New Generation Research Exchange
\n\;Call for Applications \;
\nSummary \;
\nThe Humane Philosophy Society\, in collaboration the Faculty of Philosophy\, University of Warsaw\, Blackfriars Hall\, University of Oxford\, and Faculty of Philosophy\, Zagreb University invite applications for the New Generation Research Exchange programme. The Exchange programme will give young scholars in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) working on Big Questions of fundamental human importance the opportunity to participate in three fully funded workshops taking place at the Universities of Warsaw\, Zagreb and Oxford. Participants will have the further opportunity to apply to continue the research during a term of funded supervised research at the University of Oxford on the Marek Matraszek Fellowship. Participants&rsquo\; research projects will be assessed by an external committee after the final workshop takes place to determine possible supervisors for research visits to Oxford. The Fellowship will conclude with an alumni workshop in the summer of 2026 to take place in Trogir\, Croatia. \;
\nAn introductory video can be viewed here: \;
\nhttps://youtu.be/vfaPrP2W2Hs
\nEligibility
\nApplicants will normally be MA or early PhD students at Central and Eastern European research institutions\, including universities\, research academies and seminaries\, or young scholars from CEE on equivalent degree programmes outside the region. The programme is intended to support research projects of successful candidates during the final year of their MA course\, or developing their MA research topics for publication\, or with a PhD application in mind\, as well as those beginning to work on a PhD. Proposed projects should broadly fall under the project themes\, which are outlined below. \; It is expected that most applications will be submitted by natural scientists\, theologians and philosophers\, but there are no disciplinary restrictions and applicants with academic backgrounds in other areas are also welcome. Applications are welcome from researchers working in any religious tradition\, and from researchers working in no religious tradition.
\nFor the purposes of the project\, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is defined as: Albania\, Armenia\, Azerbaijan\, Belarus\, Bosnia and Herzegovina\, Bulgaria\, Croatia\, Czechia\, Estonia\, Georgia\, Hungary\, Kosovo\, Latvia\, Lithuania\, Moldova\, Montenegro\, North Macedonia\, Poland\, Romania\, Serbia\, Slovakia\, Slovenia and Ukraine.
\nActivities
\nSuccessful candidates will participate in a series of three masterclasses during the course of the programme. The meetings will take place over three days each at the Universities of Zagreb\, Warsaw\, and Oxford. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss their work as a group and with invited mentors\, as well as participate in seminars led by prominent visiting speakers. The Fellowship will cover all the costs of participating in each masterclass including travel and accommodation. The fellowship will conclude with an alumni workshop in the summer of 2026 which will cover all participant costs except travel. The total value of the Fellowship is 4000 USD. \;
\nSelected participants will have a further opportunity to receive the Marek Matraszek Oxford Fellowship to complete their work during a term at Oxford University\, where they will be able to work closely with a secondary supervisor to advance their research. The funding for research visits at Oxford University will cover accommodation\, living costs\, college fees\, and supervision and have a total value of 3000 USD. \;
\nSupported Research Themes
\nThe programme will support research which engages with Big Questions of universal human importance. We are especially interested in research into fundamental issues which straddle boundaries between disciplines including philosophy\, psychology\, physical sciences\, social sciences\, theology\, literature and cultural studies. Applicants will be expected to engage with recent developments in their disciplines\, and demonstrate a high standard of academic rigor. Suitable topics include\, but are not limited to:
\n▪ The significance of theological traditions for scientific practice today\;
\n▪ The relations of brains\, minds and human persons\;
\n▪ Whether physical cosmology can explain the origin of the cosmos\;
\n▪ The role of religion in the historical development of science\;
\n▪ The place of values in the natural world\;
\n▪ The relevance of literary works and traditions for understanding and interpreting Big Questions\;
\n▪ Phenomenology of human life and interpersonal relations\;
\n▪ Intellectual traditions in CEE and their import for Big Questions\;
\n▪ Free will and scientific determinism and/or divine foreknowledge\;
\n▪ Empirical psychology and the second person perspective\;
\n▪ Phenomenological approaches to religion\;
\n▪ Understanding notions of God\, good and evil in a scientific age.
\nFor further example areas that explore Big Questions applicants are strongly encouraged to visit the Humane Philosophy Society&rsquo\;s website where example areas of interest are listed.
\nFor more information on the NGRE fellowship programme as well as on NGRE alumni visit: \;https://www.humanephilosophy.com/ngre
\nApplication process
\nApplications for Exchange Fellowships must be submitted no later than 1 August 2025 for the cycle of the programme starting October 2025. Applications must include the following documents. \; \;
\n▪A proposal describing the research the candidate is carrying out\, how far the research is advanced\, and an outline of the work the candidate expects to complete during the course of their final year. \;
\n▪A full curriculum vitae\, and a statement saying how the candidate expects to benefit from participating in the programme
\n▪Two academic references including a reference from the candidate&rsquo\;s supervisor if the research project is part of an MA degree. \;
\n▪A confirmation from the candidate&rsquo\;s institution stating that they are allowed to participate in the programme during the academic year 2025&ndash\;6. \;
\nAll application materials should be submitted via email to info@humanephilosophy.com stating in the subject line: &ldquo\;NGRE application&rdquo\;. The results of the competition will be announced in September 2025.
\nBy submitting an application for the New Generation Research Exchange candidates accept and acknowledge the terms of processing their personal data for the purpose of the application process. For further information concerning the processing of personal data by the University of Warsaw see the personal data information sheet. If you have any questions please contact Dr Mikołaj Sławkowski-Rode: m.slawkowski-rode@uw.edu.pl \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Mikolaj Slawkowski-Rode;CN=Marija Selak;CN=Ralph Stefan Weir: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260317T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261117T170000 SUMMARY:Wittgenstein's Lecture on Ethics: Online Lecture Series UID:20260908T231153Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:We are happy to announce another season of the online Inner Speech colloquium starting next month\, with a new list of speakers: \;
\n- May 28th - Gary Lupyan (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
\n- June 25th - \;Kasia Jaszczolt (University of Cambridge)
\n- July 16th - \;Romain Bourdoncle (Collè\;ge de France) &\; Axel Baptista (Institut Jean Nicod)
\n- August 20th - Aleksandr Fadeev (University of Leuven)
\n- September 24th - Keith Frankish (University of Sheffield) \;
\nTimes are all 16:30 CEST
\nMore info about the first talk coming soon. We hope to see many of you there next month! For more information or to subscribe to the mailing list\, contact: jonida.kodra@uni-osnabrueck.de
\nBest regards\,
\nJonida Kodra\, Daniel Mü\;ller and Mathijs Geurts (University of Osnabrü\;ck and \;University of Salzburg)
ORGANIZER;CN=Jonida Kodra;CN=Mathijs Geurts;CN="Daniel Lennart Müller": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260901T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261215T170000 SUMMARY:Inquiry Network WIP Talks UID:20260908T231155Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:The Inquiry Network WIP Talks feature presentations of work in progress related to inquiry\, broadly understood. For example\, presentations might discuss (but are not limited to): the epistemology of inquiry\, the metaphysics of inquiry\, ethical norms of inquiry\, historical perspectives on inquiry\, or the structure of scientific inquiry.
We aim to foster the sharing of ideas in an inclusive\, welcoming and low-pressure environment. Papers that are already accepted for publication will not be accepted. We aim to be sensitive to the needs of early-career scholars.
The group meets biweekly on Zoom during each of the Fall and Spring semesters. Meeting times are determined shortly before the beginning of each semester with the goal of finding a time that works for as many members as possible. Special consideration is given to finding a meeting time that works for presenters of accepted papers.
British Society of Aesthetics Conference &ndash\; The Aesthetics of Games
\n7-9 September 2026
\nUniversity of Manchester\, UK
\nOver the past two decades\, games - both digital and non-digital - have become increasingly prominent within philosophy. As well as receiving attention from aestheticians\, games have been examined in ethics\, philosophy of action\, metaphysics\, philosophy of mind\, and social philosophy\, prompting questions about: agency\; responsibility\; rule-following\; normativity\; meaning\; responsibility for in-game actions\; the organisation of rule-governed activity\; the phenomenology of skilled performance\, and the ontological status of fictional and virtual entities. At the same time\, game studies has developed a rich interdisciplinary body of research addressing narrative\, space\, identity\, labour\, and politics.
\nThis conference aims to bring other philosophical discussions about games into sustained contact with aesthetics\, to furnish a more comprehensive picture of what kinds of aesthetic categories\, evaluative standards\, and conceptual tools are needed to understand the experiences games generate. At the same time\, it seeks to explore what pressure games place on familiar distinctions within aesthetics (e.g.\, between object and experience\, form and performance\, or representation and action)\, and to clarify what is at stake in treating games as aesthetically significant.
\nTopics could include\, but are not limited to:
\n- Games as objects of aesthetic evaluation\, e.g.: How do traditional concepts such as unity\, coherence\, and form apply to interactive media? How does the relation between ludic and narrative structures shape aesthetic experience? Should games be understood as artworks\, practices\, performances\, or hybrids thereof? What does this imply for aesthetic judgement?
\n- Narrative\, fiction\, and counterfactual structure\, e.g.: Do non-linear narrative forms require attention to different standards of evaluation? What is the aesthetic significance of alternative narrative paths? How do modes of play relate to the exploration of counterfactuals? How might interactive fiction rethink familiar narrative conventions from literature and film?
\n- Aesthetics of space and environment\, e.g.: How should we distinguish space as an aesthetically active dimension of games from space as a neutral backdrop for action? How do spatial composition\, atmosphere\, and environmental design structure perception\, movement\, and affect? How can phenomenology\, architecture\, or theories of place enable us to analyse game environments as aesthetic constructs? How should narrativity be understood in environmental storytelling?
\n- Action\, performance\, and play\, e.g.: How does aesthetic value emerge not only from designed forms but from enacted play? Can the exercise of player agency usefully be understood as a form of aesthetic\, or artistic\, performance? What is the significance of improvisation\, failure\, and skill? What are the possible roles of teamwork and coordination in shaping evaluative ideals such as 'beautiful play'?
\n- Formal and procedural aesthetics\, e.g.: What constitutes aesthetic engagement with rules\, systems\, and procedures\, and is this a crucial part of the aesthetic experience of games? What does it mean for rule systems to be elegant? What is the aesthetic experience of mastering complex mechanics\, or of navigating repetition and looping? How can opacity of rules or absence of rules be deployed as aesthetic strategies?
\n- Ethical\, social\, and political dimensions of game aesthetics\, e.g.: How do social and material factors shape aesthetic experience and evaluation? Under what circumstances does a game express a moral perspective on the actions it allows as part of engagement? How do cultural and historical framings of games and play impact on how games should be understood as aesthetic objects? How do games\, and the contexts in which they are played\, navigate questions about who is represented and who participates? What counts as an ethical transgression in gameplay?
\nFull programme
\nMonday 7th September
\n\n\n\n\n10.00-11.00
\n\n\nArrival and coffee
\n\n\nArthur Lewis Boardroom\, Arthur Lewis Building
\n\n\n\n\n11.10-12.10
\n\n\nLuca Marchetti (University of Genova)
\nVirtual Reality and Other Minds
\n\n\nJohn Casken Theatre\, Martin Harris Building
\n\n\n\n\n12.15-13.15
\n\n\nGoran Vrane&scaron\;ević (University of Ljubljana)
\nThe Hollow Foundation: Imagination and the Inaccessible Game Space
\n\n\nJohn Casken Theatre
\n\n\n\n\n13.15-14.30
\n\n\nLunch Break
\n\n\n\n\n14.30-15.50
\n\n\nEmily Ryall (University of Gloucestershire)
\nWorkshop: \;Playing With Being: The Game of Ontological Fragments
\n\n\nRoom 2.05\, Williamson Building
\n\n\n\n\n15.55-16.55
\n\n\nChristina Stimson (Kyushu Institute of Technology) &\; Rebecca Raper (Cranfield University)
\nDo Video Games Add to Fiction&rsquo\;s Capacity to Exercise Our &lsquo\;Moral Imagination&rsquo\;?
\n\n\nJohn Casken Theatre
\n\n\n\n\n\;
\nTuesday 8th September
\n\n\n\n\n10.00-11.00
\n\n\nJaakko Stenros (Tampere University)
\nPlaying a World into Being: Aesthetics between Play\, Game\, and Performance
\n\n\nJohn Casken Theatre
\n\n\n\n\n11.05-12.05
\n\n\nTom Baker (University of St Andrews)
\nAgency\, Moral Learning and TTRPGs
\n\n\nJohn Casken Theatre
\n\n\n\n\n12.15-13.15
\n\n\nLunch Break
\n\n\n\n\n13.15-14.15
\n\n\nCraig Bourne (Independent) &\; Emily Caddick Bourne (University of Manchester)
\nDeserving to Be (Un)Lucky
\n\n\nJohn Casken Theatre
\n\n\n\n\n14.20-15.20
\n\n\nAaron Suduiko (University of Southern California)
\n&lsquo\;Ought&rsquo\; Without &lsquo\;Can&rsquo\;: Hopelessness and Faith in Video Games
\n\n\nJohn Casken Theatre
\n\n\n\n\n15.30-16.30
\n\n\nBenjamin Eneman (University of Texas)
\nPlaying Tragic Games with Nietzsche and Schopenhauer
\n\n\nJohn Casken Theatre
\n\n\n\n\n\;
\nWednesday 9th September
\n\n\n\n\n\n09.15-10.30
\n\n\nBreakfast\, with a tribute to aesthetician and philosopher of games Grant Tavinor\, from Pru Steinerts and colleagues (Lincoln University)
\n\n\nArthur Lewis Boardroom
\n\n\n\n\n10.30-11.30
\n\n\nDaniel Vella (University of Malta)
\nGames and the Beautiful: On Play and Ecstase in Kant\, Schiller\, Sartre and Fink
\n\n\nJohn Casken Theatre
\n\n\n\n\n11.35-12.35
\n\n\nKumru Akdoğan (University of Manchester)
\nFrom Gameplay to Harmony: Video Games as Art Objects
\n\n\nJohn Casken Theatre
\n\n\n\n\n12.45-13.45
\n\n\nAlex Fisher (University of Leeds)
\nQAnon\, Crosswords\, and Knowledge-Based Videogames: The Aesthetics of Inquiry
\n\n\nJohn Casken Theatre
\n\n\n\n\nTo register to attend the conference\, or for any questions\, please send an email to kumru.akdogan@manchester.ac.uk and/or emily.caddickbourne@manchester.ac.uk. Registration is free and refreshments will provided each day. When registering\, please include a note of any dietary requirements. Please also let us know about any accessibility requirements you would like us to be aware of\, which we will aim to accommodate wherever possible.
\nWe hope to see you there!
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260907T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260909T170000 SUMMARY:Philosophische Wurzeln des Nationalsozialismus UID:20260908T231157Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:Europe/Madrid LOCATION:Avinguda Blasco Ibáñez\, 30\, Valencia\, Spain DESCRIPTION:The conference is conceived from the basic position \;that the ideological theses expressed and assumed by the nationalsocialism are intellectually disgusting and have had an extremely horrible effect on world history. This is precisely why it seems important to us to critically examine the roots of those theses and to meticulously research their philosophical background. This unmasks and denounces the self-blameful ignorance and maliciousness of National Socialist ideology. We consider this intellectual work to be particularly important today\, when new political movements are silently developing and insinuating similar theses into the public domain\, thereby jeopardizing the future of humanity.
ORGANIZER;CN="Pedro Jesús Teruel": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260909T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260911T170000 SUMMARY:Group Agency and Metaethics UID:20260908T231158Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:Europe/Vienna LOCATION:Universitätsstraße 7\, 1010\, Vienna\, Austria DESCRIPTION:Workshop Group Agency and Metaethics
\nMetaethics concerns the study of the metaphysical\, epistemological\, semantic and psychological presuppositions and commitments of moral thought\, talk and practice. However\, the answers to these various questions are typically developed with a focus on individuals. The possibility that groups are normative or moral agents in their own right is rarely considered within metaethics. The aim of this workshop is to explore the significance of the possibility of group agency for debates in metaethics\, and vice versa. The workshop will focus on group agency in connection to topics such as naturalism/non-naturalism\; realism/anti-realism\; cognitivism/non-cognitivism\; the nature of normativity and norms\; normative reasons\; rationality\; and experimental metaethics. We further welcome submissions on related issues that may be significant for these topics. By exploring groundbreaking topics at the intersection of metaethics and social ontology\, the workshop hopefully will set the stage for future debates.
\nThe workshop will take place at the University of Vienna from 9 to 11 September 2026.
\nSchedule Group Agency and Metaethics
\nLocation: Hö\;rsaal 3A (3rd floor)\, Neues Institutsgebä\;ude (NIG)\, Universitä\;tsstrasse 7\, 1010 Vienna.
\nDay 1: Wednesday 9 September 2026
\n09.00 &ndash\; 09.15 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Opening
\n09.15 - 10.45: \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Keynote: Bart Streumer (University of Groningen &ndash\; Flexible Objectivity
\n11.00 - 12.00: \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; James Lenman (University of Sheffield) &ndash\; From I to We
\nLunch at Aspic\, Garnisongasse 10\, 1090 Wien.
\n14.00 - 15.00: \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Yvonne Tam (Northwestern University) &ndash\; A Guise of Autonomy: Inner Freedom as the Practice of Moral Community.
\n15.15 - 16.15: \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Jitai Zhang (FU Berlin) - Social Contradiction without Group Agency
\n16.30 &ndash\; 17.30: \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Niels de Haan (University of Vienna) &ndash\; Group Agency\, Discursive Dilemmas\, and Process Requirements of Rationality
\nConference Dinner at Zum Roten Bä\;ren\, Berggasse 39\, 1090 Wien.
\nDay 2: \; Thursday 10 September 2026
\n09.00 - 10.30: \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Keynote: Asya Passinsky (Central European University) &ndash\; A Norm-First Account of Social Objects and their Functions
\n11.00 - 12.00: \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Robin Bianchi &\; Simon-Pierre Chevarie-Cossette (University of Neuchatel) - Action Minimalism: A Defence From The Margins
\nLunch at Der Wiener Deewan\, Liechtenteinstrasse 10\, 1090 Wien.
\n14.00 - 15.00: \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Juliana Lima (Azim Premji University) &ndash\; &lsquo\;We&rsquo\;-Beliefs and Group Action
\n15.15 - 16.15: \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Katarzyna Zyn (University of Warsaw) &ndash\; Volkswagen\, the United States\, a Political Party. Moral Granularity in Folk Judgments about Groups
\n16.30 - 18.00: \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Keynote: Hans Bernhard Schmid (University of Vienna) &ndash\; The Meta-Ethics of We-Intention
\nInformal Dinner at die Freunderlwirtschaft\, Grü\;nentorgasse 21\, 1090 Wien.
\nDay 3: Friday 11 September 2026
\n09.30 - 10.30: \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Olof Leffler (University of Vienna) &ndash\; Realism and Anti-Realism about Group Agency: Some Lessons from Metaethics
\n11.00 - 12.00: \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Michael Schmitz (Central European University) &ndash\; Asking Ourselves How to Live
\nLunch at Zur Bö\;hmischen Kuchl\, Schlö\;sselgasse 18\, 1080 Wien.
\n14.00 - 15.00: \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Ashley Purdy (University of Arkansas) &ndash\; Shared Activity in Good Friendship
\n15.15 - 16.45: \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Keynote: Carla Bagnoli (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) &ndash\; Moral Disorientation\, or the Collapse of the Collective
\n\;The workshop is sponsored by the International Social Ontology Society (https://isosonline.org/) and the University of Vienna.
\nIf you would like to attend the workshop\, please send an email to niels.de.haan@univie.ac.at to register. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Olof Leffler;CN=Niels de Haan: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260909T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260911T170000 SUMMARY:AISC 2026 - Natural and Artificial Intelligence: between Skills and Biases UID:20260908T231159Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:Palazzo Campana\, Torino\, Italy DESCRIPTION:Intelligent systems display a striking combination of competence and limitation\, regardless of their biological\, artificial\, or social origin. These systems can acquire sophisticated skills\, coordinate complex actions\, and adapt to changing environments\; at the same time they suffer systematic biases and pitfalls. Therefore\, understanding intelligence today requires accounting not only for what cognitive systems do well\, but also for how and why they fail.
\n\nThe 22nd Conference of the Italian Association of Cognitive Sciences (AISC 2026) focuses on this dichotomy\, proposing a reflection on natural and artificial intelligence between skills and biases. From embodied motor abilities and practical know-how to decision-making under uncertainty\, from artificial learning systems to collective dynamics in networked environments\, the conference aims to bring together perspectives that address both the upper and lower bounds of intelligent behaviour across different systems\, methodologies\, and levels of analysis. \;
\n\nWithin this broad framework\, AISC 2026 welcomes contributions from all areas of cognitive science\, including theoretical\, experimental\, computational\, and philosophical approaches to cognition in biological\, social\, and artificial systems. We particularly encourage work that fosters interdisciplinary dialogue and connects traditionally distinct domains of cognitive science.
ORGANIZER;CN=Marco Viola;CN=Fabrizio Calzavarini;CN=Vincenzo Crupi;CN=Alessandro Demichelis: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Copenhagen:20260910T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Copenhagen:20260911T170000 SUMMARY:The Given UID:20260908T231200Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:Europe/Copenhagen LOCATION:Karen Blixens Plads 8\, Copenhagen\, Denmark\, 2300 DESCRIPTION:Perceptual experiences seem to present\, make manifest\, or &lsquo\;give&rsquo\; the world to us. Such experiences have &lsquo\;presentational phenomenology&rsquo\;\, or &lsquo\;presentational feel&rsquo\;\; they seem to offer &lsquo\;scene immediacy&rsquo\; or &lsquo\;givenness in-the-flesh&rsquo\;. And perhaps perceptual experiences are not unique in this regard: similar expressions have been used to articulate\, for instance\, mathematical intuitions\, and certain religious experiences. However\, most attempts to characterize presentational phenomenology revolve around striking yet unexplained metaphors. The aim of this conference is to move beyond metaphor\, exploring presentational phenomenology in a variety of different contexts and from a variety of different perspectives\, including epistemology\, philosophy of perception\, philosophy of religion\, psychopathology\, and VR research.
ORGANIZER;CN="Søren Overgaard";CN=Laura Oppi;CN="Kasper Møller Nielsen";CN=Mads G. Henriksen: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260910T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260911T170000 SUMMARY:Religious Language and Communication UID:20260908T231201Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Frankfurt am Main\, Germany DESCRIPTION:
In contemporary philosophy of religion\, there is a lively debate about interreligious disagreement and interreligious dialogue. Likewise\, reflections in the philosophy of language on the semantics of the word "God"\, on the possibility of adequately describing a transcendent reality with our human languages\, and on the fundamental nature of religious language in general form central topics in the philosophy of religion. Up to now\, however\, these areas of inquiry have rarely been systematically connected\, even though they are in fact closely intertwined on a substantive level: both the possibility of genuine disagreement in the religious domain and the possibility of genuine understanding in dialogue depend on certain assumptions in the philosophy of language concerning the semantic content and referential properties of religiously used expressions. By deepening the linguistic dimension of the discussion about disagreement and dialogue\, the conference aims to help close this gap in research. Central questions to be addressed include: Is there something distinctive about religious language? If so\, what is the nature of religious language and discourse? What does the word "God" mean\, and how do assumptions about its meaning shape religious dialogue? What consequences do apophatic approaches have for religious dialogue? How should we respond to the fact that some of our religious or scientific peers do not share our beliefs? What consequences do fictionalist\, expressivist\, or realist interpretations of religious language have for interreligious dialogue? What role do the semantics of religious language play in conversations between adherents of religious and secular worldviews?
Speakers:
\nAmber L. Griffioen
\nJacob Hesse
\nLorraine J. Keller
\nWinfried Lö\;ffler
\nEva Schmidt
\nMichael Scott
\nMikael Stenmark
\nÅ\;ke Wahlberg
\nOliver J. Wiertz
\nParticipation is free. Please register via email by September 3rd: ake.wahlberg@sankt-georgen.de
ORGANIZER;CN=Jacob Hesse;CN="Åke Wahlberg": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260910T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260911T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop “What is Good Reasoning?” UID:20260908T231202Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:Europe/Zurich LOCATION:Bern\, Switzerland DESCRIPTION:The aim of the workshop is to investigate the nature of good reasoning and its place within the normative domain. We will explore how good reasoning should be understood and how it relates to other central normative notions\, such as reasons\, ought\, value\, and fittingness. The workshop seeks to foster discussion of questions including: What are the norms and aims of reasoning? Can we explain what it means to reason well in terms of other normative or non-normative notions? And what roles do normative reasons play in good reasoning?
ORGANIZER;CN=David Lussi;CN="Andreas Müller": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260910T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260912T170000 SUMMARY:Faces of Subjectivity. A workshop on inner awareness in the context of monistic theories of phenomenal consciousness UID:20260908T231203Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:Europe/Prague LOCATION:Jilska 361\, Praha\, Czech Republic DESCRIPTION:Keynote speakers: \;
\nRobert J. Howell (Rice)
\nAnna Giustina (Valencia)
\nSam Coleman (Birkbeck)
\nWhile the debate about phenomenal consciousness so far has mainly focused on the nature of the qualitative features one encounters in being conscious (e.g. the bitterness of espresso\, the feel of mental effort\, etc.)\, our workshop will focus on the nature of this encounter itself\, i.e. of the special &lsquo\;inner&rsquo\; awareness (Brentano\, Kriegel) one seems to be afforded of one&rsquo\;s own qualitative states\, due to which these states are &lsquo\;for&rsquo\; their subject\, instantiating what Joseph Levine has called &lsquo\;subjectivity&rsquo\;. Since it&rsquo\;s unclear whether and how this subjectivity of conscious states can be accounted for reductively\, we view its existence as an important challenge for the main forms of monism\, i.e. physicalism and Russellian monism. The aim of our workshop is to bring together leading thinkers working on inner\, or &lsquo\;subjective&rsquo\;\, awareness\, with those who defend various forms of monism\, and address the &lsquo\;subjectivity challenge&rsquo\; in a systematic manner\, examining its viability and significance in the broader context of consciousness studies.
\n\nProgram:
\n\nThursday\, September 10
\n\n14:00&ndash\;15:30 Anna Giustina (Valencia)\, &ldquo\;The Structure of Inner Acquaintance&rdquo\;
\n\n15:30&ndash\;15:50 coffee break
\n\n15:50&ndash\;16:35 Jacopo Pallagrosi (Liè\;ge)\, &ldquo\;The Acquaintance Trilemma: Knowledge\, Consciousness\, and Mental Qualities&rdquo\;
\n\n16:35&ndash\;17:20 Maik Niemeck (Marburg)\, &ldquo\;Adverbialism about Inner Awareness is Feasible&rdquo\;
\n\nFriday\, September 11
\n\n9:30&ndash\;11:00 Sam Coleman (Birkbeck College\, University of London)\, &ldquo\;Transparency and the Reduction of Consciousness&rdquo\;
\n\n11:00&ndash\;11:20 coffee break
\n\n11:20&ndash\;12:05 Adriana Renero (UNAM/CUNY Graduate Center)\, &ldquo\;Kripke and Lewis on Subjective Character and de se Beliefs&rdquo\;
\n\n12:05&ndash\;13:35 lunch
\n\n13:35&ndash\;14:20 Rituparna Roy (Porto)\, &ldquo\;The Experiential &lsquo\;I&rsquo\;: Subjectivity Without the Selfhood in Buddhist-Brentanian Account of Reflexivity\, Intentionality and Consciousness&rdquo\;
\n\n14:20&ndash\;15:05 Andrea Pace Giannotta (Niccolò\; Cusano University\, Rome)\, &ldquo\;Radically Embodied Panqualityism and the Mind/Flesh Identity Thesis&rdquo\;
\n\n15:05&ndash\;15:25 coffee break
\n\n15:25&ndash\;16:10 Jacek Jarocki (John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin)\, &ldquo\;A Farewell to Descartes: Epistemological Monism and Panqualityism&rdquo\;
\n\n16:10&ndash\;16:55 Jakub Mihá\;lik (Czech Academy of Sciences)\, &ldquo\;Inner Awareness\, Intimacy\, and the Naturalization Challenge&rdquo\;
\n\n19:00 conference dinner
\n\nSaturday\, September 12
\n\n9:30&ndash\;11:00 Robert J. Howell (Rice)\, &ldquo\;The Epistemic Aspect of Consciousness&rdquo\;
\n\n11:00&ndash\;11:20 coffee break
\n\n11:20&ndash\;12:05 Alberto Barbieri (University Vita-Salute San Raffaele)\, &ldquo\;From Intimacy to Qualitative Character: A Deeper Case for the Acquaintance Theory of Consciousness&rdquo\;
\n\n12:05&ndash\;13:35 lunch
\n\n13:35&ndash\;14:20 Milan Zeman (Charles University)\, &ldquo\;Is Inner Awareness Sufficient for State Consciousness?&rdquo\;
\n\n14:20&ndash\;15:05 Fatimaezzahra Abid (Mohammed V University)\, &ldquo\;The Presence of the Self: Ibn &lsquo\;Arabī on Operative Subjectivity and the Failure of Representationalist Monism&rdquo\;
\n\n15:05&ndash\;15:25 coffee break
\n\n15:25&ndash\;16:10 James Hill (Charles University)\, &ldquo\;Active Subjectivity: A Berkeleyan Account&rdquo\;
\n\nDownload program as PDF
\n\nPlease note that this is an in-person only event and space is limited. If you&rsquo\;re interested in attending the workshop\, please e-mail Jakub Mihá\;lik at mihalik@flu.cas.cz.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T170000 SUMMARY:10th Theistic Ethics Workshop UID:20260908T231204Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Graylyn Conference Center\, Winston-Salem\, United States DESCRIPTION:Goal: Contemporary philosophy of religion has been richly informed by important work in metaphysics and epistemology. At the same time\, there has not been nearly as much work done at the intersection of philosophy of religion and meta-ethics or normative theory. To help inspire more good work in this area\, Christian Miller (Wake Forest)\, Mark Murphy (Georgetown)\, and Chris Tucker (William &\; Mary) have been organizing a series of annual workshops on theistic ethics for a number of years.
\nLogistics: The tenth workshop will be held at the Graylyn Conference Center at Wake Forest University (www.graylyn.com)\, one of the nicest conference facilities in the country. We will begin with dinner and the first paper on Thursday\, September 10 and conclude at the end of the day on Saturday\, September 12\, 2026. There will be five invited papers and four spots for submitted papers. All papers have 40 minutes for presentation and at least 40 minutes for discussion.
\nThemes: &ldquo\;Theistic ethics&rdquo\; is to be understood broadly to include such topics as divine command and divine will theories\, God and natural law\, ethics and the problem of evil\, moral arguments for a theistic being\, infused and acquired virtues\, the harms and benefits of theistic religions\, specific ethical issues in Judaism\, Christianity\, or Islam\, and many other topics as well.
\nApplying: \;Those interested in participating should submit an abstract of up to 750 words and a current C.V. to Christian Miller at \;millerc@wfu.edu \;by \;June 1\, 2026. Word or PDF file formats only. Please prepare abstracts for anonymous review. \; For although the organizers seek to have a balanced program both in terms of topics and presenters\, the initial stage of review will be done anonymously. Submitters to a previous year&rsquo\;s workshop\, whether successful or unsuccessful\, are welcome to apply to this year&rsquo\;s workshop. \;
\nNotification will be made by June 30\, 2026. If your abstract is selected\, we will cover your accommodation\, meals\, and travel. Co-authors are welcome\, but only one author&rsquo\;s expenses can be covered. You do not have to send your paper in advance of the workshop\, and it certainly can be a work in progress. \; Questions about the workshop should be sent to \;millerc@wfu.edu.
ORGANIZER;CN=Christian Miller;CN=Mark C. Murphy;CN=Chris Tucker: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Tokyo:20260911T093000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Tokyo:20260912T170000 SUMMARY: 2026 Action\, Politics and Responsibility Conference\, Tokyo UID:20260908T231205Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:Asia/Tokyo LOCATION:Tokyo\, Japan DESCRIPTION:The conference aims to survey ongoing original research on agency\, politics\, responsibility and their connections. Special attention will be given to political agency and the responsibility of groups. A wide variety of related questions will be addressed\, including\, but not limited to\, the existence and nature of group agents\, criteria of group responsibility\, how and whether agents can act jointly\, what distinguishes action from behaviour\, what legitimacy groups in conflict zones have\, group epistemic virtues\, and what interplay of emotion and reason renders relations between persons as genuine. The aim is to discuss\, learn from and enable participants to collaboratively improve their new\, original ongoing research on a number of interconnected topics.
ORGANIZER;CN="István Zárdai";CN=Kodai Sato: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260911T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260911T090000 SUMMARY:Special Issue of the Journal of Philosophy in Schools: Aesthetic Education UID:20260908T231206Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:The Journal of Philosophy in Schools (JPS) is seeking articles for inclusion in a special issue entitled Aesthetic Education and Philosophy in Schools.
\nAesthetic education is often treated as a concern of the arts curriculum alone &mdash\; a matter of what happens in the music room\, the drama studio\, or the visual arts classroom. Yet the claim that education has an aesthetic dimension is older and broader than this narrower usage suggests. From Schiller's argument that beauty is the condition under which the human being becomes whole\, to Dewey's insistence that aesthetic experience is not a separate domain but the consummatory quality of any experience undergone with attention\, to Maxine Greene's reminder that imagination is the passport to the "as if\," the tradition has long held that the aesthetic is implicated wherever learners are asked to perceive carefully\, feel responsively\, and judge with discernment.
\nThis raises questions that sit close to the heart of philosophy in schools. What is the relationship between aesthetic experience and the formation of judgment? Can the school\, which often prioritizes reasoning and dialogue\, also be understood as a site of aesthetic formation &mdash\; a place where attention\, receptivity\, and imaginative response are cultivated alongside argument? If so\, how might practitioners understand what they are already doing\, and what further possibilities might open up? Finally\, how might these questions be addressed using philosophical pedagogies?
\nThis special issue invites contributions that examine the intersection of aesthetic education and philosophy with school-aged children\, across and beyond the arts curriculum. We welcome submissions from various philosophical traditions\, as well as historical recoveries of figures whose work remains generative for contemporary practice. We particularly welcome scholars who approach aesthetics in a crossdisciplinary way &ndash\; calling upon figures from various traditions to formulate their philosophical argument. \;
\nPapers could address the following questions or pursue additional lines of inquiry:
\nThe Facilitator as Artist: How might the role of the teacher or facilitator in a philosophical inquiry be understood as an aesthetic practice or performance?
\nEmbodiment &\; Environment (Place &\; Play): What is the relationship between aesthetic experience\, physical play\, and embodied cognition in philosophical inquiry? How do the physical classroom environment\, outdoor settings\, or digital spaces influence the aesthetic dimension of philosophical inquiry with children?
\nThe Role of Attention\, Perception\, and/or Imagination: What role does aesthetic attention\, perception\, or imagination play in philosophical inquiry with children\, and how might this be cultivated? How can the school be a place for aesthetic philosophical practice\, and what would such a reframing change in pedagogical terms?
\nEducative Aesthetic Experience: What distinguishes an aesthetic experience that is genuinely educative from one that is merely pleasant\, passive\, or even distracting within the context of philosophical inquiry? How can aesthetics be engaged without instrumentalizing works of art?
\nEducating the Aesthetic Dimension: What does it mean to educate the aesthetic dimension of a young person's experience or cultivate aesthetic sensibility\, and how does this differ from\, or complement\, the cultivation of critical reasoning?
\nCreative Thinking and Aesthetics: How does "creative thinking" function within philosophical inquiry with children\, and what is its relationship to critical and caring thinking? How might an aesthetic perspective illuminate the distinctiveness of creative thinking and its compatibility with critical reasoning in philosophical dialogue?
\nAesthetics and Flourishing: In what ways do aesthetic experiences in the philosophy classroom foster a sense of meaning\, connection\, and student growth? What specific qualities\, structures\, or pedagogical conditions must an aesthetic experience possess to facilitate philosophical learning and student growth? How does engaging the aesthetic dimension within philosophical inquiry contribute to student well-being\, eudaimonia\, and the holistic flourishing of the child?
\nTheoretically-Grounded Aesthetic Intuition: What theoretical resources are needed to make sense of practitioner intuitions that the best philosophy classrooms have an aesthetic quality that exceeds their argumentative content?
\nEmpirical Research and Implications: How do aesthetic considerations bear on ethical\, civic\, and epistemic education\, and what are the implications for classroom practice? How might empirical research illuminate the presence and significance of aesthetic experience in classroom philosophical dialogue? \;
\nDiverse Aesthetic Traditions: What can non-Western aesthetic traditions or Indigenous perspectives on beauty and experience bring to philosophy in schools? What aesthetic injustices have occurred because of the emphasis on beauty and other Western aesthetic traditions? What barriers to entry are generated by the perceived &ldquo\;gatekeeping&rdquo\; of Western concepts of aesthetics? \;
\nWe invite extended abstracts (500-700 words) to be considered for inclusion in this special issue. Please include a brief bio indicating any relevant affiliations.
\nProcedures and Timelines
\nYour extended abstract and proposed title\, along with your name\, affiliation\, and bios\, should be submitted via email to the guest editors: Rebecca Taylor (rt2904@tc.columbia.edu) and Michael Quinn (m.quinn2@research.gla.ac.uk).
\nAbstracts due: Friday\, September 11\, 2026. Authors will be notified by early October 2026 as to whether their submission has been accepted.
\nFull papers (4000-6000 words)will be due February 1\, 2027\, for double-blind peer review. \;
\nAuthor Guidelines can be found here:https://jps.bham.ac.uk/about/submissions/
\nJPS is a peer-reviewed\, open-access online journal dedicated to research in philosophy with school-aged children. This special issue will be published in the June/July or \; November/December 2027.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260911T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T170000 SUMMARY:18th Midwest Epistemology Workshop UID:20260908T231207Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:The Ohio State University\, Columbus\, United States ORGANIZER;CN=Declan Smithies: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260911T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260912T170000 SUMMARY:LDS Philosophy Workshop UID:20260908T231208Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:America/Denver LOCATION:BYU\, Provo\, United States\, 84606 DESCRIPTION:We invite submission of abstracts for a workshop on any aspect of philosophy that engages with the Latter-day Saint faith. Each accepted speaker will give a 25 minute presentation\, followed by a 20-25 minute question-and-answer session. The goal of this workshop is to help cultivate ideas in the early-stages of development. We expect that submitted abstracts are for projects in this early stage of development\, and hope the workshop can serve the authors in their aim to bring their ideas to fruition.
\nSubmissions are open to all\, but those by early career researchers and those developing ideas in underexplored areas of Latter-day Saint philosophy are especially welcome. Submissions may be sent to ldsphilosophyproject@gmailcom. They should be no longer than 300 words\, prepared for blind review\, and accompanied by a title page including author information. Abstracts should be submitted by July 25. Accepted speakers will be notified by July 31.
\nThe conference will be held on September 11-12 2026 at Brigham Young University. Those with questions may contact us at ldsphilosophyproject@gmailcom
ORGANIZER;CN=Taylor-Grey Miller;CN=Katharina Paxman: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260912T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261010T170000 SUMMARY:The Concept of Chaos: Nietzsche contra Heidegger on Early Greek Philosophy UID:20260908T231209Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:SEMINAR DESCRIPTION
Anaximander&rsquo\;s fragment has been interpreted in various different ways. The young Nietzsche reads in it a &ldquo\;pessimism&rdquo\; comparable to that of Schopenhauer\, whereas Heidegger\, in his 1946 lecture series &ldquo\;The Anaximander Fragment\,&rdquo\; criticizes Nietzsche for projecting a moralistic sentiment onto the early Pre-Socratic. Anaximander&rsquo\;s fragment\, argues Heidegger\, is &ldquo\;neither pessimistic nor nihilistic\; nor is it optimistic. It is tragic.&rdquo\;
Although Heidegger&rsquo\;s critique is probably correct\, it is symptomatic of a more general critique against Nietzsche. In the chapter &ldquo\;The Concept of &lsquo\;Chaos&rsquo\;&rdquo\; in his great book on Nietzsche\, Heidegger asserts that Nietzsche&rsquo\;s conception of chaos is far off from the &ldquo\;original Greek meaning&rdquo\; of a yawning abyss as found in Hesiod. Nietzsche\, however\, seems way more interested in the pluralistic &ldquo\;Anaxagorian chaos\,&rdquo\; which he contrasts with the apeiron of Anaximander. Not to mention their shared interest in Heraclitus&mdash\;could not Heidegger&rsquo\;s defense of Anaximander in the first place be a hint at his perennial critique of Nietzsche&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;modern&rdquo\; thinking? And could not Nietzsche&rsquo\;s preference for Anaxagoras point at a wholly different picture\, where chaos can be freed of its &ldquo\;original Greek meaning&rdquo\;&mdash\;quite ironically\, already in the Pre-Socratics?
In this seminar\, we turn to the Greek origins of the term &lsquo\;chaos\,&rsquo\; contrasting an &ldquo\;abyssal&rdquo\; with a more creative reading. No prior knowledge is required. All key texts will be provided on registration.
TIME
5 SATURDAYS\, weekly\, beginning September 12\, 2026.
1-3 PM Eastern US Time.
SESSIONS
1) The Concept of Chaos: Heidegger contra Nietzsche
2) Nietzsche and the early Pre-Socratics
3) Anaximander&rsquo\;s Fragment
4) Anaxagoras&rsquo\; Fragments
5) Anaxagorian Chaos: Nietzsche contra Heidegger
FACILITATOR
Having lived and studied all around the world\, Hannes Schumacher works at the threshold between philosophy and art. He has carried out intensive research on Hegel and Deleuze\, and he has also published widely on Nishida\, Nāgārjuna\, chaos theory\, global mysticism\, and contemporary art. Hannes is the founder of the Berlin-based publisher Freigeist Verlag\, co-founder of the grassroots art space Chaosmos &infin\; in Athens\, Greece\, and he collaborates extensively with the literary translator Peter Constantine and World Poetry Books\, New York. He has facilitated the following courses and groups at Incite Seminars: &ldquo\;Nishida Kitarō: The Logic of Place and the Religious Worldview&rdquo\;\; &ldquo\;Who&rsquo\;s Afraid of Hegel: Introduction to G. W. F. Hegel&rsquo\;s Science of Logic&rdquo\;\; &ldquo\;Chaos Research Group&rdquo\;\; &ldquo\;Reading After Finitude by Quentin Meillassoux&rdquo\;\; &ldquo\;Deleuze &\; Guattari: What is Philosophy?&rdquo\;\; &ldquo\;Plato&rsquo\;s chô\;ra through the lens of Derrida&rdquo\;\; &ldquo\;Anarchia and Archai: Reimagining the Pre-Socratics&rdquo\; (with Carlos A. Segovia)\; &ldquo\;Reading Nietzsche&rsquo\;s Zarathustra&rdquo\; (current)\; &ldquo\;Liana of the Resurrected&rdquo\;\; &ldquo\;The Body without Organs&rdquo\;\; and &ldquo\;Introduction to Chaos Theory.&rdquo\;
INCITE SEMINARS
We are a mix of rogue scholars\, disgruntled academics\, disenchanted buddhists\, enchantment-hungry anarchists\, radical therapists\, and general weirdos looking to create autonomous and accessible forms of &ldquo\;higher education.&rdquo\;
We offer online seminars and reading groups to incite personal exploration and inspire community action. Incite Seminars offers an educational experience. We do so by gathering an engaged group of participants for a dynamic exchange of ideas\, led by skilled facilitators. All of our facilitators have a deep relationship to a subject or topic through intensive study or practice.
Incite Seminars is a 100% member-supported learning community. We depend on member contributions to continue holding space for radical study and practice groups\, putting on rigorous seminars and courses\, and providing our facilitators and organizers with fair compensation. If you are unable to pay the full amount for a session or membership at this time\, we invite you to join us at reduced or no cost with our Solidarity option.
As part of the research project \;Analytic Philosophy in Visegrad Countries\, the University of Warsaw is pleased to announce a three-day workshop titled \;&ldquo\;Truth\, Use-Conditions\, Hyperintensionality: Visegrad Inspirations in Philosophy of Language&rdquo\;
\nThe Visegrad (V4) region&mdash\;Czechia\, Hungary\, Poland\, and Slovakia&mdash\;has shaped analytic philosophy of language in foundational yet often underrecognized ways. Some contributions\, such as Tarski&rsquo\;s work on semantics\, are widely known\; others&mdash\;early work on inferentialism\, situation semantics\, and hyperintensionality&mdash\;remain less familiar\, and many are still underexplored. In fact\, across nearly every area of contemporary philosophy of language\, V4 philosophers have developed distinctive ideas\, This includes original works on proper names\, indexicals\, quotation\, context-sensitivity\, attitude reports\, interrogatives\, speech act theory\, conditionals\, pronouns\, propositional content\, and logical form.
\nThis is not only a historical legacy: philosophy of language in the V4 region is a vibrant and increasingly visible research ecosystem today. The workshop aims to further raise the international profile of V4 work and to provide a shared forum where current V4 research can meet international\, V4-inspired research.
\n
Two submission paths:
To make the workshop both a genuine platform for V4 scholars and a bridge to the broader international community\, we invite submissions through two tracks:
\n
1) V4 Track
We welcome submissions on any topic in analytic philosophy of language (broadly construed) from scholars who are currently affiliated with an institution in a V4 country\, have held a significant past affiliation in the V4 region\, or have a substantial research connection to V4 philosophy of language (e.g. doctoral or postdoctoral \; affiliation\, long-term collaboration\, etc.).
2) International Track (Outside the V4)
We welcome submissions from scholars without a V4 affiliation or background on any topic in analytic philosophy of language explicitly inspired by V4 traditions&mdash\;historically (e.g. engaging with classic figures or schools) or inspired by current V4 contributions.
Topics:
We invite submissions on all areas of analytic philosophy of language (broadly conceived\, including philosophical logic)
Abstract submission:
&bull\; Abstract length: 250&ndash\;500 words\, prepared \;for anonymous review
&bull\; Language: English
&bull\; Deadline: 30 April 2026 (23:59 CEST)
&bull\; Decision of acceptance: 15 June 2026
&bull\; Talk: each accepted speaker will have 60 minutes\, including Q&\;A
Please submit:
1. an anonymized abstract (PDF preferred)\, and
2. a separate cover page with your name\, affiliation(s)\, email address\, paper title\, and submission track (V4 Track or International Track).
Practical information:
&bull\; Venue: Faculty of Philosophy\, University of Warsaw\, Warsaw\, Poland
&bull\; Dates: 14&ndash\;16 September 2026
&bull\; Format: in-person workshop
&bull\; Fee: no conference fee
&bull\; Support: we plan to provide accommodation for authors of accepted papers \;
Submissions &\; inquiries:
Please send submissions and inquiries to: zuzana.rybarikova@osu.cz or zuzka.rybarikova@gmail.com
(Subject line suggestion: &ldquo\;V4 Language Workshop 2026 &ndash\; Submission &ndash\; [V4 Track / International Track]&rdquo\;)
We warmly welcome contributions from both early-career researchers and established scholars.
International conference organized by \;the Professorship for Epistemology &\; Theory of Science (University College Freiburg)\, in collaboration with the Critical Political Epistemology Network (CPEN).
\nProgramme
\n15 September 2026
\n9:00&ndash\;9:30 Registration and Welcome
\n9:30&ndash\;11:00 Keynote 1 - \;Deborah Mü\;hlebach (Institut fü\;r Philosophie\, Freie Universitä\;t Berlin): \;The Epistemic Life of Critique
\n11:30&ndash\;13:00 Session 1
\n14:30&ndash\;16:00 Session 2
\n16:30&ndash\;18:00 Session 3
\n16 September 2026
\n9:30&ndash\;11:00 Keynote 2 - \;Just Serrano-Zamora (Faculty of Philosophy\, Universitat de Barcelona): \;Disembodied Embodiment: Expression and Knowledge in Far-Right Extremism
\n11:30&ndash\;13:00 Session 4
\n14:30&ndash\;16:00 Session 5
\n16:30&ndash\;18:00 CPEN Meeting
\n17 September 2026
\n9:30&ndash\;11:00 Keynote 3 - \;Nadja El Kassar (Philosophisches Seminar\, Universitä\;t Luzern): \;Rethinking Ignorance in Critical Political Epistemology
\n11:30&ndash\;13:00 Session 6
\n14:30&ndash\;16:00 Session 7
\n16:30&ndash\;18:00 Keynote 4 - \;Amandine Catala (Philosophy Department\, UQAM &ndash\; Université\; du Qué\;bec à\; Montré\;al): \;A Systematic Account of Epistemic Repair
ORGANIZER;CN=Melanie Altanian;CN=Frieder Vogelmann;CN=Sonja Riegler;CN=Anna Klieber;CN=Resa-Philip Lunau: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260915T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260915T090000 SUMMARY:Religious Art and Power – Contestations and Affirmations - Open Theology UID:20260908T231212Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:CALL FOR PAPERS
\nfor the special issue of Open Theology
\nReligious Art and Power &ndash\;
\nContestations and Affirmations
\nOpen Theology (https://www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/opth/html) invites submissions for the special issue &ldquo\;Religious Art and Power &ndash\; Contestations and Affirmations\,&rdquo\; edited by Lá\;szló\; Koppá\;ny Csá\;ji and Má\;rk Nemes (Research Institute of Art Theory and Methodology\, Hungarian Academy of Arts\, Budapest\, Hungary).
\nDESCRIPTION
\nInterlacing culture and society\, religious art has traditionally been a hub of social reflections. A field of creativity\, intuitive expression\, professionalism\, communication\, and even social agency\, religious art appears in many forms of expression and activity. It can be studied &ldquo\;through the prism of the genre\,&rdquo\; as Leonard Primiano suggests\, using the frameworks of architecture\, dress\, photographs\, artifacts\, narratives\, bodily communication\, and even dance\, music\, or song. Artistic expressions often incorporate reflections on power\, whether affirmative and legitimizing or critical and resistant\, even on the level of vernacular religiosity. Religion and power also have a complex relationship and interaction\, as professional religious art&mdash\;whether at the level of the individual\, the religious community\, or society at large&mdash\;has the capability to address contemporary issues of &ldquo\;mundane&rdquo\; power. Within these frameworks\, urgent issues such as climate change\, crises\, war\, migration\, and social discrimination can also be addressed. However\, art is not merely a tool for expressing a critical position and commentary on social\, cultural\, and political power\, but can function as an agent that shapes and affirms it.
\nThis special issue of &ldquo\;Open Theology&rdquo\; seeks novel approaches to these intertwined subjects\, with a thematic focus on how power\, authority\, and agency play out at the vernacular and institutional levels\, and on how power is bestowed\, legitimized\, and subverted through social and spiritual frameworks.
\nWe encourage submissions on inductive\, fieldwork-centered research\; theoretical overviews of the relationship between art and power applied to case studies\; and critical methodological reflections on prior research or approaches on the subject group. Submissions should aim to articulate proposals with real traction&mdash\;normative and operational&mdash\;attentive to feasibility\, measurable change\, and transferability.
\nSubmissions should primarily (but not exclusively) address the following questions:
\nWhat kind of discursive practices appear in religious art?
\nWhat is the role of emotions and the senses in legitimizing or subverting forms of power and authority?
\nHow do new media and new technologies shape religious artistic practices by empowering marginalized voices\, deconstructing traditional hierarchies\, or creating alternative narratives?
\nHow do performative approaches in religious practices play a crucial role in expressing\, shaping\, or contesting religious authority or power?
HOW TO SUBMIT
\nSubmissions will be collected until 15 September\, 2026\, via the online submission system
\nat http://www.editorialmanager.com/openth/
\nPlease choose section/category: special issue &ldquo\;Religious Art and Power&rdquo\;.
\nBefore submission\, authors should carefully read the Instruction for Authors\, available at:
\n\nAll contributions will undergo peer review before acceptance for publication.
\nFurther questions about content for this thematic issue can be addressed to Dr. Lá\;szló\; Koppá\;ny Csá\;ji (csaji.koppany@mma-mmki.hu) and Dr. Má\;rk Nemes (nemes.mark@mma-mmki.hu)
\nBecause &ldquo\;Open Theology&rdquo\; is published under an open access model\, as a rule\, publication costs should be covered by Article Publishing Charges (APC)\, paid by authors\, their affiliated institutions\, funders\, or sponsors. Authors without access to publishing funds are encouraged to discuss potential discounts or waivers with OA Portfolio Manager Magdalena Skoneczna (magdalena.skoneczna@degruyterbrill.com) before submitting their manuscripts.
\nIn case of technical problems with submission\, please write to Assistant.Managing.Editor@degruyterbrill.com.
\nFind us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OpenTheology
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260915T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260915T120000 SUMMARY:Primo Convegno della Società Italiana di Fenomenologia: "Fenomenologia\, logica e psicologia" UID:20260908T231213Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici\, Via Porta di Massa 1\, Napoli\, Italy\, 80133 DESCRIPTION:«\;Dal ripudio della psicologia empirica in nome di una logica pura Husserl passerà\;\, attraverso un lungo e tormentato cammino\, alla psicologia pura o trascendentale»\;.
\nA partire da queste parole di Aldo Masullo\, scritte nel 1961\, il convegno intende indagare un tema che\, per molta filosofia del Novecento\, ha rappresentato uno dei principali limiti della fenomenologia e che\, negli ultimi anni\, si è\; invece rivelato uno dei suoi aspetti più\; fecondi: il rapporto tra logica e psicologia.
\nCostitutivo della formazione filosofica di Husserl e decisivo per l&rsquo\;evoluzione del suo pensiero\, il confronto tra logica e psicologia ha orientato gran parte dello sviluppo del movimento fenomenologico. La fenomenologia\, infatti\, non si è\; limitata alla critica delle diverse forme di psicologismo &ndash\; logico\, gnoseologico ed etico &ndash\; ma ha elaborato una nuova concezione delle relazioni tra validità\; logica\, intenzionalità\; e soggettività\;.
\nSi può\; sostenere che\, per comprendere le diverse fasi del pensiero husserliano\, così\; come per distinguere le principali stagioni della tradizione fenomenologica\, sia necessario chiarire le differenti concezioni di logica e di psicologia che vi sono implicate. In questa prospettiva\, il rapporto tra questi due ambiti non costituisce soltanto una questione interna alla fenomenologia\, ma rappresenta una chiave interpretativa essenziale per comprendere il suo sviluppo storico e teorico.
\nAl di là\; del perimetro strettamente fenomenologico\, la relazione tra logica e psicologia occupa oggi una posizione centrale nel dibattito filosofico contemporaneo: dalla teoria della conoscenza alla teoria dei concetti\, dall&rsquo\;etica all&rsquo\;antropologia\, dalla filosofia delle scienze cognitive alla filosofia della mente\, dalla filosofia della logica alla psicopatologia.
\nIn questo quadro\, si invitano studiose e studiosi a presentare contributi di carattere storico o teorico sui seguenti temi:
\n1. Fenomenologia e psicologia\;
\n2. Fenomenologia e psicopatologia\;
\n3. Fenomenologia e logica\;
\n4. Etica fenomenologica tra logica e psicologia\;
\n5. Fenomenologia\, scienze cognitive ed epistemologia\;
\n6. Fenomenologia e teoria delle emozioni\;
\n7. Fenomenologia e antropologia\;
\n8. Fenomenologia e trascendentale.
\nGli abstract\, di massimo 2500 caratteri più\; 1000 di bibliografia\, \;andranno inviati a Lorenzo Cavallo (lorenzo.cavallo2@unina.it) e a Claudio Fabbroni (claudio.fabbroni@unina.it)
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\nInvio degli abstract: 15 settembre 2026
\nComunicazione degli esiti: 1°\; ottobre 2026
\nComitato scientifico:
\nAnna Donise\, Felice Masi\, Anna Pia Ruoppo
\nComitato organizzativo:
\nGiovanni Battista Armenio\, Francesco Bevilacqua\, Lorenzo Cavallo\, Claudio Fabbroni\, Francesca Maffettone\, Giulia Salzano
ORGANIZER;CN=Anna Donise;CN=Felice Masi;CN=Anna Pia Ruoppo: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20260915T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20260915T163000 SUMMARY:A Puzzle Concerning Reason and the Emotions UID:20260908T231214Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:Europe/Oslo LOCATION:Lillehammer\, Norway DESCRIPTION:More details TBA \;
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T140000 SUMMARY:3rd Duke/UNC Epistemology Workshop UID:20260908T231215Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260915T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260915T234500 SUMMARY:The Aesthetic Aspects of Metaphor: Philosophical Perspectives on an Interdisciplinary Dialogue UID:20260908T231216Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:CALL FOR PAPERS
\nAESTHETIC ASPECTS OF METAPHOR
\nItinera\, 32 (2026)
\nhttps://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/itinera/cfp
\nThis special issue aims to explore the aesthetic aspects of metaphor within contemporary discourse.
\nThe aim is to revive a philosophical perspective capable of integrating the sensory\, emotional and creative dimensions of metaphor\, examining its role in interpretative processes\, concept formation and expressive practices.
\nTopics (selection)
\n&bull\; Metaphor and perspective shift
\n&bull\; Metaphor\, intuitive perception and insight
\n&bull\; Embodiment and conceptual metaphors
\n&bull\; Metaphorical creativity and semantic innovation
\n&bull\; Metaphor and symbolisation in the arts
\n&bull\; Visual metaphors: immediacy\, emotional impact\, interpretation
\n&bull\; Metaphor and aesthetic and epistemic emotions in learning
\nDeadline for article submission: 31 July 2026 \; \; new deadline: 15 September 2026
\nLength: 25\,000&ndash\;40\,000 characters
\nLanguages: IT\, EN\, FR\, ES
\nExpected publication date: December 2026
\nEditors:
\nAlice Giuliani &mdash\; alice.giuliani@unimore.it
\nFrancesca D&rsquo\;Alessandris &mdash\; francesca.dalessandris@unimore.it
\nMarco Franceschina &mdash\; marco.franceschina@unimi.it
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ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260915T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260915T234500 SUMMARY:Decentering Design: Technology Through the Maintenance Lens UID:20260908T231217Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Proposed Collected Volume:
\nDecentering Design: Technology Through the Maintenance Lens
\nEditors: Mark Thomas Young (University of Paderborn) &\; Andrea Gammon (TU Delft)
\nRecent work on maintenance in philosophy of technology reflects a growing interest in approaching artifacts and systems as dynamic processes extended through time. As such\, it highlights a shift in focus that is currently underway - away from the traditional concern with how things are initially designed and produced - and towards an examination of the way technologies are often continually re-produced through time by practices of adjustment\, tuning and adaptation.
\nAs a growing body of literature now demonstrates\, approaching technology through the lens of maintenance is crucial\, not only for delineating the environmental\, political and social significance of technologies\, but also for apprehending their ontological\, epistemological and ethical aspects. However\, much work remains to be done in clarifying the conceptual and methodological implications of this growing body of work for philosophy of technology. \;
\nThe proposed volume aims to develop and consolidate the theoretical contribution of maintenance to philosophy of technology by advancing existing discussions and establishing new lines of enquiry around topics which have yet to be considered in relation to maintenance. \;As such\, this call for papers stands as a invitation for researchers to consider how reflecting on the ways in which the technologies they study are sustained over time may further enrich philosophical understandings of technological maintenance. We welcome contributions that address the maintenance of technologies across a range of kinds and scales: from individual artifacts to systems\, networks and infrastructures\, from crafted objects to digital systems\, robotics and autonomous agents. While we are specifically interested in theoretical and empirical contributions which advance the growing discussion on maintenance in philosophy of technology\, studies which aim to so by drawing upon the perspectives and resources of related fields\, such as STS and Media Studies are welcome\, as are critical approaches which highlight limitations in existing conceptual or methodological approaches to the study of maintenance. \;
\nSuggested topics include but are not limited to:
\nWe invite submissions of 300 word abstracts for proposed chapter by September 15th 2026 \;emailed directly to the editors: \;mark [at] markthomasyoung [dot] net &\; A.R.Gammon [at] tudelft [dot] nl
\nAuthors will be notified of acceptance within two weeks of the abstract submission deadline. Accepted contributions will receive an invitation to a chapter development workshop to be held at the University of Paderborn in January 2027 generously funded by the Society for Philosophy of Technology (SPT). Contributions are expected to range from 6000-8000 words (not including references). Those who would like to discuss potential contributions are encouraged to get in contact with the editors. \;
\nAnticipated Timeframe
\nThis two-day conference\, hosted by the Ethics of Doubt project\, aims to bring together leading scholars from around the world to discuss radical scepticsm\, the virtue of intellectual courage\, and their relationship to conspiracy theories and conspiracy theorising.
\nFor more information about the conference and the project more generally\, please visit our website: \;https://www.ethicsofdoubt.org/
ORGANIZER;CN=Taylor Matthews;CN="Genia Schönbaumsfeld": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260917T070000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260917T070000 SUMMARY:Virtues\, Education and Wellbeing UID:20260908T231219Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:Europe/Belgrade LOCATION:Sveucilisna avenija 4\, Rijeka\, Croatia DESCRIPTION:The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars working in ethics\, moral psychology\, epistemology\, political philosophy\, philosophy of art\, philosophy of education\, philosophy of wellbeing\, Aristotle&rsquo\;s philosophy\, educational science and other domains of the humanities\, with the aims of exploring our current educational practices and the way they advance development of our virtues\, our moral and epistemic characters\, and provide the necessary foundation for our individual and social wellbeing. \; \;
\nIn particular\, the conference places special emphasis on the role of virtues\, emotions\, and character formation in education\, as well as on their contribution to human flourishing. We are interested in philosophical accounts that explore how educational practices shape not only cognitive capacities but also moral and emotional dispositions\, and how these\, in turn\, support individual and collective wellbeing. This includes questions about the cultivation of intellectual and moral virtues\, the role of art in learning and moral development\, and the extent to which education can and should aim at fostering flourishing lives. We are also interested in exploring the role of arts within education\, and their capacity to contribute to the refinement of our moral characters\, development of moral virtues (or vices) and overall capacity to achieve and maintain wellbeing and social stability.
\nTopics include\, but are not limited to:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Virtue and character education: aims\, methods\, and limits
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Moral and intellectual virtues in educational contexts
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The role of emotions in moral development and learning
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Education and human flourishing: philosophical perspectives
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Habituation\, practical wisdom\, and the formation of character
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The place of Aristotle&rsquo\;s ethics in contemporary philosophy of education
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Epistemic virtues and intellectual character formation
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The role of exemplars\, role models\, and narratives in education
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Emotional education: empathy\, compassion\, and emotional regulation
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The risks of moral education: indoctrination\, paternalism\, and autonomy
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Virtues and civic education: friendship\, trust\, and social cohesion
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The role of art in education
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Questions of art censorship in schools: dangerous and harmful art\, cancel culture
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Virtue aesthetics
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Aesthetics as moral propaedeutic
\nThe conference will take place at the University of Rijeka\, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences\, September 17th and 18th 2026.
\nKey notes: Kristjan Kristjansson and Maria Silvia Vaccarezza \;
\n
We invite submissions for 30 minute presentations\, followed by 15 minutes of Q&\;A. If you are interested in presenting your work\, please send the title and the abstract of max. 300 words by June 20th 2026 to virtue.education.rijeka@gmail.com. \;Notification of acceptance will be sent out by July 1stth. There is no conference fee.
Commitment\, Individual and Collective
\nWorkshop at Tampere University\, Finland
\n17th \;and 18th \;September\, 2026
\nInvited Speakers:
\nCheshire Calhoun\, Arizona State University
\nSarah Stroud\, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
\nCall for Papers - Deadline Extended to June 26th
\nCommitment is central to both individual and collective agency. Given its central place\, it is unsurprising that it features in diverse philosophical discussions\, such as in discussions of trust\, group membership\, shared and co-operative activity\, partiality\, identification\, and meaningfulness in life. And yet\, in much philosophical literature commitment is relegated to the background of discussion. \;We invite abstracts that foreground and directly address any aspect of committing and commitment. Among questions that might be addressed are the following:
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \;What is it to commit?
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \;What are commitments?
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \;What kinds of thing can one be committed to?
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \;What is the value of commitment?
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Under what conditions should one remain committed or abandon a commitment?
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \;What are collective commitments?
\nWe will select 4-5 abstracts for presentation at the workshop. Abstracts should be no more than 1\,000 words excluding bibliography. They should be anonymized and sent to: \;philosophyofcommitment@gmail.com \;by June 26th (please note the new extended deadline). Decisions will be made by July 3rd.
\nPlease send questions to \;arto.laitinen@tuni.fi \;or \;lilian.obrien@tuni.fi.
\nThis workshop is part of the research project: Commitment and Self-Evaluation: Individual and Collective\, funded by the Research Council of Finland 2024-2028. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Lilian O'Brien;CN=Arto Laitinen: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260917T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260918T170000 SUMMARY:Philosophica II - Words and Language UID:20260908T231221Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:pl. Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej 4\, Lublin\, Poland\, 20-031 DESCRIPTION:Philosophica is an analytic philosophy conference series hosted by the Institute of Philosophy at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University. The theme of this edition of the conference is words and language\, engaging with philosophical work addressing the nature of expressions\, meaning\, and natural language more broadly construed.
\nWe invite contributions on topics like the ontology of words\, word individuation\, pragmatic features of expressions\, meaning in natural language (metasemantics)\, or the relationship between words and language\, among others.
\nTopics broadly related to natural language are welcome\; contributions do not need to place special emphasis on words as such\, though this is welcome.
\nInterdisciplinary perspectives drawing on linguistics\, semantics\, metaphysics\, and other relevant areas are also welcome.
\nThe event will take place exclusively in person\; it is open to both regular faculty and students.
\nThe conference will run from 17/09/2026 to 18/09/2026. \;
\nSubmissions through EasyChair (see also our CFP for details): \;https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=philosophica2
ORGANIZER;CN=Kamil Lemanek: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260917T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260918T170000 SUMMARY:Virtues\, Education and Wellbeing UID:20260908T231222Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:Europe/Belgrade LOCATION:Sveucilisna avenija 4\, Rijeka\, Croatia DESCRIPTION:The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars working in ethics\, moral psychology\, epistemology\, political philosophy\, philosophy of art\, philosophy of education\, philosophy of wellbeing\, Aristotle&rsquo\;s philosophy\, educational science and other domains of the humanities\, with the aims of exploring our current educational practices and the way they advance development of our virtues\, our moral and epistemic characters\, and provide the necessary foundation for our individual and social wellbeing. \; \;
\nIn particular\, the conference places special emphasis on the role of virtues\, emotions\, and character formation in education\, as well as on their contribution to human flourishing. We are interested in philosophical accounts that explore how educational practices shape not only cognitive capacities but also moral and emotional dispositions\, and how these\, in turn\, support individual and collective wellbeing. This includes questions about the cultivation of intellectual and moral virtues\, the role of art in learning and moral development\, and the extent to which education can and should aim at fostering flourishing lives. We are also interested in exploring the role of arts within education\, and their capacity to contribute to the refinement of our moral characters\, development of moral virtues (or vices) and overall capacity to achieve and maintain wellbeing and social stability.
\nTopics include\, but are not limited to:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Virtue and character education: aims\, methods\, and limits
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Moral and intellectual virtues in educational contexts
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The role of emotions in moral development and learning
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Education and human flourishing: philosophical perspectives
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Habituation\, practical wisdom\, and the formation of character
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The place of Aristotle&rsquo\;s ethics in contemporary philosophy of education
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Epistemic virtues and intellectual character formation
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The role of exemplars\, role models\, and narratives in education
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Emotional education: empathy\, compassion\, and emotional regulation
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The risks of moral education: indoctrination\, paternalism\, and autonomy
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Virtues and civic education: friendship\, trust\, and social cohesion
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The role of art in education
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Questions of art censorship in schools: dangerous and harmful art\, cancel culture
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Virtue aesthetics
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Aesthetics as moral propaedeutic
\nThe conference will take place at the University of Rijeka\, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences\, September 17th and 18th 2026.
\nWe invite submissions for 30 minute presentations\, followed by 15 minutes of Q&\;A. If you are interested in presenting your work\, please send the title and the abstract of max. 300 words by June 20th 2026 to virtue.education.rijeka@gmail.com. \;Notification of acceptance will be sent out by July 1stth. There is no conference fee.
ORGANIZER;CN="Iris Vidmar Jovanović";CN="Monika Jovanović";CN="Ana Gavran Miloš": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260917T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260918T170000 SUMMARY:Indeterminacy in Physics and Beyond UID:20260908T231223Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:Europe/Zurich LOCATION:Bern\, Switzerland DESCRIPTION:This workshop explores new directions in the recent debate on ontological indeterminacy. There has been a long-standing debate about whether fundamental physics leads to indeterminacy. Recently\, however\, the idea that there may be other types of worldly indeterminacy as well is receiving growing attention. Eddy Keming Chen argues that there may be nomic indeterminacy. Other arguments suggest that there may be causal indeterminacy and that future indeterminacy is not just due to epistemic limitations\, but a real feature of the world.
The goal of this workshop is to determine where indeterminacy exists in the world and what this implies for our interpretation of fundamental physics and broader topics in metaphysics and the philosophy of science\, such as theories of the laws of nature\, theories of causation\, and time and the future.
This two-day conference at the University of Sheffield wants to bring together philosophers of science\, philosophers of medicine\, and scholars from related fields to examine the interpretation of medical images by human experts and/or AI systems. The aim is to foster sustained philosophical discussion on how medical images are produced\, interpreted\, validated\, and integrated into clinical reasoning and decision-making.
\nLink to the conference website:
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260917T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260917T170000 SUMMARY:Belief\, and Other Influences on Behaviour UID:20260908T231225Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:University of Liverpool\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:The first workshop of the Liverpool/Luxembourg project\, The Role of Cognitive Experience in Decision and Action\, will be hosted at the University of Liverpool on 17th Sept\, 9am-5pm. The workshop will explore ways in which beliefs\, biases\, and non-doxastic states\, influence our behaviour and decision-making. \;
\nSpeakers and Titles
\nStephen Gadsby (Antwerp) - The Sense of Insight: Some Philosophical Questions
\nWilliam Hornett (Cambridge) - What the Habit-Bearer Knows
\nKathleen Murphy-Hollies (Birmingham) - Believing What Resonates
\nJack Shardlow (Liverpool) - Time Biases\, Pain\, and Memory
\nEma Sullivan-Bissett (Birmingham) - Belief\, All Else Equal \;
\nRegistration. If you would like to attend\, please register by 28th August\, by emailing Jack Shardlow (shardlow@liverpool.ac.uk) with &lsquo\;Workshop Registration&rsquo\; in the subject line of the email. Lunch and tea/coffee will be provided\, but please do let us know if you have any access or dietary requirements. Attendees may also express their interest in attending the workshop dinner (at their own expense). \; More information and abstracts for the talks will be circulated among registered attendees in early September.
ORGANIZER;CN=Jack Shardlow;CN=Laura Gow: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T180000 SUMMARY:What Would You Do Alone in a Cage with Nothing but Cocaine? A Philosophy of Addiction UID:20260908T231226Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Gore Hall\, Newark\, United States\, 19716 ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Lima:20260920T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/Lima:20260920T234500 SUMMARY:CAELO 1: First Andean Congress for Epistemology and Logic UID:20260908T231227Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:America/Lima LOCATION:Lima\, Peru DESCRIPTION:The Society for Epistemology and Logic of Peru (SEPLO) is pleased to announce CAELO 1: First Andean Congress for Epistemology and Logic*\, to be held in Lima\, Peru\, from 22 to 28 February 2027.
\nThis inaugural congress marks the beginning of a planned series of meetings dedicated to the study of epistemology and logic\, bringing together scholars\, researchers\, and students from diverse backgrounds. The event offers a space for rigorous discussion and exchange on topics including logic\, epistemology\, philosophy of science\, analytic philosophy\, metaphysics\, social philosophy\, empirically informed approaches\, and both philosophically and scientifically oriented studies.
\nTopics and Suggested Sessions
\nSubmissions are welcome on all topics in epistemology\, logic\, and related areas. Proposed thematic sessions include\, but are not limited to:
\nSubmission Categories:
\nWe invite submissions for talks and thematic sessions (including round tables and workshops). \;
\nIndividual Paper Abstracts:
\nAuthors are invited to submit abstracts for individual papers.
\nThematic Sessions (Including Round Tables and Workshops)
\nWe invite proposals for thematic sessions of various formats\, including standard paper sessions\, round tables\, and workshops.
\nAll thematic session proposals should include:
\nSession proposals should not be anonymised.
\nSubmission Instructions
\nAll submissions should be sent in English or Spanish to: \;epilog@seplo.org
\nPlease indicate the submission category (talk or thematic session) in the subject line of your email. If you propose a talk\, you may suggest a session for it.
\n*This event was formerly called Epilog 1: 1st Congress of Epistemology and Logic.
ORGANIZER;CN=Luis F. Bartolo Alegre: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260921T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260923T170000 SUMMARY:PTK26: 15th Meeting of the Polish Association for Cognitive Science UID:20260908T231228Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:Pl. Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej 5\, Lublin\, Poland\, 20-031 DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to announce the first call for abstracts for the \;15th Biennial Meeting of the Polish Association for Cognitive Science \;(PTK26)\, hosted by the Institute of Philosophy\, Maria \;Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin\, from \;September 21 \;to \;23\, 2026.
\nSpecial conference topic: Making Sense of Meaning-Making
ORGANIZER;CN=Piotr Konderak: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260921T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260921T170000 SUMMARY:PTK26 Conference: Young Researchers Workshop UID:20260908T231229Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:Pl. Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej 4\, Lublin\, Poland\, 20-801 DESCRIPTION:In an attempt to engage a new generation of cognitive scientists\, we invite proposals for oral presentations as part of the Young Researchers Workshop\, a special event to be held on \;September 21st. We therefore invite undergraduate and graduate (BA and MA) students to submit abstracts that either address the special topic of the conference or present the results of their inquiries more broadly. We would also like to encourage academic teachers and supervisors to motivate and support their students in the process of preparing submissions. YRW abstracts will be reviewed separately. Specialists&rsquo\; comments on each accepted contribution makes the workshop a unique opportunity to receive expert feedback.
\nSubmission info: \;https://ptk26.umcs.lublin.pl/index.php/young-researchers-workshop/
ORGANIZER;CN=Piotr Konderak;CN=Alexandra Mouratidou: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Copenhagen:20260921T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Copenhagen:20260921T234500 SUMMARY:Workshop on Functions and Representations in AI Systems UID:20260908T231230Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:Europe/Copenhagen LOCATION:Carlsberg Academy\, Gamle Carlsberg Vej 13\, Copenhagen\, Denmark\, 1778 DESCRIPTION:Call for Abstracts: Workshop on Functions and Representations in AI Systems
16th&ndash\;17th November 2026
Copenhagen\, Denmark (Carlsberg Academy)
CFA Deadline September 21st
We invite abstract submissions for a workshop on Functions and Representations in AI Systems\, to be held in Copenhagen\, Denmark November 16th&ndash\;17th.
Abstracts of 300-500 words will be due 21st September.
The concepts of function and representation are widely invoked in the cognitive and life sciences. An influential philosophical tradition\, teleosemantics\, proposes to ground representation partly in biological functions and ground functions in historical selection processes. While this remains a leading approach\, the account has faced challenges\, ranging from the notorious "swampman" objection\, to more recent disputes about the nature of functional and representational explanation in scientific practice.
Independently\, the recent wave of developments in artificial intelligence has sparked questions about the representational capacities of AI models\, e.g. what\, if anything\, can large language models represent? The emerging field of mechanistic interpretability is replete with function- and representation-talk. But is this talk justified? Are AI models subject to selection processes\, in the proper sense? And are the concepts of representation and function deployed here the same as those invoked in the life sciences? Are standard philosophical frameworks adequate for the case of AI? Or should we look elsewhere\, e.g. to theorising about artefacts? And what role\, if any\, do human norms and intentionality play in grounding AI functions and content?
A workshop on these issues\, co-funded by the Pioneer Center for Artificial Intelligence (https://www.aicentre.dk/p1-programs/functions-and-representations-in-ai-systems) and the Center for Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence (University of Copenhagen) (https://cpai.ku.dk/)\, will be held in Copenhagen\, November 16th&ndash\;17th\, in the beautiful Carlsberg Academy building (https://www.carlsbergfondet.dk/en/about-the-foundation/our-buildings/the-carlsberg-academy/).
Confirmed speakers include
\nWe invite abstracts on these issues for presentation at the workshop. Questions for consideration include (but are not limited to):
Abstracts of 300-500 words should be sent via email to Iwan Williams (iwi@hum.ku.dk) no later than Monday 21st September. Please include your name\, institutional affiliation and a short bio (max 150 words) in the body of your email. We look forward receiving your submissions.
Please feel free to forward this information to anyone who you think might be interested in presenting a paper or attending the workshop. A further message will be circulated closer to the time with information about registration.
Christian Philosophy: Between Christian and Post-Christian Worldviews (2026)
\n4th \;International Conference:
\nChristian \;Philosophy: Between Christian \;and Post-Christian \;Worldviews
\nIgnatianum University in Krakow\, 22-23 September 2026 (Tuesday-Wednesday)
\nThe term &lsquo\;post-Christian&rsquo\; is increasingly appearing in philosophical and cultural discourse\, employed to describe various phenomena that supposedly follow on after Christianity. Most often\, the term is used to describe a contemporary world in which Christianity either is no longer the dominant religion or is not recognised as such in the way that it was until recently. At the same time\, although there is a post-Christian world\, the Christian world has not ended. The problem of the &lsquo\;post-Christian picture of reality&rsquo\; therefore provokes discussion amongst both supporters and opponents of Christianity &ndash\; especially because what is &lsquo\;post-Christian&rsquo\; cannot be understood in isolation from Christianity itself.
\nIn a globalised world\, we are witnessing a clash between Christian and post-Christian images of the world. While some recognise the permanence and validity of the picture of reality founded on the Christian religion\, others are convinced that this has\, for various reasons\, been deformed or destroyed and belongs to an irreversible past\, both in terms of cognition and at the level of social practice.
\nWhile within Western civilisation broadly construed a post-Christian worldview founded on ecological\, gender-based or technological naturalism would seem to be dominating\, in other parts of the globe the Christian worldview is only just gaining ground.
\nThe situation in which Christian and post-Christian worldviews clash within culture and social life poses a serious challenge for philosophy. Christianity-inspired philosophy must define its place in relation to not only worldviews\, but also phenomena\, trends and concepts with anti-Christian overtones. At the same time\, the post-Christian worldview raises many questions that need to be addressed. Proposals We invite proposals that address the problems of Christian and post-Christian worldviews.
\n\nOur interests lie especially in the following topics and questions\, but are not limited to them: \;
\n&bull\; What are the main historical and systematic problems of the Christian worldview?
\n&bull\; Is an evolution of the Christian worldview possible\, or even necessary?
\n&bull\; What is the difference between post-Christian worldviews and non-Christian or postreligious worldviews?
\n&bull\; What are the main aspects and characteristics of the relationship between Christian and post-Christian worldviews?
\n&bull\; Is the transition between Christianity and post-Christianity itself an irreversible phenomenon?
\n&bull\; In what way is post-Christianity influencing debates in ethics and/or politics?
\n&bull\; Does the post-Christian worldview lead to a dissolution of our deep need for religious truths or values?
\n&bull\; Why is the post-Christian worldview mostly dominated by materialistic and relativistic perspectives that reject God as a person and the spiritual values of Christianity?
\n&bull\; What kind of personal identity and individual existence is being presented within the post-Christian worldview?
\n&bull\; Why is it that\, in the post-Christian world\, religion is becoming a tool of political mobilisation and/or manipulation?
\n&bull\; What is the function of religion within the Christian and post-Christian worldviews?
\n&bull\; Is the very meaning of Christianity dissolved in the post-Christian worldview into a set of broad ideals about human behaviour and society?
\n&bull\; What is the position of the Christian and post-Christian worldviews on the truth-falsehood opposition?
\n\nSubmissions:
\nPlease submit a 500-word abstract of your paper (in PDF format) by March 31\, 2026\, via EasyChair\, using the following link:
\nhttps://easychair.org/conferences?conf=chp26
\nLanguage: only proposals in English will be accepted for consideration.
\nWe will be delighted to encounter all participants in person here at Ignatianum University in Cracow. However\, the organisers plan to conduct this conference in hybrid mode\, combining both online and on-site elements. Each conference participant will receive a certificate indicating also the mode of participation.
\n\nWe are pleased to announce that the following individuals have agreed to give a lecture or participate in a panel discussion during the conference:
\nJeffrey Bloechl &ndash\; Boston College\,
\nUSA Chantal Delsol &ndash\; University of Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallé\;e\,
\nFrance Piotr Gutowski &ndash\; John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin\,
\nPoland John Milbank &ndash\; University of Nottingham\, UK
\nLinda Trinkaus Zagzebski &ndash\; University of Oklahoma\, USA
\n\nFees
\nThe conference is open to the public (also via social media). Presenting participants will be charged a fee to help cover costs (materials\, dinner\, coffee breaks\, etc.). For the exact amount of the conference fee\, see below.
\nEarly submission (up to December 31\, 2025) will attract a reduced fee (so-called &lsquo\;Early Bird registration&rsquo\;).
\nRegular participants 60/80/100 EUR (Early Birds/PhD Students/Regular Participants).
\nOnline participants 30/40/50 EUR (Early Birds/PhD Students/Regular Participants)
\n\nWe plan to record all presentations and then publish them on conference YouTube chanel and on the conference Facebook fanpage. After the conference we plan to publish a special issue in a philosophical journal\, containing articles based on the conference presentations. With this in mind\, speakers are encouraged to prepare a paper (up to 10\,000 words) and submit it by December 31\, 2026. Each article will be subject to a process of doubleblind peer review. Forum Philosophicum\, an international journal for philosophy (listed in SCOPUS)\, has already agreed to publish a special issue in 2026 including materials from the conference. However\, we are also open to collaboration with other journals.
\n\nDeadlines
\n&bull\; Submission of Proposals (Early Birds): December 31\, 2025
\n&bull\; Submission of Proposals: March 31\, 2026
\n&bull\; Notification of Acceptance: April 30\, 2026
\n&bull\; Registration Deadline and Payment: June 30\, 2026
\n&bull\; Conference Dates: September 22&ndash\;23\, 2026
\n&bull\; Paper Submission Deadline: December 31\, 2026
ORGANIZER;CN="Andrzej Skupień";CN="Jacek Poznański": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260922T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260922T090000 SUMMARY:The 2027 Annual Meeting of the American Comparative Literature Association UID:20260908T231232Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:4302 University Dr\, Houston\, United States\, 77004 DESCRIPTION:https://www.acla.org/seminar/875d9da0-735b-4676-ab1f-fff5c023f669\nView Seminar\nA Pedagogy Seminar and raw notes\n\nSTATUS: STATUS WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER DECEMBER 1\, 2026\nAbstract\n\nSynopsis of the trends: For the discipline of literature in East Asian Languages + Cultures there were a growing trend to incorporate active learning and digital humanities as pedagogy tools. This encourages students to write research journals along with the pace of the course and allow more flexibility in terms of developing research interests. The outcome of the course can be more than final assignments. It can also be a collaborative project for publish use —a website/a curatorial project/or a published work with collaborative efforts. Digital humanities are more effective in recent research and the teaching of premodern literature. UCLA launched a mobile app of digital dictionary KuLA that transcribes premodern cursive Japanese handwriting into legible characters. The research tool—geographic information systems—is also adopted by many literary scholars to collaborate with city planners/geographers/cartographers or to adopt an interdisciplinary approach of spatial analysis in literary work. Some co-teaching or co-authorship are done this way. Instructors who are interested in ethics in pedagogy are also learning from scholarship on disability studies.\n\nKeywords\n\npedagogy literary pedagogy comparative pedagogy land-based pedagogy premodern ORGANIZER;CN=Vivien Jiaqian Zhu: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Manila:20260922T234500 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Manila:20260922T234500 SUMMARY:11th De La Salle University Undergraduate Conference UID:20260908T231233Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:Asia/Manila LOCATION:2401 Taft Avenue\, Manila\, Philippines\, 1004 DESCRIPTION:CALL FOR PAPERS: 11TH UPC
The wait is over! We are thrilled to announce the 11th De La Salle University Undergraduate Philosophy Conference.
To honor more than a decade of scholarly excellence\, the 11th UPC is leveling up with a HYBRID setup.
While getting those drafts ready\, keep a close eye for additional information and updates coming your way in the next few days. \;
The scope of the paper may focus on the following. However\, students may go beyond the given topics:
·\; Philosophy of Mind
·\; Epistemology
·\; Metaphysics
·\; Filipino Philosophy \;
·\; Philosophy of Religion \;
·\; Political Philosophy \;
·\; Philosophy of Language \;
·\; Philosophy of Science \;
·\; Moral Philosophy \;
·\; Aesthetics
Abstract Template: \;https://tinyurl.com/39e7fvc8
\nSubmission Forms:https://tinyurl.com/4pha9zbc \;
\nDeadline of Submissions: Extended up until \;September 22\, 11:59PM
\nFor inquiries\, you may contact any of the student convenors: \;
Culada Baladad | \;juan_baladad@dlsu.edu.ph \;
Elisha Rivas | \;elisha_rivas@dlsu.edu.ph
Josef Felipe | \;josef_felipe@dlsu.edu.ph \;
Judd Alcoba | \;judd_alcoba@dlsu.edu.ph
Juan Emmanuel Reyes | \;juan_emmanuel_reyes@dlsu.edu.ph
Khristia Canta | \;khristia_canta@dlsu.edu.ph
Mako Sison | \;john_marko_sison@dlsu.edu.ph
WORKSHOP Praxis-Based Logic and Virtue: Jainism\, Sikhism\, and Chinese Traditions
\nOrganizer: Agnieszka Rostalska
\nKeynote: Chris Rahlwes\, \;Florida Atlantic University: Intellectual Aparigraha and the Problem of Jain Contextualization
\nThis workshop examines underrepresented traditions of logic and philosophico-religious thought in Asia\, with an emphasis on Sikhism\, Jainism\, and Chinese religious traditions.
\nIt investigates how these traditions apply logic and argumentation within the social sphere.
\nJainism is notable for its engagement with sophisticated\, non-absolutist\, and contextual logic systems that align with modern formal and non-classical logic. This "Engaged Jainism" advocates for "rationality for democracy" and critical thinking by rejecting "one-sided" (ekānta) views\, which are seen as the roots of intolerance and social conflict.
\nSimilarly\, Sikhism contributes a "logic of life" and a "non-oppositional" or paradoxical logic that bridges contradictions typically kept separate by formal systems. This praxis-based logic asserts that true knowledge is only valid when translated into ethical living and the reform of human action\, effectively moving logic from abstract debate into the practical realm of daily ethics.
\nFinally\, the panel incorporates the pragmatic and experiential approaches of Chinese traditions: Confucianism\, Daoism\, and Buddhism\, as well as analytical reconstructions of Mohism. In brief\, these traditions focus on the internalization of virtue and the social manifestation of spiritual truths\, prioritizing the lived application of philosophy within society. Together\, these perspectives challenge the limitations of mere intellectual thinking by emphasizing the practical and ethical dimensions of logic.
\nThe fundamental questions include\, but are not limited to:
\nHow does contextual logic promote a rationality for democracy?
\nWhat are the main characteristics of praxis-based logic?
\nIn what ways does paradoxical logic promote internalization of virtue?
\nWhat processes allow logic to shift from the abstract domain into practical\, ethical\, and societal applications?
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\nThis event is a partnership between UCW\, SFU\, and UBC\, and will take place across three venues in downtown Vancouver. Primarily at UCW\, with one day hosted at SFU and another at UBC.
\nhttps://5wocolor.com/ \;
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\nFor any inquiries regarding this session\, please contact:
\nAgnieszka Rostalska: agnieszka.rostalska@ugent.be
ORGANIZER;CN=Agnieszka Rostalska: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Athens:20260924T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Athens:20260925T170000 SUMMARY:Contemporary Philosophy meets Philosophy of Science: Trends and Perspectives: IV UID:20260908T231235Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:Europe/Athens LOCATION:48 Akadimias Street\, Athens\, Greece\, 105 62 DESCRIPTION:The \;MA Program in Contemporary Philosophy/Philosophy of Science \;of the \;Department of History and Philosophy of Science \;is pleased to announce its 4th Annual Conference on 24th and 25th September 2026 at the \;National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
\n"Contemporary Philosophy meets Philosophy of Science: Trends and Perspectives: IV"
\nConference Venue: \;Kostis Palamas building
\n(Attendance is free but places are limited and registration is required)
\nSpeakers:
\nMonika Betzler \;(University of Munich)
Anjan Chakravartty \;(University of Miami)
\nGerhard \;Heinzmann \;(Université\; de Lorraine\, Nancy)
\nDoukas Kapantais \;(Academy of Athens\, Research Centre for Greek Philosophy)
Chrysostomos Mantzavinos \;(University of Athens)
\nEvgenia Mylonaki \;(University of Athens)
\nYannis Stephanou \;(University of Athens)
Stelios Virvidakis \;(University of Athens)
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\nProgramme \;
\nThursday 24th September
\n10.00&ndash\;11.00 \; \;Gerhard Heinzmann \;&mdash\; \;A Dialogical Account of Epistemic Intuition
\n\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Coffee break until 11.30
\n11.30&ndash\;12.30 \; \;Yannis Stephanou \;&mdash\; \;Against Classical Logic
\n\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Lunch Break until 14.30
\n14.30&ndash\;15.30 \; \;Doukas Kapantais \;&mdash\; \;The Ontological Basis of the Algorithmic Operations in the \;Prior Analytics
\n\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Coffee break until 16.00
\n16.00-17.00 \; \;Anjan Chakravartty \;&mdash\; \;Universalism and Multiculturalism in Science Education\, Revisited
\nFriday 25th September
\n10.00&ndash\;11.00 \; \;Monika Betzler \;&mdash\; \;Identity-Shaping as a Relational Wrong
\n\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Coffee break until 11.30
\n11.30&ndash\;12.30 \; \;Stelios Virvidakis &mdash\; \;On the Relation between Epistemic and Moral Virtues: The Aristotelian Legacy and Contemporary Virtue Epistemology
\n\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Lunch Break until 14.30
\n14.30&ndash\;15.30 \; \;Evgenia Mylonaki \;&mdash\; \;Moral Growth
\n\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Coffee break until 16.00
\n16.00-17.00 \; \;Roundtable Discussion: Monika Betzler\, Gerhard Heinzmann\, Chrysostomos Mantzavinos \;&mdash\; \;Dialogue as a Philosophical Genre
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ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260924T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260925T170000 SUMMARY:Husserl's Phenomenological Metaphysics : Foundations\, Stakes\, Legacies\, and Perspectives UID:20260908T231236Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:Europe/Paris LOCATION:17\, rue de la Sorbonne\, Paris\, France DESCRIPTION:International Conference
\n&ldquo\;Husserl's Phenomenological Metaphysics : Foundations\, Stakes\, Legacies\, and Perspectives&rdquo\;
\nSorbonne Université\; / É\;cole Normale Supé\;rieure de la rue d'Ulm
\nThursday 24 and Friday 25 September 2026\, Sorbonne Université\;\, Salle des Actes (entrance at 17 rue de la Sorbonne\, 75005 Paris)
\nOrganisers : Julien Farges\, Laurent Perreau\, Dominique Pradelle
\nContacts : laurent.perreau@umlp.fr \;\; julien.farges@ens.fr
\nRationale
\nThe methodological\, gnoseological\, and epistemological aspects of Edmund Husserl&rsquo\;s transcendental phenomenology have already been the object of abundant commentary in the secondary literature. A better-informed and more attentive reading of Husserl&rsquo\;s work as a whole\, however\, brings to light the gradual emergence of a properly metaphysical problematic\, in a sense irreducible to the traditional perspectives of ontology or of classical metaphysics.
\nHusserl did in fact occasionally mention the &ldquo\;&lsquo\;supreme and ultimate&rsquo\; questions&rdquo\; (Cartesian \;Meditations\, §\; 64)\, or again the &ldquo\;&lsquo\;metaphysical&rsquo\; questions&rdquo\; (The \;Crisis \;of \;European \;Sciences \;and \;Transcendental \;Phenomenology\, §\; 3)\, which phenomenology should in its turn take up\, going beyond a traditional metaphysics deemed &ldquo\;naive&rdquo\;. Far from expressing a mere claim or a simple wish\, these remarks point to a decisive project : that of a refounding of metaphysics by phenomenology\, on the basis of a rigorous analysis of the structures of transcendental subjectivity.
\nThe recent publication of the substantial volume entitled \;Mé\;taphysique phé\;nomé\;nologique \;[Phenomenological Metaphysics] (PUF\, &ldquo\;É\;pimé\;thé\;e&rdquo\; series\, 2025)\, translated by John Tryssesoone in collaboration with Dominique Pradelle\, and furnished as well with an introduction written by the latter\, makes it possible to take the full measure of the efforts Husserl was able to devote to this task. The selection of texts made from within the corpus of research manuscripts reveals the profound coherence of Husserl&rsquo\;s reflections\, which elaborate an original monadological idealism\, extended by teleological and theological considerations.
\nThe conference to be held on 24 and 25 September 2026 at Sorbonne University\, with the support of the Husserl Archives in Paris and of the Institut Universitaire de France\, sets out to interrogate the substance\, the scope\, and the legitimacy of this phenomenological metaphysics as conceived by Husserl. The central issue will be to examine the way in which Husserl reconfigures the fundamental metaphysical questions of being\, of the world\, of intersubjectivity\, of the meaning of existence\, and of the absolute\, starting from the phenomenological consideration of transcendental subjectivity. It will also be a matter of examining the links that are established\, as well as the tensions that may appear\, between the practice of a descriptive phenomenology\, the assertion of a form of transcendental idealism\, and the exploration of the registers of monadology\, teleology\, and theology.
\nProgram
\nThursday 24 September\, morning
\n10:00 AM : Welcome and introduction to the conference
\n10:10 AM : John Tryssesoone (Sorbonne Université\;) \;: «\; \;L'ego \;mé\;ditant comme &ldquo\;fait inté\;gral&rdquo\;. Dé\;duction monadologique et apodicticité\; du monde dans les (nouvelles) \;Mé\;ditations carté\;siennes \;»\;
\n11:00 AM : Dominique Pradelle (Sorbonne Université\; \;/ PSL-CNRS \;: Archives Husserl de Paris) \;: «\; \;Preuves de l'idé\;alisme transcendantal et monadologie \;»\;
\nThursday 24 September\, afternoon
\n14:00 PM : Jean-Franç\;ois Lavigne (Université\; de Montpellier Paul Valé\;ry) \;: «\; \;La ré\;duction transcendantale\, ouverture sur le mé\;taphysique ? \;»\;
\n14:50 PM : Claudio Majolino (Université\; de Lille \;/ UMR-CNRS 8163 STL) \;: «\; \;H &tau\;&omicron\;ῦ ἀ&gamma\;&alpha\;&theta\;&omicron\;ῦ ἰ&delta\;έ&alpha\;. \;Remarques sur \;Husserl et la &ldquo\;mé\;taphysique&rdquo\; platonicienne \;»\;
\n15:40 PM : Break
\n16:00 PM : Julien Farges (PSL-CNRS \;: Archives Husserl de Paris) \;: «\; \;Essences\, connaissance des essences et mé\;taphysique phé\;nomé\;nologique \;»\;
\n16:50 PM : Romain Iborra (PSL-CNRS \;: Archives Husserl de Paris) \;: «\; \;Par-delà\; la transcendance et l'immanence \;: la pré\;immanence \;»\; \;
\nFriday 25 September\, morning
\n9:00 AM : Claudia Serban (Université\; Jean Jaurè\;s\, Toulouse) \;: «\; \;Problè\;mes mé\;taphysiques\, problè\;mes de la gé\;né\;rativité\; \;»\;
\n9:50 AM : Luz Ascarate (Université\; Paris I Panthé\;on-Sorbonne) \;: «\; &ldquo\;L&rsquo\;homme et les animaux dans le cosmos&rdquo\; (HusserlianaXV). La Terre selon la mé\;taphysique phé\;nomé\;nologique \;»\;
\n10:40 AM : Break
\n10:50 AM : Inga Rö\;mer \;(Albert-Ludwigs-Universitä\;t Freiburg) \;: «\; \;Y a-t-il une mé\;taphysique phé\;nomé\;nologique sans &ldquo\;aventures mé\;taphysiques&rdquo\; ? \;»\;
\n11:40 AM : Natalie Depraz (Université\; Paris Nanterre) \;: «\; \;Qu&rsquo\;est-ce qu&rsquo\;une vie mé\;taphysique \;? \;»\;
\nFriday 25 September\, afternoon
\n14:20 PM : Emiliano Trizio (Ca&rsquo\;Foscari University of Venice): \; \;«\; \;Facticité\; et té\;lé\;ologie chez Husserl \;»\;
\n15:10 PM : Laurent Perreau (Université\; Marie et Louis Pasteur\, Besanç\;on) \;: «\; \;É\;thique et mé\;taphysique chez le dernier Husserl \;»\;
\n&mdash\;&mdash\;&mdash\;&mdash\;&mdash\;&mdash\;&mdash\;&mdash\;&mdash\;&mdash\;&mdash\;&mdash\;&mdash\;&mdash\;&mdash\;&mdash\;&mdash\;&mdash\;&mdash\;&mdash\;&mdash\;&mdash\;&mdash\;&mdash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;
\nColloque international \;: «\; \;La mé\;taphysique phé\;nomé\;nologique de Husserl : fondements\, enjeux\, hé\;ritages et perspectives \;»\;
\nSorbonne Université\; \;/ ENS de la rue d&rsquo\;Ulm
\nJeudi 24 et vendredi 25 septembre 2026\, \; \;Sorbonne Université\;\, Salle des Actes (entré\;e par le 17\, rue de la Sorbonne\, 75005\, Paris)
\nOrganisateurs \;: Julien Farges\, Laurent Perreau\, Dominique Pradelle
\nContacts \;: laurent.perreau@umlp.fr \;\; julien.farges@ens.fr
\nArgument \;:
\nLes aspects mé\;thodologiques\, gnosé\;ologiques et é\;pisté\;mologiques de la phé\;nomé\;nologie transcendantale d&rsquo\;Edmund Husserl ont dé\;jà\; fait l&rsquo\;objet de commentaires abondants dans la litté\;rature secondaire. Cependant\, une lecture plus informé\;e et plus attentive de l&rsquo\;ensemble de l&rsquo\;&oelig\;uvre husserlienne met en é\;vidence l&rsquo\;é\;mergence progressive d&rsquo\;une problé\;matique proprement mé\;taphysique\, en un sens irré\;ductible aux perspectives traditionnelles de l&rsquo\;ontologie ou de la mé\;taphysique classique.
\nDe fait\, Husserl a parfois mentionné\; les «\; \;questions &ldquo\;suprê\;mes et ultimes&rdquo\; \;»\; (Mé\;ditations carté\;siennes\, §\; 64) ou encore les «\; \;questions &ldquo\;mé\;taphysiques&rdquo\; \;»\; (La crise des sciences europé\;ennes et la phé\;nomé\;nologie transcendantale\, §\; 3) que la phé\;nomé\;nologie devrait à\; son tour assumer\, en dé\;passant une mé\;taphysique traditionnelle jugé\;e «\; \;naï\;ve \;»\;. Loin d&rsquo\;exprimer une pure pré\;tention ou un simple v&oelig\;u\, ces propos dé\;signent un projet dé\;cisif \;: celui d&rsquo\;une refondation de la mé\;taphysique par la phé\;nomé\;nologie\, à\; partir de l&rsquo\;analyse rigoureuse des structures de la subjectivité\; transcendantale.
\nLa publication ré\;cente du fort volume intitulé\; \;Mé\;taphysique phé\;nomé\;nologique \;(PUF\, coll. «\; \;É\;pimé\;thé\;e \;»\;\, 2025)\, traduit par John Tryssesoone avec la collaboration de Dominique Pradelle\, qui bé\;né\;ficie é\;galement d&rsquo\;une introduction ré\;digé\;e par ce dernier\, permet de prendre toute la mesure des efforts que Husserl aura pu consacrer à\; cette tâ\;che. La sé\;lection de textes opé\;ré\;e au sein du fonds des manuscrits de recherche ré\;vè\;le la profonde cohé\;rence des ré\;flexions husserliennes. Celles-ci é\;laborent un idé\;alisme monadologique original\, prolongé\; par des considé\;rations té\;lé\;ologiques et thé\;ologiques.
\nLe colloque pré\;vu les 24 et 25 septembre 2026 à\; Sorbonne Université\;\, avec le soutien des Archives Husserl de Paris et de l&rsquo\;Institut Universitaire de France\, se propose d&rsquo\;interroger la consistance\, la porté\;e et la lé\;gitimité\; de cette \;mé\;taphysique phé\;nomé\;nologique \;conç\;ue par Husserl. L&rsquo\;enjeu central consistera à\; examiner la maniè\;re dont Husserl reconfigure les questions mé\;taphysiques fondamentales de l&rsquo\;ê\;tre\, du monde\, de l&rsquo\;intersubjectivité\;\, du sens de l&rsquo\;existence et de l&rsquo\;absolu\, depuis la considé\;ration phé\;nomé\;nologique de la subjectivité\; transcendantale. Il s&rsquo\;agira é\;galement d&rsquo\;examiner les liens qui s&rsquo\;é\;tablissent\, ainsi que les tensions qui peuvent apparaî\;tre\, entre la pratique d&rsquo\;une phé\;nomé\;nologie descriptive\, l&rsquo\;affirmation d&rsquo\;un certain idé\;alisme transcendantal et l&rsquo\;exploration des registres de la monadologie\, de la té\;lé\;ologie et de la thé\;ologie.
\nProgramme \;:
\nJeudi 24 septembre\, matiné\;e
\n10h \;: Accueil des participants et pré\;sentation du colloque
\n10h10 \;: John Tryssesoone (Sorbonne Université\;) \;: «\; \;L'ego \;mé\;ditant comme &ldquo\;fait inté\;gral&rdquo\;. Dé\;duction monadologique et apodicticité\; du monde dans les (nouvelles) \;Mé\;ditations carté\;siennes \;»\;
\n11h00 \;: Dominique Pradelle (Sorbonne Université\; \;/ PSL-CNRS \;: Archives Husserl de Paris) \;: «\; \;Preuves de l'idé\;alisme transcendantal et monadologie \;»\;
\nJeudi 24 septembre\, aprè\;s-midi
\n14h00 \;: Jean-Franç\;ois Lavigne (Université\; de Montpellier Paul Valé\;ry) \;: «\; \;La ré\;duction transcendantale\, ouverture sur le mé\;taphysique ? \;»\;
\n14h50 \;: Claudio Majolino (Université\; de Lille \;/ UMR-CNRS 8163 STL) \;: «\; \;H &tau\;&omicron\;ῦ ἀ&gamma\;&alpha\;&theta\;&omicron\;ῦ ἰ&delta\;έ&alpha\;. \;Remarques sur \;Husserl et la &ldquo\;mé\;taphysique&rdquo\; platonicienne \;»\;
\n15h40 \;: Pause
\n16h00 \;: Julien Farges (PSL-CNRS \;: Archives Husserl de Paris) \;: «\; \;Essences\, connaissance des essences et mé\;taphysique phé\;nomé\;nologique \;»\;
\n16h50 \;: Romain Iborra (PSL-CNRS \;: Archives Husserl de Paris) \;: «\; \;Par-delà\; la transcendance et l'immanence \;: la pré\;immanence \;»\; \;
\nVendredi 25 septembre\, matiné\;e
\n9h00 \;: Claudia Serban (Université\; Jean Jaurè\;s\, Toulouse) \;: «\; \;Problè\;mes mé\;taphysiques\, problè\;mes de la gé\;né\;rativité\; \;»\;
\n9h50 : Luz Ascarate (Université\; Paris I Panthé\;on-Sorbonne) \;: «\; &ldquo\;L&rsquo\;homme et les animaux dans le cosmos&rdquo\; (HusserlianaXV). La Terre selon la mé\;taphysique phé\;nomé\;nologique \;»\;
\n10h40 \;: Pause
\n10h50 \;: Inga Rö\;mer \;(Albert-Ludwigs-Universitä\;t Freiburg) \;: «\; \;Y a-t-il une mé\;taphysique phé\;nomé\;nologique sans &ldquo\;aventures mé\;taphysiques&rdquo\; ? \;»\;
\n11h40 \;: Natalie Depraz (Université\; Paris Nanterre) \;: «\; \;Qu&rsquo\;est-ce qu&rsquo\;une vie mé\;taphysique \;? \;»\;
\nVendredi 25 septembre\, aprè\;s-midi
\n14h20 : Emiliano Trizio (Ca&rsquo\;Foscari University of Venice): \; \;«\; \;Facticité\; et té\;lé\;ologie chez Husserl \;»\;
\n15h10 \;: Laurent Perreau (Université\; Marie et Louis Pasteur\, Besanç\;on) \;: «\; \;É\;thique et mé\;taphysique chez le dernier Husserl \;»\;
ORGANIZER;CN=Dominique Pradelle;CN=Julien Farges;CN=Laurent Perreau: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20260924T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20260925T170000 SUMMARY:3CPR UID:20260908T231237Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:America/Indiana/Indianapolis LOCATION:South Bend\, United States DESCRIPTION:The Center for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Notre Dame\, the Rutgers Center for the Philosophy of Religion\, and the Princeton Project in Philosophy &\; Religion \;are pleased to announce a \;new \;joint \;workshop in philosophy of religion\, to be \;inaugurated in 2026 \;at the University of Notre Dame. This workshop aims to spotlight and help \;incubate \;exciting \;new work in the philosophy of religion \;(broadly-construed)\, as well as to develop and deepen connections among our three centers \;(3 Centers for Philosophy of Religion = 3CPR). \; The plan is to rotate 3CPR each year: it will be hosted at Princeton in 2027 and at Rutgers in 2028. \; \;
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260925T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260925T170000 SUMMARY:Philosophy\, Evidence and Policymaking UID:20260908T231238Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:Europe/Amsterdam LOCATION:Rijnstraat 50\, Den Haag\, Netherlands DESCRIPTION:This workshop brings together researchers working on the theory and philosophy of science and evidence in policymaking as well as practitioners such as knowledge-brokers\, policymakers and policy advisors. It is organised by researchers at University of Antwerp\, University of Groningen and the VU Amsterdam in collaboration with the Science for Policy project at the Netherlands&rsquo\; Ministry of Education\, Culture &\; Science.
\nThe workshop is aimed at both early-career and senior researchers who are interested in the theory and the practice of evidence generation for and use in policymaking and the interaction between science and policy. This field of research addresses questions such as: What type of evidence should one use to develop policies? What should the role of scientific advisors be in policymaking? Does it make sense to rank evidence in hierarchies? How should policymakers deal with scientific expert disagreement? What does an appropriate role for non-epistemic values look like in evidence and science for policy?
\nWe invite you to send abstracts on the abovementioned topics\, as well as on related ones. Abstracts should:
\nNot exceed 300 words (references excluded)\;
\nBe sent in an anonymised document to the following email address: ebpolicy.network@gmail.com\;
\nBe suitable for a 30-minute presentation (+15 minutes of Q&\;A)\;
\nBe sent by the deadline: 3 August 2026 (notification of acceptance in the beginning of August 2026)\;
\nParticipation in the workshop without sending an abstract is possible by filling out the registration form no later than 15 August 2026. \;
\nThe first part of the workshop will include a keynote lecture by Dr. Donal Khosrowi (University of Hannover) and\, after\, presentations of the selected abstracts. After the lunch break\, the second part of the workshop will include a keynote lecture by Dr. Jaakko Kuosmanen (Finnish Academy of Science and Letters) and structured dialogues in break-out groups with practitioners\, aimed at making participants reflect together on various topics related to evidence and policy.
\nMoreover\, the workshop aims to encourage interaction between researchers and practitioners. Therefore\, the workshop will also include sessions in which there is structured dialogue between participating researchers and practitioners from the Netherlands&rsquo\; government.
\nQuestions can be sent to \;ebpolicy.network@gmail.com
ORGANIZER;CN=Geertjan Holtrop;CN=Kato Van Roey;CN=Helena R. Slanickova;CN=Paride Del Grosso: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260925T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260926T170000 SUMMARY:Logic of Metaphysics UID:20260908T231239Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Am Neuen Palais 10\, Potsdam\, Germany\, 14469 DESCRIPTION:The history of analytic philosophy is essentially told as a history of the development and application of logic on the one hand\, and as a continuous discussion of the question of the possibility of metaphysics on the other hand. While logical empiricism believed that metaphysical questions could be exposed as pseudo-problems using the tools of formal logic\, developments in modal logic and model theory were partly responsible for the renaissance of metaphysics that we can still observe today. In short\, since formal logic is an essential tool and distinguishing feature of analytic philosophy\, logic is also crucial in the historical and contemporary discourse on the possibility of metaphysics. In this context\, the question arises as to what functions logic fulfills in metaphysics and what questions it enables or prevents. \;
\nThe aim of the conference is to shed light on the relationship between analytic metaphysics and its logical toolkit and to trace the historical development of analytic philosophy from a fundamentally anti-metaphysical to a philosophical movement\, which is decidedly open towards metaphysics. An examination of the second area of interest is closely linked to the role that logic plays in the dissolution and reformulation of metaphysical problems. This may take the form of systematic contributions to current debates or reviews of historical positions.
\nCALL FOR ABSTRACTS
\nWe encourage BA\, MA\, and M.Ed. students to submit abstracts on the above topic in English. Submissions should include a brief description of the topic (approximately two to three sentences) and an abstract of no more than 400 words for a blind review. Each presenter will have 45 minutes for their presentation\, 20 minutes for the talk\, and 25 minutes for a Q&\;A. \;
\nThe deadline for submissions is 30.05.26.. Please submit your application as a PDF to logicandmetaphysics@protonmail.com. Documents need to be anonymized for blind review. Please make sure to use &ldquo\;Abstract Logic of Metaphysics Potsdam 2026&rdquo\;as the subject of the Email.
\nWe particularly encourage students from underrepresented and marginalized groups to submit presentations in order to support diversity and equality at universities. \;
\nAll submissions will undergo a blind review. All applicants will be notified by email by 22.06.26.regardless of whether their presentation has been selected. We will contact you for further organizational steps if your presentation is selected.
\nWe are working on financing the conference\, however currently we cannot guarantee a full (or even a partial) reimbursement of travel and accommodation costs. Should you be unable to finance your accommodation\, please indicate this in your email. A limited number of participants can be accommodated by the local student body.
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If you have any questions\, please contact the organizers logicandmetaphysics@protonmail.com. We look forward to receiving your abstracts!
PAINT Workshop on Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
\nThe Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence Network Talks (PAINT) is hosting a two-day in-person workshop at University of Toronto on September 25th and 26th\, 2026. We invite submissions of abstracts for contributed talks and self-nominations for commenters.
\nThe theme of the workshop is Philosophy of AI and Science. We welcome papers on any philosophical aspect of artificial intelligence\, including but not limited to philosophy of science\, epistemology of science\, philosophy of mind\, metascience. We are interested in work that engages with both foundational questions about the \;nature of AI applications in science and normative questions about its development\, deployment\, and regulation.
\nCFP: \;Submission Guidelines:
\nAbstracts should be no more than 500 words and should clearly describe the main question\, argument\, and contribution of the paper. Abstracts should be prepared for anonymous review (no identifying information in the document). Please submit your abstract via the following form: \;
\nhttps://forms.gle/NTp1LdZMY6qTbCHJA \; \;
\nThe submission deadline is July 31st\, 2026.
\nTravel Support:
\nLimited funding is available to support travel costs for workshop participants\, with priority given to graduate students. Further details will be communicated to authors of accepted abstracts.
\nFurther information:
\nAbstract submissions are due July 31st. Decisions will be communicated by August 7th. Each accepted paper will be assigned a commentator. Accepted speakers must submit full paper drafts by August 31st. \;
\nQuestions may be directed to karina.vold@utoronto.ca \;
\nThe PAINT series and workshop is supported by Schmidt Sciences AI2050 Collaboration Fund.
ORGANIZER;CN=Karina Vold;CN=Sina Fazelpour;CN=Kathleen A. Creel: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T231111Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260926T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260927T170000 SUMMARY:5th Annual Philosophy of Language Association Conference UID:20260908T231241Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:f84c:d7ff:fee1:b55%3 TZID:America/Los_Angeles LOCATION:Los Angeles\, United States DESCRIPTION:The Fifth Annual Conference of the Philosophy of Language Associationwill take place at the University of California\, Los Angeles\, on September 26 &ndash\; 27\, 2026. The goal of the conference\, and of the association\, is to provide a venue for philosophers of language to discuss new work in all areas of the field.
ORGANIZER;CN=Samuel John Cumming;CN=Guillermo Del Pinal;CN=Eliot Michaelson;CN=Alex Radulescu;CN=Katherine Ritchie;CN="Una Stojnić";CN=Emanuel Viebahn;CN=Julia Zakkou: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR