Upcoming events in Normative Ethics

23 Jul

Conference: Manipulation: What it is, Why it matters, and How it shapes our lives

Centre fo Ethics and Philosophy in Practice, LMU Munich

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

24 Jul

Conference: 4th International Conference on Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

HybridPhilosophy Institute and Department of Philosophy, University of Porto

Topics: Applied Ethics, Meta-Ethics, Normative Ethics

25 Jul

CFP: Zicklin Center Workshop in Normative Business Ethics

The Wharton School, Department of Legal Studies and Business Ethics, University of Pennsylvania

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

30 Jul

Conference: Rethinking Leadership

Webster University

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Miscellaneous, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

30 Jul

CFP, always open: Springer SAPERE - Book Series - Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics

Topics: Epistemology, Philosophy of Action, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Religion, Science, Logic, and Mathematics, Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics

31 Jul

CFP: Kant’s 300th Anniversary: The Contemporary Horizon of Kant’s Ethics

Topics: 17th/18th Century Philosophy, Meta-Ethics, Normative Ethics

1 Aug

CFP: Special Issue of The Journal of Ethics: "Suffering and Attention"

Topics: Applied Ethics, Meta-Ethics, Normative Ethics

6 Aug

Conference: 2025 Ethics and Animals pre-RoME Mini-Conference

Society for the Study of Ethics and Animals

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics

7 Aug

Talk: Self-versus-Self Conflicts

Department of Philosophy, University of Adelaide

The Gavin David Young Lectures

Barry Lam (University of California, Riverside)

Topics: Philosophy of Action, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

15 Aug

CFP: First Conference of the European Moral Responsibility Consortium (EMRC)

Institute of Philosophy, KU Leuven

Topics: Meta-Ethics, Normative Ethics

18 Aug

Conference: Yaoundé PhD Seminar

Ethics and Public Policy Laboratory, Faculty of Philosophy, Catholic University of Central Africa

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

22 Aug

CFP: 7th CNY Moral Psychology Workshop

Le Moyne College

CNY Moral Psychology Workshop

Topics: Philosophy of Mind, Normative Ethics, Value Theory, Miscellaneous

29 Aug

CFP: AAPAE Special Issue of Research in Ethical Issues in Organisations (Emerald)

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Value Theory, Miscellaneous

31 Aug

CFP: Sense-Making and Collective Virtues among AI Innovators. Aligning Shared Concepts and Common Goals

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

31 Aug

CFP: 14th Annual Florida State University Free Will, Moral Responsibility, and Agency Conference

The Philosophy Graduate Student Association, Florida State University

Topics: Philosophy of Action, Philosophy of Mind, Normative Ethics

3 Sep

Conference: SIpEIA Special Track on AI and Algorithms: Ethical Governance and Manipulation Prevention

University of Antwerp

ACM 5th International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good

Topics: Philosophy of Computing and Information, Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics

3 Sep

Conference: MANCEPT Workshops 2025

University of Manchester

MANCEPT Workshops in Political Theory

Topics: Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

3 Sep

Conference: Partial Aggregation: Foundations, Concepts, and Mechanisms

University of Manchester

MANCEPT Workshops in Political Theory

Topics: Applied Ethics, Meta-Ethics, Normative Ethics

3 Sep

Conference: The Shifting Politics of Commercial Culture

University of Manchester

MANCEPT Workshops in Political Theory

Topics: Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

3 Sep

Conference: The Ethics of Academia (MANCEPT Workshop)

University of Manchester

MANCEPT Workshops in Political Theory

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

8 Sep

Conference: Wharton/Groningen PPE Workshop

University of Groningen

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

10 Sep

Conference: The Ethics of Moral Criticism: Moral Grandstanding, Social Punishment and Beyond

HybridCentre for Ethics as Study in Human Value, University of Pardubice

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

11 Sep

Conference: Ninth Theistic Ethics Workshop

Department of Philosophy, William & Mary

Theistic Ethics Workshop

Topics: Philosophy of Religion, Meta-Ethics, Normative Ethics

18 Sep

Conference: 23rd Pavia Graduate Conference in Political Philosophy

Department of Political and Social Sciences, Universita' degli Studi di Pavia

Pavia Graduate Conference in Political Philosophy

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

18 Sep

Conference: The Ethics of Migration and Demographic Change

Hoger Instituut voor Wijsbegeerte, Research in Political Philosophy and Ethics Leuven (RIPPLE), KU Leuven

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

18 Sep

Conference: 23rd Pavia Graduate Conference in Political Philosophy

Department of Political and Social Sciences, Universita' degli Studi di Pavia

Pavia Graduate Conference in Political Philosophy

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

19 Sep

Conference: Zicklin Center Workshop in Normative Business Ethics

The Wharton School, Department of Legal Studies and Business Ethics, University of Pennsylvania

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

19 Sep

CFP: Ethical and Social Perspectives on New Military Technologies

Royal Military Academy of Belgium

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

20 Sep

Conference: Feminist Ethics, Care Ethics, and Care

Department of Philosophy, The Ohio State University

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

25 Sep

Conference: Collaboration and Complicity of Elites in Authoritarian and Totalitarian Regimes

University of Pardubice

Topics: Philosophy of Science, Miscellaneous, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

25 Sep

Conference: Authority and Authoritarianism: Moral, Political and Epistemic Issues

Faculty of Philosophy, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

26 Sep

Conference: International Conference on Medical Ethics

HybridUniversity of Beira Interior

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

28 Sep

Conference: Analytical Anarchism: Workshop & Edited Volume CFA (new dates)

Dept. of Philosophy, Lund University

Topics: Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

30 Sep

CFP: Artificial Intelligence and the Professions

OnlineCurtin Univeristy

AAPAE Symposium and Special Issue of Research In Ethical Issues in Organisations (Emerald)

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Value Theory, Miscellaneous

30 Sep

CFP: Synthese Topical Collection: Collective Attention

Topics: Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, Normative Ethics

3 Oct

Conference: Autonomy: Theory and Practice

Center for Bioethics, New York University

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Value Theory, Miscellaneous

15 Oct

CFP - online first - Final Publication: 1st April 2026: Social practices in a climate of acceleration: normative criticism and ethical orientations

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

16 Oct

Conference: Manuscript Workshop: Barry Maguire, 'Living Together in Caring Solidarity'

Department of Philosophy, The University of Edinburgh

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

17 Oct

Conference: 14th Annual Florida State University Free Will, Moral Responsibility, and Agency Conference

The Philosophy Graduate Student Association, Florida State University

Topics: Philosophy of Action, Philosophy of Mind, Normative Ethics

1 Nov

CFP: Workshop on Deterrence and Deontology

Stockholm Centre for the Ethics of War and Peace, Stockholm University

Topics: Normative Ethics, Philosophy of Law, Social and Political Philosophy

1 Nov

Conference: AISoLA 2025 Conference Track: Responsible and Trusted AI: An Interdisciplinary Perspective

Centre for European Research in Trusted Artificial Intelligence (CERTAIN) and the Lamarr Institute for Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

Topics: Philosophy of Computing and Information, Philosophy of Social Science, Normative Ethics

11 Nov

Conference: Toward a Political Philosophy of Sport

Hoover Ethical Initiative and Master of Arts in Sports Ethics & Integrity (MAiSI) , KU Leuven

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

14 Nov

Conference: 7th CNY Moral Psychology Workshop

Le Moyne College

CNY Moral Psychology Workshop

Topics: Philosophy of Mind, Normative Ethics, Value Theory, Miscellaneous

1 Dec

CFP: The Philosophy of Social Comparison

Topics: Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind, Normative Ethics

4 Dec

Conference: First Conference of the European Moral Responsibility Consortium (EMRC)

Institute of Philosophy, KU Leuven

Topics: Meta-Ethics, Normative Ethics

26 Feb 2026

Conference: Ethical and Social Perspectives on New Military Technologies

Royal Military Academy of Belgium

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

1 Mar 2026

CFP: Special Issue of Teaching Philosophy: Eighty Years of Existentialist Ethics: Simone de Beauvoir’s Ethics of Ambiguity

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, Normative Ethics

24 Mar 2026

Conference: Workshop on Deterrence and Deontology

Stockholm Centre for the Ethics of War and Peace, Stockholm University

Topics: Normative Ethics, Philosophy of Law, Social and Political Philosophy