abundance. Today\, however\, such assumptions collide with the realities of planetary boundaries\, sharp increasing energy demands\, critical element dependency\, and fragile socio-technological systems.
\nThe purpose of this interdisciplinary panel is to create a focused forum in which political theorist\; ethicists\; philosophers\; technology\, sustainability as well as Sci-Fi and Cli-Fi researchers critically interrogate whether emerging technological developments &mdash\; such as artificial intelligence (AI\, ASI AGI)\, quantum computation\, blockchain infrastructures\, and digital finance &mdash\; revive\, reconfigure\, or undermine particular eutopian ideals\, and whether sufficiency-based eutopias could also contribute viable alternative normative horizons.
\nA central guiding question is which aspects of emerging technological systems plausibly support (e)utopias of abundance\, and which rather intensify the case for socio-political imaginaries grounded in sufficiency\, sustainability\, and ecological interrelatedness. There could be a risk that certain contemporary &ldquo\;techno-utopian&rdquo\; narratives &mdash\; especially those associated with AGI\, ASI\, singularity\, and centralized or decentralized digital infrastructures &mdash\; mask potential\, yet underappreciated\, forms of &ldquo\;scarcity&rdquo\;\, digital dependency\, and asymmetrical power concentration\, particularly in relation to progressive energy consumption\, data center expansion\, and the extraction\, utilization and recycling of critical elements.
\nThe panel adopts an explicitly pluralistic methodological inter- and transdisciplinary approach. Contributions are expected to engage in political theory\; ethics\; philosophy\; technology\, sustainability as well as Sci-Fi and Cli-Fi research while remaining empirically literate about both emerging technological systems and eco-environmental constraints.
\nSubmission Guidelines
\nAbstract length: 300 words
\nFormat: Abstracts must be anonymised. Please include your name\, affiliation\, and contact details in the body of the submission email.
\nSubmission email: techno.utopias.mancept26.uom@gmail.com
\nSubmission deadline: 17 July 2026
\nNotification of acceptance: 19 July 2026
\nConference Information
\nDate: 2&ndash\;4 September 2026
\nFormat: In-person only (no hybrid or online component)
\nLocation: University of Manchester\, Manchester\, United Kingdom
\nConference website: https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/activities/mancept-workshops-2026/
\nRegistration &\; costs: Please visit the conference website for information on registration fees and bursary applications.
\nPanel Convenor
\n&bull\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Roman Meinhold &mdash\; Mahidol University\, International College\, Thailand
\nPanel Co-Convenors
\n&bull\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Peter Adjei-Bamfo &mdash\; Charles Sturt University\, Australia
\n&bull\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Michael Clark &mdash\; Vin University\, Vietnam
\n&bull\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Alain Neher &mdash\; Charles Sturt University\, Australia
\n&bull\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Nynke van Uffelen &mdash\; TU Delft\, Netherlands
\n&bull\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Christoph Wagner &mdash\; University of Hohenheim\, Germany
\nThe MANCEPT Workshops are organised under the auspices of the Manchester Centre for Political Theory and represent a leading international forum for political theory research.
ORGANIZER;CN=Roman Meinhold: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260902T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260904T170000 SUMMARY:MANCEPT Workshop - Speciesism\, Power and Human Prejudice UID:20260611T080725Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Manchester Center for Political Theory\, University of Manchester\, Oxford Road\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:Speciesism has become a central concept in moral\, social and political scholarship and movements concerning animals. Broadly understood\, speciesism refers to discrimination based on species-membership and is often compared to racism and sexism. Nonetheless\, unlike racism and sexism\, speciesism is still generally regarded as an acceptable bias by the public and\, also amongst philosophers\, opinions diverge.
\nNowadays\, most philosophers reject forms of speciesism which rely merely on membership in the human species. However\, anthropocentric approaches which are justified in more indirect terms are widespread. Indeed\, these have received renewed defences recently &ndash\; including accounts which rely on rationality or social categories\, among others.
\nThis raises pressing metaphysical\, normative and epistemic concerns about what it means to be a human\, whether anthropocentric approaches to moral and political theory can be successfully defended\, and a wider question about why philosophers might be compelled to defend them at all. At the same time\, there are a variety of related concerns that are more overtly political in character\, which theorists of race and gender attend to\, but which are under-addressed in the literature on animals. These include issues regarding systems of power\, structural injustice\, social hierarchy\, domination and oppression.
\nThis panel is therefore broadly concerned with the following question: if speciesism is similar to racism and sexism\, what lies behind the former&rsquo\;s largely unchecked dominance in our thinking\, conduct and social structures? And how might we better understand its continued socio-political power\, within and beyond analytic political and moral philosophy? The panel will consider a range of related sub-questions including\, but not limited to\, the following:
\nConfirmed speakers: Hannah Battersby (KU Leuven)\, Catia Faria (Complutense University of Madrid)\, Franç\;ois Jacquet (Université\; de Strasbourg)\, Matthew Wray Perry (University of Sheffield) and Valé\;rie G. Topf (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem).
\nFor remaining speaker slots\, we invite submissions of abstracts of 250&ndash\;300 words from scholars within philosophy\, political science\, law\, animal studies\, and related disciplines. Abstracts should be suitable for a presentation of roughly 20-30 minutes. Please email your anonymised abstract to valerie.topf@unipv.it by 11th May 2026. Responses to submitted abstracts will be provided by 22nd May 2026.
\nPlease note that registration\, travel and accommodation fees must be covered by speakers themselves. Information on current registration fees &ndash\; and bursaries for accepted abstracts &ndash\; will be available on the MANCEPT website. This year&rsquo\;s edition of the workshops will take place in-person only.
ORGANIZER;CN=Hannah Battersby;CN=Matthew W. Perry;CN="Valérie G. Topf": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260902T113000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260904T170000 SUMMARY:Tolerance and Education: Concepts\, Justifications\, and Limits (MANCEPT Panel 2026) UID:20260611T080726Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:University of Manchester\, Manchester\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:Tolerance and Education: Concepts\, Justifications\, and Limits
\n\;
\nPanel at the 2026 MANCEPT Workshops in Political Theory\, 2-4 September 2026
\n\n&ldquo\;Toleration&rdquo\; has long been a central concept in political philosophy\, yet its role in education remains surprisingly under-theorised. Philosophers typically analyse tolerance as forbearance: refraining from interfering with practices or ways of life one disapproves of. By contrast\, educational policy\, public debate\, and classroom practice often invoke tolerance in a thicker sense\, associating it with open-mindedness and being &ldquo\;non-judgemental&rdquo\;. This divergence raises a set of questions about what tolerance should mean in educational contexts\, and what schools can legitimately be expected to teach.
\nThis panel will explore the concept\, justification\, and practical implications of tolerance in education. It will bring together work in political philosophy and philosophy of education to examine how tolerance should be understood when the subjects are children and young people rather than adults\, and when the setting is the classroom rather than the public square.
\nOne set of questions concerns conceptual analysis. In the educational context\, is tolerance best understood as non-interference\, as non-disapproval\, as open-mindedness\, or as something else entirely? Are these rival concepts in tension\, or can they play complementary roles at different stages of education or in relation to different kinds of disagreement? Should tolerance be understood as a civic virtue\, a moral attitude\, an epistemic virtue\, or a cluster of beliefs and practices? And how does tolerance differ from neighbouring ideals such as respect\, recognition\, and inclusion?
\nA second set of questions concerns \;legitimacy and justification. Liberal political theory has traditionally been wary of state efforts to shape citizens&rsquo\; beliefs or attitudes. Yet schools routinely aim to influence how students think and feel about others\, and educational policy often treats certain attitudes &ndash\; racism and sexism\, for example &ndash\; as objectionable in themselves. When\, if ever\, is it legitimate for the state\, acting through its educational institutions\, to promote or discourage particular attitudes? And does the justification for tolerance in education rest on harm prevention\, autonomy\, or something else?
\nThird\, there are questions relating to \;feasibility and efficacy. Can tolerance be taught\, and if so\, what does successful teaching look like? How should philosophical accounts of tolerance respond to recent challenges questioning whether tolerant attitudes can be taught?
\n\nPresentations are likely to take the form of 30 mins presentation followed by 25 mins Q&\;A. The Q&\;A will be friendly and exploratory\, and there is no need for your paper to be near final form &ndash\; it can be a work-in-progress. Participants will be encouraged to submit and read papers in advance\, but this will not be a requirement.
\n\nLike all other MANCEPT workshops this year\, this event will take place in-person only.
\nFor information about the conference\, see the conference website: https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/mancept/mancept-workshops/
\nPlease note that registration\, travel and accommodation fees must be covered by speakers themselves. Information on current registration fees will be available on the MANCEPT website. Bursaries are available to help cover the conference registration fee\, and participants are encouraged to apply for these if needed (deadline 10th June).
\n\nSubmission Guidelines:
\n\;
\nPlease also feel free to reach out to Christina Easton\, the workshop convener\, with any questions.
ORGANIZER;CN=Christina Elizabeth Easton: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T150025Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260903T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260904T170000 SUMMARY:MANCEPT Workshop on Justice in Climate Litigation UID:20260611T080727Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Manchester\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:This workshop will focus on questions of justice raised by efforts to litigate the climate crisis. \;
\nAs climate change progresses\, individuals and groups are increasingly turning to the courts in pursuit of climate justice. As of March 31\, 2026\, the Climate Litigation Database maintained by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law lists over 4800 climate court cases\, nearly 70% of which were filed in the USA. Climate lawsuits have been used to pursue a variety of goals\, including injunctions on fossil fuel extraction\, stronger regulation of greenhouse gas emissions\, the implementation or funding of adaptation measures\, compensation for climate loss and damage\, and even punishment of those who contribute to severe climate-related harm. Climate litigation may also be undertaken for strategic reasons\, in an effort to promote awareness of the climate crisis\, undermine the social license of those contributing to it\, and spur more systemic change.
\nThough climate litigation is often used in an attempt to pursue goals of climate justice\, its use for this purpose raises various normative questions. These include questions about the legitimate role of the courts in climate governance\, and the potential for litigation to reproduce patterns of disadvantage due to the unequal accessibility of legal remedies. Some have also raised concerns that climate litigation could prove strategically counterproductive\, for example by spurring political backlash. \;
\nThis workshop will examine how litigation might be used as a tool in the pursuit of climate justice\, new concerns of justice that are raised by such efforts\, and how such concerns might be addressed.
\nQuestions that papers may examine include:
\nHow might litigation serve to promote or undermine climate justice?
\nWhat role should courts play in climate governance?
\nWhen should judicial interventions into climate policy be viewed as legitimate or illegitimate?
\nHow might climate litigation provide access to justice without reproducing existing inequalities?
\nWhat kinds of legal innovation or evolution might be required for the law to adequately respond to the challenge of climate change?
\nWhat are the ethical responsibilities of legal practitioners regarding climate litigation?
\nWhat is the proper role of scientists\, and scientific research\, in supporting climate litigation?
\nWhat role might philosophers and political theorists play in supporting climate litigation?
\nConfirmed speakers: Megan Blomfield\, Laura \;Garcí\;a‐Portela\, Santiago Truccone\, and Paula Nieto \;Herná\;ndez
\nCFA
\nIf you would like to present a paper at this workshop\, please send an abstract of 300-500 words to m.blomfield@sheffield.ac.uk\, by midnight UK time on Monday the 11th of May. Please include your name and any affiliation. We will endeavour to inform you whether your paper has been accepted by May 22nd.
\nPapers will be pre-circulated and everyone attending the workshop will be asked to read the whole set of papers in advance (anticipated to be approx. 6-10 papers). The deadline to submit full versions of the conference papers (maximum 8000 words) will be confirmed after acceptance\, but is likely to be around August 20th.
\nPractical information
\nPlease note that this workshop will take place on Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th of September. This year&rsquo\;s MANCEPT workshops are expected to take place in-person only. If this will be a barrier to your participation\, please make note of this in your submission.
\nParticipants will be required to register in full for the MANCEPT workshops (September 2nd to 4th) and will be free to attend other panels when ours is not running. This year's registration fees are £\;325 for academics (including postdocs) and £\;175 for those up to graduate level (including PhD candidates). More information about registration and how to apply for a bursary is available at:https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/activities/mancept-workshops-2026/
\nIf you have any questions\, please don&rsquo\;t hesitate to contact us at: m.blomfield@sheffield.ac.uk
ORGANIZER;CN=Megan Blomfield;CN="Laura García-Portela";CN=Santiago Truccone: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR