Abstracts of up to 300 words should be submitted to medhum@torch.ox.ac.uk by Sunday 17th May 2026. Please include a short (2-3 line) bio in your submission. \;
\nThis interdisciplinary workshop invites DPhils and ECRs within the medical humanities to share their ongoing research in a supportive environment. Those who work on topics concerning health\, medicine\, and disease from humanities perspectives are invited to submit abstracts. Discussion will focus on the problems of objectivity and subjectivity in medical research and practice: is there such a thing as an &ldquo\;objective&rdquo\; approach to medicine\, and if not\, should there be? \;
\nMedical knowledge is always situated and inevitably shaped by forms of uncertainty. We invite contributions that explore the ways in which clinical and scientific practices may reproduce structural biases\, as well as how they engage with key aspects of human experience that resist quantification &ndash\; such as pain\, fatigue\, or emotional distress. In this context\, the increasing use of artificial intelligence raises further questions: does it enhance objectivity\, or simply reinforce pre-existing biases?
\nThe subjectivity of patients also generates important tensions: lived experiences do not always align with standardized scientific frameworks. We welcome contributions that examine\, for instance\, how such experiences may be oversimplified when translated into medical categories and terminology\, or marginalized when they fail to fit pre-existing classificatory systems. We are also interested in initiatives that seek to incorporate patients&rsquo\; experiences and emotions into medical practice.
\nIn a context of increasing scepticism toward institutional medical discourse and a turn toward alternative medical practices\, it is worth asking how the ideal of objectivity can be reconciled with the acknowledgment of subjective experience. \;
\nWe welcome submissions from across the humanities\, as well as from other disciplines\, that engage with the following topics: \;
\n- Philosophical and ethical dimensions of objectivity and subjectivity \;
\n- The historical construction of &ldquo\;objectivity&rdquo\; in medicine \;
\n- Tensions between scientific norms and lived experiences \;
\n- Gender\, race\, and class biases in medical practice and research \;
\n- Questions of authority\, uncertainty\, and trust in medicine \;
\n- Artificial intelligence and medical knowledge/practice \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Charlotte Dewarumez: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260524T002825Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260618T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260619T170000 SUMMARY:Objectivity and Subjectivity in Medicine UID:20260610T061107Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities\, Oxford\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:This interdisciplinary workshop will bring together DPhil students and early career researchers in the medical humanities to share their ongoing research in a supportive environment. Discussion will focus on the problems of objectivity and subjectivity in medical research and practice: is there such a thing as an &ldquo\;objective&rdquo\; approach to medicine\, and if not\, should there be? \;
\nMedical knowledge is always situated and inevitably shaped by forms of uncertainty. We invite contributions that explore the ways in which clinical and scientific practices may reproduce structural biases\, as well as how they engage with key aspects of human experience that resist quantification &ndash\; such as pain\, fatigue\, or emotional distress. In this context\, the increasing use of artificial intelligence raises further questions: does it enhance objectivity\, or simply reinforce pre-existing biases? \;
\nThe subjectivity of patients also generates important tensions: lived experiences do not always align with standardized scientific frameworks. We welcome contributions that examine\, for instance\, how such experiences may be oversimplified when translated into medical categories and terminology\, or marginalized when they fail to fit pre-existing classificatory systems. We are also interested in initiatives that seek to incorporate patients&rsquo\; experiences and emotions into medical practice. \;
\nIn a context of increasing scepticism toward institutional medical discourse and a turn toward alternative medical practices\, it is worth asking how the ideal of objectivity can be reconciled with the acknowledgment of subjective experience. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Charlotte Dewarumez: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260524T002825Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260623T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260624T170000 SUMMARY:The 16th Oxford Workshop on Global Priorities Research UID:20260610T061108Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities\, Oxford\, United Kingdom\, OX2 6GG DESCRIPTION:We are inviting applications to attend the 16th Oxford Workshop on Global Priorities Research. Talks at the workshop will address philosophical questions relevant to identifying\, prioritising among\, and addressing the world&rsquo\;s most pressing problems\, including \;the potential for transformative AI and ethical challenges likely to arise therefrom\, how to weigh the impacts of our actions on different kinds of minds\, and how long-term future impacts bear on present decisions. \; \;
\nIf you'd like to attend the workshop\, please complete our brief application form by the 17th of May. We aim to respond to all applications by the 22nd of May to confirm whether there are remaining spaces available for you to attend the workshop. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Andreas Mogensen;CN=Hilary Greaves: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260524T002825Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260902T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260904T170000 SUMMARY:British Society for the Theory of Knowledge Biennial Conference 2026 UID:20260610T061109Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Walton St\, Oxford\, United Kingdom\, OX1 2HG DESCRIPTION:The British Society for the Theory of Knowledge is a registered charity (SC050235) dedicated to furthering philosophical research in epistemology.
\nEvery two years\, the British Socitey for the Theory of Knowledge holds a major conference on themes in epistemology. For more information about the BSTK and previous conferences\, see here: \;https://bstk.org.uk/events.html \;
\nCall for Abstracts
\nBSTK invites contributions to the conference.
\nEligibility
\nThe call for abstracts is open to philosophers at all career stages. \;
\nSubmission details
\nPlease submit a title and abstract (400-500 words\, \;suitable for blind review) \;to \;info@bstk.org.uk.
\n\;Abstract submission deadline:
\n30 April 2026
\n\;Notification of result:
\n30 May 2026
\nRegistration
\nOpen. Participation in the conference is conditional on paying a registration fee of £\;240. Payments can be made via this link: https://bstk.org.uk/bstk-biennial-conference.html Deadline: August 15 2026. The registration fee covers coffee/tea\, lunches\, and drinks receptions for all conference days\, as well as the conference dinner (September 2nd\, Dining Hall\, Exeter College\, Turl Street). Registered participants also benefit from access to booking College accommodation in Oxford as special\, low rates (approx. £\;80/night). \; \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Bernhard Salow;CN=Mona Simion: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260524T002825Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261001T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261002T170000 SUMMARY:Does Hyperintensionality Earn Its Keep? UID:20260610T061110Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:St John's College\, Oxford\, United Kingdom\, ox1 3jp DESCRIPTION:Intensionalists claim that necessarily equivalent propositions are identical\; hyperintensionalists deny this. Whereas possible worlds semantics provides a canonical intensionalist framework\, there is no canonical hyperintensionalist framework. Recent years have rather seen a thousand flowers bloom with the \; development of truthmakers semantics\, aboutness theory\, grounding theory\, and logics of essence\, to mention but a few hyperintensionalist theories. \;
\nA lot of recent work has focused on various paradoxes that threaten hyperintensionalism - the so-called Russell-Myhill paradox in particular. We now have reason to think that these paradoxes can be resolved. \;
\nThe mere consistency of hyperintensionalist theories does not\, obviously\, mean that they are worth having. Even staunch adherents of hyperintensionalists approaches would admit that they are more complicated than their intensionalist competitors. So\, what work can be done by hyperintensionalists theories that cannot be done by their intensionalist competitors? Is the work being done worth the price of the greater complexity? The goal of the workshop is to bring together some leading proponents and opponents of hyperintensionalism to discuss these questions.
\nThe workshop will be held at St John's College\, Oxford\, 1-2 OCtober 2026.
\nDue to space constraints\, we ask participants to regsiter in advance\; a registration link will be posted here shortly.
\nUpdates to the timins and schedle will appear on this site.
ORGANIZER;CN="Øystein Linnebo";CN=Jon Litland;CN=Nicholas K. Jones: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260524T002825Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261113T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261114T170000 SUMMARY:University of Oxford's 30th Annual Graduate Philosophy Conference UID:20260610T061111Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Oxford\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:Registration is required for \;attendance\; registration information will be posted in September on this event page and on our website (https://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/oxford-philosophy-graduate-conference)
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\n5th May\, 2026 update:
\nSubmissions \;are now CLOSED.
\nWe expect that we will notify the authors of accepted papers via email by early August 2026.
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\n4th Feb\, 2026 update:
\nCALL FOR PAPERS:
\nWe invite submissions from all graduate students working in philosophy for the 30th Annual Oxford Philosophy Graduate Conference\, to be held on the 13th-14th November 2026 at the University of Oxford.
\nPapers can be on \;any topic in philosophy. We aim to represent a broad range of philosophical debates and traditions in our final selection\, across theoretical philosophy\, practical philosophy\, and the history of philosophy.
\nEach selected graduate student will be asked to present their paper in a 30-40 minute presentation. Each presentation will be followed by a response\, typically from a member of the Oxford Philosophy Faculty.
\nWe are also delighted to announce our keynote speakers for this year&rsquo\;s conference: \;
\nDavid Chalmers (New York University)\,
\nMonima Chadha (University of Oxford)\, \;
\nRob Simpson (University College London)\,
\nIn addition\, \;
\nAdrian Moore (University of Oxford) \;will be holding a workshop on how to publish in philosophy journals.
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Eligibility:
Submission details: \;
\nIf you have any questions\, feel free to email \;gradconf@philosophy.ox.ac.uk
\nWe look forward to your submission!
ORGANIZER;CN=Reginald Chua;CN=Wanda von Knobelsdorff;CN=Xichen Li;CN="Otto Räsänen";CN=Meredith Ross-James;CN=Mhairi Tait: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR