Project Overview
\nDespite the recent resurgence of interest in the philosophy of Simone \;Weil\, there has been no determined effort to examine the full scope of her engagement with the Ancient Greek world. Weil is well known for her reading of Homer&rsquo\;s Iliad as a &lsquo\;poem of force&rsquo\; (or might)\, and for her &lsquo\;unorthodox&rsquo\; interpretations of Plato and Pythagorean thought. However\, her dialogue with the Greek Antiquity extends far beyond these classical essays\; Ancient Greek literature\, philosophy\, religion\, and political thought play a significant role in her spiritual\, sociological\, philosophical\, and political encounters. Hence\, Antiquity is not merely one subject among many in Weil&rsquo\;s oeuvre\, but a recurring and enduring concept through which she interprets the problem force\, the issue of social justice\, and develops other important concepts (such as affliction\, freedom\, truth\, and the relationship between the human and the divine).
\nThe ultimate objective of this volume is to offer a guide to the reception\, interpretation\, and conceptual application of classical Antiquity across Weil&rsquo\;s entire body of work. By framing Antiquity not merely as a subject of literary commentary\, but as a vital lens through which Weil approached modern crises (such as violence\, total war\, uprootedness\, labor\, and affliction)\, this Companion will bridge Classical Reception\, Continental Philosophy\, and Political Theology.
\nExisting Scholarship
\nStudies Weil&rsquo\;s engagement with Iliad\, Plato\, Pythagoreanism (and so on)
\nPlaces Homer\, Plato\, Pythagorean philosophy (and so on) alongside her other ancient sources
\nOften focuses on one period\, author\, text\, or theme
\nThe proposed Companion
\nSynthesises the material by engaging with different classical authors (as approached by Weil)
\nTreats Greek Antiquity as one aspect of Weil's thought
\nMakes her relationship with Greek Antiquity the main organizing subject
\nThematic Axes and Suggested Topics
\nWe welcome contributions that explore both Weil&rsquo\;s specific textual/philosophical engagements and her broader thematic reliance on Antiquity. Suggested topics include\, but are not limited to:
\n● \; \; \; \; Philosophical and Theological Reception: Weil&rsquo\;s engagement with Plato\, Pythagoreanism\, Stoicism\, Presocratic thought\, Thucydides\, and the relationship between Greek literature and her Christian grace/transcendence.
\n● \; \; \; \; Literary and Tragic Reception: Readings of Homer\, Aeschylus\, Sophocles\, and the concept of tragic affliction (malheur).
\n● \; \; \; \; Comparative Political Theology: Weil and Eastern Orthodox traditions\; Weil and Islamic/Indian/Hebrew theological debates.
\n● \; \; \; \; Political and Ethical Concepts: How Ancient models shaped her understanding of force\, justice\, labor\, community\, rootedness\, and decree/necessity (né\;cessité\;).
\n● \; \; \; \; Antiquity and Contemporary Debates: Weil&rsquo\;s deployment of Ancient concepts to diagnose 20th-century political crises: totalitarianism\, colonialism\, religious fundamentalism\, technology and Artificial Intelligence\, International Relations\, debates on war and humanitarian interventions\, realism and political liberalism.
\n● \; \; \; \; Reception History: Weil&rsquo\;s place within 20th-century classical reception\, comparing her approach with contemporaries (e.g.\, Leo Strauss\, Hannah Arendt\, Rachel Bespaloff).
\nSubmission and Volume Guidelines
\nSubmissions: Interested contributors are invited to send a brief idea and a summary of their biography to Michail Theodosiadis: mtheo@uoa.gr / mtheo@aigis-initiative.org.
\nDeadline for the Submission of Ideas: December 10\, 2026
\nAcceptance notification: January 10\, 2027
\nFinal Chapter Length: 6\,000&ndash\;10\,000 words (inclusive of notes and bibliography).
\nExpected Manuscript Submission: Late 2027 (to be confirmed upon contract approval)
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261107T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261107T170000 SUMMARY:CFP: Mastering the Writing Sample: A Workshop for Grad School Applicants UID:20260821T171255Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:Dale Hall Tower\, Norman\, United States DESCRIPTION:The Graduate Philosophical Association (GPA) of the University of Oklahoma invites prospective applicants to graduate programs in Philosophy to submit their writing samples for our annual Writing Sample Workshop (November 7th\, 2026). Students whose papers are accepted will have the opportunity to workshop their papers and receive constructive feedback from OU graduate students in an intensive one-day session. Participants will also have the opportunity to brainstorm their cover letters and statement of purpose\, with guidance from members of the Admissions Committee. \;
\nWe invite papers on any topic (Max 6000 words\, including footnotes and bibliography). Preference will be given to undergraduate students applying to the University of Oklahoma's philosophy graduate program\, although we welcome Masters students\, too. Please also include a short statement of intent (1-2 paragraphs). \;
\nAccommodation for Friday and Saturday night\, as well as meals on Saturday\, will be provided. Unfortunately\, we are not able to provide support for travel. \;
\nPlease send your paper and letter of intent in an email to melle.van.duijn-1@ou.edu with the subject line: GPA Undergraduate Conference 2026. Submissions are due October 2nd 2026. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Melle van Duijn: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261031T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261031T234500 SUMMARY:Moral Demands Towards Animals: British and German Perspectives (1670–1820) UID:20260821T171256Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:Milano\, Italy DESCRIPTION:Keynote speakers: \; John Callanan (King&rsquo\;s College London) and Aaron Garrett (Boston University)
\nThe history of animal ethics in the long eighteenth century remains surprisingly understudied. British and Irish contributions have often been overshadowed by the retrospective dominance of Bentham's famous 1789 footnote\, while the parallel German tradition &mdash\; which has much more to offer than Kant's perspective on non-human animals &mdash\; has been largely neglected. Yet both traditions deserve attention in their own right\, and their juxtaposition raises important comparative questions: under what conditions do similar assumptions about sentience\, soul\, divine justice\, or humanity's place in nature generate similar or radically different ethical conclusions? What travels between these traditions\, what does not\, and why?
\nThis workshop invites contributions on any author\, text\, or debate from Britain\, Ireland\, or the German-speaking world between 1670 and 1820 bearing on the moral demands humans owe to animals: their moral or legal status\, the normative significance of sentience (or soul)\, duties of care\, animal rights\, or their denial.
\nRelevant topics and figures include\, but are not limited to:
\nWhile the workshop focuses primarily on British\, Irish\, and German-speaking authors and traditions\, contributions engaging with other relevant intellectual contexts (e.g. French\, Dutch\, or wider European debates) are also welcome\, particularly where they shed light on questions of influence\, transmission\, comparison\, or reception. Contributions engaging comparatively across traditions are especially welcome.
\nPlease send abstracts of up to 500 words to david.bartha@unimi.it by 31 October 2026. We aim to communicate decisions by mid-November 2026.
\nThere will be no registration fee. We hope to be able to contribute toward accommodation costs for accepted speakers.
\nThe workshop is organised as part of the ERC Advanced Grant '18ETHICS'\, based at the University of Milan. For more details on the project\, see our website: https://18ethics.unimi.it/
ORGANIZER;CN=David Bartha: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20270519T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20270520T170000 SUMMARY:Moral Demands Towards Animals: British and German Perspectives (1670–1820) UID:20260821T171257Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:Milano\, Italy DESCRIPTION:The history of animal ethics in the long eighteenth century remains surprisingly understudied. British and Irish contributions have often been overshadowed by the retrospective dominance of Bentham's famous 1789 footnote\, while the parallel German tradition &mdash\; which has much more to offer than Kant's perspective on non-human animals &mdash\; has been largely neglected. Yet both traditions deserve attention in their own right\, and their juxtaposition raises important comparative questions: under what conditions do similar assumptions about sentience\, soul\, divine justice\, or humanity's place in nature generate similar or radically different ethical conclusions? What travels between these traditions\, what does not\, and why?
\nThis workshop invites contributions on any author\, text\, or debate from Britain\, Ireland\, or the German-speaking world between 1670 and 1820 bearing on the moral demands humans owe to animals: their moral or legal status\, the normative significance of sentience (or soul)\, duties of care\, animal rights\, or their denial.
\nThe workshop is organised as part of the ERC Advanced Grant '18ETHICS'\, based at the University of Milan. For more details on the project\, see our website: https://18ethics.unimi.it/
ORGANIZER;CN=David Bartha: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260915T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260915T090000 SUMMARY:JIS Symposium 2026: The Future of Democracy: Renewing Ordered Liberty UID:20260821T171258Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:CALL FOR PAPERS JIS SYMPOSIUM 2026 THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY: RENEWING ORDERED LIBERTY PASADENA\, CALIFORNIA\, USA\, 17 October 2026 (Online: Zoom) HOSTED BY OMEGA GRADUATE SCHOOL Suggested Themes: By its 250th anniversary\, American democracy is at a crossroads. The American experiment in self-government faces a triple challenge. In The Fragility of Order\, George Weigel recounts America&rsquo\;s major twentieth-century challenges whose successes have come into question. Weigel argues that order is a &ldquo\;fragile thing\,&rdquo\; and needs continual renewal\, specially in a postmodern cultural context unsure about the truth of anything. Order rapidly unraveled in the United States on three levels: moral\, cultural\, and political. Skepticism and relativism of the moral order found expression in nihilism and subjectivism in both popular and high culture\, which translated also into increased partisanship in the political order. The question arises how to restore the American Founders&rsquo\; ideal of a government that invoked &ldquo\;the Laws of Nature and of Nature&rsquo\;s God&rdquo\; that set up a constitutional framework with checks and balances to circumscribe the exercise of political power\, and secure &ldquo\;life\, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.&rdquo\; If this &ldquo\;One nation under God\, with liberty and justice for all&rdquo\; is to endure\, then its Judeo-Christian cultural roots need to be rediscovered to nurture individuals\, families\, and communities\, reaffirming America&rsquo\;s promise of equality of opportunity\, in contrast to quasi-Marxist &ldquo\;equity&rdquo\; as leveling egalitarianism or &ldquo\;equal outcomes\,&rdquo\; a democratic temptation that Alexis de Tocqueville warned against in his Democracy in America. The neo-Freudian obsession with sex and its perversions needs to yield to the imago Dei vision of human dignity (Gen 1:27)\; the un-American emphasis on race and gender in education and public policy (affirmative action/DEI) replaced by merit as the best criterion for gauging individual effort\; while politics need the leaven of respect for all. In brief\, can America find its soul and redeem the American Dream? JIS Symposium 2026 endeavors to bring together scholars from a wide range of disciplines and denominations for an exciting international conference which takes both scholarship and faith seriously. Keynote: Dawn Lewis Sutherland (Liberty University): "Democracy After Datafication: Personhood and the Renewal of Ordered Liberty." JIS Symposium 2026: The Future of Democracy: Renewing Ordered Liberty (Online via Zoom) is co-sponsored by IIR-ICSA-JIS. All conference participants must pre-register. Abstracts (250 words) due: September 15\, 2026: c/o Dr. O. Gruenwald\, JIS Editor\, 1065 Pine Bluff Dr.\, Pasadena\, CA 91107\, USA\, per e-mail (no attachments) to: info@jis3.org. Include: Paper Title\, First &\; Last Name\, department\, institution\, mailing address\, telephone &\; e-mail. Fully-developed papers will be considered for publication in the refereed Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies XXXIX 2027. Website: https://www.jis3.org/symposium2026.
ORGANIZER;CN=Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies;CN=Oskar Gruenwald: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20261113T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20261114T170000 SUMMARY:Indiana Philosophical Association 2026 Fall Conference UID:20260821T171259Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:America/Indiana/Indianapolis LOCATION:Purdue University\, West Lafayette\, United States DESCRIPTION:The IPA invites submissions in any area of philosophy for the 2026 Fall Conference at Purdue University\, November 13-14. Submitted abstracts should be:
\n\n(i) between 150-300 words in length\,
\n(ii) prepared for blind review\, and
\n(iii) accompanied by a separate document that includes the title and the author&rsquo\;s information (name\, affiliation\, and contact information).
\n\nMaterials should be submitted to Mickey Hernandez at ipaconferencesubmissions@gmail.com with &ldquo\;IPA Fall 2026 Submission&rdquo\; in the subject line. Suggestions for commentators and session chairs (including self-nominations) are also welcome.
\n\;
\nGraduate Paper Prize:
\nThe IPA will present an award to the best paper submitted by a graduate student. The award will be accompanied by a cash prize of $100. Graduate student papers submitted for the competition should be identified as such on the title sheet. Please make note on submission title document that you would like to be considered for this prize.
\n\nDavid McCarty Prize in Logic:
\nThis prize is awarded in honor of David McCarty in recognition of outstanding work in logic and the philosophy of mathematics. The winner will receive a cash prize of $100. Absent suitable submissions\, the IPA reserves the right not to award the prize.
\n\nDeadline for Submissions: 21 September 2026
\nDeadline for Notifications: 14 October 2026
\n ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261009T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261009T153000 SUMMARY:Serife Tekin - Stability and Intervention in Psychiatry UID:20260821T171300Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:America/New_York LOCATION: University of Pittsburgh\, 4200 Fifth Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, United States\, 15260 DESCRIPTION:The Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh invites you to join us for our 67th 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.
\nThe Annual Lecture Series\, the Center&rsquo\;s oldest program\, was established in 1960\, the year when Adolf Grü\;nbaum 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.
\n\nAnnual Leture Series &ndash\; \; \;Serife Tekin
\n\nFriday\, October 9th @ 3:30 pm - 5:30pm EDT
\n\n1008 Cathedral of Learning \;
\n\nTitle: \; \;Stability and Intervention in Psychiatry
\n\nAbstract: \;
\nPsychiatry is often described as a methodologically unstable or fragmented science\, given its reliance on heterogeneous explanatory frameworks ranging from neuroscience and psychopharmacology to narrative\, phenomenological\, and patient-centered approaches. Philosophical critiques of psychiatry&rsquo\;s scientific standing frequently treat this heterogeneity as a liability\, suggesting that without stable objects of inquiry or unified classificatory kinds\, psychiatry cannot meet the explanatory and interventionist standards typically associated with mature science. This talk challenges that assumption by reconsidering what stability should mean in the context of psychiatric inquiry. Rather than treating stability as a property of diagnostic kinds or underlying mechanisms\, I suggest that it is more productively understood as something achieved through scientific and clinical practice. Drawing on work on scientific intervention\, disunity\, and the interactive nature of human kinds\, I argue that psychiatry&rsquo\;s epistemic success does not depend on discovering fixed natural kinds\, but on its capacity to generate locally reliable forms of explanation\, prediction\, and intervention. More broadly\, this perspective suggests that psychiatric stability is achieved through interventions that engage persons as reflective\, interactive\, and socially embedded targets of scientific practice.
\n\nCan&rsquo\;t make it in-person? This talk will available online through the following:
\n\;Zoom: \; \; \;and \;
\nYouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg.
\n\nA reception with light refreshments will follow in The Center on the 11th floor from 5-6pm.
ORGANIZER;CN=Edouard Machery: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260925T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260925T153000 SUMMARY:Grünbaum Memorial Lecture - Stephan Hartmann - The Open Systems View UID:20260821T171301Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:America/New_York LOCATION: University of Pittsburgh\, 4200 Fifth Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, United States\, 15260 DESCRIPTION:The Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh invites you to join us for our 67th 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.
\nThe Annual Lecture Series\, the Center&rsquo\;s oldest program\, was established in 1960\, the year when Adolf Grü\;nbaum 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.
\n\nAnnual Lecture Series - Stephan Hartmann
\n\nFriday\, September 25th @ 3:30 pm - 5:30pm EDT
\n1008 Cathedral of Learning \;
\n\nTitle: \; The Open Systems View
\n\nAbstract: \;
\nQuantum theory is commonly understood as a theory of closed\, isolated systems\, with open systems treated as merely effective descriptions obtained by embedding them into larger closed systems. In this talk\, I challenge this assumption and defend the open systems view\, according to which systems interacting with their environments can themselves be treated as fundamental. The motivation is both physical and methodological: in central areas of contemporary physics&ndash\;decoherence\, quantum thermodynamics\, cosmology\, and black hold physics&ndash\;strict isolation is neither realistic nor clearly defined\, and its privileged status rests on idealizations whose epistemic and ontological roles require closer scrutiny. I present a general framework for open quantum dynamics in which environmental influence is incorporated directly into the system&rsquo\;s dynamical laws\, without presupposing an underlying unitary system-environment decomposition\, thereby treating openness as a basic structural feature of quantum theory rather than a derivative approximation. I then argue that standard interpretations of quantum mechanics&ndash\;both orthodox and Everettian&ndash\;are\, despite appearances\, already committed to open systems at the ontological level. The open systems view thus moticates a rethinking of fundamentality\, realism\, and the role of idealization in quantum theory\, and offers a methodologically transparent perspective on what quantum theory is fundamentally about.
\nThis talk is based on joint work with Michael E. Cuffaro (MCMP).
\n\nCan&rsquo\;t make it in-person? This talk will available online through the following:
\n\;Zoom: \; \;and \;
\nYouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg.
\n\nAdolf Grü\;nbaum Memorial Lecture
\nAdolf Grü\;nbaum was the first Andrew Mellon Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh from 1960\, when he was hired away from Lehigh\, until his death in November 2018. He was the world preeminent philosopher of physics of his generation\, and he was instrumental in building philosophy and philosophy of science at Pitt. Among other things\, Adolf founded the Center for Philosophy of Science in 1960\, and remained its director until 1978. Adolf also inaugurated the Annual Lecture Series in 1961\, and so this is the 66th occurrence of this lecture series.
\nHis works include very important books such as Philosophical Problems of Space and Time (1963) and The Foundations of Psychoanalysis (1984). In honor and memory of his legacy of prolific and profound contributions to the field of philosophy\, the Center has established an annual Adolf Grü\;nbaum Memorial Lecture thanks to a gift from his daughter Barbara Grü\;nbaum and her family. We are extremely grateful for this gift. We are delighted that this year the Adolf Grü\;nbaum memorial lecture will be given by Professor Wayne Myrvold. To learn more about past speakers\, use the link here: https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/events-and-more/annual-lecture-series/grunbaum-memorial-lecture/
\n\nA reception with light refreshments will follow in The Center on the 11th floor from 5-6pm.
ORGANIZER;CN=Edouard Machery: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260922T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260922T133000 SUMMARY:Cailin O’Connor - Closing the Loop on Social Influence in Science UID:20260821T171302Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:The Center for Philosophy of Science invites you to our Featured Former Fellow online lecture presented by: \; \;
\n\nFeatured Former Fellow: \; \;Cailin O&rsquo\;Connor
\n\nTuesday\, September 22nd @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST
\n\nTitle: \; Closing the Loop on Social Influence in Science
\n\nAbstract: \;
\nThe prevalence of social influence in science is widely documented. \; But this influence is not one-sided. \; Social beliefs and values shape science\, and at the same time are shaped by scientific findings. \; This mutual influence raises the possibility of dynamical interplay between science and society. \; But while this possibility has been mentioned numerous times in the literature\, there is relatively little work attempting to analyze and outline how this mutual influence might work. \; This talk argues that two-way influence between science and society is promiscuous\, occurring via a wide range of mechanisms that start with both values and related cultural background beliefs\, and influence both values and related cultural background beliefs. I&rsquo\;ll discuss three sorts of general patterns at play&mdash\;positive feedback\, polarizing feedback\, and amplification.
\nThis talk will be available online only:
\nZoom: \; \; \;
\n\;YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg.
ORGANIZER;CN=Edouard Machery: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260908T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260908T170000 SUMMARY:Book Launch: Expressive Action: A Philosophical Exploration by Christopher Bennett's UID:20260821T171303Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Join us at https://meet.google.com/muk-tofn-ftj
\nBennett's \;Expressive Action: A Philosophical Theory is the first volume in the new Oxford University Press book series on positive moral philosophy. Cheshire Calhoun will provide a brief introduction to positive moral philosophy followed by Chris Bennett's precis of his book. We'll then have an open discussion.
ORGANIZER;CN=Jules Holroyd: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261002T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261003T170000 SUMMARY:Theories of First Principles in Early Modern Metaphysics UID:20260821T171304Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:Oriel Square\, Oxford\, United States\, OX1 4EW DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
\nThe aim of the workshop is to discuss the conception\, demonstration\, formulation\, and logical implications of first principles in early modern metaphysics leading up to and including Kant.
\nScholars of the early modern period often struggle to describe philosophical developments in early modern metaphysics without resorting to anachronistic descriptions like &ldquo\;rationalism&rdquo\; or &ldquo\;speculativism&rdquo\;. Nevertheless\, since most early modern philosophers drew extensively on their immediate predecessors and contemporaries\, classifications that go beyond one author and enable a focus on philosophical developments in the period are clearly fruitful. We suggest that the theories of first principles provide a promising and non-anachronistic perspective on early modern metaphysics. This is because theories of first principles were a core aspect of early modern philosophical systems\, from Suarez to Kant. Core questions that resonated with early modern authors were thus:
\nAlthough early modern authors grappled with these shared questions\, their conceptions of what the first principles are\, if and how they are to be demonstrated\, and how the different first principles relate to each other are interestingly different. Our workshop seeks to discuss the different theories of first principles that were developed in early modern metaphysics.
\nOn a meta-level\, the workshop seeks to address the role of the theories of first principles in the history of metaphysics and to thereby gain a deeper understanding of the meaning of &ldquo\;metaphysics&rdquo\; in the early modern period. Did Aristotle and the Scholastics also understand metaphysics as a science of first principles? Do contemporary philosophers understand metaphysics as a science of first principles? Or is this conception of metaphysics unique to the early modern period?
\nThe event is free and everyone is welcome to attend. Please register at clara.carus@uni-heidelberg.de by 30th of September.
ORGANIZER;CN=Clara Carus;CN=Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereyra: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261210T230000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261210T230000 SUMMARY:King University's Undergraduate Conference in Philosophy and Religion UID:20260821T171305Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:1350 King College Road \, Bristol\, United States\, 37620 DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers
\nKing University&rsquo\;s Undergraduate Conference in Philosophy and Religion
\nFebruary 26-27\, 2027
\nKing University
\nBristol\, TN \;
\nOur conference provides a supportive environment in which undergraduate students from across the nation can present their original work in philosophy and/or religion. Papers on any topic within these fields will be considered for acceptance. \; Accepted authors should prepare for a 30-minute presentation&mdash\;20 minutes for your paper presentation and 10 minutes for Q &\; A.
\nThe $250.00 Errol Rohr Prize in Philosophy and Religion will be awarded to the best paper. Participants will also enjoy a keynote presentation by Dr. Thomas Senor from the University of Arkansas. \; \; \; \;
\nSubmit your papers via email to Jasmine Barker at jmbarker@king.edu. \; Acceptance will be determined by blind review by a jury of scholars from various institutions. \; Accordingly\, please submit the following as three separate attachments to your email: \;
\n1. An abstract of no more than 150 words. \; The abstract should contain the title of your paper but no identifying information. \;
\n2. The Paper: \; Prepare for 20 minutes of reading\, which is approximately 7 -10 pages of double-spaced type. \; Include the title of the paper on the top of the first page. \; Remove identifying information from the body of your work.
\n3. A separate coversheet that includes the paper title\, author&rsquo\;s name\, institution\, email\, and phone number.
\nSubmissions must be received by Monday\, December 10\, 2026.
\nFor further information\, please contact:
\nCraig Streetman\, Ph.D. \;
\nAssociate Professor of Philosophy
\nKing University
\n1350 King College Road
\nBristol\, TN 37620 \;
\nEmail: wcstreetman@king.edu
\nPhone: 423-612-5614 \;
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270226T030000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270227T170000 SUMMARY:King University's Undergraduate Conference in Philosophy and Religion UID:20260821T171306Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:1350 King College Road \, Bristol\, United States\, 37620 DESCRIPTION:King University&rsquo\;s Undergraduate Conference in Philosophy and Religion
\nFebruary 26-27\, 2027
\nBristol\, TN \; \;
\nOur conference provides a supportive environment in which undergraduate students from across the nation can present their original work in philosophy and/or religion. Papers on any topic within these fields will be considered for acceptance. \; Accepted authors should prepare for a 30-minute presentation&mdash\;20 minutes for your paper presentation and 10 minutes for Q &\; A.
\nThe $250.00 Errol Rohr Prize in Philosophy and Religion will be awarded to the best paper. Participants will also enjoy a keynote presentation by Dr. Thomas Senor from the University of Arkansas. \; \; \; \;
\nSubmit your papers via email to Jasmine Barker at jmbarker@king.edu. \; Acceptance will be determined by blind review by a jury of scholars from various institutions. \; Accordingly\, please submit the following as three separate attachments to your email: \;
\n1) \; An abstract of no more than 150 words. \; The abstract should contain the title of your paper but no identifying information. \;
\n2) The Paper: \; Prepare for 20 minutes of reading\, which is approximately 7 -10 pages of double-spaced type. \; Include the title of the paper on the top of the first page. \; Remove identifying information from the body of your work.
\n3) \; A separate coversheet that includes the author&rsquo\;s name\, institution\, email\, and phone number.
\nSubmissions must be received by Monday\, December 10\, 2026.
\nFor further information\, please contact:
\nDr. Craig Streetman\, Ph.D.
\nAssociate Professor of Philosophy
\nKing University
\n1350 King College Road
\nBristol\, TN 37620 \; \;
\nEmail: wcstreetman@king.edu
\nPhone: 423-612-5614
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T163000 SUMMARY:Book Symposium: The New Modern Medicine UID:20260821T171307Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:America/New_York LOCATION: University of Pittsburgh\, 4200 Fifth Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, United States\, 15260 DESCRIPTION:Book Symposium: The New Modern Medicine
\nSeptember 18 @ 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm EDT \;
\nIn The New Modern Medicine: Disease\, Evidence\, and Epidemiological Medicine (OUP\, 2025)\, Jonathan Fuller examines contemporary scientific medicine and its distinctive philosophical problems\, particularly problems brought about by the integration of modern epidemiology into medicine. In this book symposium\, Christopher Phillips and Benjamin Chin-Yee will respond to the book from philosophical\, historical\, and clinical perspectives. The audience will then be invited into the conversation.
\nThe New Modern Medicine is available to download open access:
\nhttps://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-new-modern-medicine-9780190066147?cc=us&\;lang=en&\;#
\nJonathan Fuller MD PhD
\nAssociate Professor\, Department of History and Philosophy of Science
\nUniversity of Pittsburgh
\n\nProfessor and Department Head\, Department of History
\nCarnegie Mellon University
\nBenjamin Chin-Yee MD DPhil
\nAssistant Professor\, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
\nAssistant Professor\, Department of Philosophy
\nWestern University
\nSchedule:
\n1:30&ndash\;1:35 Introduction by Center Director
\n1:35&ndash\;1:50 Introduction to the book by Jonathan Fuller
\n1:50&ndash\;2:20 Response by Christopher Phillips
\n2:20&ndash\;2:50 Response by Benjamin Chin-Yee
\n2:50&ndash\;3:00 Break
\n3:00&ndash\;3:15 Reply by Jonathan Fuller
\n3:15&ndash\;4:00 Q&\;A
\nLocated in the Center for Philosophy of Science\, 1117 Cathedral of Learning
\n ORGANIZER;CN=Edouard Machery: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T130000 SUMMARY:David Wallace - A Gravitomagnetic Bootstrap: localizing rotational and conformal structure in Newtonian gravity as a path to general relativity UID:20260821T171308Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:University of Pittsburgh\, Pittsburgh\, United States\, 15260 DESCRIPTION: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.
\n\nLTT: David Wallace
\n\nTuesday\, September 15th @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST
\n\nTitle: A Gravitomagnetic Bootstrap: localizing rotational and conformal structure in Newtonian gravity as a path to general relativity
\n\nAbstract:
\nHistorically Newtonian gravity was understood in terms of long-range forces imposed on an absolute spacetime background\, we now know it can be better understood as a localization of inertial structure - or at least of that part which distinguishes inertial motion from rectilinear acceleration. That perspective suggests a natural generalization: what if we also localize other aspects of inertial structure\, like rotation and scale\, and make them depend on matter dynamically? The resultant theory is uniquely determined up to an overall constant with the dimensions of velocity. It fails to be Galilean covariant\; investigating this failure allows one to 'bootstrap' up to (local) Lorentz covariance in a manner closely analogous to the bootstrap from magnetostatics to Maxwell's theory and special relativity. The resultant theory is equivalent to the first post-Newtonian approximation to general relativity.
\nThis talk will also be available live streamed on:
\nZoom at \;
\nYouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg.
ORGANIZER;CN=Edouard Machery: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260925T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260925T234500 SUMMARY:2026 Midwest Study Group of the North American Kant Society UID:20260821T171309Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:Chicago\, United States DESCRIPTION:The Midwest Study Group of the North American Kant Society (NAKS) invites submissions for detailed abstracts (1\,000-1\,200 words) for its 2026 annual meeting\, to take place December 11&ndash\;12\, 2026\, at the University of Chicago hosted by Professor Maya Krishnan and Professor Thomas Pendlebury. Submissions (in .doc\, .docx\, or .pdf format) should be prepared for anonymous review and include a word count. Please supply author name\, affiliation\, and contact information in a separate file. Graduate students should note their status in the contact information.
Please send all abstracts electronically to Bennett McNulty (mcnu0074@umn.edu). The submission deadline is September 25th\, and notifications will be send out in mid-October.
The selection committee welcomes contributions on all topics of Kantian scholarship (both contemporary and historically-oriented)\, including discussions of Kant&rsquo\;s immediate predecessors and successors. We especially encourage submissions from individuals of groups underrepresented in philosophy and Kant scholarship in particular.
The best graduate student paper will receive a $300 stipend and be eligible for the Markus Herz Prize awarded by NAKS. Papers already presented at other NAKS study groups or meetings are not eligible for submission. Presenters must be members of NAKS in good standing (though this is not required in order to submit a paper).
Annual meeting of the Midwest Study Group of the North American Kant Society (https://northamericankantsociety.org/page-1830704).
\nThe 2026 iteration will be hosted University of Chicago\, on December 11th and 12th\, 2026!
\nExtended Abstracts deadline: September 25th\, 2026.
ORGANIZER;CN=T. A. Pendlebury;CN=Maya Krishnan: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261007T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261007T234500 SUMMARY:9th Annual Chapel Hill Normativity Workshop UID:20260821T171311Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Caldwell Hall\, Chapel Hill\, United States DESCRIPTION:We invite submissions of abstracts for the 2027 Chapel Hill Normativity Workshop\, to be held on March 26-27\, 2027. (Please note that this year's workshop\, unfortunately and unavoidably\, conflicts with the Pacific APA.) Abstracts should be between 750-1000 words (inclusive of footnotes but exclusive of any bibliography) and should summarize a paper that can be presented in no more than 40 minutes. The title of the paper should be included within the document above the abstract. Please prepare your abstract for anonymous review\, and submit it in .pdf or .docx form to chnormativity@gmail.com by October 7th\, 2026.
\nWe will consider papers on any aspect of normativity\, construed broadly to include:
\nThose who presented papers at the last two Normativity Workshops (the 8th annual workshop\, held in 2026\; and the 7th annual workshop\, held in 2025) are not eligible to submit papers this year. Those who chaired/commented at the last two workshops\, or who presented at previous workshops\, are eligible to submit. There is a limit of one submission per person\; co-authored papers count toward this limit.
\nFor the eighth workshop running\, papers accepted to the workshop will be eligible for publication in a special issue of Philosophical Studies. Authors of accepted papers are encouraged\, but not required\, to submit their papers to the special issue.
\nThe authors of the seven best abstracts not selected for the workshop will be invited to chair a session at the workshop and\, as part of that\, to act as a "mini-commentator"\, asking an extended (3-5 minute) first question. In order to facilitate this\, we will ask authors of accepted papers to send their chair-commentators a draft of their full paper by March 1st.
ORGANIZER;CN=Chris Howard;CN=Margaret Shea;CN=Alex Worsnip: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270326T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270327T170000 SUMMARY:9th Annual Chapel Hill Normativity Workshop UID:20260821T171312Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Caldwell Hall\, Chapel Hill\, United States DESCRIPTION:The ninth annual Chapel Hill Normativity Workshop will be held in Chapel Hill on March 26 -- 27\, 2027.
\nThe workshop aims to provide a forum for stimulating and constructive exchange among philosophers currently working on issues concerning normativity\, broadly construed to include: the traditional questions of metaethics (and analogous questions about other normative domains)\; more abstract and general questions within first-order normative theory\; theories of reasons\, rationality and reasoning\; the semantics and pragmatics of normative language\; the psychology of normative judgment\; and the nature of epistemic normativity. The hope is to showcase cutting-edge work in these and related areas\, providing speakers with useful feedback\, and other participants with lively presentations and conversation.
\nThere will be eight talks in total\, seven of which will be selected via an open call for abstracts and an anonymous review process\, plus a keynote by Sarah McGrath (Princeton). For the eighth workshop running\, papers accepted to this year's workshop will be eligible for publication in a special issue of Philosophical Studies.
\nWe very much hope you'll join us in sunny and beautiful Chapel Hill next spring for the workshop's ninth year. In addition to excellent presentations\, there will be plenty of opportunities for socializing with fellow normativity folks at a selection of Chapel Hill's lovely restaurants and bars on each night of the event.
\nMany thanks to the UNC Department of Philosophy and Parr Center for Ethics for their generous support of the event.
ORGANIZER;CN=Chris Howard;CN=Margaret Shea;CN=Alex Worsnip: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261107T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261107T170000 SUMMARY:CFP: Mastering the Writing Sample: A Workshop for Grad School Applicants UID:20260821T171313Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:Norman\, United States\, 73069 DESCRIPTION:The Graduate Philosophical Association (GPA) of the University of Oklahoma (OU) invites folks intending to apply to graduate programs in Philosophy to send in their writing samples for our annual Writing Sample Workshop. Students whose papers are accepted have the opportunity to present their papers and will receive constructive feedback from OU graduate students in the form a working group.
\nWe invite papers on any topic (Max 6000 words\, including footnotes). Please also include a short statement of intent. Preference will be given to folks applying to the University of Oklahoma's graduate program. Accomodation and rides to/from the airport \;
\nPlease send your paper and letter of intent in an email to melle.van.duijn-1@ou.edu with the subject line: GPA Undergraduate Conference 2026. Submissions are due September 30\, 2026
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261030T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261030T234500 SUMMARY:2027 Yale–Toronto–Columbia Private Law Theory Discussion Group UID:20260821T171314Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:New Haven\, United States DESCRIPTION:*Note that this event is taking place simultaneously in New Haven\, Toronto\, New York City\, and on Zoom.
\nThe Yale-Toronto-Columbia Private Law Theory Discussion Group invites submissions for its seventh annual workshop\, which will be held on Thursday\, March 25\, 2027\, from 12:00 pm to 3:30 pm ET in a hybrid format.
\nAbout the Discussion Group
\nThe Yale-Toronto-Columbia Private Law Theory Discussion Group is a student-led and faculty-supported collaboration between the Yale Law School\, the University of Toronto&rsquo\;s Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law\, and Columbia Law School. The Workshop provides a forum to discuss in-progress research in private law theory authored by the next generation of private law scholars. We adopt a broad conception of private law&mdash\;including torts\, contracts\, property\, restitution/unjust enrichment\, equity\, remedies\, corporations\, family law\, employment law\, and more&mdash\;and of private law theory. The Discussion Group embraces scholarship focusing on doctrinal issues with a theoretical overlay\, as well as more abstract\, foundational questions concerning private law. We also welcome research that examines the intersection of private law with broader themes\, such as justice\, the environment\, and technology. The Discussion Group further invites submissions that draw on insights from philosophy\, economics\, history\, sociology\, anthropology\, critical studies\, and other methodologies.
\nMore information about the Discussion Group is available on our website at this link: https://www.privatelawtheory.com/about.
\nAnnual Junior Scholars Workshop
\nThis year&rsquo\;s workshop will continue the Discussion Group&rsquo\;s recent emphasis on the work of junior scholars working in private law theory\, with an eye to providing them a platform and an opportunity to receive feedback from experts in the field. Authors will receive commentary from a pair of private law scholars and benefit from the opportunity to engage with an international audience via Q&\;A.
\nThe 2027 workshop will also feature a keynote. The keynote speaker will be announced in the new year.
\nYou can see information about our past workshops at this link: \;https://www.privatelawtheory.com/workshops-and-call-for-papers.
\nEligibility
\nWe welcome submissions of unpublished papers or works in progress. In keeping with the Discussion Group&rsquo\;s aim of providing valuable feedback to authors\, a strong preference will be given to drafts that are works in progress\, rather than accepted pieces undergoing late-stage edits. Submissions should be suitable for pre-circulation and discussion among scholars and students with interests in private law and legal theory.
\nThe Discussion Group showcases the best work by the next generation of private law scholars. We invite submissions from junior scholars (defined to include pre-tenure faculty\, postdoctoral and other fellows\, graduate students\, and J.D./LL.B. students). Submissions from J.D./LL.B. students\, fellows\, and graduate students in law\, philosophy\, economics\, history\, political science\, and other cognate disciplines are particularly welcome (e.g.\, candidates for B.C.L.\, M.Jur.\, M.Phil.\, M.S.L.\, LL.M.\, S.J.D./J.S.D.\, Ph.D.\, and DPhil degrees). This includes recent graduates of these programs who may currently be in private practice\, public service\, or completing judicial clerkships.
\nIf you have another position or status that you believe qualifies you as a junior scholar\, please write to privatelawtheory@yale.edu to confirm your eligibility before submitting.
\nSubmission Guidelines
\nPlease use the submission form at the following link to upload your paper and provide other relevant details: \;https://forms.gle/74od9Xh3ZbMHDLc56. Submissions must be made by Friday\, October 30\, 2026\, at 11:59 pm ET. Draft papers should be between 8\,000 and 20\,000 words\, including footnotes\, and should contain an Abstract.
\nThe Discussion Group reviews submissions blind. Accordingly\, please ensure your manuscript itself contains no identifying information\, including in the document&rsquo\;s metadata. Draft papers will be reviewed by the Discussion Group&rsquo\;s team of faculty advisors and co-convenors. Authors can expect to receive decisions on their submissions by mid to late December 2026.
\nIn-Person and Zoom Options for Presentations
\nThis year&rsquo\;s event will once again be held in a hybrid format\, with Zoom and in-person options for both attendees and presenters. Attendees and presenters in New Haven\, Toronto\, and New York City are welcome to join us in the designated rooms at Yale Law School\, the University of Toronto Faculty of Law\, or Columbia Law School\, respectively. Lunch will be served\, and coffee and snacks will be available during short breaks throughout the event. We welcome those unable to join us in person to join us via Zoom. More information on room locations and Zoom details will be forthcoming.
\nContact and Mailing List
\nFor further information\, please contact the co-convenors at privatelawtheory@yale.edu. If you wish to be added to the Discussion Group&rsquo\;s mailing list (where we distribute periodic updates)\, you may do so using this form: \;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRk5IeE0Vy8iauBIZxFfUcdM4qi29apBnvbUKIgmhikC8Cgw/viewform.
ORGANIZER;CN=Faisal Khalil Bhabha;CN=Amitpal Singh: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270325T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270325T170000 SUMMARY:2027 Yale–Toronto–Columbia Private Law Theory Discussion Group UID:20260821T171315Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:New Haven\, United States DESCRIPTION:*Note that this event is taking place simultaneously in New Haven\, Toronto\, New York City\, and on Zoom.
\nThe Yale-Toronto-Columbia Private Law Theory Discussion Group is a student-led and faculty-supported collaboration between the Yale Law School\, the University of Toronto&rsquo\;s Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law\, and Columbia Law School. The Workshop provides a forum to discuss in-progress research in private law theory authored by the next generation of private law scholars. We adopt a broad conception of private law&mdash\;including torts\, contracts\, property\, restitution/unjust enrichment\, equity\, remedies\, corporations\, family law\, employment law\, and more&mdash\;and of private law theory. The Discussion Group embraces scholarship focusing on doctrinal issues with a theoretical overlay\, as well as more abstract\, foundational questions concerning private law. We also welcome research that examines the intersection of private law with broader themes\, such as justice\, the environment\, and technology. The Discussion Group further invites submissions that draw on insights from philosophy\, economics\, history\, sociology\, anthropology\, critical studies\, and other methodologies.
ORGANIZER;CN=Faisal Khalil Bhabha;CN=Amitpal Singh: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261201T230000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261201T230000 SUMMARY:Paradoxes\, Theory-Choice\, and Logic: Themes from Priest (Synthese Topical Collection) UID:20260821T171316Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers: Paradoxes\, Theory-choice\, and Logic: Themes from Priest
\nGuest Editors: Ben Martin (University of Padua)\, Massimiliano Carrara (University of Padua)\, Samuele Iaquinto (University of Eastern Piedmont)\, Filippo Mancini (IUSS Pavia)
\nTopical Collection Description:
\nThe aim of this Topical Collection is to bring together new research focused on themes from Graham Priest&rsquo\;s work on the philosophy of logic. Specifically\, non-classical solutions to the logico-semantic paradoxes\, the mechanisms of theory-choice in logic\, whether more than one logic could be true\, and logic&lsquo\;s normative role in reasoning. While each of these topics are recognized as important independently in the philosophy of logic\, Graham Priest is unusual in highlighting the connections between them\, such as the role of paradoxes in logical theory-choice\, the need for a monist comprehensive solution to the logical paradoxes\, and the role of normativity in selecting a logic.
\nThis Topical Collection invites contributions both on Priest&rsquo\;s own work on the philosophy of logic\, and research on the connections between paradoxes\, theory choice in logic\, logic&rsquo\;s normativity\, and the monist-pluralist debate.
\nAppropriate Topics for Submission include\, among others:
\nFor further information\, please contact the guest editor(s): Ben Martin (ben.lj.martin@gmail.com).
\nThe deadline for submissions is 1st December 2026.
\nSubmissions via: https://www.editorialmanager.com/synt/default.aspx
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261030T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261030T090000 SUMMARY:Entanglements: Journal of Posthumanities (www.entanglements.in) UID:20260821T171317Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers_Entanglements_Volume 3\, Issue 1 (Open Issue) Manuscript Submission Deadline: 30.10.2026
\nTentative Publication Date: 30 January 2027
\nCFP link: \;https://www.entanglements.in/call-for-papers-docs/CFP_Entanglements%203.1_Aug-2026.pdf
\nEntanglements: Journal of Posthumanities \;is an international\, double-blind\, peer-reviewed\, open-access\, bi-annual\, transdisciplinary journal dedicated to critically interrogating and dismantling the overarching human social contract that largely underpins existing disciplines of the humanities and social sciences. Unprecedented climate derangement\, mass species extinction\, social and geopolitical changes\, bio-terrorism\, exceptional growth of technology\, digital surveillance\, AI takeover\, synthetic biologies\, and bio-enhancing prosthesis make us incredulous towards Western modernity's projections of &lsquo\;the human\,&rsquo\; who has traditionally been attributed with autonomy and freedom-seeking agency.
\n
As modernity's fence-building practices are being challenged and 'the human' is always already entangled with 'the nonhuman'\, the journal seeks to explore what it means to be human in a world of drastic multiscalar evolutions and calls for a new totalizing framework\, which requires novel methods and new ways of thinking in pre-existing and burgeoning fields of enquiry: these include the planetary turn\, the non-human turn\, the plastic turn\, new materialism\, affective studies\, plant studies\, the Anthropocene studies\, critical animal studies\, disability studies\, media studies\, gender studies\, queer studies\, anthropology\, pedagogy and the visual arts. The aim of this journal is to move beyond the anthropocentric frame of reference and to re-align existing theoretical\, conceptual\, and interpretative frameworks. The journal promotes transdisciplinary dialogues by publishing critical articles\, reflection pieces\, book reviews and creative works.
We invite submissions that focus on\, though not strictly limited to\, the following areas:
\n\;Genealogy of the Posthuman: Were We already Posthuman?
\nAnti/Trans/Meta/Post-humanism
\nCritical Posthumanism
\nPhilosophical Posthumanism
\nPosthuman (Bio)Ethics\, (Bio)Politics and Rights
\nPosthuman Citizenship and Digital Surveillance
\nTechnology\, Artificial Intelligence\, Robophilosophy
\nThe Anthropocene\, Posthuman Ecology\, Speciesism
\nHuman Enhancements and Prosthesis
\nNew Materialisms
\nArt\, Media and Aesthetics in the Posthuman Era
\nMaterial Feminisms
\nCritical Plant Studies
\nObject-oriented-ontology
\nSpeculative Realism
\nPosthumanities and the Animal Question
\nSci-Fi and the Posthuman
\nCli-Fi and the Posthuman
\nDigital (Post) humanities
\nSubmission &\; MS preparation guidelines:
\nEntanglements: Journal of Posthumanities \;invites original and unpublished submissions in the following categories: research articles\, review articles\, book reviews\, interviews\, reflection pieces\, and creative works that align with the journal&rsquo\;s thematic focus.
\nMS preparation guidelines and instructions for the authors are available at \;&ldquo\;Submit Your Manuscript&rdquo\; \;tab of the Journal&lsquo\;s website: \;www.entanglements.in
\nSubmissions must be emailed at editor@entanglements.in \;
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260901T123000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260901T140000 SUMMARY:The Friction of Being UID:20260821T171318Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:Australia/Melbourne LOCATION:221 Burwood Highway\, Melbourne\, Australia\, 3125 DESCRIPTION:The Friction of Being
\nNathan Thompson
\n(Nathan Thompson is a curator for the Revivification installation at the Now or Never Festival at Melbourne Town Hall opening from 21&ndash\;29 August. You can find out more about the installation at: https://nowornever.melbourne.vic.gov.au/event/revivification)
\nAbstract: \;We are standing at the edge of a new computational paradigm\, moving beyond frictionless algorithms toward the profound possibilities of in vitro intelligence. While traditional systems confront an indifferent universe through abstracted probabilities\, living organoids process information through the physical friction of biological existence. By integrating corporeality\, cellular adaptation\, and the inescapable horizon of mortality\, biological computing possesses a genuine\, physical stake in its own survival. Meaning is not a metric to be extracted from static data or imposed narratives\; it is an active state\, forged by living matter persisting in a reality that inherently offers no ultimate purpose.
\nThe artwork Revivification utilizes these living organoids as a localized site of revolt against disembodied metrics. By situating biological agency within the cultural sphere\, the work exposes the fundamental tension between our human demand for structural coherence and the chaotic reality of being. Creativity is thus framed not as a pursuit of calculated perfection\, but as a lucid\, persistent engagement with our own finitude. Through the friction of the body\, the embrace of purposeless play\, and the conscious acceptance of mortality\, we generate authentic value&mdash\;asserting exactly what it requires to be alive.
\nBio: \;Working with Dissipative Systems\, both electromechanical and biochemical\, Nathan John Thompson is fundamentally interested in the possibilities of man/machine interaction\, sentience\, agency and the relationships arising from the intimate connections developed when we allow these new techno-objects/entities into our lives. He manipulates life to question and problematise humanity's position in the contemporary environment.
\nZoom Link: \;https://deakin.zoom.us/j/88371953009?pwd=X7lBvbtjeLw3vURBRUmRMSuXi1UpgA.1
\nMeeting ID: \;883 7195 3009 \;// Password: \;15042783
\nThis meeting is at 12:30pm Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) 1 September 2026 [02:30am UTC 1 September 2026]
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20261001T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20261002T170000 SUMMARY:Ljubljana Doctoral and Postdoctoral Conference in Political Theory and Philosophy UID:20260821T171319Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:Europe/Belgrade LOCATION:Aškerčeva cesta 2\, Ljubljana\, Slovenia DESCRIPTION:The Department of Philosophy at the Faculty of Arts\, University of Ljubljana\, invites doctoral candidates and early-career postdoctoral researchers to a two-day conference in political theory and political philosophy.
\nThe conference is open to work on any topic in the field\, and is unconstrained by school or tradition. Papers in the analytic and continental traditions are equally welcome\, as are Marxist\, critical-theoretical\, psychoanalytic\, (post)structuralist\, comparative\, historical\, and normative approaches.
\nKeynote speakers
\n&ndash\; \; \; \; \; Richard Bellamy (University College London) &mdash\; title to be confirmed
\n&ndash\; \; \; \; \; Vincent Harting (London School of Economics) &mdash\; title to be confirmed
\nFormat
\nPapers will be grouped into thematic panels. Each speaker will have 50 minutes to divide between the presentation and discussion. There is no requirement to send papers in advance\, but there will be an opportunity to do so.
\nPractical information
\nThere is no registration fee. Coffee and lunch will be provided on both days. We regret that we are unable to cover travel or accommodation costs.
\nWe particularly encourage submissions from researchers belonging to groups underrepresented in political theory.
\nSubmissions
\nPlease send an abstract of no more than 300 words\, together with your name\, affiliation\, and current position (doctoral or postdoctoral)\, to dusan.rebolj@ff.uni-lj.si \;by 6 September 2026. Applicants will be notified of decisions within days of that date. Enquiries may be directed to the same address.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Regina:20270107T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Regina:20270107T090000 SUMMARY: Call for Papers: Society for Existential and Phenomenological Theory and Culture UID:20260821T171320Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:America/Regina LOCATION:Regina\, Canada DESCRIPTION:For twenty years\, Back to the Things Themselves! (BTTTT!) has been an annual attempt to put aside the more conventional scholarly practice of textual exegesis and critique\, and return to the lived world to divine the essential structures of experience through careful phenomenological description.
\nIn short\, BTTTT!&lsquo\;s main aim is to &ldquo\;do phenomenology&rdquo\;&mdash\;that is\, to generate original descriptions of phenomena in the lifeworld.
\nhttps://btttt.net/cfp/
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260825T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260828T170000 SUMMARY:Online Course Ethics of AI UID:20260821T171321Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Online Course on THE ETHICS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
\n\;Four days. Four major debates. Four internationally renowned invited professors.
\nArtificial Intelligence is already transforming how we work\, learn\, create\, govern societies\, practise medicine\, and understand what it means to be human. But who benefits from this transformation&mdash\;and what might be lost along the way?
\nThis intensive four-session online course examines some of the most urgent ethical\, social\, scientific\, and political questions raised by AI. Each session combines an accessible lecture with a live debate featuring a leading international figure:
\n \;Daron Acemoglu &mdash\; MIT economist and 2024 Nobel Laureate
Democracy\, Work and Artificial Intelligence (25 August 2026)
\;Brian Greene &mdash\; Columbia University physicist\, bestselling author and co-founder of the World Science Festival
Knowledge\, Science\, Education and Artificial Intelligence (26 August 2026)
\;Roman V. Yampolskiy &mdash\; University of Louisville computer scientist and leading AI-safety researcher
Medicine\, Bias and Existential Risk of Artificial Intelligence (27 August 2026)
\;Fernando Ribeiro &mdash\; vocalist of Moonspell\, writer and poet
Arts\, Music and Artificial Intelligence (28 August 2026)
\;25&ndash\;28 August 2026
\;16:00&ndash\;18:00 New York | 13:00&ndash\;15:00 Los Angeles | 21:00&ndash\;23:00 Lisbon
\;Live online via Zoom
\;Designed for a general audience &mdash\; no previous technical or philosophical training is required.
\nAcross four evenings\, the course will address questions that increasingly shape our collective future:
\n&bull\; Can AI strengthen democracy&mdash\;or concentrate power?
&bull\; Will automation liberate workers&mdash\;or deepen inequality?
&bull\; Can AI genuinely produce knowledge and creativity?
&bull\; How should education respond to generative AI?
&bull\; Can medical AI improve human life without reproducing discrimination?
&bull\; Could advanced AI become uncontrollable?
&bull\; What happens to artists\, authorship and originality in an automated culture?
This is not simply a course about new technology. It is an opportunity to examine the political\, ethical and human choices that will determine how AI is developed&mdash\;and whose interests it will ultimately serve.
\n \;Registration and information:
aiethicscourse@gmail.com
\n\n \;\nPlaces are limited. Register and join four evenings of serious\, accessible and internationally informed debate about the future of Artificial Intelligence.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260822T134500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260822T141500 SUMMARY:Translating Scientific Knowledge Through Accessible Data Visualization: A Dialogic Inquiry Framework for Enhancing Public Understanding UID:20260821T171322Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:University of Hamburg (Germany)\, Hamburg\, Germany DESCRIPTION:\;
\nDIPS
\nAn organization to promote reasonedDiscourse In Public Spaces
\nis pleased to announce the
\nCALL FOR PAPERS
\nfor the
\n2026 International DIPS conference
\n\;
\nThe University of Hamburg (Germany)
\nAugust 20-22nd\, 2026
\nDialogue in public spaces (political\, academic\, social\, virtual\, etc.\,) is too often unreasonable\, uncivil\, and lacking in reflection. Since reasonable\, civil and reflective dialogue is the life breath of human flourishing\, the goal of the present enterprise is to bring together people from all around the globe to create a dialogical symposium that will offer all of us the opportunity to come together to share our works\, our concerns\, and our enthusiasm.
\nNote: all submissions will be invited to publish their work in the peer reviewed journal of Analytic Teaching and Philosophical Praxis (see below).
\n\;
\nINCLUSIVITY
\nIn light of the fact that there are many who believe that genuinely engaged dialogue needs support in numerous venues\, the heading of DIPS\, or Discourse in Public Spaces\, hopefully signals maximum inclusivity. \; Besides educators\, the hope is that this symposium will attract scientists\, policy makers\, activists\, and many others\, whose concern is focused on enhancing dialogue in varying contexts.
\nTHEME: DIALOGUE AND DEMOCRACY
\nIn this time of turbulence\, our goal is to bring together dialogical enthusiasts to share their wisdom on how best to handle\, change\, and assuage the various social currents to which we are all subject\, so that they are supportive of\, rather than detrimental to\, the buoyancy of democracy\, e.g.\, how to help folks negotiate social media\, how to foster dialogue in deep social divides\, how to translate scientific knowledge so that it effectively connects with laypeople\, how to educate for genuinely responsible citizenship\, i.e.\, not just voting\, how to foster civility\, etc.
\n\;
\nYET MORE INCLUSIVITY
\nEveryone is welcome\, either as a speaker or a learner. The plan is to have a 2-tier symposium fee so that those who come to learn rather than present will be offered a discount fee.
\n\;
\nDATES
\nThe dates of this international conference are Aug 20\, 21\, and 22\, 2026&mdash\;potentially followed by a morning debrief and/or an excursion\, e.g.\, a harbor cruise.
\nThe cutoff date for submission of abstracts November 30\, 2025. Reminders will be sent out September 1 and October 1\, 2025. \; All abstracts will be vetted for quality and results should be available before March 1\, 2026. Abstracts are to be no more than 700 words (not including bibliography).
\nPosters and workshops are also welcome.
\nAbstracts are to be sent to:Prof. Dr. Kerstin Michalik\, University of Hamburg at kerstin.michalik@uni-hamburg.de
\nCOST
\nNon-student presenters 200 euros.
\nNon-student attendees 100 euros.
\nStudents 25 euros.
\nThe cost includes the venue plus coffee\, tea\, water\, fruit and cookies for three days. There will be a lunch break to explore the local food venues. An organized dinner will be extra\, as will outings.
\nAny questions can be directed to the DIPS website athttps://dipspace.org/OR to the members of the conference committee:
\nDr. Arie Kizel at \; akizel@edu.haifa.ac.il
\nDr. Susan Gardner at sgardner@capilanou.ca
\nDr. Kerstin Michalik at kerstin.michalik@uni-hamburg.de
\nHOTELS
\nThe following hotels are within walking distance. As the conference gets closer\, we will try to inform you of where others plan to stay.
\nHotel Vorbach
\nHotel Wagner
\nHotel Bellmore
\nHotel Fresena
\nHotel Preuss
\nPUBLICATION
\nPresenters at the DIPS (Promotion of reasoned Discourse In Public Spaces) international conference at the University of Hamburg\, Germany (Aug. 20-22\, 2026) are invited to submit their presentations for publication consideration to Analytic Teaching and Philosophical Praxis. Those giving research presentations are encouraged to submit their work as a standardresearch/academic article\, while those giving workshops can submit their work under the journal&rsquo\;s new category of Fieldnotes (which is more focused on lesson plans and practical implementation of P4wC approaches).
\nPlease click on the journal submission link to find out more.
\nSubmissions | Analytic Teaching and Philosophical Praxis
\nPresenters are encouraged to submit their articles by October 5 for full consideration in the fall 2026 issue. \; \;
\nAnalytic Teaching and Philosophical Praxis is the longest continually running journal dedicated to Communal Inquiry and Philosophy for/with Children in the world. \;AT&\;PP encourages submissions from scholars of historically underrepresented groups in the area of education or related to academia as well as junior scholars.
\nIf you have any question\, please contact the editor\, Jason Howard: jjhoward@viterbo.edu
\n\;
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260820T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260822T170000 SUMMARY:Discourse In Public Spaces: DIALOGUE AND DEMOCRACY UID:20260821T171323Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:University of Hamburg (Germany)\, Hamburg\, Germany DESCRIPTION:\;
\nDIPS
\nAn organization to promote reasonedDiscourse In Public Spaces
\nis pleased to announce the
\nCALL FOR PAPERS
\nfor the
\n2026 International DIPS conference
\n\;
\nThe University of Hamburg (Germany)
\nAugust 20-22nd\, 2026
\nDialogue in public spaces (political\, academic\, social\, virtual\, etc.\,) is too often unreasonable\, uncivil\, and lacking in reflection. Since reasonable\, civil and reflective dialogue is the life breath of human flourishing\, the goal of the present enterprise is to bring together people from all around the globe to create a dialogical symposium that will offer all of us the opportunity to come together to share our works\, our concerns\, and our enthusiasm.
\nNote: all submissions will be invited to publish their work in the peer reviewed journal of Analytic Teaching and Philosophical Praxis (see below).
\n\;
\nINCLUSIVITY
\nIn light of the fact that there are many who believe that genuinely engaged dialogue needs support in numerous venues\, the heading of DIPS\, or Discourse in Public Spaces\, hopefully signals maximum inclusivity. \; Besides educators\, the hope is that this symposium will attract scientists\, policy makers\, activists\, and many others\, whose concern is focused on enhancing dialogue in varying contexts.
\nTHEME: DIALOGUE AND DEMOCRACY
\nIn this time of turbulence\, our goal is to bring together dialogical enthusiasts to share their wisdom on how best to handle\, change\, and assuage the various social currents to which we are all subject\, so that they are supportive of\, rather than detrimental to\, the buoyancy of democracy\, e.g.\, how to help folks negotiate social media\, how to foster dialogue in deep social divides\, how to translate scientific knowledge so that it effectively connects with laypeople\, how to educate for genuinely responsible citizenship\, i.e.\, not just voting\, how to foster civility\, etc.
\n\;
\nYET MORE INCLUSIVITY
\nEveryone is welcome\, either as a speaker or a learner. The plan is to have a 2-tier symposium fee so that those who come to learn rather than present will be offered a discount fee.
\n\;
\nDATES
\nThe dates of this international conference are Aug 20\, 21\, and 22\, 2026&mdash\;potentially followed by a morning debrief and/or an excursion\, e.g.\, a harbor cruise.
\nThe cutoff date for submission of abstracts November 30\, 2025. Reminders will be sent out September 1 and October 1\, 2025. \; All abstracts will be vetted for quality and results should be available before March 1\, 2026. Abstracts are to be no more than 700 words (not including bibliography).
\n\nPosters and workshops are also welcome.
\nAbstracts are to be sent to:Prof. Dr. Kerstin Michalik\, University of Hamburg at kerstin.michalik@uni-hamburg.de
\n\nCOST
\nNon-student presenters 200 euros.
\nNon-student attendees 100 euros.
\nStudents 25 euros.
\nThe cost includes the venue plus coffee\, tea\, water\, fruit and cookies for three days. There will be a lunch break to explore the local food venues. An organized dinner will be extra\, as will outings.
\nAny questions can be directed to the DIPS website athttps://dipspace.org/OR to the members of the conference committee:
\nDr. Arie Kizel at \; akizel@edu.haifa.ac.il
\nDr. Susan Gardner at sgardner@capilanou.ca
\nDr. Kerstin Michalik at kerstin.michalik@uni-hamburg.de
\n\nHOTELS
\nThe following hotels are within walking distance. As the conference gets closer\, we will try to inform you of where others plan to stay.
\nHotel Vorbach
\nHotel Wagner
\nHotel Bellmore
\nHotel Fresena
\nHotel Preuss
\n\nPUBLICATION
\nPresenters at the DIPS (Promotion of reasoned Discourse In Public Spaces) international conference at the University of Hamburg\, Germany (Aug. 20-22\, 2026) are invited to submit their presentations for publication consideration to Analytic Teaching and Philosophical Praxis. Those giving research presentations are encouraged to submit their work as a standardresearch/academic article\, while those giving workshops can submit their work under the journal&rsquo\;s new category of Fieldnotes (which is more focused on lesson plans and practical implementation of P4wC approaches).
\nPlease click on the journal submission link to find out more.
\n\nSubmissions | Analytic Teaching and Philosophical Praxis
\n\nPresenters are encouraged to submit their articles by October 5 for full consideration in the fall 2026 issue. \; \;
\n\nAnalytic Teaching and Philosophical Praxis is the longest continually running journal dedicated to Communal Inquiry and Philosophy for/with Children in the world. \;AT&\;PP encourages submissions from scholars of historically underrepresented groups in the area of education or related to academia as well as junior scholars.
\n\nIf you have any question\, please contact the editor\, Jason Howard: jjhoward@viterbo.edu
\n\n\;
\n ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270201T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270201T090000 SUMMARY:Call for Papers | Problemos Special Issue: “The Trouble with Nature” UID:20260821T171324Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers &ndash\; Problemos (eISSN \;2424-6158 | ISSN 1392-1126)
\nThe Trouble with Nature: The Grounds and Symptoms of a Resurgent Question
\nIn recent decades\, we have seen a remarkable shift that has brought the concept of nature to the forefront across diverse fields of philosophy\, political theory\, environmental humanities\, science\, technology studies\, and the arts. Various tensions in these fields have made appeals to nature both increasingly urgent and increasingly unstable. The critical questions surrounding nature extend well beyond the environmental crises we encounter &ndash\; they delve into how we frame these crises to render them visible\, intelligible\, and politically actionable. The renewed prominence of nature\, however\, may itself need to be approached symptomatically: does the contemporary ubiquity of nature signal the return of something that modernity repressed\, subordinated\, or forgotten? Or is the apparent fluidity of the concept symptomatic of something belonging to the very nature of nature and its ontological horizon?
\nWe encourage contributions that investigate the problematic concept of nature without being limited to specific ideological or political frameworks. We particularly welcome work that interrogates how nature is produced as a category\, mobilized as a norm\, invoked as a source of legitimacy\, or transformed into an object of scientific\, technological\, ethical\, and political intervention.
\nTopics may include but are not limited to:
\n- The relationship between natura and physis\;
\n- Nature as technology and the nature of technology\;
\n- First nature and second nature\;
\n- Nature and ecofascism\;
\n- Organicity\, mechanism and cybernetics\;
\n- Human nature\, posthumanism\, and transhumanism\;
\n- The different modes of naturalisation: political\, scientific\, ontological\, ethical\;
\n- Nature and language\;
\nSubmission deadline: 2027 02 01
\nHow to submit: https://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/problemos/en/about/submissions
\nAbout the journal: published since 1968\, Problemos is an open-access Vilnius university philosophical journal publishing original scholarly articles and research papers devoted to all kinds of problems in philosophy. The journal also publishes translations of the original texts and book reviews. All submissions are subject to peer-review.
\nThe journal is indexed in BASE\, CEEOL (2005)\, Clarivate Analytics &ndash\; Web of Science (Arts &\; Humanities Citation Index (A&\;HCI) and Current Contents &ndash\; Arts and Humanities)\, The Philosopher&rsquo\;s Index (2000)\, CORE\, Dimensions\, Diamond Capacity Hub\, DOAJ\, EBSCO (Central &\; Eastern European Academic Source\, Humanities International Complete\, Humanities International Index) (2007)\, and others. \;
\nFor further questions\, contact: brigita.gelzinyte@fsf.vu.lt\; \; rita.serpytyte@fsf.vu.lt
\nRita &Scaron\;erpytytė\, editor in chief\, \;
\nBrigita Gelžinytė\, executive secretary
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261008T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261009T170000 SUMMARY:Loneliness - 8th International Interdisciplinary Conference UID:20260821T171325Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:CFP: \;loneliness and war
\nloneliness and illness \;
\nloneliness and self-isolation\, social distancing
\nloneliness among children
\nloneliness among seniors
\nthe lonely crowd
\nloneliness in urban spaces
\nloneliness as an epidemic
\nloneliness and pandemic
\nloneliness \; and social exclusion (social class\, racism\, gender factors\, educational status) \;
\nloneliness and social media (Facebook\, Instagram\, etc.)
\nloneliness in different parts of the world
\nloneliness and religions
\nloneliness and initiation rituals
\nlonely communities
\nabandoned nations
\nexpelled minorities
\nloneliness and digital cultures / virtual communities
\nthe cultural taboo of solitude vs. hyper-individualism
\nmigrant loneliness and diaspora experiences
\nloneliness during self-isolation\, quarantanne\, \;
\nloneliness as a state of mind
\nloneliness and emotional isolation
\nloneliness and depression
\nloneliness and shame
\ncreative loneliness
\nloneliness as a rest
\nsituational loneliness
\nexistential loneliness
\nloneliness\, aloneness\, and solitude
\nthe commercialization of loneliness (the "rent-a-friend" industry\, monetized companion apps\, dating algorithms\, and AI relationships)
\nsynthetic companionship &\; AI (digital intimacy\, dating algorithms\, and robotic care)
\nloneliness in literature\, film\, theatre \; and visual arts
\nlonely artists
\naesthetics\, spaces\, and narratives of isolation (e.g.\, in pop culture\, life-writing\, and architecture)
\n
Please submit abstracts (no longer than 300 words) of your proposed 20-minute presentations\, together with a short biographical note\, by \; \;18 September 2026 to: lonelinessconference@gmail.com
Workshop &ldquo\;The Good Life: Well-being and Meaningfulness&rdquo\;
\nMost people want their lives to go well. They also want their lives to be meaningful. While well-being and meaningfulness have both received extensive attention in the philosophical literature\, the relationship between them remains underexplored. This workshop will explore the concepts of well-being\, meaningfulness\, and their relationship\, discussing questions such as: Is a meaningful life always high in well-being\, and vice versa? Does the nature of meaningfulness depend on the nature of well-being? And does a good life require both well-being and meaningfulness?
\nSpeakers:
\nAntti Kauppinen\, University of Helsinki
\nMatthew Hammerton\, Singapore Management University
\nCharlotte Unruh\, University of Southampton
\nMichael Hauskeller\, University of Liverpool
\nWillem van der Deijl-Kloeg\, Tilburg University
\nRegistration: The workshop is free to attend\, but spaces are limited and registration is required. To register\, please email the organiser\, stating whether you wish to attend in person or online.
\nWe gratefully acknowledge funding from the Leverhulme Trust (SRG2425\\251003).
ORGANIZER;CN=Charlotte Franziska Unruh: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261215T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261215T120000 SUMMARY:Conference on Humor and Philosophy (CHaP) UID:20260821T171327Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Ithaca\, United States DESCRIPTION:Call for Abstracts
\nCfA: Conference on Humor and Philosophy (CHaP)
\nThis is a call for abstracts for the first Conference on Humor and Philosophy (CHaP)\, organized by Jordan MacKenzie and David Shoemaker\, and sponsored by Cornell University and the University of Virginia. It will take place at Cornell University (in Ithaca\, NY)\, on September 17-18\, 2027. This will be a read-ahead workshop discussing cutting-edge new work on the philosophy of humor. The aim is to foster and encourage excellent work in the philosophy of humor\, even by those who haven&rsquo\;t tried their hand at it before. Topics may include (but are not restricted to):
\nWhat makes something funny or unfunny
\nDispositionalism about humor: pros and cons
\nThe nature of amusement as an emotion\, and relative to other emotions
\nThe normativity of the amusing/funny
\nHumor and the philosophy of language
\nHumor and metaethics
\nHumor&rsquo\;s vices and/or virtues
\nSenses of humor (what are they\, what makes them good or bad&hellip\;?)
\nHumor and interpersonal relations/regard
\nResponse-dependence and/or response-independence about the funny
\nThe morality of mockery\, put-downs\, sarcasm\, and ridicule
\nResponsibility for being amused at certain things
\nThe morality/immorality of engaging in certain kinds of humor
\nRelativism\, subjectivism\, universalism\, and/or objectivism about humor
\nThe power of satire
\nPunching up/down as a (non)valuable metaphorical guide for humor
\nHumor as a human value
\nAbsurdity and humor
\nOffensive\, gross-out\, or ghoulish humor (for or against)
\nCleverness and its relation (or not) to humor
\nAll abstracts should be prepared for anonymous review and should be no more than two double-spaced pages (1-inch margins\, 12 point font\, bibliography doesn&rsquo\;t count against page restrictions)\, and they must be submitted to HumorConferenceUVACornell@gmail.com. The deadline for submission is noon\, EST\, December 15\, 2026. No late abstracts will be accepted. Verdicts on abstracts will be sent by February 15\, 2027.
\nCommitted participants:
\nPaul Audi (Rochester)
\nClaire Horisk (Missouri)
\nJordan MacKenzie (UVA)
\nEmily McTernan (UCL)
\nNate Sharadin (The University of Hong Kong)
\nDavid Shoemaker (Cornell)
\nThe two-day workshop will consist in the discussion of eight papers\, so two more presenters will be selected from the pool of submitted abstracts. Barring more federal extortion\, we hope to be able to provide lodging and travel support to participants.
\nFor any questions\, please contact Jordan MacKenzie (dfs8zy@virginia.edu) and David Shoemaker (dws267@cornell.edu).
ORGANIZER;CN=Jordan MacKenzie;CN=David Shoemaker: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270917T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270918T170000 SUMMARY:Conference on Humor and Philosophy (CHaP) UID:20260821T171328Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Ithaca\, United States DESCRIPTION:CHaP will take place at Cornell University (in Ithaca\, NY)\, on September 17 and 18\, 2027. This will be a small\, read-ahead workshop discussing cutting-edge new work on the philosophy of humor. The aim is to foster and encourage excellent work in the philosophy of humor\, even by those who haven&rsquo\;t tried their hand at it before.
\n\nThe Call for Abstracts for this conference can be viewed here: \;
\nhttps://philevents.org/event/show/152613
ORGANIZER;CN=Jordan MacKenzie;CN=David Shoemaker: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261129T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261129T234500 SUMMARY:Special Issue: “Hermeneutics\, Aesthetics\, and Bildung: A Tribute to Nicholas Davey” (JGS 2.3) UID:20260821T171329Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:The Journal of Gadamer Studies (JGS) is now accepting submissions for its third issue\, which will be published in February-March 2027. The title of the special issue is &ldquo\;Hermeneutics\, Aesthetics\, and Bildung: A Tribute to Nicholas Davey.&rdquo\;
\nThis issue will be dedicated to remembering the life and work of Professor Nicholas Davey (University of Dundee)\, who passed away on August 2\, 2026. The theme and title of the issue mark practices dear to Nicholas&rsquo\;s heart and to his life-long scholarly pursuits. His contributions to Gadamerian philosophical hermeneutics are immeasurable as is his loss to all whose lives he touched\, inspired\, and brought joy. A beautiful memorial reflection is posted on the University of Dundee&rsquo\;s website.
\nFor this special issue we invite original submissions in English that:
\n1) focus on Nicholas Davey&rsquo\;s work vis-à\;-vis the subject areas of Gadamerian hermeneutics\, hermeneutical aesthetics\, and hermeneutics and Bildung.
\n2) We will also consider submissions that align with the issue&rsquo\;s theme but that do not directly engage Nicholas&rsquo\;s work.
\nAdditionally\, we welcome submissions of brief memories of Nicholas as well as reflections on his contributions to Gadamerian scholarship from colleagues and former students who knew him. These will be featured in the Introduction for the issue\, which will be written by Cynthia Nielsen (University of Dallas) and Dominic Smith (University of Dundee). Submissions for consideration in this category should be no more than two paragraphs and can be emailed directly to Cynthia Nielsen (cynthia.nielsen@gmail.com).
\nThe JGS is an open access journal hosted by Texas A&\;M University and is published biannually. Submissions are subject to a double-anonymized peer review process and will be evaluated for their scholarly contribution to the field of Gadamer studies.
\nPlease read our submission guidelines and submit your essay via our submission portal. To guarantee consideration for this special issue\, please submit your contribution by Nov. 29\, 2026.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261005T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261006T170000 SUMMARY:Metamathematical Miscellanea UID:20260821T171330Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:Europe/Zurich LOCATION:Via Buffi 13\, Lugano\, Switzerland DESCRIPTION:In metamathematics\, mathematical and philosophical questions are closely intertwined\, and many of its central notions\, e.g.\, coding\, notation\, provability\, and truth\, call for both mathematical and philosophical analysis.
\nThe Metamathematical Miscellanea workshop aims to explore such questions in metamathematics and related topics. It is organised within Lé\;on Probst&rsquo\;s SNSF Doc.CH Grant (#227030).
ORGANIZER;CN="Léon Probst": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261113T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261114T170000 SUMMARY:Toronto-London Philosophy of Perception Workshop UID:20260821T171331Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:America/Toronto LOCATION:Jackman Humanities Building\, Room 100\, Toronto\, Canada ORGANIZER;CN=Sonia Sedivy;CN=Kevin J. Lande;CN=Jacob Beck;CN=James Stazicker;CN=Matthew Soteriou;CN=Bill Brewer: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260921T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260921T210000 SUMMARY:Psychoanalysis for the Fourth Industrial Revolution UID:20260821T171332Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Verdurin\, 2 Clunbury Str\, London N1 6TT\, London\, United Kingdom\, N1 6TT DESCRIPTION:The ongoing Fourth Industrial Revolution is transforming the core of our lives with digital media\, artificial intelligence\, automation\, and ubiquitous connectivity. These technologies do not simply respond to our desires\, but rather cultivate and exploit them\, drawing us ever deeper into opaque control systems. They take hold of our very subjectivity.
How can we make sense of our changing self as the boundaries between the physical and the social\, the public and the private blur\, and virtually everything is fodder for commodification? Interpreting these transformations requires more than a traditional analysis of economics and technology alone.
Psychoanalysis is a philosophy of subjectivity\, a tool that can elucidate the structure of our consciousness and the vicissitudes of its entanglement with our economic and technological reality. This four-part course examines the subjective\, political\, economic\, and technological transformations as inseparable from one another. It interrogates the evolving nature of institutions\, corporations\, desire\, authority\, repression\, and the social bond.
Through a psychoanalytic approach\, these seminars and discussions offer a distinctive way of thinking about these changes\, attending not only to conscious beliefs\, but also to unconscious fantasy\, conflict\, religious thinking\, and enjoyment.
In four sessions\, exploring psychoanalytic understandings of art and film\, artificial intelligence\, capital\, and faith and belief\, participants will explore these themes beyond familiar partisan certainties or cultural campism. The course is designed for both those new to the ideas of psychoanalysis and to readers already familiar with thinkers such as Freud\, Lacan\, Hegel\, Marx\, and contemporary psychoanalytic and continental thought.
The graduate students of the Department of Philosophy at The University of Arizona are excited to announce the 2nd Southwestern Graduate Aesthetics Conference (SWGAC II)\, to be held in person in Tucson\, Arizona on January 29th&ndash\;30th\, 2027. SWGAC II aims to promote the study of aesthetics at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and to provide a collaborative platform to showcase upcoming work in aesthetics.
\n\nWe are seeking submissions in aesthetics and the philosophy of art\, broadly construed. The organizers especially welcome submissions that explore issues of special concern to the Southwest. Members of traditionally underrepresented groups in philosophy are strongly encouraged to apply. All submissions will be considered for the SWGAC Essay Prize\, which includes a modest monetary award. Each session will include 20 minutes for presentation\, 10 minutes for commentary\, (optional) 5 minutes for the speaker&rsquo\;s response\, and 25 minutes for audience questions. There is no registration fee.
\n\nWe are excited to announce Elizabeth Scarbrough (Florida International University) and Erich Hatala Matthes (Wellesley College) as our keynote speakers.
\n\nSubmission Guidelines:
\nImportant Dates:
\nFor all correspondence\, including inclusivity or accessibility concerns\, please contact the organizers at swgraduateaesthetics@gmail.com.
\n \; ORGANIZER;CN=Lenin Vazquez-Toledo;CN=Kyle Kirby;CN=Jim Moster: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20270129T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20270130T170000 SUMMARY:2nd Southwestern Graduate Aesthetics Conference UID:20260821T171334Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:America/Phoenix LOCATION:1145 E. South Campus Drive\, Tucson\, United States\, 85721 DESCRIPTION:The graduate students of the Department of Philosophy at The University of Arizona are excited to announce the 2nd Southwestern Graduate Aesthetics Conference (SWGAC II)\, to be held in person in Tucson\, Arizona on January 29th&ndash\;30th\, 2027. SWGAC II aims to promote the study of aesthetics at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and to provide a collaborative platform to showcase upcoming work in aesthetics.
\nWe are seeking submissions in aesthetics and the philosophy of art\, broadly construed. The organizers especially welcome submissions that explore issues of special concern to the Southwest. Members of traditionally underrepresented groups in philosophy are strongly encouraged to apply. All submissions will be considered for the SWGAC Essay Prize\, which includes a modest monetary award. Each session will include 20 minutes for presentation\, 10 minutes for commentary\, (optional) 5 minutes for the speaker&rsquo\;s response\, and 25 minutes for audience questions. There is no registration fee.
\nWe are excited to announce Elizabeth Scarbrough (Florida International University) and Erich Hatala Matthes (Wellesley College) as our keynote speakers.
\nSubmission Guidelines:
\nImportant Dates:
\nFor all correspondence\, including inclusivity or accessibility concerns\, please contact the organizers at swgraduateaesthetics@gmail.com.
ORGANIZER;CN=Lenin Vazquez-Toledo;CN=Kyle Kirby;CN=Jim Moster: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261031T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261031T234500 SUMMARY:"Apocalypse now what? Capitalism and the end of the world" UID:20260821T171335Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Famously\, infamously\, and cited ad nauseum\, Fredric Jameson wrote in 1994&rsquo\;s Seeds of Time that it is easier to imagine the end of the world than it is to imagine the end of capitalism\, a formulation that Slavoj Zizek later borrowed to ask why we cannot even seek to reform capitalism at all. More recently\, the late Mark Fisher returned to this line of inquiry to demonstrate how Capitalist Realism depends upon the mantra that there is no viable alternative to capitalism. At last\, we have begun to see some scattered indications that our apocalyptic imaginaries may have begun to cross this threshold\, carving out fictional spaces wherein we can imagine otherwise or mourn our own entrapment in a system that will survive us all. At last\, our &ldquo\;monsters&rdquo\; may be taking on post-capitalist forms. Their images do not merely furnish fertile ground for the imagination &mdash\; they oblige us to think what may come after capitalism&rsquo\;s collapse.
\nReading contemporary pop-cultural texts through Fredric Jameson&rsquo\;s critique of late capitalism and his theorization of the apocalypse as the horizon of ideological imagination\, we ask how it is possible to stage the persistence of capital\, grief\, and meaning after the end of history has already been announced or enacted. A paradigmatic example is the 28 Later series. The 2002 film 28 Days later arguably rebooted the zombie apocalypse as faster\, stronger\, and scarier pandemic nightmare for the new millennium\, an apt rebrand for the undead in the era of advanced capitalism. But can the first two installments of the 28 Years Later cycle (2025\, Danny Boyle &\; Alex Garland)\, sequels to the 2002 film\, be read as imagining the emergence of hope that humanity might persist beyond the collapse of capitalism through communities organized around mutual aid\, shared resources\, and collective protection? Or does this narrative suggest that a few will always revert to strategies of appropriation over collaboration (as exemplified by Jimmy&rsquo\;s marauding gang)?
\nThe imagination of apocalypse can also be subverted. Rather than staging catastrophe as spectacular rupture\, some texts reimagine the &ldquo\;post-apocalypse&rdquo\; as displaced continuation. The Leftovers (HBO\, 2014&ndash\;2017) is exemplary here\, recasting the post-apocalyptic not as the end of the world but as its afterlife &mdash\; an extended\, undramatic continuation organized around endless\, unresolved mourning. In this afterlife of social relations\, catastrophe is no longer an event but becomes an ordinary form of existence. Rupture is no longer something to be survived but a condition to be inhabited. A different variation on this logic can be found in Fallout\, which invites us to reflect on the post-apocalypse as a continuation of capitalist realism rather than its rupture. Here\, ruin becomes aestheticized order and survival is fully absorbed into systems of extraction and control\, repackaged as commodity\, spectacle\, and routine. The series stages a world in which the end of the world is endlessly repeated\, without exit\, a catastrophe normalized to the extent that it forecloses any possible outside\, except for nostalgic affects.
\nThese texts are valuable not because they accurately depict a future society marked by failure or mourning\, but because they estrange the present. In Jameson's sense\, they reveal that what appears natural and inevitable&mdash\;capitalism\, private property\, wage labour\, and the organization of social life itself&mdash\;is historically contingent and therefore open to transformation.
\nBy contrast\, the recent series Pluribus (admittedly still an unfinished text\, with only its first season released) asks us a different question altogether: whether the end of the individual subject position-- and with it the end of an exploitative system working for the benefit only of the few-- would really amount to an apocalypse\, or could it be the Utopia we haven&rsquo\;t dared to dream of. These are just some of the many recent apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic texts that ask us to consider where we are\, in this moment so steeped in apocalyptic affect\, in relation to Jameson&rsquo\;s proclamation that it is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism. The decisive issue is not whether these narratives depict a more perfect society\, but whether they expand the horizon of what can be politically imagined.
\nWe welcome submissions on any recent (pre- to post covid) pop cultural texts that contribute to our contemporary understanding of apocalyptic imaginaries. While we expect submissions on film\, television\, videogames\, literature and graphic novels\, we would be happy to consider offerings that defy medial boundaries or work within other disciplines\, such as performance or art. We welcome contributions that transcend the fictional conventions of known genres but also works that flesh out apocalyptic imaginaries by drawing from unconventional aesthetic means.
\nProspective contributors may consider examining texts such as:
\nWe imagine contemporary pop-cultural case studies speaking to these themes could engage convincingly with a large variety of texts (Pluribus\, Disco Elysium\, Fallout\, Station Eleven\, The Last of Us\, Severance\, 28 Years Later vol. 1 &\; 2\, Department of Truth and others)
\nWe also welcome submissions engaging other perspectives and topics.
\nPlease submit your abstract (250 words) alongside a short biographical note (50 words) to \;slauro@ut.edu \;by October 31\, 2026.
\nIf your abstract is accepted\, we will invite you to submit a full article by January 31\, 2027. Full articles will be about 8\,000 &ndash\; 9\,000 words long (including an abstract of 250 words\, 3-5 keywords\, references\, footnotes\, etc.)
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260827T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260827T160000 SUMMARY:The Examined Algorithm: Strategies for Navigating AI in the Classroom | APA Live UID:20260821T171336Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Have you been thinking about how to deal with AI in your philosophy classes this fall? In an effort to support philosophers as they respond to emergent problems\, the APA and the AAPT have organized a free\, two-afternoon\, interactive Zoom forum for philosophy teachers to share and develop strategies for addressing student AI usage. Participants will meet virtually in groups to discuss AI in introductory and general education philosophy courses\, AI in student writing\, AI in online philosophy courses\, and AI in formal logic. \;Because these AI discussions will be philosophy-specific\, we believe they will be particularly productive.
\nEach of the four 90-minute sessions will have a moderator\, who will give a brief presentation before opening the floor\, and a scribe\, who will take notes for later distribution to participants who are registered for any of the four sessions. The format will aspire to the AAPT-style\, active-learning sessions of The Teaching Hub. The sessions will be discussions\, not lectures. The focus will be on crowdsourcing the successful ways in which philosophers have responded to AI in their courses.
\nYou can register for any or all of the four 90-minute discussions: \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;
\nThursday\, August 27
\nAI in Online Courses
1:00&ndash\;2:30 p.m. Eastern / 10:00&ndash\;11:30 a.m. Pacific
AI in Introductory &\; General Education Philosophy Courses
3:00&ndash\;4:30 p.m. Eastern / 12:00&ndash\;1:30 p.m. Pacific
Friday\, August 28
\nAI in Student Writing
1:00&ndash\;2:30 p.m. Eastern / 10:00&ndash\;11:30 a.m. Pacific
AI in Formal Logic Courses
3:00&ndash\;4:30 p.m. Eastern / 12:00&ndash\;1:30 p.m. Pacific
The Examined Algorithm is open only to APA and AAPT members. You can register as a member of either organization. To register as an AAPT member\, please use this link: \;https://forms.gle/JK3Zw1WdziRYouGp7.
\nIf you register as an AAPT member\, but your membership is out of date\, we will be in touch to ask you to renew\, or you can renew your membership here: \;https://www.pdcnet.org/aapt/American-Association-of-Philosophy-Teachers-(AAPT). \;
\nAPA Members who are not AAPT members may register here:https://www.apaonline.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2079238. \; \; \; \; \; \;
\nRegistration will be available until 9 a.m. Eastern time / 6 a.m. Pacific time on the day of the event. Access information will be provided to registrants by email from the APA at least one hour prior to the start of the event. If you do not receive the Zoom access information by one hour before the event begins\, please contactinfo@apaonline.org.
\nA few notes:
\n1. Participants will be expected to keep their cameras on\, unless ADA accommodations are needed. We will all happily weather occasional interruptions from kids\, aging parents\, and non-human companions.
\n2. These sessions will not be recorded&mdash\;participants must attend live at the times listed. \;
\n3. If you are interested in being a scribe or moderator for one of the sessions (which still allows you to fully participate) please contact us as soon as you are able.
\n4. Please forward this information to colleagues who are not (yet) APA or AAPT members\, but who might find this philosophy-specific AI event interesting and useful.
\nWe hope to see you in a couple weeks!
\nAlexandra Bradner\, \;co-organizer
\nAAPT Executive Director and Chair of the APA Committee on Virtual Programming (alexandrabradner@gmail.com)
\nAndrew Mills\, co-organizer
\nChair of the AAPT Conference Programming Committee (andrewpmills@gmail.com)
ORGANIZER;CN=Alexandra Bradner;CN=Andrew Mills: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270110T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270110T234500 SUMMARY:Topical Collection: Waiting for Robot: Toward a Philosophy of Technological Failure Artificial Life (MIT Press) UID:20260821T171337Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Topical Collection: Waiting for Robot: Toward a Philosophy of Technological Failure\, \;Artificial Life (MIT Press)
\n\nGuest Editors: Giulio Amore (Università\; degli Studi di Padova)\, Andrea Gentili (Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg / Università\; degli Studi di Padova)\, Marco Tamborini (Università\; Pegaso)
\n\nThis collection reorients philosophical and historical analysis of AI\, robotics\, and automation away from narratives of progress and success\, placing failure at the center. The concept of "Waiting for Robot" describes a condition of persistent anticipation\, in which the robot functions as much as a conceptual horizon as a concrete artifact. Breakdowns\, malfunctions\, and unrealized projects are treated not as marginal outcomes but as generative epistemic events that expose hidden assumptions and drive conceptual change. We welcome philosophical analyses\, theoretical considerations\, and historically grounded case studies on how failure shapes technoscientific knowledge.
\n\nAbstract deadline: 10 January 2027
\nAbstract acceptance notification: \;31 January 2027
\nFull paper deadline: 15 June 2027
\n\nIf interested\, please send an abstract of approximately 500 words to the Guest Editors:
\nGiulio Amore &mdash\; giulio.amore@phd.unipd.it \;
\nAndrea Gentili &mdash\; andrea.gentili.2@phd.unipd.it
\nMarco Tamborini &mdash\; marco.tamborini@unipegaso.it
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270215T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270215T234500 SUMMARY:Thematic Issue - Canonizations and Ruptures: Scientific Uses of the History of Philosophy Science in Context (Cambridge University Press) UID:20260821T171338Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Thematic Issue: Canonizations and Ruptures: Scientific Uses of the History of Philosophy Science in Context (Cambridge University Press)
\n\nGuest Editors: Marco Tamborini (Pegaso University)\, Andrea Gentili (Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg / Università\; degli Studi di Padova)
\n\nPhysicists\, biologists\, mathematicians\, neuroscientists\, and social theorists continually construct narratives about the philosophical tradition. They invoke Aristotle or Kant\, declare certain metaphysics obsolete\, and rewrite rationalism or empiricism to demarcate their own field. This issue takes such practices seriously as epistemic acts: when scientists reconstruct a past philosopher\, they build conceptual genealogies and actively shape the canonization or marginalization of authors within the history of philosophy.
\nThe guiding hypothesis is that the history of philosophy is a space of conceptual operations shared between philosophers and scientists\, with direct implications for the development\, stabilization\, and transformation of scientific knowledge. We invite contributions addressing questions such as: What is the epistemic status of the philosophical genealogies produced by scientists? How do they shape the reception of philosophers within and beyond scientific communities? Can a sharp separation between history of philosophy and history of science still be defended? Who has the authority to narrate the philosophical past\, and under what conditions does that narration become normative for a research field?
\nWe welcome case studies across scientific disciplines and historical periods examining the epistemic\, institutional\, and theoretical function of such historical readings.
\n\nExpected date of completion: all papers submitted by February 2027
\n\nIf interested\, please send an abstract of approximately 750 words to the Guest Editors: \; Andrea Gentili &mdash\; andrea.gentili.2@phd.unipd.it &\; Marco Tamborini &mdash\; marco.tamborini@unipegaso.it
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260904T050000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260904T050000 SUMMARY:Emotion and Society Lab's Works-In-Progress Series (2026-27) UID:20260821T171339Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Another year of the Emotion and Society Lab'sWorks In Progress series is around the corner. It begins on the first Tuesday of October 2026 from 11-12pm Pacific. It&rsquo\;s a virtual nine-month philosophy series with no meetings in January\, August\, and September.
\nWe have some workshop slots available and would love for you to discuss your work on emotions\, moods\, attitudes\, etc.
\nThis year we are taking both read-ahead papers AND 30 minute Works-In-Progress Talks (with powerpoint/Keynote\, etc.)
\nIf you want your work workshopped this year\, please email an abstract to emotionandsocietylab@gmail.com.
\nWrite &ldquo\;WIP Abstract&rdquo\; as the subject and indicate if it will be the Full Paper or a Presentation in the email.
\nThough we can&rsquo\;t accept every abstract\, we hope you will submit yours for consideration.
\nGraduate Students\, Post-docs\, and Faculty are welcome to submit.
\nFor the sake of building community\, those who are accepted are expected to participate in other sessions other than their own in the semester they present.
\nIf you have any questions\, please email the above address.
\nDeadline: September 4\, 2026 by 5pm Pacific.
ORGANIZER;CN=Myisha Cherry;CN=Rachel Fredericks: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261006T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270706T170000 SUMMARY:Emotion and Society Lab's Works-In-Progress Series (2026-27) UID:20260821T171340Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Philosophers working on emotions want to produce good work. But good work is never done alone. The WIP Series is an opportunity to learn what emotion scholars are working on as well as present works in progress and receive valuable feedback to improve them &mdash\; all in a casual\, friendly environment.
\nThe WIP series is virtual and takes place the first Tuesday of the month from October-July (with no meetings January) from 11:00-12pm Pacific/ 2-3pm Eastern.
At this time\, sessions are for faculty\, graduate students\, &\; independent scholars only.
Register for the zoom link below.
ORGANIZER;CN=Myisha Cherry;CN=Rachel Fredericks: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270201T230000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270201T230000 SUMMARY:"The Vindication of Epistemic Norms". Crítica. Revista Hispanoamericana de Filosofía UID:20260821T171341Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Call for \;papers
\nCrí\;tica. Revista Hispanoamericana de Filosofí\;a
\nSpecial issue: &ldquo\;The Vindication \;of Epistemic Norms&rdquo\;
\nGuest editor: Miguel Á\;ngel Ferná\;ndez-Vargas
\nInstituo de Investigaciones Filosó\;ficas\, UNAM
\nWe invite submissions for a special issue of \;Crí\;tica \;on &ldquo\;The Vindication of Epistemic Norms&rdquo\;. The issue will feature invited papers by \;Timothy Williamson (Oxford)\, Maria Lasonen-Aarnio (Helsinki)\, Matthew McGrath (WashU\, St. Louis)\, Kate Nolfi (Vermont)\, and Brian Talbot (Colorado\, Boulder). \;
\nPossible topics include\, but are not limited to:
\nThe relationship between constitutive norms and epistemic norms\;
\nConsequentialist approaches to the vindication \;of epistemic norms\;
\nDeontological approaches to the vindication \;of epistemic norms\;
\nEpistemic trade-offs as a challenge to the vindication \;of epistemic norms\;
\nThe conditions under which it is epistemically permissible to violate epistemic norms\;
\nObjectivist and perspectival epistemic norms\;
\nThe &ldquo\;wrong kind of reasons&rdquo\; problem and the vindication \;of epistemic norms\;
\nThe evaluation of doxastic dispositions versus the evaluation of doxastic states\;
\nThe relationship between epistemic norms and practical or moral norms\;
\nThe social dimension of epistemic norms
\nEpistemic norms governing inquiry\, deliberation\, and belief revision\;
\nHigher-order evidence and its implications for epistemic normativity\;
\nThe relationship between epistemic norms and epistemic virtues.
\nPapers should not exceed 10\,000 words excluding references and should be submitted in PDF or Word format to Miguel Á\;ngel Ferná\;ndez to the following email address: \;mafv@filosoficas.unam.mx. \;Acceptable languages are English and Spanish. The deadline for submissions is \;February 1\, 2027. \;
\nAuthors must send two electronic versions of their manuscripts. One should include the author&rsquo\;s name\, title of contribution\, e-mail address\, postal address (including phone number)\; and a second version should be prepared for anonymous refereeing\, where all references to the author including acknowledgments and biographical details are omitted. The file containing the article text must include the title\, an abstract (200 words maximum) and a list of five keywords not mentioned in the title. Title\, abstract\, and keywords should be both in English and Spanish.
\nAny query concerning this CFP should be sent also to the email address above.
\nMiguel Á\;ngel Ferná\;ndez-Vargas
\nResearch Fellow
\nInstituto de Investigaciones Filosó\;ficas\, UNAM
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270228T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270228T090000 SUMMARY:JCRT-Book Reviews UID:20260821T171342Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Contact: JC Smith\, Book Review Editor\, Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory &mdash\; editor@jcrt.org
Web:https://jcrt.org
JCRT Relaunches Its Book Review Section\, Inviting Graduate Students\, Independent Scholars\, and Faculty to Contribute
\nBoulder\, CO &mdash\; August 10\, 2026 &mdash\; The editorial board of the Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory (JCRT)\, a Whitestone Publication\, is pleased to announce the relaunch of its book review program. Effective immediately\, JCRT is soliciting single-title reviews and cluster reviews from scholars working across religious studies\, theology\, philosophy of religion\, critical theory\, and adjacent fields.
\nThe relaunch responds directly to the void left by the closure of Reading Religion\, the American Academy of Religion's openly accessible book review site\, which ceased active operations on May 31\, 2026. With one of the largest open venues for scholarly religion reviews now transitioned to an archive\, JCRT aims to help fill that gap by offering an open-access\, peer-edited home for rigorous\, timely\, and theoretically engaged reviews.
\nA call to a broad community of reviewers
\nJCRT especially encourages graduate students and independent scholars to submit reviews\, alongside tenure-track and established faculty. The editorial board views the relaunched review section as both a venue for serious critical engagement and an opportunity for emerging scholars to build publication records\, sharpen their voices\, and contribute to ongoing conversations in cultural and religious theory.
\n"We want the review section to reflect the full range of scholars doing important work in our fields &mdash\; from first-year doctoral students to senior colleagues\," said J.C. Smith\, the book review editor. "Independent scholars and graduate students often produce the most incisive and generative reviews\, and JCRT is committed to being a home for that work."
\nSubmission formats
\nJCRT invites two primary formats:
\nIndividual book reviews &mdash\; approximately 1\,500 words\, engaging a single recent title.
\nCluster reviews &mdash\; approximately 2\,000&ndash\;2\,500 words\, engaging two to three thematically related titles in conversation.
\nReviews should combine substantive summary with critical\, theoretically informed engagement consistent with JCRT's longstanding editorial vision.
\nHow to submit or propose a review
\nScholars interested in reviewing for JCRT &mdash\; whether proposing a specific title\, responding to a call\, or offering to be added to the reviewer pool &mdash\; should email the Book Review Editor at editor@jcrt.org with the subject line "JCRT-Review." Please include a brief statement of interest\, areas of expertise\, and (if applicable) the title or titles you propose to review.
\nFull submission guidelines are available athttps://jcrt.org/submissions/
\nAbout JCRT
\nThe Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory is an open-access\, peer-reviewed journal published by Whitestone Publications. Since its founding\, JCRT has served as a leading venue for interdisciplinary work at the intersections of religion\, theology\, philosophy\, and cultural theory\, publishing scholars from around the world.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T171231Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T140000 SUMMARY:3rd Duke/UNC Epistemology Workshop UID:20260821T171343Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-757c47d5c7-djdpn TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Duke University\, Durham\, United States\, 27712 DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers: 3rd Duke-UNC Epistemology Workshop
\nDuke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invite graduate students and early career scholars to submit extended abstracts in any area of epistemology for presentation at the 3rd \; Duke-UNC Epistemology Workshop. The workshop will be held in person at Duke University on December 4th/5th 2026.
\nThe current list of confirmed speakers is as follows\,
\nLaura Callahan (Notre Dame)
\nBen Holguin (Johns Hopkins)
\nTom Kelly (Princeton)
\nZoe Jenkin (Rutgers)
\nMike Titelbaum (UW Madison)
\nPlease submit abstracts in .doc or .pdf format prepared for blind review. Submissions should include an extended abstract of up to 500 words with the paper&rsquo\;s title as the first page. Papers should be suitable for a 45-minute presentation. Some partial funding may be available to defray travel costs for presenters. \;
\nSubmissions should be sent as email attachments to dukeuncepistemology@gmail.com.
\nSubmission Deadline: September 15th\, 2026 \;
\nIf you have any questions\, please contact the conference organizers at dukeuncepistemology@gmail.com
ORGANIZER;CN=Benjamin Eva;CN=Reuben Stern;CN=Ram Neta: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR