Computational methods and simulations have become a fruitful methodology for philosophers\, particularly for understanding how social relations\, norms\, and communicative structures could and should shape inquiry. Work in computational social philosophy has illuminated phenomena ranging from the epistemic value of diversity and the dynamics of epistemic belonging to the emergence and erosion of norms and processes of polarization.
\nGenerative and agentic AI tools stand to profoundly reshape computational social philosophy in at least two ways:
\nAs objects of study for computational social philosophy. Generative and agentic AI are increasingly embedded in epistemic life: as sources of information\, interlocutors\, surrogates for social participants\, gatekeepers within epistemic communities\, and even partially autonomous epistemic actors. This should motivate a broadening of purview in social epistemology\, which has tended to focus primarily on personal\, interpersonal\, and institutional factors that impact inquiry\, but comparatively less on technological factors. \;
\nAs tools of study for computational social philosophy. These systems can lower the technical barriers to computational work. More interestingly\, they may expand the range of social phenomena philosophers can model\, including richer representations of agents&rsquo\; beliefs and behavior\, more complex interactions and environments\, and even digital-twin-style models of particular communities or institutions.
\nThis cluster brings together philosophers working in\, or seriously engaging with\, computational social philosophy. We are eager to gather a cohort who can bring rigor\, clarity\, and intellectual generosity to advancing understanding in relation to the above themes.
\nWe&rsquo\;re particularly interested in philosophical contributions that engage one or more of the following cross-cutting threads:
\nModeling of AI systems as socio-epistemic phenomena: How might explicitly modeling the effects of AI systems within social epistemic processes challenge\, deepen\, or expand existing understanding in social epistemology and philosophy of science?
\nModeling of socio-epistemic phenomena with AI-based tools: What new forms of social epistemological phenomena can AI-based tools help us represent and investigate beyond traditional methods\, such as typical agent-based models?
\nUnderstanding aims and tradeoffs: How should we think about the tradeoffs between promises of AI-based tools (e.g.\, flexibility\, expressive power\, scale) and other desiderata (e.g.\, robustness\, justification\, tractability\, understanding) that have long been central to computational social philosophy? What can we learn about these issues from the use of AI-based tools in other disciplines such as computational social science?
\nMethodological standards: What standards should guide reliable\, reproducible\, and more generally epistemically and ethically responsible philosophical inquiry using AI-based methods in computational social philosophy?
\nPlease note that\, while we welcome expressions of interest from all disciplines\, this is not a general workshop about AI or AI-based simulations. It is a workshop about how deeper engagement with AI systems as objects of modeling studies and as a modeling tool can ultimately enrich and expand philosophical inquiry.
\nFormat
\nThe series will consist of bi-weekly virtual meetings\, in the style of CSPS\, starting in October 2026.The meetings are on Mondays at 11:30am ET.
\nApplications
\nYou can submit your application to join the seminars by using this application form: https://forms.gle/SC2iqbZUBU6iB52v6 \;
\nThe application form includes:
\nBasic details: Your name\, email address\, affiliation\, career stage
\nExtended abstracts of up to 750 words and prepared for anonymous review (no identifying information in the abstract itself).
\nThe submission deadline for applications is July 27th\, 2026.
\nOrganizers
\nSina Fazelpour (Northeastern)
\nLuca Garzino Demo (UPenn) \;
\nPlease direct inquiries to lgarzino@sas.upenn.edu
ORGANIZER;CN=Sina Fazelpour;CN=Luca Garzino Demo: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20261006T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20261007T170000 SUMMARY:The Nature of Social Identities: Metaphysics\, Epistemology\, and Politics UID:20261013T044002Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:Europe/Prague LOCATION:Arna Nováka 1\, Brno \, Czech Republic\, 60200 DESCRIPTION:The Department of Philosophy\, Faculty of Arts\, Masaryk University in Brno\, Czech Republic\, invites submissions for a conference on the metaphysical and epistemological foundations of social identities\, organised within the research project Identity Politics: Metaphysics and Epistemology.
\nConference Theme
\nIn recent decades\, political and social debates have increasingly focused on identity-based groups defined by characteristics such as race\, gender\, sexual orientation\, disability\, class\, religion\, or age. These developments have generated extensive discussion in political philosophy and social theory. However\, many of the metaphysical and epistemological assumptions underlying identity politics remain insufficiently examined.
\nThis conference aims to investigate the nature\, constitution\, and epistemic role of social identities. In particular\, we seek to explore the mechanisms through which identities emerge as robust social and political entities\, and the ways in which identity-related features&mdash\;such as lived experience\, self-identification\, social recognition\, and shared narratives&mdash\;contribute to their formation and persistence. \;
\nAnother central aim is to examine whether different identities (for example\, race\, gender\, sexual orientation\, or class) are constituted through similar or distinct metaphysical and epistemic mechanisms. Comparative approaches that analyse similarities and differences across identities are especially welcome. \;
\nThe conference will also address the epistemological aspects of social identities\, including questions concerning situated knowledge\, epistemic authority\, intersectionality\, and conflicts among different socially situated perspectives.
\nTopics
\nPossible topics include\, but are not limited to:
\nMetaphysics of Social and Political Identities
\nEpistemology of Social Identity
\nSubmissions from metaphysics\, epistemology\, social philosophy\, feminist philosophy\, philosophy of race\, and related areas are welcome.
\nKeynote speaker: Kristina Rolin (Tampere University)
\nSubmission Guidelines
\nPlease submit an anonymous abstract of 400&ndash\;500 words.
\nThe submission should be attached to the email in .pdf format and prepared for blind review. Please include the following information separately in the body of the email: your name(s)\, affiliation(s)\, contact information\, the title of your talk.
\nImportant Dates
\nConference Details
\nSubmission
\nPlease send submissions to: belohrad@phil.muni.cz
\nContact
\nFor inquiries\, please contact: Radim Bělohrad\, Ph.D. (belohrad@phil.muni.cz)
\nOrganizing committee
\nRadim Bělohrad\, Ph.D. \;
\nZdeňka Jastrzembská\;\, Ph.D. \;
\nMarek Picha\, Ph.D.
\nDagmar Pichová\;\, Ph.D.
ORGANIZER;CN=Radim Belohrad: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261007T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261007T234500 SUMMARY:9th Annual Chapel Hill Normativity Workshop UID:20261013T044003Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Caldwell Hall\, Chapel Hill\, United States DESCRIPTION:We invite submissions of abstracts for the 2027 Chapel Hill Normativity Workshop\, to be held on March 26-27\, 2027. (Please note that this year's workshop\, unfortunately and unavoidably\, conflicts with the Pacific APA.) Abstracts should be between 750-1000 words (inclusive of footnotes but exclusive of any bibliography) and should summarize a paper that can be presented in no more than 40 minutes. The title of the paper should be included within the document above the abstract. Please prepare your abstract for anonymous review\, and submit it in .pdf or .docx form to chnormativity@gmail.com by October 7th\, 2026.
\nWe will consider papers on any aspect of normativity\, construed broadly to include:
\nThose who presented papers at the last two Normativity Workshops (the 8th annual workshop\, held in 2026\; and the 7th annual workshop\, held in 2025) are not eligible to submit papers this year. Those who chaired/commented at the last two workshops\, or who presented at previous workshops\, are eligible to submit. There is a limit of one submission per person\; co-authored papers count toward this limit.
\nFor the eighth workshop running\, papers accepted to the workshop will be eligible for publication in a special issue of Philosophical Studies. Authors of accepted papers are encouraged\, but not required\, to submit their papers to the special issue.
\nThe authors of the seven best abstracts not selected for the workshop will be invited to chair a session at the workshop and\, as part of that\, to act as a "mini-commentator"\, asking an extended (3-5 minute) first question. In order to facilitate this\, we will ask authors of accepted papers to send their chair-commentators a draft of their full paper by March 1st.
ORGANIZER;CN=Chris Howard;CN=Margaret Shea;CN=Alex Worsnip: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261009T161500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261009T181500 SUMMARY:Making Room for Voluntary Belief: Belief\, Choice\, and Epistemic Options UID:20261013T044004Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Newark\, United States ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261015T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261015T090000 SUMMARY:Arkete: Philosophy of Perception: Representation\, Reality\, and Cognitive Structure UID:20261013T044005Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Arkete
\nSpecial Issue 2026
\nPhilosophy of Perception: Representation\, Reality\, and Cognitive Structure
\nEditors: Mariano Bianca (University of Siena) and Paolo Piccari (University of Siena)
\nPhilosophical reflection on perception has returned to the centre of contemporary debates in philosophy of mind\, epistemology\, and metaphysics. Questions concerning perceptual content\, representational structure\, and the relation between experience and reality have gained renewed prominence in light of current discussions on cognition\, conceptual capacities\, and the epistemic role of perception.
\nAt the same time\, the field remains divided between competing models: representationalist accounts\, relational theories\, disjunctivism\, and naturalistic approaches that attempt to explain perception through cognitive or computational frameworks. These debates raise a deeper philosophical question: whether perception should be understood primarily as an internal mental state or rather as a structured form of access to an objective world.
\nThis special issue aims to gather contributions that investigate perception as a cognitive and conceptual phenomenon with epistemic and metaphysical implications. Particular attention will be devoted to approaches that combine analytic rigour with broader theoretical ambition\, exploring how perceptual experience contributes to the constitution of knowledge and to the articulation of reality.
\nWe welcome contributions addressing these questions\, preferably grounded in concrete cases and/or examples that help clarify and support philosophical analysis.
\nTopics for Submission (including\, but not limited to)
\nSubmission Guidelines
\nSubmissions must be original and unpublished\, written in English or Italian\, and formatted according to the journal&rsquo\;s editorial guidelines. All manuscripts will undergo double-blind peer review.
\nThe 2025 issue of Arkete will be dedicated to these questions. The volume will include articles selected through this Call for Papers as well as invited contributions by national and international scholars.
\nAll submissions must be sent no later than 15 October 2026 to the Editors at:
\nmariano.bianca@unisi.it
paolo.piccari@unisi.it
Manuscripts must conform to the editorial guidelines available at:
https://www.arkete.it
Accepted languages: English and Italian.
\nMaximum length: 40\,000 characters (including spaces\, footnotes\, references\, and abstract).
\nEach submission must include:
\nIn a separate file attached to the same email\, authors must provide:
\nA philosophy of imagination conference to commemorate the 10th anniversary of The Junkyard blog. In addition to the invited speakers\, there will be a number of contributed sessions.
\nCall for Papers
\nJAM will include parallel sessions for submitted papers selected via an open call. Papers should be anonymized and no more than 3000 words (not including references). Philosophical papers on all topics concerning imagination are welcome. The submission deadline is October 15. Notification of paper status will be provided by December 1. A limited number of partial travel stipends are available for early career researchers and scholars residing outside the United States.
\nCall for Symposium Proposals
\nJAM also has limited spots for submitted symposia selected via an open call. Symposia on all philosophical themes concerning imagination are welcome. The submission deadline is October 15. Notification of proposal status will be provided by December 1. A symposium should contain 3 papers and may also include up to two discussants and a chair (if you do not specify a chair\, one will be assigned to you). \; \;Symposium proposals should be anonymized\, and they should \;explain the theme of the symposium and include extended abstracts of each of the three symposium papers (1000 words each). \; \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Amy Kind: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261016T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T170000 SUMMARY:13th Biennial Graduate Epistemology Conference\, University of Rochester UID:20261013T044008Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Rochester\, United States DESCRIPTION:Conference Details
\nThe University of Rochester Department of Philosophy invites graduate students to submit to the 13th Biennial Graduate Epistemology Conference. We welcome submissions in the field of analytic epistemology\, broadly construed. Such submissions can include papers that address epistemological issues in philosophy of science\, ethics\, philosophy of mind\, philosophy of language\, philosophy of religion\, or metaphysics.
\nContact
\nFor questions\, comments\, and concerns\, please message the organizers at rochestergec@gmail.com.
\nThe conference call for papers can be found at: \;CFP: 13th Biennial Graduate Epistemology Conference\, University of Rochester - PhilEvents
ORGANIZER;CN=Harry Golborn;CN=Adam DeDobbelaere;CN=Evan Lopes;CN=Zane Duzant: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261019T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261019T180000 SUMMARY:Reasons are States of Affairs UID:20261013T044009Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce our monthly \;online \;talk series on "Inferences &\; Capacities."
Our next speaker is:
Eva Schmidt \;(TU Dortmund)
Reasons are States of Affairs
Oct 19: \;11am (Buenos Aires)\, 10am (New York)\, 4pm (Berlin).
\nAbstract: \;Reasons have a double role\, a normative role: they count in favor of belief or action\; and an explanatory role: they provide a rational explanation of a subject&rsquo\;s beliefs or actions. These roles pull in different directions regarding the question of the metaphysical nature of reasons&ndash\; are they states of affairs or (true) propositions? Here\, we support the states of affairs view. We first present an argument starting from the particular case of reasons which are available to semantically unsophisticated subjects who do not possess any semantic concepts (such as &ldquo\;truth&rdquo\; or &ldquo\;reference&rdquo\;). We argue that the reasons to which such subjects respond are states of affairs\, and that\, by extension\, \; so are the reasons of more sophisticated subjects. Second\, we undermine arguments for the claim that reasons are propositions &ndash\; or specifically\, fine-grained Fregean propositions. Such arguments appeal to specific cases in which epistemic justification or reason explanation differs in fine-grained ways\, apparently corresponding to differences between the Fregean propositions that are the reasons in these cases. Further arguments appeal to the need of a content-relation between reasons and the supported responses\, which apparently only Fregean propositions can explain and to the nature of (inferential) justification.
\n\nHow to participate: \;Please\, send an email to Alfredo Vernazzani at: \;
\nalfredo-vernazzani AT protonmail.com
\n_______
\nThe series brings together work on inferential capacities\, rationality\, normativity\, and cognition &mdash\; across both human and non-human animals &mdash\; with the aim of fostering discussion on the nature and limits of the cognitive sphere. \;
\n2026 line-up: \;
April 27: \;Angelica Kaufmann \;(University of Milan): "Mind Blanking as Mental Imagery." \;
\nMay 18: \;Federico Burdman \;(Universidad Alberto Hurtado) "Constrained choices: addiction\, attention\, and reasons-responsiveness." \;
\nJune 22: \;Susanna Schellenberg \;(Rutgers): TBA \;
\nJuly 20: \;Cameron Buckner \;(University of Florida): "Chains-of-Thought\, Inner Speech\, and Artificial Epistemic Agency."
\nSeptember 7: \;Ulf Hlobil \;(Concordia University): TBA \;
\nOctober 19: \;Eva Schmidt \;(TU Dortmund): TBA \;
\nNovember 16: \;Hans-Johann Glock \;(University of Zü\;rich): "Is Ascribing Inferences to Brains or Non-human Animals a Fallacy?" \;
\nDecember 14: \;Emma Borg \;(SAS\, University of London): "Twitches\, Fidgets\, Habits\, Skills: The Scope of Common-Sense Psychology." \;
Each talk lasts c. 40 minutes followed by 40 minutes open Q&\;A. \;
\nThe series is co-organized by:
\nMariela Aguilera \;(University of Có\;rdoba)
\nMatí\;as Osta-Vé\;lez \;(Universidad de la Repú\;blica)
\nAlfredo Vernazzani \;(TU Dortmund\; Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg).
\nVisit our website: \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Alfredo Vernazzani;CN=Mariela Aguilera;CN="Matías Osta Vélez": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20261021T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20261021T170000 SUMMARY:Deep Disagreement and the Limits of Argumentation UID:20261013T044010Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:Europe/Prague LOCATION:Klemensova 19\, Bratislava\, Slovakia\, 81109 DESCRIPTION:We invite submissions of abstracts for a one-day symposium exploring the nature and consequences of deep disagreement for argumentation theory. When interlocutors lack shared premises\, standards of evidence\, or even criteria for what counts as a good argument\, what &mdash\; if anything &mdash\; can argumentation still accomplish?
\nKeynote Speaker: Scott F. Aikin (Vanderbilt University) &mdash\; "Deep Disagreement and the Owl of Minerva Problem"
\nTopics of interest include:
\n- The nature and scope of deep disagreement
\n- Epistemic and argumentative responses to fundamental disagreement
\n- The limits of rational persuasion
\n- Deep disagreement in political\, moral\, and religious contexts
\n- The role of argumentation in polarized discourse
\n- Argumentation and epistemic agency under conditions of disagreement
\nSubmission Guidelines: Please submit an abstract of 300&ndash\;500 words to deepdisagreement2026@gmail.com by June 30\, 2026. Include your name\, affiliation\, and contact details in the body of the email.
\nNotification of acceptance: August 1\, 2026.
\nThere is no registration fee.
\nOrganizer: Tomá\;&scaron\; Kollá\;rik (Institute of Philosophy\, Slovak Academy of Sciences)
\nContact: deepdisagreement2026@gmail.com
ORGANIZER;CN=Tomas Kollarik: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20261022T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20261024T170000 SUMMARY:Rationality and Normativity Conference UID:20261013T044011Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:Europe/Prague LOCATION:nám. Svobody 331/2\, Hradec Králové\, Czech Republic DESCRIPTION:The conference is on the nature of rationality and its relation to normativity\, especially on how rationality and reasons generate norms for what to believe\, trust or doubt. Rationality provides norms governing our thinking\, not only in general (do not form incoherent beliefs)\, but also in specific cases (do not trust that obvious conman). Which reasons the agent does or does not possess\, and their quality\, is also important. This conference aims at bringing together experts on these topics and shed light on these phenomena.
\nGetting a clear picture of what rationality and reasons are and what norms they place on our thinking can aid with applied philosophical issues as well. For example\, is conspiracy thinking\, distrust towards scientific experts or falling for fake news irrational? If so\, which rational norms are violated exactly\, and under which circumstances? What does the rational standing of people who engage in these potentially irrational processes teach us about why they engage in them\, and what if anything we should do to combat these phenomena?
\nOrganization
\nOrganization committee: \;
\nAuke Montessori\, Jaroslav Malí\;k\, Zuzana Votavová\; \;
\nContact:
\nhttps://ff.uhk.cz/rationalityandnorms/#contact \;
\nThis conference is organized by the Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences\, Faculty of Philosophy\, University of Hradec Krá\;lové\;\, as part of the project:
\nKnowledge in the Age of Distrust
\nFunded by the Ministry of Education\, Youth and Sports (Czech Republic). Co-funded by the European Union.
ORGANIZER;CN=Auke Montessori: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20261029T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20261030T170000 SUMMARY:Difficult Actions: Definition\, Value\, and Rationality UID:20261013T044012Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:Europe/Amsterdam LOCATION:De Boelelaan 1109\, Amsterdam\, Netherlands\, 1081 HV DESCRIPTION:The workshop aims to explore the growing research on "difficult actions" &ndash\; actions sometimes described as "against the odds". \; Such actions encompass a wide range of human endeavours\, from physically demanding feats to emotionally taxing decisions\, morally challenging dilemmas\, and epistemically uncertain undertakings. This workshop will delve into how these actions are conceived\, what makes them particularly challenging\, and the ethical and epistemic considerations involved in their pursuit. \;
\nThe workshop will address three core themes: \; 1) &lrm\;Defining Difficult Actions: \;We will \;seek \;to \;establish \;a robust definition of "difficult actions\," examining various philosophical accounts and exploring the commonalities and distinctions between different forms of difficulty in action. \; 2) Exploring the Value of Difficult Actions: \;We will delve into what - if anything - makes difficult actions valuable and under what conditions. 3) Exploring the Rationality of Difficult Actions: We will ask how it can be rational to pursue a difficult action. \;
\nCall for Abstracts: \; We invite submissions by scholars from various philosophical sub-disciplines as well as from psychology and economics (or related fields) to contribute to a deeper understanding of the definition\, value\, and rationality of such actions. \; Abstracts should be between 800&ndash\;1\,000 words and address any aspect of difficult actions\, broadly construed. \;We \;particularly welcome contributions from members of underrepresented demographics in philosophy and early career scholars. \; Please submit your abstract by June 07\, 2026 via this form: \;https://forms.gle/RyKGAevmQUzkkfeh7
ORGANIZER;CN=Lisa Bastian;CN=Annalisa Costella: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20261029T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20261030T170000 SUMMARY:Rational Action and Belief – Recognising and Responding to Reasons UID:20261013T044013Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Heidelberg\, Germany DESCRIPTION:Workshop: Rational Action and Belief &ndash\; Recognising and Responding to Reasons
\nDo rational actions and beliefs require us to recognise reasons as reasons? If so\, what does such recognition consist in\, and what role does it play in responding rationally to reasons? \;
\nKey Information
Date &\; Location: October 29&ndash\;30\, 2026\, Heidelberg University
Invited speakers: Carlotta Pavese (Oxford)\, Kurt Sylvan (Southampton)
There are up to six open contributor slots\, please see the related CFP and submit an abstract.
\nWorkshop Themes
\nDoes forming an intention or belief in a rational manner require recognising that the corresponding action or belief enjoys some form of rational support? Many action theorists and epistemologists answer this question affirmatively. For a doctor&rsquo\;s belief that the patient has measles to be rational\, it must be based on a suitable reason. That the patient has Koplik spots is such a reason. But it seems insufficient to rationalise the belief that the patient has measles\, unless the doctor recognises that Koplik spots support that belief. Similar examples for actions abound.
\nOn this view\, rational belief and rational action respond not only to reasons but also to their being reasons for those beliefs or actions. This idea is often captured by appeals to a \;taking condition\, or by the requirement that rational reasons must be \;treated as normative reasons. While such views have gained prominence in recent epistemology and action theory\, they raise pressing questions about the nature of responding to normative reasons. \;
\nWe invite contributions (see separate CFP) that explore the role of recognising\, taking\, or appreciating reasons in rational belief and action\, including critical perspectives.
\nTopics include (but are not limited to):
\n·\; Do rational action and belief require the recognition that the action or belief enjoys support\, for example that the evidence supports a particular conclusion?
\n·\; What does this recognition require? Does it require a doxastic state\, for example\, that the evidence supports p\, or is the recognition condition non-doxastic?
\n·\; If the recognition condition is non-doxastic\, then how does it operate? Does it involve the exercise of some non-doxastic skill\, is it a form of rule following\, or something else entirely? \;
\n·\; If the recognition condition is doxastic\, then how does it avoid regress problems? Can an appeal to additional non-doxastic factors block such regresses?
\n·\; Is recognising normative support sufficient for rational action or belief\, or does responding to that recognition introduce additional constraints?
\n·\; Can the basing of action or belief on reasons be analysed into constituent psychological states\, or does such analysis generate explanatory regresses? \;
\n·\; What is the correct semantic theory for linguistic expressions of acting and believing for reasons\, such as &ldquo\;therefore&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;because&rdquo\;?
\nPlease direct all queries to the organisers Andreas Mü\;ller (andreas.mueller.philosophie@em.uni-frankfurt.de) and Tobias Wilsch (tobias.wilsch@gmail.com). \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Tobias Wilsch;CN=Andy Mueller: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261031T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261031T090000 SUMMARY:Special Issue of Análisis Filosófico: “Oppressive Argumentation: Silencing and Oppressive Speech in Argumentation” UID:20261013T044014Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers
\nSpecial Issue of Aná\;lisis Filosó\;fico: &ldquo\;Oppressive Argumentation: Silencing and Oppressive Speech in Argumentation&rdquo\;
\nThis special issue aims to collect original articles in Spanish and English devoted to the analysis of oppressive discourses within our argumentative practices\, with a particular emphasis on those commonly found in Latin American contexts. Informal logic\, epistemology\, and gender studies will serve as the central&mdash\;though not exclusive&mdash\;perspectives guiding this special issue.
\nWe may understand &ldquo\;oppressive discourse&rdquo\; as a speech act that harms a person or group\, whose consequences contribute to the perpetuation of their conditions of subordination. One way in which oppression manifests itself is by depriving such individuals or groups of credibility (and\, consequently\, of epistemic authority)\, thereby reproducing discriminatory forms of subordination. This (epistemic) form of oppression typically accounts for the silencing of certain marginalized groups. This special issue will place particular emphasis on analyzing these forms of oppression\, as well as the discursive and argumentative mechanisms that sustain them.
\nLanguage is a powerful force\, deeply intertwined with social practices and ways of life: harmful stereotypes about individuals or groups are forged and reinforced through discursive activities. Thus\, in order to prevent epistemic injustices\, it is necessary to intervene in the discursive domain of power by critically reflecting on its influence on credibility\, epistemic authority\, and the prejudices associated with epistemic agents\, as well as on the fallacies and argumentative errors committed by those who produce oppressive discourses. Informal logic\, epistemology\, and gender studies have much to contribute to this area\, and this issue seeks to highlight contributions from these philosophical fields by examining recurring forms of discussion and argumentation in cases and examples drawn from everyday life. As a final outcome\, this collection aims to show how philosophical argumentation can both help mitigate situations of epistemic injustice and contribute to identifying and dismantling harmful prejudices that promote discrimination.
\nSubmissions are invited on topics including\, but not limited to:
\n● \; \; \; \; \; Discursive silencing and epistemic exclusion in argumentative contexts
\n● \; \; \; \; \; Epistemic injustice in practices of debate and deliberation
\n● \; \; \; \; \; Epistemic authority in argumentation
\n● \; \; \; \; \; Fallacies and argumentative errors in oppressive discourses
\n● \; \; \; \; \; Relations between social power\, language\, and argumentation
\n● \; \; \; \; \; Philosophical analysis of oppressive speech in Latin American contexts
\nSubmissions must be made through the Aná\;lisis Filosó\;fico website (https://analisisfilosofico.org/index.php/af/about/submissions)\, following the author guidelines (https://analisisfilosofico.org/index.php/af/guia-autores). When submitting the manuscript\, authors should include a note in the &ldquo\;Comments for the Editor&rdquo\; field indicating that the submission is intended for this special issue. All submissions will undergo double-blind peer review by external referees. The deadline for submissions is October 31\, 2026. For inquiries\, please contact:pyrosuarezcaro@gmail.com.
\nThe guest editorial team is composed of Pyro Suarez (lead editor)\, Pamela Lastres (editorial supervisor)\, and Luz Muñ\;oz (editorial assistant)\, all members of the research project &ldquo\;Silencing and Discourses of Oppression in Peru: Intersections between Informal Logic\, Epistemology\, and Gender Studies&rdquo\; at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20261101T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20261101T234500 SUMMARY:Epistemic Injustice and AI UID:20261013T044015Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:Europe/Amsterdam LOCATION:Nijmegen\, Netherlands DESCRIPTION:AI systems now play a role in many practices through which people are heard\, interpreted\, assessed\, and trusted. This raises questions that are not just ethical or political\, but also epistemic in nature: whose testimony is treated as credible\, whose experiences are made intelligible\, and who is able to participate in shared practices of knowledge production? The workshop focuses on these questions by bringing work on epistemic injustice into conversation with current debates about AI\, including debates about algorithmic bias\, transparency\, linguistic exclusion\, trust\, institutional decision-making\, and the distribution of epistemic authority. We welcome contributions on the philosophical\, ethical\, social\, and political dimensions of epistemic injustice and AI. \;
\nTopics include\, but are not limited to:
\nWe welcome abstracts of up to 500 words\, excluding references. Submissions should be anonymised\, argumentative\, and clearly engage with the workshop theme.
\nThe workshop will feature both oral presentations and a poster session\; all presentations must be in person.
\nWe encourage submissions from students and early-career researchers. \;
\nImportant dates:
\nFurther information and submission details can be found on the workshop website.
ORGANIZER;CN=Corien Bary;CN=Eline Ensinck;CN=Harmen Ghijsen;CN=Bob van Tiel;CN=Nina Poth: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261107T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261108T170000 SUMMARY:Responsible Trusting without Prejudice Workshop 2 UID:20261013T044016Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:University of Stirling\, Stirling\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:The Responsible Trusting without Prejudice project is jointly hosted by the University of Stirling and the University of Edinburgh\, and is funded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Our first in-person workshop will take place on the University of Stirling campus on the 7th and 8th of November 2026.
\nIn addition to a number of invited speakers (TBA)\, we are pleased to invite the submission of extended abstracts to be considered for presentation at this workshop. Abstracts should include a short bibliography\, should be no longer than 800 words in total\, and should be anonymised for review. Abstracts should be sent to Sharon Coull thoughtmanagingeditor@gmail.com\, by the end of day on Wednesday 30th of September\, 2026. Proposed presentations can be on any aspect of the project\, though we particularly invite abstracts on what is involved in being a responsible epistemic agent\, and whether epistemic responsibility raises any distinctive issues not already raised by responsibility for action in general. Following review\, selected authors will be invited to attend the workshop and give a presentation based on their submissions\, with 2-3 nights of accommodation and the workshop dinner paid for by the project (unfortunately\, we are unable to cover the cost of travel to Stirling).
\nOverview
\nOne lesson of Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s On Certainty is that responsible inquiry requires that we take certain things on trust rather than seeking evidence in their favour\, and yet\, accepting things without evidence can be a manifestation of prejudice. How can we distinguish cases in which accepting something without evidence is demanded of us as responsible epistemic agents from those in which it must be avoided? What steps might we take as an epistemic community to promote responsible inquiry\, given the risks of falling into prejudicial thinking?
\nThese questions have particular urgency in the present social context\, in which real social harm is caused both by unjustified doubts&mdash\;such as climate change denial\, distrust of experts etc. &mdash\;and unjustified acceptances&mdash\;as seen in the phenomenon of online echo chambers\, the proliferation of conspiracy theories etc. \;This project will clarify what it takes to be a responsible inquirer in a world that is so uncooperative\, and where the consequences of lapsing into prejudicial thinking are so harmful.
\nSome issues to be explored draw on and evaluate hints and insights from On Certainty and views advanced in the extensive literature of what has come to be known as hinge epistemology. What should be included in the range of presuppositions that inquiring rational agents cannot but &lsquo\;take for granted&rsquo\; as background to the responsible formation of belief&mdash\;for example\, propositions about the effectiveness of their own cognitive capacities and the suitability of the circumstances in which they are deployed for the effective function of those capacities. Some of these propositions will admit of independent investigation\, but that of course will rest upon a further set of propositions.
\nMore specific questions to be addressed at the workshop include:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; What are the nature and limits of rationally unavoidable epistemic trust?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; What is the nature of epistemic responsibility?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; What are the conditions for the effective transmission of reliable information?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; What is the significance of &lsquo\;inherited&rsquo\; backgrounds and echo chambers.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Why are people susceptible to disinformation?
\nFor additional information go tohttps://crispinjwright.com/rtwp_workshop/ \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Aidan McGlynn;CN=Alan Millar: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261107T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261108T170000 SUMMARY:Responsible Trusting without Prejudice Workshop 2 UID:20261013T044017Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:University of Stirling\, Stirling\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:The Responsible Trusting without Prejudice project is jointly hosted by the University of Stirling and the University of Edinburgh\, and is funded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Our first in-person workshop will take place on the University of Stirling campus on the 7th and 8th of November 2026.
\nIn addition to a number of invited speakers (TBA)\, we are pleased to invite the submission of extended abstracts to be considered for presentation at this workshop. Abstracts should include a short bibliography\, should be no longer than 800 words in total\, and should be anonymised for review. Abstracts should be sent to Sharon Coull thoughtmanagingeditor@gmail.com\, by the end of day on Wednesday 30th of September\, 2026. Proposed presentations can be on any aspect of the project\, though we particularly invite abstracts on what is involved in being a responsible epistemic agent\, and whether epistemic responsibility raises any distinctive issues not already raised by responsibility for action in general. Following review\, selected authors will be invited to attend the workshop and give a presentation based on their submissions\, with 2-3 nights of accommodation and the workshop dinner paid for by the project (unfortunately\, we are unable to cover the cost of travel to Stirling).
\nOverview
\nOne lesson of Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s On Certainty is that responsible inquiry requires that we take certain things on trust rather than seeking evidence in their favour\, and yet\, accepting things without evidence can be a manifestation of prejudice. How can we distinguish cases in which accepting something without evidence is demanded of us as responsible epistemic agents from those in which it must be avoided? What steps might we take as an epistemic community to promote responsible inquiry\, given the risks of falling into prejudicial thinking?
\nThese questions have particular urgency in the present social context\, in which real social harm is caused both by unjustified doubts&mdash\;such as climate change denial\, distrust of experts etc. &mdash\;and unjustified acceptances&mdash\;as seen in the phenomenon of online echo chambers\, the proliferation of conspiracy theories etc. \;This project will clarify what it takes to be a responsible inquirer in a world that is so uncooperative\, and where the consequences of lapsing into prejudicial thinking are so harmful.
\nSome issues to be explored draw on and evaluate hints and insights from On Certainty and views advanced in the extensive literature of what has come to be known as hinge epistemology. What should be included in the range of presuppositions that inquiring rational agents cannot but &lsquo\;take for granted&rsquo\; as background to the responsible formation of belief&mdash\;for example\, propositions about the effectiveness of their own cognitive capacities and the suitability of the circumstances in which they are deployed for the effective function of those capacities. Some of these propositions will admit of independent investigation\, but that of course will rest upon a further set of propositions.
\nMore specific questions to be addressed at the workshop include:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; What are the nature and limits of rationally unavoidable epistemic trust?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; What is the nature of epistemic responsibility?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; What are the conditions for the effective transmission of reliable information?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; What is the significance of &lsquo\;inherited&rsquo\; backgrounds and echo chambers.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Why are people susceptible to disinformation?
\nFor additional information go tohttps://crispinjwright.com/rtwp_workshop/ \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Aidan McGlynn;CN=Alan Millar: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261111T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261111T170000 SUMMARY:Moral Encroachment and Doxastic Wronging: An Experimental Investigation UID:20261013T044018Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to announce the next series of UK XPHI Online. This is a monthly online workshop devoted to discussion of work in progress in experimental philosophy (broadly construed). We feature work from all areas of experimental philosophy\, by researchers at all career stages\, from the UK and all over the world. The workshop meets once a month on Teams\, typically the second Wednesday of each month (16:00-18:00 UK time)\, for a two-hour session that typically features two talks (each 40 minutes plus 15 minutes Q&\;A). \;
\n\;Talk 1
\nTalk 2
\nOct 14\, 16-18 UK
\nRedesigning Ethical Thought Experiments: Reassessing the Experimental Challenge to Moral Intuition\, Pietro Tunesi (Trinity College Dublin)
\nWhat people (don't) want to know in the moral domain\, Jordan Wylie (Cornell University)\, Nathan Liang (Cornell University)\, and Charlotte Austin (Cornell University)
\nNov 11\, 16-18 UK
\nMoral Encroachment and Doxastic Wronging: An Experimental Investigation\, Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen (Aarhus University)\, Kevin Reuter (University of Gothenburg)\, Somogy Varga (Aarhus University)\,
\nThe Side-Effect Effect and &ldquo\;Intentionally&rdquo\;\, Lilian O&rsquo\;Brien (Tampere University\, University of Helsinki)\, Svetlana Vetchinnikova (University of Helsinki).
\nDec 9\, 16-18 UK
\nMischaracterization Objection 2.0\, David Bordonaba-Plou (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)\, Krzysztof Sękowski (University of Warsaw)
\nFrom Thought Experiments to Experimental Evidence: Transparency and Quality of Reporting in Experimental Philosophy: Bartosz Maćkiewicz (University of Warsaw)\, Katarzyna Kuś (University of Warsaw)\, Joanna Gęgotek (University of Warsaw)\, Monika Gurak (University of Warsaw)\, and Franciszek Kittel (University of Warsaw).
\nJan 13\, 16-18 UK
\nNARRABODY: Narrative and Body in Post-Stroke Selfhood. A Longitudinal Qualitative Study\, Camille Lé\;pingle (ENS de Lyon)
\nA cross-cultural\, qualitative study on HPV vaccination intention\, Konrad Henne (University of Heidelberg)\, Alejandra Petino Zappala (Ruhr University Bochum)\, Nora Heinzelmann (University of Heidelberg)
\nFeb 10\, 16-18 UK
\nDo subjects have revelation intuitions?\, Marcus Ashby (King&rsquo\;s College London)
\nCorrect\, incorrect\, or does it depend? Demonstrating and explaining variation in folk metanormative judgment\, Mikló\;s Kü\;rthy (University of Graz)\, Geoffrey Goodwin (University of Pennsylvania)\, Paulo Sousa (Queen's University Belfast).
\nTo submit for future series\, please email the organizers an abstract of up to 500 words by July 15\, 2026 to james.andow@manchester.ac.uk.
\nThis series is organised by:
\nEugen Fischer (UEA)
\nJoanna Demaree-Cotton (Oxford)
\nJames Andow (Manchester)
ORGANIZER;CN=James Andow;CN=Joanna Demaree-Cotton;CN=Eugen Fischer: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20261114T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20261115T170000 SUMMARY:Asian Epistemology Network Meeting 2026 UID:20261013T044019Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:Asia/Shanghai LOCATION:Yuhangtang Road 866\, Hangzhou\, China DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce the inaugural meeting of the Asian Epistemology Network\, to be held on November 14&ndash\;15\, 2026\, at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou\, China. This meeting aims to bring together epistemologists working in and with the Asian region to foster collaboration\, exchange ideas\, and advance research in all areas of epistemology.
\nKeynote Speakers
\nTimothy Williamson (University of Oxford)
\nLei Zhong (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
\nJennifer Nado (University of Hong Kong)
\nSimon Goldstein (University of Hong Kong)
\nConfirmed Speakers
\nNikolaj Pedersen (Yonsei University)
\nJing Zhu (Xiamen University)
\nBo Chen (Wuhan University)
\nRu Ye (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
\nWeng Hong Tang (National University of Singapore)
\nMasashi Kasaki (Nagoya University)
\nSubmission Guidelines
\nWe invite submissions of abstracts in English\, prepared for blind review. Abstracts of 400-500 words should be sent to submission@asianepistemology.com \;\, by June 30\, 2026.
Contact
\nFor any inquiries\, please contact: submission@asianepistemology.com \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Jie Gao;CN=Davide Fassio;CN=Nikolaj Jang Lee Linding Pedersen;CN=Masashi Kasaki;CN=Weng Hong Tang: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20261119T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20261120T170000 SUMMARY:Normative Reasons and Morality UID:20261013T044020Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Norbert-Wollheim-Platz 1\, Frankfurt am Main\, Germany DESCRIPTION:While the concept of a normative reason is often taken to provide a common currency across different domains of normativity\, its role and nature within the moral domain continue to raise a number of difficult and intriguing questions. Some philosophers have argued that moral reasons are distinctive in virtue of their stringency or overridingness\; others question whether the notion of a normative reason provides the most illuminating framework for understanding moral demands at all. More generally\, the relationship between morality and normative reasons remains contested\, both with respect to the nature of moral reasons and their place within moral thought and practice. This workshop aims to examine these issues from a variety of perspectives and to explore the significance of reasons-based approaches for contemporary moral philosophy.
\nWe welcome contributions addressing questions including (but not limited to):
\nA limited number of slots are available through an open call for abstracts. Please send your abstract\, prepared for anonymous review\, as a PDF file to si [dot] behrens [at] em [dot] uni [hyphen] frankfurt [dot] de (subject line: &ldquo\;Morality and Reasons&rdquo\;). Abstracts should be between 500 and 1\,000 words (including notes but excluding bibliography). Papers should be suitable for a 40-minute presentation. The deadline for submissions is \;July 15\, 2026. \;Applicants will be notified of the outcome by July 31\, 2026.
\nWe particularly encourage Ph.D. students and individuals from underrepresented groups to submit.
ORGANIZER;CN=Singa Behrens: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20261127T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20261127T234500 SUMMARY:Kant\, la nature\, la physique UID:20261013T044021Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:Europe/Madrid LOCATION:Avinguda Blasco Ibáñez\, 30\, Valencia\, Spain DESCRIPTION:Le thè\;me retenu est «\; Kant\, la nature\, la physique »\;. Il s&rsquo\;agit de mettre l&rsquo\;accent sur la conception kantienne de la physique et la maniè\;re dont celle-ci cré\;e un cadre philosophique compatible avec la perspective de la physique quantique. Cela é\;tant dit\, les contributions sur tout autre aspect de l&rsquo\;&oelig\;uvre kantienne\, de ses sources et de sa projection contemporaine sont é\;galement les bienvenues. Outre le programme acadé\;mique\, un programme culturel axé\; principalement sur la musique et é\;troitement lié\; au thè\;me de la confé\;rence sera proposé\;.
ORGANIZER;CN="Pedro Jesús Teruel": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261204T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261205T170000 SUMMARY:3rd Duke/UNC Epistemology Workshop UID:20261013T044022Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%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:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20261216T004500 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20261216T004500 SUMMARY:1st Interpersonal Philosophy Network Workshop UID:20261013T044023Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:America/Edmonton LOCATION:Lethbridge\, Canada DESCRIPTION:1st Interpersonal Philosophy Network Workshop 2027
\nUniversity of Lethbridge | 2-3 April 2027
\nThe Interpersonal Philosophy Network (IPN)\, in collaboration with the Critical Thinking &\; Civic Engagement Lab \;at the University of Lethbridge\, invite abstracts submissions for a two-day workshop exploring philosophical questions concerning interpersonal relations.
\nThe workshop aims to bring together researchers working on the nature\, value\, and normative significance of our relations with others. We welcome contributions from a wide range of philosophical traditions and subfields.
\nKeynote Speakers
\n(1) Kimberly Brownlee (University of British Columbia)
\n(2) TBC.
\nAbstract Submission
\nWe invite submissions on any topic related to the philosophy of interpersonal relations\, though we are particularly interested in the epistemology\, ethics\, and politics of interpersonal relations. For example\, papers might address topics such as:
\nPlease submit an anonymised PDF abstract (up to 1000 words) through the following form by 15 December\, 2026: https://forms.gle/jXPRqdNE2dzSQnEW7
\nFurther Details
\nThe workshop will feature:
\nPresentations should be suitable for a 30-40 minute talk\, followed by discussion.
\nAccepted speakers will receive a CAD $300 honorarium to help offset travel and accommodation expenses.
\nParticipants are warmly invited to join an informal excursion to Waterton Lakes National Park on Sunday\, 4 April 2027.
\nIf you have any questions please contact adham.elshazly@uleth.ca
ORGANIZER;CN=Adham El Shazly;CN=Facundo Rodriguez;CN=Paloma Morales: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261231T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261231T234500 SUMMARY:4th Inquiry Network Workshop UID:20261013T044024Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:2000 North Pkwy\, Memphis\, United States\, 38112 DESCRIPTION:The Inquiry Network is hosting a workshop on inquiry at Rhodes College in Memphis\, TN\, April 2-3\, 2027.
\nThis meeting will be held in conjunction with the annual Mid-South Philosophy Conference.
\nWe invite submissions of anonymized abstracts (up to 1\,000 words) on any topic related to the philosophy of inquiry. For example\, papers might address topics such as:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Norms of inquiry.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; The relationship between inquiry and interrogative attitudes such as curiosity and suspension of judgment.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; The relationship between inquiry and attention or salience.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; The semantics and pragmatics of questions.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Virtues and vices of inquiry.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Inquiry in specific domains\, such as scientific inquiry or philosophical inquiry.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Historical approaches to inquiry (for example\, work on the American Pragmatists\, ancient Pyrrhonians\, etc.).
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Ethics of inquiry.
\nPlease submit anonymized abstracts (up to 1\,000 words) by EOD \;December 31\, 2026 \;to inquirynetworkgroup@gmail.com.
ORGANIZER;CN=David Thorstad;CN=Jared A. Millson: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270104T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270104T234500 SUMMARY:CREPH Seminar "Attention and Consciousness: New Directions" UID:20261013T044025Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:Europe/Brussels LOCATION:Pl. du Vingt Août 7\, Liège\, Belgium\, 4000 DESCRIPTION:ATTENTION AND CONSCIOUSNESS: NEW DIRECTIONS
CREPH Research Seminar in Phenomenology
University of Liè\;ge\, Belgium 10&ndash\;14 May 2027
The Centre de Recherches Phé\;nomé\;nologiques (CREPH) at the Department of Philosophy of the University of Liè\;ge (Belgium) is pleased to announce the next CREPH Research Seminar in Phenomenology\, devoted to attention and consciousness\, which will take place from Monday 10 May to Friday 14 May 2027.
\nThe CREPH Seminar is a week-long event held every two years\, each edition exploring a specific topic in phenomenology and philosophy of mind\, broadly understood. The program will include invited talks and contributed papers selected through a call for abstracts.
\nOver the past two decades\, the relationship between attention and phenomenal consciousness has attracted renewed philosophical interest\, giving rise to an increasingly rich and differentiated literature. Yet\, despite increasingly refined arguments and mappings of the logical space\, foundational questions remain debated. Is attention necessary\, or even both necessary and sufficient\, for phenomenal consciousness? What kind of necessity is at stake? If experience overflows attention\, what is the nature of this unattended phenomenology? Is it fully determinate and specific\, or does attention contribute to making it so?
\nAlongside these questions about the dependence relations between attention and consciousness\, a further line of inquiry concerns attention&rsquo\;s contribution to the character and organization of experience. This includes its effects on our overall experience and the precise nature of the structural role often attributed to it. It also concerns whether attention contributes uniformly across different kinds of experience or plays distinctive roles in different experiential domains such as\, for example\, emotional and cognitive phenomenology.
\nThese issues also have epistemic consequences\, particularly concerning attention&rsquo\;s contribution to the acquisition of perceptual and introspective knowledge. Debate centres on whether attention facilitates such knowledge\, whether it is indispensable to it\, and whether its effects can sometimes be disruptive - for instance\, when attending to an experience essentially modifies the very phenomenon we seek to understand. Clarifying these possibilities requires examining how attention&rsquo\;s contribution to conscious experience bears on its capacity to be knowledge-conducive.
\nThe seminar aims to explore these questions by bringing contemporary debates into dialogue with historical accounts of attention. We welcome contributions from phenomenology\, philosophy of mind\, epistemology\, as well as historical investigations addressing these themes.
\nInvited Speakers
\nNatalie Depraz (Paris Nanterre) \;
\nAnna Giustina (Valencia)
\nHanne Jacobs (Tilburg)
\nHamid Taieb (Humboldt)
\nJuliette Vazard (Zurich)
\nCall for Abstracts
\nWe welcome submissions addressing the themes of the seminar from contemporary or historical perspectives. A non-exhaustive list of possible questions includes:
\nIs attention necessary or even necessary and sufficient for phenomenal consciousness? Can consciousness occur without attention? Is there unconscious attention?
\nDoes attention act as a gatekeeper for conscious experience\, or does phenomenal consciousness overflow the limits of attention? Is the phenomenology overflowing attention fully determinate and specific or is it indeterminate or generic? \;
\nHow does attention modify the phenomenal character of experience? What implications does this have for theories of consciousness (e.g.\, representationalist views)?
\nWhat structural role\, if any\, does attention play in the organisation of the phenomenal field?
\nDoes attention play sui generis phenomenal and/or epistemic roles in particular experiential types (e.g.\, emotional phenomenology\, cognitive phenomenology\, agential phenomenology\, etc.)?
\nWhat is the epistemic import of attention with respect to perceptual and introspective knowledge acquisition? Is attention necessary to have propositional and/or doxastic justification? What role does attention play in inquiry?
\nCan the so-called phenomenal modification problem be overcome?
\nWhat is the relationship between attention and inner awareness?
\nHow have historical accounts of attention addressed these issues\, and what can they contribute to contemporary debates?
\nThose interested in presenting at the seminar are invited to submit an anonymized abstract of no more than one page \;(excluding references) in either English or French to both jacopopallagrosi@gmail.com and vmartinis@uliege.be (please include both addresses \;in the email).
\nEach speaker will have a one-hour slot\, so presentations should ideally last around 30&ndash\;40 minutes\, followed by Q&\;A. The presentation itself may also be given in either English or French.
\nSubmission deadline: 4 January 2027
Notification of acceptance: 15 January 2027
Organizers: Arnaud Dewalque\, Valentina Martinis\, Jacopo Pallagrosi.
\nScientific Committee: Christian Blanco\, Alexis Delamare\, Arnaud Dewalque\, Ethan Field\, Quentin Hosch\, Bruno Leclercq\, Francesca Maffettone\, Valentina Martinis\, Jacopo Pallagrosi\, Denis Seron.
\nContact:jacopopallagrosi@gmail.com\;vmartinis@uliege.be \;
\nPermalink:http://www.pheno.ulg.ac.be/sem/?num_id=19&\;page=1&\;lang=fr
\n ORGANIZER;CN=Jacopo Pallagrosi;CN=Arnaud Dewalque;CN=Valentina Martinis: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20270115T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20270115T000000 SUMMARY:Notre Dame Summer Seminars in Philosophy of Religion UID:20261013T044026Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:America/Indiana/Indianapolis LOCATION:Notre Dame\, United States\, 46556 DESCRIPTION:Recent PhDs (no more than 3 years post PhD as of June 30\, 2027) and current graduate students in philosophy\, with interest in the philosophy of religion\, are invited to apply to the 2027 Notre Dame Summer Seminar in Philosophy of Religion. The seminar will be held at the University of Notre Dame from June 28 - July 9\, 2027. Participants will receive a stipend of $2000 as well as room and board\, with some additional family support available as well. The theme of this year&rsquo\;s seminar is "Disagreement\, Humility\, and Polarization." More information on the summer seminars and the application process can be found below. \;
\nSummer Seminar Series Overview: \;
\nAnalytic philosophy of religion has flourished and matured in recent decades\, fostering original research drawing on metaphysics\, epistemology\, ethics\, mind\, and language\, while also cultivating the new discipline of "analytic theology." Philosophers of religion have contributed to a flowering of scholarship in these areas\, founding new peer-reviewed journals\, publishing numerous academic books\, impacting the academy\, ministry\, and lay readers\, and building deep connections with work in theology and the sciences as well as philosophy. Yet most PhD students in philosophy have little opportunity to study recent work in philosophy of religion in their graduate programs\, and early career faculty often find little support for pursuing scholarly research in these areas. \;The Notre Dame Summer Seminars in Philosophy of Religion aim to fill this gap by (1) bringing together graduate students and early career scholars for intensive study of contemporary topics in philosophy of religion taught by leading figures in philosophy and related disciplines\, and (2) creating an extended mentorship program for all participants to be able to work with senior philosophers of religion to advance their writing and receive guidance in their early years in the profession. The seminars run for 2 weeks over three summers (2027\, 2028\, and 2029) on the campus of the University of Notre Dame.
\nSummer 2027 Theme: "Disagreement\, Humility\, and Polarization"
\n\nReligion is often political and divisive. Should this matter\, for how we think about God or\, indeed\, the propriety of religious belief? How could we know God or have faith in a world where religious traditions disagree sharply about what God is like - and where those divisions themselves contribute to unrest and hatred? Further questions connected with this theme include: how do particular theological traditions encode prescriptions for engaging with disagreement? How do these recommendations fare when evaluated for epistemic and practical rationality\, or their compatibility with just political systems? Is something like humility sufficient to save us from fueling religious division\, and if so\, what is humility like and how could we cultivate it at scale? Would a humbler approach to religion favor certain spiritual or theological traditions over others - for example\, is there a relationship between humility and agnosticism or apophaticism? How shall we understand the character traits of humility\, empathy\, and love for others given polarizing issues of politics or doctrine? What insights are there from sociology and psychology on religious communities\, belonging\, and changing values in a polarized era?
\nApplication Process:
\n\nApplications are due by January 15\, 2027 and must consist of the following: 1. A statement of interest in the Seminar of no more than 500 words\; 2. A complete CV\; 3. A writing sample (which need not engage the Seminar theme) which can serve as a default project to discuss with an assigned faculty mentor. \;
\n\nApplication materials must be submitted electronically to philreligion@nd.edu. Application materials 1-3 above must be submitted as a single PDF in the order listed. The PDF must be titled in the following manner: Last Name\, First Name. Application materials must be received by January 15\, 2027 to assure full consideration. We anticipate notifying selected applicants by April 1\, 2027.
\n ORGANIZER;CN=Matthew A. Benton;CN=Laura Frances Callahan;CN=Michael Rea: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270115T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270115T234500 SUMMARY:SLACRR 2027 UID:20261013T044027Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:6177 Delmar Ave\, Saint Louis\, United States DESCRIPTION:St. Louis Annual Conference on Reasons and Rationality provides a forum for new work on practical and theoretical reason\, broadly construed. In addition to two invited speakers\, the other speakers will be chosen from submitted abstracts.This will be the 17th SLACRR.
\nInvited speakers: Jennifer Nagel (Toronto) and Sergio Tenenbaum (Toronto)
\nHosted by UMSL\, WUSTL\, and SLU
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20270128T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20270130T170000 SUMMARY:Collective Agency in Classical and Continental Philosophy (Vilnius\, 2027) UID:20261013T044028Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:Europe/Vilnius LOCATION:Vilnius\, Lithuania DESCRIPTION:Conference description
\nIt is commonly assumed that individuals\, rather than collectives\, are the primary agents of action. According to ontological individualism\, social phenomena and collective actions are ultimately reducible to the actions and mental states of individuals. In recent decades\, however\, \; philosophers have developed a vibrant debate around collective agency\, noting for instance that certain mutual obligations cannot be reduced to individual duties and that groups can exhibit a unity of intention and action beyond the sum of their members. Much of this discussion has taken place within the analytic tradition.
\nThis conference asks what new insights can be gained by turning to classical and continental philosophy to enrich our understanding of collective agency. We believe that these traditions offer rich\, as yet underexplored\, conceptual resources that can open up fruitful new perspectives on questions of collective intentionality\, action\, and identity. In doing so\, the conference seeks to bridge philosophical traditions that often work in isolation\, bringing continental\, classical\, and analytic thinkers into dialogue around a shared theme. This will be one of the first forums to put figures from phenomenology\, hermeneutics\, personalism\, ancient and classical philosophy in direct conversation with analytic approaches to collective agency &ndash\; a creative synthesis we hope will break new theoretical ground.
\nWe invite contributions from scholars in continental philosophy (especially phenomenology\, hermeneutics\, existentialism\, personalism\, critical theory etc.)\, classical philosophy (e.g. ancient Greek and Roman thought\, medieval philosophy\, Neo-Aristotelian and Neo-Platonic traditions)\, political and social theory\, and related areas. Submissions from analytic philosophers that engage with the aforementioned traditions are also welcome.
\nPossible questions and topics that conference papers might address include\, but are not limited to\, the following themes:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; &ldquo\;We&rdquo\; in the individual identity
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Relational nature of personhood
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Collectives and ontological unity
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Categorisation of group agency
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Group intentions\, beliefs\, minds
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Collective emotions
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Individual duties and virtues in relation to groups
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Collective justice
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Groups and moral responsibility
\n·\; \; \; \; Acting together in politics (solidarity\, civil disobedience\, collective movements)
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Institutions\, corporations\, states as unitary agents and minds
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Collective identity and play\, art\, culture
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; &ldquo\;We&rdquo\; in the aesthetic experience
\nConfirmed keynote speakers:
\nThornton Lockwood (University of Florida)
\nSophie Loidolt (TU Darmstadt)
\n\nSubmission guidelines
\nSubmission deadline and acceptance notification
\nThe abstracts must be submitted by Monday 1st June 2026.
\nThe acceptance notifications might be expected after Tuesday 30th June 2026.
\nSubmission procedure
\nWe invite proposals from researchers at every stage of their career and particularly welcome submissions from PhD students and early-career researchers. Abstracts should be submitted as .pdf or .docx files and should not exceed 500 words (without references). Abstracts should contain the title and a short outline of the paper\, specifying the main problem\, thesis\, and the intended line of argument.
\nPlease write &lsquo\;Conference Abstract Submission&rsquo\; in the subject line of your email and include in the email your name\, departmental affiliation\, email address\, short bio.
\nThe abstract must be submitted via email:cola.conference2026@gmail.com
\nPaper delivery
\nAll the authors of the accepted papers will be expected to submit their full papers before the conference. Presentations will be 45 minutes long\, including discussion. The papers will have to be sent for the conference organizers by Monday 11th January 2027.
\nOther practicalities
\nPlease note that this is an in-person conference held at Vilnius University\, Lithuania.
\nLunch and dinner will be provided throughout the conference. Unfortunately\, we are unable to cover travel and accommodation costs.
\nOrganisers
\nThis conference is part of the research project &ldquo\;Collective Agency: Towards A Three-Part Philosophical Theory&rdquo\; (No. S-MIP-25-108)\, funded by the Lithuanian Research Council. Project implementers and conference organisers are Vilius Bartninkas\, Simas Čelutka\, and Aistė Noreikaitė.
ORGANIZER;CN=Vilius Bartninkas: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20270210T090000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20270212T170000 SUMMARY:Conspiracies\, Facts\, and Truth III UID:20261013T044029Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:Pacific/Auckland LOCATION:Knighton Road Hamilton 3240\, Hamilton\, New Zealand DESCRIPTION:In February of 2027 we (Joe Ulatowski [University of Waikato] and myself\, M R. X. Dentith [Beijing Normal University]) will be running the third "Conspiracies\, Facts\, and Truth&rdquo\; workshop at the University of Waikato\, Aotearoa New Zealand.
\nDates: February 10\, 2026 - February 12\, 2027
\nThe aim of this workshop series is to share new work on the philosophy of conspiracy theory theory\, the value of truth and facts in public discourse more generally\, and related topics. We are interested in philosophical talks (both full presentations as well as shorter work-in-progress talks) concerning conspiracy theory theory\, fake news\, post truth\, mis-\, dis- and malinformation (and other related subjects).
\nWe are accepting proposals for both in person and online presentations\, with a preference towards in person talks.
\nIf you are interested in joining us and sharing your work\, please email either Joe Ulatowski (joe.ulatowski@waikato.ac.nz) or M R. X. Dentith (m.dentith@bnu.edu.cn) with the title and short 150-word abstract of your work\, as well as an indication as to whether this is a full paper or a work-in-progress\, by the 1st December\, 2026. Space is limited\, so please contact the organisers as soon as possible.
ORGANIZER;CN=M R. X. Dentith;CN=Joseph Ulatowski: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270215T230000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270215T230000 SUMMARY:TOPOI Special issue: Deep Disagreement and the Limits of Argumentation UID:20261013T044030Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:For the broader intellectual community\, reflecting on the current fractious intellectual climate\, the notion of deep disagreement is a fecund concept. What was originally a limit idea for informal logicians\, in Fogelin&rsquo\;s framing\, has become a heuristic and explanatory tool for accounts of civilizational clash\, metaphilosophical skepticism\, political polarization\, and the intellectual malaise of (post)modernity.
\nHere\, we wish to collect the work of leading scholars in argumentation theory\, social epistemology\, and political philosophy on the questions of deep disagreement. The issue returns to the question named in its title: what becomes of the norms of argumentation at the point where argument seems to run out.
\nPossible topics include (but are not limited to):
\nCONTACT: For any questions\, please directly contact the editors:
\nFind further information for submission at the dedicated site at the journal website for the special collection below: \;
\n ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20270218T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20270220T170000 SUMMARY:Relational Normativity: Epistemic and Practical UID:20261013T044031Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:Europe/Zurich LOCATION:Rämistr. 71\, Zürich\, Switzerland\, 8006 DESCRIPTION:Relational Normativity: Epistemic and Practical &ndash\; ZEGRa
ORGANIZER;CN=Sebastian Schmidt;CN=Jonas Vandieken: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Lima:20270222T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Lima:20270228T170000 SUMMARY:CAELO 1: First Andean Congress for Epistemology and Logic UID:20261013T044032Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:America/Lima LOCATION:Lima\, Peru DESCRIPTION:CAELO 1: First Andean Congress for Epistemology and Logic*\, organised by Peru&rsquo\;s \;Society for Epistemology and Logic \;(SEPLO)\, will take place in Lima\, Peru\, from \;22 to 28 February 2027.
\nThis inaugural congress marks the beginning of a planned series 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. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in talks and workshops that foster interdisciplinary dialogue and critical reflection. Contributions from all levels of experience are welcome\, from established researchers to early-career scholars and students. Proposed sessions and workshops include:
\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:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Lima:20270222T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Lima:20270228T170000 SUMMARY:Thinking the Unthinkable: The Logic and Philosophy of Paradox UID:20261013T044033Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:America/Lima LOCATION:Lima\, Peru DESCRIPTION:Thinking the Unthinkable is a session within CAELO 1 (Lima\, 22&ndash\;28 February 2027) dedicated to the logical and philosophical study of paradox. This symposium will explore the nature\, origins\, and significance of paradoxes across logic\, philosophy\, mathematics\, language\, and the sciences. Particular attention will be given to the ways in which paradoxes challenge established notions of truth\, consistency\, rationality\, meaning\, and inference\, as well as to the formal and philosophical strategies developed to understand\, resolve\, or accommodate them.
\nThe session aims to bring together formal\, philosophical\, and historical approaches to paradox\, fostering dialogue on the role of paradox in the development of logic and its broader philosophical significance.
\nTo learn more about CAELO 1 and discover its other special sessions\, please visit the main event website.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20270323T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20270324T170000 SUMMARY:Epistemic Injustice and AI UID:20261013T044034Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:Europe/Amsterdam LOCATION:Nijmegen\, Netherlands DESCRIPTION:AI systems now play a role in many practices through which people are heard\, interpreted\, assessed\, and trusted. This raises questions that are not just ethical or political\, but also epistemic in nature: whose testimony is treated as credible\, whose experiences are made intelligible\, and who is able to participate in shared practices of knowledge production? The workshop focuses on these questions by bringing work on epistemic injustice into conversation with current debates about AI\, including debates about algorithmic bias\, transparency\, linguistic exclusion\, trust\, institutional decision-making\, and the distribution of epistemic authority. We welcome contributions on the philosophical\, ethical\, social\, and political dimensions of epistemic injustice and AI. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Corien Bary;CN=Eline Ensinck;CN=Harmen Ghijsen;CN=Bob van Tiel;CN=Nina Poth: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270326T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270327T170000 SUMMARY:9th Annual Chapel Hill Normativity Workshop UID:20261013T044035Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Caldwell Hall\, Chapel Hill\, United States DESCRIPTION:The ninth annual Chapel Hill Normativity Workshop will be held in Chapel Hill on March 26 -- 27\, 2027.
\nThe workshop aims to provide a forum for stimulating and constructive exchange among philosophers currently working on issues concerning normativity\, broadly construed to include: the traditional questions of metaethics (and analogous questions about other normative domains)\; more abstract and general questions within first-order normative theory\; theories of reasons\, rationality and reasoning\; the semantics and pragmatics of normative language\; the psychology of normative judgment\; and the nature of epistemic normativity. The hope is to showcase cutting-edge work in these and related areas\, providing speakers with useful feedback\, and other participants with lively presentations and conversation.
\nThere will be eight talks in total\, seven of which will be selected via an open call for abstracts and an anonymous review process\, plus a keynote by Sarah McGrath (Princeton). For the eighth workshop running\, papers accepted to this year's workshop will be eligible for publication in a special issue of Philosophical Studies.
\nWe very much hope you'll join us in sunny and beautiful Chapel Hill next spring for the workshop's ninth year. In addition to excellent presentations\, there will be plenty of opportunities for socializing with fellow normativity folks at a selection of Chapel Hill's lovely restaurants and bars on each night of the event.
\nMany thanks to the UNC Department of Philosophy and Parr Center for Ethics for their generous support of the event.
ORGANIZER;CN=Chris Howard;CN=Margaret Shea;CN=Alex Worsnip: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270402T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270403T170000 SUMMARY:4th Inquiry Network Workshop UID:20261013T044036Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:2000 North Pkwy\, Memphis\, United States\, 38112 DESCRIPTION:The Inquiry Network is hosting a workshop on inquiry at Rhodes College in Memphis\, TN\, April 2-3\, 2027.
\nThis meeting will be held in conjunction with the annual Mid-South Philosophy Conference. \;
\nPlease see the CFP for more information\, or contact inquriynetworkgroup@gmail.com with any questions.
\nFor more information about the Inquiry Network\, see \;https://inquirynetwork.weebly.com/. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=David Thorstad;CN=Jared A. Millson: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20270402T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20270403T180000 SUMMARY:1st Interpersonal Philosophy Network Workshop UID:20261013T044037Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:America/Edmonton LOCATION:Lethbridge\, Canada DESCRIPTION:The Interpersonal Philosophy Network is holding its first workshop at the University of Lethbridge\, AB\, Canada\, 2-3 April 2027. \;
\nPlease see the CFP for more information\, or contact adham.elshazly@uleth.ca with any questions. \;
\nFor more information about the Interpersonal Philosophy Network see
\nhttps://www.interpersonalphilosophy.com/
ORGANIZER;CN=Adham El Shazly;CN=Facundo Rodriguez;CN=Paloma Morales: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270402T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270404T170000 SUMMARY:JAM (Junkyard Anniversary Meeting) - Philosophy of Imagination Conference UID:20261013T044038Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:America/Los_Angeles LOCATION:The Kravis Center\, Claremont\, United States\, 91711 DESCRIPTION:A philosophy of imagination conference to commemorate the 10th anniversary of The Junkyard blog. In addition to the invited speakers\, there will be also be a book symposium on Luke Roelofs' \;Empathic Reason\, with commentaries from Heidi Maibom\, Colin Marshall\, and Eric Peterson. \; There will also be contributed papers selected via a CFP.
ORGANIZER;CN=Amy Kind: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270510T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270514T170000 SUMMARY:CREPH Seminar "Attention and Consciousness: New Directions" UID:20261013T044039Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:Europe/Brussels LOCATION:Pl. du Vingt Août 7\, Liège\, Belgium\, 4000 DESCRIPTION:ATTENTION AND CONSCIOUSNESS: NEW DIRECTIONS CREPH Research Seminar in Phenomenology University of Liè\;ge\, Belgium 10&ndash\;14 May 2027
\nThe Centre de Recherches Phé\;nomé\;nologiques (CREPH) at the Department of Philosophy of the University of Liè\;ge (Belgium) is pleased to announce the next CREPH Research Seminar in Phenomenology\, devoted to attention and consciousness\, which will take place from Monday 10 May to Friday 14 May 2027.
\nThe CREPH Seminar is a week-long event held every two years\, each edition exploring a specific topic in phenomenology and philosophy of mind\, broadly understood. The program will include invited talks and contributed papers selected through a call for abstracts.
\nOver the past two decades\, the relationship between attention and phenomenal consciousness has attracted renewed philosophical interest\, giving rise to an increasingly rich and differentiated literature. Yet\, despite increasingly refined arguments and mappings of the logical space\, foundational questions remain debated. Is attention necessary\, or even both necessary and sufficient\, for phenomenal consciousness? What kind of necessity is at stake? If experience overflows attention\, what is the nature of this unattended phenomenology? Is it fully determinate and specific\, or does attention contribute to making it so?
\nAlongside these questions about the dependence relations between attention and consciousness\, a further line of inquiry concerns attention&rsquo\;s contribution to the character and organization of experience. This includes its effects on our overall experience and the precise nature of the structural role often attributed to it. It also concerns whether attention contributes uniformly across different kinds of experience or plays distinctive roles in different experiential domains such as\, for example\, emotional and cognitive phenomenology.
\nThese issues also have epistemic consequences\, particularly concerning attention&rsquo\;s contribution to the acquisition of perceptual and introspective knowledge. Debate centres on whether attention facilitates such knowledge\, whether it is indispensable to it\, and whether its effects can sometimes be disruptive - for instance\, when attending to an experience essentially modifies the very phenomenon we seek to understand. Clarifying these possibilities requires examining how attention&rsquo\;s contribution to conscious experience bears on its capacity to be knowledge-conducive.
\nThe seminar aims to explore these questions by bringing contemporary debates into dialogue with historical accounts of attention. We welcome contributions from phenomenology\, philosophy of mind\, epistemology\, as well as historical investigations addressing these themes.
\nInvited Speakers
\nNatalie Depraz (Paris Nanterre) \;
\nAnna Giustina (Valencia)
\nHanne Jacobs (Tilburg)
\nHamid Taieb (Humboldt)
\nJuliette Vazard (Zurich)
\nOrganizers: Arnaud Dewalque\, Valentina Martinis\, Jacopo Pallagrosi.
\nScientific Committee: Christian Blanco\, Alexis Delamare\, Arnaud Dewalque\, Ethan Field\, Quentin Hosch\, Bruno Leclercq\, Francesca Maffettone\, Valentina Martinis\, Jacopo Pallagrosi\, Denis Seron.
\nContact:jacopopallagrosi@gmail.com\;vmartinis@uliege.be \;
\nPermalink:http://www.pheno.ulg.ac.be/sem/?num_id=19&\;page=1&\;lang=fr
\n ORGANIZER;CN=Jacopo Pallagrosi;CN=Arnaud Dewalque;CN=Valentina Martinis: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270523T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270525T170000 SUMMARY:SLACRR 2027 UID:20261013T044040Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:6177 Delmar Ave\, Saint Louis\, United States DESCRIPTION:St. Louis Annual Conference on Reasons and Rationality provides a forum for new work on practical and theoretical reason\, broadly construed. In addition to two invited speakers\, the other speakers will be chosen from submitted abstracts.This will be the 17th SLACRR.
\nInvited speakers: Jennifer Nagel (Toronto) and Sergio Tenenbaum (Toronto)
\nHosted by UMSL\, WUSTL\, and SLU
\nhttps://www.umsl.edu/~slacrr/index.html ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20270601T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20270601T000000 SUMMARY:Collective Agency in Classical and Continental Philosophy (Vilnius\, 2027) UID:20261013T044041Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:Europe/Vilnius LOCATION:Vilnius\, Lithuania DESCRIPTION:Conference description
\nIt is commonly assumed that individuals\, rather than collectives\, are the primary agents of action. According to ontological individualism\, social phenomena and collective actions are ultimately reducible to the actions and mental states of individuals. In recent decades\, however\, \; philosophers have developed a vibrant debate around collective agency\, noting for instance that certain mutual obligations cannot be reduced to individual duties and that groups can exhibit a unity of intention and action beyond the sum of their members. Much of this discussion has taken place within the analytic tradition.
\nThis conference asks what new insights can be gained by turning to classical and continental philosophy to enrich our understanding of collective agency. We believe that these traditions offer rich\, as yet underexplored\, conceptual resources that can open up fruitful new perspectives on questions of collective intentionality\, action\, and identity. In doing so\, the conference seeks to bridge philosophical traditions that often work in isolation\, bringing continental\, classical\, and analytic thinkers into dialogue around a shared theme. This will be one of the first forums to put figures from phenomenology\, hermeneutics\, personalism\, ancient and classical philosophy in direct conversation with analytic approaches to collective agency &ndash\; a creative synthesis we hope will break new theoretical ground.
\nWe invite contributions from scholars in continental philosophy (especially phenomenology\, hermeneutics\, existentialism\, personalism\, critical theory etc.)\, classical philosophy (e.g. ancient Greek and Roman thought\, medieval philosophy\, Neo-Aristotelian and Neo-Platonic traditions)\, political and social theory\, and related areas. Submissions from analytic philosophers that engage with the aforementioned traditions are also welcome.
\nPossible questions and topics that conference papers might address include\, but are not limited to\, the following themes:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; &ldquo\;We&rdquo\; in the individual identity
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Relational nature of personhood
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Collectives and ontological unity
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Categorisation of group agency
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Group intentions\, beliefs\, minds
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Collective emotions
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Individual duties and virtues in relation to groups
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Collective justice
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Groups and moral responsibility
\n·\; \; \; \; Acting together in politics (solidarity\, civil disobedience\, collective movements)
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Institutions\, corporations\, states as unitary agents and minds
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Collective identity and play\, art\, culture
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; &ldquo\;We&rdquo\; in the aesthetic experience
\nConfirmed keynote speakers:
\nThornton Lockwood (University of Florida)
\nSophie Loidolt (TU Darmstadt)
\n\nSubmission guidelines
\nSubmission deadline and acceptance notification
\nThe abstracts must be submitted by Monday 1st June 2026.
\nThe acceptance notifications might be expected after Tuesday 30th June 2026.
\nSubmission procedure
\nWe invite proposals from researchers at every stage of their career and particularly welcome submissions from PhD students and early-career researchers. Abstracts should be submitted as .pdf or .docx files and should not exceed 500 words (without references). Abstracts should contain the title and a short outline of the paper\, specifying the main problem\, thesis\, and the intended line of argument.
\nPlease write &lsquo\;Conference Abstract Submission&rsquo\; in the subject line of your email and include in the email your name\, departmental affiliation\, email address\, short bio.
\nThe abstract must be submitted via email:cola.conference2026@gmail.com
\nPaper delivery
\nAll the authors of the accepted papers will be expected to submit their full papers before the conference. Presentations will be 45 minutes long\, including discussion. The papers will have to be sent for the conference organizers by Monday 11th January 2027.
\nOther practicalities
\nPlease note that this is an in-person conference held at Vilnius University\, Lithuania.
\nLunch and dinner will be provided throughout the conference. Unfortunately\, we are unable to cover travel and accommodation costs.
\nOrganisers
\nThis conference is part of the research project &ldquo\;Collective Agency: Towards A Three-Part Philosophical Theory&rdquo\; (No. S-MIP-25-108)\, funded by the Lithuanian Research Council. Project implementers and conference organisers are Vilius Bartninkas\, Simas Čelutka\, and Aistė Noreikaitė.
ORGANIZER;CN=Vilius Bartninkas: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20270618T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20270620T170000 SUMMARY:Formal Epistemology Workshop (FEW) UID:20261013T044042Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:Asia/Hong_Kong LOCATION:4.36 Run Run Shaw Tower\, Hong Kong\, Hong Kong DESCRIPTION:https://sites.google.com/view/few2027/
ORGANIZER;CN=Boris Babic: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20270628T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20270630T170000 SUMMARY:‘The Ethics of Empty Beliefs: Conversations with Buddhist Philosophy’ UID:20261013T044043Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:Europe/Vienna LOCATION:Dominikanerbastei 16\, Vienna\, Austria\, 1010 DESCRIPTION:As part of a Starting Grant funded by the European Research Council\, I am pleased to invite proposals for participation in a conference on &lsquo\;The Ethics of Empty Beliefs: Conversations with Buddhist Philosophy&rsquo\; scheduled to be held at the Institute for the Cultural and Intellectual History of Asia (IKGA)\, part of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OEAW)\, in Vienna on 28-30 June 2027. \;
\nPaper proposals are invited from philosophers working with Western and/or Buddhist sources on any topic concerned with the ethics of belief\, broadly understood. Thus\, for example\, papers may be proposed regarding topics such as (but not limited to) the nature of belief\, the norms of belief and \;normativity in relation to belief\, \;evidence and evidentialism\, and the epistemic basing relation. \;Discussions concerning the relationship of belief (including in terms of its \;formation\, maintenance\, and/or relinquishment) \;to notions such as \;credence\, view\, judgment\, assent\, conviction\, faith\, trust\, hope\, and knowledge (or their analogues in Buddhist sources) \;are welcome\, as are those concerning \;the relationship of \;belief (and its ethics) to faculties such as consciousness\, cognition\, discernment\, conceptualization\, view-holding\, volition\, sensation\, and emotion (or their analogues in Buddhist sources).
\nThe research project of which this conference forms part is titled \;The Ethics of Empty Beliefs: Chinese Buddhist Philosophy in the &lsquo\;Period of Disunity&rsquo\; \;(ChinBuddhPhil)\; for more information\, see \;https://www.oeaw.ac.at/projects/chinbuddhphil. The project aims to bring Buddhist philosophical sources into conversation with Western ones\, on the understanding that Buddhist philosophers merit consideration not only as historical artifacts but as genuinely interesting and insightful contributors to live philosophical problems. As such\, the conference is intended to be dialogical\, with specialists of relevant Western and Buddhist philosophical materials engaging in debate regarding overlapping topics\, positions\, and arguments.
\nPhilosophers specializing in Western sources from any of the ancient\, medieval\, modern\, or contemporary philosophical canons are welcome to apply\; they need possess no prior knowledge of relevant Buddhist materials or debates.
\nAs for philosophers specializing in Buddhist sources\, in line with the overall focus of the ChinBuddhPhil project on the Sanlun \;三論 \;school of Chinese Buddhist philosophy\, those proposing papers on Sanlun are especially welcome to apply. More broadly\, however\, the call is open to philosophers specializing in Chinese Buddhist sources beyond Sanlun\, and more broadly still to those specializing in sources from any other among the Buddhist traditions spanning diverse geographical regions and temporal periods. Philosophers specializing in Buddhist sources need possess no prior knowledge of relevant Western materials or debates.
\nEdited volumes based on two prior project conferences have already been submitted to Oxford University Press. An edited book comprised of chapters based on the papers presented at this conference is also planned\, and potential speakers should keep in mind that they will be invited to submit a written chapter (6\,000-9\,000 words) based on their oral presentation. Each participant will also be invited to prepare a short response to another paper (1\,000-2\,000 words)\, thereby allowing philosophers working with Western sources to engage\, from within their own sphere of expertise\, with Buddhist materials\, and vice-versa. Draft papers will thus be pre-circulated to respondents.
\nTimeline:
\n·\; \; \;1 June 2026: Deadline for submission of paper proposals.
\n·\; \; \;1 July 2026: Announcement of accepted papers.
\n·\; \; \;1 April 2027: Deadline for submission of draft papers.
\n·\; \; \;28-30 June 2027: In-person conference in Vienna.
\n·\; \; \;1 September 2027: Deadline for submission of final papers.
\nThose interested in taking part are welcome to send 1) a paper abstract of circa 500 words\, and 2) a CV or link to a professional profile\, to \;rafal.stepien@oeaw.ac.at \;by the \;1st \;of June 2026. Requests for further information are also welcome. In a dedicated effort to counteract long-standing discrimination\, women and members of other identity-groups still under-represented in academe are especially encouraged to apply. This is an in-person conference\; accommodation in Vienna for participants will be funded by the organizers\, and funds are also foreseen to be available to offset travel costs to and from Vienna for those participants with no alternative sources of funding.
\nRafal K. Stepien
\nPrincipal Researcher\, Institute for the Cultural and Intellectual History of Asia\, Austrian Academy of Sciences.
\nPrincipal Investigator\, &lsquo\;The Ethics of Empty Beliefs: Chinese Buddhist Philosophy in the &ldquo\;Period of Disunity&rdquo\;&rsquo\;\, European Research Council.
ORGANIZER;CN=Rafal Stepien: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20270628T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20270630T170000 SUMMARY:The Ethics of Empty Beliefs: Conversations with Buddhist Philosophy UID:20261013T044044Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:Europe/Vienna LOCATION:Dominikanerbastei 16\, Vienna\, Austria\, 1010 DESCRIPTION:As part of a Starting Grant funded by the European Research Council\, I am pleased to invite proposals for participation in a conference on &lsquo\;The Ethics of Empty Beliefs: Conversations with Buddhist Philosophy&rsquo\; scheduled to be held at the Institute for the Cultural and Intellectual History of Asia (IKGA)\, part of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OEAW)\, in Vienna on 28-30 June 2027. \;
\nPaper proposals are invited from philosophers working with Western and/or Buddhist sources on any topic concerned with the ethics of belief\, broadly understood. Thus\, for example\, papers may be proposed regarding topics such as (but not limited to) the nature of belief\, the norms of belief and \;normativity in relation to belief\, \;evidence and evidentialism\, and the epistemic basing relation. \;Discussions concerning the relationship of belief (including in terms of its \;formation\, maintenance\, and/or relinquishment) \;to notions such as \;credence\, view\, judgment\, assent\, conviction\, faith\, trust\, hope\, and knowledge (or their analogues in Buddhist sources) \;are welcome\, as are those concerning \;the relationship of \;belief (and its ethics) to faculties such as consciousness\, cognition\, discernment\, conceptualization\, view-holding\, volition\, sensation\, and emotion (or their analogues in Buddhist sources).
\nThe research project of which this conference forms part is titled \;The Ethics of Empty Beliefs: Chinese Buddhist Philosophy in the &lsquo\;Period of Disunity&rsquo\; \;(ChinBuddhPhil)\; for more information\, see \;https://www.oeaw.ac.at/projects/chinbuddhphil. The project aims to bring Buddhist philosophical sources into conversation with Western ones\, on the understanding that Buddhist philosophers merit consideration not only as historical artifacts but as genuinely interesting and insightful contributors to live philosophical problems. As such\, the conference is intended to be dialogical\, with specialists of relevant Western and Buddhist philosophical materials engaging in debate regarding overlapping topics\, positions\, and arguments.
\nPhilosophers specializing in Western sources from any of the ancient\, medieval\, modern\, or contemporary philosophical canons are welcome to apply\; they need possess no prior knowledge of relevant Buddhist materials or debates.
\nAs for philosophers specializing in Buddhist sources\, in line with the overall focus of the ChinBuddhPhil project on the Sanlun \;三論 \;school of Chinese Buddhist philosophy\, those proposing papers on Sanlun are especially welcome to apply. More broadly\, however\, the call is open to philosophers specializing in Chinese Buddhist sources beyond Sanlun\, and more broadly still to those specializing in sources from any other among the Buddhist traditions spanning diverse geographical regions and temporal periods. Philosophers specializing in Buddhist sources need possess no prior knowledge of relevant Western materials or debates.
\nEdited volumes based on two prior project conferences have already been submitted to Oxford University Press. An edited book comprised of chapters based on the papers presented at this conference is also planned\, and potential speakers should keep in mind that they will be invited to submit a written chapter (6\,000-9\,000 words) based on their oral presentation. Each participant will also be invited to prepare a short response to another paper (1\,000-2\,000 words)\, thereby allowing philosophers working with Western sources to engage\, from within their own sphere of expertise\, with Buddhist materials\, and vice-versa. Draft papers will thus be pre-circulated to respondents.
\nTimeline:
\n·\; \; \;1 June 2026: Deadline for submission of paper proposals.
\n·\; \; \;1 July 2026: Announcement of accepted papers.
\n·\; \; \;1 April 2027: Deadline for submission of draft papers.
\n·\; \; \;28-30 June 2027: In-person conference in Vienna.
\n·\; \; \;1 September 2027: Deadline for submission of final papers.
\nThose interested in taking part are welcome to send 1) a paper abstract of circa 500 words\, and 2) a CV or link to a professional profile\, to \;rafal.stepien@oeaw.ac.at \;by the \;1st \;of June 2026. Requests for further information are also welcome. In a dedicated effort to counteract long-standing discrimination\, women and members of other identity-groups still under-represented in academe are especially encouraged to apply. This is an in-person conference\; accommodation in Vienna for participants will be funded by the organizers\, and funds are also foreseen to be available to offset travel costs to and from Vienna for those participants with no alternative sources of funding.
\nRafal K. Stepien
\nPrincipal Researcher\, Institute for the Cultural and Intellectual History of Asia\, Austrian Academy of Sciences.
\nPrincipal Investigator\, &lsquo\;The Ethics of Empty Beliefs: Chinese Buddhist Philosophy in the &ldquo\;Period of Disunity&rdquo\;&rsquo\;\, European Research Council.
\nhttps://www.oeaw.ac.at/projects/chinbuddhphil/conferences \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Rafal Stepien: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20270628T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20270709T170000 SUMMARY:Notre Dame Summer Seminars in Philosophy of Religion UID:20261013T044045Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:America/Indiana/Indianapolis LOCATION:Notre Dame\, United States\, 46556 DESCRIPTION:The first of three Notre Dame Summer Seminars in Philosophy of Religion\, this two-week intensive will feature speakers from philosophy\, psychology\, and theology\, and up to 20 graduate student or early career participants (see separate Call for Applications). Confirmed speakers: Yuval Avnur (Scripps College)\, \;Olivia Bailey (Berkeley)\, \;Nathan Ballantyne (Arizona State)\, Emily Dumler-Winckler (Theology\, St Louis Univ)\, \;Amy Floweree (Texas Tech)\, \;Sandy Goldberg (Northwestern)\, \;Megan Haggard (Psychology\, Francis Marion Univ)\, Tom Kelly (Princeton)\, Ruth Mayo (Psychology\, Hebrew Univ Jerusalem)\, and Tenelle Porter (Psychology\, Rowan Univ).
\nThe 2027 Seminar theme is "Disagreement\, Humility\, and Polarization": Religion is often political and divisive. Should this matter\, for how we think about God or\, indeed\, the propriety of religious belief? How could we know God or have faith in a world where religious traditions disagree sharply about what God is like - and where those divisions themselves contribute to unrest and hatred? Further questions connected with this theme include: how do particular theological traditions encode prescriptions for engaging with disagreement? How do these recommendations fare when evaluated for epistemic and practical rationality\, or their compatibility with just political systems? Is something like humility sufficient to save us from fueling religious division\, and if so\, what is humility like and how could we cultivate it at scale? Would a humbler approach to religion favor certain spiritual or theological traditions over others - for example\, is there a relationship between humility and agnosticism or apophaticism? \;How shall we understand the character traits of humility\, empathy\, and love for others given polarizing issues of politics or doctrine? What insights are there from sociology and psychology on religious communities\, belonging\, and changing values in a polarized era? Etc.
\nSponsored by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation.
ORGANIZER;CN=Matthew A. Benton;CN=Laura Frances Callahan;CN=Michael Rea: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20271013T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20271015T170000 SUMMARY:Kant\, la nature\, la physique UID:20261013T044046Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:Europe/Madrid LOCATION:Avinguda Blasco Ibáñez\, 30\, Valencia\, Spain DESCRIPTION:La Socié\;té\; internationale d&rsquo\;É\;tudes Kantiennes de Langue Franç\;aise (SiEKLF) tiendra son XVIIIe Congrè\;s à\; la faculté\; de philosophie de l&rsquo\;Université\; de Valence\, du 13 au 15 d&rsquo\;octobre 2027. Le thè\;me retenu est «\; Kant\, la nature\, la physique »\;. Il s&rsquo\;agit de mettre l&rsquo\;accent sur la conception kantienne de la physique et la maniè\;re dont celle-ci cré\;e un cadre philosophique compatible avec la perspective de la physique quantique. Cela é\;tant dit\, les contributions sur tout autre aspect de l&rsquo\;&oelig\;uvre kantienne\, de ses sources et de sa projection contemporaine sont é\;galement les bienvenues. Outre le programme acadé\;mique\, un programme culturel axé\; principalement sur la musique et é\;troitement lié\; au thè\;me de la confé\;rence sera proposé\;.
\nLes personnes inté\;ressé\;es à\; participer au congrè\;s ont jusqu&rsquo\;au 27 novembre 2026 pour envoyer un titre et un ré\;sumé\; de 100 mots maximum\, en indiquant leur affiliation acadé\;mique\, à\; l&rsquo\;adresse é\;lectronique suivante : kv2027sieklf@uv.es. Chaque intervenant disposera de 30 minutes pour son exposé\;\, suivi de 20 minutes de dé\;bat.
\nLa langue principale du congrè\;s sera le franç\;ais. Des propositions de confé\;rences en castillan\, en allemand\, en anglais seront prises en considé\;ration\, mais dans une proportion limité\;e. L&rsquo\;exposition sera accompagné\;e d&rsquo\;une traduction en franç\;ais (imprimé\;e ou projeté\; sur l&rsquo\;é\;cran) ou\, au moins\, d&rsquo\;un ré\;sumé\; de cinq pages en langue franç\;aise.
\nLe ré\;sultat de l&rsquo\;é\;valuation (acceptation ou refus) de la proposition sera communiqué\; au plus tard le 31 dé\;cembre 2026. \;
\n ORGANIZER;CN="Pedro Jesús Teruel": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T194829Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20300531T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20300531T090000 SUMMARY:Phenomenologies of Religious Experience UID:20261013T044047Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:c81e:70ff:fee7:7e34%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:This series invites proposals in classical phenomenology\, French phenomenology\, pre- and post-phenomenologies\, and in methodologies that bridge phenomenology and analytic philosophy. The relation between phenomenology and religious experience can be considered in a variety of modes: epistemic (phenomenology as a "rigorous science" of religious experience in Husserl's sense)\; ontic (phenomenology as a way to access the core motive\, or regulative ideal\, of religion)\; analogical (phenomenological experience as a secular version of religious experience)\; generalizing (religious experience turning into phenomenological experience when stripped from its dogmatic frame)\, etc. Proposals can take critical\, descriptive\, theoretical\, comparative\, historical\, or other approaches\, and they can focus on the interplay between religious or spiritual experience and assorted theoretical approaches\, or proceed from such experience towards building a new theory. In accord with Husserl&rsquo\;s original intent\, the series welcomes attempts to locate spiritual or religious experience within a broader theory of the sciences (Wissenschaftslehre) and to expand phenomenology towards transcendental philosophy and metaphysics.
The series covers five areas:
1) Clarifications of religious and spiritual experience\, its formal phenomenological research\, and its relationships to art\, textuality\, culture\, anthropology\, politics\, and comparative religion\;
2) Metaphysical extensions of the phenomenology of religious and spiritual experience\;
3) Existential and psychological analyses\, in different traditions\, of religious and spiritual experience\;
4) Theologies of religious experience\, with or beyond a specific focus on ritual and liturgy\, including liberation theologies\, feminist theologies\, theologies at the intersection of religious experience and race\, social status\, etc.\;
5) The phenomenology of religious and spiritual experience as applied to and/ or examined within medicine\, nursing\, and the health sciences and the natural and social sciences.
The series is published in cooperation with the Society for the Phenomenology of Religious Experience\, \;www.sophere.org.
Editors: \;Michael Barber (michael.barber@slu.edu)\, Peter Costello (PCOSTELL@providence.edu)\, Olga Louchakova-Schwartz (founding editor\, \;olouch@ucdavis.edu)\, and Martin Nitsche (nitsche@flu.cas.cz)
Advisory Board: \;Jason Alvis (University of Vienna)\, Angela Ales Bello (Pontifical Lateran University)\, Michel Bitbol (The French National Center for Scientific Research)\, Carla Canullo (University of Macerata)\, David Ciavatta (Ryerson University)\, Crina Gschwandtner (Fordham University)\, Neal DeRoo (The King&rsquo\;s University)\, Thomas Fuchs (University of Heidelberg)\, James G. Hart (University of Indiana)\, Richard Kearney (Boston College)\, Jeff McCurry (Duquesne University)\, Felix O&rsquo\;Murchadha (National University of Ireland\, Galway)\, Dermot Moran (Boston College)\, Tom Nenon (The University of Memphis)\, Ryōsuke Ōhashi (Universities of Kyoto and Osaka)\, Vincent Pastro (Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University and Aquinas Institute of Theology\, St Louis)\, Hans Rainer Sepp (Charles University)\, Michel Staudigl (University of Vienna)\, Claudia Welz (Aarhus University)
Staff editorial contact: \;Jana Hodges-Kluck (jhodges-kluck@rowman.com) \;
*Please note that this event has officially been postponed. More information will be made available asap in the near future*
\nMany human cognitive capacities and processes may be deployed creatively\, from unique choices made for oneself up through novel cultural shifts. Similarly\, large swaths of our daily lives are taken up with performing spontaneous\, on-the-fly\, and unplanned activities that are\, in a word\, improvised. \; Charting out the nature of both creativity and improvisation\, taken individually or together\, remains an open and pressing issue. In this conference\, we will delve into various philosophical\, theoretical\, empirical\, and interdisciplinary issues that are related to creativity and improvisation. A non-exhaustive list of related questions and themes for this topic include:
\n- What is the relationship between improvisation and creativity?
\n- What is the relationship between creative activity and well-being?
\n- What is the best way to model individual and collective creativity?
\n- Is creativity in the arts the same thing as in other domains\, such as in science or business?
\n- What are the pros and cons of different scientific operationalizations of creativity and improvisation?
\n- Provide a conceptual analysis of creativity and/or improvisation.
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