Le Ré\;seau Arendtien Francophone\, cré\;é\; en 2024\, vise à\; favoriser une synergie entre celles et ceux qui\, des amateurs aux chercheuses\, fré\;quentent la pensé\;e de Hannah Arendt. Dans cette optique\, nous cherchons à\; mettre en place un rendez-vous ré\;gulier pour en discuter les diffé\;rents interpré\;tations et aspects.
\nDu fait de l&rsquo\;é\;tendue de la francophonie\, ces sé\;minaires auront lieu en ligne. Leur principe sera le suivant : les participant-e-s auront tous et toutes pré\;alablement lu un article ou un chapitre ré\;cent\, lequel sera pré\;senté\; trè\;s rapidement par souci de prioriser les é\;changes (10 minutes) par son autrice ou auteur. À\; partir de celui-ci\, un-e membre du ré\;seau ouvrira (5 min) à\; un dé\;bat plus large afin de discuter\, outre l&rsquo\;article\, les diffé\;rents interpré\;tations et aspects de l&rsquo\;&oelig\;uvre d&rsquo\;Arendt (1h30).
\nProgramme 2026\nEn 2026\, nous proposons quatre sé\;ances ordinaires du sé\;minaire et une sé\;ance spé\;ciale : «\; Arendt et la science é\;conomique »\;\, «\; Arendt et le travail »\;\, «\; Liberté\;\, volonté\;\, politique »\;\, «\; Arendt et la violence »\;\, «\; Philosophie\, é\;ducation et politique »\;.
\nLe sé\;minaire est ouvert à\; toutes et tous sans inscription pré\;alable \; n&rsquo\;hé\;sitez pas à\; venir y assister et y participer. Les articles et textes discuté\;s sont disponibles sur le site du RAF. N&rsquo\;hé\;sitez pas non plus à\; nous contacter pour toute demande d&rsquo\;information complé\;mentaire.
\nLe RAF ?\nLe Ré\;seau Arendtien Francophone (RAF) se veut un espace divers et pluriel\, rassemblant une communauté\; de doctorant-e-s\, enseignant-e-s\, chercheurs/ses\, intellectuel-le-s et toute personne inté\;ressé\;e ou engagé\;e dans l'é\;tude et la diffusion de la pensé\;e d'Hannah Arendt en France et le monde francophone. À\; travers cette plateforme\, nous souhaitons favoriser les é\;changes intellectuels\, offrir une visibilité\; accrue aux travaux de recherche et cré\;er des liens solides entre francophones s'inté\;ressant à\; et puisant dans l'&oelig\;uvre de cette autrice majeure du XXe siè\;cle.
\nOutre l&rsquo\;organisation de ce sé\;minaire et d'é\;vè\;nements acadé\;miques lié\;s à\; la pensé\;e d'Arendt\, le ré\;seau actualise continuellement un site web qui met à\; disposition : une bibliographie des textes de langue franç\;aise consacré\;s à\; Arendt ou la mobilisant\, un annuaire des membres du ré\;seau\, un agenda des activité\;s francophones qui lui sont dé\;dié\;es et une lettre d'information mensuelle.
\nN'hé\;sitez pas à\; rejoindre le ré\;seau ou à\; nous contacter pour rejoindre l&rsquo\;é\;quipe d&rsquo\;animation !
\n ORGANIZER;CN="Rémi Zanni": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260901T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261215T170000 SUMMARY:Inquiry Network WIP Talks UID:20261026T221153Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:The Inquiry Network WIP Talks feature presentations of work in progress related to inquiry\, broadly understood. For example\, presentations might discuss (but are not limited to): the epistemology of inquiry\, the metaphysics of inquiry\, ethical norms of inquiry\, historical perspectives on inquiry\, or the structure of scientific inquiry.
We aim to foster the sharing of ideas in an inclusive\, welcoming and low-pressure environment. Papers that are already accepted for publication will not be accepted. We aim to be sensitive to the needs of early-career scholars.
The group meets biweekly on Zoom during each of the Fall and Spring semesters. Meeting times are determined shortly before the beginning of each semester with the goal of finding a time that works for as many members as possible. Special consideration is given to finding a meeting time that works for presenters of accepted papers.
Join us for a weekly close reading of Gramsci&rsquo\;s Prison Notebooks! The group has a twofold goal: first\, to analyze contemporary political events through the categories formulated in the text\; and second\, to critically examine potential blind spots in Gramsci&rsquo\;s work regarding race\, gender\, and empire\, while keeping in mind the historical context in which he wrote.
TIME
THURSDAYS: weekly\, beginning September 24\, 2026.
5-6 PM Eastern US Time.
FACILITATOR
Giusi \;Russo is an associate professor of History at Montgomery County Community College in the greater Philadelphia area. Her research focuses on the relationship between the Italian left and internal colonialism\, as well as the entanglements between bodies and European empires. She is the author of \;Women\, Empires\, and Body Politics at the United Nations\, 1946&ndash\;1975 \;(University of Nebraska Press\, 2023) and has published extensively on the colonial history of the United Nations and on the construction of colonial and post-colonial narratives. She is currently working on a book project under contract with Routledge\, titled\, \;The Aesthetics of Third-Worldism in Italy: Bodies\, Spaces\, and Oppression.
ABOUT INCITE SEMINARS
We are a mix of rogue scholars\, disgruntled academics\, disenchanted buddhists\, enchantment-hungry anarchists\, radical therapists\, and general weirdos looking to create autonomous and accessible forms of &ldquo\;higher education.&rdquo\;
We offer online seminars and reading groups to incite personal exploration and inspire community action. Incite Seminars offers an educational experience. We do so by gathering an engaged group of participants for a dynamic exchange of ideas\, led by skilled facilitators. All of our facilitators have a deep relationship to a subject or topic through intensive study or practice.
Incite Seminars is a 100% member-supported learning community. We depend on member contributions to continue holding space for radical study and practice groups\, putting on rigorous seminars and courses\, and providing our facilitators and organizers with fair compensation. If you are unable to pay the full amount for a session or membership at this time\, we invite you to join us at reduced or no cost with our Solidarity option.
Call for Abstracts for The Zicklin Center Normative Business Ethics Workshop Series
\nOver the 2026-2027 academic year\, the Zicklin Center for Governance and Business Ethics at the Wharton School\, University of Pennsylvania\, will convene a regular works-in-progress series for scholars working in normative business ethics (NBE). In particular\, the Series will workshop papers pursuing business ethics issues from a normative perspective\, or papers in moral or political philosophy with implications for the market\, distributive justice\, labor relations\, the role of business in society\, etc.
\nWorkshop Objectives
\nThe Series is part of an effort to foster normative business ethics in the academy and the public sphere. This particular initiative has two key objectives: First\, it endeavors to provide a regular forum for scholars working on business ethics from a normative perspective. The community of such scholars is relatively small\, and dispersed across numerous institutions\, and there are few opportunities for these individuals to convene and share work. This Series is an effort to connect these scholars and to enrich their shared intellectual life. Second\, the Series aims to be especially valuable to junior faculty and advanced graduate students\, by providing them with feedback from\, and opportunities to interact with\, more established members of the normative business ethics community. To that end\, we hope to have (at least) one junior author and one senior author at each session.
\nWorkshop Format
\nThe workshop will meet six times over the academic year. Any academic or practitioner with an interest in normative business ethics is invited to attend the sessions. Attendees are expected to read the papers in advance\, and to come with feedback for the paper authors. To maximize the opportunity for paper improvement\, authors will not present their papers\; we will instead spend our time together on questions and comments for the author.
\nSessions will be held on Fridays\, beginning at 1:00 pm unless otherwise indicated. We will discuss two to three papers at each session. Attendees are expected to read the papers in advance\, and to come prepared to offer feedback.
\nWe plan to hold all sessions in-person\, on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania\, in Philadelphia.
\nSession Dates:
\nSeptember 25th\, 2026
\nOctober 30th\, 2026
\nJanuary 29th\, 2027
\nFebruary 26th\, 2027
\nMarch 19th\, 2027
\nApril 16th\, 2027
\nCall for Abstracts
\nWe invite abstract submissions from \;faculty and post-docs\, and from graduate students who have advanced to the ABD stage. \;Preferential treatment will be given to those who have not presented work at the Series before\, and we especially welcome submissions from women and under-represented minorities.
\nThe abstract should propose a paper in normative business ethics\, as described above. We ask that submissions offer a fairly detailed sense of the paper without exceeding 500 words.
\nWe ask that applicants identify three of the above dates\, in order of preference\, at which they would like to present their work. Please send your abstract to Brian Berkey &ndash\; bberkey@wharton.upenn.edu -- by July 15th\, 2026. Individuals will be notified about whether their paper has been selected for presentation by August 3rd\, 2026.
\nInformation for Selected Authors
\nThe Zicklin Center will cover reasonable travel and accommodation expenses for paper authors for the session at which their paper will be discussed.
\nReimbursement for travel expenses is subject to two conditions. By accepting the offer to workshop a paper\, the paper author pledges that:
\n1. \; \; \; \; The paper they will share is at a stage of development where the author can incorporate feedback gained at the workshop (e.g.\, the paper is not yet in page proofs or in print)\; and
\n2. \; \; \; \; The paper author will send their draft paper to the organizers no fewer than 14 days before their presentation date.
\nFor co-authored papers\, we can ordinarily only provide travel funding for one of the authors\, though other co-authors are welcome to attend.
\nPlease address any questions about the CFA or the workshop to one of the organizers: Brian Berkey (bberkey@wharton.upenn.edu)\, Amy Sepinwall (sepin@wharton.upenn.edu)\, Julian Jonker (jonker@wharton.upenn.edu)\, or Paul Forrester (pforr@wharton.upenn.edu).
ORGANIZER;CN=Brian Berkey;CN=Amy J. Sepinwall;CN=Julian Jonker;CN=Paul Forrester: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261006T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270706T170000 SUMMARY:Emotion and Society Lab's Works-In-Progress Series (2026-27) UID:20261026T221156Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Philosophers working on emotions want to produce good work. But good work is never done alone. The WIP Series is an opportunity to learn what emotion scholars are working on as well as present works in progress and receive valuable feedback to improve them &mdash\; all in a casual\, friendly environment.
\nThe WIP series is virtual and takes place the first Tuesday of the month from October-July (with no meetings January) from 11:00-12pm Pacific/ 2-3pm Eastern.
At this time\, sessions are for faculty\, graduate students\, &\; independent scholars only.
Register for the zoom link below.
ORGANIZER;CN=Myisha Cherry;CN=Rachel Fredericks: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20261009T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20270115T170000 SUMMARY:Technology and citizenship - V IF Conference · First International Conference UID:20261026T221157Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/Madrid LOCATION:Gijón\, Spain\, Gijón\, Spain DESCRIPTION:Hello! We are the IF Group (Engineering and Philosophy - Ingenierí\;a y Filosofí\;a)\, a working group of the MediaLab at the University of Oviedo that develops its work from a hybridization between the two branches of knowledge that give us our name. We have a great invitation for you: come to Gijó\;n on March 29\, 30\, and 31\, 2027.
\nWe are preparing the V IF Conference (our first international conference!)\, in which\, once again\, we will address technological issues from a hybrid\, reflective\, and collaborative perspective. The title for this edition is IF 9.0: Technology and Citizenship. We want to open a space to discuss different technological and engineering issues that affect citizenship in a broad sense. We will debate questions\, problems\, and possible solutions that technology offers to people. We will listen to researchers\, but also to companies\, teachers\, civil society organizations\, and anyone interested in reflecting on technology and its relationship with people. The general reflections will revolve around questions such as the following: can we make fairer technologies?\; are our designs the most appropriate for people and the environment?\; do we lead and control the technologies we use?\; does technology serve people\, or do people serve technology?\; what capabilities does it provide us and which ones do we give up by delegating more and more decisions to it?\; who is behind the dominant technologies\, and how do they use them to dominate us?\; and what about more horizontal\, democratic\, accessible\, belligerent...\, in short\, human technological approaches?
\nFor this reason\, we have proposed the following thematic axes:
\nEducation: technologies and tools that transform teaching and learning processes\, as well as the forms of access\, participation\, and knowledge creation.
\nHealth: the influence of technology on care\, well-being\, prevention\, and the improvement of people's quality of life.
\nDesign: criteria\, processes\, and practices to develop more accessible\, usable\, inclusive\, and responsible technologies.
\nAutonomy\, governance\, and politics: relationships between technology\, decision-making capacity\, power\, and citizenship\, promoting transparent\, responsible management models oriented towards the public interest.
\nSustainability and territory: responsible models that integrate environmental\, social\, and economic challenges with the inequalities and technological transformations of the territory and the spaces inhabited by humans and other species.
\nDo you want to participate? We encourage you to submit contributions that analyze these phenomena from interdisciplinary\, critical perspectives aimed at imagining more habitable digital futures. If you develop research or teaching\, political\, business\, social\, artistic\, or relational activities linked to the aforementioned topics\, you can send us a proposal in text format (maximum 500 words) through the following form before January 15\, 2027. We hope to see you soon!
\nYou can find more information and learn more about us on our website.
\nWe thank you in advance for your time and collaboration in disseminating this event. We remain at your entire disposal for any questions or queries.
\nKind regards\,
\nIF Group (Engineering and Philosophy) MediaLab\, University of Oviedo
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20261026T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20261027T170000 SUMMARY:Innovation and tradition: intersections\, interactions and disputes in culture UID:20261026T221158Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:America/Mexico_City LOCATION:Cuernavaca\, Mexico DESCRIPTION:This colloquium emerges from the need to think and propose new epistemological positions to the cultural frame. From an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary perspective\, our aim is to bring together researchers from fields like sociology\, communication science\, Cultural Studies\, anthropology\, history\, computational sciences\, political science\, and others\, to explore critical \;reflections on cultural tradition and cultural innovation. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Omar Cerrillo: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261026T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261026T234500 SUMMARY:The Collective's Fifth Annual Conference\, 24 & 25 June\, Georgetown Law UID:20261026T221159Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to issue this \;Call for Papers \;for our Fifth Annual Conference\, which will take place on \;June 24th and 25th\, 2027 at Georgetown University Law School. The event is generously sponsored by Professor Stephanie Barclay\, the Georgetown Center for the Constitution\, and the \;Georgetown Institute for the Study of Markets and Ethics.
\n
We call for papers that philosophically engage with/analyse/critique the law and/or concepts applicable to the conceptual analysis of law\, and will consider papers that are up to 9\,000 words (including footnotes). Submitted papers must be fully anonymised and include an abstract of up to 250 words.
We are also delighted to announce that we are working in partnership with the journal \;Law &\; Philosophy\, which will publish the selected papers\, subject to peer review. If a paper is selected\, the author(s) agree not to submit the paper elsewhere until a decision by Law &\; Philosophy is communicated.
\nThe submission deadline is October 26th \;and we will endeavour to contact selected authors by the end of January 2027. \;To submit a paper for consideration\, please use the following link: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/019f8f71c14c727489c6ff115ce2443e
\nFor futher claritifaction or questions\, please contact us at: \;collectivewlp@gmail.com
Please note\, submissions by authors who were featured in our last two conferences - 2025 and 2026 - will not be considered.
Call for Abstracts
\nCategories of Descent-Based Difference: Race\, Ethnicity\, Religion\, and Ethnoreligion
\nTwo-day workshop\, University of Bern
\nOctober 27 &\; 28 2026
\nAcross Europe &ndash\; and elsewhere &ndash\; politically significant boundaries often turn on forms of belonging treated as inherited: ethnic\, religious\, ethnoreligious\, or mixed. The oppression organised through such boundaries is sometimes described as racism\, even when it does not map neatly onto the colour line. This raises a general question about how race\, ethnicity\, religion\, and ethnoreligion relate to one another. Do they name distinct kinds of group\, overlapping forms of classification\, or different configurations of descent-based difference? Under what conditions do ethnic or religious groups become racialised?
\nThis workshop invites papers addressing these questions. Bosnia and Herzegovina offers one revealing example. The categories Bosniak\, Croat\, and Serb draw together national belonging\, religious affiliation\, family history\, and attributed descent. They shape political membership\, yet are neither simply religious nor straightforwardly racial categories. Belief\, practice\, self-identification\, and classification by others need not coincide\, while institutions and social practices may nevertheless treat membership as inherited and enduring. The same problem arises\, in different forms\, well beyond Southeast Europe.
\nOver recent decades\, philosophers have developed sophisticated accounts of race and racialisation. Ethnicity\, religious belonging\, and ethnoreligion have been studied extensively in history\, sociology\, anthropology\, and religious studies. Although philosophers have compared race and ethnicity\, religion and ethnoreligion have seldom been included in the same social-ontological analysis. \; Building on Morning and Manieri&rsquo\;s (2022\, 2024) proposal to compare concepts of descent-based difference\, the workshop asks whether these categories can be analysed within a common frame.
\nOne possible point of comparison is descent-based ascription: the construction of group membership as genealogically inherited and transmitted across generations. This need not involve belief in biological descent. Names\, religious practices\, language\, culture\, place of origin\, and family history may instead become signs of inherited membership. We take this proposal as a starting point for exploring the relations among race\, ethnicity\, and religion\, rather than as a framework to be assumed. What can descent-based ascription explain about these groups\, and which differences does it obscure? How does racialisation interact with ethnic\, religious\, or ethnoreligious classification\, and what follows for debates about racism?
\nSoutheast Europe\, especially former Yugoslavia\, will provide one comparative point of reference. We welcome work on European and extra-European contexts more broadly\, including papers that develop\, challenge\, or mark the limits of the proposed framework.
\nTopics
\nPossible topics include:
\nWe particularly welcome papers that expose the limits of the proposed framework or offer a different account. We also welcome historically and empirically grounded papers that use their cases to develop\, test\, or challenge an explicit conceptual or ontological claim.
\nFormat
\nPapers will be allocated 30 minutes for presentation\, followed by 30 minutes for discussion.
\nConfirmed speakers:
\nAnn Morning (New York University)
\nAdam Hochman (Macquarie University)
\nSandra King-Savić (University of Zurich)
\nVita Zalar (European University Institute)
\nSubmissions
\nPlease submit:
\nSend submissions to descent-bern@protonmail.com by September 6 2026. Decisions will be communicated by September 16.
\nWe especially encourage submissions from early-career researchers\, precariously employed or independent scholars\, and researchers working on regions and traditions underrepresented in contemporary social ontology.
\nFunding
\nFunding covering travel and accommodation costs is available for a limited number of early-career and underfunded researchers. Please indicate in the separate document if your participation depends being partly or fully funded.
\nOrganisation
\nArmin Ma&scaron\;ala\, University of Bern
\nDaniel James\, Freie Universitä\;t Berlin
ORGANIZER;CN=Daniel James;CN="Armin Mašala": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261027T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20270427T170000 SUMMARY:"Ricœur\, Dead or Alive?" Fonds Ricœur Monthly Seminar (ENS\, Paris) UID:20261026T221201Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/Paris LOCATION:École Normale Supérieure\, 45 rue d'Ulm\, Paris\, France\, 75005 DESCRIPTION:Presentation of the Seminar
\nThe seminar "Actualité\;s de Ric&oelig\;ur" ("Ric&oelig\;ur Studies Today") aims to offer a space for discussion and development for early-career research on Ric&oelig\;ur. Hosted at the É\;cole Normale Supé\;rieure for the 2026&ndash\;2027 academic year\, it welcomes proposals from doctoral students\, postdoctoral researchers\, and early-career scholars who wish to explore\, extend\, or put to the test the resources of Paul Ric&oelig\;ur's philosophy.
\nThe first edition of this seminar is entitled "Ric&oelig\;ur\, Dead or Alive?" &mdash\; a deliberately ambiguous formulation\, one that invites us to question both the internal vitality of his &oelig\;uvre and its capacity to nourish the philosophical\, ethical\, and political debates of today.
\nIs Ric&oelig\;ur's hermeneutic phenomenology not defined\, in essence\, by its defense of &mdash\; and\, as it were\, its "vow" (v&oelig\;u) in favor of &mdash\; life\, the living\, and the lively? But is he still a living interlocutor\, or has his thought sedimented into heritage?
\nThe seminar will follow this format: two speakers per two-hour session\, with 30 minutes of presentation and 30 minutes of discussion for each speaker.
\nFor paper proposals\, we welcome submissions engaging with three thematic axes.
\nAxis I. Life as Resistance &ndash\; Language\, Time\, and Action
\nHow does life affirm\, narrate\, and configure itself in the face of what negates it? Ric&oelig\;ur's hermeneutic phenomenology is traversed by a fundamental tension between the power to act and the multiple forms of its hindrance. Confronted with evil\, forgetting\, or indeed death\, Ric&oelig\;ur explores the diverse forms of resistance at work within life &mdash\; metaphors\, narratives\, memories\, history. These resistances\, as actions\, possess an intrinsic logic and continue to create the meaning of life.
\nSuggested Lines of Approach
\n1. Language as resistance: How does the "living metaphor" (The Rule of Metaphor\, 1975) constitute a form of resistance to the "entropy of language\," which freezes meaning? In what sense is semantic innovation a vital act\, a "revival"?
\n2. Narrative as resistance: In Time and Narrative (1983&ndash\;1985)\, emplotment is presented as a provisional victory over temporal discordance. How are we to think this victory in the face of the radicality of Heideggerian "being-towards-death"?
\n3. Memory as resistance: Memory\, History\, Forgetting (2000) distinguishes between forgetting kept in reserve and forgetting through effacement. In what way does this distinction commit us to an ethics of memory as a form of fidelity to life?
\nAxis II. A Life of One's Own &ndash\; Selfhood\, Vulnerability\, Ethicity
\nHow might vulnerability\, far from being a limit of subjectivity\, be its very condition of ethical possibility? Ric&oelig\;ur's hermeneutics of the self is built upon the recognition of a constitutive fragility: narrative identity is always exposed to rupture\, to suffering\, to undergoing the action of the other &mdash\; the other inscribing at the very heart of the self. This axis proposes to deepen reflection on the relation between the self and the other\, and to explore the modes by which a "good life" may be accomplished\, starting from the concrete ordeals of vulnerability: trauma\, the quest for mutual recognition\, and the precariousness of existence.
\nSuggested Lines of Approach
\n4. The ordeal of narrative identity: Oneself as Another (1990) articulates idem-identity and ipse-identity around the self-constancy under trial. What becomes of this articulation when the trial is that of identity's collapse &mdash\; serious illness\, exile\, trauma? Ric&oelig\;ur's hermeneutics of narrative identity also resonates with debates on the performativity of identity and with gender studies (Butler).
\n5. The reciprocity of recognition: In The Course of Recognition (2004)\, Ric&oelig\;ur moves from self-recognition to mutual recognition. How might this course enter into dialogue with contemporary theories of vulnerability (Weil\, Levinas) or of care?
\n6. The ethical life: The "ethical aim" defined in the "ethical studies" (Oneself as Another\, Studies 5-7) seeks to realize a "good life." Does this notion remain operative in the face of situations of thwarted life\, precarity\, or desubjectivation?
\nAxis III. Ric&oelig\;ur&rsquo\;s Survival &ndash\; Present Legacies
\nRic&oelig\;ur maintained a singular relationship with his own era\, marked as much by fruitful resonances as by sharp conflicts. This axis seeks to interrogate the philosophical actuality of these past debates: what extensions\, what corrections\, and what ruptures does Ric&oelig\;urian thought call for today? Proposals will place Ric&oelig\;ur's texts in critical dialogue with contemporary problematics\, without confining themselves to historical reconstruction.
\nSuggested Lines of Approach
\n7. Radical alterity in phenomenology: Ric&oelig\;ur engaged in a twofold critical dialogue with Derridean deconstruction and Levinasian ethics &mdash\; two distinct contestations of the autonomy of the self\, the one through the play of language\, the other through the ethical injunction of the face. How do these confrontations\, taken together\, illuminate the limits and the resources of the hermeneutics of the self in the face of the contemporary challenges of hospitality\, communication\, and responsibility?
\n8. Philosophical anthropology: Is the human being\, understood as the "capable human being" (From Text to Action\, 1986)\, in a position to accommodate new forms of agency &mdash\; collective\, distributed\, digital &mdash\; or do its anthropological presuppositions constrain it? In this regard\, Ric&oelig\;urian philosophy could enter into fruitful dialogue with the theories of Stiegler (tertiary retention) and Arendt (collective action).
\n9. Justice today: How might Ric&oelig\;ur's reflections on justice\, collective memory\, and forgiveness (Memory\, History\, Forgetting\, Epilogue) be articulated with the contemporary stakes of memory conflicts\, politics of reconciliation\, or postcolonial reparations? Ric&oelig\;ur's philosophy is bound up with figures such as Halbwachs\, Derrida\, and Honneth. His reflection on memory and forgiveness continues to shed lasting light on the practices of transitional justice.
\nSubmission Guidelines
\nTo submit a proposal or for any inquiries\, please write to us at the following address: seminaire.actualites.ricoeur@gmail.com. Proposals are welcome from doctoral students\, postdoctoral researchers\, and early-career scholars of any discipline (philosophy\, literary studies\, theology\, social sciences\, law)\, provided that they are grounded in Ric&oelig\;ur's texts and in contemporary debates for which Ric&oelig\;urian theory could be fruitfully mobilized. Comparative and transdisciplinary proposals are welcome. We will accept proposals in French and in English.
\nPractical Information
\nContact: seminaire.actualites.ricoeur@gmail.com
\nVenue: É\;cole Normale Supé\;rieure\, 45 rue d'Ulm\, Paris (75005)
\nUpdate for Oct 27 meeting: Venue has changed : \;at the Institut Protestant de Thé\;ologie (83 Boulevard Arago\, 75014 Paris)\, Building A\, Room 11.
\nFrequency: monthly (2026&ndash\;2027 academic year)\, normally on the last Tuesday of each month\, beginning on Tuesday 27 October.
\nSchedule: 27/10 \; 24/11 \; 15/12 (due to the holiday break) \; 26/01 \; 23/02 \; \; 16/03 \; 30/03 \; 27/04.
\nMeeting Link To join the videoconference\, please click on this permanent link : https://visio.numerique.gouv.fr/how-ewzn-pjk \;
\nTo join by phone\, dial +33 9 79 94 06 78 and enter code: 940 979 8403#
ORGANIZER;CN=Barberousse Tristan;CN=Hu Kexin;CN=Lodi Martina;CN=Chen Qiyu: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261028T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261028T170000 SUMMARY:The Film-Phil Lisbon Seminars: Maria Serafini UID:20261026T221202Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:The Film-Phil Lisbon Seminars: Maria Serafini (University of Milan)
\nOctober's Film-Phil Lisbon Seminar will be led by Maria Serafini (University of Milan) who will talk about "At the Limits of Mediation: Eulogy\, Digital Afterlife and the Media of Finitude". This will be an online session and will be held on October 28\, 2026\, at 15:00 WET on Microsoft Teams.
ABSTRACT What happens when an image no longer marks the distance between the living and the dead\, but promises to overcome it? Taking the Black Mirror episode &ldquo\;Eulogy&rdquo\; (2025) as its starting point\, this seminar reflects on the image as a limit between presence and absence\, memory and simulation. If Roland Barthes read the photograph as the trace of an irretrievable that-has-been\, &ldquo\;Eulogy&rdquo\; imagines its transformation into an immersive\, inhabitable environment &ndash\; a technology that allows the mourner to enter the photograph and move through memory itself. The episode is approached from two intersecting perspectives. First\, in relation to contemporary digital mourning: what happens to the eulogy when the work of remembrance is mediated through AI\, immersive archives and posthumous data? Second\, as a philosophical reflection on the limits of mediation: the technology promises co-presence\, yet gaps\, omissions and inaccessible memories continually re-emerge within the reconstructed image. Finitude therefore manifests itself on two levels: in human existence\, shaped by mortality\, loss and forgetting\, and in media themselves\, which glitch\, degrade and become obsolete. To enter the image\, in the end\, is not to overcome death\, but to confront the persistence of finitude within mediation itself.
\nBIO Maria Serafini\, PhD\, is a researcher in aesthetics and visual culture who collaborates with the Coordinated Research Centre on Extended Reality (CRC EXT) at the University of Milan. Her work lies at the intersection of aesthetics\, media studies and anthropology\, with a focus on mourning\, images and digital afterlife. She was a doctoral researcher within the ERC Advanced Grant project AN-ICON (2022&ndash\;2025) and a Visiting Doctoral Researcher at the Warburg Institute\, London (2024\, 2025). She completed her PhD in Philosophy and Human Sciences in 2026 with a dissertation on lamentation from ritual to the digital\, in dialogue with Ernesto de Martino and Aby Warburg. Her current research focuses on generative AI and technologies of remembrance\, exploring both the digital survival of mourning gestures and the production of posthumous presence.
\n
Funded by the European Union (ERC\, FILM AND DEATH\, 101088956). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Council Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. \;
Melancholic historicity: lost pasts and past losses
\nOrganizers: Katherina Kinzel and Robert Vinkesteijn
\nUtrecht University\, 29+30 October 2026
\nRecent reconceptualizations of historicity&mdash\;most notably in the work of Walter Benjamin and related thinkers&mdash\;have challenged the modern ideal of progress by foregrounding historical experiences of loss and destruction. These approaches question the assumption that history unfolds as a continuous movement in which past suffering is redeemed by future advancement. Instead of viewing the past as dead or completed\, they envision the past as a site of continuous unease and questioning within the present. Forgotten\, suppressed\, or destroyed pasts unsettle present self-understandings and expose their complicity in the ongoing reproduction of loss. \;
\nThis conference explores the question what a &ldquo\;melancholic&rdquo\; conception of historicity that is oriented around experiences of loss\, destruction and defeat looks like. What does it mean to think historically from a standpoint that refuses to forget or &ldquo\;accept&rdquo\; historical losses\, that interrupts linear temporality and breaks with the perpetuation of historical violence in the present. What is the political valence of different attempts at confronting historical loss? What constitutes a philosophically fruitful attitude to lost pasts (the pasts that have been forgotten or suppressed) and past losses (past experiences of loss\, injustice and defeat) that are haunting the present?
\nThis conference brings together \;critical approaches to the philosophy of history\, postcolonial perspectives on loss\, \;theoretical reflections on displacement and genocide\, accounts of ecological loss and destruction and psychoanalytic discussions of (historical) mourning and melancholia.
\nIf you would like to contribute as a speaker\, please send an abstract of maximum 500 words to r.w.vinkesteijn@uu.nl\, the deadline for abstracts is Saturday 28 February 2026. If you have further questions about the scope and topic of this conference\, do not hesitate to get in touch.
ORGANIZER;CN=Katherina Kinzel: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20261029T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20261030T170000 SUMMARY:Difficult Actions: Definition\, Value\, and Rationality UID:20261026T221204Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/Brussels LOCATION:De Boelelaan 1109\, Amsterdam\, Netherlands\, 1081 HV DESCRIPTION:The workshop aims to explore the growing research on "difficult actions" &ndash\; actions sometimes described as "against the odds". \; Such actions encompass a wide range of human endeavours\, from physically demanding feats to emotionally taxing decisions\, morally challenging dilemmas\, and epistemically uncertain undertakings. This workshop will delve into how these actions are conceived\, what makes them particularly challenging\, and the ethical and epistemic considerations involved in their pursuit. \;
\nThe workshop will address three core themes: \; 1) &lrm\;Defining Difficult Actions: \;We will \;seek \;to \;establish \;a robust definition of "difficult actions\," examining various philosophical accounts and exploring the commonalities and distinctions between different forms of difficulty in action. \; 2) Exploring the Value of Difficult Actions: \;We will delve into what - if anything - makes difficult actions valuable and under what conditions. 3) Exploring the Rationality of Difficult Actions: We will ask how it can be rational to pursue a difficult action. \;
\nCall for Abstracts: \; We invite submissions by scholars from various philosophical sub-disciplines as well as from psychology and economics (or related fields) to contribute to a deeper understanding of the definition\, value\, and rationality of such actions. \; Abstracts should be between 800&ndash\;1\,000 words and address any aspect of difficult actions\, broadly construed. \;We \;particularly welcome contributions from members of underrepresented demographics in philosophy and early career scholars. \; Please submit your abstract by June 07\, 2026 via this form: \;https://forms.gle/RyKGAevmQUzkkfeh7
ORGANIZER;CN=Lisa Bastian;CN=Annalisa Costella: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261029T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261029T120000 SUMMARY:Graduate Student Workshop in Feminist Philosophy at Georgia State University UID:20261026T221205Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Atlanta\, United States DESCRIPTION:Georgia State University&rsquo\;s Jean Beer Blumenfeld Center for Ethics\, Center for Ethics Student Forum\, and Minorities and Philosophy Chapter are pleased to announce a call for papers for a 2027 Graduate Student Workshop in Feminist Philosophy. This workshop will take place in person at Georgia State University on Friday\, January 29th\, 2027. Graduate student submissions in feminist philosophy (broadly construed) are welcome.
\nKeynote Speaker: Ding (Yale University)
\nTo apply\, please submit to ethics@gsu.edu a fully anonymized pdf file that includes 1) an abstract of 150 words and 2) a paper of no more than 3000 words (exclusive of footnotes\, endnotes\, or references).
\nSubmission Deadline: October 29th\, 2026.
\nNotification of Acceptance: November 29th\, 2026.
\nPlease direct questions to Christie Hartley\, chartley@gsu.edu.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261030T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261031T170000 SUMMARY:Obligation and Normativity in Modern Moral Philosophy UID:20261026T221206Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:Milano\, Italy DESCRIPTION:What is distinctive about \;modern \;moral philosophy\, i.e.\, that written in the 17th \;and 18th \;centuries\, is often considered to be its conception of obligation. G.E.M. Anscombe\, for instance\, famously argued that modern moral philosophers\, and her contemporaries under their influence\, were wrong to try and ground the normativity of morality without reference to a divine lawgiver. Whether they are critical or merely interpretive in nature\, the views of many other influential philosophers such as H.A. Prichard\, Bernard Williams\, and Stephen Darwall have all agreed in this respect. Indeed\, Christine Korsgaard describes what she calls &lsquo\;the normative question\,&rsquo\; that is\, what \;justifies \;the demands that morality makes on us\, as one that was especially pressing for modern moral philosophers from roughly Grotius to Kant. How did modern moral philosophers explain the normativity of morality? How do modern figures use the concept of obligation to account for the normativity of morality? This conference and the planned edited volume will address these and related questions. Collectively\, the participants will engage with the works of a variety of major and minor figures from the modern period to enrich our historical and systematic understanding of the nature of morality&rsquo\;s normativity.
ORGANIZER;CN=Michael Walschots;CN=Stefano Bacin: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261030T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261030T120000 SUMMARY:Normativity\, Practical Reasoning and Law UID:20261026T221207Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:&lsquo\;The Collective Discussions&rsquo\; is an online workshop created by The Collective: Women in Legal Philosophy. It meets several times a year. The aim is to discuss pre-read papers that overlap key themes in legal\, moral and political philosophy. Attendance at the 90-minute sessions is free and open to all.
\nThe theme of the Spring 2027 Discussions series is normativity\, practical reasoning and law. \; The series will explore ways in which the concepts of normativity and/or practical reason bear on and illuminate vexing fundamental questions in legal philosophy.
\nWomen are cordially invited to submit an anonymized 1\,000 word abstract by emailing Barbara Levenbook (bbl@ncsu.edu) with "Collective Discussions Spring 2027" in the subject line of the email. Include your name\, affiliation and position in the body of the email.
\nFor inquiries\, contact Barbara Levenbook (bbl@ncsu.edu) or Veronica Rodriguez-Blanco (v.rodriguez-blanco@surrey.ac.uk).
\nAdditional information can be found at: \; \;
ORGANIZER;CN=V. Rodriguez Blanco;CN=Barbara Levenbook: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261030T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261031T170000 SUMMARY:2026-7 Arendt/Schürmann Symposium on Stanley Cavell UID:20261026T221208Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:65 W 11th Street New York\, NY 10011\, New York\, United States\, 10011 DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, October 30\, and Saturday\, October 31\, the Philosophy Department at the New School for Social Research will host a two-day conference devoted to the work of Stanley Cavell. The conference will focus on Cavell&rsquo\;s writings on aesthetics\, with particular attention to the role that skepticism about other minds plays in his interpretation of art.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261030T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261031T170000 SUMMARY:Can social ontology change the world? UID:20261026T221209Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:America/Vancouver LOCATION:Vancouver\, Canada DESCRIPTION:The International Social Ontology Society workshop "Can Social Ontology Change the World?" will take place October 30-31\, 2026 at the Harbour Centre Campus of Simon Fraser University in downtown Vancouver\, British Columbia. \;
\nIn recent years\, the sub-discipline of social ontology has undergone a decidedly political reorientation. In non-ideal\, emancipatory\, and critical social ontology\, theorists explicitly ask whether our theorizing should have political goals or be relevant for political ends. An uptick in investigations on the metaphysics of race and gender has centered anti-racist\, feminist\, and trans struggles. These projects (e.g.\, Haslanger 2000\; Dembroff 2016\; Jenkins 2023\; Richardson 2023) explicitly theorize with a political purpose\, and so presuppose that social ontology can play a role in the struggle for social justice. But\, taking a step back\, this workshop questions the precise relationship between social ontology and politics. Are social ontologists changing the world\, or merely interpreting it? Given the former\, are there social ontological theories or methods better suited for direct political intervention\, and\, if so\, what makes them better? Given the latter\, what is the relationship\, if any\, between description and political intervention? \; \; \;
\nWe invite the submission of abstracts of 500-700 words for 20-minute presentations of papers related to the theme of the conference. Please send anonymized abstracts to \;social.ontology.and.the.world@gmail.com. The deadline for submitting is \;June 15th\, with notice of acceptance by July 15th. \; \;
\nSome \;travel grants and support for accommodations \;will be available for graduate students and faculty members who do not have access to research funds\; please indicate in your submission email if you would like to be considered for support. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Zara Anwarzai;CN=August Faller: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261030T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261030T180000 SUMMARY:An Acquaintance-Based Solution to Smith's Epistemological Challenge? UID:20261026T221210Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:ACQUAINTANCE NETWORK ONLINE SEMINAR
\n"An Acquaintance-Based Solution to Smith&rsquo\;s Epistemological Challenge?" Sarah McGrath (Princeton)
Friday\, October 30 11:00 am - 1:00 pm (Princeton) / 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm (Brussels)
The Acquaintance Network is an international philosophy research group devoted to the study of acquaintance: the relation of conscious awareness that we bear to the things we experience most directly. The network brings together researchers working on the metaphysics\, epistemology\, value\, and history of acquaintance\, with the aim of supporting current research and promoting future work on the topic. \;
\nAbstract
\nOne version of J.L. Mackie&rsquo\;s argument from queerness concerns the queer &ldquo\;because.&rdquo\; We take ourselves to know claims of the form: this act &ldquo\;is wrong because it is a piece of deliberate cruelty.&rdquo\; Mackie asked: &ldquo\;just what in the world is signified by this &lsquo\;because&rsquo\;? And how do we know the relation that it signifies?&rdquo\; Michael Smith sharpened the second question into a dilemma for the non-naturalist: such knowledge is either a posteriori or a priori. The former option is obviously wrong\, and the latter is unavailable to the non-naturalist. But Smith&rsquo\;s dilemma presupposes that\, if non-naturalism is true\, our knowledge of the queer &ldquo\;because&rdquo\; must be inferential. I argue that there are non-inferential routes available to the non-naturalist.
\nRegistration
To receive the Zoom link\, please email: jacopopallagrosi@gmail.com
Call for Chapters: Medically Assisted Dying for Persons with Mental IIlness: Philosophical\, Ethical\, and Legal Perspectives
\n\;(Edited Volume)
\nPlanned publisher: Springer (contract in preparation)
Planned series: The International Library of Bioethics
Editors: David Černý\;\, Tomá\;&scaron\; Doležal\, Adam Doležal (Czech Academy of Sciences)\, Manuel Trachsel (University of Basel)
Rationale and Scope
\nOver the past decades\, debates on euthanasia and physician-assisted dying (PAD) have matured in many respects. Yet one domain remains both conceptually unsettled and practically urgent: psychiatric euthanasia and PAD for persons with mental disorders. A small but growing number of jurisdictions&mdash\;most prominently the Netherlands\, Belgium\, and (more recently) Canada&mdash\;have opened legal pathways for cases where psychiatric suffering is the primary indication\, provoking intense controversy across psychiatry\, bioethics\, law\, and public policy.
\nThis edited volume aims to provide a comprehensive\, systematic\, book-length treatment of psychiatric euthanasia\, integrating philosophical analysis\, normative bioethics\, comparative law\, and clinical/empirical perspectives. We welcome contributions that are philosophically rigorous and normatively ambitious while carefully engaging with clinical and legal realities.
\nWhat we are looking for
\nWe invite proposals for original chapters offering:
\nrigorous argumentation and conceptual clarity\,
\ncareful engagement with clinical and legal realities\,
\nempirical grounding where relevant\,
\nan interdisciplinary orientation (chapters may be philosophical\, bioethical\, legal\, psychiatric\, or genuinely interdisciplinary)\,
\naccessibility to an international scholarly readership.
\nThe volume is envisaged as a four-part collection&mdash\;moving from conceptual groundwork through normative debates and legal frameworks to clinical practice and lived experience.
\nSuggested Topics (non-exhaustive)
\nPart I &mdash\; Conceptual and historical foundations
\nConcepts\, definitions\, and key distinctions (psychiatric vs somatic vs &ldquo\;mixed&rdquo\; cases)
\nHistory of euthanasia debates in relation to mental illness
\nThe nature of mental suffering\; the badness (or possible acceptability) of death
\nAutonomy\, competence\, and decision-making capacity in psychiatric contexts (incl. fluctuating capacity and ambivalence)
\nPart II &mdash\; Normative arguments and ethical frameworks
\n&ldquo\;Parity&rdquo\; arguments (and their limits): somatic vs psychiatric indications
\nBeneficence\, non-maleficence\, autonomy\, justice in psychiatric euthanasia
\nVulnerability\, coercion\, and structural injustice (stigma\, poverty\, loneliness\, access to care)
\nSlippery-slope arguments\, expressivist concerns\, and symbolic meanings
\nPart III &mdash\; Legal frameworks and comparative law
\nThe Netherlands: statutory framework\, guidelines\, review practice
\nBelgium: regulation\, case law\, oversight bodies and landmark cases
\nCanada: MAiD and the contested expansion to mental disorders
\nComparative and human-rights perspectives\; emerging jurisdictions and models of professional self-regulation
\nPart IV &mdash\; Clinical practice\, empirical evidence\, lived experience
\nTreatment resistance\, prognosis\, and &ldquo\;irremediability&rdquo\;: epistemic limits in psychiatry
\nAssessing voluntariness and stability of the wish to die\; distinguishing suicidality-as-symptom from a sustained request
\nEmpirical studies: patient profiles\, clinician and review-body reasoning\, procedural experiences
\nSuicide prevention\, palliative psychiatry\, recovery-oriented care\, and &ldquo\;reasonable alternatives&rdquo\;
\nFuture directions: research priorities\, policy implications\, professional guidance
\nVolume profile and review process
\nThe book is planned for Springer&rsquo\;s International Library of Bioethics (contract in preparation). We anticipate approximately 16&ndash\;17 chapters (including an overall introduction and concluding chapter). All chapters will undergo peer review through an editor-coordinated review process.
\nSubmission guidelines
\nPlease submit an abstract including:
\nprovisional title
\nabstract (recommended 400&ndash\;800 words)
\n4&ndash\;6 keywords
\nshort author bio (100&ndash\;150 words)
\nFull chapters should be original\, written in English\, and prepared to align with Springer&rsquo\;s book-manuscript requirements.
\nTimeline
\nExtended abstracts due: 28 February 2026
\nFull chapters due: 30 October 2026
\nFinal manuscript submission to Springer: 30 December 2026
\nHow to submit
\nPlease send your abstract (single PDF or DOCX) with the subject line:
&ldquo\;Psychiatric Euthanasia &ndash\; Chapter Proposal&rdquo\; \;to: David Černý\; (david.cerny@ilaw.cas.cz)
The 2027 Telos-Paul Piccone Institute Annual Conference
March 19&ndash\;20\, 2027
The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute\, Queens College/CUNY
New York\, NY
Deus et Machina: Technology\, Politics\, and Theology in the Age of AI
\nCo-sponsored by the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute\, Queens College/CUNY
\nConference Description
\nOpenAI&rsquo\;s release of ChatGPT in November 2022 ushered in a new era of &ldquo\;artificial intelligence\,&rdquo\; represented by large language models\, the effects of which remain tenebrous and contested. This new technology has been rapidly adopted throughout society\, impacting many areas of everyday life and triggering an investment boom that has come to dominate U.S. economic activity\, yet it remains quite unclear what this portends. Predictions range from optimistic aspirations to free human beings from drudgery (the long-standing promise of new technologies) and bring widespread prosperity\, to serious warnings\, most particularly from inside the AI industry itself\, that AI might intentionally exterminate humanity. In between the two lie dire concerns about the implications for the labor market and perverse aspirations for AI to replace human beings as the dominant form of intelligence in the universe.
\nWe propose to turn our critical attention to this extraordinary conjuncture and revisit the question of the relationship of technology to politics and theology. What becomes of politics in an age of apparent subordination of humanity? And what becomes of religion in an age when mankind creates a power that threatens to outstrip our own understanding and become a god? Does this represent a moral crisis\, as Pope Leo has suggested? And can anything be done to avert the trajectory we are seemingly on?
\nFrom the point of view of the Telos circle\, technological acceleration poses a significant conundrum for our ongoing attempts to understand our society. If the political can be understood using theological categories\, what does this imply as it mutates due to the eruption of technology within it? Is technology itself amenable to a theological understanding\, as many have suggested? And if it might be understood alternatively as a cold god or apocalyptic event\, might this not place it on the same plane as the state\, envisaged at least since Hobbes as both machine and mortal god?
\nAbstract Submissions
\nWe invite papers dealing with the intersection of technology with politics and theology\, and most particularly of technology with political theology\, as well as contemporary reflections on the relationship of politics to theology more generally.
\nThose interested in speaking at the conference should submit a short c.v. and an abstract of up to 250 words by \;October \;30\, 2026\, to \;telos2027@telosinstitute.netwith &ldquo\;The 2027 Telos Conference&rdquo\; in the email&rsquo\;s subject line.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261030T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261030T234500 SUMMARY:2027 Yale–Toronto–Columbia Private Law Theory Discussion Group UID:20261026T221213Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:New Haven\, United States DESCRIPTION:*Note that this event is taking place simultaneously in New Haven\, Toronto\, New York City\, and on Zoom.
\nThe Yale-Toronto-Columbia Private Law Theory Discussion Group invites submissions for its seventh annual workshop\, which will be held on Thursday\, March 25\, 2027\, from 12:00 pm to 3:30 pm ET in a hybrid format.
\nAbout the Discussion Group
\nThe Yale-Toronto-Columbia Private Law Theory Discussion Group is a student-led and faculty-supported collaboration between the Yale Law School\, the University of Toronto&rsquo\;s Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law\, and Columbia Law School. The Workshop provides a forum to discuss in-progress research in private law theory authored by the next generation of private law scholars. We adopt a broad conception of private law&mdash\;including torts\, contracts\, property\, restitution/unjust enrichment\, equity\, remedies\, corporations\, family law\, employment law\, and more&mdash\;and of private law theory. The Discussion Group embraces scholarship focusing on doctrinal issues with a theoretical overlay\, as well as more abstract\, foundational questions concerning private law. We also welcome research that examines the intersection of private law with broader themes\, such as justice\, the environment\, and technology. The Discussion Group further invites submissions that draw on insights from philosophy\, economics\, history\, sociology\, anthropology\, critical studies\, and other methodologies.
\nMore information about the Discussion Group is available on our website at this link: https://www.privatelawtheory.com/about.
\nAnnual Junior Scholars Workshop
\nThis year&rsquo\;s workshop will continue the Discussion Group&rsquo\;s recent emphasis on the work of junior scholars working in private law theory\, with an eye to providing them a platform and an opportunity to receive feedback from experts in the field. Authors will receive commentary from a pair of private law scholars and benefit from the opportunity to engage with an international audience via Q&\;A.
\nThe 2027 workshop will also feature a keynote. The keynote speaker will be announced in the new year.
\nYou can see information about our past workshops at this link: \;https://www.privatelawtheory.com/workshops-and-call-for-papers.
\nEligibility
\nWe welcome submissions of unpublished papers or works in progress. In keeping with the Discussion Group&rsquo\;s aim of providing valuable feedback to authors\, a strong preference will be given to drafts that are works in progress\, rather than accepted pieces undergoing late-stage edits. Submissions should be suitable for pre-circulation and discussion among scholars and students with interests in private law and legal theory.
\nThe Discussion Group showcases the best work by the next generation of private law scholars. We invite submissions from junior scholars (defined to include pre-tenure faculty\, postdoctoral and other fellows\, graduate students\, and J.D./LL.B. students). Submissions from J.D./LL.B. students\, fellows\, and graduate students in law\, philosophy\, economics\, history\, political science\, and other cognate disciplines are particularly welcome (e.g.\, candidates for B.C.L.\, M.Jur.\, M.Phil.\, M.S.L.\, LL.M.\, S.J.D./J.S.D.\, Ph.D.\, and DPhil degrees). This includes recent graduates of these programs who may currently be in private practice\, public service\, or completing judicial clerkships.
\nIf you have another position or status that you believe qualifies you as a junior scholar\, please write to privatelawtheory@yale.edu to confirm your eligibility before submitting.
\nSubmission Guidelines
\nPlease use the submission form at the following link to upload your paper and provide other relevant details: \;https://forms.gle/74od9Xh3ZbMHDLc56. Submissions must be made by Friday\, October 30\, 2026\, at 11:59 pm ET. Draft papers should be between 8\,000 and 20\,000 words\, including footnotes\, and should contain an Abstract.
\nThe Discussion Group reviews submissions blind. Accordingly\, please ensure your manuscript itself contains no identifying information\, including in the document&rsquo\;s metadata. Draft papers will be reviewed by the Discussion Group&rsquo\;s team of faculty advisors and co-convenors. Authors can expect to receive decisions on their submissions by mid to late December 2026.
\nIn-Person and Zoom Options for Presentations
\nThis year&rsquo\;s event will once again be held in a hybrid format\, with Zoom and in-person options for both attendees and presenters. Attendees and presenters in New Haven\, Toronto\, and New York City are welcome to join us in the designated rooms at Yale Law School\, the University of Toronto Faculty of Law\, or Columbia Law School\, respectively. Lunch will be served\, and coffee and snacks will be available during short breaks throughout the event. We welcome those unable to join us in person to join us via Zoom. More information on room locations and Zoom details will be forthcoming.
\nContact and Mailing List
\nFor further information\, please contact the co-convenors at privatelawtheory@yale.edu. If you wish to be added to the Discussion Group&rsquo\;s mailing list (where we distribute periodic updates)\, you may do so using this form: \;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRk5IeE0Vy8iauBIZxFfUcdM4qi29apBnvbUKIgmhikC8Cgw/viewform.
ORGANIZER;CN=Faisal Khalil Bhabha;CN=Amitpal Singh: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261031T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261031T090000 SUMMARY:Special Issue of Análisis Filosófico: “Oppressive Argumentation: Silencing and Oppressive Speech in Argumentation” UID:20261026T221214Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers
\nSpecial Issue of Aná\;lisis Filosó\;fico: &ldquo\;Oppressive Argumentation: Silencing and Oppressive Speech in Argumentation&rdquo\;
\nThis special issue aims to collect original articles in Spanish and English devoted to the analysis of oppressive discourses within our argumentative practices\, with a particular emphasis on those commonly found in Latin American contexts. Informal logic\, epistemology\, and gender studies will serve as the central&mdash\;though not exclusive&mdash\;perspectives guiding this special issue.
\nWe may understand &ldquo\;oppressive discourse&rdquo\; as a speech act that harms a person or group\, whose consequences contribute to the perpetuation of their conditions of subordination. One way in which oppression manifests itself is by depriving such individuals or groups of credibility (and\, consequently\, of epistemic authority)\, thereby reproducing discriminatory forms of subordination. This (epistemic) form of oppression typically accounts for the silencing of certain marginalized groups. This special issue will place particular emphasis on analyzing these forms of oppression\, as well as the discursive and argumentative mechanisms that sustain them.
\nLanguage is a powerful force\, deeply intertwined with social practices and ways of life: harmful stereotypes about individuals or groups are forged and reinforced through discursive activities. Thus\, in order to prevent epistemic injustices\, it is necessary to intervene in the discursive domain of power by critically reflecting on its influence on credibility\, epistemic authority\, and the prejudices associated with epistemic agents\, as well as on the fallacies and argumentative errors committed by those who produce oppressive discourses. Informal logic\, epistemology\, and gender studies have much to contribute to this area\, and this issue seeks to highlight contributions from these philosophical fields by examining recurring forms of discussion and argumentation in cases and examples drawn from everyday life. As a final outcome\, this collection aims to show how philosophical argumentation can both help mitigate situations of epistemic injustice and contribute to identifying and dismantling harmful prejudices that promote discrimination.
\nSubmissions are invited on topics including\, but not limited to:
\n● \; \; \; \; \; Discursive silencing and epistemic exclusion in argumentative contexts
\n● \; \; \; \; \; Epistemic injustice in practices of debate and deliberation
\n● \; \; \; \; \; Epistemic authority in argumentation
\n● \; \; \; \; \; Fallacies and argumentative errors in oppressive discourses
\n● \; \; \; \; \; Relations between social power\, language\, and argumentation
\n● \; \; \; \; \; Philosophical analysis of oppressive speech in Latin American contexts
\nSubmissions must be made through the Aná\;lisis Filosó\;fico website (https://analisisfilosofico.org/index.php/af/about/submissions)\, following the author guidelines (https://analisisfilosofico.org/index.php/af/guia-autores). When submitting the manuscript\, authors should include a note in the &ldquo\;Comments for the Editor&rdquo\; field indicating that the submission is intended for this special issue. All submissions will undergo double-blind peer review by external referees. The deadline for submissions is October 31\, 2026. For inquiries\, please contact:pyrosuarezcaro@gmail.com.
\nThe guest editorial team is composed of Pyro Suarez (lead editor)\, Pamela Lastres (editorial supervisor)\, and Luz Muñ\;oz (editorial assistant)\, all members of the research project &ldquo\;Silencing and Discourses of Oppression in Peru: Intersections between Informal Logic\, Epistemology\, and Gender Studies&rdquo\; at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20261031T234500 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20261031T234500 SUMMARY:Why Political Philosophy of Technology and Engineering? Concepts\, Problems\, Methods (Proposed SPT 2027 Symposium) UID:20261026T221215Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Asia/Shanghai LOCATION:The University of Chinese Academy of Sciences\, Beijing\, China DESCRIPTION:Why Political Philosophy of Technology and Engineering? Concepts\, Problems\, Methods
\nProposed Full-Day Symposium at SPT 2027
\nJune 16-19\, Beijing
\nWhat distinguishes political philosophy of technology and engineering from political philosophy\, applied ethics\, or philosophy of technology? Emerging and disruptive technologies increasingly require us to revisit existing political concepts and\, in some cases\, to develop new normative principles for issues such as artificial agency\, responsibility gaps\, value alignment\, algorithmic governance\, infrastructural power\, and technologically mediated forms of collective life.
\nYet political philosophy of technology and engineering has only recently begun to emerge as a field that seeks to provide analytic frameworks for addressing the political dimensions of technology and engineering. Such a field must ask not only how political philosophy can be applied to technology\, but also how technologies and engineering practices reshape political concepts\, institutions\, forms of power\, conditions of agency\, and possibilities for collective life.
\nThe Political Philosophy of Technology and Engineering SIG invites submissions for a proposed full-day symposium at SPT 2027. The symposium will serve as a platform for work that contributes to field-building by proposing new ways to think about the concepts\, problems\, and methods of political philosophy of technology and engineering.
\nWe especially welcome papers that do not merely apply existing ethical or political frameworks to technological cases\, but ask how technology and engineering challenge\, transform\, or extend the conceptual and normative resources of political philosophy. While the theme of SPT 2027 invites reflection on AI and new modes of human existence\, the symposium welcomes work on AI as well as on other technologies\, infrastructures\, and engineering systems that raise political-philosophical questions.
\nPossible topics include\, but are not limited to:
\nWe welcome submissions from scholars working in philosophy of technology\, political philosophy\, political theory\, philosophy of engineering\, engineering ethics\, STS\, philosophy of AI\, social and political epistemology\, and related areas. Contributions from early-career researchers and scholars working outside dominant Anglophone or European traditions are especially encouraged.
\nSubmission instructions
\nPlease submit the following materials by 31 October 2026:
\nSubmissions should be sent to \;sptppetsig@gmail.com \;with the subject line: &ldquo\;SPT 2027 Political Philosophy of Technology Symposium.&rdquo\;
\nPlease note that according to SPT\, no one will be permitted to present more than one contribution at the SPT2027 conference\, though it is allowed to be involved in further contributions in another role (such as co-author or discussant).
\nAI use and authorship policy
\nWe are aiming for a symposium featuring work that reflects contributors&rsquo\; their own research\, reasoning\, and scholarly voice. A such\, limited use of generative AI tools for editing\, proofreading\, or improving clarity is acceptable\, provided that the intellectual content\, argument\, and statement of fit are written by the submitting scholar.
\n\;
\nReview process
\nAbstracts will be reviewed competitively. Selection will be based on philosophical quality\, originality\, fit with the symposium theme\, and contribution to the development of political philosophy of technology and engineering as a field.
\nWe expect to select approximately ten papers for inclusion in the proposed full-day symposium submission to SPT 2027. Please note that selection for the symposium proposal does not guarantee acceptance by SPT\; the full symposium proposal will be submitted to the SPT 2027 review process.
\nAuthors of selected abstracts may be asked to revise their abstracts lightly in order to strengthen the coherence of the symposium proposal.
\n\;
\nTimeline
\nSubmission deadline for abstracts: 31 October 2026
Expected notification of selection for symposium proposal: 23 November 2026
Confirmation of participation due: 30 November 2026
About the SIG
\nThe Political Philosophy of Technology and Engineering SIG was established to create a scholarly community around political-philosophical approaches to technology and engineering. The SIG aims to foster work that examines how technological and engineering practices shape political concepts\, institutions\, forms of power\, collective responsibilities\, and conditions of human flourishing.
\nThis proposed symposium continues that mission by creating an ongoing forum for scholars contributing to the development of political philosophy of technology and engineering as a field.
\nFor questions\, please contact: avigailf@technion.ac.il.
Michael Schmidt\, KIT
\nPaige Benton\, Johannesburg
\nAvigail Ferdman\, Technion
\nSIG co-leaders
ORGANIZER;CN=Avigail Ferdman;CN=Paige Benton;CN=Michael W. Schmidt: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20261031T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20261031T234500 SUMMARY:Rethinking Agency under Non-Ideal Conditions UID:20261026T221216Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/Vienna LOCATION:Graz\, Austria\, 8010 DESCRIPTION:CfP: \;Rethinking Agency under Non-Ideal Conditions
\nConfirmed \;speakers: Maria Alvarez\, Havi Carel\, Hanne Jacobs\, Quill Kukla\, Kristina Musholt and \;Caleb Ward.
\n\nThe notion of agency plays a central role across many areas of philosophy\, including philosophy of action\, ethics\, political philosophy\, epistemology\, feminist philosophy\, and phenomenology. \;While traditionally conceptualized in terms of intentional action\, rational control\, and autonomy\, our understanding of agency has recently come under intense scrutiny and is now being increasingly transformed. \;Feminist and phenomenological approaches\, in particular\, have emphasized the need for a richer and more fine-grained conception of agency&mdash\;one that takes seriously the social\, historical\, and relational contexts in which agents are situated. From this perspective\, agency cannot be adequately understood without acknowledging that agents are not only rational decision-makers\, but also emotional\, embodied\, desiring\, creative\, and affective beings.
\nThis conference invites new investigations into agency as it is lived and exercised under non-ideal conditions\, such as vulnerability\, dependency\, uncertainty\, coercion\, structural injustice\, affective ambivalence\, or crisis. Rather than presupposing idealized models of action and rational control\, the conference aims to analyze how agency isreconfigured \;under such conditions. We also particularly welcome contributions that examine how rational and virtuous agency should be rethought under non-ideal conditions and in times of crisis.
\nPossible questions include (but are not limited to):
\nIn addition to contemporary approaches\, we explicitly welcome historical-philosophical work\, including contributions engaging with the phenomenological tradition\, as well as those that critically engage with accounts of agency from marginalized figures and traditions in the history of philosophy.
\nContributions from early-career researchers are especially encouraged.
\nThe conference is planned as an in-person event only.
\n\;
\nWe invite you to submit an anonymized abstract of up to 500 words \;by \;October 31\, 2026 \;to \;laurentia.adam@uni-graz.at
\nPlease include a separate file with your name\, email address\, the title of your talk\, and your affiliation (if any) and put &lsquo\;Rethinking Agency Graz 2027&rsquo\; in the subject line.
\n\;
\nOrganizing Team: Emanuela Carta\, Denis Dzanic\, and Daniel Neumann.
ORGANIZER;CN="Denis Džanić";CN=Emanuela Carta;CN=Daniel Neumann: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261031T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261031T234500 SUMMARY:Moral Demands Towards Animals: British and German Perspectives (1670–1820) UID:20261026T221217Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:Milano\, Italy DESCRIPTION:Keynote speakers: \; John Callanan (King&rsquo\;s College London) and Aaron Garrett (Boston University)
\nThe history of animal ethics in the long eighteenth century remains surprisingly understudied. British and Irish contributions have often been overshadowed by the retrospective dominance of Bentham's famous 1789 footnote\, while the parallel German tradition &mdash\; which has much more to offer than Kant's perspective on non-human animals &mdash\; has been largely neglected. Yet both traditions deserve attention in their own right\, and their juxtaposition raises important comparative questions: under what conditions do similar assumptions about sentience\, soul\, divine justice\, or humanity's place in nature generate similar or radically different ethical conclusions? What travels between these traditions\, what does not\, and why?
\nThis workshop invites contributions on any author\, text\, or debate from Britain\, Ireland\, or the German-speaking world between 1670 and 1820 bearing on the moral demands humans owe to animals: their moral or legal status\, the normative significance of sentience (or soul)\, duties of care\, animal rights\, or their denial.
\nRelevant topics and figures include\, but are not limited to:
\nWhile the workshop focuses primarily on British\, Irish\, and German-speaking authors and traditions\, contributions engaging with other relevant intellectual contexts (e.g. French\, Dutch\, or wider European debates) are also welcome\, particularly where they shed light on questions of influence\, transmission\, comparison\, or reception. Contributions engaging comparatively across traditions are especially welcome.
\nPlease send abstracts of up to 500 words to david.bartha@unimi.it by 31 October 2026. We aim to communicate decisions by mid-November 2026.
\nThere will be no registration fee. We hope to be able to contribute toward accommodation costs for accepted speakers.
\nThe workshop is organised as part of the ERC Advanced Grant '18ETHICS'\, based at the University of Milan. For more details on the project\, see our website: https://18ethics.unimi.it/
ORGANIZER;CN=David Bartha: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261031T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261031T234500 SUMMARY:Translation—Semiotics—Music UID:20261026T221218Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Title:
\nTranslation&mdash\;Semiotics&mdash\;Music
\nGuest editors:
\nAnna Rędzioch-Korkuz (University of Warsaw)
\nMałgorzata Grajter (The Grazyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Lodz)
\nJournal:
\nStudia Semiotyczne (Semiotic Studies)
\nhttp://studiasemiotyczne.pts.edu.pl/
\nDeadline for submissions:
\nthe 31st of October 2026
\nDescription
\nStudia Semiotyczne (Semiotic Studies) invites submissions for a special issue of the journal. Papers should be written either in English or in Polish and prepared for blind review.
\nThe field of translation and music has been attracting increased attention recently: this is evident in numerous monographs\, research papers\, and conferences focused on the complex relationship between words and sounds (see also Bennett\, 2025: 1). As Susam-Sarajeva (2008: 189-190) has noted\, this relationship appears at best challenging\, since translation scholars are &ldquo\;more comfortable dealing with written texts\,&rdquo\; and consequently\, &ldquo\;end up sliding into a predominantly textual analysis.&rdquo\; Similarly\, Desblache (2019: 58) argues that the two fields\, which are genuinely interested in that relationship &ndash\; namely\, translation studies and musicology &ndash\; remain separate because both are practice-oriented disciplines that primarily focus on either verbal translation or music.
\nAgainst this backdrop\, we would like to bring the two fields together through semiotics-based research on musical texts\, believing that this perspective has the potential to create resonance for general translation studies. It has been argued that semiotics is good for translation studies (Stecconi 2007\; Marais 2019\; Kourdis 2023)\, which means &ndash\; at least potentially &ndash\; that there is a good deal of methodological and theoretical capital that can be utilized. Research on translation and music can definitely espouse a movement away from words\, verbal artefacts and textual research towards the understanding of the performative\, enacted\, embedded and embodied nature of meaning making within translation\, i.e. towards a deeper understanding of material processes of cultural practices\, which necessitate moving beyond the verbal fixation and concentrating on more semiotically-informed approaches.
\nIn the special issue\, we would like to see how the actual go-between of semiotics bridges the fields of translation studies and musicology. We encourage scholars from across the academy to explore and provide their unique insight within the suggested thematic focus of translation\, music and semiotics. We welcome both conceptual and empirical research. Possible topics include\, but are not limited to the following questions:
\n● Can (and if yes\, then how can) semiotics contribute to solving the conceptual confusion within translation studies as exemplified by translating musical texts?
\n● How can translation and music capitalize theoretically on various theories of semiotics and vice versa?
\n● Can we (and if yes\, then how can we) apply conceptual frameworks developed by various schools\, e.g. the Moscow-Tartu School of Semiotics\, Paris School\, Eco&rsquo\;s interpretative semiotics\, Groupe &mu\;\, Peircean semiotics\, etc. to the study of translating musical texts?
\n● What methodologies can we use to research the synergy of semiotic systems in musical texts?
\n● How can the concept of &ldquo\;textuality&rdquo\; be rethought when applied to musical compositions as texts to be translated?
\n● How can the study of translating musical texts through semiotics help to challenge the traditional hierarchy between linguistic and non-linguistic forms of meaning-making?
\n● How can semiotics challenge the literal and the human in translating musical texts?
\n● How can semiotic approaches account for the performative\, enacted\, embedded and embodied dimensions of musical translation?
\n● How can semiotics bridge the disciplinary gap between musicology and translation studies?
\nIn order to submit the paper\, one is kindly asked to submit the manuscript by sending it to:
\nannaredzioch@uw.edu.pl\, malgra@amuz.lodz.pl and studiasemiotyczne@pts.edu.pl
\nAll submitted papers will be double-blind peer-reviewed.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261031T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261031T234500 SUMMARY:Lessico di Etica Pubblica - The Divine and the Digital (2/2026) UID:20261026T221219Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Lessico di Etica Pubblica \;
\nSpecial Issue - The Divine and the Digital
\n(XVII\, n. 2\, 2026)
\nEdited by Gemma Serrano (Collè\;ge des Bernardins\, Paris).
\nThe relationship between technology and culture is an increasingly discussed topic in the humanities. The analysis of the consequences of the so-called digital turn\, sometimes regarded as an unprecedented cultural transformation\, has developed within an interdisciplinary field encompassing philosophy\, history\, anthropology\, and sociology\, as well as theology and religious studies. Like any technological transformation\, the social implementation of digital technologies has had an impact on religious and spiritual practices on a global scale. For years\, the study of religions has examined how the spread of digital media has influenced our experience of transcendence\, rituals\, communal life\, and belief. At the same time\, theology and religion can offer cultural and theoretical tools to deepen our understanding of technology and can also provide an original perspective on the meaning of transformations in contemporary society.
\nBeyond analysing the fate of theology and religion in the digital age\, it is crucial to recognize that the field of digital technologies opens up horizons of meaning and reflection that are closely intertwined with the domain of spirituality. Our relationship with technology\, more broadly\, is permeated by religion: a wide range of metaphors and notions&mdash\;either explicitly theological or rooted in religious language and practices&mdash\;are pervasively present in public and academic debates on the meaning of technology. In this sense\, many philosophers of technology&mdash\;including\, to name just a few\, Gü\;nther Anders\, Walter Benjamin\, Jacques Ellul\, Martin Heidegger\, Ivan Illich\, Emanuele Severino\, and Norbert Wiener&mdash\;have grounded their reflections in terms imbued with a theological resonance\, and have assigned a central role to the sphere of the divine in their interpretations of technology\, even when working from a secular perspective. A critical engagement with our religious tradition can help us develop analytical models for understanding our relationship with technology\, as well as for analysing our desires\, our fears\, and the socio-technical imaginaries that structure the social space.
\nThis task\, of course\, also entails theoretical and methodological challenges. First\, thinking about the relationship between technology and religion means recognizing the need for an intercultural study of different models for understanding the technical phenomenon. If the European interpretation of technology is rooted in Christian culture\, it becomes crucial to consider other traditions and other frameworks of reference.
\nAt the same time\, reference to digital technologies requires us to address the problem of technology from a historical perspective. The advent of artificial intelligence has made it even clearer that what we call the &ldquo\;digital turn&rdquo\; is in fact a layered and complex phenomenon\, and that digital technologies already have a long history\, which prevents us from thinking of &ldquo\;the digital&rdquo\; as a unified dimension. What\, then\, are the specific features of the so-called &ldquo\;digital age&rdquo\;? How can the analysis of the imaginaries and narratives associated with digital technologies help us shed light on our present?
\nIssue 2/2026 of Lessico di Etica Pubblica will address these themes from an interdisciplinary perspective\, with contributions from philosophy\, theology\, cultural and technological history\, sociology\, and media theory. The following are some of the topics that will be explored:
\nSubmission Guidelines for Article Proposals
\nPapers must be submitted by October 31\, 2026 to the following address:redazione.eticapubblica@gmail.com.
\nContributions in Italian\, English and French are accepted. Maximum length: 35\,000 characters\, including spaces and notes. Authors are also required to include an abstract of no more than 150 words in both Italian and English. The article file must be prepared in anonymous form to comply with the blind peer review process. In a separate file attached to the same email\, authors should provide their full name\, email address\, the title of the article\, and its abstract.
\nSubmissions must conform to the editorial guidelines available at the following link:
https://www.eticapubblica.it/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/LEP_Norme_redazionali.pdf.
Authors are also invited to use the journal&rsquo\;s style sheet available here:
https://www.eticapubblica.it/norme-editoriali/.
Famously\, infamously\, and cited ad nauseum\, Fredric Jameson wrote in 1994&rsquo\;s Seeds of Time that it is easier to imagine the end of the world than it is to imagine the end of capitalism\, a formulation that Slavoj Zizek later borrowed to ask why we cannot even seek to reform capitalism at all. More recently\, the late Mark Fisher returned to this line of inquiry to demonstrate how Capitalist Realism depends upon the mantra that there is no viable alternative to capitalism. At last\, we have begun to see some scattered indications that our apocalyptic imaginaries may have begun to cross this threshold\, carving out fictional spaces wherein we can imagine otherwise or mourn our own entrapment in a system that will survive us all. At last\, our &ldquo\;monsters&rdquo\; may be taking on post-capitalist forms. Their images do not merely furnish fertile ground for the imagination &mdash\; they oblige us to think what may come after capitalism&rsquo\;s collapse.
\nReading contemporary pop-cultural texts through Fredric Jameson&rsquo\;s critique of late capitalism and his theorization of the apocalypse as the horizon of ideological imagination\, we ask how it is possible to stage the persistence of capital\, grief\, and meaning after the end of history has already been announced or enacted. A paradigmatic example is the 28 Later series. The 2002 film 28 Days later arguably rebooted the zombie apocalypse as faster\, stronger\, and scarier pandemic nightmare for the new millennium\, an apt rebrand for the undead in the era of advanced capitalism. But can the first two installments of the 28 Years Later cycle (2025\, Danny Boyle &\; Alex Garland)\, sequels to the 2002 film\, be read as imagining the emergence of hope that humanity might persist beyond the collapse of capitalism through communities organized around mutual aid\, shared resources\, and collective protection? Or does this narrative suggest that a few will always revert to strategies of appropriation over collaboration (as exemplified by Jimmy&rsquo\;s marauding gang)?
\nThe imagination of apocalypse can also be subverted. Rather than staging catastrophe as spectacular rupture\, some texts reimagine the &ldquo\;post-apocalypse&rdquo\; as displaced continuation. The Leftovers (HBO\, 2014&ndash\;2017) is exemplary here\, recasting the post-apocalyptic not as the end of the world but as its afterlife &mdash\; an extended\, undramatic continuation organized around endless\, unresolved mourning. In this afterlife of social relations\, catastrophe is no longer an event but becomes an ordinary form of existence. Rupture is no longer something to be survived but a condition to be inhabited. A different variation on this logic can be found in Fallout\, which invites us to reflect on the post-apocalypse as a continuation of capitalist realism rather than its rupture. Here\, ruin becomes aestheticized order and survival is fully absorbed into systems of extraction and control\, repackaged as commodity\, spectacle\, and routine. The series stages a world in which the end of the world is endlessly repeated\, without exit\, a catastrophe normalized to the extent that it forecloses any possible outside\, except for nostalgic affects.
\nThese texts are valuable not because they accurately depict a future society marked by failure or mourning\, but because they estrange the present. In Jameson's sense\, they reveal that what appears natural and inevitable&mdash\;capitalism\, private property\, wage labour\, and the organization of social life itself&mdash\;is historically contingent and therefore open to transformation.
\nBy contrast\, the recent series Pluribus (admittedly still an unfinished text\, with only its first season released) asks us a different question altogether: whether the end of the individual subject position-- and with it the end of an exploitative system working for the benefit only of the few-- would really amount to an apocalypse\, or could it be the Utopia we haven&rsquo\;t dared to dream of. These are just some of the many recent apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic texts that ask us to consider where we are\, in this moment so steeped in apocalyptic affect\, in relation to Jameson&rsquo\;s proclamation that it is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism. The decisive issue is not whether these narratives depict a more perfect society\, but whether they expand the horizon of what can be politically imagined.
\nWe welcome submissions on any recent (pre- to post covid) pop cultural texts that contribute to our contemporary understanding of apocalyptic imaginaries. While we expect submissions on film\, television\, videogames\, literature and graphic novels\, we would be happy to consider offerings that defy medial boundaries or work within other disciplines\, such as performance or art. We welcome contributions that transcend the fictional conventions of known genres but also works that flesh out apocalyptic imaginaries by drawing from unconventional aesthetic means.
\nProspective contributors may consider examining texts such as:
\nWe imagine contemporary pop-cultural case studies speaking to these themes could engage convincingly with a large variety of texts (Pluribus\, Disco Elysium\, Fallout\, Station Eleven\, The Last of Us\, Severance\, 28 Years Later vol. 1 &\; 2\, Department of Truth and others)
\nWe also welcome submissions engaging other perspectives and topics.
\nPlease submit your abstract (250 words) alongside a short biographical note (50 words) to \;slauro@ut.edu \;by October 31\, 2026.
\nIf your abstract is accepted\, we will invite you to submit a full article by January 31\, 2027. Full articles will be about 8\,000 &ndash\; 9\,000 words long (including an abstract of 250 words\, 3-5 keywords\, references\, footnotes\, etc.)
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20261101T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20261101T234500 SUMMARY:Epistemic Injustice and AI UID:20261026T221221Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/Brussels LOCATION:Nijmegen\, Netherlands DESCRIPTION:AI systems now play a role in many practices through which people are heard\, interpreted\, assessed\, and trusted. This raises questions that are not just ethical or political\, but also epistemic in nature: whose testimony is treated as credible\, whose experiences are made intelligible\, and who is able to participate in shared practices of knowledge production? The workshop focuses on these questions by bringing work on epistemic injustice into conversation with current debates about AI\, including debates about algorithmic bias\, transparency\, linguistic exclusion\, trust\, institutional decision-making\, and the distribution of epistemic authority. We welcome contributions on the philosophical\, ethical\, social\, and political dimensions of epistemic injustice and AI. \;
\nTopics include\, but are not limited to:
\nWe welcome abstracts of up to 500 words\, excluding references. Submissions should be anonymised\, argumentative\, and clearly engage with the workshop theme.
\nThe workshop will feature both oral presentations and a poster session\; all presentations must be in person.
\nWe encourage submissions from students and early-career researchers. \;
\nImportant dates:
\nFurther information and submission details can be found on the workshop website.
ORGANIZER;CN=Corien Bary;CN=Eline Ensinck;CN=Harmen Ghijsen;CN=Bob van Tiel;CN=Nina Poth: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20261101T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20261101T234500 SUMMARY:Philosophical Perspectives on Homelessness\, Home-making and Belonging UID:20261026T221222Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Tromsø\, Norway DESCRIPTION:Call for abstracts:
\nThe 4th Tromsø\; Conference in Ethics and Political Philosophy:
\nPhilosophical Perspectives on Homelessness\, Home-making and Belonging
\nUiT The Arctic University of Norway\, Tromsø\;
\nDecember 8th-9th\, 2026.
\nKeynote speakers:
\n\nHomelessness and unbelonging are often cited as causes when one seeks to explain the rise of the political right or nationalist movements\, both historical and contemporary. At the same time\, not all responses to experiences of homelessness and unbelonging are totalitarian\, conservative or nationalist\, and one certainly does not have to be a nationalist to take the phenomenon of homelessness seriously. Philosophers working on migration and exile as well as on unhoused people have similarly underpinned the struggles and questions associated with what it means to &ldquo\;be at home&rdquo\; or to &ldquo\;have a home&rdquo\; somewhere. Feminist scholars have developed theories that advocate the reappropriation and resignification of &ldquo\;home&rdquo\;\, or that embrace the tension-filled experiences of home-making &ldquo\;in-between&rdquo\; different cultures\, languages and traditions.
\nAcknowledging at the outset the tension between possible political responses to the phenomenon of homelessness\, this conference seeks to bring together scholars working on the problems and concepts of homelessness/ home and unbelonging/ belonging. Questions the conference will address include\, but are not limited to\, the following:
\nThe organizing team welcome abstracts on any of these questions as well as related issues. We hope for a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches. We are especially interested in how different areas of scholarship can be bridged fruitfully around the topics of home\, homelessness\, and (un)belonging\, and how critical\, feminist and phenomenological perspectives on these topics can contribute to or supplement contemporary debates within analytic political philosophy and migration ethics.
\nPlease send a 300 word abstract to Kaja Jenssen Rathe (kaja.j.rathe@uit.no) by November 1st\, 2026. You can expect a decision on your abstract by November 9th\, 2026.
\n ORGANIZER;CN=Kaja Jenssen Rathe: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20261102T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20261102T000000 SUMMARY:The Significance of Suffering in Theory and Practice UID:20261026T221223Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Universitätsstraße 25\, Bielefeld\, Germany DESCRIPTION:The Significance of Suffering in Theory and Practice
Call for Abstracts/Papers and Registration
This year's annual conference of the German Society for Utilitarian Studies (Gesellschaft fü\;r Utilitarismusstudien) will focus on the significance of suffering in theory and practice. What is suffering\, and which entities can suffer? What is severe or unbearable suffering\, in particular\, and should it take priority over happiness and other prudential\, moral\, or political values or reasons? If so\, what kind of priority and why?
Our speakers include Roger Crisp (Oxford)\, David Enoch (Oxford)\, Felicia Knaul (UCLA)\, Jennifer Corns (Glasgow)\, Michael Brady (Glasgow)\, Jonas H. Aaron (Zurich)\, Leonard Dung (Bochum)\, Bjø\;rn Morten Hofmann (NTNU)\, Claudia Bozzaro (Mü\;nster)\, and Dieter Birnbacher (Dü\;sseldorf).
To participate in person or online\, please email adriano.mannino@hm.edu. Participation is free. The conference will start Thursday afternoon\, November 19\, and end Saturday afternoon\, November 21\, 2026 (schedule TBA). You are welcome to attend only part of the conference.
Our schedule has room for additional speakers. Please attach your abstract or paper if you would like to give a talk\; we will notify you within a few days of submission. We can fully cover travel costs within Europe\, and at least partly from elsewhere.
Suitable topic areas include but are not limited to: the concepts and mental phenomena of pain\, suffering\, aversion\, etc.\, and the concepts of severity and unbearability\; pain and suffering as they relate to the theory of illbeing and wellbeing\, value and disvalue\; to intra- and interpersonal (non)aggregation\, nonidentity\, and population-level choices\; to Kantian dignity\, contractualism\, virtue ethics\, and other nonconsequentialist perspectives\; to the concept of illhealth and issues in biomedical ethics or normative health economics more broadly (e.g.\, unbearability and end-of-life care\, the measurement of suffering and the QALY/DALY/WELLBY metrics\, patient prioritization and triage)\; to other areas of applied ethics (e.g.\, research ethics\, animal ethics\, AI ethics\, applied population ethics/future ethics)\; to issues in political philosophy/theory and practice\; and to the history of utilitarian thought and rivaling traditions.
The German Society for Utilitarian Studies (Gesellschaft fü\;r Utilitarismusstudien) is an association of scholars interested in utilitarian thought. Its aim is to foster engagement with the utilitarian tradition in philosophy and adjacent disciplines. Needless to say\, the association welcomes utilitarians and non-utilitarians alike.
We are grateful to the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft for supporting our 2026 annual conference.
Labyrinth: An International Journal of Philosophy\, Value Theory\, and Sociocultural Hermeneutics \;is preparing a special issue in honor of the 100th \;anniversary of Michel Foucault's birth. The publication aims to highlight the continued relevance of Foucault&rsquo\;s conception of power. His analyses of power are particularly pertinent in the present age because he describes power not only as domination of a person/group over other individuals or groups\, but also as extensive networks such as those involved in money laundering\, drug trafficking\, and the Epstein network\, to name but a few examples. Furthermore\, his theories on discipline\, surveillance\, and governmentality are essential for comprehending digital surveillance and the optimization of power and social control in today's world. Foucault also pointed out ways in which the subject can free itself from external influences and begin to "govern" itself. His revelations about the relationships between power and truth\, as well as power and knowledge\, are crucial in this regard.
\nScholars working in the field of Foucault's philosophy are invited to submit a \;brief abstract and bio-bibliographic information \;by \;April 30\, 2026. The bio-bibliographic information should include the following: name\, academic degree\, academic position\, academic affiliation\, and five to seven main publications.
\nAuthors with finished\, unpublished papers are welcome to submit them with an abstract. Final papers should be proofread and formatted according to the journal guidelines (i.e.\, print-ready) and submitted no later than \;November 1\, 2026.
\nAs a multilingual Journal \;Labyrinth \;accepts papers in English\, French\, and German.
\nFor more information about the journal policies and the submission guidelines please visit: \;https://www.axiapublishers.com/ojs/index.php/labyrinth/AuthorGuidelines
\n\;All abstracts and papers should be sent to labyrinth[at]axiapublishers.com
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261101T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261101T234500 SUMMARY:Journal of Global Human Rights UID:20261026T221225Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers: Journal of Global Human Rights &ndash\; Inaugural Volume
\nThe \;Journal of Global Human Rights \;invites submissions for its inaugural volume.
\nThe \;Journal of Global Human Rights \;is an international\, interdisciplinary\, double-blind peer-reviewed\, open-access journal devoted to the study of human rights. The journal is an initiative of Research Committee 26 on Human Rights (RC26) of the International Political Science Association (IPSA).
\nWe welcome original research articles addressing the philosophical\, legal\, political and social dimensions of human rights.
\nContributions in philosophy are particularly welcome on topics including\, but not limited to:
\nHuman rights theory
\nPolitical philosophy
\nPhilosophy of law
\nEthics and human rights
\nJustice and equality
\nDemocracy and the rule of law
\nFreedom of expression
\nMinority rights and multiculturalism
\nDiscrimination and hate speech
\nMigration and refugee rights
\nGender and human rights
\nDigital technologies and human rights
\nGlobal justice
\nContemporary challenges to human rights
\nThe journal particularly encourages work that connects philosophical and normative analysis with contemporary human rights problems\, as well as interdisciplinary contributions engaging philosophy with law\, political science\, sociology and international relations.
\nAll research articles undergo double-blind peer review.
\nThe journal is fully open access. There are no article processing charges (APCs) or publication fees.
\nSubmissions for the inaugural volume are now open.
\nJournal and submission information:
https://journalglobalhumanrights.webphilosophia.com/index.php/OJS
The first contributions to Volume 1 are already available on the journal website.
\nWe warmly invite scholars working in human rights\, political philosophy\, legal philosophy and related fields to submit their research to the \;Journal of Global Human Rights.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261101T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261101T170000 SUMMARY:American Society for Aesthetics Pacific Division Meeting UID:20261026T221226Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:America/Los_Angeles LOCATION:Graduate Hotel Berkeley 2600 Durant Avenue\, Berkeley\, United States DESCRIPTION:The ASA Pacific Division is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for its 2027 meeting at the Graduate Hotel\, Berkeley\, CA\, March 5-6\, 2027. The submission deadline is November 1\, 2026. \;
\nThe ASA Pacific Division invites excellent paper and panel submissions on any topic in aesthetics and the philosophy of art\, but we especially encourage papers on environmental aesthetics and/or everyday aesthetics. \;
\nWe hope to assemble a vibrant program of diverse topics and speakers\, and we encourage submissions from students\, from early career philosophers\, and from members of historically underrepresented groups. \;
\nAuthors will have 15 minutes to introduce their paper. Commentators will then have 5 minutes to present two discussion questions\, followed by 20 minutes of audience questions. \;
\nPaper submissions should be no longer than 3\,000 words\, prepared for anonymous review\, and accompanied by anonymized abstracts of no more than 300 words. \;
\nPanels\, author-meets-critics sessions\, and other special sessions are not part of the pre-read sessions.
\nProposals should include a brief description of the topic or theme\, the names and affiliations of all participants\, and long abstracts of 400-500 words for all papers. \;
\nThere are no concurrent sessions\, which promotes engaged participation and in-depth discussion of all accepted papers and panels. You may submit a paper or participate in a panel\, but not both. All presentations and commentaries must be delivered in person at the meeting. \;
\nWe are excited to announce Yuriko Saito (Professor Emerita\, RISD) as the keynote speaker\, who will discuss the aesthetics of care for the artifactual world. \;
\nPlease send submissions in PDF or Word format to the 2027 Program Chair\, Tony Chackal\, at tonychackal77@gmail.com. Please also use this address to contact the program chair if you have any questions or if you would like to volunteer to comment on a paper or chair a session. \;
\n$1\,000 in total funds will be available for Irene H. Chayes Travel grants from the American Society for Aesthetics for presenters who have no other access to travel support. To apply\, please note in your submission email that you wish to be considered and include an estimate of your travel costs. Please do not include this information in your paper or panel proposal. \;
\nASA Policies: Papers presented at ASA Divisional meetings may not be presented at the ASA Annual Meeting. Everyone on an ASA program must be a member of the ASA. Submissions from non-members are welcome\, but if you are accepted for the program\, you must join ASA within 30 days of the conference. Everyone must also register for the meeting. This applies to presenters\, panelists\, commentators\, and chairs \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Tony Chackal: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261102T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261103T170000 SUMMARY:3rd International Workshop on Formal Ethical Agents and Robots (FEAR 2026) UID:20261026T221227Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Manchester\, United Kingdom ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261102T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261102T203000 SUMMARY:Laughter in the Dark: The Consolation of Comedy UID:20261026T221228Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:UMBC Library Gallery\, Baltimore\, United States\, 21250 DESCRIPTION:Eminent Scholar Lecture: Laughter in the Dark: \;The Consolation of Comedy Featuring Kieran Setiya\, Peter de Florez Professor of Philosophy at MIT
\nIn person and live streamed on UMBCtube
\nAbstract: \;Can humour help us cope with hardship without distancing or denial? Does laughter at misfortune manifest what Bergson called &ldquo\;a momentary anesthesia of the heart&rdquo\;&mdash\;or worse? This talk takes up a puzzle about confessional comedy: why isn&rsquo\;t it vicious to draw pleasure from another&rsquo\;s suffering\, as we do when comics joke about trauma? The answer turns on the fine structure of empathy\; and the upshot is a theory of confessional stand-up as bespoke theodicy: a temporary\, interpersonal solution to the emotional problem of evil. This solution is one we can administer to ourselves\, using humour to confront adversity. Content note: violence and sexual assault.
ORGANIZER;CN=Jessica Pfeifer: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261103T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261103T190000 SUMMARY:Art Measures UID:20261026T221229Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Social Sciences Building\, University of Warwick\, Coventry\, United Kingdom\, CV4 7AL ORGANIZER;CN="Dino Jakušić";CN=Tobias Keiling: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20261104T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20261106T170000 SUMMARY:Technology Ethics in Turbulent Times UID:20261026T221230Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/Brussels LOCATION:Hoge Steeg 2\, Wageningen\, Netherlands\, 6708 PH DESCRIPTION:What do philosophy and ethics of technology mean in turbulent times?
\nThe impact of new technological developments in domains such as artificial intelligence\, synthetic biology\, and quantum technologies is enormous. These developments are interconnected with global challenges such as climate change\, authoritarianism\, and geopolitical tensions. Such turbulent times demand targeted philosophical and ethical inquiry\, which this conference aims to stimulate.
\nWhether your work concerns conceptual analysis\, methodological reflections on studying and evaluating technology\, case-studies in the ethics of (disruptive) technologies\, sustainable technology\, praxis-oriented approaches geared towards design and social implications\, or another related topic:
\nWe welcome you to submit a paper or session proposal\, and/or participate!
You can reach the organizers at: conference2026@ethicsandtechnology.eu
Conference ETHICS and AI\, The 3rd Edition: Towards a New Ethos of AI
\nWe are entering a historic moment in which artificial intelligence is no longer simply a tool that supports our processes\, but is becoming a personal technology &mdash\; one that co-decides\, recommends\, communicates\, and increasingly acts on our behalf. Personalised AI systems are already reshaping education\, business\, politics\, and the everyday choices we all make\, as the market moves faster than regulation can follow and ethical reflection races to keep pace with innovation. At the same time\, a real and urgent tension defines this transformation: increasingly sycophantic LLMs optimised for user satisfaction and engagement risk enclosing individuals within epistemic bubbles\; powerful AI ideologies promoted by major technology leaders frame rapid deployment as unquestionable progress\; and regulatory frameworks continue to struggle to respond adequately to the speed and scale of change. The Ethics and AI conference grows out of this tension and from the conviction that it deserves serious\, open\, cross-disciplinary conversation bringing together AI engineers\, philosophers\, ethicists\, and argumentation researchers to jointly examine the design\, social\, and political decisions shaping the future of technology. Our interest goes beyond compliance: we ask a deeper question about ethos &mdash\; what values\, what model of responsibility\, and ultimately what worldview we are embedding in the systems we build\, and what this means for our shared digital society. We seek to articulate a new ethos for AI design\, capable of translating responsibility\, justice\, and kindness into technological practice\, and of guiding the development of benevolent AI &mdash\; not merely persuasive or adaptive\, but genuinely benevolent\, trustworthy\, and oriented toward the common good and a resilient digital society.
\nKeynote speakers: \;
\nSpecial guest:
\nThe exhibition "Trust\, social media and digital society"
\nThe exhibition "Trust\, social media and digital society" presented at the Ethics and AI conference is delivered by the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. The conference is organised under the auspices of the [iTRUST] project (NCN/CHIST-ERA\, 2022/04/Y/ST6/00001).
\nSubmissions may address\, but are not limited to\, the following thematic areas:
\nSubmission \;
\nWe invite submissions of regular abstracts (300&ndash\;500 words) prepared for double-blind peer review. should be submitted via the EasyChair platform:https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=eaai-3. Each accepted contribution will be allocated a 30-minute presentation slot\, including time for discussion. We accept submissions in English and Polish (since part of the conference will be held in Polish).
\nConference Fee
\nThe registration fee is 600 PLN (140 euro). The registration fee for students is 300 PLN (70 euro). \;
\nSubmission deadlines \;
\nFrom June 10\, 2026: submission open \;
\nSeptember 15: submission deadline \;
\n\nOctober 5: 2026: notifications of acceptance or rejection \;
ORGANIZER;CN="Krzysztof Sołoducha": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20261104T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20261104T234500 SUMMARY:The 3nd Conference Ethics and AI Towards a New Ethos of AI UID:20261026T221232Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:Pl. Politechniki 1\, Warsaw\, Poland DESCRIPTION:Conference ETHICS and AI\, The 3rd Edition: Towards a New Ethos of AI
\nWe are entering a historic moment in which artificial intelligence is no longer simply a tool that supports our processes\, but is becoming a personal technology &mdash\; one that co-decides\, recommends\, communicates\, and increasingly acts on our behalf. Personalised AI systems are already reshaping education\, business\, politics\, and the everyday choices we all make\, as the market moves faster than regulation can follow and ethical reflection races to keep pace with innovation. At the same time\, a real and urgent tension defines this transformation: increasingly sycophantic LLMs optimised for user satisfaction and engagement risk enclosing individuals within epistemic bubbles\; powerful AI ideologies promoted by major technology leaders frame rapid deployment as unquestionable progress\; and regulatory frameworks continue to struggle to respond adequately to the speed and scale of change. The Ethics and AI conference grows out of this tension and from the conviction that it deserves serious\, open\, cross-disciplinary conversation bringing together AI engineers\, philosophers\, ethicists\, and argumentation researchers to jointly examine the design\, social\, and political decisions shaping the future of technology. Our interest goes beyond compliance: we ask a deeper question about ethos &mdash\; what values\, what model of responsibility\, and ultimately what worldview we are embedding in the systems we build\, and what this means for our shared digital society. We seek to articulate a new ethos for AI design\, capable of translating responsibility\, justice\, and kindness into technological practice\, and of guiding the development of benevolent AI &mdash\; not merely persuasive or adaptive\, but genuinely benevolent\, trustworthy\, and oriented toward the common good and a resilient digital society.
\nKeynote speakers: \;
\nSpecial guest:
\nThe exhibition "Trust\, social media and digital society"
\nThe exhibition "Trust\, social media and digital society" presented at the Ethics and AI conference is delivered by the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. The conference is organised under the auspices of the [iTRUST] project (NCN/CHIST-ERA\, 2022/04/Y/ST6/00001).
\nSubmissions may address\, but are not limited to\, the following thematic areas:
\nSubmission \;
\nWe invite submissions of regular abstracts (300&ndash\;500 words) prepared for double-blind peer review. should be submitted via the EasyChair platform:https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=eaai-3. Each accepted contribution will be allocated a 30-minute presentation slot\, including time for discussion. We accept submissions in English and Polish (since part of the conference will be held in Polish).
\nConference Fee
\nThe registration fee is 600 PLN (140 euro). The registration fee for students is 300 PLN (70 euro). \;
\nSubmission deadlines \;
\nFrom June 10\, 2026: submission open \;
\nSeptember 15: submission deadline \;
\nOctober 5: 2026: notifications of acceptance or rejection \;
ORGANIZER;CN="Krzysztof Sołoducha": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Athens:20261105T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Athens:20261107T170000 SUMMARY:Hegel on Historicity UID:20261026T221233Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/Athens LOCATION:Athens\, Greece DESCRIPTION:10th Conference of the International Network Hegel&rsquo\;s Relevance
\nHegel on Historicity
\nAthens\, Greece
\n5-7 November 2026
\nDespite important precedents in Augustine\, Bossuet\, Voltaire\, Kant\, and Herder\, Hegel is widely regarded as the first philosopher of history&mdash\;not only because he subjected history to philosophical inquiry\, but above all because he thematized the historicity of philosophy itself. Alongside his much-debated philosophy of world history\, Hegel repeatedly stressed\, throughout his oeuvre and especially in numerous programmatic and introductory remarks\, that philosophy\, including all metaphysical categories\, and even rationality itself is substantially conditioned by history&mdash\;by world history as well as by the histories of empirical sciences\, art\, religion\, and philosophy. For Hegel\, history articulates the very possibility of the actual spirit (Geist) in all its forms: there is no subjective\, objective\, or absolute spirit without history. This emphasis famously inspired Marx to describe the &ldquo\;science of history&rdquo\; as the &ldquo\;sole science.&rdquo\;
\nThis conference aims to discuss central aspects of history and historicity in Hegel&rsquo\;s philosophy from a systematic perspective. Possible guiding questions include\, but are not limited to:
\nWe invite postdoctoral researchers working in the field to submit an abstract (maximum 500 words) addressing one or more of these topics. The conference will include four postdoctoral slots. Coverage of accommodation costs is subject to available funding.
\nA collected volume based on the conference papers is planned for publication in the series Critical Studies in German Idealism (BRILL). The publication language will be English.
\nLength of papers: 30 minutes presentation\, followed by 15 minutes of discussion
\nDeadline for submissions: 15 June 2026
\nEmail address for abstract submissions: HegelOnHistoricity@gmail.com
\nNotification of acceptance: 30 June 2026
\nConference languages: English\, German
\nConfirmed speakers: Christophe Bouton\, Paul Cobben\, Maria Daskalaki\, Allegra De Laurentiis\, Georges Faraklas\, Diogo Ferrer\, Guido Frilli\, Antonios Kalatzis\, Jean-Franç\;ois Kervé\;gan\, Jannis Kozatsas\, Christian Krijnen\, Thomas Noutsopoulos\, Tim Rojek\, Panagiotis Thanassas\, Klaus Vieweg
\nOrganizers: Georges Faraklas (Department of Political Science and History\, Panteion University)\, Jannis Kozatsas (Department of Primary Education\, University of Thessaly)\, Ermylos Plevrakis (Department of History and Philosophy of Science\, University of Athens)
\n ORGANIZER;CN=Ermylos Plevrakis;CN=Georges Faraklas;CN=Jannis Kozatsas: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20261105T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20261106T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop for The Journal of Ethics Special Issue on Meritocracy UID:20261026T221234Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/Madrid LOCATION:Barcelona\, Spain DESCRIPTION:DESCRIPTION:
\nMeritocratic ideals have played a central role in shaping educational systems\, labor markets and public narratives about fairness and social mobility in modern societies (Bell 2015\; Kett 2013\; Khanna &\; Szoni 2022\; Mulligan 2018\, 2022\; Wooldridge 2021).
\nHowever\, meritocracy \;has been criticized extensively \;in recent years (Littler 2018\; Markovits 2019\; Sandel 2020\; Thomas\, Archer &\; Engelen 2024). These critiques are part of a long tradition\, spanning educational theory\, moral theory\, political philosophy\, and sociology (Arendt 1961\; Fox 1956\; Guinier 2015\; Napoletano 2024\; Rawls 1999\; Sen 2000\; Young 1958\, 2001). The word &lsquo\;meritocracy&rsquo\; itself was\, in fact\, coined by Michael Young in his dystopian novel The Rise of Meritocracy (1958). In it\, people revolt against social stratification based on innate talents. Young&rsquo\;s account has become a reference point for critics of meritocracy.
\nMeritocracy is a notoriously slippery concept. As the economist and philosopher Amartya Sen once quipped: &ldquo\;[t]he idea of meritocracy may have many virtues\, but clarity is not one of them&rdquo\; (2000\, 5). This lack of conceptual clarity complicates both normative assessment and institutional evaluation\, \;often leading critics and defenders to talk past one another. It may be the case that not all possible notions of meritocracy are vulnerable to the same objections (Daniels 1978\; Miller 1996\; Mulligan 2018).
\nThe purpose of this special issue is to provide a \;philosophical examination of meritocracy \;in light of recent critiques. \;Possible topics include\, but are not limited to:
\n&bull\; What exactly is a meritocracy? Is it a normative principle of justice\, an ideology that legitimizes inequality\, or something hovering between the two?
\n&bull\; What is the relation between meritocracy and equality of opportunity? And what is the relationship between meritocracy and responsibility?
\n&bull\; What is the distribuendum of meritocracy? Is meritocracy necessarily about the distribution of social positions and income? Or is it limited to the distribution of social positions?
\n&bull\; What is the appropriate base of merit claims? Is it talent and effort\, as Young claimed? Or is it another base\, such as productive contribution\, social contribution\, or again something else?
\n&bull\; What is the normative ground of merit claims? Are they grounded in people&rsquo\;s appreciative attitudes\, for instance? Or are they perhaps a special type of requirement?
\n&bull\; What is the connection between meritocracy and the market?
\n&bull\; What is the connection between meritocracy and related concepts\, such as desert and efficiency? How should these concepts be distinguished and/or integrated within a broader theory of justice?
\nCONFIRMED SPEAKERS:
\n- Andreas Bengtson (Aarhus University)
\n- Ryan Cox (University of Sydney)
\n- Blake Harris (University of Virginia)
\n- Gloria Mä\;hringer (Ludwig Maximilian University)
\n- David Miller (Oxford University)
\n- Pascal Mowla (Oxford University)
\n- Thomas Mulligan (Georgetown University and RAND Corporation)
\n- Ryan Semery-Palumbo (Oxford University)
\n- Huub Brouwer (Tilburg University) and Jahel Queralt (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
\nPROCEDURE:
\nPapers are recruited through a call for abstracts for a pre-read workshop at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF)\, in Barcelona\, on 12-13 November 2026. The workshop is designed to facilitate in-depth discussion of draft papers and to foster constructive feedback among contributors. All papers presented at the workshop will be considered for inclusion in the special issue.
\nThe organization of the workshop associated with the Special Issue is supported by funding from an ICREA Academia grant awarded to Jahel Queralt. \;Travel and accommodation costs for workshop participants will be covered by the workshop organizers.
\nAbstracts for the workshop should address the special issue theme and consist of an abstract 750-1.000 words in length (citations not counted). These extended abstracts are intended to allow authors to clearly articulate their central argument\, methodology\, and contribution to the existing literature. All submissions should be prepared for blind review. Abstracts should be submitted to \;meritocracyworkshop@gmail.com \;by 31 March 2026.
\nTIMELINE:
\nAuthors of accepted abstracts will need to adhere to the following timeline for the full development of the paper:
\n&bull\; All contributors will participate in-person in a special issue workshop on 12-13 November 2026\, with a draft paper.
\n&bull\; The workshop will be held at UPF (Barcelona).
\n&bull\; Draft papers are due by 31 October 2026 (8.000 &ndash\; 11.000 words).
\n&bull\; Revised papers have to be submitted to \;The Journal of Ethics \;by 28 February 2027.
\n&bull\; All papers will then undergo the journal&rsquo\;s peer review process that must be concluded by the end of 2027. The special issue will be published in 2028.
\nEDITORIAL PROCESS:
\nAll submissions will go through the standard review procedure of \;The Journal of Ethics \;(publication only on the basis of an editorial decision based on at least two double blind reviews). Final acceptance is contingent upon successful completion of the journal&rsquo\;s peer review process. At that time\, all manuscripts should be prepared according to the journal&rsquo\;s guidelines provided on \;The Journal of Ethics \;website.
\nThe Special Issue will follow all Springer Journal Policies\, including \;Peer Review Policy\, Process and Guidance and peer review selection policy.
\nParticipants will be informed that the journal offers the option to publish \;Open Access \;and that they are allowed to publish open access through \;Open Choice.
\nCONTACT:
\nFor more information and questions\, please contact the Editors at \;h.m.brouwer@tilburguniversity.edu \;and \;jahel.queralt@upf.edu
ORGANIZER;CN=Huub Brouwer;CN=Jahel Queralt: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20261105T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20261106T170000 SUMMARY:Security-Relevant Research in Academia - Debates\, Definitions\, and Best-Practices UID:20261026T221235Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Kaiserstraße 93\, Karlsruhe\, Germany\, 76133 DESCRIPTION:Date: 5-6 November 2026
Location: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)\, Germany
Submission Deadline: 15 August 2026
Contact: scott.robbins@kit.edu
Universities stand at the critical intersection of open inquiry and societal responsibility. The ongoing war in Ukraine has illustrated how rapidly scientific advances can be repurposed for conflict\, raising the stakes for research touching on national security\, cryptography\, dual-use technologies\, and emerging weapon systems. To address these challenges\, we invite submissions for a conference dedicated to exploring the complex area of Security-Relevant Research (SRR) within higher-education institutions.
\nWe seek contributions from scholars\, administrators\, ethicists\, defense professionals\, policy makers\, and engineers/technology developers that examine the fundamental questions surrounding SRR. We are particularly interested in papers that address:
\nWhile advocates argue that academic freedom fuels innovation and that university-based research offers transparent\, ethical alternatives to opaque military labs\, critics warn of accelerating arms races\, the exposure of students to dual-use dilemmas\, and conflicts of interest with defense sponsors. This workshop aims to navigate these tensions\, fostering a dialogue that balances innovation with ethical stewardship.
\nSubmission Guidelines
We invite abstracts of 300&ndash\;500 words (excluding references) that propose a paper for presentation. Submissions must include the author's name and affiliation. Please send your abstracts via email to scott.robbins@kit.edu by 15 August 2026.
Presentation Format
Selected authors will be invited to present their work during the workshop. Each presentation will be allocated 20 minutes\, followed by 10 minutes for Q&\;A and discussion.
Publication Opportunity
A primary goal of this workshop is to synthesize the insights\, case studies\, and draft guidelines generated during the event. Following the conference\, all participants will be invited to submit their full manuscripts for consideration in a special issue dedicated to Security-Relevant Research in Academia. We will have more information about this in due time.
This conference is supported by BMFTR\, as part of the "MilEth" project (Military Defense Technologies and Ethics).
\nKeynotes:
Michiel Bot (Tilburg University)
Lonneke Peperkamp (Radboud University Nijmegen &\; Netherlands Defense Academy)
Conference Organizers:
\nScott Robbins &mdash\; Post-Doctoral Researcher\, KIT\, ARRTI
Nathan Wood &mdash\; Junior Research Group Leader\, TUHH
Alexander Bagattini &mdash\; Senior Researcher\, KIT\, ARRTI
Volker Gollnick &mdash\; Professor\, TUHH
Nico Brä\;hler &mdash\; Managing Director\, ARRTI\, KIT
KIT &mdash\; TUHH
ORGANIZER;CN="Nico Brähler": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20261105T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20261106T170000 SUMMARY:Emerge 2026: Contested Futures UID:20261026T221236Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/Belgrade LOCATION:Kraljice Natalije 45\, Belgrade\, Serbia\, 11000 DESCRIPTION:EMERGE: Contested Futures\, raises pressing questions about power and agency in the age of AI. Rather than treating technological change as inevitable or neutral\, the conference invites critical reflection on how emerging technologies are developed\, governed\, narrated\, and contested\, and how they reshape democratic processes\, social relations\, environmental conditions\, education\, media\, and cultural production. Whether you are a researcher\, practitioner\, or policy professional\, EMERGE offers a rare interdisciplinary space to interrogate the futures being built around us\, and to imagine alternatives. More information at \;https://emerge.ifdt.bg.ac.rs/
ORGANIZER;CN=Jelena Novakovic: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261105T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261106T170000 SUMMARY:The 2026 Online Symposium of the Network of Asian Environmental Philosophy UID:20261026T221237Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers
\nThe 2026 Online Symposium of the Network of Asian Environmental Philosophy
\nMud\, Islands and Ocean
\nDates: November 5 (Thu) - 6 (Fri)\, 2026 \; \; \; \; \; \; No conference fee\, participation is free.
\nMud\, islands and ocean are places of mixture and changes. Animals and people leave traces in the mud. The NAEP symposium 2026 dives into blue humanities and interrogates the fringes between worlds and aims to explore views in terms of fluidity and process. In the mud\, soil and water shift forms and transform. Boundaries are not clearly apparent. Environmental philosophy forces us to reconsider certain assumptions about clear boundaries delimiting and isolating things\, and mud invites us to this journey.
\nOceans can be places of both encounters and separations\, and \; islands can easily trigger narratives of isolation. Mud involves and interconnects lands and seas. Mud also hosts specific ecosystems and bridges the worlds of different species. But places of mixtures and changes can also be places of tensions\; the encounter between different worlds can unleash clashes about access and belonging. Many struggles about justice unfold in muddy waters.
\nThe NAEP 2026 Online Symposium welcomes contributions from scholars\, practitioners and stakeholders on a broad range of aspects within Asian worldviews\, including but not limited to:
\nSilt\, sand and shells\, changing materialities and temporalities
\nPhilosophies of microbiology and oceanology
\nSea-faring people\, slow living\, Indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) and practices
\nJustice and radical approaches to transformation
\nMangroves and coastal ecosystems as protectors from climate change
\nSea level rise and the futures of islands
\nEcofeminism insights on water and birth
\nPhilosophical explorations about natural boundaries\, artificial delimitations\, holism and animism
\nWhale songs and artistic expressions (narratives\, artforms\, storytelling\, memory landscape&hellip\;) related to mud\, islands and ocean in Asian cultures
\nEarly- and mid-career scholars are especially encouraged to send proposals.
\nWe welcome abstracts for individual presentations\, panels\, online posters and workshop proposals. Please submit your 200-250 words abstract with your name\, affiliation and contact informationthrough this form\, by August 16th\, 2026 (or by email toasiaenviphilo@gmail.com).
\nLanguage: The primary language of the conference is English. We aim to be non-native friendly\, so we make it a rule that we speak slow and accessible English. If you would like to present in a language other than English\, please contact us.
\nOrganisation: Laÿ\;na Droz\, Orika Komatsubara\, Dipanwita Pal\, Concordia Marie Lagasca-Hiloma\, Romaric Jannel\, Spriha Roy\, Felipe Cuervo\, May Aye Thiri.
\nAbout the Network of Asian Environmental Philosophy (NAEP)
\nThe Network of Asian Environmental Philosophy (NAEP) was founded by agroup of scholarsin the field of environmental philosophy in Asia in 2019 with the goal to supportworks related to environmental philosophy within Asian traditions of thoughts broadly conceived or related to grassroots perspectives on environmental issues in Asia. \; \; Visit our website:www.asiaenviphilo.com
ORGANIZER;CN="Laÿna Droz";CN=Romaric Jannel: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261105T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261107T170000 SUMMARY:2026 Latinx Philosophy Conference UID:20261026T221238Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:College Station\, United States DESCRIPTION:For questions reach out to Sofia Landaeta (sofialandaeta@tamu.edu) or Nora Tsou (noratsou@tamu.edu)
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261106T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261107T170000 SUMMARY:Twenty-first Annual NYU Conference on Issues in Modern Philosophy: The Social Contract UID:20261026T221239Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:5 Washington Place\, New York\, United States\, 10003-6611 DESCRIPTION:Friday\, November 6
\n9:30&ndash\;9:55 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Check&ndash\;in and Coffee
\n9:55 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Welcome
\n10:00&ndash\;12:00 \; \; \; \; Thomas Hobbes
\nSpeaker: Sharon Lloyd (University of Southern California)
\nCommentator: Kinch Hoekstra (University California\, Berkeley)
\n12:00&ndash\;2:00 \; \; \; \; \; Lunch Break
\n2:00&ndash\;4:00 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; John Locke
\nSpeaker: Daniel Layman (Washington University)
\nCommentator: Gopal Sreenivasan (Duke University)
\n4:00&ndash\;4:30 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Coffee Break
\n4:30&ndash\;6:30 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Jean-Jacques Rousseau
\nSpeaker: David Lay Williams (DePaul University)
\nCommentator: Rafeeq Hasan (Amherst College)
\n6:30&ndash\;7:30 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Reception
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\nSaturday\, November 7
\n9:30&ndash\;10:00 \; \; \; \; \; Check&ndash\;in and Coffee
\n10:00&ndash\;12:00 \; \; Immanuel Kant
\nSpeaker: Arthur Ripstein (University of Toronto)
\nCommentator: Japa Pallikkathayil (University of Pittsburgh)
\n12:00&ndash\;2:00 \; \; \; \; \; \; Lunch Break
\n2:00&ndash\;4:00 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
\nSpeaker: Axel Honneth (Columbia University/Goethe-Universitä\;t Frankfurt am Main)
\nCommentator: Andreja Novakovic (University of California\, Berkeley)
\n4:00&ndash\;4:30 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Coffee Break
\n4:30&ndash\;6:30 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Contemporary
\nSpeaker: Claire Finkelstein (University of Pennsylvania)
\nCommentator: Ryan Muldoon (University at Buffalo)
\n6:30&ndash\;7:30 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Reception
ORGANIZER;CN=Anja Jauernig;CN=Don Garrett;CN=Michelle Kosch;CN=John Richardson: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T220720Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261106T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261107T170000 SUMMARY:Social Categories of the Future UID:20261026T221240Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj 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: August 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;CN=Sara Bernstein;CN=Nico Orlandi: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR