The conference aims to survey ongoing original research on agency\, politics\, responsibility and their connections. Special attention will be given to political agency and the responsibility of groups. A wide variety of related questions will be addressed\, including\, but not limited to\, the existence and nature of group agents\, criteria of group responsibility\, how and whether agents can act jointly\, what distinguishes action from behaviour\, what legitimacy groups in conflict zones have\, group epistemic virtues\, and what interplay of emotion and reason renders relations between persons as genuine. The aim is to discuss\, learn from and enable participants to collaboratively improve their new\, original ongoing research on a number of interconnected topics.
ORGANIZER;CN="István Zárdai";CN=Kodai Sato: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T013414Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260915T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260915T000000 SUMMARY:Call for Papers: Journal of Law\, Society\, and Authority - Special Issue (December 2026) UID:20260910T082359Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers &ndash\; Special Issue (December 2026)
\nThe Journal of Law\, Society\, and Authority (JLSA)\, a peer-reviewed open-access journal indexed in DOAJ and assigning CrossRef DOIs\, invites submissions for a special issue entitled:
\n&ldquo\;International Order and the Question of the Use of Force Involving Iran: Geopolitical and Legal Dimensions&rdquo\;
\nThe special issue welcomes original and interdisciplinary contributions in international law\, international relations\, political science\, and security studies. Topics may include the regulation of the use of force under international law\, regional security dynamics involving Iran and the Middle East\, collective security mechanisms\, sanctions and geoeconomic transformations\, emerging multipolarity\, maritime security\, asymmetric conflicts\, and strategic communication.
\nGuest Editors:
Prof. Nacim Belhoul (University of Blida 2\, Algeria)
Dr. Wang Guangda (China-Arab Research Center on Reform and Development\, China)
Prof. Hassan Abdullah Al-Da'jah (Al-Hussein Bin Talal University\, Jordan)
Submission deadline: 15 September 2026
Language: English only
Article Type and Length:
Original research articles and theoretical contributions (15&ndash\;25 pages\, including references and appendices).
Submission Email:
nassaiki@yahoo.fr
Author Guidelines:
https://revue.univ-oran2.dz/Revue/DSP/index.php/DSP/Author-guidelines
Please note: The call has been extended to the 15th of September!
\n\nDear Colleagues\,
\nWe are pleased to invite submissions for a conference on "Security-Relevant Research in Academia: Debates\, Definitions\, and Best-Practices\," taking place 5&ndash\;6 November 2026 at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)\, Germany:
\nDate: 5-6 November 2026
Location: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)\, Germany
Submission Deadline: 15 September 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 September 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:20260910T013414Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260915T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260915T234500 SUMMARY:Res Practica Special Issue - “The Faces of Responsibility” UID:20260910T082401Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:CFP - Res Practica\, New CRÉ\; Journal &ndash\; Special Issue: &ldquo\;The Faces of Responsibility&rdquo\;
\nEdited by Christine Tappolet and Christian Nadeau
\n**The deadline for submitting proposals has been extended to September 15\, 2026.
\nThe Centre de recherche en é\;thique (CRÉ\;) invites you to submit a manuscript for publication in the first special issue of its new journal Res Practica\, to be launched formally in the Fall of 2026 and which will replace Les Ateliers de l'é\;thique / The Ethics Forum. This special issue aims to explore the plurality of forms that responsibility takes in our individual\, social\, and institutional practices. Drawing on multidisciplinary perspectives by bringing together expertise in moral and political philosophy\, political science\, and legal theory\, our objective is to examine the concepts of moral responsibility\, political responsibility\, and legal responsibility.
\nWe especially welcome contributions that interrogate the points of convergence and divergence between these different kinds of responsibility: their foundations\, their attribution criteria\, their functions within our normative practices\, and the tensions they may generate in contemporary contexts.
\nAs the journal is fully bilingual\, submissions may be in either French or English. The articles will be accompanied by a short abstract in the other language.
\nWe invite the submission of research articles (8\,000 to 12\,000 words) addressing questions related to moral\, political\, and legal responsibility\, as well as issues at the intersection of these fields\, including but not limited to the themes listed below:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Moral agency\, psychological capacities\, and responsibility
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Responsibility attributions\, reactive attitudes\, and emotions
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Responsibility\, blame\, and punishment
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Defenses and apologies
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Responsibility for non-voluntary attitudes (beliefs\, emotions\, etc.)
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Moral constructivism and moral responsibility
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Disagreements in responsibility attributions and the question of relativism
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Legal responsibility: criminal vs. civil
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Moral guilt and legal guilt
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Punishment and liability
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Legal doctrines of control\, fault\, and risk
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Corporate responsibility and institutional responsibility
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; The responsibility gap and artificial intelligence
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Punishment and responsibility
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Collective and individual responsibility
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Collective agency and excuses
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Political responsibility vs. social responsibility
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Tensions between moral and legal responsibility
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Reducing one kind of responsibility to another
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Collective and individual responsibility
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Group agency and intentionality
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Responsibility toward future generations
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; The political responsibility of states and social responsibility
\n\;
\nSubmission Guidelines
\n\;Submitted manuscripts may be in French or English. They should be between 8\,000 and 12\,000 words\, including references and footnotes. Manuscripts must be accompanied by an abstract of no more than 200 words and must be anonymized in preparation for double-blind peer review.
\nManuscripts must be submitted by email to aeef@umontreal.ca no later than September 15\, 2026.
\nAbout Res Practica
\nThe aim of Res Practica is to create a space for fruitful exchange between experts from a variety of disciplines whose work focuses on\, or has implications for\, ethical\, political\, and more broadly normative questions. One important goal is to further our understanding of practical problems that confront both individuals and societies by uncovering philosophical assumptions often left implicit. Another goal is to encourage exploration of innovative solutions to normative dilemmas that confront individuals and societies\, in order to provide original and informed ethical guidelines and public policies. Res Practica will invite authors to reach across traditional disciplinary divides\, and to explore the multiple ways in which experts from a variety of academic disciplines\, including but not restricted to moral and political philosophy\, applied ethics\, political sciences\, and law\, can cast mutually enriching light upon pressing practical questions. Res Practica is also committed to promoting exchanges between experts writing in different languages. While we will begin with English and French\, we hope\, over time\, to broaden the range of linguistic traditions that can find a home in our pages.
\nRes Practica&rsquo\;s editors in chief are Christine Tappolet (Université\; de Montré\;al)\, Daniel Weinstock (McGill University) and Samuel Dishaw (UCLouvain).
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T013414Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260917T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260918T170000 SUMMARY:24th Pavia Graduate Conference in Political Philosophy UID:20260910T082402Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION: Corso Strada Nuova\, 65\, Pavia\, Italy DESCRIPTION:24th \;Pavia Graduate Conference in Political Philosophy
\n17th \;and 18th \;September 2026
\n\;CALL FOR PAPERS
\nOn the 17th \;and 18th \;of September 2026\, the Department of Political and Social Sciences\, University of Pavia (Italy) will host the 24th \;edition of the Pavia Graduate Conference in Political Philosophy. The conference is held within the framework of the PhD Program in Philosophy of the North-west Italy Philosophy Consortium (FINO).
\nThis two-day conference is meant to offer graduate students an opportunity to present papers\, get helpful feedback in a friendly atmosphere\, and exchange ideas both with peers and with leading academics in the field of political philosophy. In addition to parallel sessions devoted to students&rsquo\; presentations\, there will also be two plenary sessions for keynote speakers. For details of past editions\, see \;here (http://www-4.unipv.it/paviagc/). This year&rsquo\;s keynote speakers are:
\nClare Chambers \;(Jesus College\, University of Cambridge)
\nFrancesco Guala \;(University of Milan)
\nGraduate students interested in giving papers should send their contributions (max 1000 words &ndash\; in English) and a curriculum vitae\, by Friday 1st \;May 2026. Papers may focus on any area within political philosophy\, and presentations should take no longer than twenty minutes to allow at least another twenty minutes of discussion. Papers must be prepared for blind review and files must be anonymized. \;Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their submissions around mid-June. The conference will be held on premises.
\nCOSTS
\nThe conference package includes lunch and coffee breaks. Participants will be charged a fee of roughly 50&euro\; to contribute to catering expenses. Additionally\, participants can choose to sign up for the social dinner (roughly 35-40&euro\;). A number of accommodation places in university colleges are available to paper givers at relatively cheap rates. Accommodation fees and details will be arranged individually.
\nEVALUATION OF SUBMISSIONS
\nSubmissions will be evaluated by the organizing committee\, composed of FINO PhD students and faculty members. To avoid any conflict of interests\, submissions from FINO PhD students will be evaluated separately and will be allocated a limited quota of places in the conference.
\nCONTACT
\nAll correspondence (including paper submissions and additional inquiries) should be addressed to the conference email address: \;pavia.gradconference@gmail.com
\nhttp://www-4.unipv.it/paviagc/
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T013414Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260917T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260919T170000 SUMMARY:Big Bioethics Workshop (Updated Call and Extended Deadline) UID:20260910T082403Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:South Dakota State University\, Brookings\, United States\, 57007 DESCRIPTION:South Dakota State University will be hosting a workshop on &ldquo\;Big Bioethics&rdquo\;\, September 17-19\, 2026. The workshop aims to host 10-12 scholars to present works in progress in any area of ethics related to theoretical and applied biological science including work in medical ethics\, genetic ethics\, environmental ethics\, ethics of biology and biotechnology\, \;neuroethics\, ethics of psychology\, bioethics and law\, experimental bioethics\, and ethics-related work in philosophy of biology\, philosophy of medicine\, and philosophy of health. \; \; \;
\nThe workshop will be part of a larger Bioethics Day\, which will include other events\, including the Annual Bioethics Lecture\, featuring Leslie Francis (University of Utah) on Friday\, September 18. \; \; \;
\nStipend\, Transportation\, and Lodging
\nSelected participants will receive a $500 stipend provided through the SDSU Ethics Lab. Participating scholars will be encouraged to share and read each other&rsquo\;s papers prior to the workshop.
\nThe conference \;is located in \;Brookings\, South Dakota\, 45 minutes north of Sioux Falls\, South Dakota. The conference will provide a shuttle service for individuals flying into Sioux Falls\, but participants may use Lyft\, Uber\, or public transport as well. \;Brookings provides several hotel options in addition to the many options in Sioux Falls.
\nQuestions \;regarding \;the conference may be sent to Dr. Gregory Peterson (Philosophy\, School of American and Global Studies) at \;greg.peterson@sdstate.edu \;
\nCall for Papers \;
\nFor full consideration\, proposals for individual papers will consist of an anonymized abstract (4000 characters or approximately 550-600 words) submitted through the application portal. Participants should plan for approximately 20 minutes to present their paper and 20 minutes for discussion and feedback.
\nProposals are due Tuesday\, June 30\, \;2026 \;and may be \;submitted \;here. \; \; \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Gregory Peterson: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T013414Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260922T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260922T090000 SUMMARY:The 2027 Annual Meeting of the American Comparative Literature Association UID:20260910T082404Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:4302 University Dr\, Houston\, United States\, 77004 DESCRIPTION:https://www.acla.org/seminar/875d9da0-735b-4676-ab1f-fff5c023f669\nView Seminar\nA Pedagogy Seminar and raw notes\n\nSTATUS: STATUS WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER DECEMBER 1\, 2026\nAbstract\n\nSynopsis of the trends: For the discipline of literature in East Asian Languages + Cultures there were a growing trend to incorporate active learning and digital humanities as pedagogy tools. This encourages students to write research journals along with the pace of the course and allow more flexibility in terms of developing research interests. The outcome of the course can be more than final assignments. It can also be a collaborative project for publish use —a website/a curatorial project/or a published work with collaborative efforts. Digital humanities are more effective in recent research and the teaching of premodern literature. UCLA launched a mobile app of digital dictionary KuLA that transcribes premodern cursive Japanese handwriting into legible characters. The research tool—geographic information systems—is also adopted by many literary scholars to collaborate with city planners/geographers/cartographers or to adopt an interdisciplinary approach of spatial analysis in literary work. Some co-teaching or co-authorship are done this way. Instructors who are interested in ethics in pedagogy are also learning from scholarship on disability studies.\n\nKeywords\n\npedagogy literary pedagogy comparative pedagogy land-based pedagogy premodern ORGANIZER;CN=Vivien Jiaqian Zhu: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T013414Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Athens:20260924T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Athens:20260925T170000 SUMMARY:Contemporary Philosophy meets Philosophy of Science: Trends and Perspectives: IV UID:20260910T082405Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:Europe/Athens LOCATION:48 Akadimias Street\, Athens\, Greece\, 105 62 DESCRIPTION:The \;MA Program in Contemporary Philosophy/Philosophy of Science \;of the \;Department of History and Philosophy of Science \;is pleased to announce its 4th Annual Conference on 24th and 25th September 2026 at the \;National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
\n"Contemporary Philosophy meets Philosophy of Science: Trends and Perspectives: IV"
\nConference Venue: \;Kostis Palamas building
\n(Attendance is free but places are limited and registration is required)
\nSpeakers:
\nMonika Betzler \;(University of Munich)
Anjan Chakravartty \;(University of Miami)
\nGerhard \;Heinzmann \;(Université\; de Lorraine\, Nancy)
\nDoukas Kapantais \;(Academy of Athens\, Research Centre for Greek Philosophy)
Chrysostomos Mantzavinos \;(University of Athens)
\nEvgenia Mylonaki \;(University of Athens)
\nYannis Stephanou \;(University of Athens)
Stelios Virvidakis \;(University of Athens)
\n---
\nProgramme \;
\nThursday 24th September
\n10.00&ndash\;11.00 \; \;Gerhard Heinzmann \;&mdash\; \;A Dialogical Account of Epistemic Intuition
\n\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Coffee break until 11.30
\n11.30&ndash\;12.30 \; \;Yannis Stephanou \;&mdash\; \;Against Classical Logic
\n\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Lunch Break until 14.30
\n14.30&ndash\;15.30 \; \;Doukas Kapantais \;&mdash\; \;The Ontological Basis of the Algorithmic Operations in the \;Prior Analytics
\n\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Coffee break until 16.00
\n16.00-17.00 \; \;Anjan Chakravartty \;&mdash\; \;Universalism and Multiculturalism in Science Education\, Revisited
\nFriday 25th September
\n10.00&ndash\;11.00 \; \;Monika Betzler \;&mdash\; \;Identity-Shaping as a Relational Wrong
\n\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Coffee break until 11.30
\n11.30&ndash\;12.30 \; \;Stelios Virvidakis &mdash\; \;On the Relation between Epistemic and Moral Virtues: The Aristotelian Legacy and Contemporary Virtue Epistemology
\n\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Lunch Break until 14.30
\n14.30&ndash\;15.30 \; \;Evgenia Mylonaki \;&mdash\; \;Moral Growth
\n\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Coffee break until 16.00
\n16.00-17.00 \; \;Roundtable Discussion: Monika Betzler\, Gerhard Heinzmann\, Chrysostomos Mantzavinos \;&mdash\; \;Dialogue as a Philosophical Genre
\n----
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T013414Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260925T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270416T170000 SUMMARY:Zicklin Center Workshop in Normative Business Ethics UID:20260910T082406Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:3730 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, United States\, 19104 DESCRIPTION: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:20260910T013414Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260928T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260930T170000 SUMMARY:Second Conference of the European Moral Responsibility Consortium (EMRC) UID:20260910T082407Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:Europe/Vienna LOCATION:Salzburg\, Austria DESCRIPTION:The EMRC (European Moral Responsibility Consortium) is a platform devoted to facilitating coordination and cooperation among philosophers based in Europe who are working in the area of moral responsibility and on related topics (free will\, blame\, collective responsibility\, punishment\, moral responsibility and AI\, etc.). From September 28-30\, 2026\, the second conference of the EMRC will be held in Salzburg\, Austria.
\nContact: emrconsortium@gmail.com
ORGANIZER;CN=Leonhard Menges;CN=Leonie Eichhorn: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T013414Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20261001T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20261002T170000 SUMMARY:Ljubljana Doctoral and Postdoctoral Conference in Political Theory and Philosophy UID:20260910T082408Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:Europe/Belgrade LOCATION:Aškerčeva cesta 2\, Ljubljana\, Slovenia DESCRIPTION:The Department of Philosophy at the Faculty of Arts\, University of Ljubljana\, invites doctoral candidates and early-career postdoctoral researchers to a two-day conference in political theory and political philosophy.
\nThe conference is open to work on any topic in the field\, and is unconstrained by school or tradition. Papers in the analytic and continental traditions are equally welcome\, as are Marxist\, critical-theoretical\, psychoanalytic\, (post)structuralist\, comparative\, historical\, and normative approaches.
\nKeynote speakers
\n&ndash\; \; \; \; \; Richard Bellamy (University College London) &mdash\; title to be confirmed
\n&ndash\; \; \; \; \; Vincent Harting (London School of Economics) &mdash\; title to be confirmed
\nFormat
\nPapers will be grouped into thematic panels. Each speaker will have 50 minutes to divide between the presentation and discussion. There is no requirement to send papers in advance\, but there will be an opportunity to do so.
\nPractical information
\nThere is no registration fee. Coffee and lunch will be provided on both days. We regret that we are unable to cover travel or accommodation costs.
\nWe particularly encourage submissions from researchers belonging to groups underrepresented in political theory.
\nSubmissions
\nPlease send an abstract of no more than 300 words\, together with your name\, affiliation\, and current position (doctoral or postdoctoral)\, to dusan.rebolj@ff.uni-lj.si -- ideally \; \;by 6 September 2026. Later submissions will be accepted but are not guaranteed consideration. Timely applicants will be notified of decisions within days of the deadline\, others on a case-by-case basis. Enquiries may be directed to the same address.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T013414Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261005T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261005T234500 SUMMARY:36th Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Annual International Conference UID:20260910T082409Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown\, 600 Commonwealth Place\, Pittsburgh\, United States\, 15222 DESCRIPTION:The Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) invites individuals from every discipline and profession interested in advancing scholarship\, teaching\, and a general understanding of applied ethics to submit proposals based on their work to our 36th Annual APPE International Conference on March 4-7\, 2027 in Pittsburgh. There will be an online-only portion of the conference program on April 2\, 2027 to accommodate our members\, presenters\, and guests who are located across the globe\, or who are unable to attend the in-person conference in Pittsburgh.
\nAPPE is a multidisciplinary\, international organization advancing scholarship\, education\, and practice in practical and professional ethics. We facilitate and support scholarly and professional collaborations among teachers\, scientists\, business practitioners\, engineers\, government officials\, researchers\, the media\, and all professionals concerned with the practical application and communications of ethics and values.
\nThis year&rsquo\;s theme\, Examining Ethics and Power\, invites critical reflection on the ethical dimensions of power across professional\, institutional\, and global contexts. We encourage proposals that explore how power dynamics shape ethical decision‑making\; how power manifests in professional practices\; how institutions perpetuate or prevent harm\; and how ethical frameworks can clarify what is at stake as well as expose\, challenge\, and transform unjust power relations.
\nPower structures social\, political\, organizational\, and interpersonal relations. Violence&mdash\;whether physical\, structural\, symbolic\, epistemic\, or institutional&mdash\;often emerges from\, reinforces\, or obscures the workings of power. Ethical analysis is essential for understanding how power is exercised\, resisted\, justified\, and contested\; how its proper use is often not recognized\, as well as how the misuse of power is often normalized\, hidden\, or confronted in professional and public settings.
\nIn addition to the special focus\, we welcome submissions from all areas of practical and professional ethics.
\nSubmissions are due Monday\, October 5\, 2026 and will be submitted via Ex Ordo.
ORGANIZER;CN=Kristen Fuhs Wells;CN=Earl Spurgin;CN=Mark Doorley: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T013415Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20261012T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20261014T170000 SUMMARY:Caring for Non-Humans: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Care among Animals\, the Environment\, and AI UID:20260910T082410Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:Europe/Prague LOCATION:Praha\, Czech Republic ORGANIZER;CN=Friderike Spang;CN=John Dorsch: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T013415Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261015T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261015T090000 SUMMARY:Public Affairs Quarterly UID:20260910T082411Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Public Affairs Quarterly will hold a special issue focusing on connections between ethics and political psychology. \; Philosophers\, political theorists\, and political psychologists are invited to submit normative papers exploring connections between these fields. \; Although contributions should be normative or conceptual\, submissions from practicing social scientists are particularly encouraged. \; Submissions may raise new philosophical questions from a social scientific point of view\, foster philosophical focus on concepts from political psychology\, or introduce new ways of approaching normative questions. \; Examples of possible topics include: opinion change in political beliefs\, bias and heuristics in political reasoning\, polarization (including its causes\, various dimensions\, and normatively significant consequences)\, rural or urban consciousness\, symmetries and asymmetries between political parties\, connections to democracy and democratic norms\, the psychology of deliberation\, attitudes toward political violence\, contact theory and politically significant relationships\, epistemic deference or resistance to expertise\, trust in media and political institutions\, and the political psychology of race and gender. \; This issue aims in particular to initiate conversations about issues of common normative concern between philosophers and political scientists. \; As such\, submissions need not be situated in an existing philosophical literature\; interested scholars are encouraged to introduce normatively significant conceptual questions from their own disciplinary point of view. \;
\nManuscripts should be between 7\,000 and 9\,000 words\, prepared for anonymous review\, and submitted through the PAQ submission portal by October 15\, 2026. Please note in the submission that this is intended for the special issue on Ethics and Political Psychology. Review will begin November 1\, 2026. The special issue is planned for Spring/Summer 2027. Questions may be directed to Ryan Davis.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T013415Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T200000 SUMMARY:The Case for Lottocracy: Democracy Without Elections UID:20260910T082412Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:1 Pace Plaza\, New York\, United States\, 10038 DESCRIPTION:Pace University Center for Ethical Thinking's Third Thursdays Speaker Series brings together scholars from a range of disciplines doing innovative work in ethics\, political theory\, and related areas. \;
\nAll attendees who are not Pace University students or employees must register in advance to attend. \;
\nFollow us on Instagram! instagram.com/pacecenterforethicalthinking
ORGANIZER;CN=Eddis Miller: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T013415Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261016T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T170000 SUMMARY:15th Annual Florida State University Free Will\, Moral Responsibility\, and Agency Conference UID:20260910T082413Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Tallahassee\, United States\, 32304 DESCRIPTION:The conference will take place at Florida State University on October 16-17\, 2026. The conference is open to any who is interested in attending. \;If you would like to attend and require further information\, please email \;Justice Cabantangan (jac24m at fsu.edu). The conference website (https://philosophy.fsu.edu/free-will-conference) \;is currently under maintenance.
\nhttps://philosophy.fsu.edu/free-will-conference ORGANIZER;CN=Justice Cabantangan: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T013415Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261102T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261103T170000 SUMMARY:3rd International Workshop on Formal Ethical Agents and Robots (FEAR 2026) UID:20260910T082414Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Manchester\, United Kingdom ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T013415Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20261104T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20261106T170000 SUMMARY:The 3nd Conference Ethics and AI Towards a New Ethos of AI UID:20260910T082415Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q 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 \;
\n\nOctober 5: 2026: notifications of acceptance or rejection \;
ORGANIZER;CN="Krzysztof Sołoducha": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T013415Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20261104T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20261104T234500 SUMMARY:The 3nd Conference Ethics and AI Towards a New Ethos of AI UID:20260910T082416Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q 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:20260910T013415Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20261105T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20261106T170000 SUMMARY:Security-Relevant Research in Academia - Debates\, Definitions\, and Best-Practices UID:20260910T082417Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Karlsruhe\, Germany 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:20260910T013415Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261112T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261113T170000 SUMMARY:Reappraising nostalgia: The times and places of mindful yearning An international colloquium UID:20260910T082418Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:Macerata\, Italy DESCRIPTION:Reappraising nostalgia: The times and places of mindful yearning An international colloquium
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T013415Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Copenhagen:20261112T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Copenhagen:20261114T170000 SUMMARY:Praise and Praiseworthiness Workshop\, CFA UID:20260910T082419Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:Europe/Copenhagen LOCATION:Copenhagen\, Denmark DESCRIPTION:Praise and Praiseworthiness Workshop
\nPhilosophers working on praise and praiseworthiness are invited to submit abstracts for a workshop on these topics\, to be held in Copenhagen in the fall of 2026\, specifically November 12-14. Abstracts on the nature \;of praise and the nature of praiseworthiness are especially welcome. (Submissions on other praise-related issues-- e.g. the morality of praise-- will be considered\, however.)
\nThe intention is to workshop papers for a praise-themed issue of \;Oxford Studies in Agency &\; Responsibility. \;Selected abstracts must be \;promised \;to this special themed issue of OSAR. They cannot be submitted elsewhere\, and if accepted\, they must be committed to OSAR.
\nWhile workshop dinners will be covered\, funds unfortunately are not available to assist with travel or accommodation.
\nThe timeline of important dates and deadlines is as follows:
\n-Abstract due (500-1000 words): April 30\, 2026
\n-Notification concerning acceptance: May 30\, 2026
\n-First draft due (to be circulated amongst workshop participants): October 21\, 2026
\n-Workshop dates: November 12-14\, 2026
\n-Revised draft due: sometime in February 2027
\nThe papers will then be sent out by OUP for vetting and\, once returned\, contributors may make further changes. The praise-themed edition of Oxford Studies in Agency and Responsibility is expected to be in print 2028. \;
\nAnonymized abstracts (of 500-1000 words) should be submitted to \;praiseworkshop2026@gmail.com \;by the end of April 30 (last time zone on Earth).
\n
Confirmed Presenters:
Jules Holroyd
\nKasper Lippert-Rasmussen
\nZoë\; Johnson King
\nVictoria McGeer
\nColeen Macnamara
\nLeo Menges and Leonie Eichhorn
\nDana Nelkin
\nDavid Shoemaker
\nDaniel Telech
\n
\;
Submit abstracts for the Workshop at the following address.
\nhttps://forms.gle/8foFeWAojyHLuFXr7
\nThe keynote speaker is Ben Bradley (Syracuse University).
\nThe deadline for submissions is Friday\, August 21st.
\nPlease direct any questions or issues to Joseph Spino at spinojm@lemoyne.edu.
ORGANIZER;CN=Joseph Spino;CN=Randall R. Curren;CN=John M. Monteleone;CN=Irene Liu: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T013415Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261115T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261115T234500 SUMMARY:5th Annual Penn-Georgetown Digital Ethics Workshop UID:20260910T082422Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Washington\, D. C.\, United States DESCRIPTION:We invite submissions for the 5th Annual Penn-Georgetown Digital Ethics Workshop\, to be held at Georgetown University on April \; 9th-10th\, 2027. Submissions in any area of digital ethics\, broadly construed\, are welcome.
Conference presentations will be 30 minutes\, and each paper will be assigned a commentator. Papers of roughly 4000-4500 words will be due to commentators on February 15th\, 2027.
Please submit an abstract of no more than 500 words\, formatted for blind review\, to \;pgdeworkshop@gmail.com. Abstracts should be submitted in PDF form\, single-spaced\, with no references. Please name the file after the title of the paper\, e.g.\, "A Theory of Justice.pdf". Please include your name and institutional affiliation in the body of your email.
Abstracts are due November 15th\, 2026. Applicants will be notified of decisions by December 15th\, 2026.
The workshop is generously sponsored by the Georgetown Center for Digital Ethics and the Wharton Accountable AI Lab.
\nSome funding will likely be made available to at least some speakers and commentators to defray accommodation costs. We have limited funds\, and we will decide precisely how to distribute them after the review process.
Questions can be addressed to either of the conference organizers:
Brian Berkey: \;bberkey@wharton.upenn.edu
Will Fleisher: \;will.fleisher@georgetown.edu
While the concept of a normative reason is often taken to provide a common currency across different domains of normativity\, its role and nature within the moral domain continue to raise a number of difficult and intriguing questions. Some philosophers have argued that moral reasons are distinctive in virtue of their stringency or overridingness\; others question whether the notion of a normative reason provides the most illuminating framework for understanding moral demands at all. More generally\, the relationship between morality and normative reasons remains contested\, both with respect to the nature of moral reasons and their place within moral thought and practice. This workshop aims to examine these issues from a variety of perspectives and to explore the significance of reasons-based approaches for contemporary moral philosophy.
\nWe welcome contributions addressing questions including (but not limited to):
\nA limited number of slots are available through an open call for abstracts. Please send your abstract\, prepared for anonymous review\, as a PDF file to si [dot] behrens [at] em [dot] uni [hyphen] frankfurt [dot] de (subject line: &ldquo\;Morality and Reasons&rdquo\;). Abstracts should be between 500 and 1\,000 words (including notes but excluding bibliography). Papers should be suitable for a 40-minute presentation. The deadline for submissions is \;July 15\, 2026. \;Applicants will be notified of the outcome by July 31\, 2026.
\nWe particularly encourage Ph.D. students and individuals from underrepresented groups to submit.
ORGANIZER;CN=Singa Behrens: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T013415Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261119T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261119T200000 SUMMARY:The Fruitfulness of Normative Concepts UID:20260910T082424Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:1 Pace Plaza\, New York\, United States\, 10038 DESCRIPTION:Pace University Center for Ethical Thinking's Third Thursdays Speaker Series brings together scholars from a range of disciplines doing innovative work in ethics\, political theory\, and related areas. \;
\nAll attendees who are not Pace University students or employees must register in advance to attend. \;
\nFollow us on Instagram! instagram.com/pacecenterforethicalthinking
ORGANIZER;CN=Eddis Miller: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T013415Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261120T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261121T170000 SUMMARY:Philosophy of Animal Welfare UID:20260910T082425Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Duke Law School\, 210 Science Drive\, Durham\, United States DESCRIPTION:This conference will focus on the nature\, measurement\, and moral significance of animal well-being. \; \; We invite philosophical contributions on the following topics: (1) Which animals are welfare-subjects? \; (2) What is the appropriate account of well-being for nonhuman animals (be it a hedonic\, desire- or preference-based\, objective-good\, or hybrid theory)? (3) Does the very same account apply to both human and nonhumans (the question of &ldquo\;invariabilism&rdquo\;)? \; (4) How should animal welfare be measured\, on one or another account of well-being? \; (5) How does animal welfare matter morally? \; (6) \; How should uncertainty about any of these topics be managed?
\nThose interested in presenting at the conference should email an abstract not to exceed 300 words to leanna.doty@law.duke.edu. \; Please include a current CV. \;Due date for abstracts: \; June 1\, 2026. \; \;Presentations should be based on work-in-progress\, rather than already published work. \; \; (Working papers available at the conference date will be circulated to participants\, but are not required for a presentation.) The conference will be an in-person conference. \; Zoom presentations are possible\, but preference will be given to in-person presentations. \; \;The conference sponsors will cover accommodation (up to 3 nights) for those presenting at the conference\, and vegan food will be served during the conference. \; \; We have limited budget to cover travel by early career scholars (within five years of their degree).
\nBecause of space limitations\, participation in the conference will be limited to presenters.
ORGANIZER;CN=Matthew D. Adler: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T013415Z DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Cairo:20261127T090000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Cairo:20261203T170000 SUMMARY:Cairo International Workshop UID:20260910T082426Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:Africa/Cairo LOCATION:British university of Egpyt \, Cairo\, Egypt DESCRIPTION:CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Interdisciplinary Workshop and Thinking Retreat
This event is organized and supported by the \;British University in Egypt\, under the coordination of \;Professor Mohamed Almisbkawy\, in collaboration with the \;RTAIM Project\, based at the \;Institute of Philosophy of the University of Porto \;and coordinated by \;Professor Steven S. Gouveia.
The workshop will bring together participants from different disciplines\, professional sectors\, and cultural backgrounds to discuss the ethical\, philosophical\, scientific\, political\, and social implications of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.
Topics of Interest
Submissions may address\, but are not limited to:
Who Can Apply? \;
We welcome proposals from participants of all backgrounds and levels of expertise\, including:
No specific disciplinary affiliation or level of seniority is required.
Submission Requirements
Proposals and questions should be sent to:
mohammed.almisbkawy@bue.edu.eg
Please include the following address in CC:
stevensequeira92@hotmail.com
Important Information
We invite submissions of abstracts for ENDs 2027\, which will be held at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend\, Indiana\, on Friday\, April 30\, and Saturday\, May 1\, 2027. Abstracts should be between 750 and 1\,000 words (inclusive of everything but the bibliography). Abstracts must be prepared for blind review. The title of the proposed paper should be included at the top of the document\, above the abstract. Save the abstract as a PDF with the paper&rsquo\;s title as its name (e.g.\, &ldquo\;Paper&rsquo\;s Title.pdf&rdquo\;) and attach it to an email sent to ends@nd.edu with the subject heading &ldquo\;Abstract for ENDs 2027.&rdquo\; The deadline is noon (EST) on Sunday\, December 6\, 2026. The proposed paper must be on normative ethics and relate to the theme &ldquo\;Ethics Beyond Action.&rdquo\; We are especially interested in submissions that aim to open up new lines of inquiry relating to this theme.
\nPossible topics under this theme include but are not limited to: (1) moral education\; (2) moral perception\; (3) moral virtues and vices\; (4) morally relevant feelings\, attitudes\, and emotions\; (5) moral ideals and individual and cultural moral improvement\; (6) whether things besides actions (such as beliefs\, biases\, feelings\, perceptions\, dispositions\, etc.) can be right or wrong\; (7) whether it&rsquo\;s important that a moral theory not be exclusively act-oriented\; (8) whether the motive or intention with which an act is performed is important to its moral assessment\; (9) the epistemological relevance of the emotions to deontic and evaluative assessment\; (10) whether it matters\, morally speaking\, what sorts of reasons or motives we act upon\; (11) whether we can be morally responsible for things that are not under our voluntary control\; etc.
\nSubmissions will be evaluated by the organizers\, and decisions will be finalized in mid-January. The plan is for there to be around eight to ten speakers\, all of whom will be chosen on the basis of the abstracts&mdash\;thus\, no keynotes. The authors of accepted abstracts will be expected to provide drafts of their papers for distribution to ENDs attendees at least four weeks in advance of the conference. Authors will have 30-45 minutes to present their papers at the conference\, followed by Q&\;A. These papers must not be published\, accepted for publication\, or submitted for publication prior to the conclusion of the conference\, for speakers should be willing to consider including their papers in any anthology or symposium that the organizers possibly arrange. Speakers will not be required to include their papers\, but they should be open to doing so depending on what the organizers are able to arrange. Since abstracts will be reviewed anonymously\, those affiliated with the University of Notre Dame are welcome to submit to ENDs.
\nLastly\, those who are either currently enrolled in a graduate program or within fifteen (15) years of having received their Ph.D should note that we offer a $5\,000 prize for the most outstanding paper by an early-career scholar.
\nThe Ethics at Notre Dame symposium ("ENDs" for short) is a biennial\, thematic conference in normative ethics held every other spring at the University of Notre Dame beginning in 2027. Free and open to all registrants\, ENDs aims both to advance new work on significant themes in ethical theory and to support scholars&mdash\;especially those early in their careers&mdash\;through feedback\, mentorship\, and potential publication opportunities.
\nSee ethics.nd.edu/ends for more information. Email ends@nd.edu with questions.
ORGANIZER;CN=Douglas W. Portmore;CN=Katie O'Dell;CN=Tom Dougherty;CN=Cheshire Calhoun: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T013415Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Bogota:20261209T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Bogota:20261211T170000 SUMMARY:2nd Annual PPEL in the Global South Conference UID:20260910T082428Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:America/Bogota LOCATION:Bogotá\, Colombia DESCRIPTION:After a hugely successful pilot conference in Bengaluru\, India in 2025 (see here)\, we are back with a second edition of the PPEL in the Global South. This in-person conference aims to bring together scholars working in Philosophy\, Politics\, Economics\, and/or Law from around the globe\, and in particular to facilitate interaction between scholars based in the Global South and those in the West and elsewhere.
\nWe invite submissions on any topic that engages at least one of the focus disciplines (Philosophy\, Politics\, Economics\, and Law) and that clearly addresses a normative issue. Submissions at the intersection of more than one of these fields are especially welcome. The conference language is English.
\nPlease submit an anonymized abstract \;of no more than 500 words using this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc9sgj7EYCK7reriDbaojKPoJz-aWkPAOhTfWgX0EGIT9dHHg/viewform \;
\nAbstracts should be submitted in PDF form\, single spaced\, with no bibliography/references\, the title at the of the page\, and all on a single page. Please name the PDF file with the title of your paper &ndash\; for example\, &ldquo\;A Theory of Justice.PDF&rdquo\;. \;Double submissions will not be considered. \;Submission of co-authored work is allowed.
\nThe deadline for submissions is April 1st\, 2026 (anywhere on earth).
For more info about the PPEL in the Global South initiative\, visit www.ppelintheglobalsouth.com
We are irrevocably implicated in the systems of oppression we seek to dismantle\, and the effects of those systems live with us and within us. Accountability&mdash\;understood as taking responsibility for our contributions to and complicity in systemic harms&mdash\;offers a framework for practicing feminist solidarity\, building community\, and supporting both individual and collective healing. This special issue explores feminist accountability as a practice that moves beyond punishment and retribution toward transformative justice as an ethical and political project. We are especially interested in work that engages the tensions\, limits\, and possibilities of accountability: not only as an ethical ideal\, but as a lived\, contested\, and situated practice across interpersonal\, institutional\, and structural contexts. We invite submissions that examine how accountability is practiced today and how it intersects with broader frameworks of transformative justice. What does it mean to take responsibility for harm within feminist communities? How might accountability reshape our understandings of power\, complicity\, and solidarity? What challenges arise when transformative justice frameworks&mdash\;often developed in grassroots and activist contexts&mdash\;are brought into academic spaces? In keeping with Feminist Philosophy Quarterly&rsquo\;s commitment to inclusive\, intersectional\, and community-engaged feminist philosophy\, we especially encourage submissions that engage and build upon the work of scholars from historically marginalized communities and those most affected by the forms of harm under discussion. Submissions may address\, but are not limited to:
\n
-Feminist accountability as a practice: its limits\, tensions\, and conditions of possibility
-Accountability beyond carceral logics: abolitionist and transformative approaches to harm
-Transformative justice as ethical and political praxis
-Responsibility\, complicity\, and refusal in conditions of structural injustice
-Practices of repair\, restitution\, and non-reconciliation
-Community-based responses to harm: care\, conflict\, and collective healing
-Navigating accountability in a context of backlash and reaction
-The misuse of accountability practices and procedures
-Accountability within feminist movements: power\, exclusion\, and internal critique
-Pedagogies of accountability: teaching\, learning\, and institutional responsibility
-The politics of &ldquo\;calling in\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;calling out\,&rdquo\; and other modes of response
-Citation as accountability: feminist lineage-building and epistemic responsibility
-Coalition-building and solidarity across asymmetries of power
-Mutual aid\, abolition feminism\, disability justice\, and transformative justice
-Intersections of restorative and transformative justice frameworks
-Feminist responses to interpersonal\, gendered\, and sexual violence
-Feminist responses to state violence\, war\, and genocide
-The ethics and politics of care within transformative justice practices
\;
Submission Details:
Deadline: January 4\, 2027
Length: Up to 9\,000 words (including notes\, excluding references)
Review Process: Double-anonymous peer review
\nFile Format: PDF or Word (DOC/DOCX/RTF)
\n
Submissions should be prepared for anonymous review\, with all identifying information removed from the manuscript. Authors should submit two separate files: An anonymized manuscript &\; a title page including the paper title\, author name(s)\, institutional affiliation(s)\, and contact information.
Submissions should be sent to the following email address: femacctj (at) gmail.com
Submissions must follow the Chicago Manual of Style (author&ndash\;date system).
For full author guidelines\, please see: https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/fpq/information/authors
The special issue is planned for publication in late 2027/early 2028 in the journal Feminist Philosophy Quarterly.
For any questions on this special issue\, please contact the guest editors: Fulden İbrahimhakkıoğlu (fulden@metu.edu.tr) and Amy Marvin (amarvin@hamilton.edu).
Biophilia refers to humans&rsquo\; love of nature and the living world generally. The Mississippi Philosophical Association invites scholars to explore the ethical\, political\, and aesthetic questions related to this theme in a two-day conference at Mississippi State University\, February 12th and 13th\, 2027. Two keynote speeches shall be delivered by \;Paula Casal \;and Andrew Williams.
\nE.O. Wilson defines biophilia as an evolutionarily developed tendency to focus on life and lifelike processes\; an innate human desire to affiliate with other forms of life\, including plants and animals. We invite scholars to engage with this definition of biophilia as well as a broader understanding of the concept. Papers need not assume that all humans are biophilic. In fact\, the apparent diversity in biophilic feelings across society (the presence or absence of such values\, varying levels of biophilia\, and love for different natural entities) is of interest in political philosophy. Should the government tolerate a reasonable amount of pluralism in citizens&rsquo\; appreciation of nature (or lack thereof)? How might fair terms of social cooperation be drawn up between biophilic and non-biophilic citizens?
\nIdeas for presentations include but are not limited to:
\nEthics: Is life the source of moral value? What is the moral status of the abiotic components of nature? How should &ldquo\;relational values&rdquo\; feature in Environmental Ethics? What is the proper unit of moral concern for nature: individual animals\, ecosystems\, or life itself? Should the natural (red in tooth in claw) be supplanted by the just?
\nPolitics: Should the state attempt to inculcate an appreciation of nature in its citizenry? Could biophilia be considered a civic virtue? What are the implications of love for nature and specific natural entities for distributive justice? Should states recognize eco-sovereignty claims? Attachment-based claims?
\nAesthetics: Is there a connection between aesthetic value and life? Is the current fascination with robots and A.I. an expression of necrophilia\, or perhaps a perverted form of biophilia? What did Kant mean when he said that the &lsquo\;feeling of life&rsquo\; is fundamental to our perception of beauty? Could there be beauty in a dead world?
\nPlease email an anonymized abstract of around 500 words to Susan Erck (serck [at] philrel [dot] msstate [dot] edu) no later than September 15th\, 2026.
\nThe MPA Student Presentation Prize:The winner will receive a cash prize of $250. If you are a student and wish to be considered for this prize\, please indicate so in your application email.
ORGANIZER;CN=Susan Erck: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T013415Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20270217T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20270219T170000 SUMMARY:Artificial Companionship as Communication Infrastructure UID:20260910T082431Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:Europe/Vienna LOCATION:Doktor-Ignaz-Seipel-Platz 2\, Vienna\, Austria\, 1010 DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers: Artificial Companionship as Communication Infrastructure
\nVienna\, 17&ndash\;19 February 2027
Conference language: German
Submission deadline: 15 September 2026
Generative AI systems are increasingly used not merely as tools but addressed as advisers\, tutors\, confidants\, companions\, or communicative counterparts. This raises philosophical and ethical questions concerning agency\, responsibility\, trust\, autonomy\, attribution\, and changing human&ndash\;technology relations.
\nThe 2027 Annual Conference of the German-speaking \;Network Media Ethics (Netzwerk Medienethik)\, entitled
\n&ldquo\;Artificial Companionship als Kommunikationsinfrastruktur &ndash\; Medienethische Implikationen von KI-Partnerschaft und Ö\;ffentlichkeit&rdquo\;
\ninvites philosophical\, ethical\, and interdisciplinary contributions addressing topics such as:
\n&ndash\; philosophical and ethical concepts of artificial companionship
&ndash\; human&ndash\;AI relations and philosophy of technology
&ndash\; agency\, attribution\, and responsibility
&ndash\; trust\, autonomy\, dependency\, and epistemic authority
&ndash\; anthropomorphism\, personhood\, and the status of artificial counterparts
&ndash\; social and communicative roles of generative AI
&ndash\; media ethics\, AI ethics\, and digital anthropology
&ndash\; implications of AI companionship for communication and the public sphere
The conference welcomes theoretical and empirical papers as well as panels and interactive formats.
\nPlease note: The conference language is German. Submissions should therefore be suitable for presentation and discussion in German.
\nConference: \;17&ndash\;19 February 2027
Venue: \;Austrian Academy of Sciences and University of Vienna\, Vienna
Abstract: \;approx. 4\,000 characters including spaces
Submission deadline: \;15 September 2026
Conference website: \;https://www.netzwerk-medienethik.de/jahrestagung/artificial-companionship/
Call for Papers (PDF): \;https://www.netzwerk-medienethik.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/CFP-nme2027.pdf
Submission via ConfTool: \;https://www.conftool.net/medienethik2027/
Contact: \;tobias.eberwein@oeaw.ac.at
Relational Normativity: Epistemic and Practical &ndash\; ZEGRa
ORGANIZER;CN=Sebastian Schmidt;CN=Jonas Vandieken: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T013415Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270304T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270307T170000 SUMMARY:36th Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Annual International Conference UID:20260910T082433Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown\, 600 Commonwealth Place\, Pittsburgh\, United States\, 15222 DESCRIPTION:The 36th Annual International Conference will be held March 4-7\, 2027 at the Wyndham Grand in Pittsburgh. The conference welcomes APPE members as well as nonmembers from a wide variety of disciplines and professions dedicated to advancing scholarship\, education\, and practice in practical and professional ethics.
\nThis year&rsquo\;s theme\, Examining Ethics and Power\, invites critical reflection on the ethical dimensions of power across professional\, institutional\, and global contexts. We encourage proposals that explore how power dynamics shape ethical decision‑making\; how power manifests in professional practices\; how institutions perpetuate or prevent harm\; and how ethical frameworks can clarify what is at stake as well as expose\, challenge\, and transform unjust power relations.
\nThe Call for Proposals is now open. Learn more: \;https://www.appe-ethics.org/call-for-proposals/
ORGANIZER;CN=Kristen Fuhs Wells;CN=Earl Spurgin;CN=Mark Doorley: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T013415Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Bogota:20270401T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/Bogota:20270401T234500 SUMMARY:2nd Annual PPEL in the Global South Conference UID:20260910T082434Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:America/Bogota LOCATION:Bogotá\, Colombia DESCRIPTION:After a hugely successful pilot conference in Bengaluru\, India in 2025 (see here)\, we are back with a second edition of the PPEL in the Global South. This in-person conference aims to bring together scholars working in Philosophy\, Politics\, Economics\, and/or Law from around the globe\, and in particular to facilitate interaction between scholars based in the Global South and those in the West and elsewhere.
\nWe invite submissions on any topic that engages at least one of the focus disciplines (Philosophy\, Politics\, Economics\, and Law) and that clearly addresses a normative issue. Submissions at the intersection of more than one of these fields are especially welcome. The conference language is English.
\nPlease submit an anonymized abstract \;of no more than 500 words using this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc9sgj7EYCK7reriDbaojKPoJz-aWkPAOhTfWgX0EGIT9dHHg/viewform.
\nAbstracts should be submitted in PDF form\, single spaced\, with no bibliography/references\, the title at the of the page\, and all on a single page. Please name the PDF file with the title of your paper &ndash\; for example\, &ldquo\;A Theory of Justice.PDF&rdquo\;. \;Double submissions will not be considered. \;Submission of co-authored work is allowed.
\nThe deadline for submissions is April 1st\, 2026 (anywhere on earth).
For more info about the PPEL in the Global South initiative\, visit www.ppelintheglobalsouth.com
We invite submissions for the 5th Annual Penn-Georgetown Digital Ethics Workshop\, to be held at Georgetown University on April \; 9th-10th\, 2027. Submissions in any area of digital ethics\, broadly construed\, are welcome.
Conference presentations will be 30 minutes\, and each paper will be assigned a commentator. Papers of roughly 4000-4500 words will be due to commentators on February 15th\, 2027.
Please submit an abstract of no more than 500 words\, formatted for blind review\, to \;pgdeworkshop@gmail.com. Abstracts should be submitted in PDF form\, single-spaced\, with no references. Please name the file after the title of the paper\, e.g.\, "A Theory of Justice.pdf". Please include your name and institutional affiliation in the body of your email.
Abstracts are due November 15th\, 2026. Applicants will be notified of decisions by December 15th\, 2026.
The workshop is generously sponsored by the Georgetown Center for Digital Ethics and the Wharton Accountable AI Lab.
\nSome funding will likely be made available to at least some speakers and commentators to defray accommodation costs. We have limited funds\, and we will decide precisely how to distribute them after the review process.
Questions can be addressed to either of the conference organizers:
Brian Berkey: \;bberkey@wharton.upenn.edu
Will Fleisher: \;will.fleisher@georgetown.edu
The Ethics at Notre Dame symposium ("ENDs" for short) is a biennial\, thematic conference in normative ethics held every other spring at the University of Notre Dame beginning in 2027. Free and open to all registrants\, ENDs aims both to advance new work on significant themes in ethical theory and to support scholars&mdash\;especially those early in their careers&mdash\;through feedback\, mentorship\, and potential publication opportunities.
\nThe 2027 ENDs Conference will be held \;Friday\, April 30\, and Saturday\, May 1\, 2027. The conference theme for 2027 is \;Ethics Beyond Action.
ORGANIZER;CN=Douglas W. Portmore;CN=Katie O'Dell;CN=Tom Dougherty;CN=Cheshire Calhoun: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T013415Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270516T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270523T170000 SUMMARY:The 2027 Annual Meeting of the American Comparative Literature Association UID:20260910T082437Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:4302 University Dr\, Houston\, United States\, 77004 DESCRIPTION:https://www.acla.org/annual-meeting\nhttps://www.acla.org/seminar/875d9da0-735b-4676-ab1f-fff5c023f669\nhttps://www.acla.org/cfp/70fe7418-c14a-468d-be1d-809e878f2e00/seminars\n ORGANIZER;CN=Vivien Jiaqian Zhu: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T013415Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270516T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270523T170000 SUMMARY:The 2027 Annual Meeting of the American Comparative Literature Association UID:20260910T082438Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:4302 University Dr\, Houston\, United States\, 77004 DESCRIPTION:https://www.acla.org/annual-meeting https://www.acla.org/seminar/875d9da0-735b-4676-ab1f-fff5c023f669 https://www.acla.org/cfp/70fe7418-c14a-468d-be1d-809e878f2e00/seminars
ORGANIZER;CN=Vivien Jiaqian Zhu: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T013415Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20270628T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20270630T170000 SUMMARY:‘The Ethics of Empty Beliefs: Conversations with Buddhist Philosophy’ UID:20260910T082439Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:Europe/Vienna LOCATION:Dominikanerbastei 16\, Vienna\, Austria\, 1010 DESCRIPTION:As part of a Starting Grant funded by the European Research Council\, I am pleased to invite proposals for participation in a conference on &lsquo\;The Ethics of Empty Beliefs: Conversations with Buddhist Philosophy&rsquo\; scheduled to be held at the Institute for the Cultural and Intellectual History of Asia (IKGA)\, part of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OEAW)\, in Vienna on 28-30 June 2027. \;
\nPaper proposals are invited from philosophers working with Western and/or Buddhist sources on any topic concerned with the ethics of belief\, broadly understood. Thus\, for example\, papers may be proposed regarding topics such as (but not limited to) the nature of belief\, the norms of belief and \;normativity in relation to belief\, \;evidence and evidentialism\, and the epistemic basing relation. \;Discussions concerning the relationship of belief (including in terms of its \;formation\, maintenance\, and/or relinquishment) \;to notions such as \;credence\, view\, judgment\, assent\, conviction\, faith\, trust\, hope\, and knowledge (or their analogues in Buddhist sources) \;are welcome\, as are those concerning \;the relationship of \;belief (and its ethics) to faculties such as consciousness\, cognition\, discernment\, conceptualization\, view-holding\, volition\, sensation\, and emotion (or their analogues in Buddhist sources).
\nThe research project of which this conference forms part is titled \;The Ethics of Empty Beliefs: Chinese Buddhist Philosophy in the &lsquo\;Period of Disunity&rsquo\; \;(ChinBuddhPhil)\; for more information\, see \;https://www.oeaw.ac.at/projects/chinbuddhphil. The project aims to bring Buddhist philosophical sources into conversation with Western ones\, on the understanding that Buddhist philosophers merit consideration not only as historical artifacts but as genuinely interesting and insightful contributors to live philosophical problems. As such\, the conference is intended to be dialogical\, with specialists of relevant Western and Buddhist philosophical materials engaging in debate regarding overlapping topics\, positions\, and arguments.
\nPhilosophers specializing in Western sources from any of the ancient\, medieval\, modern\, or contemporary philosophical canons are welcome to apply\; they need possess no prior knowledge of relevant Buddhist materials or debates.
\nAs for philosophers specializing in Buddhist sources\, in line with the overall focus of the ChinBuddhPhil project on the Sanlun \;三論 \;school of Chinese Buddhist philosophy\, those proposing papers on Sanlun are especially welcome to apply. More broadly\, however\, the call is open to philosophers specializing in Chinese Buddhist sources beyond Sanlun\, and more broadly still to those specializing in sources from any other among the Buddhist traditions spanning diverse geographical regions and temporal periods. Philosophers specializing in Buddhist sources need possess no prior knowledge of relevant Western materials or debates.
\nEdited volumes based on two prior project conferences have already been submitted to Oxford University Press. An edited book comprised of chapters based on the papers presented at this conference is also planned\, and potential speakers should keep in mind that they will be invited to submit a written chapter (6\,000-9\,000 words) based on their oral presentation. Each participant will also be invited to prepare a short response to another paper (1\,000-2\,000 words)\, thereby allowing philosophers working with Western sources to engage\, from within their own sphere of expertise\, with Buddhist materials\, and vice-versa. Draft papers will thus be pre-circulated to respondents.
\nTimeline:
\n·\; \; \;1 June 2026: Deadline for submission of paper proposals.
\n·\; \; \;1 July 2026: Announcement of accepted papers.
\n·\; \; \;1 April 2027: Deadline for submission of draft papers.
\n·\; \; \;28-30 June 2027: In-person conference in Vienna.
\n·\; \; \;1 September 2027: Deadline for submission of final papers.
\nThose interested in taking part are welcome to send 1) a paper abstract of circa 500 words\, and 2) a CV or link to a professional profile\, to \;rafal.stepien@oeaw.ac.at \;by the \;1st \;of June 2026. Requests for further information are also welcome. In a dedicated effort to counteract long-standing discrimination\, women and members of other identity-groups still under-represented in academe are especially encouraged to apply. This is an in-person conference\; accommodation in Vienna for participants will be funded by the organizers\, and funds are also foreseen to be available to offset travel costs to and from Vienna for those participants with no alternative sources of funding.
\nRafal K. Stepien
\nPrincipal Researcher\, Institute for the Cultural and Intellectual History of Asia\, Austrian Academy of Sciences.
\nPrincipal Investigator\, &lsquo\;The Ethics of Empty Beliefs: Chinese Buddhist Philosophy in the &ldquo\;Period of Disunity&rdquo\;&rsquo\;\, European Research Council.
ORGANIZER;CN=Rafal Stepien: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T013415Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20270628T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20270630T170000 SUMMARY:The Ethics of Empty Beliefs: Conversations with Buddhist Philosophy UID:20260910T082440Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:Europe/Vienna LOCATION:Dominikanerbastei 16\, Vienna\, Austria\, 1010 DESCRIPTION:As part of a Starting Grant funded by the European Research Council\, I am pleased to invite proposals for participation in a conference on &lsquo\;The Ethics of Empty Beliefs: Conversations with Buddhist Philosophy&rsquo\; scheduled to be held at the Institute for the Cultural and Intellectual History of Asia (IKGA)\, part of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OEAW)\, in Vienna on 28-30 June 2027. \;
\nPaper proposals are invited from philosophers working with Western and/or Buddhist sources on any topic concerned with the ethics of belief\, broadly understood. Thus\, for example\, papers may be proposed regarding topics such as (but not limited to) the nature of belief\, the norms of belief and \;normativity in relation to belief\, \;evidence and evidentialism\, and the epistemic basing relation. \;Discussions concerning the relationship of belief (including in terms of its \;formation\, maintenance\, and/or relinquishment) \;to notions such as \;credence\, view\, judgment\, assent\, conviction\, faith\, trust\, hope\, and knowledge (or their analogues in Buddhist sources) \;are welcome\, as are those concerning \;the relationship of \;belief (and its ethics) to faculties such as consciousness\, cognition\, discernment\, conceptualization\, view-holding\, volition\, sensation\, and emotion (or their analogues in Buddhist sources).
\nThe research project of which this conference forms part is titled \;The Ethics of Empty Beliefs: Chinese Buddhist Philosophy in the &lsquo\;Period of Disunity&rsquo\; \;(ChinBuddhPhil)\; for more information\, see \;https://www.oeaw.ac.at/projects/chinbuddhphil. The project aims to bring Buddhist philosophical sources into conversation with Western ones\, on the understanding that Buddhist philosophers merit consideration not only as historical artifacts but as genuinely interesting and insightful contributors to live philosophical problems. As such\, the conference is intended to be dialogical\, with specialists of relevant Western and Buddhist philosophical materials engaging in debate regarding overlapping topics\, positions\, and arguments.
\nPhilosophers specializing in Western sources from any of the ancient\, medieval\, modern\, or contemporary philosophical canons are welcome to apply\; they need possess no prior knowledge of relevant Buddhist materials or debates.
\nAs for philosophers specializing in Buddhist sources\, in line with the overall focus of the ChinBuddhPhil project on the Sanlun \;三論 \;school of Chinese Buddhist philosophy\, those proposing papers on Sanlun are especially welcome to apply. More broadly\, however\, the call is open to philosophers specializing in Chinese Buddhist sources beyond Sanlun\, and more broadly still to those specializing in sources from any other among the Buddhist traditions spanning diverse geographical regions and temporal periods. Philosophers specializing in Buddhist sources need possess no prior knowledge of relevant Western materials or debates.
\nEdited volumes based on two prior project conferences have already been submitted to Oxford University Press. An edited book comprised of chapters based on the papers presented at this conference is also planned\, and potential speakers should keep in mind that they will be invited to submit a written chapter (6\,000-9\,000 words) based on their oral presentation. Each participant will also be invited to prepare a short response to another paper (1\,000-2\,000 words)\, thereby allowing philosophers working with Western sources to engage\, from within their own sphere of expertise\, with Buddhist materials\, and vice-versa. Draft papers will thus be pre-circulated to respondents.
\nTimeline:
\n·\; \; \;1 June 2026: Deadline for submission of paper proposals.
\n·\; \; \;1 July 2026: Announcement of accepted papers.
\n·\; \; \;1 April 2027: Deadline for submission of draft papers.
\n·\; \; \;28-30 June 2027: In-person conference in Vienna.
\n·\; \; \;1 September 2027: Deadline for submission of final papers.
\nThose interested in taking part are welcome to send 1) a paper abstract of circa 500 words\, and 2) a CV or link to a professional profile\, to \;rafal.stepien@oeaw.ac.at \;by the \;1st \;of June 2026. Requests for further information are also welcome. In a dedicated effort to counteract long-standing discrimination\, women and members of other identity-groups still under-represented in academe are especially encouraged to apply. This is an in-person conference\; accommodation in Vienna for participants will be funded by the organizers\, and funds are also foreseen to be available to offset travel costs to and from Vienna for those participants with no alternative sources of funding.
\nRafal K. Stepien
\nPrincipal Researcher\, Institute for the Cultural and Intellectual History of Asia\, Austrian Academy of Sciences.
\nPrincipal Investigator\, &lsquo\;The Ethics of Empty Beliefs: Chinese Buddhist Philosophy in the &ldquo\;Period of Disunity&rdquo\;&rsquo\;\, European Research Council.
\nhttps://www.oeaw.ac.at/projects/chinbuddhphil/conferences \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Rafal Stepien: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T013415Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20270629T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20270701T170000 SUMMARY:18th International Conference on Deontic Logic and Normative Systems UID:20260910T082441Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:Asia/Shanghai LOCATION:Hangzhou\, China DESCRIPTION:Dear colleagues\,
\nWe are pleased to announce that DEON 2027\, the 18th International Conference on Deontic Logic and Normative Systems\, will be held at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou\, China\, from 29 June to 1 July 2027 &mdash\; the first edition of the series to be held in Asia since its founding in 1991. The conference is hosted by the School of Philosophy of Zhejiang University and the Zhejiang University&ndash\;University of Luxembourg Joint Lab on Advanced Intelligent Systems and Reasoning (ZLAIRE).
\nThe biennial DEON conference series brings together researchers interested in the formal study of normative concepts\, normative reasoning\, and normative systems\, using methods from computer science\, artificial intelligence\, philosophy\, linguistics\, mathematics\, and law. Topics include deontic logic\, normative reasoning\, legal reasoning\, normative multi-agent systems\, explainability\, and trustworthy systems (full list on the website).
\nThe general theme of this edition is Normativity under Uncertainty. Normative systems are inescapably confronted with uncertainty: agents must frequently deliberate about what ought to be done on the basis of information that is incomplete\, imprecise\, or conflicting &mdash\; about the facts of the case\, the norms in force\, the consequences of action\, or the reliability of one's sources. This edition investigates how central normative concepts\, among them obligation\, permission\, responsibility\, and blame\, can be rigorously formalized\, interpreted\, and applied once the classical idealizations of certainty\, consistency\, and full information are lifted.
\n\nKey dates (all Anywhere on Earth):
\nAbstract submission deadline: 5 March 2027
\nPaper submission deadline: 12 March 2027
\nNotification of acceptance: 6 May 2027
\nConference: 29 June &ndash\; 1 July 2027
\n\nThe conference will invite submissions of original and unpublished work (max. 15 pages\, excluding references and technical appendix)\; reviewing will be double-blind. The proceedings will be published by College Publications as an open-access book. The full call for papers\, including templates and the EasyChair submission link\, will be released in November 2026.
\n\nProgramme committee co-chairs:
\nHuimin Dong (TU Wien\, Austria)
\nBeishui Liao (Zhejiang University\, China)
\nRé\;ka Markovich (University of Luxembourg\, Luxembourg)
\n\nWebsite: https://www.zlaire.net/deon2027/
\nContact: zhengzhoulogic@zju.edu.cn
\n\nPlease save the date\, and feel free to forward this announcement to interested colleagues and students.
\n\nBest regards\,
\nThe DEON 2027 Programme Committee Co-Chairs
ORGANIZER;CN=Beishui Liao;CN=Huimin Dong;CN="Réka Markovich": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T013415Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270731T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270731T090000 SUMMARY:Special Issue of Philosophical Studies on Partial Aggregation UID:20260910T082442Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-9cf6q TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:We are welcoming submissions to a Special Issue of Philosophical Studies on Partial Aggregation.
\nPapers should be submitted via the journal&rsquo\;s online submission system before 31st July 2027 (please indicate your submission is for consideration in relation to Partial Aggregation).
\nWe welcome submissions on any aspect of moral aggregation &ndash\; that is\, when and why the numbers count in ethics &ndash\; with a special interest in partial aggregation.
\nPossible Topics include (but are not limited to)
\nFor more information\, see the special issue page here: https://link.springer.com/collections/aigddfdadc
\nIf you have any questions\, contact Milan Mossé\; (milan_mosse@stanford.edu).
\nLea Bourguignon (Cambridge)\, Jonas Harney (Fribourg)\, and Milan Mossé\; (Stanford)\, special issue editors.
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