In Conversation: Exploring the Philosophy of Money and Finance
2024-10-01 12:00 - 2026-06-26 17:00 (Europe/London)
In Conversation: Exploring the Philosophy of Money and Finance – Series III

A series of interviews with contributors to The Philosophy of Money and Finance (Hardcover, OUP 2024; Paperback, fall 2025)

Schedule

"The Social Ontology of Money"
Author: Frank Hindriks (Univerity of Gothenburg)
Interviewer: J.P. Smit (Stellenbosch University)
Date and Time: 03 November 2025 18:00 CET

“Is the Pursuit of Money Incompatible with Morality?
Some Historical and Philosophical Reflections”
Author: Adrian Walsh (University of New England)
Interviewer: Declan Humphreys (University of the Sunshine Coast)
Date and Time: 19 November 2025, 12:00 CET*
* Please note the earlier hour. Interview participants are based in Australia.

"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

Spring 2026 schedule to be posted in early January.

Programa de lectura y estudio “Teoría estética” de Th. W. Adorno / Reading and Study Program on Theodor W. Adorno’s Aesthetic Theory
2025-07-11 12:00 - 2026-03-06 17:00 (Europe/London)
El Doctorado en Filosofía tiene el agrado de invitarles a participar en el programa de lectura y estudio “Teoría estética” de Th. W. Adorno, que se llevará a cabo entre julio de 2025 y marzo de 2026.

Esta iniciativa, de carácter virtual y abierta al público, contará con la participación de especialistas en estética y en la filosofía del destacado pensador alemán, constituyendo un excelente espacio para abordar en profundidad los distintos apartados temáticos de la última obra filosófica en la que trabajó Adorno. Asimismo, se explorará su diálogo crítico y fecundo con figuras fundamentales como Kant, Hegel y otros interlocutores clave de la tradición filosófica.

La participación es libre y gratuita, constituyendo una excelente oportunidad para adentrarse en una de las más importantes propuestas de la estética contemporánea.

Súmate a Zoom en el siguiente enlace: https://rb.gy/bz6927

Consultas a: Osvaldo Montero Salas: romontero@uc.cl

The Doctorate in Philosophy is pleased to invite you to participate in the reading and study program on Theodor W. Adorno’s Aesthetic Theory, which will take place from July 2025 to March 2026.

This virtual and public initiative will feature specialists in aesthetics and the philosophy of this eminent German thinker, providing an excellent space to engage in-depth with the various thematic sections of Adorno’s last philosophical work. Additionally, the program will explore his critical and productive dialogue with fundamental figures such as Kant, Hegel, and other key interlocutors in the philosophical tradition.

Participation is free and open to all, offering a unique opportunity to delve into one of the most important contributions to contemporary aesthetics.

Join us on Zoom at the following link: https://rb.gy/bz6927

For inquiries, contact: Osvaldo Montero Salas — romontero@uc.cl

The Value of Consciousness
2025-09-02 11:00 - 2026-05-05 17:00 (Europe/London)
This is a zoom series on the value of consciousness, taking place every first Tuesday of the month at noon Eastern time in the US/6pm in Europe. The program is below. The zoom link is this:

https://riceuniversity.zoom.us/j/93096236283?pwd=[REDACTED]

Program:

Sept. 2: Takuya Niikawa, “Consciousness Aesthetics”

Oct. 7: Anna Giustina, “Prospects for an Aesthetics of Consciousness”

Nov. 11: Emad Atiq, ""Agency, Normativity, and Acquaintance"

Dec. 2: Léa Salje, “Feeling Like Oneself”

Jan. 6: David Builes, “Four Views of the First Person”

Feb. 3: Adrià Moret, “No Welfare without Sentience”

Mar. 3: Gwen Bradford, “Dreams and Incommunicable Aesthetic Value”

Apr. 7: Enrico Terrone, "The Type-Token Dilemma for the Aesthetics of Consciousness"

May 5: Leonard Dung, “Varieties of Sentientism About Moral Standing”

Philosophy of science of decision making (update)
2025-09-12 14:00 - 2026-03-20 17:00 (Europe/London)
Dear All, I am very excited to announce the start of a bi-weekly online research seminar series: Philosophy of Science of Decision Making.

The aim of the series is to bring together philosophers of science and decision researchers across the cognitive, behavioral, and social sciences to discuss new and evolving trends in the study of human and non-human decision making. This includes topics such as practical reasoning and deliberation, preference formation, learning and optimization methods, tool use and decision-enhancing (and -disrupting) technologies, irrational and aberrant choice, addiction, self control and commitment strategies.

The seminar series does not privilege any particular philosophical or scientific perspective; it seeks to provide a wide and welcoming platform for both speakers and attendees representing diverse fields, targets of study, and modes and methodologies of analysis to share ideas and research in progress. Seminars typically will last 90 mins (45-60 minutes for presentation followed by Q&A).

The seminar series will kick off on September 12th @ 14:00 CET (GMT +2) with a talk by Professor Don Ross (University College Cork and University of Cape Town). Please note that the talk has changed since the first announcement of the series. Professor Ross will now present his research on "Integrating the economics of networks with quantitative sociology " (the keywords and abstract can be found on the website).

Future speakers also include:

Armin Schulz (University of Kansas)
Camilla Colombo (RWTH Aachen University)
Magda Osman (University of Cambridge)
Aliya Rumana (University of Pittsburgh)
José L. Bermúdez (Texas A&M University)
Conrad Heilmann (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Angelica Kaufmann (University of Milan)
Wim De Neys (Sorbonne Paris Cité University)
Malvina Ongaro (Politecnico di Milano)
Magdalena Małecka (University of Copenhagen)
Lukas Beck (Leibniz University Hannover)
Enrico Petracca (Konrad Lorenz Institute)
Matteo Colombo (University of Tilburg)

If you are interested to attend this seminar and/or become a regular participant in the series, please email me at james.grayot@gmail.com with the subject line PhilSciDec. Video conference links will be sent only to those who register with me by email prior to each seminar. Note: if you have already signed up for the seminar series, you need not reply to this or future calls for participation.

For more information about the dates and topics of future talks, visit the website.

Sincerely, James Grayot

STAL Seminar
2025-10-01 00:00 - 2026-06-30 17:00 (Europe/London)
Slurring Terms Across Languages (STAL) is an international and interdisciplinary network whose primary aim is to promote work on slurs, pejoratives, expressives and evaluative terms in general, from languages that have been seldom discussed in the recent philosophical and semantic literature, and in particular, from sign languages and non-Indo-European languages. Its main aim is to bring to light new empirical data and uncover novel interesting phenomena that may have the potential to challenge current theories. Empirical studies of the expressions mentioned from such languages, comparisons with English slurs, as well as wider cross-linguistic approaches and developments of extant theories in application to the new data or previously neglected phenomena are encouraged too.

The network's coordinators are Isidora Stojanovic (Pompeu Fabra University/CNRS-Institut Jean Nicod) & Dan Zeman (University of Porto). More information about the network and its activities can be found at https://sites.google.com/view/stalnetwork. To contact the network coordinators, please write to stalnetwork@gmail.com.

The STAL Seminar features monthly, online talks by researchers tackling issues related to the study of slurs, pejoratives, expressives and evaluative terms in general, from less studied languages. The meetings in the 2025-2026 academic year take place on MONDAYS, 14:30-16:00 Central European Time (CET). The list of speakers is the following (exact dates to be provided soon):

- OCTOBER 2025: Luvell Anderson (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)

- NOVEMBER 2025: Claire Horisk (University of Missouri)

- DECEMBER 2025: Xavier Villalba (Autonomous University of Barcelona)

- JANUARY 2026: Daisy Dixon (Cardiff University)

- FEBRUARY 2026: Elisabeth Camp (Rutgers University)

- MARCH 2026: Leopold Hess (Jagiellonian University)

- APRIL 2026: Robin Jeshion (University of Southern California)

- MAY 2026: Yim Binh Felix Sze (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

- JUNE 2026: Mingya Liu (Humboldt University of Berlin)

Polysemy in the Evaluative Sphere
2025-10-01 09:00 - 2026-06-30 17:00 (Europe/Lisbon) | Faculty of Letters, University of Porto, Via Panorâmica s/n, Porto, Portugal
POLYSEMY IN THE EVALUATIVE SPHERE

In-person: Faculty of Letters, University of Porto, Via Panorâmica s/n

Online: Zoom

This is a biweekly seminar pertaining to the project Slurs and the Lexicon: A Rich-Lexicon Approach to Slurs and Other Evaluative Expressions - LEXISLUR (2023.05952.CEECIND; PI: Dan Zeman). The main aim of the project is to offer a polysemy account fit for evaluative expressions and to assess to what extent a unified approach to the entire evaluative sphere is feasible. Much work on polysemy can be found in lexical semantics - the branch of semantics that studies the meaning of words, their internal structure and interrelations, etc. However, while the debate about polysemy of various expressions has produced an impressive amount of work, not much material on the polysemy of evaluative expressions exists in that area. The purpose of this seminar is twofold: first, to get acquainted with the essential literature on polysemy (via in-person sessions dedicated to reading and discussing the relevant papers); second, to feature current work on polysemy as applied to evaluative expressions (via online talks by invited speakers). In this way, participants will both acquire knowledge about polysemy in general and see how the discussions in lexical semantics can be applied to the evaluative sphere.

In-person meetings

Next meeting: NOVEMBER 5, 15:00-16:30 WET: Marina Ortega Andrés & Agustin Vicente, "Polysemy and co-predication", Glossa 4(1), 2019.

Past meetings: OCTOBER 15, 16.30-18.00 WET: Michelle Liu, "Polysemy and Philosophy", Philosophy Compass 20: e70040, 2025.

Future readings:

Nicholas Asher, Lexical Meaning in Context: A Web of Words, Cambridge University Press, 2011 (excerpts).

Robyn Carston, "Polysemy: pragmatics and sense conventions", Mind & Language 36(1): 108-133, 2021.

John Collins, "Copredication as illusion", Journal of Semantics 40(2-3): 359-389, 2023.

Steven Frisson, "Semantic underspecification in language processing", Language and Linguistics Compass 3(1): 111-127, 2009.

Lotte Hogeweg & Agustin Vicente, "On the nature of the lexicon", Journal of Linguistics 56(4): 865-891, 2020.

Ray Jackendoff, Semantic Structures, MIT Press, 1990 (excerpts).

Ingrid Lossius Falkum & Agustin Vicente, "Polysemy", Oxford Bibliographies Online, 2020.

James Pustejovsky, The Generative Lexicon, MIT Press, 1995 (excerpts).

Petra Schumacher, "When combinatorial processing results in reconceptualization: Towards a new approach of compositionality", Frontiers of Psychology 4: 677, 2013.

Agustin Vicente, "Polysemy and word meaning", Philosophical Studies, 175(4): 947-968, 2018.

Agustin Vicente, "Approaches to co-predication", Journal of Pragmatics 182: 348-357, 2021.

Online talks

Next talk: NOVEMBER 21, 11:00-12.30 WET: Marina Ortega-Andrés (University of the Basque Country), "When this chef says pot: The importance of the speaker's identity in understanding ambiguous words"

Past talks: OCTOBER 31, 11:00-12:30 WET: Michelle Liu (Monash University), "Ad Hoc Concepts, Polysemy, and Verbal Disputes"

Future talks (schedule and titles TBA): John Collins & Agustin Vicente, Tamara Dobler, Jessica Keiser, Michelle Liu, Ingrid Lossius Falkum, Emanuel Viebahn

UK XPHI Online
2025-10-01 09:00 - 2026-06-30 17:00 (Europe/London)
We are delighted to announce the next series of our monthly online workshop devoted to discussion of work in progress in experimental philosophy. The workshop is usually held via Teams, the second Wednesday of each month, 16:00-18:00 UK time. Details of 2025/26 season TBC

Sign, Language, Reality Seminar 2025/26
2025-10-09 17:00 - 2026-06-04 17:00 (Europe/London)
Sign. Language, Reality (SLR) Seminar Series 2025/26

We are pleased to announce the program for the upcoming academic year of the Sign. Language, Reality (SLR) Seminar, hosted by the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Warsaw and the Polish Semiotic Society. The series brings together scholars working on philosophy of language, logic, philosophy of linguistics, theoretical semiotics, and related areas.

Program 2025/26:

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9 October 2025 — François Recanati (Collège de France)
Mental files, concepts, and modes of presentation

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23 October 2025 — Antonina Jamrozik (University of Warsaw)
Why do we need the notion of a lie? Considerations from the case of presuppositional lies

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6 November 2025 — Edward Zalta (Stanford University)
How to Ground Semantics in Higher-Order Metaphysics

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4 December 2025 — Thomas Hodgson (University of Gdansk / Shanxi University)
The act-type theory of propositions as a theory of empty names

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22 January 2026 — Hannes Leitgeb (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)
The Additive Logic of Epistemic Reasons. An Axiomatic Account

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19 February 2026 — Piotr Stalmaszczyk (University of Lodz)
Conceptual Engineering, Semiotics and Metalinguistics

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19 March 2026 — Merel Semeijn (University of Groningen)
Common ground in non-face-to-face settings

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16 April 2026 — Louis Rouillé (University of Liège)
The dynamics of fictional names: an antirealist perspective

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21 May 2026 — Diego Feinmann (IPI PAN)
Theories of Relevance

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4 June 2026 — Antonio Negro & Salvatore Pistoia-Reda (Università degli Studi di Siena)
The contradiction puzzle for logicality

Participation is free and open to all scholars.

Zoom information:
The seminar will be held online. To join the meeting, please use the Zoom information below:

https://uw-edu-pl.zoom.us/j/92716044372?pwd=[REDACTED]

ID: 927 1604 4372
Code: 697648

Monthly Phenomenology 2025–2026
2025-10-24 09:00 - 2026-05-08 17:00 (Europe/London)
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We are very pleased to announce the 6th season (2025–2026) of:

MONTHLY PHENOMENOLOGY
An online forum of discussion on recent work in phenomenology

Description: This series of talks gathers together scholars interested in phenomenology and its relation to contemporary issues in philosophy, especially in the philosophy of mind. It establishes a forum of discussion where people can meet on a regular basis and present their work-in-progress or recent publications. The topics addressed will stretch from the history of early phenomenology to the systematic application of phenomenological insights in recent debates in analytic philosophy.

Schedule: The talks will take place once a month on a Friday from October to May. Time: 10:15am ET, 3:15pm GMT/GMT+1, 4:15pm CET. Talks last 90 minutes, including a 45 minutes Q&A.

Participation: Talks are held on zoom (http://zoom.us/). To participate, please send an email to hamid.taieb@hu-berlin.de with the heading "Registration Monthly Phenomenology". A zoom link will be sent to you the day preceding each talk.

Programme:

Francesca Forlè (Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele)
Embodied Affectivity. A Phenomenological Account of the Connection between Affective Phenomena and Bodily Expressions
Friday, 24 October 2025

James Kinkaid (Bilkent University)
Husserlian Idealism and the Identity Theory of Truth
28 November 2025

Maryam Ebrahimi Dinani (University of Neuchâtel)
Adolf Reinach's Theory of Social Acts: Illuminating Debates on Joint and Collective Intentionality
5 December 2025

Pascale Roure (Yildiz Technical University)
Phenomenology in Turkey
16 January 2026

Benoit Guilielmo (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Exploring the Essence of Bullshit through Early Phenomenology (Kolnai and Hildebrand)
20 February 2026

Lorenza D'Angelo (Pompeu Fabra University)
Pleasure, Pain and Introspection
6 March 2026

Mohammed Saleh Zarepour (University of Manchester)
The Flying Man and the Transparency of (Self-)Knowledge
3 April 2026

Sebastian Watzl (University of Oslo)
Attention Norms and Frames. On the Social Organisation of Experience
8 May 2026

Convenors:
Guillaume Fréchette (University of Geneva)
Marta Jorba (Pompeu Fabra University)
Alessandro Salice (University College Cork)
Hamid Taieb (Humboldt University Berlin)
Íngrid Vendrell-Ferran (Philipps University Marburg)

Organized on behalf of the Network for Phenomenological Research (https://netw-phenom-research.wixsite.com/nfpr)

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DFT-CELFIS research seminar, University of Bucharest
2025-10-28 09:00 - 2026-09-30 17:00 (Europe/Bucharest) | Splaiul Independenţei nr. 204, Bucharest, Romania, 060024
We're delighted to invite you to the research seminar of the Department of Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Bucharest. These are organized in partnership with CELFIS, the Center for Logic, Philosophy and History of Science at UB. Here are talks scheduled so far:

Fall 2025:

October 28, 5pm: Alexandru Dragomir & Andrei Mărăşoiu (University of Bucharest, f2f), "The Inconstant Moral Expert: the case of LLMs"

November 25, 4pm: Nicholas Rimell (Chinese University of Hong Kong, hybrid via Zoom), "A Metaphysics of Despair"

November 28, 2pm: Micah Thomas Pimaro, Jr. (University of Calabar, f2f), "Placide Tempels’s Metaphysics: A challenge or a trap for African philosophy?"

December 2, 3pm: Nora Grigore (Romanian Academy, Institute of Philosophy and Psychology, f2f), "Worthiness and Expediency: a Distinction without a Difference?"

December 19, 2pm: Alin Olteanu (Shanghai International Studies University, ICUB, f2f), "Iconic Imagination in Modeling: A Semiotic Approach to Scientific Inquiry"

January 16, 2pm: Marco Facchin (University of Antwerp, hybrid via Zoom), "Is mental content an illusion?"

January 22, 12pm: Sandra Brânzaru (University of Bucharest, CELFIS, FPSE, f2f), "Conceptualising Empathy"

February 10, 4pm: Jan Michel (University of Bonn, hybrid via Zoom), "On Curiosity in Chatbots"

Spring 2026:

March: Constantin Stoenescu (University of Bucharest, CELFIS, f2f), "Revisiting 'The Normative Structure of Science' "

March 27, 2pm: Erik Myin (University of Antwerp, hybrid via Zoom)

March 30: Mariona Eiren Miyata-Sturm (University of Oxford, f2f)

April 3: René van Woudenberg (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, hybrid via Zoom), 'Are LLMs Authors?'

April: Alexandru Nicolae (University of Bucharest, Faculty of Letters; Romanian Academy, Institute of Linguistics, f2f)

April: Cătălin Teoharie (University of Bucharest, CELFIS, f2f)

April: Paula Tomi (National University of Science and Technology 'Politehnica' Bucharest, f2f)

April: Daian Bica (Heinrich Heine University, hybrid)

May: Andrei Moldovan (University of Salamanca)

May: Ioan Muntean (UT Rio Grande Valley, UI Urbana, f2f)

July: Mihai Rusu (Babeş Bolyai University, ICUB, hybrid)

September: Oana Şerban (University of Bucharest, CCIIF, f2f)

Previous events in the series are available at:

2021-22: https://philevents.org/event/show/93365

2022-23: https://philevents.org/event/show/105249

https://filosofie.unibuc.ro/category/seminar-cercetare-dft/

https://icub.unibuc.ro/2022/06/14/workshop-semantic-cognition-and-truth/

For those of you who would like to join some of the meetings but have overlapping commitments, we will do our best to record the meetings whenever everyone in attendance consents to it, and to then upload the recordings on the Department's YouTube channel. Previous talks are available here:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgUq3dN8CXI4L6DhZT1f_Q

Phänomenologische Werkstatt meets Lecture Series "Italian Phenomenology Today"
2025-10-31 14:00 - 2026-02-06 17:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Kerpener Straße 30, Cologne, Germany, 50931
Event Description

The Phänomenologische Werkstatt takes place weekly each semester. Here, doctoral students and visiting researchers have the opportunity to present and discuss their projects and topics. In the winter semester 25/26, the workshop will be linked to the lecture series “Italian Phenomenology Today.” The events will be held in a hybrid format, meaning participants can come to the Husserl Archive in person to attend the lectures together or join via Zoom.

Winter Semester 2025-26 - Program

31.10.25 - Julian Lünser (Köln)

Genetische Phänomenologie der Internalisierung: Husserls Beitrag zur Theorie der Sozialwissenschaften

07.11.25 - Sara Rocca (Pisa)

Emilio Renzi on Ricoeurʼs Hermeneutic Phenomenology: A Philosophical Reading

14.11.25 - Samuel Kramer (Köln)

Herausforderungen individueller Verantwortung für affektive Ungerechtigkeit anhand von Shiloh Whitneys Begriff des uptake

21.11.25 - Claudio Rozzoni (Mailand)

Image, Imagination, Phantasy: Towards a New Dialogue between Husserl and Sartre

28.11.25 - Elia Gonnella (Lecce)

The Temporal Consciousness of Sound in Husserl: An Overview and an Analysis through the Schema

05.12.25 - Emanuela Carta (Graz)

Evidence and Democracy: Sofia Vanni Rovighiʼs Letter to UNESCO

12.12.25 - Alexander Weischer (Köln)

Phänomenologie der Bewusstseinsdynamik: Polaritäten und Übergänge zwischen Affekt, Aufmerksamkeit und Denken

19.12.25 - Sara Dameno (Köln)

Insights for a Phenomenology of Aesthetic Experience: Banfi and Geiger on Aesthetic Contemplation

09.01.26 - Francesca Casciotta (Jena)

Phänomenologie der sozialen Imagination

16.01.26 - Riccardo Valenti (Venedig)

La vita felice. Phenomenological Objectivity and Objectivation in the Reflections of Giovanni Piana and Enzo Paci. Towards a Social Idealism

23.01.26 - Alessandra Basti (Köln)

From the Lebenswelt to the Lesewelt: Towards a Phenomenology of Literature

30.01.26 - Giuseppe Maccauro (Benevento)

Descent towards the Kingdom of Mothers: Structures of History and Lebenswelt in Enzo Paci

06.02.26 - Daniel Neumann (Graz)

A Husserlian Cognitive Phenomenology?

Inquiry Network WIP Talks (Spring 2026)
2026-02-01 09:00 - 2026-06-30 17:00 (Europe/London)
The Inquiry Network WIP Talks feature presentations of work in progress related to inquiry, broadly understood. For example, presentations might discuss (but are not limited to): the epistemology of inquiry, the metaphysics of inquiry, ethical norms of inquiry, historical perspectives on inquiry, or the structure of scientific inquiry.

We aim to foster the sharing of ideas in an inclusive, welcoming and low-pressure environment. Papers that are already accepted for publication will not be accepted. We aim to be sensitive to the needs of early-career scholars.

The group meets biweekly on Zoom during each of the Fall and Spring semesters. Meeting times are determined shortly before the beginning of each semester with the goal of finding a time that works for as many members as possible. Special consideration is given to finding a meeting time that works for presenters of accepted papers.

VERITAS UNIVERSITY SDGS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
2026-02-03 09:00 - 2026-02-04 17:00 (Africa/Lagos) | NO. 1, VERITAS UNIVERSITY STREET, Abuja, Nigeria, 900101
VERITAS UNIVERSITY ABUJA 2026 SDGS CONFERENCE ON ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN AFRICA: PEOPLE, ENVIRONMENT AND INSTITUTIONS

REIMAGINING THE LANDSCAPE OF IDENTITY: INTERCULTURAL AND INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH
2026-02-03 09:00 - 2026-02-05 17:00 (America/Jamaica) | The University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston, Jamaica
The Department of Language, Linguistics and Philosophy at The University of the West Indies

(UWI), Mona—in collaboration with the Department of Philosophy (Faculty of Catholic Theology) at Paris Lodron University Salzburg (PLUS)—is pleased to announce a collaborative conference to be held at The UWI Mona Campus.

REIMAGINING THE LANDSCAPE OF IDENTITY: INTERCULTURAL AND INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH

February 3–5, 2026 | Kingston, Jamaica

Identity and identity formation have long been central to cultural, sociological, and philosophical debates. While traditional discussions have often assumed identity to be universal and monolithic, communities shaped by colonialism, imperialism, and forced migration reveal identity as a contested and fluid construct. Amartya Sen’s critique of the “solitarist illusion” - the reduction of individuals to a singular affiliation, such as religion or ethnicity – underscores how such reductive thinking can fuel conflict and violence. Identities are not fixed or inherent but are constructed within specific social, political, and historical contexts, often linked to power dynamics and representation. This raises critical questions: What is the role of identity in a plural world, and how does it influence our understanding of ourselves as individuals and as part of a broader human community?

The controversy surrounding Amanda Gorman’s “The Hill We Climb” illustrates these tensions. Debates about whether only specific identities can interpret cultural works reveal a growing “identity culture”, which risks reducing complex issues to rigid categories. Critics caution that this approach can obscure broader social challenges such as inequality and exclusion. These debates also highlight the distinction between identity (a personal, internal sense of self) and identification (the external markers used to categorise individuals), which often drives exclusion or violence. Superficial identification frequently overrides the plural, dynamic nature of identity, creating existential burdens and fuelling division.

This conference seeks to rethink identity beyond imposed boundaries, advocating for an intercultural and interdisciplinary approach as a vital lens for navigating these complexities. Intercultural philosophy, as a global and pluralistic framework, challenges monolithic understandings of identity and embraces diverse perspectives across disciplines. It encourages participants to explore identity as dynamic, relational, and contextually situated, recognising its evolving role in shaping human experience.

Through dialogue that integrates insights from fields such as philosophy, historical science, cultural studies, theology, and psychology, participants are invited to critically reimagine identity. By fostering inclusive and collaborative conversations, the conference aims to advance our understanding of identity’s relevance in building more inclusive, peaceful, and interconnected futures in a globalised world by addressing questions like: How does the difference between identity and identification deepen our philosophical understanding of human experience? Can conceptual clarity on identity help reduce ethnic and religious violence? How have historical forces such as colonialism, imperialism, and (forced) migration influenced how identities are formed and contested? Does emphasising lived experience as a prerequisite for interpreting cultural works limit or enhance cross-cultural understanding? How do power dynamics shape identities, and can these identities resist or reinforce societal inequalities? How can intercultural philosophy offer a better way to think about identity? Can interdisciplinary perspectives help address the challenges of identity?

Papers can be proposed on the concepts in the title or on sub-themes. Suggested topics include but are not limited to:

• Identity and Identification in Shaping Human Experience

• Conceptual Clarity on Identity and Its Role in Reducing Violence

• The Impact of Colonialism and Migration on Identity Formation

• Power Dynamics and Inequalities in the Construction of Identity

• Lived Experience and Representation in Cross-Cultural Understanding

• Intercultural Philosophy as a Framework for Understanding Identity

• Interdisciplinary Approaches to Addressing Identity Challenges

• Fostering Solidarity and Avoiding Division in Global Identity Discussions

• Artificial Intelligence, Transhumanism and the Evolution of Identity

We invite proposals for individual papers, seminars, panels, and roundtables. For individual papers, abstracts should not exceed 300 words, accompanied by a short biography of the presenter (100–150 words). Panel proposals (3–5 participants) should include a 300-word abstract describing the panel’s overarching theme, along with titles and short summaries (50–100 words each) of all included papers, as well as short biographies for each participant. Similarly, roundtable proposals (6–8 participants) should include a 300-word abstract outlining the discussion topic and its relevance, along with a list of participants and their short biographies.

Proposals for seminars should detail the seminar’s focus and objectives in no more than 300 words, indicating the target audience (e.g., graduate students, researchers, practitioners) and specifying if any prior reading or preparation is required. A brief biography (100–150 words) of the seminar leader(s) must also be included.

You may submit your proposals from August 1, 2025, to November 30, 2025 to:

rtltconference@gmail.com

Abstracts must be original and clearly aligned with the conference themes.

For further information or inquiries, please contact:

KHIMAJA CONNELL khimaja.connell@uwi.edu (UWI, Mona)

FRANZ GMAINER-PRANZL: franz.gmainer-pranzl@plus.ac.at (PLUS)

JANICE SMITH janice.smith@uwi.edu (UWI, Mona)

CRISTINA THURNWALDER cristinaelisabeth.thurnwalder@plus.ac.at (PLUS)

The Digital Worlds Workshop
2026-02-03 23:45 (Europe/London)
We invite submissions for a virtual workshop to be conducted remotely on April 24-26 2026 . We seek papers that interrogate the way modern digital technology enhances, hampers, or alters our experience of our lived worlds.

The distinction between “being on the internet” and “being in the real world” is eroding. People can increasingly be said to “live on their phones” or other devices. This workshop aims to interrogate the meaning and structure of the world and the self as mediated by such devices.

This year, we are especially interested in papers concerned the problem of embodiment in digital worlds and digital art practices, with a particular focus on how philosophy can engage with and draw lessons from contemporary artistic practices. By thematizing the workshop around embodiment, the aim is twofold: to advance a burgeoning, interdisciplinary discussion about the challenges and innovative possibilities of 're-locating' human embodied experience and practice within the digital domain, and to arrive at a robust, systematic understanding of just what such a relocation supposes and entails - is there indeed anything such as 'digital embodiment' at all?

We invite submissions on these and other themes from a variety of perspectives such as environmental philosophy, phenomenology, philosophy of technology, or social and political philosophy.

The purpose of this workshop is to collaboratively develop works-in-progress with an eye toward publication. This is a pre-read workshop with each paper having a designated commenter to lead the conversation, rather than formal conference presentations. We invite extended abstract submissions of approximately 500 words by February 3rd 2026. We also invite expressions of interest to be a commenter on a paper, independent of a submission (it is not necessary to submit a paper to provide commentary). The discussion draft of the papers will be required one month in advance of the meeting for everyone to pre-read and for commenters to review and prepare feedback.

Abstracts and any questions should be submitted to: digitalworldsworkshop@gmail.com

Further information, including programs from past workshops, can be found at

https://digitalworldsworkshop.com/

Can a Belief–Desire Theory Explain All Affective States?
2026-02-04 17:00 - 18:30 (Europe/London)
We are pleased to invite you to the next session of the Empirically Informed Philosophy of Mind online Seminar

Who: Constant Bonard (University of Bern, Switzerland)
When: Wednesday, February 4th, 2026 — 5:00–6:30 pm (CET)
Where: Online via Zoom:
https://pantheonsorbonne.zoom.us/j/92782580594?pwd=[REDACTED]
What:Can a Belief–Desire Theory Explain All Affective States?

The starting point of this talk is that a belief–desire theory of emotion becomes plausible when it is informed by appraisal theories of emotion (a.k.a. “evaluation theories”, such as Klaus Scherer’s or Agnes Moors’) and by notions of belief grounded in cognitive science (e.g., Eric Mandelbaum’s). The central question is whether such a theory can be extended beyond emotions to other affective states. I argue that it can account for most mood episodes, a wide range of pleasures and displeasures, and many affective dispositions. However, some basic affective states arising from so-called “intrinsic pleasantness appraisal” (in Scherer’s framework) or “stimulus–response evaluation” (in Moors’ framework) fall outside the scope of a belief–desire theory, which therefore can explain most, but not all, affective states.

For any questions, please contact:
Sacha Behrend — sachabehrend1991@gmail.com
Elodie Boissard — Elodie.Boissard@univ-paris1.fr

Program

- 17 Sept 2025: Géraldine Carranante — Can we list what we can see?

- 1 Oct 2025: Jérôme Dokic — Two levels of confusion between Imagination and Memory

- 12 Nov 2025: Margherita Arcangeli — Episodic Memory through the lens of Aphantasia

- 3 Dec 2025: James Grayot — How do embodied and extended minds internalize contents?

- 13 Jan 2026: Raphaël Künstler — Is the human mind receptive to reasons? A confrontation with experimental social psychology

- 4 Feb 2026: Constant Bonard — Can a Belief–Desire Theory Explain All Affective States?

- 11 March 2026: Lucie Berkovitch — TBA

Organizers:

Sacha Behrend — Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Hradec Králové (Czech Republic) / Affiliated Researcher, Institut d’histoire et de philosophie des sciences et des techniques (IHPST), Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

Elodie Boissard — Postdoctoral Researcher, Bordeaux Neurocampus Department / Institut de Neurosciences Cognitives et Intégratives d’Aquitaine (UMR 5287), Université de Bordeaux, CNRS

The reception of Kuhn’s work in analytic philosophy
2026-02-05 12:00 - 14:00 (Europe/London)
The presentation is based on my paper "Kuhn and Philosophy" (in Y. Shan (ed.), Rethinking Thomas Kuhn’s Legacy, Springer 2024). In the paper, I claim that Kuhn’s work may have been snubbed by major analytic philosophers, but it, nevertheless, significantly affected philosophical developments, mostly in reaction to the threat it was presumed to pose. I give examples of this impact and offer an explanation of Kuhn’s marginalization in analytic philosophy. I argue that philosophers failed to seriously engage with Kuhn’s work because they did not appreciate its revolutionary character. This is a situation that Kuhn describes in relation to scientific revolutions. Initially, revolutionary ideas seem unintelligible, irrational, or wrong and are resisted and cast aside. But, eventually, if they break new ground carrying a promise of success, they catch on. I argue that Kuhn’s philosophy had a similar reception. It was initially resisted, but it eventually succeeded in impacting a great many areas of thought, including analytic philosophy.

https://meet.google.com/idm-boup-spy

Lived Experience, Self-Understanding, and Phenomenological Research in Psychiatry
2026-02-06 11:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
Feb. 6, 2026

11.00 CT (Chicago); 12.00 ET (New York); 17.00 GMT (York and London); 18.00 CET (Brussels)

For further information or questions, contact Dr. Thomas Byrne: ThByrne@Illinois.edu

A Husserlian Cognitive Phenomenology?
2026-02-06 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Berlin) | Kerpener Straße 30, Cologne, Germany, 50931

Philosophy of science of decision making - Aliya Rumana (Feb 6)
2026-02-06 16:00 - 17:30 (Europe/London)
Dear All,

You're cordially invited to the next installment of the Philosophy of Science of Decision Making seminar series.

Speaker: Aliya Rumana (University of Texas, El Paso)

Title: “Norm arbitration as a problem for functional analysis”

Date: 6 February 2026, 16:00 CET

Format: Online, in English

Abstract: Most studies in the psychology of judgment and decision-making (JDM) administer tasks, which participants can perform correctly or incorrectly. Since the 1960s and '70s, there has been significant disagreement about how to evaluate participant responses to tasks as correct or incorrect. Prima facie, this is a surprising state-of-affairs: JDM psychology aims to explain human JDM, so how has it come to be entrenched in disagreements about how to evaluate human JDM? Many think explanation and evaluation are separable activities, and disagree about whether JDM psychology may do both (e.g., Stanovich, 2011) or ought to leave evaluation to philosophy (e.g., Elqayam & Evans, 2011). In this paper, I argue that objectivism about evaluation (the view that normative properties instantiate independently of our normative commitments) implies that evaluation is partly constitutive of explanation. In particular, it implies a more sophisticated conception of functional analysis, compared to the standard account by Cummins (1983). I won't defend objectivism about evaluation, of course, but I'll argue that it provides a way to explain why JDM psychologists try so vigorously to resolve evaluative disagreements: if they are objectivists about evaluation, then they need to resolve evaluative disagreements in order to resolve explanatory ones

Registration: If you would like to join this seminar and have not previously registered, please send an email to james.grayot@gmail.com with the subject line "PhilSciDec". Video links will be shared only with those who register at least 24 hrs in advance of the seminar.

Info: For more information about the seminar series, including future speakers and topics, please visit the website below.

Laura Gradowski - Datasets and dead assets: The missing archives of science
2026-02-06 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | University of Pittsburgh, 4200 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, United States, 15260
The Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh invites you to join us for our Lunch Time Talk. Attend in person at 1117 Cathedral of Learning or visit our live stream on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg.

Lunch Time Talk: Laura Gradowski

Friday, February 6 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

Title: Datasets and dead assets: The missing archives of science

Abstract:

According to lore, the Library of Alexandria was created to compile every manuscript its librarians could get their hands on. Science is not like that. It is a system of filters that limits what is acceptable and accessible. Science communicators have increasingly understood it to be their responsibility to guide science consumers towards trust in prevailing views by promulgating authoritative datasets that restrict what can be considered reasonable questions and disagreements. Databases, journals, conferences, and institutions keep gates narrow. Science aims for consensus, and pillories anything that isn’t deemed mainstream. But mainstream science includes many well-known biases, and is also prone to flawed or dubious practices. For example, recent work suggests data from clinical trials published in top journals is regularly flawed or faked. While the call for consensus is variously justified—for instance, on the basis of concern for public health—these arguments often underestimate the value of dissenting views and reflect the impact of political polarization. Yet efforts to create consensus archives continue. This talk presents a counterpoint. We have much to gain from an Alexandrian approach that emphasizes inclusion. We could create archives of science that reflect the full spectrum of views, including unpopular views, views of nonprofessionals and outsiders. What would such an archive look like? How would it work? These are the kinds of questions we should be asking. Here I motivate the Alexandrian approach and offer suggestions about its implementation.

This talk will be available online:

Zoom: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/91084235286

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg

Postmemory and the Contemporary World - 7th International Interdisciplinary Conference
2026-02-06 23:45 (Europe/London)
ABOUT CONFERENCE:

Conference online (via Zoom)

CFP:

Coined by Marianne Hirsch in the 1990s, the term postmemory by now entered various disciplines who search to understand how memory form our identity and how we position, articulate or just make sense of our place in the society and our relations with it. The term postmemory problematizes the concept of memory by bringing attention to the memories that are not exactly personal but that keep on shaping one’s life and one’s way of seeing the world.

During our conference we would like to concentrate on the phenomenon of postmemory and how it keeps on shaping the contemporary world.

We are interested in all aspects of postmemory: in its individual and collective dimensions, in the past and in the present-day world, and in its potential to direct the future. Whose memory is postmemory: that of generations, communities, nations or families? How is it maintained and passed on? What is the role of imagination in its creation? What is remembered and what is forgotten? Is it always the memory of traumatic experience? How can it be taught and studied? These are some of the questions that inspired the idea of the conference.

We would like to explore the phenomenon of postmemory in its multifarious manifestations: psychological, social, historical, cultural, philosophical, religious, economic, political, and many others. As usual, we also want to devote considerable attention to how these phenomena appears in artistic practices: literature, film, theatre or visual arts. That is why we invite researchers representing various academic disciplines: anthropology, history, psychiatry, psychology, psychoanalysis, sociology, politics, philosophy, economics, law, literary studies, theatre studies, film studies, memory studies, migration studies, consciousness studies, dream studies, gender studies, postcolonial studies, medical sciences, cognitive sciences, and urban studies, to name a few.

Different forms of presentations are encouraged, including case studies, theoretical inquiries, problem-oriented arguments or comparative analyses.

We will be happy to hear from both experienced scholars and young academics at the start of their careers, as well as doctoral and graduate students.

We also invite all persons interested in participating in the conference as listeners, without giving a presentation.

Our repertoire of suggested topics includes but is not restricted to:

I. Individual experiences:

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Postmemory and trauma

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Postmemory and recovery

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Postmemory and imagination

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Postmemory and artefacts

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Postmemory and personal memories

II. Collective experiences

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Postmemory and its sources

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Postmemory and mythology

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Generational postmemory

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Postmemory and social non-acceptance

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Postmemory and solidarity

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Postmemory and territory

III. Remembering and Forgetting

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Postmemory and forced forgetting

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Postmemory and forced remembering

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Teaching postmemory

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Negotiating postmemory

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Studying postmemory

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Forgetting/remembering for recovery

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Postmemory and its purpose

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Postmemory and allegiances

IV. Representations

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Testimonies and memories

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Genres of Postmemory

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Postmemory in literature

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Postmemory in film

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Postmemory in theatre

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Postmemory in visual arts

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Creating as experience

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Postmemory and urban planning

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Postmemory and urban art

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Rural Postmemory

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Postmemory in the nature

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Materialism of postmemory

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Nonhuman postmemory

V. Feelings and Practices

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Sadness of postmemory

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Fear of postmemory

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Postmemory and nostalgia

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Postmemory and grief

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Postmemory and loneliness

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Postmemory and change

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Living postmemory

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Rituals of postmemory

VI. Institutionalization

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Postmemory and nation-state

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Postmemory and identity politics

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Postmemory and ideology

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Postmemory and religion

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Postmemory and punishment systems

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Postmemory and army

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Postmemory and school

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Postmemory and museums

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Monuments of postmemory

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Sites and cities of postmemory

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Economy of postmemory

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Language of postmemory

VII. The Contemporary World

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Postmemory and postcomunism

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Postcolonialism, decolonization and postmemory

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Neoliberalism and postmemory

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Postmemory and migration

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Postmemory and globalization

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Postmemory and nationalism

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Postmemory and new media

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Postmemory and political correctness

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Postmemory and natural disasters

Please submit abstracts (no longer than 300 words) of your proposed 20-minute presentations, together with a short biographical note, by 6 February 2026 to conferencememory@gmail.com .

For all details please visit our website: 7th "Postmemory and the Contemporary World" Conference

FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE PHILOSOPHERS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF LGBTQIA+ MOVEMENTS IN THE 20TH CENTURY
2026-02-07 09:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
Date: Saturday, February 7th, 2026
Location: Aberystwyth University, Wales, UK
Conference Language: English
Submission & Contact Email: thp42@aber.ac.uk

Registration Now Open

We are pleased to announce the opening of registration for the international one-day conference French and Francophone Philosophers and the Development of LGBTQIA+ Movements in the 20th Century, funded by the Race Equality Fund (Aberystwyth University), the SFS Workshop and Conference Grant (The Society for French Studies) and the ECR Research Workshop Grant (The Learned Society of Wales), taking place on Saturday, 7th February 2026, at Aberystwyth University, Wales (UK). The conference language is English.

About the Conference

This international one-day conference, held during LGBTQ+ History Month, will explore the relationship between French and Francophone philosophy and the development of LGBTQIA+ movements across the twentieth century. The intellectual contributions of figures such as Simone de Beauvoir, Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, Monique Wittig, and Hélène Cixous profoundly shaped how we think about gender, sexuality, embodiment, and power. Their ideas crossed borders and disciplines, providing key foundations for feminist and queer theory, and influencing the strategies of activists, artists, and scholars.

The aim of this event is to bring together academic research, creative expression, and political engagement. In doing so, it highlights not only the philosophical underpinnings of queer thought but also the ways in which theory interacts with activism, performance, and literature. By situating these discussions during LGBTQ+ History Month, the conference celebrates both the intellectual history and the ongoing struggles of queer communities worldwide.

Our keynote speaker will be Dr. Elliot Evans (University of Birmingham), a prolific scholar of French and Francophone thought and queer theory. Alongside Dr. Evans, we will welcome a second keynote speaker, the famous Moroccan LGBTQIA+ author and film director, (Dr.) Abdellah Taïa, each of whom will offer a different and complementary perspective.

See Full Programme (https://storage2.me-qr.com/pdf/158afded-c205-4cb5-ae4d-f5eee3df433d.pdf).

Registration

Participants may now register to attend online or in person. Everyone is welcome.

Registration deadline: 23rd January 2026

Registration form: Event Registration Form – Fill out form (https://forms.office.com/e/bffAW4aL0Z).

Contact: thp42@aber.ac.uk.

Being Other: Reflections on Alterity
2026-02-07 10:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
The notion of the Other is a key concept in in contemporary thought. As such, it is highly complex—at times even contradictory. This seminar aims to bring some order to this intricate notion by outlining its main features. As a starting point, we will examine how the figure of the Other is portrayed in phenomenology, focusing primarily on Sartre and Levinas. These two thinkers present opposing views: for Sartre, the Other is the source of the self's alienation, whereas for Levinas, the Other is the origin of the self’s creation. We will further explore related concepts such as hospitality, ethics, responsibility, and interpellation. In this context, the Other is to be welcomed with unconditional hospitality, giving rise to both ethics and the constitution of the self. We will also consider Derrida’s aporetic understanding of the Other—simultaneously a figure recognized by the law and a complete stranger to it, and a source of both violence and non-violence. Following this, we will turn to psychoanalysis, particularly the works of Freud and Lacan. We will consider how the Other functions as a mirror for the self: in Freud, reflecting the self's ideal form, and in Lacan, forming the basis of the Imaginary and later the Big Other. This discussion will include an examination, from a Marxist viewpoint, of the relationship between the figure of the Other and the concepts of the State and Ideology, as portrayed by Althusser and Žižek.

Schizoanalysis of AI: Machinic Desire, Energy, and Planetary Subjectivation
2026-02-08 10:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
This seminar approaches artificial intelligence not as a model of cognition or a substitute for human thought, but as a *machinic assemblage* that reorganises desire, labour, and planetary forms of life. Against the dominant ideology of AI grounded in the thermodynamics of information -- where thought is reduced to computation and life to optimisation -- this lecture draws on Deleuze and Guattari‘s schizoanalysis to propose an alternative conceptual framework. Schizoanalysis allows us to understand AI as a *desiring-machine*, one that connects technical infrastructures, global supply chains, computational architectures, and human bodies in new circuits of production and exhaustion. Rather than asking whether AI can “think,” I investigate how AI participates in the *production of subjectivity*: how it reconfigures perception, affects, attention, and the conditions of planetary co-existence. By situating AI within the broader question of the *machinic earth*, the seminar reframes the stakes of AI beyond ethics or regulation, toward the problem of how modes of life and care can be composed in the shadow of accelerating automation.

Design for Wellbeing
2026-02-09 11:00 - 2026-02-13 17:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Delft, Netherlands
Technology shapes how we live, work, and relate to one another. It holds great promise for enhancing human well-being—improving health, safety, connection, and comfort—yet it can also create new forms of stress, inequality, and harm.

In this PhD course, we explore the complex relationship between technology and human well-being. We ask fundamental questions such as: What does human well-being entail? How do technologies promote or undermine it? Who gets to design technologies that shape our well-being? and What values are embedded, prioritized, or neglected in these designs?

We also investigate the philosophical foundations of designing for values, focusing on theories of well-being, the nature of values, and how they can be integrated into technological design processes. Attention is given to value conflicts and value change, and how these dynamics influence what it means to design for well-being in diverse contexts. Throughout the course, we discuss and analyze a variety of case studies, including those involving artificial intelligence and digital health, to explore how design can foster or hinder human flourishing.

The aims/objectives are as follows:

- Understand the relation between technology, values, and human well-being.

- Argue why technology can or cannot embody values (and if so, how).

- Explain basic notions of values and human well-being within philosophy and other relevant disciplines.

- Differentiate main approaches to designing for human well-being.

- Characterise and discuss ‘value conflict’ and ‘value change’ and understand the implications of these phenomena for designing for values and designing for human well-being.

- Evaluate technology in terms of its impact on human well-being.

This course takes place from February 9-13.

Full program TBA.

List of topics:

- Technology and values: brief historical overview about thinking about values and technology in philosophy of technology; technology: value- neutral or value-laden?

- Embedding values in technology: how to think about the connection between value and technology; Key theories and philosophical accounts of how values can be embedded in technology

- Design for values: design for Values and Value Sensitive Design, and other approaches of embedding values in technology (e.g., participatory design); value conceptualisation and value specification; value conflict and changing values

- Understanding wellbeing: different conceptualizations and theories of wellbeing

- Wellbeing and technology: exploration of how technology can enhance or undermine wellbeing

- Designing for wellbeing: approaches to designing for wellbeing; examples and cases

Active participation is required. Each session has several required readings, that participants should have read beforehand

As a final assignment, participants will be asked to write a blog post (or a similar assignment) to complete the course.

Please note that the primary target group for this event are PhD students. However, if places available, ReMa students can also register. In order to receive the ECTs for this course, their blog post will be graded with a pass or fail.

Costs:

- Free to PhD students who are a member of the 4TU Center for Ethics and Technology and/or OZSW and/or another Dutch research school in the Humanities (LOGOS);

- Free to Research Master students who are a member of the 4TU Center for Ethics and Technology and/or OZSW and/or another Dutch research school in the Humanities (LOGOS);

- All others pay a tuition fee of €300

How to register:

- Members of the OZSW: make sure you are logged in on the website. After you have successfully registered for the course, it will appear in your ‘profile page’.

- PhD researchers may register via the registration button on this website.

- ReMA students may apply for a waiting list (as the primary target group for this activity is PhD researchers) by sending an email to secretariaat@ozsw.nl

The registration deadline is January 27, 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 or PhD candidate and whether you are a member of the OZSW or not.

- Primary target group PhD students  If places available also open to 1st / 2nd year ReMa students Type of activity PhD Course Certificate credit points

5ECTS

Why Do Mantras Move Us?
2026-02-09 14:30 - 16:00 (Europe/London)
The Slurring Terms Across Languages (STAL) network (https://sites.google.com/view/stalnetwork/home), an international and interdisciplinary network whose primary aim is to promote work on slurs, pejoratives, expressives and evaluative terms from less studied languages, invites you to the fifth talk of the 2025-2026 academic year. The invited speaker is Elisabeth Camp (Rutgers University) entitled "Why Do Mantras Move Us?" (see the abstract below). The event will take place online on Monday, FEBRUARY 9, 14:30-16:00 Central European Time (CET), and is part of the of STAL network seminar series (program here: https://sites.google.com/view/stalnetwork/seminar). If you want to participate, please write to stalnetwork@gmail.com for the Zoom link.

All welcome!

ABSTRACT:

Why do mantras like 'What Would Jesus Do?', ‘Boys will be boys’, and ‘It is what it is’ bear repeating? Orthodox analyses don’t suffice: not only are such mantras overtly trivial; they don’t appear to indirectly implicate substantive information, emotional affect, or social affiliation. I propose that they function as frames, by encapsulating regulative principles for interpreting their topics in an open-ended, intuitive way. Frames’ schematic evocativeness makes them useful tools for coordinating interpretation and action across variations in assumptions, attitudes, and applications. But at the same time, their intuitive, amorphous flexibility can also make them insidious devices for coercing and seducing resistant audiences. Explaining the interpretive power of framing devices requires expanding the orthodox explanatory toolkit beyond standard propositional attitudes like belief, to encompass perspectives.

"Hedwig Conrad-Martius‘ Approach to Reality"
2026-02-10 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/London)
INVITATION

The Department of "History of Philosophical and Scientific Ideas" of the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with the Bulgarian Phenomenology Association and the Austrian Society for Phenomenology, is pleased to invite you to the Guest Lecture of Dr. Daniel Neumann "Hedwig Conrad-Martius‘ Approach to Reality." Dr. Neumann is Research Associate at the Institute of Philosophy of Graz University and President of the Austrian Society for Phenomenology.

For the abstract of the Lecture please visit https://phenomenology.eu.org/index.php/lectures/47-invited-lecture-neumann

The event is part of a series of seminars, lectures, and conferences entitled "Virtuality and Reality: Phenomenological and Post-Phenomenological Interpretations" and will be held online on February 10, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. Central European Time / 2:00 p.m. CEET, Bulgarian time / on Zoom.

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86831093918?pwd=[REDACTED]

Meeting ID: 868 3109 3918

Passcode: [REDACTED]

LTT: Kareem Khalifa - Causally Modeling the Value-Free Ideal
2026-02-10 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | University of Pittsburgh, 4200 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, United States, 15260
The Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh invites you to join us for our Lunch Time Talk. Attend in person at 1117 Cathedral of Learning or visit our live stream on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg.

Lunch Time Talk: Kareem Khalifa

Tuesday, February 10th @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

Title: Causally Modeling the Value-Free Ideal

Abstract:

In science-and-values discussions, the value-free ideal (VFI) is sometimes glossed as the thesis that non-epistemic values’ influences on scientific reasoning are never legitimate. Although “influence” is a causal notion, discussions of the VFI have not engaged the vast literature on causal modeling. In this paper, I propose some useful ways in which causal models can be used to sharpen this variant of the VFI. Doing so reveals underappreciated burdens of proof in debates about the VFI.

This talk will be available online:

Zoom: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/93125716226

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg

The Concept of Truth in the Lvov–Warsaw School
2026-02-12 16:00 - 17:30 (Europe/London)
Call for Participation
AP in V4 Lecture Series — Analytic Philosophy in Visegrad Countries

Title: The Concept of Truth in the Lvov–Warsaw School
Speaker: Peter Simons (Trinity College Dublin)
Date and time: 12 February 2026, 16:00–17:30 CET (4:00–5:30 p.m. CET)
Format: Online lecture (5/9 in the lecture series)

Organised by: Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica (Slovakia), University of Ostrava (Czech Republic), and University of Warsaw (Poland), with the support of the Visegrad Fund.
Project website: https://ff.osu.eu/ap-in-v4/
Lecture series page: https://ff.osu.eu/ap-in-v4/lectures/

If you are interested in joining, please contact: zuzana.rybarikova@osu.cz

Abstract

Arguably the foremost development among theories of truth in the twentieth century was Alfred Tarski’s paper “On the Concept of Truth in the Languages of the Deductive Sciences” (“Pojęcie prawdy w językach nauk dedukcyjnych”), first published in 1933. It is the single most influential piece to come out of the Lvov–Warsaw School. Tarski’s work and its ramifications influenced work on truth throughout most of the rest of the century. But the paper did not arise in a vacuum: philosophers and logicians in the School from Twardowski onwards laid great stress on truth as a central concept in logic and philosophy, and their discussions have roots going far back in the history of philosophy.

Not only Twardowski but also his first-generation pupils Łukasiewicz, Leśniewski, Kotarbiński and Ajdukiewicz made important contributions to the topic. And while Tarski brought technical brilliance to the discussion, his own theory has its shortcomings as a general account of truth. This talk will trace the course of discussions within the School, outline how they influenced subsequent treatments, and assess how far their work brought the theory of truth towards final adequacy.

About the speaker

Peter Simons is a British-Austrian philosopher and one of the key figures in contemporary metaphysics and ontology. He is Emeritus Professor of Moral Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin and has also held chairs in philosophy at the University of Leeds, as well as posts in Salzburg and visiting positions in Lugano. His research focuses on ontology, mereology (the theory of parts and wholes), truthmaker theory, the history of logic, and the history of Central European philosophy from Bolzano and Brentano to Tarski.

He is the author of the classic monograph “Parts: A Study in Ontology” (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1987) and “Philosophy and Logic in Central Europe from Bolzano to Tarski: Selected Essays” (Kluwer, 1992), and has written more than two hundred articles and chapters on metaphysics, logic, and the Central European analytic tradition. Together with Kevin Mulligan and Barry Smith, he co-founded the Seminar for Austro-German Philosophy, which played an important role in bringing the Austro-Polish tradition of analytic philosophy to wider international attention. His achievements have been recognised by his election as a Fellow of the British Academy and membership in the Academia Europaea, the Royal Irish Academy, and the Polish Academy of Sciences.

"Why Then Should I Require an Audience": The Dynamism and a Paradox of Spectatorship in the Peach Blossom Fan
2026-02-12 09:00 - 10:00 (Pacific/Honolulu) | Honolulu, United States

The 25th East-West Center International Graduate Student Conference (EWC-IGSC) on the Asia-Pacific region “Legacies Through Time: Rethinking the Past, Confronting the Present, Shaping the Future”
2026-02-12 09:00 - 2026-02-15 17:00 (Pacific/Honolulu) | Honolulu, United States

David Thorstad - Procedurally Rational Framing Effects
2026-02-13 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | University of Pittsburgh, 4200 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, United States, 15260
The Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh invites you to join us for our Lunch Time Talk. Attend in person at 1117 Cathedral of Learning or visit our live stream on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg.

Lunch Time Talk: David Thorstad

Friday, February 13 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

Title: Procedurally Rational Framing Effects

Abstract:

Framing effects are often taken as paradigmatic examples of human irrationality. The irrationality of framing effects is then used in debunking arguments against moral and philosophical intuitions. I argue that many framing effects are procedurally rational in the sense that they result from rational processes of practical inquiry. I make this argument through case studies of category-based choice, list-based choice, and salience-driven decision making. I conclude by showing how the procedural rationality of framing effects can be used to resist framing-based debunking arguments against moral and philosophical intuitions.

This talk will be available online:

Zoom: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/96218362482

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg

Theory and Practice after the Practice Turn – Where Social Theory and Empirical Philosophy meet
2026-02-14 09:00 (Europe/London)
Sociology and philosophy have always shared a close relationship. Critical Theory famously tied the two disciplines together to unravel societal phenomena, and feminist philosophers regularly borrow
sociological concepts to understand domination and power asymmetries. Similarly, sociologists often draw on philosophical concepts to sharpen their analyses. In recent years, this dialogue has gained new momentum through the so-called "practice turn" in epistemology and philosophy of science. Contemporary philosophy of science and applied epistemology increasingly incorporate empirical methods originally developed within the social sciences such as interviews and ethnographic studies. But while empirical approaches from sociology are frequently adopted, social-theoretical concepts remain rarely integrated within epistemology and philosophy of science.

It is the goal of this workshop to explore the potential of social theory for empirical approaches in philosophy of science and epistemology. What are instances of fruitful applications of social theory to philosophy of science and epistemological scholarship? How does social theory transform when it is resituated in a different disciplinary setting? What are caveats and best practices when using social theory as a philosopher of science/epistemologist?

We are looking for workshop contributions that are focused on but not limited to:
- Examples of using social theory along with empirical methods in philosophy of science and epistemology
- Reflections on methodological and conceptual challenges when transferring social-theoretical concepts into philosophical work.

Proposals should outline the topic of the presentation and how it connects to the workshop's themes and goals.

Workshop contributions will also be considered for publication in a
special issue (target journal: Synthese) on social theory in empirical
philosophy of science & epistemology.

Send submissions to: sophie.juliane.veigl@univie.ac.at;
Riegler@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Timeline:
Submission Deadline: 14 February 2026
Notification of Acceptance: 1 March 2026
Workshop: 17 April 2026
Workshop for SI contributors: 1 October 2026
Deadline for SI submissions: 1 December 2026

Responsible Trusting Without Prejudice First Workshop
2026-02-14 23:45 (Europe/London)
This event, postponed from 12th and 13th December 2025, is linked to a research project led by Crispin Wright (University of Stirling) and Aidan McGlynn (University of Edinburgh). The project is supported by The Royal Society of Edinburgh.

We are pleased to invite abstracts (word limit 400) and short papers (word limit around 4500). These should be sent to Sharon Coull at thoughtmanagingeditor@gmail.com by 14th February, 2026. Following review, selected authors will be invited to attend the workshop and give a presentation based on their submissions.

Overview

One lesson of Wittgenstein’s On Certainty is that responsible inquiry requires that we take certain things on trust rather than seeking evidence in their favour, and yet, accepting things without evidence can be a manifestation of prejudice. How can we distinguish cases in which accepting something without evidence is demanded of us as responsible epistemic agents from those in which it must be avoided? What steps might we take as an epistemic community to promote responsible inquiry, given the risks of falling into prejudicial thinking?

These questions have particular urgency in the present social context, in which real social harm is caused both by unjustified doubts—such as climate change denial, distrust of experts etc. —and unjustified acceptances—as seen in the phenomenon of online echo chambers, the proliferation of conspiracy theories etc. This project will clarify what it takes to be a responsible inquirer in a world that is so uncooperative, and where the consequences of lapsing into prejudicial thinking are so harmful.

Some issues to be explored draw on and evaluate hints and insights from On Certainty and views advanced in the extensive literature of what has come to be known as hinge epistemology. What should be included in the range of presuppositions that inquiring rational agents cannot but ‘take for granted’ as background to the responsible formation of belief—for example, propositions about the effectiveness of their own cognitive capacities and the suitability of the circumstances in which they are deployed for the effective function of those capacities. Some of these propositions will admit of independent investigation, but that of course will rest upon a further set of propositions.

More specific questions to be addressed at the workshop include:

* What are the nature and limits of rationally unavoidable epistemic trust?
* What is the nature of epistemic responsibility?
* What are the conditions for the effective transmission of reliable information?
* What is the significance of ‘inherited’ backgrounds and echo chambers.
* Why are people susceptible to disinformation?

For additional information go to https://crispinjwright.com/rtwp_workshop/

Duquesne Philosophy Graduate Conference 2026
2026-02-15 11:45 (America/New_York) | 600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, United States, 15282
Call For Papers:
Philosophy Against Empire

April 10th-11th, 2026

Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, PA)

Department of Philosophy

A civilization that proves incapable of solving the problems it creates is a decadent civilization. A civilization that chooses to close its eyes to its most crucial problems is a stricken civilization.

– Aimé Césaire, Discourse on Colonialism

From its inception in the slave economies of Hellenic states, Western philosophy has failed to grapple adequately with the topics of colonialism and imperialism. Even at its most “critical” – the Critical Theory of the Frankfurt School, Foucauldian genealogy/archeology, Arendtian political philosophy, Western Marxists like Althusser, Bloch, Zizek, and Badiou – the colonial question and its relation(s) to imperialism have been underrepresented or neglected wholesale. To contribute meaningfully to global struggles for liberation, a rethinking and restructuring of Western thought is needed.

Some preliminary questions come to the fore. How do the material conditions of knowledge production in imperialism, in its past, present, and future forms, shape our theoretical projects? In what ways do the logics of imperialism and colonialism persist–or how have they mutated–in our contemporary moment? What positions, ideas, or preconceptions in the history of Western philosophy need to be rethought in light of the colonial question? Can these positions, ideas, and preconceptions be rehabilitated towards decolonial or anti-colonial ends?

The conference will occur April 10th to 11th, 2026 at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. Speakers should prepare a ~20 minute presentation, with ~10 minutes of questions to follow.

Applicants should prepare anonymized abstracts for blind-review between 300-600 words, submitted via email as a .pdf or .docx document to duquesnegsipconference@gmail.com. Please additionally include a title page with the following information:

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E-mail Address

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Institutional affiliation + department/program

Submissions are due by 11:59pm (EST) on February 15th, 2026. Submissions will be reviewed by the graduate committee, with notifications to applicants regarding decisions sent by March 1st, 2026.

For further questions (NOT SUBMISSIONS), please contact one of the conference organizers:

(Katie McCabe) mcCabek1@duq.edu, or (William Brown) BrownW2@duq.edu.

Sample paper topics may include, but are certainly not limited to:

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Colonialism’s conceptual relationship with Imperialism (are they meaningfully distinct?)

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Phenomenological studies of the individual in colonized states

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Historical relationships and differences between Colonialism and Imperialism

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The use and abuse of “metaphorization” in decolonization

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Colonialist structures in Western philosophy, theology, and psychology

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Modern conceptions of liberty and the rights of a citizen

Great Lakes Philosophy Conference: "Against the Current: Resistance in an Age of Suppression"
2026-02-15 23:45 (Europe/London)
2026 Great Lakes Philosophy Conference

Against the Current: Resistance in an Age of Suppression

Dates: April 17-19, 2026

Location: Virtual, via Microsoft Teams

*NEW* Deadline for Submissions: February 15th, 2026

*NEW* Notification of Acceptance: February 22nd, 2026

We invite submissions for an upcoming interdisciplinary conference exploring the theme of Resistance.

Resistance takes many forms; individual, structural, cultural, epistemic, and beyond. In recent years, we have witnessed a resurgence of resistance to resistance: increasing attacks on academic freedom, book bans, the politicization of public education, the undermining of scientific and social consensus, and the erosion of democratic processes. At the same time, we have also seen powerful and creative acts of dissent, disruption, and defiance.

This conference aims to explore the complexities of resistance; its moral and political dimensions, its philosophical foundations, its practical applications, and its presence across disciplines. We welcome presentations that engage with the idea of resistance from a wide range of perspectives, including (but not limited to):

- The ethics and aesthetics of resistance

- Academic freedom, censorship, and public discourse

- Environmental and energy justice

- Embodiment, vulnerability, and radical empathy

- Race, gender, and the politics of refusal

- Histories of protest and social movements

- Civil disobedience and nonviolent action

- Political and ethical theory

- Resistance in art, literature, media, and public space

- The epistemology of dissent and silencing

Interdisciplinary approaches to systems change and disruption

This year’s keynote speakers, Dr. George Yancy (Emory University) and Dr. Tony Reames (University of Michigan), bring distinct yet complementary insights to our shared exploration of resistance: from the embodied and existential urgency of anti-racist public philosophy, to the pursuit of equity in energy access and environmental policy.

We welcome proposals from:

- High school, undergraduate, and graduate students

- Faculty and independent scholars

- Practitioners, activists, and community leaders

Researchers and students from fields such as philosophy, law, political science, history, public policy, environmental studies, religious studies, education, social science, health, the arts, and beyond.

Individual and joint presentations are welcome; however, each presenter must register separately. We are especially committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive, and intellectually rigorous space for underrepresented voices and perspectives.

**There will be a prize for the best undergraduate student paper.**

**There will be a prize for the best graduate student paper.**

**There will be a prize for the high school student paper.**

To apply, please submit an extended abstract of up to 500 words through the GLPC Abstract Submission Form (linked below).

Final papers from professionals and graduate students should be suitable for 20-minute presentations, and final papers from undergraduate and high school students should be suitable for 15-minute presentations. All presentations should aim to be accessible and lively as part of constructive, collaborative, welcoming sessions.

Keynote Speakers:

Dr. George Yancy, Samuel Dobbs Professor of Philosophy, Emory University

Dr. Tony G. Reames, Tishman Professor of Environmental Justice, University of Michigan

The Great Lakes Philosophy Conference is being hosted by the Siena Heights University philosophy department with generous support from A2Ethics.

Send any questions about the conference to Lharper3@sienaheights.edu.

Please note that there will be a small registration fee associated with participation in this conference to help cover conference costs.

Logic in AI
2026-02-16 08:00 - 2026-02-17 17:00 (Asia/Tehran) | Tehran Province, Tehran, District 8, Dardasht St, Tehrān, Iran
The 13th Annual Conference of the Iranian Logic Association

✳️ Call for Papers:

The 13th Annual Conference of the Iranian Logic Society will be held in Iran University of Science and Technology at February 16-17, 2026 with an attractive special section entitled "Logic in Artificial Intelligence".

✳️ Invited Speakers: (From A to Z)

Abraham, Ajith / Sai University of India
Béziau, Jean-Yves / University of Brazil
Brattka, Vasco / University of the Bundeswehr Munich
Macpherson, Dugald / University of Leeds
Yang, Yue / National University of Singapore (NUS)

We encourage all those who are interested in various fields of logic to send their short articles by considering the guidelines for submitting articles to the Iranian Logic Society's conferences (HERE) to the following email address: lc1404@ialogic.ir.

✳️ Submission Deadline: December 21, 2025

✳️ Conference Topics:
Theoretical Approaches:
- Modern Logic (Mathematical and Philosophical)
- Traditional Logic
- Comparative Logic
- Informal Logic
- Philosophy of Logic

Applied Approaches:
- History of Logic
- Education of Logic
- Analytic and Linguistic Philosophy
- Scientific Methodology
- Critical Thinking

✳️ Special Section’s Topics:
Logic in Artificial Intelligence:
- Logic in Autonomous Systems
- Human-Robot Interaction Model with a Logical Approach
- Non-classical Logics in Machine Learning
- Explainable AI (XAI: Neuro-Symbolic Integration)
- Description Logics and Knowledge Representation
- Logic and Semantic Web
- Multi-Agent Reasoning
- Generative AI Reasoning Models
- Argumentation Mining
- Machine Thinking
- Logic for Ethical/Legal-based AI Frameworks
- Validation and Verification of Artificial Intelligence Systems with Logic
- Application of Extended Logics in Dynamic Environments

✳️ Scientific Directors:
- Minaei-Bidgoli, Behrouz
- Roshandel Tavana, Nazanin

✳️ Scientific Committee (From A to Z)
- Alaeiyan, Mehdi (Iran University of Science and Technology)
- Amirkhani, Mahnaz (Al-Zahra University)
- Ardeshir Larijani, Ebrahim (Iran University of Science and Technology)
- Bahrami, Saeedeh (IPM)
- Dastafshan, Alireza (Researcher and Lecturer in Analytical Philosophy)
- Eslami, Esfandiar (Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman)
- Ghari, Meghdad (University of Isfahan)
- Hosseini, Seyed Hassan (Sharif University of Technology)
- Minaei-Bidgoli, Behrouz (Iran University of Science and Technology)
- Mozayani, Nasser (Iran University of Science and Technology)
- Roshandel Tavana, Nazanin (Amir Kabir University of Technology)
- Seraji, Payam (Mathematics House of Isfahan)

✳️ Conference Date and Venue:
February 16-17, 2026; Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Group, Faculty of Computer Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology

Navigating My Niche in Islamic Studies
2026-02-16 20:00 - 2026-02-17 17:00 (Asia/Tehran) | Mohammad Amin Boulevard, Qom, Iran, 3755847373
Navigating My Niche in Islamic Studies is a focused, one-session workshop designed to help students identify, refine, and articulate their emerging academic specialization. Participants will deliver short presentations supported by visual aids and submit a brief abstract in advance - no later than 9 February 2026. The workshop emphasizes clarity, academic professionalism, and peer feedback. Students are also encouraged to prepare handouts to enhance the learning experience. By the end of the session, participants will gain a clearer sense of their research direction and scholarly identity.

send your abstracts

Márton Gömöri - Why do outcomes in a long series of rolls of a symmetric die follow an approximately uniform distribution?
2026-02-17 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | University of Pittsburgh, 4200 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, United States, 15260
The Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh invites you to join us for our Lunch Time Talk. Attend in person at 1117 Cathedral of Learning or visit our live stream on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg.

Lunch Time Talk: Márton Gömöri

Tuesday, February 17 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

Title: Why do outcomes in a long series of rolls of a symmetric die follow an approximately uniform distribution?

Abstract:

The talk outlines a new answer to this question. The answer is based on 1) the structure of phase space pertaining to a roll of a symmetric die, as described by classical mechanics, 2) the notion that the die roll is not biased in favor any outcome, as a causal condition about the process of selecting a point in phase space, and 3) the Common Cause Principle. Remarkably, however, our answer nowhere refers to the notion of probability.

This talk will be available online:

Zoom: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/93544926182

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg

Porphyry of Tyre on Theology and Theurgy: Oracular Voices and Luminous Intellect
2026-02-17 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | 45 Francis Ave, Cambridge, United States, 02138
The late-ancient Mediterranean world was shaped by three competing yet mutually formative dynamics: the spread of Christianity, the proliferation of the cults known as Mysteries, and the systematization of Neoplatonic philosophy. Porphyry of Tyre, one of late antiquity's most important philosophers, sought to negotiate the tensions between these dynamics. Arguing that philosophical thinking about the gods—“theology”—and ritual interaction with them—“theurgy”—are mutually compatible, Porphyry maintained that one can participate in ceremonial practices all while remaining committed to Neoplatonist metaphysics. In doing so, he worked to hold together intellectual and religious traditions that were increasingly at risk of fragmentation. Porphyry’s Letter to Anebo and Philosophy from Oracles—newly translated as part of the CSWR’s 4T initiative—are his most significant contributions to these debates. This release event situates these texts within the broader religious and philosophical landscape of late antiquity, explores the questions and provisional answers of the time, and highlights Porphyry’s pivotal role in shaping the conversation.

Conspiracies, Facts, and Truth II
2026-02-19 09:00 - 2026-02-20 17:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Hamilton, New Zealand
The aim of this workshop (a follow-up to a workshop on the same theme in early 2025) is to share new work on the philosophy of conspiracy theory theory, as well as the nature and value of truth and facts in public discourse more generally.

We are interested in philosophical talks (both full presentations as well as shorter work-in-progress talks) concerning conspiracy theory theory, fake news, post truth, mis-, dis- and malinformation (and other related subjects).

We are accepting proposals for both in person and online presentations, with a preference towards in person talks.

If you are interested in joining us and sharing your work, please email either Joe Ulatowski (joe.ulatowski@waikato.ac.nz) or M R. X. Dentith (m.dentith@bnu.edu.cn) with the title and short 150-word abstract of your work, as well as an indication as to whether this is a full paper or a work-in-progress, by 1 December, 2025. Space is limited, so please contact the organisers as soon as possible.

Lifelong Learning and the Many Aims of Higher Education
2026-02-19 18:00 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | 58 St Katherine's Way, London, United Kingdom
The second annual Daniel C. Dennett Lecture in Culture and Technology will take place at Northeastern University London on February 19th 2026.

We are excited to announce that the 2026 lecture will be delivered by Professor Richard Pettigrew (Bristol), with a response from Christoph Schuringa (NU London).

Title:

Lifelong Learning and the Many Aims of Higher Education

Abstract:

When academics try to identify the aims of higher education, they tend to emphasise a single central aim, and then appeal to that aim to justify something close to the current system, perhaps adapted a little to remove certain barriers to access. In this lecture, I'll argue that higher education serves a great many aims, and many of those are central to individual lives and the broader life of the society in which we live. What’s more, I will argue that, once we identify those aims, we see that a much more radical conclusion follows. Our present system serves them rather poorly, and a system that serves them well must put lifelong learning at its centre. I will describe what such a system might look like.

The Daniel C. Dennett Lectures in Culture and Technology at NU London:

In these annual lectures, world-leading experts explore philosophical topics at the intersection of humanities, natural and social sciences, technology, and public discourse. The lectures are representative of the kind of boundary-crossing, applied approach that characterised Daniel Dennett's life and career - and which is at the heart of the humanities at NU London. Aimed at the general public, the lectures are designed to bring the humanities into wider discussion, and require no prior knowledge of philosophy or any other discipline. The 2025 lecture was delivered by Mazviita Chirimuuta (Edinburgh).

With thanks to the Dennett Estate for permission to use Daniel C. Dennett's name (note that this event is not associated with the Dennett Prize).

For any enquiries, please contact peter.west@nulondon.ac.uk

9th Bilkent International Undergraduate Philosophy Conference
2026-02-20 09:00 (Europe/London)
Calls for Abstracts:

We invite undergraduate students from all departments and universities to take part in the 9th Bilkent International Undergraduate Philosophy Conference on Sunday, March 29, 2026, which will be held online via Zoom.

The purpose of this conference is to provide an academic platform for undergraduate students to share their philosophical views and arguments with their peers.

Presentations will be in the form of a 20-minute talk followed by a 10-minute question-answer session.

Submission Guidelines:

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The deadline for submission is February 20, 2026.

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There is no restriction on the subject matter, as long as philosophical argumentation is presented.

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Participants should send an abstract of 300-500 words.

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Your abstract should have the title on top, but it should be anonymous and not in any way give away the identity of the author (this is necessary for the blind-review process).

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Please include in the body of the submission e-mail your full name, university affiliation, the title of your paper, and your contact information (such as your e-mail address).

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The submitted abstracts and PowerPoint presentations should be in English. The conference language will be exclusively English.

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For submitting your abstract, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/b1eAGVkGNXXedqaJ8

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All other inquiries should be sent by e-mail to philstudentconf@bilkent.edu.tr

All presenters are expected to use PowerPoint (or similar) slides during their presentations.

Among the accepted submissions that are presented successfully at the conference, some of them will be selected by the conference committee to be published on Bilkent Philosophy YouTube Channel, with the permission of the presenter. Also, the longer version of their abstract of the selected presentations will have the chance for publication in Prokopton, Bilkent University Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy (prokopton.bilkent.edu.tr), as part of the conference proceedings. The final decision about publication belongs to the Prokopton editorial board.

Important Dates:

February 20, 2026: Abstract submission deadline

March 1, 2026: Announcement of accepted abstracts

March 20, 2026: Presentation slides submission deadline for speakers

March 29, 2026: Conference

Organizers:

Bilkent University Department of Philosophy

Bilkent Philosophical Society

Organizing Committee:

Faculty Supervisor:

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Dr. Tufan Kıymaz (Bilkent University, Department of Philosophy)

Undergraduate Committee Members:

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Beyza Nur Taştemir (Bilkent University, Department of Philosophy)

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Sermin Aydemir (Bilkent University, Department of Philosophy)

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Eyşan Ezgi Gökçay (Bilkent University, Department of Philosophy)

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Nil Deniz Yıldız (Bilkent University, Department of Philosophy)

Conference of the Society for Christian Bioethicists
2026-02-20 09:00 - 2026-02-22 17:00 (Europe/London)
Call for Abstracts

The Society for Christian Bioethicists invites you to submit an abstract for its 2026 conference on the theme: “The End of Life, The Gift of Life: reflections on death and organ donation.” This conference will explore the complex ethical dimensions of death, human personhood, organ donation, and potential novel transplantation methods. The conference will take place online between February 20-22, 2026.

Papers will be presented in 20 minute sessions, followed by 10 minutes for Q&A. Anyone at any stage of their career may submit an abstract of ~250 words for consideration. Accepted papers will present normative ethical arguments about topics in bioethics that relate to the conference theme, topics such as:

● The Dead Donor Rule and its ethical implications

● Moral and theological considerations of death criteria (e.g., brain death, circulatory death)

● Issues of justice and equity in organ allocation and distribution

● The role of faith and conscience in end-of-life decisions and organ donation

● Ethical challenges of xenotransplantation

● The nature and harms of death and dying

● Animal ethics as it relates to xenotransplantation

● The use of new technologies in organ preservation and transplantation

● Pastoral and spiritual care for donor families and transplant recipients

● Historical perspectives on Christian engagement with death and bodily integrity

● Normothermic Regional Perfusion

We also welcome submissions related to any other topic that is of interest to Christian bioethicists, even if not related to the conference theme. Accepted papers need not make explicitly Christian arguments. While the society is committed to the Christian faith and religion in its constitution, anyone of any faith (or none) is welcome to submit papers. Submissions expressing any viewpoint will be fairly considered. We believe that informed and respectful disagreement can be of benefit to all.

This conference provides a unique inter-disciplinary platform for scholars and practitioners to share their research and engage in thoughtful dialogue with Christian bioethicists from a range of perspectives. We welcome submissions from a wide range of academic and professional fields, including but not limited to bioethics, medicine, neurology, theology, philosophy, law, and social sciences. Regardless of the discipline that a paper draws on, accepted papers will present normative ethical arguments about a question relevant to bioethics.

Submission Guidelines

● All abstracts must be written in English, as that is the conference language.

● All abstracts must be blinded for review.

● The abstract body should not exceed 250 words.

● Please include a clear title, your name, and your institutional affiliation (if applicable) in the body of your email submission.

How to Submit

Please email your abstract as a Word or PDF document to . There is no fee to submit an abstract or to present at the conference.

Important Dates

● Abstract Submission Deadline: December 1, 2025

● Notification of Acceptance: January 16, 2026

Online Bayle Seminar 2026 : Education and Pedagogy in the Philosopher of Rotterdam
2026-02-20 14:00 - 2026-05-22 17:00 (Europe/London)
The Online Bayle Seminar is a study and research group devoted to the figure of Pierre Bayle. In the very spirit of the “Republic of Letters” so dear to Bayle, it seeks to be both international and interdisciplinary, and aims—thanks to the possibilities offered by online communication—to overcome the divisions between schools and approaches that have sometimes characterized Bayle scholarship. Founded in 2025, the seminar hosted in its first year a series of talks on various themes in Bayle, such as atheism, tolerance, and the Dictionary. It thus provided an opportunity to discover the most recent research on Bayle carried out in Europe as well as in the Americas and Asia.

For this second year, we have chosen to develop the seminar’s format around a concrete theme through which Bayle’s work and thought—and the context in which he evolved—will be analyzed. The objective of this new format is to examine the production of the philosopher of Rotterdam in a more systematic way. Sessions will alternate between reading workshops devoted to the study of selected passages circulated beforehand, and talks on specific topics. The theme for this second year is “Education and Pedagogy in Bayle.” The seminar will begin in 2026.

Whether from a biographical or a philosophical perspective, the question touches closely upon Bayle’s life and writings. As a child, Bayle himself suffered from an irregular schooling, which he recalls in his correspondence and from which he draws lessons in the advice he gives to his brother Joseph. Later, Bayle served as a teacher for almost his entire adult life. As is well known, he first worked as a tutor, in Coppet and Rouen, and then as a professor at Sedan and Rotterdam. His philosophy courses, included among the Miscellaneous Works, are well known. His work as a writer and philosopher is marked by questions of education. The prefaces and forewords of his works not only provide information on the author’s status and his relationship to an ideal reader; they also contain pedagogical reflections that fit more broadly within the theme of education. Likewise, the project of a Journal of the Republic of Letters, based on reviewing recent publications, not only demonstrates an interest in erudition but also affirms the possibility of a learned public and the importance of its education. One should not forget the Reformed context in which Bayle pursued his schooling and his teaching: can one detect confessional markers in his reflections on education?

On a political and theological level, royal legislation concerning the children of the Huguenots raised the issue of the right to educate one’s children according to one’s own religious convictions. Religious controversy during the revocation of the Edict of Nantes also raises the question of the purpose and means of education: should one not “instruct” erring consciences rather than persecute them? At what point can one judge that the other has been sufficiently taught and that his error stems from culpable obstinacy? Can religious truth be taught in the same way to all minds? This question of “pedagogical differentiation” must be correlated in Bayle with his moral anthropology—namely, attention to the place and role of temperament and passions in the psychic and intellectual life of the individual. And this is directly linked to the “prejudices of childhood and education,” where Bayle explicitly equates childhood and education with those factors that hinder the formation and exercise of a critical mind. Although the secondary literature has at times examined these issues in Bayle, the question of education as such has been little studied in his work.

Programme:

Friday 20 February, 2:00 pm: Andy Serin (EPHE-PSL and Paris 1 University): “Text analysis: education and tolerance in the Supplement to the Philosophical Commentary”

Friday 20 March, 2:00 pm: Isabelle Moreau (ENS de Lyon): “Bayle: education and religious identity”

Friday 24 April, 2:00 pm: Ana Carmona (University of Geneva): “Text analysis: the power of prejudices”

Friday 22 May, 2:00 pm: Chiara Musolino (Paris 1 University): “How to read philosophy? The pedagogy of doubt at work in Pierre Bayle”

Practical information:

The sessions will take place online on Fridays at 2:00 pm (French time). The language used is French, but it is possible to participate in English. The videoconference link and the texts can be obtained by sending an email to bayle.seminar@hotmail.com.

Rina Bliss - What’s Real About Race? Untangling Science, Genetics, and Society
2026-02-20 15:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | University of Pittsburgh, 4200 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, United States, 15260
The Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh invites you to join us for our 66th Annual Lecture Series Talk. Attend in person in room 1008 in the Cathedral of Learning (10th Floor) or visit our live stream on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg.

The Annual Lecture Series, the Center’s oldest program, was established in 1960, the year when Adolf Grünbaum founded the Center. Each year the series consists of six to eight lectures, about three quarters of which are given by philosophers, historians, and scientists from other universities.

Annual Leture Series – Rina Bliss

Friday, February 20th @ 3:30 pm - 5:30pm EDT

1008 Cathedral of Learning

Title: What’s Real About Race? Untangling Science, Genetics, and Society

Abstract:

Biologically, race is a fiction—but it is a fiction that has real social consequences. In What’s Real About Race? sociologist Rina Bliss unpacks how genetic and social research have perpetuated racial categories and stereotypes. How, Bliss asks, did categories of race emerge and get embedded in modern-day science? How did scientists begin misusing DNA collections and genetic research stratified by race? Are there ethical ways to consider race in scientific research? And the elephant in the room: what, if anything, is real about race? Bliss offers a new conceptual framework: race is not a genetic reality, but it is also not merely a social construct; it is a social reality with a stark impact on our life chances and health.

Can’t make it in-person? This talk will available online through the following:

Zoom: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/94981603060 and

YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg.

A reception with light refreshments will follow in The Center on the 11th floor from 5-6pm.

Speaker Information:

Dr. Rina Bliss’s work explores the personal and societal significance of emerging genetic sciences. She is Associate Professor of Sociology at Rutgers University and the author of What’s Real About Race? Untangling Science, Genetics, and Society, Rethinking Intelligence: A Radical New Understanding of Our Human Potential, Social by Nature: The Promise and Peril of Sociogenomics, and Race Decoded: The Genomic Fight for Social Justice. She lives in Princeton, New Jersey, with her family.

Rina Bliss (Rutgers University)

https://linktr.ee/drrinabliss

East Tennessee Rural Biomedical Ethics Conference
2026-02-20 23:45 (Europe/London)
Rural contexts present unique challenges for medicine – and thus, unique challenges for biomedical ethics.

The Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at East Tennessee State University will host an inaugural virtual conference on contemporary issues in rural biomedical ethics on Saturday April 18th, 2026. The event is co-sponsored by the Center for Rural Health and Research housed in the College of Public Health at East Tennessee State University.

The conference will be held online via zoom. Each selected presenter will have 30 minutes to present followed by a 15 minute Q&A period. Presentations should focus on any contemporary or pressing issue in rural biomedical ethics, health care ethics, or public health ethics, or on any related issues in philosophical or social-epistemic approaches to rural medicine broadly construed.

Example topics may include: issues related to the social determinants of health in rural contexts, e.g., economic resources, education, resource allocation, access to services, etc., clinical considerations of confidentiality, familiarity, and blurred personal/professional boundaries, cultural and social issues arising from stigma, stereotype, and related instances of epistemic injustice, the uniqueness of rural healthcare ethics versus 'urban' healthcare ethics, issues on topics disproportionately affecting rural contexts, e.g. drug abuse, or the ethics of rural advocacy and community-based and resilience-oriented research. Interdisciplinary and case-study approaches are also very welcome.

To apply, please submit an abstract of 300-500 words to EastTNRuralBiomedEthicsConf@gmail.com by Februrary 20th, 2026. Notifications of acceptance will be sent out no later than March 6th, 2026. In your submission, please include your name, affiliation, and willingness to attend the entirety of the conference (9:30am-3:15pm EST), as preference will be given to those who are able to fully participate.

Please email EastTNRuralBiomedEthicsConf@gmail.com with any questions.

Dasein – Existence – Mortality in Daseinanalysis and Psychotherapy
2026-02-21 09:00 (Europe/London)
In honour of the 50th anniversary of Martin Heidegger´s death, The European Centre for Heidegger Studies (ECHS) is organising an international online conference on Heidegger's work and the field of Existential Therapy, broadly defined, under the title:

“Dasein – Existence – Mortality in Daseinanalysis and Psychotherapy.”

ECHS invites submissions of papers that deal with the theme of death and mortality in Heidegger and its importance for Daseinanalysis and Psychotherapy.

Possible topics include:

- Heidegger´s understanding of death in Being and Time.

- Heidegger’s later thinking of mortality (Sterblichkeit).

- The relationship between Heidegger’s existential phenomenology, grounded in existence, and his later understanding of the human being as mortal.

Papers taking a psychotherapeutic approach and those taking a philosophical approach are both welcome. Due to Medard Boss’ interest in India, approaches from non-western traditions are also welcomed.

Please submit a short abstract, title, and a few lines of biographical information to: alfred.denker@yahoo.com

Presenters will each be allotted one hour, but presentations should be 30-45 minutes long to enable time for questions and discussion.

A participation fee of 50 Euros or 25 Euros for students is payable, although in special circumstances this fee can waived.

Kinds of Agency Graduate Conference
2026-02-21 09:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London)
The Kinds of Agency conference invites interdisciplinary exploration of the many forms and manifestations of agency. From intentional action and communication to moral responsibility, autonomy, and selfhood, agency is central to our understanding of human cognition and behavior. Yet it is increasingly clear that agency is not a singular phenomenon: it may be distributed, embodied, emergent, nonhuman, or collective. Our aim is to foster cross-disciplinary discussions on various types or kinds of agency that have intrigued philosophers, cognitive scientists, linguists, neuroscientists, and developmental, comparative, and evolutionary psychologists, among others.

We welcome papers on topics including, but not limited to:

· Agency in language, thought, and action

· Developmental and evolutionary roots of agency

· Nonhuman and artificial agency (e.g., animal cognition, AI systems)

· Collective and distributed agency

· Agency, autonomy, and normativity

· The phenomenology of agency and selfhood

· Agency and expression in social, cultural, or political contexts

Submission Guidelines
We invite abstracts – roughly 1,000 words, excluding references – of short papers, suitable for a 30 min presentation, by graduate students and postdocs. Presenters will be asked to send a recording of their talks a week in advance. The videos should not exceed 20 mins to allow for 10 min discussion. The papers should be relatively accessible to a cross-disciplinary audience and avoid overly technical discussions of ‘in-house’ issues/debates.

Submission Deadline: December 14, 2025

Notifications by: January 17, 2026

Abstracts should be prepared for blind review and include the title of the paper; they should make clear both the topic and the main arguments of the paper.

Abstracts should be submitted through the following form:

https://forms.gle/uG6u6To6H1M2VyVn6
