Upcoming events in Normative Ethics

Ongoing 22 Jun

Summer Seminar: Patience in Adversity Summer Seminar

University of Notre Dame

The Patience in Adversity Project

Topics: Meta-Ethics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

Today 28 Jun

Conference: 'Sex between Law and Morality' IVR Special Workshop

Kadir Has Üniversitesi

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

30 Jun

CFP: Big Bioethics Workshop (Updated Call and Extended Deadline)

School of American and Global Studies , South Dakota State University

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics

30 Jun

CFP: Arkete: War: Ethics, Neurobiology and Philosophy

Topics: Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Normative Ethics

1 Jul

Conference: Trust, Trustworthiness, and AI

University of Sheffield

Topics: Epistemology, Normative Ethics

1 Jul

Conference: WoW 2026 – Sixth International Workshop on Welfare and Ethics

Saarland University

Topics: Meta-Ethics, Normative Ethics, Value Theory, Miscellaneous

2 Jul

Conference: Workshop: Ethics and Politics of Artificial Intelligence

Institute of Philosophy - University of Porto

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

2 Jul

Conference: 16TH BRAGA SUMMER SCHOOL: WORKPLACE DEMOCRACY AND THE FUTURE OF WORK

Centre for Ethics, Politics and Society, University of Minho

Braga Summer Schools in Political Philosophy & Public Policy

Topics: Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, Value Theory, Miscellaneous

3 Jul

Conference: New Technologies and the Future of War and Peace

Oxford University

Challenging War

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

13 Jul

Conference: Formal Ethics 2026

Philosophy Department, The State University of New York at Buffalo

Topics: Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, Value Theory, Miscellaneous

14 Jul

Conference: ISBEE WORLD CONGRESS 2026 - RETHINKING BUSINESS ETHICS FROM THE GLOBAL SOUTH: LOCAL INSIGHTS, GLOBAL IMPACT

Ethics and Public Policy Laboratory, Catholic University of Central Africa

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

15 Jul

CFP: Zicklin Center Workshop in Normative Business Ethics

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

Zicklin Center Workshop in Normative Business Ethics

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

20 Jul

Conference: Frankfurt Ethics Summer School: Contractualism and Claims of Recognition

Department of Philosophy, Goethe University of Frankfurt

Frankfurt Ethics Summer School

Topics: Normative Ethics

27 Jul

Conference: Passau Summer School for Applied Ethics 2026 - Ethics of Migration: Justice, Rights, Responsibilities

Professorship of Applied Ethics, University of Passau

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

8 Aug

CFP: 15th Annual Florida State University Free Will, Moral Responsibility, and Agency Conference

The Philosophy Graduate Student Association, Florida State University

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

21 Aug

CFP: 8th CNY Moral Psychology Workshop

Le Moyne College

CNY Moral Psychology Workshop

Topics: Meta-Ethics, Normative Ethics, Value Theory, Miscellaneous

31 Aug

CFP: Relational Normativity: Epistemic and Practical

Department of Philosophy, Universität Zürich (UZH), Philosophisches Seminar

Topics: Epistemology, Meta-Ethics, Normative Ethics

31 Aug

CFP: Res Practica Special Issue - “The Faces of Responsibility”

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

1 Sep

CFP: Biophilia: The Ethics, Politics, and Aesthetics of Love for the Living World

Department of Philosophy, Mississippi State University

The Mississippi Philosophical Association Annual Conference 2027

Topics: Aesthetics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

2 Sep

Conference: MANCEPT Workshop on Ethics of Academia

University of Manchester

MANCEPT Workshops in Political Theory

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

2 Sep

Conference: MANCEPT Workshop - Speciesism, Power and Human Prejudice

Manchester Centre for Political Theory, The University of Manchester

MANCEPT Workshops in Political Theory

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

8 Sep

Conference: Social Ties in Animal Politics: Mutuality Beyond Humanity

School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations, University of Sheffield

Animal Politics

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

15 Sep

CFP: Call for Papers: Journal of Law, Society, and Authority - Special Issue (December 2026)

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

17 Sep

Conference: 24th Pavia Graduate Conference in Political Philosophy

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

Pavia Graduate Conference in Political Philosophy

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

17 Sep

Conference: Big Bioethics Workshop (Updated Call and Extended Deadline)

School of American and Global Studies , South Dakota State University

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics

25 Sep

Conference: Zicklin Center Workshop in Normative Business Ethics

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

Zicklin Center Workshop in Normative Business Ethics

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

28 Sep

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

Department of Philosophy (Humanities), University of Salzburg

Topics: Meta-Ethics, Normative Ethics

5 Oct

CFP: 36th Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Annual International Conference

The Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE)

APPE Annual Conference

Topics: Metaphysics and Epistemology, Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics

12 Oct

Conference: Caring for Non-Humans: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Care among Animals, the Environment, and AI

Czech Academy of Sciences

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

16 Oct

Conference: 15th Annual Florida State University Free Will, Moral Responsibility, and Agency Conference

The Philosophy Graduate Student Association, Florida State University

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

12 Nov

Conference: Reappraising nostalgia: The times and places of mindful yearning An international colloquium

University of Macerata Italy

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

12 Nov

Conference: Praise and Praiseworthiness Workshop, CFA

Aarhus University

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

12 Nov

CFP: Reappraising nostalgia: The times and places of mindful yearning An international colloquium

University of Macerata Italy

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

13 Nov

Conference: 8th CNY Moral Psychology Workshop

Le Moyne College

CNY Moral Psychology Workshop

Topics: Meta-Ethics, Normative Ethics, Value Theory, Miscellaneous

19 Nov

Conference: Normative Reasons and Morality

Department of Philosophy, Goethe University of Frankfurt

Topics: Epistemology, Meta-Ethics, Normative Ethics

20 Nov

Conference: Philosophy of Animal Welfare

Center for Law, Economics, and Public Policy, Duke Law School

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

6 Dec

CFP: 2027 Ethics at Notre Dame symposium: Ethics Beyond Action

Institute for Ethics and the Common Good, University of Notre Dame

Ethics at Notre Dame symposium

Topics: Normative Ethics

9 Dec

Conference: 2nd Annual PPEL in the Global South Conference

University of Los Andes

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

4 Jan 2027

CFP: Feminist Accountability and Transformative Justice - Special Issue of Feminist Philosophy Quarterly

Topics: Normative Ethics, Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality, Social and Political Philosophy

12 Feb 2027

Conference: Biophilia: The Ethics, Politics, and Aesthetics of Love for the Living World

Department of Philosophy, Mississippi State University

The Mississippi Philosophical Association Annual Conference 2027

Topics: Aesthetics, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

18 Feb 2027

Conference: Relational Normativity: Epistemic and Practical

Department of Philosophy, Universität Zürich (UZH), Philosophisches Seminar

Topics: Epistemology, Meta-Ethics, Normative Ethics

4 Mar 2027

Conference: 36th Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Annual International Conference

The Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE)

APPE Annual Conference

Topics: Metaphysics and Epistemology, Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics

1 Apr 2027

CFP: 2nd Annual PPEL in the Global South Conference

University of Los Andes

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

30 Apr 2027

Conference: 2027 Ethics at Notre Dame symposium: Ethics Beyond Action

Institute for Ethics and the Common Good, University of Notre Dame

Ethics at Notre Dame symposium

Topics: Normative Ethics

28 Jun 2027

Conference: ‘The Ethics of Empty Beliefs: Conversations with Buddhist Philosophy’

Institute for the Cultural and Intellectual History of Asia, Austrian Academy of Sciences

Topics: Epistemology, Asian Philosophy, Normative Ethics

28 Jun 2027

Conference: The Ethics of Empty Beliefs: Conversations with Buddhist Philosophy

Institute for the Cultural and Intellectual History of Asia, Austrian Academy of Sciences

Topics: Epistemology, Asian Philosophy, Normative Ethics