The \; Saint Joseph University of Beirut's Philosophy of Religion Seminar (Department of Philosophy) is pleased to invite you to attend the online lecture of Prof. Todd Lawson (University of Toronto) : "Enchanted Cosmos: The Development of Neo-Shi&rsquo\;ism in Safavid Iran."
\nThis talk examines the transformation of Twelver Shiʿism under the Safavids\, focusing on how its elevation to a state religion reshaped its doctrines\, symbols\, and modes of authority. It explores the emergence of a distinctly Persian-inflected &ldquo\;Neo-Shiʿism\,&rdquo\; marked by new forms of theological imagination and scriptural hermeneutics\, particularly in exegetical traditions that reconfigure Qurʾānic revelation around the authority of the Imams. \;Through this lens\, the Safavid period appears as the site of a paradoxical &ldquo\;enchanted cosmos\," in which political consolidation and metaphysical speculation converge to produce new configurations of prophecy\, spiritual authority\, and sacred history.
\nBiography
\nTodd Lawson is Professor Emeritus of Islamic Thought at the University of Toronto. A leading scholar of Shiʿi and Qurʾānic studies\, his work focuses on early Islamic exegesis\, messianism\, and the development of Shiʿi thought. He is the author of several influential books\, including The Crucifixion and the Qurʾan and Gnostic Apocalypse and Islam\, and has published widely on the Qurʾān\, tafsīr\, and the intellectual history of Islam.
\nThe lecture will take place online on April 29\, 2026 7pm till 8:30pm (Beirut Time) via Microsoft Teams. \;
\nClick here to attend the lecture.
\nMeeting ID: 394 371 942 724 713
\nPasscode: FK3B8uE9
ORGANIZER;CN=Hadi Fakhoury: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152429Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Taipei:20260430T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Taipei:20260503T170000 SUMMARY:The Taiwan Metaphysics Colloquium 2026 (TMC 2026): Naturalistic Philosophy and Grounding UID:20260501T004330Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Asia/Taipei LOCATION:National Taiwan University\, Taipei\, Taiwan DESCRIPTION:The Taiwan Metaphysics Colloquium 2026 (TMC 2026)
\nNaturalistic Philosophy and Grounding
\nDates: 30 Apr &ndash\; 3 May 2026
\nLocation: National Taiwan University\, Taipei\, Taiwan
\nEvent page: https://philevents.org/event/show/145134
\nCall for abstracts: https://philevents.org/event/show/145138
\nContact:
\nNational Taiwan University&rsquo\;s Center for Traditional and Scientific Metaphysics (TSM Center): tsmntu@gmail.com
\nKeynote speakers:
\nJessica Wilson (University of Toronto) [Wendy Huang Lecture]\;
Alyssa Ney (LMU Munich) [Tony Cheng Lecture]\;
Otá\;vio Bueno (University of Miami)
Featured Speakers:
\nJohn Bigelow (Monash University)\;
David Braddon-Mitchell (University of Sydney)\;
Ruey-Lin Chen (National Chung Cheng University)
Invited Speakers:
\nDavid Builes \;(Princeton University)\;
Benj Hellie (University of Toronto)\;
Jeremiah Joven Joaquin (De La Salle University)\;
Kevin Morris (Tulane University)\;
Kelly Trogdon (Virginia Tech)
About the conference series and the 2026 conference
\nSupported by the generous donation of the Frontward Foundation\, the Taiwan Metaphysics Colloquium series (TMCs) is one of the most renowned international philosophy conference series in Taiwan. Held biennially\, it aims to provide a platform for dialogue among researchers working on a wide range of contemporary metaphysical issues. In previous years\, the conferences under the series have invited many renowned local and international scholars\, including David Charles\, Max J. Cresswell\, Dorothy Edgington\, Pascal Engel\, Hartry Field\, Robert Goldblatt\, Alan Hayek\, Jennifer Hornsby\, Christian List\, Hiroakira Ono\, David Papineau\, and Daniel Stoljar. Following the conference series\, multiple international anthologies have been published\, including a Logic in Asia (LIAA) book series (Springer) and a special issue of Synthese.
\nThis year&rsquo\;s conference is themed &ldquo\;Naturalistic Philosophy and Grounding&rdquo\; and welcomes contributions related to naturalistic philosophy\, grounding\, or both. The idea of doing philosophy naturalistically in a natural world has dominated a significant portion of twentieth-century philosophy. Nonetheless\, this idea has recently often been treated as an implicit background framework\, while (arguably) non-naturalistic approaches and perspectives &ndash\; such as anti-realism\, panpsychism\, idealism\, phenomenology\, and others &ndash\; have experienced a renaissance. This conference aims to provide an opportunity to reinvestigate philosophical naturalism and naturalistic philosophy\, especially (though not exclusively) issues related to physicalism\, scientism\, naturalizing philosophical approaches\, natural entities\, the grounding structures of our world\, and even new conceptual expansions of the naturalistic worldview\, such as artificial intelligence.
\nWe welcome submissions in standard metaphysics\, philosophy of mind\, philosophy of language\, philosophy of religion\, metaethics\, metaphilosophy\, and related areas\, provided that the topic has a metaphysical dimension\, broadly construed. \;We are also open to contributions from emerging and cutting-edge areas\, such as the philosophy of artificial intelligence.
\nNo particular methodology is required: we welcome submissions from analytic\, continental\, and non-Western traditions\, provided that the topic is relevant to the conference themes and the paper&rsquo\;s argumentative style can engage substantively with the conference&rsquo\;s discussions.
\nHosts:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Taiwan Association for Logic\, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology (LMPST Taiwan): \;https://www.lmpsttw.org/en/home
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; National Taiwan University&rsquo\;s Center for Traditional and Scientific Metaphysics (TSM Center): \;https://tsmntu.org/
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; National Taiwan University&rsquo\;s Center for Asian Philosophy and Analytic Philosophy
\nSupported by:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Frontward Foundation
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; College of Liberal Arts\, National Taiwan University
ORGANIZER;CN=Lok-Chi Chan;CN=Nihel Jhou;CN=Duen-Min Deng;CN=Christian Wenzel: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152429Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260430T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260430T234500 SUMMARY:Metaphysics of Logic UID:20260501T004331Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Regina-Pacis-Weg 3\, Bonn\, Germany\, 53113 DESCRIPTION:The Student Conference Logic and Metaphysics I. Metaphysics of Logic will take place from 07.08.26. to 08.08.26 \; at the University of Bonn.
\nKeynote speakers: Elke Brendel (confirmed)\, Gillian Russel (confirmed)\, tba.
\nTopic
\nWhat is the relationship between logical laws and rational thinking? Are there facts about logic that are independent of us\, and if so\, what is their metaphysical status? Do purely logical statements have meaning? Is there a true logical system\, or can several logical systems be accepted at once? What is the relationship between classical logic and alternative logics?
\nGiven the central role that logic plays in contemporary philosophy\, the importance of these questions cannot be underestimated. In analytical philosophy in particular\, it is often assumed that logical formalization can lend arguments a special power. This power makes it seemingly impossible to accept the premises of an argument and yet reject its conclusion. Arguments that cannot be formalized in this way\, on the other hand\, are often rejected as &lsquo\;unscientific.&rsquo\;
\nBut as central as logic is to analytical philosophy\, philosophers disagree about its nature and foundations. This great diversity of positions in the philosophy of logic has a long tradition: Frege believed that the principles of logic were general laws of truth and that rules for correct judgment could be derived from them. (Der Gedanke\, 58) Carnap's famous postulate &ldquo\;In logic there are no morals&rdquo\; (The Logical Syntax of Language §\;17) expresses the idea that logical systems can only claim validity relative to the specification of a particular language. Jared Warren believes that logical truths are a shadow of syntax or reflections on linguistic rules. (Shadows of Syntax\, p. 325\; Slogan 8)
\nThe aim of the conference is to facilitate the exchange of different positions on the mentioned issues. Both systematic contributions to current debates and discussions of historical positions are welcome.
\nDetails
\nWe encourage BA\, MA\, and M.Ed. students to submit abstracts on the above topic in English. Submissions should include a brief description of the topic (approximately two to three sentences) and an abstract of no more than 400 words for a blind review. Each presenter will have 45 minutes for their presentation\, 20 minutes for the talk\, and 25 minutes for a Q&\;A. \;
\nThe deadline for submissions is 30.04.26. Please submit your application as a PDF to logicandmetaphysics@protonmail.com. Documents need to be anonymized for blind review. Please make sure to use &ldquo\;Abstract Metaphysics of Logic Bonn 2026&rdquo\; as the subject of the Email.
\nWe particularly encourage students from underrepresented and marginalized groups to submit abstracts in order to support diversity and equality at universities. \;
\nAll submissions will undergo a blind review. All applicants will be notified by email by 18.05.26. regardless of whether their presentation has been selected. We will contact you for further organizational steps if your presentation is selected.
\nWe are working on financing the conference\, however currently we cannot guarantee a full (or even a partial) reimbursement of travel and accommodation costs. Should you be unable to finance your accommodation\, please indicate this in your email. A limited number of participants can be accommodated by the local student body.
\nYou can find more information on the conference website: https://sites.google.com/view/logic-and-metaphysics/home
\nor on our philevents page: https://philevents.org/event/show/144350 \;
\nIf you have any questions\, please contact the organizers: logicandmetaphysics@protonmail.com.
\nWe look forward to receiving your abstracts!
\n ORGANIZER;CN=Madara Vaserberga;CN=Leon Isenmann;CN=Timo Selting;CN=Dalon Axhimusa;CN=Marvin Thinschmidt: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152429Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260502T170000 SUMMARY:Mohawk Valley Metaphysics UID:20260501T004332Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:807 Union Street\, Schenectady\, United States DESCRIPTION:The Philosophy department at Union College is happy to host Mohawk Valley Metaphysics\, a workshop for philosophers working in metaphysics. \;
\nFriday May 1st
\n9:30 am coffee and snacks
\n10am Mark Balaguer\, Cal State LA: &ldquo\;Welcome to Flatland: A Nice Place to Live&rdquo\;
\n11am Rebecca Chan\, San Jose State University: \;&ldquo\;A Chapter from \;The Ethics of Transformative Experience"
\n2pm Tim Juvshik\, Middlebury College: &ldquo\;Who Is the Author of Generative AI Outputs?
\n3pm Amy Seymour\, Rutgers University: \; &ldquo\;Theoretical Satiation"
\nSaturday May 2nd
\n9:30 am coffee and snacks
\n10am Dan Korman\, UC Santa Barbara: \; \; &ldquo\;Constitution and the Benacerraf Problem"
\n11am Katrina Elliott\, Brandeis University: \;"The Principal Principle: What is it? Who cares?"
\n2pm Ying Huang\, Union College: \;"Revisiting the Laws of Nature Debate: A Disagreement about Explanatory Structures"
\n3pm Ned Markosian\, UMass Amherst: \; &ldquo\;Causation\, Agent Causation\, and Free Will.&rdquo\; \;
\nPlease email David Friedell at friedeld@union.edu if you have any questions.
ORGANIZER;CN=David Friedell: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152429Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260501T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260501T234500 SUMMARY:Philosophica II - Words and Language UID:20260501T004333Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:pl. Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej 4\, Lublin\, Poland\, 20-031 DESCRIPTION:Philosophica is an analytic philosophy conference series hosted by the Institute of Philosophy at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University. The theme of this edition of the conference is words and language\, engaging with philosophical work addressing the nature of expressions\, meaning\, and natural language more broadly construed.
\nInvited speakers:
\nWe invite abstracts on topics broadly related to natural language\; contributions do not need to place special emphasis on words as such\, though this is welcome. Interdisciplinary perspectives drawing on linguistics\, semantics\, metaphysics\, and other relevant areas are also welcome.
\nSubmitted abstracts should be no more than 400 words (not including references)\; please also include 4-5 key words.
\nSubmissions should be in English and suitable for 30-minute slots (20 minutes for presenting\, 10 minutes for discussion).
\nThis will be an in-person event\; there will be no online component.
\nLink for submissions (EasyChair): \;https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=philosophica2
ORGANIZER;CN=Kamil Lemanek: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152429Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260503T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260505T170000 SUMMARY:Knowledge\, Action\, and Competence (with symposium on Sosa's 'The Bounds of Knowledge') UID:20260501T004334Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Madrid LOCATION:Facultad de Filosofía\, Calle Camilo José Cela\, s/n\, Sevilla\, Spain\, 41018 DESCRIPTION:Those interested may write to jmmpoyatos@gmail.com to receive the drafts that will be discussed during the symposium. Attendance is free until capacity is reached\, and everyone is invited to participate. We look forward to your presence.
ORGANIZER;CN=Jesus Navarro;CN=J. Adam Carter;CN=Juanma Poyatos: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152429Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20260511T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20260513T170000 SUMMARY:THE CRITICISM CULTURE AND MORALITY OF TOLERANCE IN ISLAMIC THOUGHT -5 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM UID:20260501T004335Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Istanbul LOCATION:Muş\, Turkey DESCRIPTION:Human beings are weak on their own and must live together to withstand the challenges of life. This natural necessity constitutes the foundation of culture\, which arises from collective human existence. One of the essential conditions of communal life is language. It enables communication among individuals\, serves as a cornerstone of social cohesion\, and functions as the primary vehicle for transmitting knowledge and experience across generations.
\nThe advancement of knowledge in any society depends on the depth and integrity of exchange among those who produce\, preserve\, and transmit it. When communication is grounded in cooperation\, constructive criticism\, and openness to new ideas\, intellectual and cultural development flourishes. Conversely\, when intolerance dominates social relations\, the rhythm of progress slows. In this regard\, Islamic civilization offers a rich legacy of examples illustrating how the ethos of criticism and tolerance can coexist and sustain intellectual vitality across diverse contexts.
\nToday\, Muslim societies differ significantly from their predecessors in how they engage with criticism and tolerance. Shaped by a range of internal and external forces\, they have gradually drifted from their own intellectual heritage\, making it increasingly difficult to respond effectively to the challenges of modern life. In response to these difficulties\, Muş Alparslan University launched a symposium series centred on &ldquo\;Criticism and Tolerance&rdquo\; to draw attention to the underlying issues behind these crises. The first symposium\, titled &ldquo\;The Criticism Culture and Morality of Tolerance in Islamic Thought\,&rdquo\; was held on April 26&ndash\;28\, 2019\, and attracted considerable interest. Encouraged by its success\, a second symposium was organized on December 7&ndash\;8\, 2020\, focusing on the first five centuries of Islamic civilization (7th-11th centuries). Participants in the second symposium concurred that the theme warranted further exploration. As a result\, two additional symposia were organized: one focusing on the 12th to 19th centuries\, held on May 28&ndash\;29\, 2021\, and another addressing the modern period\, held on October 7&ndash\;8\, 2022. The series was originally planned to conclude with the fourth meeting\, which examined the modern era. However\, because the topic is both profound and far-reaching\, the series is now being extended \;with a new and complementary symposium.
\nSince 2019\, the symposium series\, when viewed as a whole\, tended to place greater emphasis on the past. \;This has reinforced the conviction that giving the next symposium a future-oriented theme would be both balancing and complementary. To use a classical distinction in Arabic rhetoric (balāgha)\, the first four symposia may be described as \;ikhbārī \;in character -concerned with what has already taken place-. In contrast\, the fifth has been conceived as \;inshāʾī\, oriented toward what is yet to come. Accordingly\, the fifth symposium will be held under the subtitle &ldquo\;Religion\, Method\, Future.&rdquo\;
\nThe outcomes of the first four symposia converge on a shared conclusion: the intellectual heritage of Islamic civilization offers valuable guidance -both in content and in method- for addressing the contemporary challenges faced by the Muslim world. This recognition undergirds the theme of the fifth symposium\, which is designed as a platform for scholars who\, mindful of the demands of the present\, seek to draw on this heritage in envisioning the future.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152429Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260512T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260513T170000 SUMMARY:Transitions in Emergence UID:20260501T004336Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Brussels LOCATION:Namur\, Belgium DESCRIPTION:The conference may be attended on-line. Please send an email to Maxime Hilbert (maxime.hilbert@unamur.be).
\nConference program:
\nMay 12th
\n8h45 &ndash\; 10h00 | Karen Crowther \;(University of Oslo): Doubling Down on Emergence
\n10h00 &ndash\; 10h45 | Andrea Roselli \;(University of Namur) &\; Olivier Sartenaer \;(University of Namur): The Many Faces of Diachronic Emergence
\n10h45 &ndash\; 11h15 | Coffee Break
\n11h15 &ndash\; 12h30 | Samuel Fletcher (University of Oxford): The Diachronic Emergence of Time
\n12h30 &ndash\; 14h00 | Lunch
\n14h00 &ndash\; 14h45 | Milan Stü\;rmer (Erasmus School of Philosophy\, Rotterdam) &\; Daniel Bella (University of Hamburg): Both British and Emergentist: Whitehead&rsquo\;s Account of Diachronic Emergence
\n14h45 &ndash\; 15h30 | Michele Paolini Paoletti (Università\; degli Studi di Macerata): Better Late Than Never. The Strong\, Diachronic Emergence of State
\n15h30 &ndash\; 16h00 | Coffee Break
\n16h00 &ndash\; 17h15 | Timothy O&rsquo\;Connor (Indiana University Bloomington): Structures in the Varieties of Emergence
\n19h00 | Conference Dinner
\nMay 13th
\n8h45 &ndash\; 10h00 | Erica Onnis (Cusano University): TBA
\n10h00 &ndash\; 10h45 | Maxime Hilbert \;(University of Namur) &\; Gauvain Leconte-Chevillard \;(University of Namur): Can an Emergentist be an Eternalist?
\n10h45 &ndash\; 11h15 | Coffee Break
\n11h15 &ndash\; 12h30 | John Heil (Washington University in St. Louis): TBA
\n12h30 &ndash\; 14h00 | Lunch
\n14h00 &ndash\; 14h45 | Martha Pedroni (University of Geneva): Can There Be Diachronic Spacetime Emergence?
\n14h45 &ndash\; 15h30 | Floris Eskens (University of Oslo): The Flat Emergence of Laws of Nature
\n15h30 &ndash\; 16h00 | Coffee Break
\n16h00 &ndash\; 17h15 | Jessica Wilson \;(University of Toronto): The Search for Diachronic Emergence
ORGANIZER;CN=Olivier Sartenaer;CN=Alexandre Guay;CN=Andrea Roselli;CN=Gauvain Leconte-Chevillard;CN=Maxime Hilbert: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152429Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260512T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260513T170000 SUMMARY:Hyperintensionality and (Meta)-Metaphysics UID:20260501T004337Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Stockholm LOCATION:Thunbergsvägen 3H\, Uppsala\, Sweden\, 751 20 DESCRIPTION:Workshop: Hyperintensionality and (Meta)-Metaphysics
\nDate: 12-13 May
Location: Uppsala University
Organizers: Å\;ke Gafvelin (Uppsala University)\, Andrea Crepoli (Uppsala University)\, Matti Eklund (Uppsala University).
Description:
\nRecent debates in metaphysics have concerned notions such as grounding\, essence and structure. These notions appear to be hyperintensional\, in that they make distinctions finer than those captured by standard possible worlds semantics. \;
\nThis workshop brings together philosophers working at the intersection of hyperintensional semantics\, metaphysics and meta-metaphysics. The worskhop will explore the implications of hyperintensionality for metaphysical theorizing and critically examine the metaphysical underpinnings of hyperintensional distinctions.
\nSpeakers:
\n
Franz Berto (University of St. Andrews): "When Sentences Say The Same"
Dustin Gooß\;ens (Ruhr-Universitä\;t Bochum): "Non-Representational Hyperintensional Metaphysics"
Christopher J. G. Meacham (University of Massachusetts\, Amherst): "Complete Grounding"
Michael J. Raven (University of Victoria): "Essence and Modalities"
Alessandro Torza (University of Parma): "Does Williamson's Suppositional Heuristic have a Problem with Counterpossibles?"
Evie Willems (Indepedent researcher): "The intensional landscape: Salvaging Eli Hirsch&rsquo\;s intensional deflationism from metaphysical commitments"
Practical information
\nThe workshop will take place at the Department of Philosophy\, Uppsala University. Attendance is free\, but registration is required. \;
ORGANIZER;CN="Åke Gafvelin";CN=Matti Eklund;CN=Andrea Crepoli: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152429Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260515T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260515T120000 SUMMARY:III International Colloquium on the Metaphysics and Semantics of Fiction UID:20260501T004338Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:III International Colloquium on the Metaphysics and Semantics of Fiction
\nKeynote speakers:
\nAndreas Stokke (Uppsala Universitet)
\nElisa Paganini (Università\; degli Studi di Milano)
\nEdward Zalta (Stanford University)
\nManuel Garcí\;a-Carpintero (Universitat de Barcelona)
\nMerel Semeijn (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)
\nSara Uckelman (Durham University)
\nThe event is free of charge and will be held \;online on June 24\, 25\, and 26\, 2026. Abstract submissions will be accepted until May 15.
\nFor further information: \;https://metasemafiction.wixsite.com/phil
ORGANIZER;CN=Italo Lins Lemos;CN=Jerzy Brzozowski: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152429Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20260515T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20260515T234500 SUMMARY:Nature of Law and Legal Reality (IVR Special Workshop) UID:20260501T004339Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Istanbul LOCATION:Cibali\, Kadir Has Cd.\, 34083 Cibali / Fatih/Fatih/İstanbul\, Турция\, İstanbul\, Turkey DESCRIPTION:The workshop &ldquo\;Nature of Law and Legal Reality&rdquo\; explores how contemporary legal philosophy and jurisprudence understand what law is and how legal phenomena exist in social and empirical reality. It is designed as an intensive discussion where participants reconsider classical debates in the philosophy of law in light of new empirical\, ontological\, and interdisciplinary developments.
\nThe workshop aims to bring together philosophers of law\, legal theorists\, doctrinal scholars to articulate more refined accounts of both the nature of law and the structure of legal reality. By confronting traditional jurisprudential questions with contemporary disputes about ontology\, pluralism\, and empirical method\, participants will seek to map promising directions for future research and to clarify what is at stake in ongoing controversies.
\nTopics for discussion include\, among others:
\n(1) Concept and nature of law
\n&ndash\; What do we mean when we claim that law has a &ldquo\;nature&rdquo\;: are we identifying essential properties\, common patterns\, or merely theoretical constructs?
\n&ndash\; Is it still plausible to think that philosophy of law must provide necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of legal systems\, or should we adopt more modest\, pluralistic\, or practice‑oriented frameworks?
\n&ndash\; How should we understand the relationship between law and morality today: as strict separation\, necessary connection\, or context‑sensitive interaction between moral and institutional facts?
\n(2) Legal Reality and Ontology
\n&ndash\; In what sense do legal entities&mdash\;rights\, duties\, persons\, corporate bodies\, or digital assets&mdash\;&ldquo\;exist\,&rdquo\; and how does their mode of existence differ from that of physical objects or social conventions?
\n&ndash\; How do courts and other legal actors exercise &ldquo\;ontological discretion&rdquo\; when they choose among competing ways of construing the reality of contested objects such as death\, incapacity\, or intoxication?
\n&ndash\; Can we speak of multiple\, overlapping legal realities generated by different legal orders and epistemic communities\, and if so\, how do these realities interact in transnational or pluralist settings?
\n(3) Legal Methodology and Interdisciplinarity
\n&ndash\; What is the proper role of conceptual analysis in contemporary legal theory when empirical\, sociological\, and psychological research increasingly shape our understanding of law in action?
\n&ndash\; How can philosophy of law integrate insights from empirical legal studies\, new legal realism\, and social ontology without losing its distinctive normative and analytical focus?
\n&ndash\; To what extent should theories of the nature of law be evaluated not only on their internal coherence\, but also on their explanatory power regarding actual institutional practices and disputes about legal reality?
\n\;Prospective participants are invited to submit abstracts (500&ndash\;1000 words) by 15 May to a_didikin@kazguu.kz and abdidikin@mail.kz.
\nTo facilitate discussion\, participants are warmly encouraged to circulate a final paper by 1 June 2026.
ORGANIZER;CN=Anton Didikin: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152429Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Yekaterinburg:20260522T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Yekaterinburg:20260523T170000 SUMMARY:UAnalytiCon-2026: Universals and Objects UID:20260501T004340Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Asia/Yekaterinburg LOCATION:Yekaterinburg\, Russia DESCRIPTION:Dear colleagues\,
\nwe are pleased to announce
\nAnnual International Conference
\n«\;uAnalytiCon-2026: Unversals and Objects»\;\,
\nwhich takes place on May 22-23\, 2026
\n\nOur upcoming uAnalytiCon-2026 will focus on a variety of issues connected to the traditional debate about the relationships between universals and objects. We plan to discuss the questions concerning what types of universals are\, how to distinguish between properties and relations as well as between events and states\, what existence and identity conditions are appropriate for each of these\, and whether one needs to posit a distinct category of tropes as abstract entities.
\nWe welcome submissions from a wide range of disciplines\, including but not limited to:
\nKeyspeakers will be announced in March 2026.
\nAbstracts must be 500 words or less and prepared for blind review. To submit abstracts please fill out our submission form at [https://uanalyticon.ru/index.en.html]. The deadline for abstract submissions is March 31\, 2026. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by April 30\, 2026.
\nOfficial conference languages: Russian\, English.
\nPlease note that online participation is possible only for the talks in English.
\nThe participation is free of charge. Unfortunately\, the Organizing Committee has no available funds for covering transport and accommodation. Participants are responsible for covering travel expenses.
\nPlease\, contact the Organizing Committee with any questions at conf@uanalyticon.ru
\nOrganizing Committee:
\nHead of the Organizing Committee:
\nDmitry Ankin\, PhD
ORGANIZER;CN=Lev Lamberov: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152429Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260523T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260620T170000 SUMMARY:Introduction to Chaos Theory UID:20260501T004341Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:COURSE DESCRIPTION
\nSlowly crystallizing throughout the 20th century and popularized in the 1980s\, chaos theory is a loosely defined set of transdisciplinary scientific research that cuts through virtually every branch of disciplinary sciences\, and even the humanities: for the butterfly effect applies not only to tornadoes but also to the stock exchange\, and self-organization is not limited to ants and termite architecture (termite mounds!)\, but is a crucial element in revolutionary movements\; bifurcation does occur in trees\, but also in decisions humans take\, and vast complexity takes shape in migrating populations\, but no less in the human brain. In short\, chaos theory turns out to be so universal that we might be in the making of an entirely &ldquo\;new science\,&rdquo\; as some authors claim\, or at least of a new paradigm beyond reductionism\, calling for a new metaphysics.
\nBut in talking this way\, are we not confusing chaos theory with cybernetics\, yet another field of transdisciplinary research that originated in the 1940s and as well functions with feedback loops? &hellip\; A total system of control that Heidegger had warned against?
\nWe can never know for sure. In this seminar\, we will treat chaos theory as the flipside of cybernetics\, arguing for unpredictability against control\, for freedom against determinism. For no matter how &ldquo\;adaptive&rdquo\; cybernetic systems may appear to capture each and every step we take\, chaos is essentially ungraspable and always one step further than the system.
\nCOURSE MATERIALS
\nSince the material on chaos theory is vast and at times not easy to digest\, we will focus on some key texts that initially gave shape to the wicked world of chaos theory. While chaos theory is a holistic set of co-dependent concepts which cannot be analyzed in isolation\, each session will zoom in on one of these concepts while maintaining its relations to the whole.
\nPDFs of all the readings will be provided upon registration. No prior knowledge is required.
\nTIME
\n5 SATURDAYS\, weekly\, beginning May 23\, 2026.
1-3 PM \;Eastern US Time.
SESSIONS
\nFACILITATOR
\nHaving lived and studied all around the world\, Hannes Schumacher works at the threshold between philosophy and art. He has carried out intensive research on Hegel and Deleuze\, and he has also published widely on Nishida\, Nāgārjuna\, chaos theory\, global mysticism\, and contemporary art. Hannes is the founder of the Berlin-based publisher Freigeist Verlag and co-founder of the grassroots art space Chaosmos &infin\; in Athens\, Greece. He has facilitated the following courses and groups at Incite Seminars: &ldquo\;Nishida Kitarō: The Logic of Place and the Religious Worldview&rdquo\;\; &ldquo\;Who&rsquo\;s Afraid of Hegel: Introduction to G. W. F. Hegel&rsquo\;s Science of Logic&rdquo\;\; &ldquo\;Chaos Research Group&rdquo\;\; &ldquo\;Reading After Finitude by Quentin Meillassoux&rdquo\;\; &ldquo\;Deleuze &\; Guattari: What is Philosophy?&rdquo\;\; &ldquo\;Plato&rsquo\;s chô\;ra through the lens of Derrida&rdquo\;\; &ldquo\;Anarchia and Archai: Reimagining the Pre-Socratics&rdquo\; (with Carlos A. Segovia)\; &ldquo\;Reading Nietzsche&rsquo\;s Zarathustra&rdquo\; (current)\; &ldquo\;Liana of the Resurrected&rdquo\;\; and &ldquo\;The Body without Organs.&rdquo\;
\nINCITE SEMINARS
\nWe are a mix \;of rogue scholars\, disgruntled academics\, disenchanted buddhists\, enchantment-hungry anarchists\, radical therapists\, and general weirdos looking to create autonomous and accessible forms of &ldquo\;higher education.&rdquo\;
\nWe offer \;online seminars and reading groups to incite personal exploration and inspire community action. Incite Seminars offers \;an educational \;experience. We do so by gathering an engaged group of participants for a dynamic exchange of ideas\, led by skilled facilitators. All of our facilitators have a deep relationship to a subject or topic through intensive study or practice.
\nIncite Seminars is a 100% member-supported learning community. \;We depend on member contributions to continue holding space for radical study and practice groups\, putting on rigorous seminars and courses\, and providing our facilitators and organizers with fair compensation. \;If you are unable to pay the full amount for a session or membership at this time\, we invite you to join us at \;reduced or no cost with our Solidarity option.
ORGANIZER;CN=Glenn Wallis: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152429Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260525T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260527T170000 SUMMARY:11th Annual Conference of the Society for the Metaphysics of Science UID:20260501T004342Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:America/Toronto LOCATION:40 St George St\, Toronto\, Canada\, M5S 2E4 ORGANIZER;CN=Michael E. Miller;CN=Jessica M. Wilson;CN=Claudio Calosi: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152429Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260531T170000 SUMMARY:Aquinas on Act and Potency UID:20260501T004343Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:487 Michigan Ave NE\, Brookland\, United States\, 20017 DESCRIPTION:Now celebrating its 15th anniversary\, the Aquinas Philosophy Workshop brings together renowned scholars from universities worldwide for lectures and discussions. Join us in Washington\, D.C. this May to explore Aquinas in the company of leading scholars and students! The theme for this year&rsquo\;s conference is &ldquo\;Aquinas on Act and Potency.&rdquo\; It is an exciting opportunity to do a deep dive into this important doctrine and its implications for a variety of different disciplines\, from metaphysics to politics. \; \;
\nFeatured Speakers:
\nProf. Gregory Doolan (The Catholic University of America)\, Prof. Matthew Minerd (Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius)\, Prof. Jeffrey Brower (Purdue University)\, Prof. Jennifer Frey (University of Tulsa)\, Prof. Catherine Peters (Loyola Marymount University)\, Fr. Ambrose Little\, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152429Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260601T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260601T090000 SUMMARY:Generative AI Companions: What They Are and Why That Matters UID:20260501T004344Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:CFP for Special Issue \;Generative AI Companions: What They Are and Why That Matters
\n[Participating journal: Philosophical Studies]
\nPaper submissions are invited for the collection for \;Philosophical Studies \;entitled: \;Generative AI Companions: What They Are and Why That Matters.
\nhttps://link.springer.com/collections/iiaagcacje
\nThe special issue aims to explore the ontological status of Generative AI companions and the moral upshot of entering into a relationship with these entities.
\n\;
\nDescription
\nThe pervasiveness of generative AI (GenAI) companion apps and the ease with which one can use them to create companion chatbots to interact with have raised some concerns among the general public. While some recent works in philosophy of technology and AI have focused specifically on GenAI and attempted to address concerns about its effects in society\, little work has been done to clarify the philosophical concerns that GenAI companions\, in particular\, raise. The philosophical challenges presented by GenAI \;companions \;differ from those raised by GenAI in general in that\, in many situations\, users of GenAI companion apps tend to develop what they feel are deep (inter)personal relationships with the chatbots they create through these apps. This &ldquo\;affective&rdquo\; component presents unique complexities often overlooked in a general philosophical study of GenAI (to the extent that this has been done thus far).
\nThis special issue aims to shine a spotlight on these very complexities. At the heart of our inquiry is the following question: \;Do relationships with GenAI companions pose significant ethical challenges\, and if so\, are these challenges fundamentally different from those posed by more traditional human-human relationships?
\nA comprehensive understanding of these moral issues also requires that we simultaneously address an important ontological question: \;Exactly what are these GenAI companions in the first place? \;Are they merely fictitious entities with whom we engage in a role- playing exercise\, or are they entities with whom it is possible to form a relationship? Depending on how we make sense of their ontological status\, it seems likely that we will face rather different philosophical concerns that would\, subsequently\, shape the ethical discussions that follow.
\nTo tackle these complex issues\, authors are welcome to submit papers that address questions such as\, but not limited to\, the following:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; How should we think about what GenAI companions are? How might this affect the ethics of our relationship with them?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; What is the ontological standing of GenAI companions? Are they\, for instance\, better described as (moral) agents\, fictional characters\, or computational artefacts?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Can we enter into a relationship of trust with GenAI companions? If so\, how would that differ from the trust we have in other humans?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; What ethical challenges do relationships with GenAI companions pose?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; As we enter into relationships with GenAI companions\, do we have any duty or obligation towards them?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; What is\, if any\, the welfare of GenAI companions?
\n\;
\nInvited Contributors
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Susan Schneider
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Lucy Osler
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Murray Shanahan
\nTimeline
\nSubmission deadline: \;June 1st 2026 (but we accept papers on a rolling basis)
\nShould you not be able to meet this deadline\, please contact the Lead Guest Editor (contact details below).
\nTentative Schedule
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; First decisions: \;October 15\, 2026
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Revisions due: \;January 15th 2027
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Final decisions: \;April 15th\, \; 2027
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Publication (online-first): \;September 2027 (rolling as accepted)
\nEditorial Process
\nAuthors are welcome to submit their papers through the journal&rsquo\;s Online Manuscript Submission System \;Editorial Manager®\;. Do note that paper submissions via email are not accepted.
\nAuthor Submission \;Guidelines: Authors are asked to prepare their manuscripts according to the journal&rsquo\;s standard \;Submission Guidelines.
\nWhen uploading your paper in Editorial Manager\, please select \;&ldquo\;SI: Generative AI Companions&rdquo\; \;either in the drop-down menu &ldquo\;Article Type&rdquo\; or through SI selection in the Author&rsquo\;s Questionnaire.
\nPapers do not ordinarily exceed 10\,000 words.
\nAll papers will undergo the journal&rsquo\;s standard review procedure (double-blind peer-review)\, according to the journal&rsquo\;s \;Peer Review Policy\, Process and Guidance.
\nThis journal offers the option to publish \;Open Access. You are allowed to publish open access through \;Open Choice. Please explore the OA options available through your institution by referring to our list of \;OA Transformative Agreements.
\nOnce papers are accepted\, they will be made available as Online articles publications until final publication into an issue and available on the Collections page.
\nQueries
\nPlease contact the guest editors:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; M. B. Ganapini \;&mdash\; \;mbganapini@gmail.com \;
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; K. Thanagopal \;&mdash\; \;kesavan.thanagopal@gmail.com
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; R. Clowes \;&mdash\; \;robert.clowes@gmail.com
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152429Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260601T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260601T180000 SUMMARY:Nostalgia of the Infinite: Philosophical Investigations into Metaphysics and Historicity UID:20260501T004345Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:NOSTALGIA OF THE INFINITE?: \;
\nPhilosophical Investigations into Metaphysics and Historicity. \;
\nEdited by Max K. Feenan and Jan Kerkmann
\nDETAILS:
\nAbstracts of \;c. 300 words\, with contribution proposals can be submitted until \;June 1st\, 2026
\nAnd should be sent to these email addresses: \;jan.kerkmann@philosophie.un-freiburg.de \;and \;mkfwa2777@gmail.com. \;Feedback regarding accepted submissions will be provided by \;June 15th\, 2026. Final versions of the essays are due by \;December 31st\, 2026. The edited volume will be published by a renowned German publisher in 2027\, with a contract signing scheduled for December 2025.
\nNB: \;It is not necessary for the contributions to focus on the thinkers and traditions discussed below. Submissions that other modern figures and figurations are most welcome! The only requirement is that a clear connection to the relationship between metaphysics and historicity is established and explored in depth within the essays.
\nOverall\, the planned volume claims to make a significant contribution to modern intellectual and cultural history\, and contemporary philosophical discussions about the limits of philosophy itself\, by highlighting the idea of historicity as a fundamental challenge to metaphysics and speculative thought. To so treat the concept of historicity with the necessary precision\, the focus is explicitly placed on the modernity in which not only the historical self-positioning of humankind became a central theme\, but also the course of philosophy itself was understood for the first time as a coherent whole\, viewed from the perspective of a historical logic of its development. The contributions to this volume aim to illustrate how and to what extent the systematic and direct access to the fundamental principles of the world\, which had previously characterized metaphysics\, was increasingly abandoned &ndash\; and how this access might be regained today.
\nInfinitely speculative\, \;metaphysics \;may even justifiably seek to apprehend eternity itself\, while \;historicity\, which often lacks a fundamental definition\, emphasises the relativity and contingency of human temporal existence. This volume aims to explore the tension-filled\, ambiguous and perhaps even paradoxical relationship between the seeming-opposites of metaphysics and historicity. In doing so\, a special focus is to be placed\, from a conceptual-historical perspective\, on the emergence and the changes in meaning of &lsquo\;historicity&rsquo\; itself\, and its definitions. The basic question asked is: \;Is it possible to still pursue a speculative even metaphysical philosophical project which is also a critical engagement with the real history such speculation is always already within? The edited volume aims to combine philosophical styles and traditions attempting to answer this questions\, while engaging with the philosophical problems and question in the \;longue duré\;e \;of modern philosophy. We also welcome submissions from related disciplines such as history\, politics\, literature or theological/religious studies.
\nChapters could engage with this relationship in the idealist systematizing of metaphysics grounded in a logical account of history\, culminating in the late systems of Hegel and Schelling\, but stemming from the Copernican revolution of Kant&rsquo\;s critical philosophy and the contemporary intellectual controversies during the time of the democratic revolutions. Or the anti-Kantian philosophies of Hamann\, Herder\, the critiques Mendelssohn\, Jacobi\, Goethe and Schiller\, not to mention the contours of European Romanticism both within and beyond Germany. Perspectives on neglected aspects of the modern idealist heritage\, whether from George Berkeley&rsquo\;s theories or the Cambridge Platonists&rsquo\; theological-philosophies in the 17th &\; 18th \;centuries\; or the varieties of British Idealism or French \;Spiritualisme \;across the 19th \;century. \;Not to mention underappreciated voices from elsewhere!
\nWe also want to deal with the twentieth century traditions critiquing metaphysics itself\, or the allied attempts to reform metaphysics against the dangers of reductive historical relativisation. After Kierkegaard and Feuerbach\, the political and theological receptions of Hegelianism and its discontents from Schopenhauer to Marx\, the social upheavals and reforms of the mid-19th \;century\, the twin developments of pragmatism and positivism\, the increasing secularization of society and perceptions of knowledge and science\, and perhaps culminating in the lasting effects of Nietzsche&rsquo\;s philosophy\, the 20th \;century thinkers increasingly saw themselves working and writing in the wake of a metaphysical tradition. Perhaps exemplified most of all\, in the historical yet speculative philosophies of Heidegger&rsquo\;s \;Seinsfrage \;and Rosenzweig&rsquo\;s \;Stern\; the political critiques of the history of metaphysics in Arendt or in Strauss\, or even the mystical-yet-political critique found in Simone Weil&rsquo\;s writings. Perhaps one could ask with Lö\;with\, Blumenberg\, or in a different vein Emmanuele Severino\, whether this very absolutisation of the historical itself proves to be a metaphysical assumption that prevents deep reflection on the nature of being\, of nature\, and of humanity? Alternatively\, submissions could pursue the processual thinking in Whitehead or in different form in Deleuze\, and the anti-metaphysical tradition arising from phenomenology\, such as Levinas&rsquo\; ethics or Derrida&rsquo\;s thought\; the linguistic-sociopragmatic accounts in Appel and Habermas&rsquo\; systems\, and finally voices from the historiographical critiques such as Koselleck&rsquo\;s \;Begriffsgeschichte \;or the Anglophone &lsquo\;Cambridge School of Political Thought&rsquo\; (Pocock\, Skinner\, Dunn et al.) and their respective influences would be welcome.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152429Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20260605T080000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20260607T170000 SUMMARY:A Summer of Social Ontology in Wuhan UID:20260501T004346Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Asia/Shanghai LOCATION:Wuhan\, China ORGANIZER;CN=Peter Finocchiaro: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152429Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Bucharest:20260606T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Bucharest:20260607T170000 SUMMARY:International Interdisciplinary Conference of Psychedelic Studies UID:20260501T004347Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Bucharest LOCATION:Splaiul Independențeii\, nr. 204\, Bucharest\, Romania DESCRIPTION:The &ldquo\;International Interdisciplinary Conference of Psychedelic Studies&rdquo\;\, organized by drd. Raluca Bilașco-Rusu and drd. Ștefăniță Manea\, Doctoral School of Philosophy\, Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Bucharest (Department of Theoretical Philosophy)\, brings together students\, professionals and researchers in philosophy of mind\, phenomenology\, neuroscience\, psychiatry and cognitive science to engage in rigorous scholarly dialogue on certain psychedelic substances and their significance for mind\, medicine\, and culture.
\nThe conference offers a genuinely interdisciplinary space &mdash\; one in which phenomenological analysis\, neurophilosophical modelling\, empirical clinical findings\, and questions of ethics and policy are held in productive tension. Presentations will span philosophy of mind\, phenomenology\, psychiatry\, cognitive science\, neuroscience\, and the ethics of psychedelic research.
\nThe event will take place on \;June 6th - 7th\, 2026. Regular presentations will be 20 minutes in length\, followed by 10-minute Q&\;A sessions. Keynote lectures will be 45 minutes followed by a 15-minute discussion period. The conference will adopt a hybrid format: presenters may choose to participate in person or via live stream\, and all sessions will be available to remote attendees.
\nWe encourage BA\, MA and PhD students\, as well as early PhDs\, postdocs and researchers\, to contribute with research abstracts related to the event's topic areas. Abstracts should be written in English and should not exceed 300 words. Abstracts will receive full consideration if submitted before May 20th\, 2026 at \;confpsych2026@gmail.com \;Word or PDF attachments preferred\, with the message titled "abstract submission".
\nAll submissions will undergo a process of blind peer review. (Please write your identifying details in the body of the email\, and leave the attached abstract anonymized.) We intend notifications of acceptance to be sent out on or before June 1st\, 2026. The conference programme will be announced as soon as review is completed. For any questions\, please don't hesitate to email \;confpsych2026@gmail.com.
\nThematic Areas
\nThe conference welcomes contributions across the following domains:
\nPanel Topics &\; Guiding Questions
\nWe are pleased to announce the workshop &ldquo\;Causal Models\, Causal Abstraction\, and Levels of Causation&rdquo\;\, which will take place on 11&ndash\;12 June 2026 at the University of Hamburg. The schedule and further updates will be posted on the workshop website: https://beyondcausalexclusion.org/about-2/
\nThe workshop is part of the project &ldquo\;Beyond Causal Exclusion: New Challenges for Multi-Level Causal Models.&rdquo\; \;The project is a collaboration between the Universities of Bern and Hamburg\, funded by SNSF and DFG. More information: https://beyondcausalexclusion.org/
\nIf you would like to attend\, please register by sending an email to: brian.ortmann@uni-hamburg.de
\nWe would be very happy to welcome you in Hamburg.
ORGANIZER;CN=Thomas Kroedel;CN=Brian Ortmann: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152429Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260615T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260619T170000 SUMMARY:Petrus Hispanus' Tractatus: Logic and Philosophy from the Middle Ages to Modernity UID:20260501T004349Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Lisbon LOCATION:Via Panorâmica s/n\, Porto\, Portugal\, 4150-564 DESCRIPTION:Call for participation
\n3rd Porto Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy Summer School Porto\, 15 to 19 June 2026 Petrus Hispanus' Tractatus: Logic and Philosophy from the Middle Ages to Modernity
\nGeneral information: \;https://ifilosofia.up.pt/activities/3rd-porto-mempss \; \;
\nInvited speakers
\n&mdash\; Ana-Marí\;a Mora Má\;rquez (Lunds Universitet)
\n&mdash\; Aurora Panzica (Universitä\;t Basel)
\n&mdash\; Julie Brumberg-Chaumont (PSL/CNRS\, Paris)
\n&mdash\; Mikko Yrjö\;nsuuri (University of Jyvä\;skylä\;) \;
\nThe summer school aims to survey the current state of the art and to promote further research on the \;Tractatus \;and its reception. We welcome contributions on Petrus Hispanus&rsquo\; \;Tractatus \;(Summulae logicales) and its tradition\, covering a broad range of topics\, including (but not limited to) those listed here: \;https://ifilosofia.up.pt/activities/3rd-porto-mempss \;
\nParticipation and call
\nParticipation is reserved for PhD students\, advanced master's students\, junior researchers who intend to pursue a PhD\, and young scholars.
\nWe invite submissions of proposals for 30-minute presentations followed by a 15-minute discussion. Along with the title\, the abstract (up to 600 words)\, references and 5 keywords\, the proposal should include a short biographical note.
\nPlease\, send your proposal by March 30\, 2026\, to this address: \;gfm_summerschool@letras.up.pt \; The decision of acceptance will be released to the applicants by April 15\, 2026.
\nThe school will accept 10 to 15 participants. No fees apply to the selected participants. Catering and all school materials will be provided by the organisation.
\nParticipants from outside Porto can apply for a travel and accommodation grant (up to 500 euros).
\nOrganisation
\nGabinete de Filosofia Medieval / Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy thematic line of the Institute of Philosophy of the University of Porto. \;
ORGANIZER;CN="José Meirinhos";CN=Vera Rodrigues: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152429Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260615T153000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260619T170000 SUMMARY:Summer School: Mereology and Beyond UID:20260501T004350Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Zurich LOCATION:Via Buffi\, 13\, Lugano\, Switzerland\, 6900 DESCRIPTION:The Summer School Mereology and Beyond will take place at USI\, Lugano (Switzerland) from 15 to 19 June 2026. The main instructors will be Achille Varzi (Columbia) and Claudio Calosi (Ca&rsquo\; Foscari). \;
\nDeadline for applications: February 15\, 2026.
\nThe summer school provides a thorough survey of both classical mereology and beyond. &lsquo\;Beyond&rsquo\; is articulated in three different ways: by providing alternatives\, strengthenings\, and extensions of classical mereology. All the sessions investigate both technical details and metaphysical issues that arise from those technical details.
\nHow to apply: Application is open to graduate students and early career researchers. Please send a copy of your CV\, a one-page motivation letter and a reference letter from a supervisor or colleague to summerschool.isfi@usi.ch.
\nAccepted participants will have the possibility to send a short abstract for consideration to present some of their research at the summer school.
\nFor more information and the provisional schedule: \;www.usi.ch/mereology
\nFor any questions: \;summerschool.isfi@usi.ch
ORGANIZER;CN=Andrea Salvador;CN=Paolo Gigli: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152430Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Puerto_Rico:20260615T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Puerto_Rico:20260617T170000 SUMMARY:Conference on Deep Metaphysics UID:20260501T004351Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:America/Puerto_Rico LOCATION:Oranjestad\, Aruba DESCRIPTION:https://sites.google.com/view/cdm2026/home
\nIf you'd like to comment on a paper or merely to attend\, please email dgoswick@unimelb.edu.au \; by Dec. 31\, 2025.
\nPlease note the conference is not in Aruba. \; It's in Bonaire. \; PhilEvents won't let you select Bonaire.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152430Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260618T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260619T170000 SUMMARY:Liège Workshop - Early British Metaphysics of Mind UID:20260501T004352Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Brussels LOCATION:Pl. du Vingt Août 7\, Liège\, Belgium\, 4000 ORGANIZER;CN=Jacopo Pallagrosi;CN=Valentina Martinis;CN=Bruno Leclercq: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152430Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260620T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260620T234500 SUMMARY:The Nature of Social Identities: Metaphysics\, Epistemology\, and Politics UID:20260501T004353Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq 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:20260429T152430Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260622T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260624T170000 SUMMARY:The 2026 LanCog Summer Metaphysics Workshop UID:20260501T004354Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Lisbon LOCATION:Alameda da Universidade\, Lisbon\, Portugal\, 1600-214 DESCRIPTION:The 2026 LanCog Summer Metaphysics Workshop
\n\n22-24 June 2026
\nRoom A201 Anfiteatro III
\nSchool of Arts and Humanities
\nUniversity of Lisbon
\nThe 2026 LanCog Summer Metaphysics Workshop will be an intensive\, three day workshop on metaphysics\, and will feature leading scholars from around the world. Attendance is open to all who are interested\, but anyone who is planning to attend should register for the workshop through the link below\, so that the organizers can make sure there is enough coffee.
\nThe 2026 LSMW will be an in-person event. There will\, unfortunately\, be no way to attend remotely.
\n\nSpeakers:
\nOmobola Badejo (Obafemi Awolowo University)
\nBrigitte Everett (University of Sydney)
\nAkiko Frischhut (Sophia University)
\nAnna Giustina (University of Valencia)
\nMargarida Hermida (University of Salzburg)
\nElton Junior Martins Marques (Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte)
\nPedro Merlussi (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro)
\nDiogo Santos (University of Lisbon)
\nRicardo Santos (University of Lisbon)
\nErica Shumener (Syracuse University)
\nFrancisca Silva (University of St. Andrews)
\nDavid Yates (University of Lisbon)
\n\nCommentators:
\nGrace Atkins (University of Southern California)
\nChristabel Cane (University College London)
\nMarta Campdelacreu (University of Barcelona)
\nJordi Castillo (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
\nSharon Casu (University of Fribourg)
\nGabriel Malagutti (LanCog\, University of Lisbon)
\nGiorgio Lando (University of L&rsquo\;Aquila)
\nMin Ohn (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
\nJeremy Pober (LanCog\, University of Lisbon)
\nPablo Rychter (University of Valencia)
\nMafalda Vale (LanCog\, University of Lisbon)
\nTBD
\n\nCo-Organizers: Ned Markosian (UMass Amherst\, LanCog)\; Hugo Luzio (LanCog\, CFUL)
\n\nFor any information or further queries about the workshop\, please contact the organizers at the following email addresses: markosian@umass.edu or hugo.luzio@.edu.ulisboa.pt.
\nThis event is funded by Portuguese national funds through FCT &ndash\; Fundaç\;ã\;o para a Ciê\;ncia e a Tecnologia\, I.P.\, within the project UID/00310/2025\, Centro de Filosofia da Universidade de Lisboa (https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDB/00310/2025)
ORGANIZER;CN=Hugo Luzio;CN=Ned Markosian: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152430Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260624T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260626T170000 SUMMARY:III International Colloquium on the Metaphysics and Semantics of Fiction UID:20260501T004355Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:III International Colloquium on the Metaphysics and Semantics of Fiction
\nKeynote speakers:
\nAndreas Stokke (Uppsala Universitet)
\nElisa Paganini (Università\; degli Studi di Milano)
\nEdward Zalta (Stanford University)
\nManuel Garcí\;a-Carpintero (Universitat de Barcelona)
\nMerel Semeijn (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)
\nSara Uckelman (Durham University)
\nThe event is free of charge and will be held \;online on June 24\, 25\, and 26\, 2026. Abstract submissions will be accepted until May 15.
\nFor further information: \;https://metasemafiction.wixsite.com/phil
ORGANIZER;CN=Italo Lins Lemos;CN=Jerzy Brzozowski: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152430Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20260629T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20260703T170000 SUMMARY:Nature of Law and Legal Reality (IVR Special Workshop) UID:20260501T004356Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Istanbul LOCATION:Cibali\, Kadir Has Cd.\, 34083 Cibali / Fatih/Fatih/İstanbul\, Турция\, İstanbul\, Turkey DESCRIPTION:The workshop &ldquo\;Nature of Law and Legal Reality&rdquo\; explores how contemporary legal philosophy and jurisprudence understand what law is and how legal phenomena exist in social and empirical reality. It is designed as an intensive discussion where participants reconsider classical debates in the philosophy of law in light of new empirical\, ontological\, and interdisciplinary developments.
\nThe workshop aims to bring together philosophers of law\, legal theorists\, doctrinal scholars to articulate more refined accounts of both the nature of law and the structure of legal reality. By confronting traditional jurisprudential questions with contemporary disputes about ontology\, pluralism\, and empirical method\, participants will seek to map promising directions for future research and to clarify what is at stake in ongoing controversies.
\nTopics for discussion include\, among others:
\n(1) Concept and nature of law
\n&ndash\; What do we mean when we claim that law has a &ldquo\;nature&rdquo\;: are we identifying essential properties\, common patterns\, or merely theoretical constructs?
\n&ndash\; Is it still plausible to think that philosophy of law must provide necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of legal systems\, or should we adopt more modest\, pluralistic\, or practice‑oriented frameworks?
\n&ndash\; How should we understand the relationship between law and morality today: as strict separation\, necessary connection\, or context‑sensitive interaction between moral and institutional facts?
\n(2) Legal Reality and Ontology
\n&ndash\; In what sense do legal entities&mdash\;rights\, duties\, persons\, corporate bodies\, or digital assets&mdash\;&ldquo\;exist\,&rdquo\; and how does their mode of existence differ from that of physical objects or social conventions?
\n&ndash\; How do courts and other legal actors exercise &ldquo\;ontological discretion&rdquo\; when they choose among competing ways of construing the reality of contested objects such as death\, incapacity\, or intoxication?
\n&ndash\; Can we speak of multiple\, overlapping legal realities generated by different legal orders and epistemic communities\, and if so\, how do these realities interact in transnational or pluralist settings?
\n(3) Legal Methodology and Interdisciplinarity
\n&ndash\; What is the proper role of conceptual analysis in contemporary legal theory when empirical\, sociological\, and psychological research increasingly shape our understanding of law in action?
\n&ndash\; How can philosophy of law integrate insights from empirical legal studies\, new legal realism\, and social ontology without losing its distinctive normative and analytical focus?
\n&ndash\; To what extent should theories of the nature of law be evaluated not only on their internal coherence\, but also on their explanatory power regarding actual institutional practices and disputes about legal reality?
\n\;Prospective participants are invited to submit abstracts (500&ndash\;1000 words) by 15 May to a_didikin@kazguu.kz and abdidikin@mail.kz.
\nTo facilitate discussion\, participants are warmly encouraged to circulate a final paper by 1 June 2026.
ORGANIZER;CN=Anton Didikin: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152430Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260630T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260630T090000 SUMMARY:Call for Commentaries - Target Article: Carolina Sartorio\, “Causalism: A Framework for Moral Responsibility” UID:20260501T004357Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Call for Commentaries
\nCrí\;tica. Revista Hispanoamericana de Filosofí\;a
\n\;
\nTarget Article: \;
\n\;
\nCarolina Sartorio\, &ldquo\;Causalism: A Framework for Moral Responsibility&rdquo\;
\n\;
\nEditors: Santiago Echeverri and Miguel Á\;ngel Rotter
\nWe invite submissions of commentaries for an article symposium on Carolina Sartorio&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Causalism: A Framework for Moral Responsibility&rdquo\;. The symposium will feature invited commentaries \;by Sara Bernstein (UC Santa Cruz)\, Taylor Cyr (Samford University)\, Megan Griffith (Davidson College)\, Alex Kaiserman (University of Oxford)\, Mikayla Kelley (University of Chicago)\, Andrew Law (Pomona College)\, Michael McKenna (University of Arizona)\, Hannah Tierney (UC Davis)\, and Barbara Vetter (Freie Universitä\;t Berlin). \;
\nCommentaries should not exceed 2\,000 words\, excluding references\, and must be submitted in PDF to the following email address:
\nsantiago.echeverri@filosoficas.unam.mx.
\nAll commentaries should be written in English. The deadline for submission is \;June 30\, 2026. Authors seeking feedback on the suitability of a potential commentary are welcome to contact the Editors prior to submission.
\nPlease submit two versions of your manuscript:
\n1. \; \; \; \; \;A full version that includes the author&rsquo\;s name\, title of the contribution\, email address\, postal address (including phone number)\, and any acknowledgments.
\n2. \; \; \; \; \;An anonymous version prepared for blind review\, with all identifying information removed.
\nBoth files must include:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;The title of the contribution.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;An abstract of no more than 100 words.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;A list of five keywords not mentioned in the title.
\nIf possible\, the title\, abstract\, and keywords should be provided in both English and Spanish.
\nAbout \;Crí\;tica
\nCrí\;tica. Revista Hispanoamericana de Filosofí\;a \;is a quarterly journal published by the Institute for Philosophical Research at UNAM in Mexico. It publishes articles\, discussion notes\, book symposia\, article symposia\, survey articles\, special issues\, and reviews in all areas of philosophy\, provided they fall within the analytic tradition broadly understood. \;Crí\;tica \;values conceptual clarity\, argumentative rigor\, and originality. Its primary readership consists of academic philosophers and philosophy students\, so authors are expected to clearly articulate how their work contributes to advancing ongoing philosophical debates.
\nFounded in 1967 by Alejandro Rossi\, Fernando Salmeró\;n\, and Luis Villoro\, \;Crí\;tica \;was the first journal in Latin America devoted to analytic philosophy. For decades\, it has maintained its status as a leading philosophical publication in the region and is widely respected in the international academic community\, particularly in the English-speaking world. \;
\nCrí\;tica \;has published work by many influential philosophers\, including:
\nCarlos Alchourró\;n\, G.E.M. Anscombe\, David M. Armstrong\, Eugenio Bulygin\, Hé\;ctor-Neri Castañ\;eda\, Donald Davidson\, Jon Elster\, R.M. Hare\, Gilbert Harman\, John L. Mackie\, Hugo Margá\;in\, John McDowell\, Thomas Nagel\, David F. Pears\, Arthur N. Prior\, Hilary Putnam\, W.V.O. Quine\, Richard Rorty\, Gilbert Ryle\, Sydney Shoemaker\, Thomas M. Simpson\, Ernest Sosa\, Peter F. Strawson\, Barry Stroud\, Bas C. van Fraassen\, and Georg H. von Wright.
\nFor more information\, please visit our website: \;
\nhttp://critica.filosoficas.unam.mx/
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152430Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260630T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260630T234500 SUMMARY:Logic of Metaphysics UID:20260501T004358Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Am Neuen Palais 10\, Potsdam\, Germany\, 14469 DESCRIPTION:The Student Conference Logic and Metaphysics II. Logic of Metaphysics will take place from 25.09.26. to 26.09.26. \; at the University of Potsdam.
\nTopic
\nThe history of analytic philosophy is essentially told as a history of the development and application of logic on the one hand\, and as a continuous discussion of the question of the possibility of metaphysics on the other hand. While logical empiricism believed that metaphysical questions could be exposed as pseudo-problems using the tools of formal logic\, developments in modal logic and model theory were partly responsible for the renaissance of metaphysics that we can still observe today. In short\, since formal logic is an essential tool and distinguishing feature of analytic philosophy\, logic is also crucial in the historical and contemporary discourse on the possibility of metaphysics. In this context\, the question arises as to what functions logic fulfills in metaphysics and what questions it enables or prevents. \;
\nThe aim of the conference is to shed light on the relationship between analytic metaphysics and its logical toolkit and to trace the historical development of analytic philosophy from a fundamentally anti-metaphysical to a philosophical movement\, which is decidedly open towards metaphysics. An examination of the second area of interest is closely linked to the role that logic plays in the dissolution and reformulation of metaphysical problems. This may take the form of systematic contributions to current debates or reviews of historical positions.
\nDetails
\nWe encourage BA\, MA\, and M.Ed. students to submit abstracts on the above topic in English. Submissions should include a brief description of the topic (approximately two to three sentences) and an abstract of no more than 400 words for a blind review. Each presenter will have 45 minutes for their presentation\, 20 minutes for the talk\, and 25 minutes for a Q&\;A. \;
\nThe deadline for submissions is 30.05.26.. Please submit your application as a PDF to logicandmetaphysics@protonmail.com. Documents need to be anonymized for blind review. Please make sure to use &ldquo\;Abstract Logic of Metaphysics Potsdam 2026&rdquo\;as the subject of the Email.
\nWe particularly encourage students from underrepresented and marginalized groups to submit presentations in order to support diversity and equality at universities. \;
\nAll submissions will undergo a blind review. All applicants will be notified by email by 22.06.26. regardless of whether their presentation has been selected. We will contact you for further organizational steps if your presentation is selected.
\nWe are working on financing the conference\, however currently we cannot guarantee a full (or even a partial) reimbursement of travel and accommodation costs. Should you be unable to finance your accommodation\, please indicate this in your email. A limited number of participants can be accommodated by the local student body.
\nIf you have any questions\, please contact the organizers logicandmetaphysics@protonmail.com. We look forward to receiving your abstracts!
ORGANIZER;CN=Madara Vaserberga;CN=Leon Isenmann;CN=Timo Selting: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152430Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260709T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260711T170000 SUMMARY:European Congress for Metaphysics UID:20260501T004359Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Munich\, Germany DESCRIPTION:CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: INAUGURAL EUROPEAN CONGRESS FOR METAPHYSICS
\nSubmission Deadline: 1 March 2026
\nWe invite extended abstracts of up to 1000 words for presentation at the first meeting of the European Congress for Metaphysics to be held 9-11 July 2026 in Munich\, Germany. Abstracts are welcome \;in \;any area of metaphysics\, where this should be construed widely so as to include topics in metaphysics of science\, social metaphysics\, history of metaphysics\, metametaphysics\, metaphysics of mind\, metaphysics of value\, and formal metaphysics. Abstracts may be submitted using the following instructions.
\n
PhD students and scholars within 10 years of their PhD are additionally welcome to submit a 4000-5000 word paper on any topic in metaphysics for consideration for the \;European Congress for Metaphysics Essay Prize. Submissions for the Essay Prize should also include the extended abstract of 1000 words. In addition to the Essay Prize\, all paper submissions from students and scholars within 10 years of their PhD will be considered for travel grants of 800 Euro each\, to defray travel costs. 10 such grants will be awarded.
Abstracts and papers are particularly welcome from women\, members of other groups historically underrepresented in metaphysics\, and early career scholars\, including PhD students.
This conference will include \;keynote presentations \;from \;Esa Dí\;az-Leó\;n\, \;Jonathan Schaffer\, and Barbara Vetter\, as well as the recipient of the European Congress for Metaphysics Essay Prize. \; \; The program committee comprises Giacomo Andreoletti\, Boris Demarest\, Fabrice Correia\, Esa Dí\;az-Leó\;n\, Jani Hakkarainen\, Mario Hubert\, Max Kistler\, Ø\;ystein Linnebo\, Anna-Sofia Maurin\, Alyssa Ney\, Asya Passinsky\, and David Yates.
Instructions:
To be considered for inclusion on the conference program\, abstracts (and papers) must meet the following conditions:
\; \;To be considered\, the body of the email should include the following information:
\nThe sponsors for the 2026 European Congress for Metaphysics are the Center for Advanced Study and the Lehrstuhl fü\;r Metaphysik (Chair of Metaphysics) at Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152430Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260721T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260724T170000 SUMMARY:ISOS Social Ontology 2026 UID:20260501T004400Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:Krupnicza 33a\, Kraków\, Poland\, 31-123 DESCRIPTION:Conference dates: \;21-24.07 (i.e. we expect people to arrive on Monday 20.07 and leave Krakow on either 25.07 or 26.07)
Venue: \;Jagiellonian University\, Law and Administration Faculty new building\, ul. Krupnicza 33a [https://share.google/Fwsi8k2kndR1F5rxK]
Host: \;Jagiellonian Center for Law\, Language\, Philosophy (https://pjf.uj.edu.pl/) is the host\, in cooperation with Faculty of Law and Administration and Institute of Philosophy
Main organizers: \;Paweł Banaś and Adam Dyrda
Important deadlines:
- call for papers available/abstract submission opens: 5th of November 2025 \;
- deadline for abstract submission: 18th January 2026 [as usual\, 300-500 words]
- notification of acceptance: 15th February 2026
- registration [early]: 15th February - 31st March 2026
- registration [late]: 1st April - 30th June 2026
- the final conference program will be published no later than 7th July 2026.
Confirmed keynote speakers:
Session Logistics
All concurrent sessions are either 1 hour for 2 talks or 1.5 hours for 3 talks. Chairs should begin each session at the scheduled time and aim to have each talk within the session begin when scheduled. To facilitate conference-goer planning\, chairs and speakers are advised to order the talks as on the schedule. \;
For the speakers - You are assigned a 30 minute slot\, and the time is yours to use in whatever way you feel will be most productive for your project. It is recommended (and descriptively expected) that the talk will be around 20 minutes\, leaving 10 minutes for q&\;a. Slides or a handout are of course permitted (and encouraged). Closer to the conference\, it will be communicated how slides will be facilitated\, if you plan to use them. We will not have the facility to print handouts\, but there are print shops around city centre if necessary. (Though\, be advised\, they may be closed on Monday for the bank holiday.)
Call for Abstracts
The call for abstracts is now open for Social Ontology 2026. The conference will be held in-person in Krakow\, Poland.
We invite submissions of abstracts of papers/talks suitable for 20 minute presentations. Abstracts must have 300-500 words and be prepared for anonymous review.
Use this submission link from Microsoft CMT service to submit your abstract:
https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ISOS2026/ \;
The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses\, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.
This edition aims to focus on interdisciplinary research\, including application of ideas from social ontology in solving problems of legal and political philosophy in the following areas:
We invite\, however\, submissions of abstracts covering all topics relevant for contemporary research in social ontology\, including:
Debating Temporal Ontology:
\nThe Existence of Yesterday and
\nTomorrow
\nMessage from the Guest Editor
\nTemporal metaphysis has long been concerned with
\ntemporal ontology\; that is\, the study of which times exist\,
\nand\, further\, what nature times have (are they concrete
\nthings or abstract objects). This Special Issue
\ninvestigates temporal ontology and its connection to a
\nbroad range of questions about the nature of time and
\nexperience. In this Special Issue\, original research
\narticles are welcome. Research areas may include (but
\nare not limited to) the following:
\n- Temporal ontology and models of time (including
\npresentism\, the growing block\, eternalism)
\n- Connections between temporal ontology and temporal
\npassage
\n- Temporal ontology and time travel
\n- Temporal ontology and the ontological nature of times
\n(i.e.\, abstract versus concrete)
\n- Temporal ontology and temporal experience
\n- Temporal ontology and truthmaking
\n- Temporal ontology and modality
\n- Temporal ontology and freedom
\n- Change and temporal ontology
\n- Temporal ontology and physics (especially general
\nand special relativity\, and quantum gravity)
\n- Temporal ontology\, temporal direction\, and ph
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152430Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260731T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260731T180000 SUMMARY:Philosophia Reformata special issue "Faith\, Philosophy\, and AI" UID:20260501T004402Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers Special Issue Philosophia Reformata
\nJournal: \;Philosophia Reformata (www.brill.com/phir)
\nSpecial issue: Faith\, Philosophy\, and Artificial Intelligence
\nGuest editors: Christine Boshuijzen-van Burken (Eindhoven University of Technology\; The Netherlands Defence Academy) and Maaike Harmsen (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
\nDeadline: Papers (5\,000&ndash\;9\,000 words) may be submitted through the journal&rsquo\;s website until 31 July 2026
\nArtificial intelligence (AI) has received much attention over the last decade\, not only from those working in computer science\, who saw a swift advancement in existing AI models and architectures\, but also from investors who spur the development and uptake of AI in various professions\, as well as from ethicists seeking to address ethical issues relating to AI development and use. Typical approaches include the listing of principles for responsible use and development of AI\, principles such as fairness\, transparency\, explainability\, and accountability.
\nLess attention\, however\, has been paid to philosophical issues as they relate to reasoning about AI\, including the religious assumptions that inform normative positions toward its use and development. What do we mean when we say we are developing or using &ldquo\;artificial intelligence&rdquo\;? What existential need gives rise to the demand for AI ethics and regulation? Rather than adding to the multiplicity of existing definitions and ethical stances\, this special issue seeks to unpack philosophical presuppositions\, metaphysical assumptions\, and religious commitments that explicitly or implicitly inform AI debates. We invite authors who discuss AI from either Christian or other religious philosophical perspectives. Relevant topics include ontological\, epistemological\, metaphysical\, and other philosophical questions and issues regarding AI in general&mdash\;for example:
\nIn addition\, authors may discuss specific &ldquo\;manifestations&rdquo\; of AI\, such as large or small language models\, AI decision support systems\, AI vision detection and classification tools\, video-generating AI\, agentic AI\, and GenAI.
\nFor more information\, please contact the editorial assistant\, Mathanja Berger: mathanja@bergeracademicediting.nl.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152430Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260807T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260808T170000 SUMMARY:Metaphysics of Logic UID:20260501T004403Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Regina-Pacis-Weg 3\, Bonn\, Germany\, 53113 DESCRIPTION:What is the relationship between logical laws and rational thinking? Are there facts about logic that are independent of us\, and if so\, what is their metaphysical status? Do purely logical statements have meaning? Is there a true logical system\, or can several logical systems be accepted at once? What is the relationship between classical logic and alternative logics?
\nGiven the central role that logic plays in contemporary philosophy\, the importance of these questions cannot be underestimated. In analytical philosophy in particular\, it is often assumed that logical formalization can lend arguments a special power. This power makes it seemingly impossible to accept the premises of an argument and yet reject its conclusion. Arguments that cannot be formalized in this way\, on the other hand\, are often rejected as &lsquo\;unscientific.&rsquo\;
\nBut as central as logic is to analytical philosophy\, philosophers disagree about its nature and foundations. This great diversity of positions in the philosophy of logic has a long tradition: Frege believed that the principles of logic were general laws of truth and that rules for correct judgment could be derived from them. (Der Gedanke\, 58) Carnap's famous postulate &ldquo\;In logic there are no morals&rdquo\; (The Logical Syntax of Language §\;17) expresses the idea that logical systems can only claim validity relative to the specification of a particular language. Jared Warren believes that logical truths are a shadow of syntax or reflections on linguistic rules. (Shadows of Syntax\, p. 325\; Slogan 8)
\nThe aim of the conference is to facilitate the exchange of different positions on the mentioned issues. Both systematic contributions to current debates and discussions of historical positions are welcome.
\nCall for abstracts
\nWe encourage BA\, MA\, and M.Ed. students to submit abstracts on the above topic in English. Submissions should include a brief description of the topic (approximately two to three sentences) and an abstract of no more than 400 words for a blind review. Each presenter will have 45 minutes for their presentation\, 20 minutes for the talk\, and 25 minutes for a Q&\;A. \;
\nThe deadline for submissions is 30.04.26.. Please submit your application as a PDF to logicandmetaphysics@protonmail.com. Documents need to be anonymized for blind review. Please make sure to use &ldquo\;Abstract Metaphysics of Logic Bonn 2026&rdquo\; \;as the subject of the Email.
\nWe particularly encourage students from underrepresented and marginalized groups to submit abstracts in order to support diversity and equality at universities. \;
\nAll submissions will undergo a blind review. All applicants will be notified by email by 18.05.26. regardless of whether their presentation has been selected. We will contact you for further organizational steps if your presentation is selected.
\nWe are working on financing the conference\, however currently we cannot guarantee a full (or even a partial) reimbursement of travel and accommodation costs. Should you be unable to finance your accommodation\, please indicate this in your email. A limited number of participants can be accommodated by the local student body.
\nIf you have any questions\, please contact the organizers logicandmetaphysics@protonmail.com. We look forward to receiving your abstracts!
ORGANIZER;CN=Madara Vaserberga;CN=Leon Isenmann;CN=Timo Selting;CN=Dalon Axhimusa;CN=Marvin Thinschmidt: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152430Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260813T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260814T170000 SUMMARY:Feminism and the Corporation: Radical Metaphysics\, Radical Politics? UID:20260501T004404Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Dublin LOCATION:Dublin\, Ireland DESCRIPTION:A two-day workshop on feminist philosophy\, social ontology and the corporation. The workshop forms a part of the ERC grant Corporate Moral Progress\, and will take place at Trinity College Dublin. \;
\nInvited Speakers
\nJade Fletcher (St Andrews)
\nCarol Gould (CUNY)
\nNaï\;ma Hamrouni (UQTR)
\nVanessa Wills (George Washington)
\nWorkshop Summary
\nFeminist philosophy has gone from strength to strength in recent years\, with feminist work on social ontology and power asking us to rethink our very understanding of the social world. However\, one relative lacuna in this growing field has been feminist work on the corporation. With philosophers like Å\;sa Burman urging emancipatory metaphysicians to engage with the &lsquo\;economic base&rsquo\; alongside work on traditional topics like gender and race\, this conference seeks to find ways to begin to fill that gap. In a world where corporate domination is near-universal\, where platforms like Google are rapidly entrenching a new (and potentially post-capitalist) ruling class\, and where corporate power has helped to give rise to increasingly fascist national governments around the world\, the need for feminist theorisations and critiques of the corporation has never been more urgent.
\nSuggested topics for papers at the conference include (but are by no means limited to): \;
\nWhat would a feminist metaphysics of the corporation look like?
\nHow does a feminist analysis contribute to our understanding of corporate power?
\nWhat can the Marxist feminist tradition tell us about our contemporary moment?
\nDo recent transfeminist accounts of social reproduction give us new ways of analysing our relationships to corporations?
\nHow should we think about ideology and the corporation?
\nCan the corporation as a social form be a site of moral progress?
\nIs there a nonideal social ontology of the corporation?
\nCan corporations have genders?
\nWhat does the corporation look like in a technofeudal world?
\nCan the corporation care?
\nWe invite submission of abstracts of no more than 750 words. Submissions should be sent to cullm@tcd.ie \;
\nThe deadline for submissions is March 9th 2026.
\nAccessibility
\nThe planned location\, Trinity Business School\, is wheelchair accessible\, and we are keen to provide for other disability accommodations - please let us know if we can make the workshop more accessible for you! \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Matthew J. Cull: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152430Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260828T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260828T103000 SUMMARY:'Here and There:' Food\, Safety and Community in Contemporary Performance Art 「あちらとこちら」：現代パフォーマンス・アートにおける食、安全、そしてコミュニティ UID:20260501T004405Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:Poznań\, Poland DESCRIPTION:https://nomadit.co.uk/conference/eajs2026/paper/101689
\nhttps://research.berkeley.edu/surf-fellows/jiaqian-zhu/
\nhttps://nomadit.co.uk/conference/eajs2026/pp/101689
\nPaper short abstract In the wake of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami\, artists attempt to explore ways to present the motif of &ldquo\;3/11&rdquo\; beyond geographic confinement&mdash\;beyond Japan. Given restricted access to the nuclear zone\, how do artists respond to &ldquo\;3/11&rdquo\; without direct physical proximity to Fukushima? Paper long abstract
\nIn the wake of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami\, artists attempt to explore ways to present the motif of &ldquo\;3/11&rdquo\; beyond geographic confinement&mdash\;beyond Japan. Given restricted access to the nuclear zone\, how do artists respond to &ldquo\;3/11&rdquo\; without direct physical proximity to Fukushima? How do overseas Japanese artists represent what took place back in their homeland? How do people outside Japan gain the access to experience and respond to &ldquo\;3/11&rdquo\;? To grapple with this representational dilemma of &ldquo\;here and there\,&rdquo\; this paper looks at the performance art of the contemporary Japanese artist Ei Arakawa&mdash\;Does This Soup Taste Ambivalent? (2014). In this conceptual project\, he attempted to mediate a geographic gap between New York (where he works) and Fukushima (where he comes from). He also intended to reach a geographical balance between Fukushima and the international audience by bringing his family to Frieze London. In dialogue with Does This Soup Taste Ambivalent?\, this paper brings comparative examples of Rirkrit Tiravanija&rsquo\;s installation Untitled (Free/Still) (2007) and the socially engaged art piece Conflict Kitchen (2010). This paper attempts to extend the metaphor of a geographic boundary to invisible yet crucial boundaries among people\, and to further spatialize what Nicolas Bourriaud regards as relational aesthetics. Visual representations of &ldquo\;here and there&rdquo\; can thus be thematically translated into a rendering of boundaries between artists and spectators/participants\, between social environment and human beings and between different ethnic groups. Moreover\, this paper examines the instrumental role of food in performance art. With the same incorporation of food\, these works take advantage of the taste to unite people from different backgrounds\, and to provide a corporeal medium to raise concerns for nuclear radiation and safety. The remediation of food\, in art practice and social media\, further produces a micro-social and micro-political narrative to think of food safety\, human safety\, and community conflicts.
\nAbstract in Japanese (if needed): 「あちらとこちら」：現代パフォーマンス・アートにおける食、安全、そしてコミュニティ 要旨では、2011年の東日本大震災と津波のあと、アーティストたちが 「3/11」を日本の外でどう表現するか を考える研究だと説明されています。特に、福島に直接近づけない状況で、アーティストはどう反応するのか、海外にいる日本人アーティストは故郷で起きたことをどう表すのか、日本の外にいる人はどうやってその出来事に触れ、応答するのか、という問いが立てられています。中心事例として扱われるのは、Ei Arakawa の Does This Soup Taste Ambivalent? (2014) です。要旨によれば、この作品は ニューヨークと福島の地理的な隔たりを媒介しようとした企画として読まれています。比較される例として、Rirkrit Tiravanija の Untitled (Free/Still) (2007) と、社会参加型アートの Conflict Kitchen (2010) も挙げられています。福島の出来事を、食べ物を使ったアートで世界の人にどう伝えるかを考える発表です。 そして、食べ物は人をつなぐだけでなく、安全や不安、社会の対立について考えさせる力を持つ、というのがポイントです。
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152430Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260901T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260901T234500 SUMMARY:The Metaphysical Society of America UID:20260501T004406Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:America/Los_Angeles LOCATION:702 E. Desmet Ave.\, Spokane\, United States DESCRIPTION:The 2027 conference of the MSA invites submissions on the theme of the &ldquo\;metaphysics of habit\,&rdquo\; understood both as a subjective and objective genitive. Contributors may explore the metaphysical underpinnings of habit or investigate habit as a metaphysical principle in its own right. Topics of interest include\, but are not necessarily limited to\, the following questions:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Is habit a pragmatic device for assuaging epistemological impasses\, as in Hume\, or can it have a genuine metaphysical function? If so\, how\, when and under what conditions?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Is habit conscious or unconscious\, intelligent or blind? Is it a sign of rational consistency or the erosion of thought into blind compulsion? Is it learned or inherited\, adaptive or mechanical\, spontaneous or rote\, proactive or reactive? Is habit a result of repetition or the propensity to repeat? Or\, does habit subvert these dichotomies altogether?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Are practice\, routine\, custom\, tics and neuroses distinct in kind from habit itself or only various degrees or intensities of habit? Or\, is habit a species of one of these categories?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Must habit be relegated to psychology or is habit operative at other\, or even all\, domains of being? What of motricity or motor habit? Are instinct and inertia species of habit? Is habit a metaphysical principle underpinning various notions of evolution? Might it underwrite scientific theories\, e.g. quantum theory? Could habit account for the lawfulness of nature itself? What is the metaphysics of social and collective habits? Could there be a theology of habit?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Is habit an attribute or might it constitute substantiality itself? Do individuals possess habits or is the self but a nexus of habits? Are some kinds of beings inherently habitual and others impervious to habit? Can a rock acquire a habit? Can artificial intelligence?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Is habit an effect\, a cause or the very principle of causality itself? Is habit antecedent to its effects or simultaneous with them? Is habit a result consequent to its cause(s) or simultaneous with it? Or\, is it temporalization itself?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Can habit perform the functions Kant allotted to transcendental structures &ndash\; synthesis\, identity\, regularity\, temporal contraction? If so\, are traditions that make habit into a metaphysical principle\, e.g. French Spiritualism and American Pragmatism\, post-Kantian? Or\, are they instead post-Humean or post-Leibnizian?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Can habit be simultaneously empirical and contingent\, yet also universal? Is habit a priori or a posteriori\, transcendental or empirically real? Could habit ground a &ldquo\;metaphysical empiricism\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;transcendental empiricism&rdquo\; or &ldquo\;critical realism&rdquo\;?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Is habit dyadic and chiasmatic? Does habit have more to do with the Dyad or the One?
\nAbstracts that address these and related questions and issues in original ways are especially encouraged and will be prioritized. Submissions of abstracts for papers on other metaphysical topics are also welcome.
\nGuidelines for the Submission of Abstracts
\nDeadline: September 1\, 2026
\nSubmit to: Jessica Wahman\, Vice President of the MSA (msamarch2027@gmail.com)
\nFormat: Word documents of no more than 600 words. Late abstracts and those shorter than 400 words or longer than 600 words will not be considered. To facilitate double-anonymous review\, an abstract should not contain the author&rsquo\;s name or otherwise identify the author. In the email to which the abstract is attached\, authors should indicate full name\, institutional affiliation (if any)\, and abstract title. The email subject-line should read: \; 2027 MSA Submission [last name of author)] -- for example: 2027 MSA Submission Leibniz.
\nAristotle Prize
\nThe MSA&rsquo\;s annual Aristotle Prize\, which is only awarded if a submission is deemed worthy of the prize\, is open to current students without a Ph.D. The Aristotle Prize carries a cash award of $500\, inclusion in the program\, and assistance with costs for attending the annual meeting.
\nPersons who wish to be considered for this prize must a) clearly state (in an email message accompanying their submission) their eligibility for this prize and their desire to be considered for it\, and b) submit a full\, final paper in addition to the abstract by the September 1\, 2026 deadline. The body of the text (as is proposed to be read at the meeting) must be no longer than 3\,750 words.
\nPlato Prize
\nThe MSA&rsquo\;s annual Plato Prize\, which is only awarded if a submission is deemed worthy of the prize\, is open to persons who have received their first Ph.D. in the last six years&mdash\;thus (for the 2027 meeting) in 2021 or more recently. The Plato Prize carries a cash award of $500\, inclusion in the program\, and assistance with costs for attending the annual meeting.
\nPersons who wish to be considered for this prize must a) clearly state (in an email message accompanying their submission) their eligibility for this prize and their desire to be considered for it\, and b) submit a full\, final paper in addition to the abstract by the September 1\, 2026 deadline. The body of the text (as is proposed to be read at the meeting) must be no longer than 3\,750 words.
\nTravel Grants
\nThanks to the generous support of past MSA Presidents\, Society members\, and a grant from the Hocking-Cabot Fund for Systematic Philosophy\, the MSA is pleased to be able to offer reimbursements for travel expenses up to $400 to current graduate students and post-doctoral researchers within two years of their first PhD whose submissions are selected for the conference program. Persons who wish to receive such reimbursements must state their eligibility in their submission email and\, at the conference\, provide the MSA with all relevant expense receipts. (Invoices are not acceptable.)
\nAcceptance decisions will be announced by November 20\, 2026.
\nThe MSA&rsquo\;s Executive Council (https://www.metaphysicalsociety.org/about.htm) operates as the vetting committee. Those accepted for the conference must submit completed papers by February 20\, 2027 to allow review by session chairs. Papers may not exceed 3\,750 words. Eligibility to present at the conference requires payment of both membership and registration fees (https://www.metaphysicalsociety.org/membership.htm).
ORGANIZER;CN=Tyler Tritten: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152430Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Budapest:20260904T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Budapest:20260905T170000 SUMMARY:Early Modern Naturalisms: Spinozist and Humean UID:20260501T004407Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Budapest LOCATION:Budapest\, Hungary DESCRIPTION:While both Hume and Spinoza have been claimed as paradigmatic naturalists\, it is far from clear that they are naturalists in the same sense. Further\, it is not obvious that the label applies to either without qualification. Spinoza&rsquo\;s and Hume&rsquo\;s projects moved in markedly different directions\, so we propose a workshop with the aim of examining what is at stake in calling either thinker a naturalist.
\nBy placing Spinoza and Hume in conversation on this topic\, the conference seeks to illuminate two distinct (purported) strands of early modern naturalism: one expansive and metaphysical\, the other cautious and anthropological. Are these differences merely a matter of emphasis and scale\, or do they represent fundamentally incompatible conceptions of nature and its significance? Does calling them naturalists collapse their distinct philosophies into a single tradition? And what\, if anything\, is gained by framing the early modern naturalist field in terms of &ldquo\;Spinozist&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;Humean&rdquo\; trajectories rather than the more traditional &ldquo\;rationalist&rdquo\; vs. &ldquo\;empiricist&rdquo\; divide?
\nWe want to revisit early modern naturalism\, not merely as a retrospective label\, but as a philosophical option characterised by contested outlines. Contributors are invited to explore these and related questions for the purpose of critically reevaluating the categories through which early modern thought is often organised\, and reimagining naturalism as a central thread both connecting and dividing the period&rsquo\;s major figures.
ORGANIZER;CN=David Harmon;CN=Tamas Demeter: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152430Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260917T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260918T170000 SUMMARY:Philosophica II - Words and Language UID:20260501T004408Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:pl. Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej 4\, Lublin\, Poland\, 20-031 DESCRIPTION:Philosophica is an analytic philosophy conference series hosted by the Institute of Philosophy at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University. The theme of this edition of the conference is words and language\, engaging with philosophical work addressing the nature of expressions\, meaning\, and natural language more broadly construed.
\nWe invite contributions on topics like the ontology of words\, word individuation\, pragmatic features of expressions\, meaning in natural language (metasemantics)\, or the relationship between words and language\, among others.
\nTopics broadly related to natural language are welcome\; contributions do not need to place special emphasis on words as such\, though this is welcome.
\nInterdisciplinary perspectives drawing on linguistics\, semantics\, metaphysics\, and other relevant areas are also welcome.
\nThe event will take place exclusively in person\; it is open to both regular faculty and students.
\nThe conference will run from 17/09/2026 to 18/09/2026. \;
\nSubmissions through EasyChair (see also our CFP for details): \;https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=philosophica2
ORGANIZER;CN=Kamil Lemanek: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152430Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260922T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260923T170000 SUMMARY:Between Christian and Post-Christian Worldviews UID:20260501T004409Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:Kopernika 26\, Kraków\, Poland DESCRIPTION:Christian Philosophy: Between Christian and Post-Christian Worldviews (2026)
\n4th \;International Conference:
\nChristian \;Philosophy: Between Christian \;and Post-Christian \;Worldviews
\nIgnatianum University in Krakow\, 22-23 September 2026 (Tuesday-Wednesday)
\nThe term &lsquo\;post-Christian&rsquo\; is increasingly appearing in philosophical and cultural discourse\, employed to describe various phenomena that supposedly follow on after Christianity. Most often\, the term is used to describe a contemporary world in which Christianity either is no longer the dominant religion or is not recognised as such in the way that it was until recently. At the same time\, although there is a post-Christian world\, the Christian world has not ended. The problem of the &lsquo\;post-Christian picture of reality&rsquo\; therefore provokes discussion amongst both supporters and opponents of Christianity &ndash\; especially because what is &lsquo\;post-Christian&rsquo\; cannot be understood in isolation from Christianity itself.
\nIn a globalised world\, we are witnessing a clash between Christian and post-Christian images of the world. While some recognise the permanence and validity of the picture of reality founded on the Christian religion\, others are convinced that this has\, for various reasons\, been deformed or destroyed and belongs to an irreversible past\, both in terms of cognition and at the level of social practice.
\nWhile within Western civilisation broadly construed a post-Christian worldview founded on ecological\, gender-based or technological naturalism would seem to be dominating\, in other parts of the globe the Christian worldview is only just gaining ground.
\nThe situation in which Christian and post-Christian worldviews clash within culture and social life poses a serious challenge for philosophy. Christianity-inspired philosophy must define its place in relation to not only worldviews\, but also phenomena\, trends and concepts with anti-Christian overtones. At the same time\, the post-Christian worldview raises many questions that need to be addressed. Proposals We invite proposals that address the problems of Christian and post-Christian worldviews.
\n\nOur interests lie especially in the following topics and questions\, but are not limited to them: \;
\n&bull\; What are the main historical and systematic problems of the Christian worldview?
\n&bull\; Is an evolution of the Christian worldview possible\, or even necessary?
\n&bull\; What is the difference between post-Christian worldviews and non-Christian or postreligious worldviews?
\n&bull\; What are the main aspects and characteristics of the relationship between Christian and post-Christian worldviews?
\n&bull\; Is the transition between Christianity and post-Christianity itself an irreversible phenomenon?
\n&bull\; In what way is post-Christianity influencing debates in ethics and/or politics?
\n&bull\; Does the post-Christian worldview lead to a dissolution of our deep need for religious truths or values?
\n&bull\; Why is the post-Christian worldview mostly dominated by materialistic and relativistic perspectives that reject God as a person and the spiritual values of Christianity?
\n&bull\; What kind of personal identity and individual existence is being presented within the post-Christian worldview?
\n&bull\; Why is it that\, in the post-Christian world\, religion is becoming a tool of political mobilisation and/or manipulation?
\n&bull\; What is the function of religion within the Christian and post-Christian worldviews?
\n&bull\; Is the very meaning of Christianity dissolved in the post-Christian worldview into a set of broad ideals about human behaviour and society?
\n&bull\; What is the position of the Christian and post-Christian worldviews on the truth-falsehood opposition?
\n\nSubmissions:
\nPlease submit a 500-word abstract of your paper (in PDF format) by March 31\, 2026\, via EasyChair\, using the following link:
\nhttps://easychair.org/conferences?conf=chp26
\nLanguage: only proposals in English will be accepted for consideration.
\nWe will be delighted to encounter all participants in person here at Ignatianum University in Cracow. However\, the organisers plan to conduct this conference in hybrid mode\, combining both online and on-site elements. Each conference participant will receive a certificate indicating also the mode of participation.
\n\nWe are pleased to announce that the following individuals have agreed to give a lecture or participate in a panel discussion during the conference:
\nJeffrey Bloechl &ndash\; Boston College\,
\nUSA Chantal Delsol &ndash\; University of Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallé\;e\,
\nFrance Piotr Gutowski &ndash\; John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin\,
\nPoland John Milbank &ndash\; University of Nottingham\, UK
\nLinda Trinkaus Zagzebski &ndash\; University of Oklahoma\, USA
\n\nFees
\nThe conference is open to the public (also via social media). Presenting participants will be charged a fee to help cover costs (materials\, dinner\, coffee breaks\, etc.). For the exact amount of the conference fee\, see below.
\nEarly submission (up to December 31\, 2025) will attract a reduced fee (so-called &lsquo\;Early Bird registration&rsquo\;).
\nRegular participants 60/80/100 EUR (Early Birds/PhD Students/Regular Participants).
\nOnline participants 30/40/50 EUR (Early Birds/PhD Students/Regular Participants)
\n\nWe plan to record all presentations and then publish them on conference YouTube chanel and on the conference Facebook fanpage. After the conference we plan to publish a special issue in a philosophical journal\, containing articles based on the conference presentations. With this in mind\, speakers are encouraged to prepare a paper (up to 10\,000 words) and submit it by December 31\, 2026. Each article will be subject to a process of doubleblind peer review. Forum Philosophicum\, an international journal for philosophy (listed in SCOPUS)\, has already agreed to publish a special issue in 2026 including materials from the conference. However\, we are also open to collaboration with other journals.
\n\nDeadlines
\n&bull\; Submission of Proposals (Early Birds): December 31\, 2025
\n&bull\; Submission of Proposals: March 31\, 2026
\n&bull\; Notification of Acceptance: April 30\, 2026
\n&bull\; Registration Deadline and Payment: June 30\, 2026
\n&bull\; Conference Dates: September 22&ndash\;23\, 2026
\n&bull\; Paper Submission Deadline: December 31\, 2026
ORGANIZER;CN="Andrzej Skupień";CN="Jacek Poznański": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152430Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260925T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260926T170000 SUMMARY:Logic of Metaphysics UID:20260501T004410Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Am Neuen Palais 10\, Potsdam\, Germany\, 14469 DESCRIPTION:The history of analytic philosophy is essentially told as a history of the development and application of logic on the one hand\, and as a continuous discussion of the question of the possibility of metaphysics on the other hand. While logical empiricism believed that metaphysical questions could be exposed as pseudo-problems using the tools of formal logic\, developments in modal logic and model theory were partly responsible for the renaissance of metaphysics that we can still observe today. In short\, since formal logic is an essential tool and distinguishing feature of analytic philosophy\, logic is also crucial in the historical and contemporary discourse on the possibility of metaphysics. In this context\, the question arises as to what functions logic fulfills in metaphysics and what questions it enables or prevents. \;
\nThe aim of the conference is to shed light on the relationship between analytic metaphysics and its logical toolkit and to trace the historical development of analytic philosophy from a fundamentally anti-metaphysical to a philosophical movement\, which is decidedly open towards metaphysics. An examination of the second area of interest is closely linked to the role that logic plays in the dissolution and reformulation of metaphysical problems. This may take the form of systematic contributions to current debates or reviews of historical positions.
\nCALL FOR ABSTRACTS
\nWe encourage BA\, MA\, and M.Ed. students to submit abstracts on the above topic in English. Submissions should include a brief description of the topic (approximately two to three sentences) and an abstract of no more than 400 words for a blind review. Each presenter will have 45 minutes for their presentation\, 20 minutes for the talk\, and 25 minutes for a Q&\;A. \;
\nThe deadline for submissions is 30.05.26.. Please submit your application as a PDF to logicandmetaphysics@protonmail.com. Documents need to be anonymized for blind review. Please make sure to use &ldquo\;Abstract Logic of Metaphysics Potsdam 2026&rdquo\;as the subject of the Email.
\nWe particularly encourage students from underrepresented and marginalized groups to submit presentations in order to support diversity and equality at universities. \;
\nAll submissions will undergo a blind review. All applicants will be notified by email by 22.06.26.regardless of whether their presentation has been selected. We will contact you for further organizational steps if your presentation is selected.
\nWe are working on financing the conference\, however currently we cannot guarantee a full (or even a partial) reimbursement of travel and accommodation costs. Should you be unable to finance your accommodation\, please indicate this in your email. A limited number of participants can be accommodated by the local student body.
\n
If you have any questions\, please contact the organizers logicandmetaphysics@protonmail.com. We look forward to receiving your abstracts!
CALL FOR PAPERS
\nfor a topical issue of \;Open Philosophy
\nHEGEL&rsquo\;S PHILOSOPHY OF ACTION
\nOpen Philosophy \;(https://www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/opphil/html) invites submissions for the topical issue &ldquo\;Hegel&rsquo\;s Philosophy of Action&rdquo\;\, edited by Bojana Jovićević (University of Ljubljana) and Gregor Schä\;fer (University of Basel/University of London).
\nDESCRIPTION
\n\;
\nThe topic of this issue is Hegel&rsquo\;s account of action. To act typically means to realize one&rsquo\;s goals through the exercise of one&rsquo\;s intention &ndash\; that is\, one acts upon reasons that justify one&rsquo\;s action as true and good. If one fails to act\, one&rsquo\;s reasons are obstructed &ndash\; either by external circumstances\, such as unfavourable conditions\, or by one&rsquo\;s inertia of intelligence\, the additional judgement required from the agent to translate one&rsquo\;s intention into concrete action.
\nOn this view\, action is understood as a predicate of ability: the power to act is conceived independently of its actual conditions. In this light\, whether an action is realized becomes irrelevant\, since its validity is not empirically verifiable. In other words\, if action is understood as mere potentiality &ndash\; prior to entering into relations with the empirical world &ndash\; its effects on others\, or how they judge it\, become entirely irrelevant. The agent\, in this sense\, retains the authority to insist that\, regardless of what one actually does\, one&rsquo\;s intention remains perfectly valid.
\nHegel criticizes this model. It may turn out that\, in acting from intention\, the agent is mistaken. Or even if one&rsquo\;s reasons are sound\, the outcome could still be wrong. For instance\, helping others may be a valid principle\, but the way it is employed could be flawed if those one intends to help are\, in fact\, hindered or harmed by one&rsquo\;s actions. In other words\, knowing that an action conforms to an ability (potentia) is never enough to rule out the possibility that something about it is wrong in the particular situation. That possibility could only be excluded if the content of the action were realized in its concrete exercise &ndash\; a notion that undermines the very idea of ability as such. Therefore\, Hegel insists that action cannot be separated from one&rsquo\;s concrete doing. On Hegel&rsquo\;s terms: the actuality of purpose is the purpose of acting. Because the consequences of action partake within the causality of the action itself\, as a result every action is\, by its very concept\, incongruent with the agent&rsquo\;s prior intention. Hegel&rsquo\;s prominent critique of moral action &ndash\; as an action that focuses solely on intentions and\, insofar as it takes place in the actual form of social and political life\, comes into conflict with its consequences &ndash\; is evidently connected with this structure.
\nIf no action can be separated from its actual consequences\, then what distinguishes a successful action from a failed one? And if action is mediated by the incongruence between intention and outcome\, what does this imply for the &ldquo\;truth&rdquo\; of the entire process of the action? What is &ndash\; from this perspective &ndash\; a &ldquo\;wrong&rdquo\; action\, what is a &ldquo\;true&rdquo\; action\, and how do they relate to each other in understanding the entire process of action? Moreover\, if action cannot be free from intention or validated by its outcome\, but both of them can be explained only through the whole of its process\, how then should we interpret the ethics of Hegel&rsquo\;s philosophy of action (as both a deontological and a utilitarian or pragmatist interpretation would be misleading)?
\nThe present issue aims to explore these questions and the nexus of related topics (e.g.\, virtuous action\, political action\, historical action) from varied perspectives\, all of which stem from the following conceptual tension: for Hegel\, action resides in one&rsquo\;s concrete doing &ndash\; there is no action outside of what one actually does\, and in this sense\, action cannot be validated by one&rsquo\;s intention in its entirety. Yet this does not mean that its validity depends on its consequences\; rather\, both intention and outcome are explained in light of knowledge discerned through action.
\nWhile Hegel&rsquo\;s understanding of action has gained growing interest in recent scholarship\, this aspect remains largely overlooked and underdeveloped. Beginning with the Phenomenology of Spirit\, traversing through the Science of Logic\, and culminating in the Philosophy of Right and the Philosophy of History\, this question remains highly relevant for Hegel&rsquo\;s entire practical philosophy. Specifically\, this issue aims to explore\, among others\, the following set of problems as articulated in Hegel&rsquo\;s practical philosophy:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; How is practical knowledge related to action\, and what grounds this relation?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; In what ways do intention and outcome figure within the causality of action\, and across different kinds of action (virtuous\, political\, historical\, etc.)?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; What is the relation between failed and successful action? Are these distinct or simply different aspects of one and the same concept of action?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; How can we distinguish action from the notions of ability\, power\, or disposition?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Is action independent of\, or dependent upon\, other competent subjects\, and does this imply that it is intersubjective and social in its origin?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; What does it mean to concretely exercise action within specific forms of social and political life?
\n
HOW TO SUBMIT
\nSubmissions will be collected from September 1 to September 30\, 2026. There are no specific length limitations.
\nTo submit an article for the special issue of Open Philosophy\, authors are asked to access the online submission system at:
\nhttp://www.editorialmanager.com/opphil/ \;
\nPlease choose as article type: Hegel&rsquo\;s Philosophy of Action
\nBefore submission the authors should carefully read over the Instruction for Authors\, available at: \;https://www.degruyter.com/publication/journal_key/OPPHIL/downloadAsset/OPPHIL_Instruction%20for%20Authors.pdf \;
\nAll contributions will undergo critical review before being accepted for publication.
\nFurther questions about this thematic issue can be addressed to Bojana Jovićević at \;bojana.jovicevic@ff.uni-lj.si and/or Gregor Schä\;fer at gregor.schaefer@unibas.ch. In case of technical problems with submission\, please write to Assistant.Managing.Editor@degruyterbrill.com \;
\nBecause \;Open Philosophy \;is published under an Open Access model\, as a rule\, publication costs should be covered by so called \;Article Publishing Charges \;(APC)\, paid by authors\, their affiliated institutions\, funders or sponsors.
\nAuthors without access to publishing funds are encouraged to discuss potential discounts or waivers with OA Portfolio Manager Magdalena Skoneczna (magdalena.skoneczna@degruyterbrill.com) before submitting their manuscripts.
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ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152430Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T090000 SUMMARY:Arkete: Philosophy of Perception: Representation\, Reality\, and Cognitive Structure UID:20260501T004412Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Arkete
\nSpecial Issue 2025
\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 30 September 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:
\nThe 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:20260429T152430Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261106T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261107T170000 SUMMARY:Social Categories of the Future UID:20260501T004414Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:America/Los_Angeles LOCATION:1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, United States DESCRIPTION:Recent years have seen an explosion of work on social categories\, including gender\, race\, disability\, and sexual orientation. But little attention has been paid to what these and other categories might look like in the future. \;
\nFor example\, trans philosophy is just beginning to broach the topic of futuristic social categories\, while social metaphysics has just begun to investigate gender abolitionism (the view that gender categories should be abolished in a more just future.) Philosophers of AI have just begun thinking about how artificially intelligent entities will fit into human-constructed social structures\, or whether they will develop their own social hierarchies.
\nWe plan to bring together researchers from different approaches and viewpoints working on these and related topics. Topics for abstracts include\, but are not limited to:
\nThe existence and nonexistence of gender categories in the future\, and their level of grain
\nGender abolitionism
\nChanging notions of ability\, disability\, and health given new technologies and scientific breakthroughs
\nChanging notions of biological sex given advances in reproductive technology
\nRacial\, ethnic\, and religious categories of the future
\nAmeliorative construction and destruction of social categories \;
\nSocial categories and hierarchies of artificial intelligent agents
\nThis workshop is generously funded by the International Social Ontology Society and the Department of Philosophy at University of California\, Santa Cruz.
\nOrganizers: Sara Bernstein and Nico Orlandi
\nPlease send extended abstracts of no more than 1500 words to socialcategoriesofthefuture@gmail.com. Deadline: July 15\, 2026 (anywhere in the world).
\nSmall travel bursaries may be available for graduate students and precariously employed attendees. Please email the organizers to find out more.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152430Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261107T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261108T170000 SUMMARY:University of Pennsylvania Metaphysics Workshop UID:20260501T004415Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Philadelphia\, United States DESCRIPTION:The inagural meeting of the Penn Metaphysics Workshop will take place on November 7-8. \; Attendance is open\; those wishing to attend are asked to email Sam Elgin (samelgin@upenn.edu) so that we can ensure sufficient catering
\n\nThis workshop is supported in part by the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy at the University of Pennsylvania.
ORGANIZER;CN=Samuel Elgin: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152430Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270325T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270327T170000 SUMMARY:The Metaphysical Society of America UID:20260501T004416Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:America/Los_Angeles LOCATION:702 E. Desmet Ave.\, Spokane\, United States DESCRIPTION:The 2027 conference of the MSA invites submissions on the theme of the &ldquo\;metaphysics of habit\,&rdquo\; understood both as a subjective and objective genitive. Contributors may explore the metaphysical underpinnings of habit or investigate habit as a metaphysical principle in its own right. Topics of interest include\, but are not necessarily limited to\, the following questions:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Is habit a pragmatic device for assuaging epistemological impasses\, as in Hume\, or can it have a genuine metaphysical function? If so\, how\, when and under what conditions?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Is habit conscious or unconscious\, intelligent or blind? Is it a sign of rational consistency or the erosion of thought into blind compulsion? Is it learned or inherited\, adaptive or mechanical\, spontaneous or rote\, proactive or reactive? Is habit a result of repetition or the propensity to repeat? Or\, does habit subvert these dichotomies altogether?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Are practice\, routine\, custom\, tics and neuroses distinct in kind from habit itself or only various degrees or intensities of habit? Or\, is habit a species of one of these categories?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Must habit be relegated to psychology or is habit operative at other\, or even all\, domains of being? What of motricity or motor habit? Are instinct and inertia species of habit? Is habit a metaphysical principle underpinning various notions of evolution? Might it underwrite scientific theories\, e.g. quantum theory? Could habit account for the lawfulness of nature itself? What is the metaphysics of social and collective habits? Could there be a theology of habit?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Is habit an attribute or might it constitute substantiality itself? Do individuals possess habits or is the self but a nexus of habits? Are some kinds of beings inherently habitual and others impervious to habit? Can a rock acquire a habit? Can artificial intelligence?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Is habit an effect\, a cause or the very principle of causality itself? Is habit antecedent to its effects or simultaneous with them? Is habit a result consequent to its cause(s) or simultaneous with it? Or\, is it temporalization itself?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Can habit perform the functions Kant allotted to transcendental structures &ndash\; synthesis\, identity\, regularity\, temporal contraction? If so\, are traditions that make habit into a metaphysical principle\, e.g. French Spiritualism and American Pragmatism\, post-Kantian? Or\, are they instead post-Humean or post-Leibnizian?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Can habit be simultaneously empirical and contingent\, yet also universal? Is habit a priori or a posteriori\, transcendental or empirically real? Could habit ground a &ldquo\;metaphysical empiricism\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;transcendental empiricism&rdquo\; or &ldquo\;critical realism&rdquo\;?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Is habit dyadic and chiasmatic? Does habit have more to do with the Dyad or the One?
\nAbstracts that address these and related questions and issues in original ways are especially encouraged and will be prioritized. Submissions of abstracts for papers on other metaphysical topics are also welcome.
\nGuidelines for the Submission of Abstracts
\nDeadline: September 1\, 2026
\nSubmit to: Jessica Wahman\, Vice President of the MSA (msamarch2027@gmail.com)
\nFormat: Word documents of no more than 600 words. Late abstracts and those shorter than 400 words or longer than 600 words will not be considered. To facilitate double-anonymous review\, an abstract should not contain the author&rsquo\;s name or otherwise identify the author. In the email to which the abstract is attached\, authors should indicate full name\, institutional affiliation (if any)\, and abstract title. The email subject-line should read: \; 2027 MSA Submission [last name of author)] -- for example: 2027 MSA Submission Leibniz.
\nAristotle Prize
\nThe MSA&rsquo\;s annual Aristotle Prize\, which is only awarded if a submission is deemed worthy of the prize\, is open to current students without a Ph.D. The Aristotle Prize carries a cash award of $500\, inclusion in the program\, and assistance with costs for attending the annual meeting.
\nPersons who wish to be considered for this prize must a) clearly state (in an email message accompanying their submission) their eligibility for this prize and their desire to be considered for it\, and b) submit a full\, final paper in addition to the abstract by the September 1\, 2026 deadline. The body of the text (as is proposed to be read at the meeting) must be no longer than 3\,750 words.
\nPlato Prize
\nThe MSA&rsquo\;s annual Plato Prize\, which is only awarded if a submission is deemed worthy of the prize\, is open to persons who have received their first Ph.D. in the last six years&mdash\;thus (for the 2027 meeting) in 2021 or more recently. The Plato Prize carries a cash award of $500\, inclusion in the program\, and assistance with costs for attending the annual meeting.
\nPersons who wish to be considered for this prize must a) clearly state (in an email message accompanying their submission) their eligibility for this prize and their desire to be considered for it\, and b) submit a full\, final paper in addition to the abstract by the September 1\, 2026 deadline. The body of the text (as is proposed to be read at the meeting) must be no longer than 3\,750 words.
\nTravel Grants
\nThanks to the generous support of past MSA Presidents\, Society members\, and a grant from the Hocking-Cabot Fund for Systematic Philosophy\, the MSA is pleased to be able to offer reimbursements for travel expenses up to $400 to current graduate students and post-doctoral researchers within two years of their first PhD whose submissions are selected for the conference program. Persons who wish to receive such reimbursements must state their eligibility in their submission email and\, at the conference\, provide the MSA with all relevant expense receipts. (Invoices are not acceptable.)
\nAcceptance decisions will be announced by November 20\, 2026.
\nThe MSA&rsquo\;s Executive Council (https://www.metaphysicalsociety.org/about.htm) operates as the vetting committee. Those accepted for the conference must submit completed papers by February 20\, 2027 to allow review by session chairs. Papers may not exceed 3\,750 words. Eligibility to present at the conference requires payment of both membership and registration fees (https://www.metaphysicalsociety.org/membership.htm).
ORGANIZER;CN=Tyler Tritten: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T152430Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20300531T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20300531T090000 SUMMARY:Phenomenologies of Religious Experience UID:20260501T004417Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq 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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