This conference explores how ethically aligned military AI can be conceived\, designed\, and developed for deployment in uncertain\, adversarial\, and time-critical environments. Across two days\, contributors examine normative and methodological foundations related to the embedding of moral and ethical constraints during the early stages of the lifecycle of military AI systems.
\nThe event is organized within the activities of the Methodology Working Package of the ELSA Lab Defense.
ORGANIZER;CN=Stefan Buijsman;CN=Perica Jovchevski: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011638Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260507T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260508T170000 SUMMARY:York University Graduate Philosophy Conference: Trust\, Distrust\, and Technology UID:20260506T042703Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:America/Toronto LOCATION:4700 Keele Street\, Toronto\, Canada\, M3J 1P3 ORGANIZER;CN=Daniel Rodrigues;CN=Gage Goulet;CN=Rayanna Calaza: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011638Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T120000 SUMMARY:“Moral Imagination for Moral Education” UID:20260506T042704Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Sarasota\, United States DESCRIPTION:This groundbreaking event is designed to develop novel approaches to the human capacity for moral imagination. Drawing on Sø\;ren Kierkegaard&rsquo\;s claim that moral imagination is not just a human faculty but rather \;the \;faculty encompassing all others\, we intend to show how moral imagination decisively shapes knowing\, feeling\, and willing. The development of the moral imagination\, which allows us to know the experience of others\, feel what matters to others\, and choose possibilities that arise from outside our own horizons\, is essential to healing divisions within our body politic and forming individuals of character. What are the moral issues that arise from the exercise of imagination? What virtues are required to pursue the imaginative life? How does imagination enter into education and formation? What are the connections between ethics and aesthetics? \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Jeffrey Allan Hanson: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011638Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260515T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260516T170000 SUMMARY:The Neuchâtel Action Conference 2026 : Action and Moral Luck UID:20260506T042705Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Zurich LOCATION:Neuchâtel\, Switzerland DESCRIPTION:Moral luck is the phenomenon which arises when luck makes a difference to a moral property. More precisely\, there is moral luck whenever two situations are similar in respects we ordinarily consider morally relevant &ndash\; such as an agent&rsquo\;s intention\, motives or control &ndash\; but differ in their moral evaluation. For instance\, if there is a moral difference between a case of attempted murder and similar case of (successful) murder\, then moral luck exists. Many questions can be asked about moral luck:
\n1- \; \; \; \; \; \; \;How pervasive is moral luck\, if it is? \;Is it restricted to deontic properties such as permissions and duties\, or does it extend to hypological notions like responsibility and blameworthiness\, or even to aretaic concepts such as generosity or cowardice?
\n2- \; \; \; \; \; \;How many kinds of moral luck are there? Thomas Nagel famously distinguished four kinds\; is that classification complete or even correct?
\n3- \; \; \; \; \; \;It is difficult to decide what should be held fixed between two cases when determining whether there is moral luck. For instance\, it is unacceptable not to hold fixed intentions in the comparison\, but it is acceptable not to hold fixed distant consequences. What about the (immediate) \;result \;of our actions?
\n4- \; \; \; \; \; \;The previous question shows that it could be that whether we accept moral luck or not depends on our account of what an action is. Are there accounts of action that make moral luck more or less hospitable? Impossible?
\nProgramme
\n\n15 May
\n1:45&ndash\;2:00 PM \;&ndash\; Welcome and opening remarks
\n
2:00&ndash\;3:15 PM \;&ndash\; Izabela Skoczeń
&ldquo\;Renouncing the attempt versus perpetration distinction&rdquo\;
\n3:15&ndash\;3:30 PM \;&ndash\; Break
\n
3:30&ndash\;4:45 PM \;&ndash\; David Hunter
&ldquo\;Dilemmas and the Logic of Ideals&rdquo\;
\n
4:45&ndash\;5:00 PM \;&ndash\; Break
5:00&ndash\;6:15 PM \;&ndash\; Olle Blomberg
&ldquo\;Resultant moral luck and diachronic blameworthiness&rdquo\;
\n
7:30 PM \;&ndash\; Conference dinner
16 May
\n\n9:30&ndash\;10:45 AM \;&ndash\; Alexander Kaiserman \;
\nTBA
\n
10:45&ndash\;11:00 AM \;&ndash\; Break
11:00 AM&ndash\;12:15 PM \;&ndash\; Matthias Rolffs
&ldquo\;Equally Blameworthy\, But For Different Things&rdquo\;
\n
12:15&ndash\;2:00 PM \;&ndash\; Lunch
2:00&ndash\;3:15 PM \;&ndash\; Robin T. Bianchi
&ldquo\;Action\, Responsibility\, and Luck&rdquo\;
\n
3:15 PM \;&ndash\; Closing of the conference
List of Abstracts
\nIzabela Skoczé\;n &ndash\; Renouncing the attempt versus perpetration distinction
\nLegal and moral luck goes against the basic principle of criminal law that responsibility ascriptions are based on the mental state of the perpetrator\, rather than merely the outcome of her action. If outcome should not play a decisive role in responsibility ascriptions\, the attempt \;versus \;perpetration distinction becomes more difficult to justify. One potential justification is that we never know whether the attempter would not have resigned from pursuing her criminal intent even at the last moment. However\, this paper argues that resigning from criminal intent and trying to stop the criminal outcome\, which is called the renunciation defense\, can be just as subject to outcome luck as the attempt \;versus \;perpetration distinction. And yet the availability of the renunciation defense in court is outcome dependent. I show with a series of experiments (N&thinsp\;=&thinsp\;479) that outcome dependence for the renunciation defense is perceived as unjust and discuss the implications for the renunciation defense as well as attempt \;versus \;perpetration distinction.
\nDavid Hunter &ndash\; Dilemmas and the Logic of Ideals
\nDifferent ideals seem to yield conflicting demands. As a chess player I ought to checkmate my opponent\, but as their father I ought to let the game continue. The moral ideal of a good person can&rsquo\;t be action-guiding\, one might think\, because its directives conflict with those that flow from other ideals. But in this paper I raise a doubt about whether such conflicts are really possible. I offer an account of the logic of ideals and directives that shows how the moral ideal can be action-guiding without being \;ad hoc. \;This can help us \;think about the significance of moral luck. \;And because the logic is the same for all ideals\, my account can help us see both what is special about morality and how it is continuous with ideals in other parts of our natural world.
\nOlle Blomberg &ndash\; Resultant moral luck and diachronic blameworthiness
\nI set up a challenge for those who reject resultant moral luck by appeal to considerations about fairness. My argument has two premises. The first premise is the conditional claim that if resultant luck can affect an agent&rsquo\;s subsequent (diachronic) blameworthiness for an earlier action\, then resultant luck can affect an agent&rsquo\;s initial (synchronic) blameworthiness for that action. The second premise is that those who reject resultant moral luck because they think such moral luck would be unfair have reasons (surprisingly\, perhaps) to accept that resultant luck can affect an agent&rsquo\;s subsequent blameworthiness for an earlier basic action that is morally wrong. The conclusion of the argument is that resultant moral luck cannot be unfair in way that supports anti-luckism. \;
\n\nAlexander Kaiserman &ndash\; TBA \;
\n\nMatthias Rolffs (joint work with Trenton Sewell) &ndash\; Equally Blameworthy\, But For Different Things \;
\n\;According to the Degree-Scope Reply (DSR)\, agents in resultant moral luck cases are blameworthy for different things while being equally blameworthy in degree. Despite its popularity\, the DSR&rsquo\;s commitments have not been carefully articulated. In particular\, it lacks both a clear account of what it is to be blameworthy \;for \;an object and a satisfactory explication of \;degrees \;of blameworthiness. This paper develops both. First\, we argue that being blameworthy for X is best understood as being worthy of blame-for-X&mdash\;i.e.\, blame whose intentional object is X. This account improves on grounding-based views\, on which to be blameworthy for X is to be blameworthy because of X. Second\, we distinguish between degrees of blameworthiness-for-X and overall degrees of blameworthiness. We argue that the DSR requires a partly non-additive approach to overall blameworthiness: adding the degree of blameworthiness for a basic action and for its outcome would amount to illegitimate double-counting. Finally\, we discuss two accounts of overall blameworthiness consistent with the DSR: one in terms of the fitting strength of blame\, and one in terms of deserved blame-related burdens. We then use this framework to clarify the relation between scope and degree of blameworthiness and to reject recent objections to the DSR.
\nRobin T. Bianchi &ndash\; Action\, Responsibility\, and Luck
\nThere seems to be a certain affinity between the view that there is no such thing as resultant moral luck and the view that all our actions are bodily or mental movements. In the first case\, what happens beyond our body or mind does not affect our responsibility\; in the second case\, it doesn&rsquo\;t affect our actions. The thought is that luck or factors external to our agency have no bearing on what &ldquo\;we really&rdquo\; do or on what we are responsible for. Some have moved from one of these ideas to the other. One could argue that\, since our actions are immune to resultant luck\, our moral responsibility for them is equally immune to resultant \;moral \;luck. I shall turn this line of reasoning on its head and explore the affinity between the view that there is resultant moral luck and the view that our actions extend beyond our body and mind. Since responsibility for our actions is not confined to bodily or mental events\, our actions are not immune to resultant luck. We do more than move our body or try.
\nProject's website: \;https://web1.unine.ch/the-defence-first-approach-to-responsibility/
ORGANIZER;CN=Simon-Pierre Chevarie-Cossette;CN="Robin Timothée Bianchi";CN=Vincent Grandjean;CN="Patricia Sánchez Oliva";CN=Antoine Dang Van: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011638Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260517T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260517T234500 SUMMARY:16TH BRAGA SUMMER SCHOOL: WORKPLACE DEMOCRACY AND THE FUTURE OF WORK UID:20260506T042706Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Lisbon LOCATION:ELACH Building - University of Minho\, Campus de Gualtar\, Braga\, Portugal\, Braga\, Portugal\, 4710-057 DESCRIPTION:16th Braga Summer School in Political Philosophy and Public Policy. \;Workplace Democracy and the Future of Work \; \;
July 2&ndash\;3\, 2026 \; | \; University of Minho\, Braga &ndash\; Portugal \; (Following the Braga Meetings on Ethics and Political Philosophy\, 29 June&ndash\;1 July) \; \; \;
New Deadline for Abstract Submissions: \;May 17\, 2026
Where: School of Letters\, Arts and Human Sciences - University of Minho\, Braga\, Portugal. Organization: Centre for Ethics\, Politics and Society of the University of Minho.
Keynote \;
Iñ\;igo Gonzá\;lez Ricoy &ndash\; University of Barcelona \;
Nicholas Vrousalis &ndash\; Erasmus University Rotterdam \; \;
Lectures by \;
Catarina Neves &ndash\; Utrecht University
Hugo Rajã\;o &ndash\; Independent Researcher \; \;
About the School: Contemporary scholarship increasingly examines transformations in labor and workplace governance within advanced capitalism\, with particular emphasis on technological change\, automation\, and artificial intelligence. Often justified in terms of efficiency&mdash\;productivity\, cost reduction\, flexibility\, and competitiveness&mdash\;these developments raise profound normative concerns about justice\, domination\, and inequality in the workplace. From industrial capitalism to contemporary platform economies governed by algorithmic management\, efficiency has evolved into a normative principle shaping labor relations\, institutional frameworks\, and political priorities. Today\, it manifests in precarious employment\, weakened labor protections\, intensified managerial oversight\, and technological displacement\, posing significant challenges for democratic societies. Building on the success of previous editions\, this Summer School focuses on workplace democracy and the future of work\, treating workplaces as primary sites of justice and injustice in contemporary societies. Efficiency-driven market structures may generate normatively objectionable forms of exploitation\, domination\, and exclusion\, raising fundamental questions about freedom\, equality\, and democratic legitimacy. \; \;
Key questions include:
We invite submissions on topics including (but not limited to):
\nFormat and Aims: The Braga Summer School aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue among political philosophers\, legal theorists\, economists\, and social scientists. It will combine keynote lectures\, participant presentations\, and mentoring opportunities for PhD students and early-career researchers.
Abstract Submissions: \;To submit an abstract\, fill in the information \;here. \;Please provide your name\, contact information\, affiliation\, and short bio (no more than 300 words). Abstracts should not be longer than 500 words\, along with five keywords\, and must be prepared for blind review. \;
Registration: \;The deadline for registration is \;15 June 2026. Both attendants and those presenting a paper should register for the School. For further details on fees and registration\, please visit https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/pt-pt/event/7013/.
\nAll inquiries should be sent to: 16thbragasummerschool@gmail.com
\n https://16bragasummerschool.weebly.com/ ORGANIZER;CN=Alexandre Carvalho;CN=Thiago Monteiro de Souza;CN=Daniele Santoro: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011638Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260518T230000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260518T230000 SUMMARY:MANCEPT Workshop - Speciesism\, Power and Human Prejudice UID:20260506T042707Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Manchester Center for Political Theory\, University of Manchester\, Oxford Road\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:Speciesism has become a central concept in moral\, social and political scholarship and movements concerning animals. Broadly understood\, speciesism refers to discrimination based on species-membership and is often compared to racism and sexism. Nonetheless\, unlike racism and sexism\, speciesism is still generally regarded as an acceptable bias by the public and\, also amongst philosophers\, opinions diverge.
\nNowadays\, most philosophers reject forms of speciesism which rely merely on membership in the human species. However\, anthropocentric approaches which are justified in more indirect terms are widespread. Indeed\, these have received renewed defences recently &ndash\; including accounts which rely on rationality or social categories\, among others.
\nThis raises pressing metaphysical\, normative and epistemic concerns about what it means to be a human\, whether anthropocentric approaches to moral and political theory can be successfully defended\, and a wider question about why philosophers might be compelled to defend them at all. At the same time\, there are a variety of related concerns that are more overtly political in character\, which theorists of race and gender attend to\, but which are under-addressed in the literature on animals. These include issues regarding systems of power\, structural injustice\, social hierarchy\, domination and oppression.
\nThis panel is therefore broadly concerned with the following question: if speciesism is similar to racism and sexism\, what lies behind the former&rsquo\;s largely unchecked dominance in our thinking\, conduct and social structures? And how might we better understand its continued socio-political power\, within and beyond analytic political and moral philosophy? The panel will consider a range of related sub-questions including\, but not limited to\, the following:
\nConfirmed speakers: Hannah Battersby (KU Leuven)\, Catia Faria (Complutense University of Madrid)\, Franç\;ois Jacquet (Université\; de Strasbourg)\, Matthew Wray Perry (University of Sheffield) and Valé\;rie G. Topf (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem).
\nFor remaining speaker slots\, \;we invite submissions of abstracts of 250&ndash\;300 \;words from scholars within philosophy\, political science\, law\, animal studies\, and related disciplines. Abstracts should be suitable for a presentation of roughly 20-30 minutes. Please email your anonymised abstract to valerie.topf@unipv.it by 11th May 2026. Responses to submitted abstracts will be provided by 22nd May 2026.
\nPlease note that registration\, travel and accommodation fees must be covered by speakers themselves. Information on current registration fees &ndash\; and bursaries for accepted abstracts &ndash\; will be available on the MANCEPT website. This year&rsquo\;s edition of the workshops will take place in-person only.
ORGANIZER;CN=Hannah Battersby;CN=Matthew W. Perry;CN="Valérie G. Topf": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011638Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260520T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260521T170000 SUMMARY:Risk and Uncertainty in Ethics UID:20260506T042708Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Leeds\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:Join us for a 2-day workshop on risk and uncertainty in ethics\, hosted by the Centre for Aesthetic\, Moral\, and Political Philosophy (CAMP) at the University of Leeds!
\nTalks will run on the afternoon of 20th and all day on 21st May. Speakers and titles: \;
\n- Emma Curran (Oxford): Dooming and Certain Death
\n- Claire Field (Zurich): Normative Risk and the Epistemic Gap
\n- Hilary Greaves (Oxford): title tbc
\n- Aidan Penn (Fribourg): Ethics Without Epistemic Internalism
\n- Oskari Sivula and Jaakko Hirvelä\; (Helsinki): The Harm of Pure Risks
\n- Weng Kin San (LSE): title tbc
\nThis event is free and open to all. Please email n.d.makins@leeds.ac.uk to register. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Nicholas Makins;CN=Joseph Bowen: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011638Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260521T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260523T170000 SUMMARY:Business Ethics in the 6ix UID:20260506T042709Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:55 Dundas Street West\, Toronto\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Business Ethics in the 6ix (or BE6) is an annual workshop on business ethics. New and in-progress scholarly work of high quality is presented and discussed. This is the tenth edition of the workshop. \;
\n\nFormat:
\nHalf the sessions will be held in traditional academic conference format. For the other half\, papers are circulated prior to the event\; these papers are not presented at the event. Such sessions begin with a 10-minute commentary\, followed by a 10-minute response by the speaker\, and a 30-minute question period. The workshop will feature keynote talks by Lisa Herzog (Groningen) and Joseph Heath (Toronto).
\n\nParticipation is free and all are welcome. But registration is required. Registration via informal email to hasko.vonkriegstein@torontomu.ca
\n ORGANIZER;CN=Hasko von Kriegstein: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011638Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260521T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260522T170000 SUMMARY:MANCEPT's Brave New World 2026 UID:20260506T042710Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Humanities Bridgeford Street\, Manchester\, United Kingdom\, M15 6AD DESCRIPTION:The 2026 Brave New World conference marks the 30th annual postgraduate meeting organised by the Manchester Centre for Political Theory (MANCEPT). It will be held on the \;21th and 22th of May 2026 in the Hanson Room in Humanities Bridgeford Street Building.
\nIf you would like to present a paper\, please send an abstract of approximately 300 words in PDF format to \;bnw@manchester.ac.uk \;no later than the 10th of April 2026. The document must not contain your name or institution\, as they are reviewed blind\, but please state your name and institutional affiliation in the email. Papers focusing on any area of political theory or political philosophy are welcome. Notices of acceptance will be sent by the 24th of April 2026.
\nWe are delighted to announce the following keynote speakers:
\nChiara Cordelli \;(University of Chicago)\, who researches contemporary political philosophy\, distributive and social justice\, and egalitarianism. Prof. Cordelli&rsquo\;s main research fields are social and political philosophy\, with a particular focus on questions at the intersection of political economy and democratic theory.
\nJonathan Floyd \;(University of Bristol)\, who researches nature\, methods\, and purposes of political philosophy\, particularly the way in which we justify political principles. Prof. Floyd&rsquo\;s work combined history\, political science\, and moral psychology\, leading to the twin theories of mentalism and normative behaviourism.
\nThe Brave New World conference series is a prominent international forum devoted to showcasing and discussing postgraduate research in political theory. The event offers participants the opportunity to present their work and engage in dialogue with leading academics\, including members of the University of Manchester&rsquo\;s faculty and guest speakers.
\nGuest speakers in previous years have included:
\nDavid Archard\, Richard Arneson\, Alice Baderin\, Carla Bagnoli\, Brian Barry\, Simon Caney\, Felipe Carreira de Silva\, Ian Carter\, G.A. Cohen\, Roger Crisp\, Cecile Fabre\, Jerry Gaus\, Bob Goodin\, Marit Hammond\, Jules Holroyd\, Duncan Ivison\, Katherine Jenkins\, Peter Jones\, Carl Knight\, Chandran Kukathas\, Cé\;cile Laborde\, Annabelle Lever\, Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen\, Jeff McMahan\, Matt Matravers\, Catriona McKinnon\, Emily McTernan\, Susan Mendus\, David Miller\, Martin O&rsquo\;Neill\, Onora O&rsquo\;Neill\, Serena Olsaretti\, Michael Otsuka\, Valeria Ottonelli\, Bhikhu Parekh\, Carole Pateman\, Carmen Pavel\, Anne Phillips\, Joseph Raz\, Andrea Sangiovanni\, Ben Saunders\, Samuel Scheffler\, David Schmidtz\, Quentin Skinner\, Hillel Steiner\, Adam Swift\, Jesse Tomalty\, Philippe Van Parijs\, Leif Wenar\, Andrew Williams\, Stuart White\, and Jonathan Wolff.
\nPlease note that we are asking all speakers and attendees to pay a registration fee of £\;20. The sole purpose of this fee is to ensure that we are able to provide a number of partial and full bursaries for speakers who would otherwise not be able to attend. As these bursaries will be allocated according to need\, please include a brief description of your funding situation when submitting your abstract if you wish to be considered for a bursary.
\nFor any questions\, feel free to contact Yonghao Huang\, Anthony McMullin or Jim Morrison at \;bnw@manchester.ac.uk.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011638Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260522T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260522T170000 SUMMARY:2026 KCL Political Theory Conference UID:20260506T042711Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Department of Political Economy\, King's College London\, Strand \, London\, United Kingdom\, WC2R 2LS DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce the King&rsquo\;s College London's (KCL) second Political Theory Graduate Conference on May 22nd\, 2026. \;
\nThe conference will feature a keynote from Professor \;Bernardo Zacka\, Department of Political Science\, MIT. \;
\nInterested applicants should send an anonymised abstract of no more than 350 words and a bibliography of key works (not included in the word limit) by 11.59 pm (GMT) on \;February 2\, 2026. We will notify all successful applicants by \;March 2\, 2026. \;
\nPlease get in touch with \;kclgradptcon@outlook.com \;for further information and submit via the link below. \;
\nThe Organising Committee: Callum Watts\, \;Cheng-Chia Tung\, \;Daniela Horta\, \;Dulyaphab \;Chaturongkul\, and \;Jana \;Konle \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Callum Watts;CN=Cheng-Chia Tung;CN=Daniela Horta: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011638Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Bucharest:20260524T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Bucharest:20260528T170000 SUMMARY:Sacralization of Politics and Secularization of Religion. Old Narratives in New Paradigms UID:20260506T042712Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Bucharest LOCATION:Str Petru Rareș \, Stramtura\, 727593 Strâmtura\, România\, Suceava\, Romania DESCRIPTION:The contemporary world faces a double distortion in articulating the relationship between political authority and religious belief\, a pendulum phenomenon that oscillates between two equally risky extremes: the sacralization of politics and the radical secularization of religion. The international seminar "The Sacralization of Politics and the Secularization of Religion. Old Narratives in New Paradigms" aims to analyze these symmetrical pathologies\, inviting critical reflection on the place of the Church in the polis and the legitimate limits of secular power. The first line of analysis concerns the sacralization of politics\, a phenomenon whereby the state or a particular ideology arrogates to itself a soteriological character\, claiming absolute authority and an aura of sacred intangibility. This tendency\, identifiable from ancient monarchies to modern totalitarianisms and subtle forms of contemporary political idolatry\, transforms the instrument into the goal. The seminar will explore how authentic theology and critical thinking provide the tools necessary to unmask this claim as idolatry\, reaffirming the essential distinction between the Kingdom of God and any historical political regime\, which is inherently provisional and subject to ethical judgment. The second direction focuses on the opposite pole: the absolute secularization of religion. This is not limited to a necessary institutional distinction\, but describes a programmatic exclusion of the religious voice from the public sphere\, reducing faith to a strictly subjective and private experience. In the context of what was called the "dictatorship of relativism\," the seminar will question the illusion of the "axiological neutrality" of the public sphere. It will examine how the void left by the withdrawal of religion is often filled by new "civil religions" and secular beliefs\, which function as undeclared dogmatic systems of meaning. The academic event invites researchers in the fields of theology\, philosophy\, political science\, sociology\, and law to contribute to a necessary debate on the restoration of a dynamic balance. How can religious traditions refuse complicity with political idolatry without retreating into a pietism that is irrelevant to the current global context? How can the public dimension of religion&mdash\;especially through the defense of the vulnerable and the promotion of justice&mdash\;be reaffirmed in a society that claims absolute autonomy for the political? How can the role of religion in defending human dignity and the common good be redefined\, beyond political partisanship or retreat into the private sphere? We welcome proposals for papers that address these tensions\, offering original perspectives on how individuals and communities can navigate and avoid the sacralization of politics and the secularization of religion.
ORGANIZER;CN=Dura Ioan: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011638Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260525T114500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260525T114500 SUMMARY:Fellowship UID:20260506T042713Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:The Georgetown Blood and Plasma Research Group invites applications for its inaugural cohort of Fellows. \;
\nThe Fellowship supports original research on the ethics\, economics\, law\, history\, and policy of medically-useful substances of human origin&mdash\;blood\, plasma\, bone marrow\, human milk\, and related materials&mdash\;with particular emphasis on blood plasma and the medicines derived from it (like immunoglobulin and albumin). We will also consider papers on reproductive materials like oocytes.
\nWho Should Apply
\nThe Fellowship is open to scholars in Philosophy (especially business and biomedical ethics)\, Political Science (including Political Theory)\, Economics\, Sociology\, Law\, History\, and cognate fields.
\nThe Fellowship is open to students and faculty and we welcome applications from proposed co-authors. However\, we will prioritize applications from graduate students and junior faculty (pre-tenure or its equivalent in non-tenure systems). We welcome unpublished projects at any stage of completion. \;
\nThe inaugural cohort is limited to a maximum of eight (8) Fellows.
\nWhat Fellows Do
\nFellows will:
\nFellowship Award
\nTimeline
\nMay 25: Abstracts due
June 1: Fellows announced
June 11: Kickoff presentations (Zoom)
June 11 &ndash\; December 14: Check-ins
December 14: Final manuscripts due
January 9\, 2027: Fellows Conference (Georgetown University)
How to Apply
\nSubmit an abstract of up to two single-spaced pages to Peter (dot) Jaworski (at) Georgetown (dot) edu
\n(Subject line: &ldquo\;[Your last name\, first name]\, 2026 Fellowship application&rdquo\;)
\nPlease include your name\, affiliation\, discipline\, and rank.
\nPlease paste the text of your abstract in the body of the email or attach it as a PDF.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011638Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260527T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260527T170000 SUMMARY:3rd Annual Philosophy & Legal Theory Collaborative Summer Workshop at UC Berkeley UID:20260506T042714Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:America/Los_Angeles LOCATION:2240 Piedmont Ave\, Berkeley\, United States\, 94720 DESCRIPTION:The Philosophy &\; Legal Theory Collaborative will host its third annual summer workshop at the UC Berkeley on May 27\, 2026\, the day before the beginning of the \;Law and Society Association Annual Meeting \;in San Francisco.
The scope of the Philosophy &\; Legal Theory Collaborative summer workshop includes all areas of philosophy of law\, and philosophical work relevant to legal questions from all philosophical traditions. We also welcome work in political philosophy\, political theory\, moral philosophy\, social epistemology\, social ontology\, moral psychology\, normative and applied ethics\, meta-ethics\, philosophy of action and decision theory on topics relevant to law or socio-legal topics.
Confirmed speakers include Mitchell Berman (UPenn)\, Michael Bratman (Stanford)\, \;Matt McManus (Spelman)\, Sarah Paul (NYU Abu Dhabi)\, Wendy Salkin (Stanford)\, \; Rebecca Stone (UCLA) and Kevin Tobia (Georgetown)\, with additional speakers to be announced on our website.
To propose a paper presentation or register to attend the event\, please fill out this google form:
https://forms.gle/K3KdPNkafv8soSrH8
Proposals will be considered on a rolling basis until March 16\, 2026\, in order to enable organizers to send out early acceptances to make it easier to plan for.
Details of the workshop dinner will be sent to registered participants.
It is not necessary to participate in the Law and Society Association meeting to participate in the Philosophy &\; Legal Theory Collaborative May 21st workshop. However\, the Philosophy &\; Legal Theory Collaborative is sponsoring a set of around 10 panels at the Law and Society Association meeting in Chicago\, from May 22-May 25 through our LSA division (https://www.lawandsociety.org/crn17/). This stand-alone workshop will enable participants to receive more focused feedback on their work and get to know some attendees with shared interests before the LSA meeting begins. If you plan to participate in the LSA meeting\, you are welcome to present a longer form of the paper if you are presenting at the LSA\, or you can present a different paper or incubator idea for discussion.
For questions concerning the workshop\, please write to \;info@philosophyandlegaltheory.org
For updates\, please consider joining our mailing list at \;https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/philosophyandlegaltheory
https://philosophyandlegaltheory.org/
ORGANIZER;CN=Samantha Godwin;CN=Amin Ebrahimi Afrouzi;CN=Jacob Schriner-Briggs;CN=Alma Diamond;CN=Gregory Antill;CN=Isabella Mariani: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011638Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260528T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260529T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop on Meaning\, LLMs\, and Experience UID:20260506T042715Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Warburger Straße 100\, Paderborn\, Germany\, 33098 DESCRIPTION:Philosophers are increasingly interested in the status of \;meaning \;in contemporary artificial intelligence&mdash\;especially in Large Language Models (LLMs). This is true both for meaning in a broadly semantic sense (e.g.\, How should we analyze the meaningfulness of LLM outputs\, given that LLMs are not agents and presumably do not themselves mean or understand?)\, and in the broader normative or ethical sense of their meaning or significance in our lives and practices. In both cases\, little attention has thus far been paid to \;human experience \;as something that both presumably differentiates us from LLMs in meaning contexts\, and that is a central component of our meaningful engagement with them. \;
\nThe goal of this workshop is to bring together scholars for in-depth engagement of work in progress on these issues from a variety of traditions and perspectives in and adjacent to philosophy\, including analytic philosophy\, phenomenology\, history of philosophy\, science and technology studies\, and social theory. We are especially interested in work that makes connections between the semantic and ethical aspects of meaning in relation to experience and LLMs\, and work that engages more than one of the above-listed traditions and perspectives.
\nThe workshop will take place on \;28 and 29 May 2026 at Paderborn University (Paderborn\, Germany)\, a small historical German city about midway between Cologne and Hannover\, easily reachable from either major city (and either city&rsquo\;s airport) by train or car. Paderborn also has an airport that is served by Munich. \;
\nParticipants have been selected based on anonymized extended abstracts (program available below). Drafts of each work in progress will be made available to members of the workshop four weeks in advance. Workshop sessions will take the form of extended\, detailed discussions of each draft\, rather than formal presentations\, with the goal of helping authors to develop their work. There will also be ample time reserved for informal conversation. Others are welcome to attend the workshop as in-person auditors\; please email jacobrump[at]creighton.edu for access to the drafts. \;
\nThe workshop is organized in conjunction with the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellowship of Jacob Rump\, guest researcher at Paderborn University for 2025 and 2026\, in collaboration with Paderborn philosophers Suzana Alpsancar and Sebastian Luft.
\n\;Inquiries may be directed to jacobrump[at]creighton.edu
ORGANIZER;CN=Jacob Rump;CN=Suzana Alpsancar;CN=Sebastian Luft: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011639Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260528T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260529T170000 SUMMARY:Lund Medical Ethics Conference 2026 UID:20260506T042721Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Lund\, Sweden DESCRIPTION:The Unit of Medical Ethics at Lund University is pleased to announce the Lund Medical Ethics Conference. This annual event was first organised by Lund University in 2022\, followed by Karolinska Institutet (2023)\, Uppsala University (2024)\, and Linkö\;ping University (2025). In 2026\, the conference returns to Lund. It aims at bringing together researchers working in medical ethics in Sweden and abroad.
\nThe conference is now closed for registration.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011639Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260531T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260531T090000 SUMMARY:Arkete: War: Ethics\, Neurobiology and Philosophy UID:20260506T042722Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Arkete. Rivista di studi filosofici Special Issue 2025
\nCall for Papers - \; War: Between Ethics\, Neurobiology and Philosophy
\nEditors:
Mariano Bianca (University of Siena\, Italy)
Inna Golubovich (Odesa I.I. Mechnikov National University\, Ukraine)
\nPaolo Piccari (University of Siena\, Italy)
\nPhilosophical reflection on war has traditionally developed within the domains of political theory and moral philosophy. Yet contemporary debates increasingly show that war cannot be fully understood solely as a historical or institutional phenomenon. Advances in neuroscience\, cognitive science\, and philosophical anthropology have brought renewed attention to the cognitive\, emotional\, and biological dimensions of conflict\, raising fundamental questions about the relation between human nature\, normativity\, and violence.
\nThe experience of war appears simultaneously as a moral problem\, a social practice\, and a manifestation of deep structures of human cognition and affectivity. Neurobiological research on aggression\, fear\, empathy\, and group dynamics suggests that conflict may involve mechanisms rooted in evolutionary processes and neural architectures\, while ethical reflection continues to interrogate responsibility\, justification\, and the limits of violence. At the same time\, philosophy is called to clarify the conceptual frameworks through which war is interpreted &mdash\; whether as an accidental product of historical circumstances or as a structural possibility inscribed in human forms of life.
\nThis special issue aims to gather contributions that explore war as a multidimensional phenomenon located at the intersection of ethics\, neurobiology\, and philosophical inquiry. Particular attention will be devoted to analyses that investigate how cognitive structures\, affective dispositions\, and normative systems interact in shaping both the reality and the representation of conflict.
\nContributions may address questions such as the ethical justification or critique of war\, the neurobiological bases of aggression and cooperation\, the role of emotions and perception in conflict situations\, the construction of enemy images\, the epistemic and normative dimensions of propaganda\, the phenomenology of violence\, or the philosophical-anthropological significance of war within human history. Interdisciplinary approaches that preserve a strong philosophical orientation are especially encouraged.
\nTopics areas
\nContributions may address\, but are not limited to\, the following topics:
\nEthical theories of war and peace (just war theory\, pacifism\, realism)
\nNeurobiological foundations of aggression and cooperation
\nMoral emotions and conflict (fear\, anger\, empathy\, hatred)
\nCognitive and perceptual structures involved in violence
\nGroup identity\, ideology\, and in-group/out-group dynamics
\nRepresentation and construction of the enemy
\nPropaganda\, misinformation\, and epistemic distortion in wartime
\nResponsibility\, agency\, and collective violence
\nPhenomenology of violence and lived experience of war
\nTrauma\, memory\, and narrative identity
\nPhilosophical anthropology and the ontology of conflict
\nWar\, technology\, and transformations of human cognition
\nNormativity and moral limits of violence
\nInterdisciplinary approaches that preserve a strong philosophical orientation are especially encouraged.es
\nSubmission Guidelines
\nSubmissions must be original and unpublished\, written in English or Italian\, and formatted according to the journal&rsquo\;s editorial guidelines. All manuscripts will undergo double-blind peer review.
\nThe 2025 issue of Arkete will be dedicated to these questions. The volume will include articles selected through this Call for Papers as well as invited contributions by national and international scholars.
\nAll submissions must be sent no later than 31 May 2026 to the Editors at:
\nmariano.bianca@unisi.it
piccari@unisi.it
Manuscripts must conform to the editorial guidelines available at:
https://www.arkete.it
Accepted languages: English and Italian.
\nMaximum length: 40\,000 characters (including spaces\, footnotes\, references\, and abstract).
\nEach submission must include:
\nan abstract (max. 150 words\, in English)
\n5&ndash\;6 keywords (in English)
\nthe anonymised manuscript prepared for blind review
\nIn a separate file attached to the same email\, authors must provide:
\nname and surname
\ninstitutional affiliation
\nemail address
\ntitle of the paper
\nabstract and keywords
\nPhilosophical conferences in Bled (Slovenia) were initiated in 1993\, on the suggestion by John Biro and Matjaž Potrč as a continuation of the (for some time interrupted) IUC &ndash\; Dubrovnik postgraduate course in philosophy. But they soon started a life of their own\, and with the help of American co-organizers\, \; \;the first week of June in Bled remains traditionally reserved for a conference dedicated to various topics in the field of analytical philosophy.
ORGANIZER;CN=Justin Weinberg;CN=Martin Justin;CN="Tadej Todorović": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011639Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260601T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260601T120000 SUMMARY:Philosophy of Animal Welfare UID:20260506T042724Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq 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:20260506T011639Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260601T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260601T234500 SUMMARY:Using AI tools to support ethical inquiry—Can it be done? If so\, how\, and what are the risks and potential benefits? UID:20260506T042725Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:CFP: \;Using AI tools to support ethical inquiry&mdash\;Can it be done? If so\, how\, and what are the risks and potential benefits?
\nThus far\, there has been little academic discussion on whether and\, if so\, how\, different types of AI tools could be incorporated into ethics research\, and what the risks and potential benefits are of such uses. This is perhaps surprising\, given that there has been much discussion on how AI can support scientific research\, as well as on how AI can be incorporated into digital humanities research projects. Furthermore\, from another angle\, there has been discussion on whether AI could support the moral reasoning and decision-making of individuals. And since 2022\, there has been extensive coverage in popular media on how students are using generative AI within the classroom\, and the various challenges that such uses pose. Nonetheless\, what role AI might play in philosophy research\, including ethics research\, has yet to receive substantial attention.
\nFor this topical collection in Philosophy &\; Technology\, we invite submissions that address philosophical questions regarding the use of AI tools to support ethical inquiry. (We interpret ethical inquiry broadly\, to incorporate normative ethics\, metaethics\, applied ethics\, and professional ethics\, such as medical ethics or research ethics. Note that the focus of this special issue is not on the use of AI in education except inasmuch as such uses advance ethics research.)
\nRelevant questions on this topic may include:
\n- What kinds of ethics research tasks can or cannot be supported or performed by AI tools? For instance\, are there ways in which AI can help with processes of deliberation\, reasoning\, argumentation\, evaluation\, theorizing\, or other activities? Or could AI be used to support one or more methods that are used (whether explicitly or implicitly) in ethics\, like conceptual analysis\, conceptual engineering\, reflective equilibrium\, argument and objection generation\, thought experiment generation\, casuistry\, introspection\, moral perception\, anticipation and prospection\, etc.?
\n- Which uses of AI tools in ethics research involve special kinds of wrongs or risks? Are particular uses especially likely to make philosophy less interesting or less valuable?
\n- What sorts of goods are lost when people attempt to use AI to &ldquo\;summarize&rdquo\; or &ldquo\;analyze&rdquo\; philosophical texts or literatures or to &ldquo\;articulate&rdquo\; an idea or argument?
\n- Are AI tools generally better suited for incorporation into processes of discovery than processes of justification? Or are there other generalizations that can be made about the kinds of AI uses within ethics research that are more likely to be fruitful or are less risky?
\n- Does AI have special potential to aid research in some areas of applied or professional ethics\, as opposed to more fundamental areas of ethics\, or metaethics?
\n- Might efforts to incorporate AI tools into ethics tasks help us better understand or refine the methods we use? Could philosophers use AI to develop new methods for ethics?
\n- If AI can support ethics research in particular ways\, does this have implications for how we should think about ethics as a research field?
\n- Could AI systems be ethics experts\, and might human ethicists have reason to defer to AI systems on some ethics questions?
\n\nEditors: \;
\nElizabeth O'Neill\, Assistant Professor\, Philosophy &\; Ethics\, Eindhoven University of Technology
\nPhilip Nickel\, Associate Professor\, \;Philosophy &\; Ethics\, \;Eindhoven University of Technology
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011639Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260604T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260605T170000 SUMMARY:Miss-Stout Ethics Workshop UID:20260506T042726Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:139 E Kilbourne Ave\, Milwaukee\, United States\, 53202 DESCRIPTION:BACKGROUND
\nXan Bozzo (University of Wisconsin\, Stout) and Harrison Lee (University of Mississippi) are co-organizing the second annual Miss-Stout Ethics Workshop\, to be held June 4-5\, 2026 in Milwaukee\, WI. \;
\nWe aim to host 10-12 philosophers to present works in progress in any area of ethics\, broadly construed to include applied\, normative\, and metaethics. Presentations will be brief (5-15 minutes) and will be followed by extended discussion (35-45 minutes). \;
\nWe invite submissions of abstracts of 500-1000 words. Accepted participants will be asked to circulate rough drafts to all workshop participants by May 14\, 2026. Participants will be expected to read all drafts in advance of the workshop. \;
\nLODGING &\; STIPEND
\nParticipants will receive a $1500 stipend. There is no stipend for virtual participants.
\nThe stipend is being generously provided by the Center for Applied Ethics at UW-Stout. Accepted participants can expect to receive the stipend sometime after the workshop\, in June or July. \;
\nThe 2026 workshop will be held at Saint Kate -- The Arts Hotel. Saint Kate is a 4-star hotel located in the heart of Milwaukee. It features five unique art galleries with exhibitions that rotate throughout the year\, live music\, and numerous bar and dining options.
\nParticipants who reserve a room by May 6\, 2026 will receive the group state rate of $103/night. Participants are encouraged to reserve a room for the nights of June 3 and 4\, and possibly June 5\, depending on travel plans. \;
\nHOW TO APPLY
\nApplications are due by \;April 1\, 2026.
\nTo apply\, send an email to \;bozzoa@uwstout.edu and \;jhlee3@olemiss.edu with the subject line "Ethics Workshop Application" and the following information in the body of the email:
\nThere are a limited number of slots for this workshop. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Alexander Bozzo;CN=Harrison Lee: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011639Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20260610T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20260610T234500 SUMMARY:'Sex between Law and Morality' IVR Special Workshop UID:20260506T042727Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Istanbul LOCATION:İstanbul\, Turkey DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers
\nIVR World Congress in Istambul\, \; June 28 &ndash\; July 3\, 2026 \;
\nSpecial Workshop "Sex between Law and Morality"
\n"Sexual autonomy is one of the most important as well as fragile aspects of human lives. Any violation of it is perceived as a serious moral wrong\, often deserving of criminal punishment. However\, the understanding of what constitutes sexual autonomy and what can infringe on it is subject to dynamic change in response to various social shifts. Questions about consent limits\, implications of unequal power dynamics for sexual relationships or morally grey areas of sex remain fundamentally relevant for both philosophy and law.
\nThis workshop invites contributions that explore sex and sexual autonomy from the perspective of moral philosophy\, ethics\, feminist studies\, and legal theory. Papers may engage in a critique of existing frameworks regarding sexual ethics\, analyse challenges arising for the protection of sexual autonomy in law or contribute to debates regarding so-called &ldquo\;grey rape&rdquo\;. The aim of the workshop is to foster careful philosophical analysis and provide a forum for exploring how current understandings of sex\, consent\, and sexual autonomy can be defended\, reinterpreted\, or contested in light of contemporary political and legal challenges.
\nSuggested topics include (but are not limited to):
\nThe limits of criminalisation: how far can we go in the protection of sexual autonomy?
\nEthics and legal regulation of sexual relations in liberal and illiberal frameworks
\nFeminist approaches and critiques of unequal power dynamics in sexual ethics
\nThe scope of sexual consent and its grey areas
\nFolk understanding of sex: experimental jurisprudence in studies on sexual ethics
\nIs there a right to sex?
\n#MeToo: what are the lasting implications of the movement?
\nEthics of belief and epistemology in sexual relationships"
\nOrganizational Information
\nConvenors: Klaudyna Horniczak (Jagiellonian University)\, Maciej Juzaszek (University of Silesia in Katowice)\, and Karolina Śliwecka (Jagiellonian University).
\nContact: maciej.juzaszek@us.edu.pl
\nAbstracts of no more than 500 words should be submitted no later than June 10\, 2026\, to:
\nmaciej.juzaszek@us.edu.pl
\nNotifications of acceptance will be sent on a rolling basis\, no later than June 12 2026. Applicants are kindly reminded of the registration deadlines: regular registration ends on April 30\, 2026\, and late registration closes on June 15\, 2026. https://ivr2026istanbul.org/registration/
ORGANIZER;CN=Maciej Juzaszek;CN="Karolina Śliwecka";CN=Klaudyna Horniczak: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011639Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260611T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260612T170000 SUMMARY:POLEMO – GOODINT Symposium: Justice\, Integration & Democracy UID:20260506T042728Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Vienna LOCATION:Quellenstraße 51\, Vienna\, Austria\, 1100 DESCRIPTION:The Political\, Legal\, and Moral Philosophy Research Group (POLEMO) at Central European University kindly invites submissions for its annual conference\, the 7th POLEMO Symposium\, which will take place on \;the 11th and 12th of June 2026 in Vienna\, Austria.
\nThe Symposium provides a professional\, stimulating\, and international environment for PhD students and early career researchers in political\, legal\, and moral philosophy to discuss their works in progress\, establish informal networks\, and initiate future collaborative research.
\nWe are delighted to announce that our keynote speakers for the 2026 Symposium will be:
\nWe welcome early-career researchers in political theory and political philosophy to submit \;abstracts of 700 words or less by email to \;polemo@ceu.edu \;by the deadline of 1st March 2026.
\nAbstracts should be in PDF format and fully prepared for blind review. \;Please include your name\, institutional affiliation\, and contact information in the body of your email. Papers should be suitable for a 20-minute presentation. We will endeavour \;to communicate a decision by the 1st April 2026.
\nThe conference will be held at CEU's campus in Vienna. It is planned as a fully in-person event.
\nAttendance is free of charge and open to anyone upon registration. Please note that POLEMO is unable to provide financial assistance for participants though lunches\, coffee breaks\, and a conference dinner will be covered for participants over the duration of the conference. \;
\nIf you have any questions\, please contact us at \;polemo@ceu.edu. For more information\, please see the details of previous symposia \;here.
ORGANIZER;CN=Matthew Haji-Michael: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011639Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260611T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260612T170000 SUMMARY:Autonomy & Algorithms (11-12 June 2026\, Karlsruhe) UID:20260506T042729Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Karlsruhe\, Germany DESCRIPTION:As algorithms shape the choices we make\, traditional assumptions about autonomy and deliberation come under pressure. By curating what is visible\, relevant\, or recommended\, algorithmic outputs play a formative role in human deliberation and action. These developments raise well-known yet unresolved philosophical questions: What does it mean to act and think autonomously in contexts mediated by algorithms? How do algorithmic environments affect inquiry or deliberation? What are the implications for democratic autonomy? Furthermore\, how are we to assess all this normatively?
\nThis workshop aims to examine these issues within the frameworks of philosophy of autonomy\, ethics of AI\, social epistemology\, and political philosophy. We welcome contributions that address conceptual foundations\, engage in normative evaluation\, analyze epistemic dynamics in algorithmic environments\, and reflect on their institutional or societal implications.
\nTopics of interest include\, but are not limited to:
\nThe workshop will take place \;from 11.06.2026 to 12.06.2026 \;at the \;Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and is organized within the DFG project "The Ethics of State Mass Surveillance". Invited speakers who have confirmed their participation include Simona Chiodo\, Keith Harris\, Nicola Mö\;ß\;ner\, Carina Prunkl\, and Otto Sahlgren.
\nOrganizers: Alina Jacobs &\; Christian Seidel \;
\nFor inquiries\, please contact the organizers via \;alina.jacobs@kit.edu.
\nModus: Prä\;senzveranstaltung
\nVeranstaltungszeitraum: \;11.06.2026-12.06.2026
\nKontaktadresse: \;alina.jacobs@kit.edu
\nBewerbungsfrist: \;31.01.2026
ORGANIZER;CN=Alina Jacobs;CN=Christian Seidel: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011639Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260611T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260612T170000 SUMMARY:Privacy at the margins UID:20260506T042730Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Munich\, Germany DESCRIPTION:Invited speakers:
\nTraditionally\, analyses of privacy start from hard cases of breach\, such as reading other people&rsquo\;s diaries and letters without permission\, wiring houses and passing on medical records\, and these are well covered\, for instance\, by the so-called control account of the right to privacy (Marmor 2015\, Menges 2024). Yet there are many actions and attitudes which are\, as it were\, on the margins of privacy\, and which either are sketchy or uncouth but not obviously wrong\, or are clearly wrong but not obviously a breach of privacy: passing on intimate information but in an anonymised way\, novelists using others&rsquo\; intimate information in writing\, gossip\, stalking\, off- or online\, gathering too much public information about a public person\, deep-fakes\, asking someone questions about their personal life\, and the list can go on. Some of these have been recently discussed by philosophers\, within or without the context of privacy. The conference thus aims to bring people together in order to discuss these in-between cases\, and many other similar ones\, and to think:
\nThe Legal Philosophy Workshop (LPW) is an annual conference designed to foster reflection on the nature of law and the philosophical issues underlying its different areas. Our aim is to promote work that connects legal philosophy with other branches of philosophy (e.g. moral and political philosophy\, metaphysics\, philosophy of language\, epistemology\, or philosophy of action) and to create a venue for the critical examination of different viewpoints about law.
\nLPW 2026 will be hosted on \;June 11-12 \;at the Chicago-Kent College of Law. \;You can find the Call for Abstracts here. \;The LPW is an annual\, read-ahead\, event\, hosted in venues alternating between North America and Europe. \;Previous workshops \;have been hosted by the University of Amsterdam\, University of Michigan\, \; \;Trinity College Dublin\, \;the University of Pennsylvania\, University of Edinburgh\, Queens University\, University College London\, Rutgers University\, University of Surrey\, and the University of Southern California. \;
\nIf you would like to be on our mailing list\, attend\, or host a future LPW\, \;please join the Legal Philosophy Workshop Google Group. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Wendy Salkin;CN=Raff Donelson;CN=Hadassa Anne Noorda: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011639Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260612T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260612T170000 SUMMARY:Ethical Theory and Obligatory Ends UID:20260506T042732Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Bielefeld\, Germany DESCRIPTION:The concept of an \;obligatory \;end is commonly associated with Kantian ethics\, specifically\, with Kant's idea that there are duties to adopt the happiness of others and one's own perfection as ends. However\, the notion of \;obligatory \;ends has been recently attracting philosophical interest from outside Kantian tradition and there is good reason to think that this notion can be fruitfully employed in moral theorising beyond Kantian ethics. \;Obligatory \;ends play an important role in recent treatments of topics such as supererogation (Portmore \;2023)\, moral demandingness and justification of moral options (Hanser 2014\, Igneski 2008\, Noggle 2009\, Sticker 2024)\, collective harm (Albertzart 2019)\, and moral and non-moral normativity more generally (Bastian 2025\, Greenspan 2010\, \;Portmore \;ms\, van Ackeren &\; Sticker 2018). The aim of this workshop is to further investigate the nature of \;obligatory \;ends and the role they can play in ethical theory broadly construed.
\nThe following is a non-exhaustive list of questions\, with which this workshop is concerned:
\nParticipation is free\, but registration is required and places are limited.
\nRegistration deadline: 08 June \;2026
\nRegister at obligatory.ends(at)uni-bielefeld(dot)de
\nPlease visit our website for further information:
ORGANIZER;CN=Dmitry Ananiev;CN=Benjamin Kiesewetter: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011639Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260612T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260612T234500 SUMMARY:Social Ties in Animal Politics: Mutuality Beyond Humanity UID:20260506T042733Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:The Wave\, Sheffield\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:Social and political relationships constitute the foundation of our shared communities. Yet\, scholars working in the field of animal politics have not had these social ties as their primary focus. They have predominately highlighted the systematic injustice and exploitation that blight many of our relationships with nonhuman animals. This body of work has argued extensively for the rights of animals to fair treatment and political representation.
\nAlthough crucial\, a focus on injustice leaves out the question of whether the numerous relational concepts traditionally reserved for human society &mdash\; such as civic friendship\, trust\, and solidarity &mdash\; can be meaningfully extended to nonhuman animals. The project of identifying and theorising injustice continues to be important\, but a positive vision of what a just interspecies community would look like necessitates engagement with social ties. To reimagine and build a multispecies political community that works for us all\, we must begin exploring the actual\, lived quality of the social and political relationships that bind humans and animals together\, or set us apart.
\nTo that end\, this conference seeks to investigate the everyday reality of coexistence with animals by exploring the diverse range of social\, political\, and institutional relationships between us. By thinking about the limits and potential of existing interspecies encounters\, we hope to unearth the conceptual and critical resources needed to rethink our shared social and political life with animals.
\nDoing so requires us to engage with the idea that we are co-participants who share in social ties with nonhuman others. But there are profound challenges to any possible vision of mutuality beyond humanity. For example\, can the inescapable asymmetries in power\, or the significant communicative and epistemic barriers between species\, be overcome to realise a genuine interspecies politics?
\nWe will bring together scholars of animal ethics\, animal politics\, and cognate disciplines to explore these and related questions\, including but not limited to:
\nIn what ways do human-animal social relationships contribute to a flourishing political community? How do these relationships serve individual and collective interests in health\, happiness\, and community?
\nCan positive relational concepts like civic friendship or co-citizenship be meaningfully extended to non-human animals? Are interspecies relations of trust\, civility\, and tolerance possible?
\nHow\, if at all\, should negative relational concepts like aggression\, incivility\, or contempt be applied to animals? If animals can be our companions and our friends\, can they also be our enemies?
\nIs interspecies solidarity possible? Can humans and animals have mutual goodwill towards one another? \; Can we have alliances with animals?
\nWhy might mutuality with domesticated animals differ from with wild animals? Should we pursue relationships with wild animals\, or is mutuality undesirable? On what terms might it be acceptable?
\nCan humans and animals engage in mutually creative and cultural relationships? Can humans and animals play\, learn and co-create?
\nAre relations of mutuality possible if there are profound asymmetries in power and cognitive ability between humans and animals? Can farmers\, for example\, be friends with those animals that they exploit? Can humans be friends with mice?
\nHow do the concepts of love and care challenge or complicate traditional ways of thinking about justice for animals? \;
\nHow should ethical theory account for the inherent dangers and exploitation present in many human-animal relationships\, even those defined by intimacy? Can animals be exploited? Do animals have an interest in noninferiority?
\nHow might emerging technologies facilitate\, improve or harm relationships with animals? How\, if at all\, should AI be used to transform relationships with animals? How might animals need protection from these developments?
\nThis is the latest in a series of longstanding annual &lsquo\;Animal Politics&rsquo\; conferences. Details on past events (since 2010) can be found here: https://josh-milburn.com/animal-politics/ \;
\nOrganisers: Alasdair Cochrane (University of Sheffield)\; Steve Cooke (University of Leicester)\; Sara van Goozen (University of York)\; Josh Milburn (Loughborough University)\; Angie Pepper (Roehampton University)\; Matt Perry (University of Sheffield).
\nPlease send anonymised abstracts of no more than 300 words to m.w.perry@sheffield.ac.uk by end of day Friday 12th June. \;Please include your name and affiliation in the body of your email. \;Abstracts should be suitable for a 30 minute presentation and will be subject to a blind review process. Successful proposals will be notified by 30th June.
\nThere are no fees to attend\, but please register or submit an abstract by emailing the organisers. Refreshments and a buffet lunch will be provided. This conference is gratefully funded by a Mind Association Conference Grant\, as well as a contribution from a Wellcome Trust grant on Multispecies Mutualisms held at the University of Sheffield.
\nThis has allowed us to cover a small number of ECR/graduate student speaker fees consisting of accommodation and dinner (but excluding travel). The details of how to apply for this will be sent out with successful abstract responses. \;
\nWe are committed to making the event welcoming for everyone by adhering to the BPA/SWiP Guidelines for Accessible Conferences and the BPA/SWiP Good Practice Scheme. For more information\, please get in touch with the organisers.
ORGANIZER;CN=Matthew W. Perry;CN=Alasdair Cochrane;CN=Angie Pepper;CN=Josh Milburn;CN=Sara Van Goozen;CN=Steve Cooke: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011639Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260615T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260616T170000 SUMMARY:From Virtual to Virtue: Ethics\, Epistemology\, Education UID:20260506T042734Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Belgrade LOCATION:Maistrova ulica 1\, Ljubljana\, Slovenia\, 1000 DESCRIPTION:From Virtual to Virtue: Ethics\, Epistemology\, Education
\nDate: \;June 15th &ndash\; 16th\, 2026\; deadline for application: March 2\, 2026
\nLocation:Ljubljana\, Slovenia (National Museum of Slovenia\, Maistrova ulica 1)
\nFormat:in person
\nDear colleagues\,
\nWe are delighted to announce a conference dedicated to exploring virtue\, virtuousness\, and related concepts in the context of emerging AI technologies and the digital realm. Grounded in the understanding that human beings are fundamentally relational\, and that virtues are formed through lived experience\, the conference examines how these processes are challenged and reshaped within digital environments. Submissions may address questions of ethics\, epistemology\, or education in relation to virtue and digital or AI-mediated contexts. They are not required to engage with all three areas\; focused treatments within a single domain are equally welcome.
\nThe event welcomes the employment of several disciplines\, including but not limited to philosophy\, computer science\, educational sciences\, cultural anthropology\, bioethics\, law\, and their interdisciplinary permeation. Adopting this interdisciplinary approach\, the conference brings together these perspectives to address the normative and practical implications of the development and use of AI systems in digital culture. Particular attention will be given to questions of responsible technological design\, digital well-being\, and the impact of digital technologies on everyday life.
\nThe conference will feature a dedicated thematic session on the ethical training and alignment of LLMs\, with particular focus on culturally-specific and language-specific approaches. This session will showcase current research and development concerning GaMS (Generative Model for Slovene)\, the Slovene open-source language model. Researchers from the Faculty of Computer Science at the University of Ljubljana will present their methodological frameworks and technical implementations related to developing responsible AI for smaller linguistic communities within broader international governance standards.
\nSuggested themes include (but are not limited to):
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Attaining human virtues and virtuousness in digitally mediated life
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Moral and epistemic responsibility and accountability in human&ndash\;AI interaction: knowledge\, authority\, and authorship
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Virtue ethics beyond the individual: institutional design\, practices and cultures in the digital era
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Ethical and related aspect of the use of AI in education: virtues in/of AI-mediated learning environments
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; AI-supported personalization and its implications for educational equity\, inclusion\, and justice
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; The role of educators and educational institutions in shaping responsible AI use
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Epistemic dependence\, autonomy\, and trust in AI-assisted educational processes and the concept of digital well-being
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; The role of science communication in the post-truth era: addressing the impact of fake news\, misinformation\, and declining institutional trust
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Imaginaries of technology\, artifacts\, and human-machine relations
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Novelty and defining characteristics of AI-mediated\, virtual\, and digital (religious) experience
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Ethical training of LLMs across languages and cultural contexts
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Responsible governance of AI protocols (documentation\, auditability\, explainability\, escalation)
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Cultural variability\, minority perspectives\, and vulnerable groups in the context of the development and operation of AI systems
\nStudent section and workshops
\nThe conference will include workshops and poster presentations devised for PhD candidates and early-career researchers. These workshops and presentations will provide a supportive environment for presenting work in progress\, receiving feedback\, and engaging in methodological and conceptual discussions fostering academic growth. (Students are invited to apply at the contact email below.)
\nDeadlines and other instructions
\nThe deadline for submitting your abstract for review is March 2nd\, 2026.
\nSubmissions should include the title\, a short abstract (between 300 and 450 words)\, your affiliation\, e-mail address\, academic title and/or position. Applicants will be notified of the acceptance of the paper by April 3rd\, 2026.
\nYou can submit your application and abstract to the following e-mail address:mateja.centastrahovnik@teof.uni-lj.si or info@ethics-ai.eu
\nThe conference is planned as an exclusively in-person event. \;Each lecture will last 30 minutes (followed by 15 minutes of Q&\;A).
\nAccommodation: Upon acceptance of their paper\, participants will be provided with detailed information and recommendations regarding accommodation options in Ljubljana\, together with practical guidance for attending the conference and making the most of a visit to the city.
\nConference fee: In alignment with the Centre&rsquo\;s commitment to open and accessible science\, there is no registration fee for this event.
\nAll presenters will receive complimentary coffee\, snacks\, and lunch on both days of the conference. Additionally\, presenters will receive a conference swag bag and an invitation to submit a full paper for a peer-reviewed collection (to be published by an international academic publisher\, TBD).
\nFull paper submission (optional): The deadline for submission is tentatively scheduled for early autumn 2026.
\nProgram committee
\nVojko Strahovnik
Department of Philosophy\, Faculty of Arts\, University of Ljubljana
Head of the \;Centre for Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence and the Ethics of New Technologies
\;
\nMateja Centa Strahovnik
Faculty of Theology\, University of Ljubljana
Leader of the research programme \;The Intersection of Virtue\, Experience\, and Digital Culture: Ethical and Theological Insights
\;
\nDiana C. Daly
Associate Dean\, Graduate Academic Affairs\, University of Arizona iSchool
\;
\nIvan Cerovac
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences\, University of Rijeka
\;
\n\;
\nContact person
\nMateja Centa Strahovnik
\nmateja.centastrahovnik@teof.uni-lj.si
\n\;
\nConference webpage:
\nhttps://ethics-ai.eu/2026-conference
\n\;
ORGANIZER;CN=Vojko Strahovnik: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011639Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260617T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260617T170000 SUMMARY: Climate Emotions and Environmental Activism UID:20260506T042735Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Dublin LOCATION:Newman Building\, UCD Campus\, Dublin\, Ireland DESCRIPTION:Climate Emotions and Environmental Activism
\n17 June 2026\, University College Dublin
\nInvited Speakers:
\nJakob Huber (Freie Universitä\;t Berlin)
\nMary E. Witlacil (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)
\nThe world has concluded the third consecutive year in which the 1.5 degrees warming target was exceeded\, and catastrophic storms and floods killing thousands in South East Asia. At the same time\, the climate and environmental crisis has moved to the background of global attention\, and the global climate movement has not managed to maintain or restore the global attention needed to pressure governments and corporation for change. Many within the climate movement feel overwhelmed with emotional exhaustion and tactical disorientation\, and the need to figure out what is to be done next.
\nIn this moment\, philosophy can play a critical role in examining the emotional life of activists within the struggle against climate and environmental breakdown\, what role emotions play within a global social movement\, and how emotions inform\, shape and motivate the activism pushing for change. Recently\, philosophers have conducted extensive surveys of climate emotions and their function: Thresher (2025) advocates for eco-anger as a force for change\, Altenger &\; Menges (2025) argue that despair about climate change can have valuable signalling functions\, and Velasco &\; Richardson (2026) explore ecological grief as a shared group-based emotion. This workshop seeks to continue the conversation\, and examine climate emotions specifically in their role for climate and environmental activism.
\nWe seek up to four contributions for the workshop on climate emotions and environmental activism. Topics include but are not limited to:
\nHope and despair and their role in the climate movement: what is their value\, their function and risks? What forms can environmental hope and despair take?
\nHow do climate emotions like anger\, grief\, guilt or anxiety shape environmental activism? What functions do they fulfil\, and what risks do they pose to activists?
\nWhat can we learn from philosophical optimism in the face of climate breakdown? Is optimism necessary to sustain environmental activism? Is pessimism more justified?
\nHow are climate emotions such as anger expressed in different protest forms (e.g. civil disobedience or uncivil disobedience)? What protest form is best to anchor climate emotions in public discourse? What is the value of emotional expression in public discourse?
\nHow do climate emotions shape the agential identity of climate activists? Are escalating means of climate activism (e.g. sabotage or violence) informed or shaped by climate emotions\, or vice versa?
\nWhat can philosophy learn from social movement studies on the function of climate emotions?
\nWhat role do emotions play in other political struggles\, and what can we draw from these lessons for the climate movement?
\nPlease prepare anonymised abstracts of max. 1000 Words (excluding bibliography)\, to be submitted to quan.nguyen@ucd.ie. The deadline for submissions is 15 \;March. Submissions from graduate students and early career researchers are especially encouraged &ndash\; additional funding is being sought to cover some accommodation costs for graduate and early career participants. Accepted papers will be notified by end of March at the latest.
\nThe one-day workshop on 17 June will be followed by a book workshop on 18 \;June\, on my book manuscript titled &ldquo\;It&rsquo\;s Okay to Despair about Climate Change &ndash\; Militant Pessimism in the face of Climate Breakdown&rdquo\;. Participants are not required to\, but are warmly invited to attend.
ORGANIZER;CN="Anh-Quân Nguyen": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011639Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260617T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260617T170000 SUMMARY:Climate Emotions and Environmental Activism UID:20260506T042736Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Dublin LOCATION:Newman Building\, UCD Campus\, Dublin\, Ireland DESCRIPTION:Workshop Climate Emotions and Environmental Activism
\n17 June 2026\, University College Dublin
\nD520\, UCD Newman Building\, Department of Philosophy
\nThe climate crisis is worsening before our eyes. After another year of record heat\, climate scientist recently warned that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) faces much more significant risk of collapse than previously thought due to global warming. One of the major global tipping points\, the collapse of the stream not only risks turning the Atlantic from a carbon sink into a source of further carbon emissions\, but also likely means civilisational devastation for most of Europe and North Africa. \;
\nAt the same time\, the climate and environmental crisis has moved to the background of global attention\, and the global climate movement has not managed to maintain or restore the global attention needed to pressure governments and corporation for change. Many within the climate movement feel overwhelmed with emotional exhaustion and tactical disorientation\, and the need to figure out what is to be done next.
\nIn this moment\, philosophy can play a critical role in examining the emotional life of activists within the struggle against climate and environmental breakdown\, what role emotions play within a global social movement\, and how emotions inform\, shape and motivate the activism pushing for change. This workshop examines climate emotions specifically in their role for climate and environmental action\, and invites everyone interested in the philosophy of the climate crisis to attend.
\n\nSchedule (Irish Times): \;
10:00-11:00 Wendy Xin (Sydney): Awe and Environmental Activism beyond Elitism
11:00-12:00 Rachel Cripps (Toronto): Fear Appeals\, Vulnerability\, and the Psychological Burden of Climate Change
12:00-13:00 Molly Dea-Stephenson (McGill): Ecotage and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: On Defensive Justification of Putatively Hopeless Climate Activism
14:30-15:30 Mary E. Witlacil (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology): Burning Out on Hope: Climate Activism in a World on Fire
15:30-16:30 Frida Ekelund (Independent) &\; Olivia Nielsen (Bremen): &lsquo\;Climate Fools&rsquo\; and &lsquo\;Eco-terrorists&rsquo\; - On Danish Media&rsquo\;s Silencing of Environmental Activists
17:00-18:00 Finlay Malcolm (Manchester): On Acting from Environmental Loss: Ecological Grief and Environmental Action
18:00-19:00 Jakob Huber (FU Berlin): Democracy and the Crisis of Hope
Topic description:
\nIn what ways can economic inequality undermine the proper functioning of democracy? Are carbon taxes morally desirable\, also in non-ideal circumstances? How can green industrial policy be designed to respect\, or even further\, egalitarian goals? What is the value of economic growth? What are the moral harms and benefits of (labor) market competition? \; \;
\nQuestions at the intersection of ethics and economics are hotly debated both in academic philosophy and in public policy circles. The aim of this summer school is to bring together graduate students and recently completed PhDs working on economic ethics and take a deep-dive into philosophical debates about climate change\, labor markets\, and taxation\, with some of the leading researchers on these issues. \; \;
\nLeaning goals:
\nThe goals of the course are threefold: \;
\nCosts:
\nHow to register:
\nThe registration deadline is March 31 2026. \;If registration has been closed because the maximum amount of participants has been reached\, you can submit your name to the waiting list by sending an email to \;secretariaat@ozsw.nl. Please also indicate whether you are a ReMA student\, PhD student\, or early career researcher and/or another research school in the humanities (LOGOS) or not.
ORGANIZER;CN=Huub Brouwer;CN=Daniel Halliday: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011639Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20260622T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20260628T170000 SUMMARY:Patience in Adversity Summer Seminar UID:20260506T042738Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:America/Indiana/Indianapolis LOCATION:Notre Dame\, United States DESCRIPTION:This seminar aims to equip doctoral students and early career scholars in philosophy and religion to explore patience in adversity. We hope participants will emerge ready to contribute to the growing research on patience as it relates to courage\, anger\, self-control\, awe\, as well as how virtues interact with personal and structural hardship.
\n
The seminar will cover cutting-edge research in philosophy and religion and will feature senior scholars who will present their own work and advise students on their writing projects in this general area. Participants will benefit from mentoring and engagement with their own research during daily sessions.
Together\, we will consider questions such as:
\nLogistics and Funding: Seminar main meetings will convene each day and involve discussion of invited scholars&rsquo\; work\, breakout sessions\, and small group mentoring workshops. Seminar participants will receive a $5\,000 honorarium for their participation and time. All payments will be made in US dollars.Cost of travel and lodging for award recipients is expected to be covered by the individuals themselves.
\nApplication Deadline: January 9\, 2026.
\n
Application Instructions: Applicants must submit the following materials at this link (https://baylor.app.box.com/f/e71a529d377840e896baddc6ed936914) using the document names indicated below each document description:
1) Letter of application of no more than 1 page explaining: what topics regarding patience interest you\; connection of these topics with your previous or ongoing research\; how research you do or plan to do impacts populations facing adversity\; level of familiarity with moral psychology and virtue ethics generally.
\nName Document: [Your Last Name\, Your First Name] &ndash\; Letter of Application
\n2) A 250-word statement describing the scholar&rsquo\;s capacity for successful collaboration with scholars from diverse disciplines and backgrounds (psychology\, religion\, philosophy).
\nName Document: [Your Last Name\, Your First Name] - Collaboration Statement
\n
3) Curriculum Vitae
Name Document: [Your Last Name\, Your First Name] - CV
\n
4) Short bio (less than 200-word) for posting on a website featuring participants.
Name Document: [Your Last Name\, Your First Name] - Short Bio
\n
5) Letter of support from primary advisor (PhD mentor for graduate students\, supervisor for postdoctoral researchers) stating the advisor&rsquo\;s supports for the advisee's participation and time commitment.
Name Document: [Your Last Name\, Your First Name] - Letter of Support
\n
6) Contact information for an additional 2-3 professional references (no letter is required from these additional references at time of application.)
Name Document: [Your Last Name\, Your First Name] - Professional References
ORGANIZER;CN=Anne Jeffrey;CN=Fannie Bialek: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011639Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260623T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260624T170000 SUMMARY:The 16th Oxford Workshop on Global Priorities Research UID:20260506T042739Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities\, Oxford\, United Kingdom\, OX2 6GG DESCRIPTION:We are inviting applications to attend the 16th Oxford Workshop on Global Priorities Research. Talks at the workshop will address philosophical questions relevant to identifying\, prioritising among\, and addressing the world&rsquo\;s most pressing problems\, including \;the potential for transformative AI and ethical challenges likely to arise therefrom\, how to weigh the impacts of our actions on different kinds of minds\, and how long-term future impacts bear on present decisions. \; \;
\nIf you'd like to attend the workshop\, please complete our brief application form by the 17th of May. We aim to respond to all applications by the 22nd of May to confirm whether there are remaining spaces available for you to attend the workshop. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Andreas Mogensen;CN=Hilary Greaves: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011639Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260624T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260626T170000 SUMMARY:Digital Humanism Conference 2026 UID:20260506T042740Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Vienna LOCATION:Austrian Academy of Science\, Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2\, Vienna\, Austria\, 1010 DESCRIPTION:Orientation in turbulent times
\nThis moment is shaped by competing and intensifying dynamics: on the one hand\, escalating narratives of existential technological risk\, and on the other\, waves of economic speculation and hype around AI\; alongside deepening geopolitical fragmentation\, trade conflicts\, and even open war. In this context\, digital technologies are at the centre of attention\, they have become central infrastructures through which power\, knowledge\, security\, and economic value are organised. This convergence creates both urgency and ambiguity\, demanding new forms of orientation that move beyond critique toward grounded practices of shaping technology in line with democratic and societal values.
\nThis year&rsquo\;s Digital Humanism Conference does not respond with abstraction or diagnosis alone. It turns toward action. It asks not only what is at stake\, but what is already being done\, by whom\, and under which conditions\, what we can do\, what we have to demand from our institutions. It foregrounds practices that seek to reclaim technological development as a matter of public concern and collective responsibility.
\nIn this sense\, Digital Humanism is approached as a practice. It unfolds through design\, through empowerment\, through involvement and education\, and through the everyday decisions that configure technological systems and their social effects. The conference therefore highlights the often invisible work required to align digital technologies with democratic values\, human rights\, inclusion\, diversity\, and environmental responsibility.
\nPositioned within current global power shifts\, the conference engages critically with existing governance frameworks while maintaining a forward-looking perspective. It explores how agency can be regained and redistributed\, how dependencies can be reduced\, and how public institutions can take on a more active role in shaping digital futures.
ORGANIZER;CN=Erich Prem: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011639Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20260628T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20260703T170000 SUMMARY:'Sex between Law and Morality' IVR Special Workshop UID:20260506T042741Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Istanbul LOCATION:İstanbul\, Turkey ORGANIZER;CN=Maciej Juzaszek;CN="Karolina Śliwecka";CN=Klaudyna Horniczak: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011639Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260701T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260702T170000 SUMMARY:WoW 2026 – Sixth International Workshop on Welfare and Ethics UID:20260506T042742Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Campus C9.3\, Saarbrücken\, Germany\, 66123 DESCRIPTION:Keynote speakers
\nKatarzyna de Lazari-Radek (University of Lodz)
\nTheron Pummer (University of St Andrews)
Call for Papers
\nWe are inviting submissions for talks\, which should be between 20 and 30 minutes in length. We are particularly interested in current or future research projects\, and especially welcome submissions from philosophers in underrepresented groups. To propose a talk\, please send an abstract of approximately 500 words as a PDF attachment to \;workshoponwelfare@gmail.com. The abstract should be suitable for blind review\, i.e. it should not contain any information that may identify you as the author. The deadline for submission is 1 April 2026. We aim to notify you about the acceptance of your paper by the end of April. Please make sure that the email to which the abstract is attached contains your name\, institutional affiliation\, and the title of the paper. \;
\nInformation on the workshop
\nConsiderations about the nature of welfare\, the value of welfare\, its distribution\, or welfare-based claims and complaints are central to moral philosophy. They are of particular concern for all philosophers who take welfare to be (at least) one source for normative reasons. Evaluative and deontic considerations about welfare provide an array of fascinating philosophical questions.
It is (quite) uncontroversial that welfare has moral value and provides moral reasons\, but it is highly contested how in particular. We ought not to harm people\, but do we also ought to benefit them? Does this include non-human animals and other agents\, and does it include future people even if their existence depends on our actions? Can we aggregate people&rsquo\;s welfare\, or should we limit the trade-offs between their harms and benefits?
Our account of welfare has implications for ethics\, but do ethical considerations also provide reasons to adopt one or another theory of welfare? What is the interaction between theories of welfare and the ethics of welfare? \;
Some lives are better and some are worse\, but what constitutes their prudential value? Are well-being and ill-being analogous or do they differ in structure and relevance &ndash\; and what do particular theories imply? What are the relevant underlying concepts of desire\, pleasure\, friendship\, or other objective goods on which welfare may depend?
This workshop provides a forum for the discussion of those and related questions. It aims at rallying scholars of philosophy to expand our understanding in these issues\, and we hope to promote the philosophical engagement with ethics\, welfare\, and how they interact.
The workshop is organised by Jonas Harney (TU Dortmund University)\, Thorsten Helfer (Saarland University)\, Maximilian Klein (Saarland University) and Hasko von Kriegstein (Toronto Metropolitan University) and generously supported by UdS Professorship for Practical Philosophy.
More details and updates on \;https://tinyurl.com/48twvh29 For further information\, please contact the organisers at \;workshoponwelfare@gmail.com.
16th Braga Summer School in Political Philosophy and Public Policy. \;Workplace Democracy and the Future of Work \; \;
July 2&ndash\;3\, 2026 \; | \; University of Minho\, Braga &ndash\; Portugal \; (Following the Braga Meetings on Ethics and Political Philosophy\, 29 June&ndash\;1 July) \; \; \;
New Deadline for Abstract Submissions: \;May 17\, 2026
Where: School of Letters\, Arts and Human Sciences - University of Minho\, Braga\, Portugal. Organization: Centre for Ethics\, Politics and Society of the University of Minho.
Keynote \;
Iñ\;igo Gonzá\;lez Ricoy &ndash\; University of Barcelona \;
Nicholas Vrousalis &ndash\; Erasmus University Rotterdam \; \;
Lectures by \;
Catarina Neves &ndash\; Utrecht University
Hugo Rajã\;o &ndash\; Independent Researcher \; \;
About the School: Contemporary scholarship increasingly examines transformations in labor and workplace governance within advanced capitalism\, with particular emphasis on technological change\, automation\, and artificial intelligence. Often justified in terms of efficiency&mdash\;productivity\, cost reduction\, flexibility\, and competitiveness&mdash\;these developments raise profound normative concerns about justice\, domination\, and inequality in the workplace. From industrial capitalism to contemporary platform economies governed by algorithmic management\, efficiency has evolved into a normative principle shaping labor relations\, institutional frameworks\, and political priorities. Today\, it manifests in precarious employment\, weakened labor protections\, intensified managerial oversight\, and technological displacement\, posing significant challenges for democratic societies. Building on the success of previous editions\, this Summer School focuses on workplace democracy and the future of work\, treating workplaces as primary sites of justice and injustice in contemporary societies. Efficiency-driven market structures may generate normatively objectionable forms of exploitation\, domination\, and exclusion\, raising fundamental questions about freedom\, equality\, and democratic legitimacy. \; \;
Key questions include:
We invite submissions on topics including (but not limited to):
\nFormat and Aims: The Braga Summer School aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue among political philosophers\, legal theorists\, economists\, and social scientists. It will combine keynote lectures\, participant presentations\, and mentoring opportunities for PhD students and early-career researchers.
Abstract Submissions: \;To submit an abstract\, fill in the information \;here. \;Please provide your name\, contact information\, affiliation\, and short bio (no more than 300 words). Abstracts should not be longer than 500 words\, along with five keywords\, and must be prepared for blind review. \;
Registration: \;The deadline for registration is \;15 June 2026. Both attendants and those presenting a paper should register for the School. For further details on fees and registration\, please visit https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/pt-pt/event/7013/.
\nAll inquiries should be sent to: 16thbragasummerschool@gmail.com
ORGANIZER;CN=Alexandre Carvalho;CN=Thiago Monteiro de Souza;CN=Daniele Santoro: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011639Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260703T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260705T170000 SUMMARY:New Technologies and the Future of War and Peace UID:20260506T042744Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Oxford\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:Context
\nThis workshop\, the first of four\, coincides with a new Elements series from Cambridge University Press\, The Philosophy of War and Peace\, edited by Lee-Ann Chae and Graham Parsons. While inclusive of traditional approaches to the ethics of war\, this Elements series also investigates broader questions such as the intersection of culture and war\, the historical emergence of just war theory as opposed to pacifism or realism\, the full impact of war and the military on real communities\, and the strategic limitations of war as a tool of statecraft. This series looks at the problems of war and peace in their full complexity\, taking advantage of tools from disciplines across the humanities.
\nThe workshop will include a mix of Elements authors\, and scholars who will be selected from this CFA. Future workshops will be organized around different themes\, but keep this same format.
\nConfirmed Elements authors for the July 2026 workshop include:
\nThematic Description
\nOur collective imaginings about a technologically advanced future are crowded with both doomsday predictions and utopian visions. As the influence of AI becomes ever more marked across myriad and disparate fields &ndash\; such as communications\, medicine\, surveillance\, education\, robotics\, and weapons manufacturing &ndash\; we continue to lurch towards an uncertain future. The rapid development of new technologies is profoundly changing the nature of war and the possibilities of peace\, with significant implications for how we understand and enforce human rights. This conference will explore how new technologies are impacting traditional human rights (including privacy\, free speech and free association\, and freedom of movement) and the laws of war\, and will also consider how our reliance on technology is changing our conception of a flourishing human life.
\nQuestions of interest might include:
\nAbout
\n&ldquo\;Formal Ethics&rdquo\; sits at the intersection where logic\, decision theory\, game theory\, social choice theory\, and computational philosophy engage with central questions in moral and political theory. The field builds on the foundational contributions of Kenneth Arrow\, Amartya Sen\, John Harsanyi\, Richard Braithwaite\, Lennart Å\;qvist\, and others\, while its scope continues to expand. Recent work extends across formal analyses of freedom and responsibility\, welfare economics and population ethics\, deontic logic and natural-language semantics\, theories of value\, and computational studies of how norms and conventions form\, evolve\, and stabilize.
\nThe conference series mirrors this growth and diversification. Previous editions have been hosted by the University of Groningen (2010)\, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitä\;t Mü\;nchen (2012)\, Erasmus University Rotterdam (2014)\, the University of Bayreuth (2015)\, the University of York (2017)\, Ghent University (2019)\, Vanderbilt University (2022)\, and most recently the University of Greifswald (2024).
\nPlenary Speakers include Peter Vanderschraaf (University of Arizona)\, Mark Budolfson (UT Austin) and Janice Dowell (Syracuse). \;
\nCall for Papers
\nFormal Ethics 2024 will feature a single track for contributed talks of 40-45 minutes. \;Authors should submit an extended abstract (1000 words max\, pdf format) to formalethics2026@yahoo.com.
\nNotifications of acceptance will be sent by March 15th\, 2026.
\nSubmissions in all areas of formal ethics\, broadly construed\, are welcome. Contributions need not be formal in nature but should show familiarity with applying formal tools and results to ethical investigations.We welcome submissions from members of underrepresented groups\, as well as early career researchers and students.
\nAll submissions should be prepared for anonymous review.
\nImportant Dates
\nDeadline for submission: January 30th\, 2026
\nNotification of acceptance: March 15th\, 2026
\nConference dates: July 13-15
\nLocal Organizer
\nJustin Bruner (University at Buffalo). Please contact Justin at jbruner@buffalo.edu with any questions about the conference.
ORGANIZER;CN=Justin Bruner: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011640Z DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20260714T080000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20260716T170000 SUMMARY:ISBEE WORLD CONGRESS 2026 - RETHINKING BUSINESS ETHICS FROM THE GLOBAL SOUTH: LOCAL INSIGHTS\, GLOBAL IMPACT UID:20260506T042746Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Africa/Lagos LOCATION:Ekounou\, Yaoundé\, Cameroon ORGANIZER;CN=Thierry Ngosso Ngosso: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011640Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260720T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260724T170000 SUMMARY:Frankfurt Ethics Summer School: Contractualism and Claims of Recognition UID:20260506T042747Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Norbert-Wollheim Platz 1\, Frankfurt am Main\, Germany DESCRIPTION:We are happy to announce the first edition of the \;Frankfurt Ethics Summer School (FESS)\, which will be held from 20&ndash\;24 July 2026 at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main.
\nOur guest in 2026 is \;Rahul Kumar \;(Queen&rsquo\;s University\, Canada)\, who will present his book manuscript \;Contractualism and Claims of Recognition.
\nContractualism&rsquo\;s animating idea is that moral reasoning is aptly characterized as reasoning about the justifiability of our conduct to others. It is one that many find resonates with their moral sensibilities. Why this is so is standardly thought to have to do with the appeal of the distinctive way contractualism develops the idea of justifiability to others\, inviting us to view the core of common-sense morality as a system of directed duties\, the flouting of any of which wrongs the person to whom the duty is owed and justifies the wronged holding the wrongdoer to account. \; \;But this interpretation does not do justice to the sources of contractualism&rsquo\;s resonance. \; \;The theme of the book is that a more compelling interpretation of the theory takes as central to it an ideal of living with moral community with others\, one in which persons are bound to one another by valuable relationships of mutual recognition. This reorientation both sheds light on various structural aspects of the contractualist account\, prompts a reconsideration of what reasoning on its terms involves\, and casts doubt on the interpretation of it as being an account of interpersonal wronging. \;
\nThe course is intended for MA and Ph.D. students\, but in addition\, it is open for interested advanced BA-students\, and postdocs. \;
\nUnfortunately\, the number of spaces is limited. If you would like to participate\, please send a registration email including a brief CV\, and a short letter indicating how the course would benefit your work\, to \;fess@em.uni-frankfurt.de
\nPlease note: We can grant up to 6 travel bursaries of max. 500&euro\;\, please mention in your application if you like to be considered.
\nRegistration is open \;until Mai 20th\; we will notify applicants by May 30th.
ORGANIZER;CN=Singa Behrens: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011640Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260727T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260731T170000 SUMMARY:Passau Summer School for Applied Ethics 2026 - Ethics of Migration: Justice\, Rights\, Responsibilities UID:20260506T042748Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Innstraße 27\, Passau\, Germany DESCRIPTION:Are you eager to explore the ethical questions that arise from migration? Do you want to exchange ideas with international scholars and actively engage in discussions about justice\, rights\, and responsibility in both European and global contexts? \;
\nThen apply now for the Passau Summer School for Applied Ethics! \;
\nThis year\, PASSAE focuses on migration ethics. Together\, we will examine pressing questions such as: How can theories of justice be applied to real-world migration challenges? What responsibilities do states and societies have toward refugees and migrants? How can the rights of particularly vulnerable groups in migration be protected? How do climate change and technology shape migration and our ethical duties? PASSAE 2026 creates an international platform that fosters exchange among students from diverse fields. Participants will learn from experts\, collaborate in teams\, and explore normative aspects of migration. You&rsquo\;ll also get to experience the charming city of Passau with its rich cultural heritage. \;
\nApplication Details
\nInterested in becoming part of PASSAE? Here&rsquo\;s how to apply: Submit a letter of motivation (max. 350 words) outlining your interest in the topic and what you hope to gain from the experience (deadline: March 15 2026). \;Please note that\, upon acceptance\, there will be a participation fee of 75&euro\;.
ORGANIZER;CN=Karoline Reinhardt: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011640Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260808T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260808T090000 SUMMARY:15th Annual Florida State University Free Will\, Moral Responsibility\, and Agency Conference UID:20260506T042749Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Tallahassee\, United States\, 32304 DESCRIPTION:The Philosophy Graduate Student Association (PGSA) of Florida State University is now accepting submissions for their graduate conference on free will\, moral responsibility\, and agency.
\nThe conference will take place at Florida State University on October 15-16 2026.
\nKeynote speakers will be:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Zoë\; Johnson King\, Harvard University
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; David Shoemaker\, Cornell University
\nThe conference will be held in Dodd Hall Auditorium. Conference participants can access the auditorium via either stairs or ramps\, and wheelchair accessible tables as well as theater-style seats are available in the auditorium. Microphones will be available for presenters. The conference is currently planned to be held in-person.
\nThose interested in submitting papers related to free will\, moral responsibility\, or the wider notion of agency should email their submissions to fsupgsa@gmail.com. Papers should be submitted along with a cover page. The criteria for the paper submission and cover page are as follows:
\n \;
Paper Requirements:
·\; \; \; \; \; \; Prepared for anonymous review
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; No more than 4\,000 words
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Suitable for 25-minute presentation
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Preceded by an abstract of 150-250 words
\nCover Page Requirements:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Presenter&rsquo\;s name
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Institutional affiliation
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Contact information (email address or phone number)
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Title of paper
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;150-250 word abstract of the paper \;
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Word count of the paper
\nThe deadline for submissions is August 8th\, 2026. We will notify those whose papers have been accepted no later than September 16\, 2026.
\nFor questions or further information\, please contact Justice Cabantangan (jac24m at fsu.edu). You may also visit the conference website at https://philosophy.fsu.edu/free-will-conference. (The website is currently under maintenance.)
ORGANIZER;CN=Justice Cabantangan: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011640Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260831T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260831T234500 SUMMARY:Res Practica Special Issue - “The Faces of Responsibility” UID:20260506T042750Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq 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
\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.
\nThe conference encourages theoretical\, critical\, or applied approaches and aims to provide a space for dialogue for early-career researchers specializing in any aspect of responsibility.
\nAs the conference is fully bilingual\, presentations may be given in either French or English. The presentations 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 August 31\, 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:20260506T011640Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260902T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260904T170000 SUMMARY:MANCEPT Workshop on Ethics of Academia UID:20260506T042751Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:University of Manchester\, Manchester\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:We are inviting submissions for this workshop to be held as part of this year&rsquo\;s MANCEPT workshops. \;The Workshops will take place at the University of Manchester\, from 2nd to 4th September 2026.
\nRecent resurgence of interest in the ethics of academia has sparked debates about the ideals and ongoing practices within academic institutions. These debates often highlight the tension between the aspirational goals of academia &ndash\; such as promoting systemic equity\, inclusion\, and access &ndash\; and the constraints imposed by socio-political realities\, including discrimination\, bias and lack of diversity\, institutional backlash against specific disciplines\, and budgetary and financial pressures. Our panel contributes to these debates by focusing on challenges that academics face specifically in their role as academics. \;These include\, but are not limited to\, the following areas:
\nWe are interested in these or any other topic related to the ethics of academia. By engaging with these issues\, the panel aims to deepen ongoing discussions about what academia is\, what it ought to be\, and how we might reimagine academic life in more just and sustainable ways.
Submissions should \;be suitable for 30 minutes of presentation + 30 minutes of Q&\;A.
Please submit your anonymized abstract (300-500 words) by \;20th April 2026 \;using \;this form: \;https://forms.gle/UVP6ctu9uAVmko7W6
Participants must pay fees for registration and dinner\; further information about costs will be provided soon.
For any questions\, please contact Kritika Maheshwari (k.maheshwari@tudelft.nl)
This workshop explores the relevance of a philosophical and political theoretical debate on just profit. \;Most wealth is generated through corporate profit making. Together with inheritances the corporate machine and its financialization seem to be mainly responsible for the growing concentration of wealth. Against this backdrop\, it is somewhat surprising that philosophical and political theoretical debates have largely focused on limiting wealth in general and on inheritance taxation\, but not so much on a regulation of profits. \;
\nOne possible explanation lies in a somewhat unquestioned acceptance of the classical liberal framing of profits. According to this framing it is reasonable to regulate profits as little as possible in order to stimulate economic activity and growth\, which will ultimately benefit society as a whole. Another argument is the fear of capital flight with the potential of serious disruption of economic functionalities and great welfare losses. \;
\nAt the same time\, the historical failure of social democratic and liberal socialist transformations in the second half of the 20thcentury seems to be connected to a lack of profit regulation. An important case in point is the failing of the implementation of the Meidner plan in Sweden due to strong unregulated profit concentration and a corresponding political power structure.
\nWe aim to promote interdisciplinary dialogue across political philosophy\, political theory\, and critical social theory. \;
\nPossible themes include (but are not limited to): \;
\nSubmission Guidelines:
\nUp to 15 speakers will be selected for the workshop. Each speaker will be given approximately 30 minutes to speak\, followed by 30 minutes for Q&\;A.
\n
Bursaries are available to help cover the conference registration fee\, and participants are encouraged to apply if needed.
The workshop will take place as part of the MANCEPT Workshops in Political Theory at the University of Manchester (September 2-4\, 2026).
\nOrganizers: \;Stefan Gosepath\, Philipp Lepenies\, Christian Neuhä\;user\, Laura Opolka\, Isabella Pfusterer \;
\nFor the panel description and details see also: https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/activities/just-profit/
ORGANIZER;CN=Stefan Gosepath;CN="Christian Neuhäuser";CN=Laura Opolka: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011640Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260902T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260904T170000 SUMMARY:MANCEPT Workshop - Speciesism\, Power and Human Prejudice UID:20260506T042753Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Manchester Center for Political Theory\, University of Manchester\, Oxford Road\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:Speciesism has become a central concept in moral\, social and political scholarship and movements concerning animals. Broadly understood\, speciesism refers to discrimination based on species-membership and is often compared to racism and sexism. Nonetheless\, unlike racism and sexism\, speciesism is still generally regarded as an acceptable bias by the public and\, also amongst philosophers\, opinions diverge.
\nNowadays\, most philosophers reject forms of speciesism which rely merely on membership in the human species. However\, anthropocentric approaches which are justified in more indirect terms are widespread. Indeed\, these have received renewed defences recently &ndash\; including accounts which rely on rationality or social categories\, among others.
\nThis raises pressing metaphysical\, normative and epistemic concerns about what it means to be a human\, whether anthropocentric approaches to moral and political theory can be successfully defended\, and a wider question about why philosophers might be compelled to defend them at all. At the same time\, there are a variety of related concerns that are more overtly political in character\, which theorists of race and gender attend to\, but which are under-addressed in the literature on animals. These include issues regarding systems of power\, structural injustice\, social hierarchy\, domination and oppression.
\nThis panel is therefore broadly concerned with the following question: if speciesism is similar to racism and sexism\, what lies behind the former&rsquo\;s largely unchecked dominance in our thinking\, conduct and social structures? And how might we better understand its continued socio-political power\, within and beyond analytic political and moral philosophy? The panel will consider a range of related sub-questions including\, but not limited to\, the following:
\nConfirmed speakers: Hannah Battersby (KU Leuven)\, Catia Faria (Complutense University of Madrid)\, Franç\;ois Jacquet (Université\; de Strasbourg)\, Matthew Wray Perry (University of Sheffield) and Valé\;rie G. Topf (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem).
\nFor remaining speaker slots\, we invite submissions of abstracts of 250&ndash\;300 words from scholars within philosophy\, political science\, law\, animal studies\, and related disciplines. Abstracts should be suitable for a presentation of roughly 20-30 minutes. Please email your anonymised abstract to valerie.topf@unipv.it by 11th May 2026. Responses to submitted abstracts will be provided by 22nd May 2026.
\nPlease note that registration\, travel and accommodation fees must be covered by speakers themselves. Information on current registration fees &ndash\; and bursaries for accepted abstracts &ndash\; will be available on the MANCEPT website. This year&rsquo\;s edition of the workshops will take place in-person only.
ORGANIZER;CN=Hannah Battersby;CN=Matthew W. Perry;CN="Valérie G. Topf": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011640Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260908T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260909T170000 SUMMARY:Social Ties in Animal Politics: Mutuality Beyond Humanity UID:20260506T042754Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:The Wave\, Sheffield\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:Social and political relationships constitute the foundation of our shared communities. Yet\, scholars working in the field of animal politics have not had these social ties as their primary focus. They have predominately highlighted the systematic injustice and exploitation that blight many of our relationships with nonhuman animals. This body of work has argued extensively for the rights of animals to fair treatment and political representation.
\nAlthough crucial\, a focus on injustice leaves out the question of whether the numerous relational concepts traditionally reserved for human society &mdash\; such as civic friendship\, trust\, and solidarity &mdash\; can be meaningfully extended to nonhuman animals. The project of identifying and theorising injustice continues to be important\, but a positive vision of what a just interspecies community would look like necessitates engagement with social ties. To reimagine and build a multispecies political community that works for us all\, we must begin exploring the actual\, lived quality of the social and political relationships that bind humans and animals together\, or set us apart.
\nTo that end\, this conference seeks to investigate the everyday reality of coexistence with animals by exploring the diverse range of social\, political\, and institutional relationships between us. By thinking about the limits and potential of existing interspecies encounters\, we hope to unearth the conceptual and critical resources needed to rethink our shared social and political life with animals.
\nDoing so requires us to engage with the idea that we are co-participants who share in social ties with nonhuman others. But there are profound challenges to any possible vision of mutuality beyond humanity. For example\, can the inescapable asymmetries in power\, or the significant communicative and epistemic barriers between species\, be overcome to realise a genuine interspecies politics?
\nWe will bring together scholars of animal ethics\, animal politics\, and cognate disciplines to explore these and related questions\, including but not limited to:
\nIn what ways do human-animal social relationships contribute to a flourishing political community? How do these relationships serve individual and collective interests in health\, happiness\, and community?
\nCan positive relational concepts like civic friendship or co-citizenship be meaningfully extended to non-human animals? Are interspecies relations of trust\, civility\, and tolerance possible?
\nHow\, if at all\, should negative relational concepts like aggression\, incivility\, or contempt be applied to animals? If animals can be our companions and our friends\, can they also be our enemies?
\nIs interspecies solidarity possible? Can humans and animals have mutual goodwill towards one another? \; Can we have alliances with animals?
\nWhy might mutuality with domesticated animals differ from with wild animals? Should we pursue relationships with wild animals\, or is mutuality undesirable? On what terms might it be acceptable?
\nCan humans and animals engage in mutually creative and cultural relationships? Can humans and animals play\, learn and co-create?
\nAre relations of mutuality possible if there are profound asymmetries in power and cognitive ability between humans and animals? Can farmers\, for example\, be friends with those animals that they exploit? Can humans be friends with mice?
\nHow do the concepts of love and care challenge or complicate traditional ways of thinking about justice for animals? \;
\nHow should ethical theory account for the inherent dangers and exploitation present in many human-animal relationships\, even those defined by intimacy? Can animals be exploited? Do animals have an interest in noninferiority?
\nHow might emerging technologies facilitate\, improve or harm relationships with animals? How\, if at all\, should AI be used to transform relationships with animals? How might animals need protection from these developments?
\nThis is the latest in a series of longstanding annual &lsquo\;Animal Politics&rsquo\; conferences. Details on past events (since 2010) can be found here: https://josh-milburn.com/animal-politics/ \;
\nOrganisers: Alasdair Cochrane (University of Sheffield)\; Steve Cooke (University of Leicester)\; Sara van Goozen (University of York)\; Josh Milburn (Loughborough University)\; Angie Pepper (Roehampton University)\; Matt Perry (University of Sheffield).
\nPlease send anonymised abstracts of no more than 300 words to m.w.perry@sheffield.ac.uk by end of day Friday 12th June. \;Please include the title of your paper\, your name and your affiliation in the body of your email. Abstracts should be suitable for a 30 minute presentation and will be subject to a blind review process. Successful proposals will be notified by 30th June.
\nThere are no fees to attend\, but please register or submit an abstract by emailing the organisers. Refreshments and a buffet lunch will be provided. This conference is gratefully funded by a Mind Association Conference Grant\, as well as a contribution from a Wellcome Trust grant on Multispecies Mutualisms held at the University of Sheffield. \;
\nThis has allowed us to cover a small number of ECR/graduate student speaker fees consisting of accommodation and dinner (but excluding travel). The details of how to apply for this will be sent out with successful abstract responses. \;
\nWe are committed to making the event welcoming for everyone by adhering to the BPA/SWiP Guidelines for Accessible Conferences and the BPA/SWiP Good Practice Scheme. For more information\, please get in touch with the organisers.
ORGANIZER;CN=Matthew W. Perry;CN=Alasdair Cochrane;CN=Angie Pepper;CN=Josh Milburn;CN=Sara Van Goozen;CN=Steve Cooke: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260506T011640Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260917T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260918T170000 SUMMARY:24th Pavia Graduate Conference in Political Philosophy UID:20260506T042755Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq 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:20260506T011640Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260928T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260930T170000 SUMMARY:Second Conference of the European Moral Responsibility Consortium (EMRC) UID:20260506T042756Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq 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. Besides the keynote talks\, there will be contributed talks to be allotted via a call for abstracts.
ORGANIZER;CN=Leonhard Menges;CN=Leonie Eichhorn: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR