Upcoming events in Normative Ethics

Ongoing 2 Sep

Conference: The Value of Consciousness

OnlineRice University

Topics: Philosophy of Mind, Aesthetics, Normative Ethics

Ongoing 19 Sep

Conference: Zicklin Center Workshop in Normative Business Ethics

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

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

Ongoing 1 Nov

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

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

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

7 Nov

Talk: Powerful Animals

OnlineUniversity of Surrey Centre for Law and Philosophy

Legal Philosophy Trident Seminar Series

Ariel Zylberman (University At Albany (SUNY))

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

11 Nov

Conference: Toward a Political Philosophy of Sport

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

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

11 Nov

Talk: Masterclass on ‘Conceptual Engineering as a Method for Moral Analysis in Education’

OnlineSchool of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh

Foundations and Methods of Moral Analysis in Education

Mark Pinder (Open University (UK))

Sally Moore (Ohio State University)

Winston C. Thompson

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

14 Nov

Conference: 7th CNY Moral Psychology Workshop

Le Moyne College

CNY Moral Psychology Workshop

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

14 Nov

CFP: Confronting the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

University of Scranton

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

15 Nov

CFP: 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 Nov

CFP: The Ethics of Business, Trade, and Global Governance Conference

Center for Ethics in Society, Saint Anselm College

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

20 Nov

Conference: Imagining the Good Life under Uncertainty with Biology & Technology

Wageningen University & Research

Topics: Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

21 Nov

CFP: Peace in the Age of Forever Wars

Center for the Study of Force and Diplomacy (CENFAD), Temple University

Challenging War

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

1 Dec

CFP: The Philosophy of Social Comparison

Topics: Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind, Normative Ethics

4 Dec

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

Institute of Philosophy, KU Leuven

Topics: Meta-Ethics, Normative Ethics

5 Dec

Conference: Workshop on Ethical, legal, social impact/aspect research frameworks: Towards an ELS-X Research community in Europe

ARRTI, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics

5 Dec

CFP: Slippery Slope Normativity Summit 2026

Philosophy Research Group, University of Inland Norway

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

31 Dec

CFA: Workshop on Meaning, LLMs, and Experience

Department of Philosophy, Paderborn University

Topics: Philosophy of Language, European Philosophy, Normative Ethics

31 Dec

CFP: Social Philosophy Today

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

9 Jan 2026

CFP: Christian Ethics and Peacebuilding in the Age of AI & Autonomous Weapons Systems

The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice, Queen's University, Belfast

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

9 Jan 2026

CFP: Legal Philosophy Workshop 2026

Legal Philosophy Workshop

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

11 Jan 2026

CFP: Technology and Well Being

The Prindle Institute for Ethics

The Midwest Ethics Symposium

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

22 Jan 2026

Conference: The Sustainable Corporation: How to Secure Value in a Competitive World

Faculty of Philosophy, University of Groningen

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

31 Jan 2026

CFP: Ethics Medicine Innovation (EMI)

Baylor College of Medicine

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics

2 Feb 2026

Conference: Ethics for AI: Challenges, Opportunities, and Human-Centered Perspectives

Sapienza Università di Roma

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

2 Feb 2026

CFP: Lund Medical Ethics Conference

Unit of Medical Ethics, Lund University

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics

6 Feb 2026

Conference: The Ethics of Business, Trade, and Global Governance Conference

Center for Ethics in Society, Saint Anselm College

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

13 Feb 2026

Conference: Slippery Slope Normativity Summit 2026

Philosophy Research Group, University of Inland Norway

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

20 Feb 2026

CFP: Educating Character Initiative 2026 RFP for Grants

Topics: Normative Ethics

26 Feb 2026

Conference: Ethical and Social Perspectives on New Military Technologies

Royal Military Academy of Belgium

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

1 Mar 2026

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

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

3 Mar 2026

Conference: Christian Ethics and Peacebuilding in the Age of AI & Autonomous Weapons Systems

The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice, Queen's University, Belfast

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

24 Mar 2026

Conference: Workshop on Deterrence and Deontology

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

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

26 Mar 2026

Conference: Devotion, Existential Commitment, and Ethics

Philosophy, Boston University

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

3 Apr 2026

Conference: Peace in the Age of Forever Wars

Center for the Study of Force and Diplomacy (CENFAD), Temple University

Challenging War

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

7 Apr 2026

Conference: Technology and Well Being

The Prindle Institute for Ethics

The Midwest Ethics Symposium

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

16 Apr 2026

Conference: Ethics Medicine Innovation (EMI)

Baylor College of Medicine

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics

16 Apr 2026

Conference: Confronting the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

University of Scranton

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

1 May 2026

CFP: Special Issue on "Pacifism and World Peace" for Dialogue and Universalism

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

28 May 2026

Conference: Workshop on Meaning, LLMs, and Experience

Department of Philosophy, Paderborn University

Topics: Philosophy of Language, European Philosophy, Normative Ethics

28 May 2026

Conference: Lund Medical Ethics Conference

Unit of Medical Ethics, Lund University

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics

1 Jun 2026

CFP: Using AI tools to support ethical inquiry—Can it be done? If so, how, and what are the risks and potential benefits?

Topics: Applied Ethics, Meta-Ethics, Normative Ethics

11 Jun 2026

Conference: Legal Philosophy Workshop 2026

Legal Philosophy Workshop

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

14 Jul 2026

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