Upcoming events in Applied Ethics

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Ongoing 1 Oct 2024

Conference: In Conversation: Exploring the Philosophy of Money and Finance

OnlinePhinance - The Philosophy of Finance Network

Phinance Online Interview Series

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

Ongoing 21 May

Conference: 30th Annual IAEP Conference (Virtual)

OnlineInternational Association for Environmental Philosophy

Topics: Continental Philosophy, Philosophy of the Americas, Applied Ethics

Ongoing 21 May

Conference: Business Ethics in the 6ix

Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University

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

25 May

CFP: Fellowship

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

26 May

CFP: Objectivity and Subjectivity in Medicine

TORCH Medical Humanities Hub, University of Oxford

Topics: General Philosophy of Science, Applied Ethics, Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

28 May

Conference: Licht an im Gehirn. Neuronale Optogenetik als interdizsiplinäre Debatte zwischen Ethik, Recht und Kunst / Light on in the brain. Neuronal optogenetics as an interdisciplinary debate between ethics, law and art

Martin Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg

Topics: Philosophy of Biology, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Applied Ethics

28 May

Conference: Lund Medical Ethics Conference 2026

Unit of Medical Ethics, Lund University

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics

28 May

Conference: Consent, Ethics, and Sexual Education

Department of Philosophy, University of British Columbia

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

31 May

CFP: Practical Applications of Kant’s Philosophy

IDEA Centre, University of Leeds

UK Kant Society Annual Conference 2026

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Applied Ethics

31 May

CFP: Journal of Contemporary Chinese Philosophy

Topics: Asian Philosophy, Applied Ethics, Value Theory, Miscellaneous

1 Jun

Conference: Bled Philosophical Conference 2026: Ethical Issues, Theoretical and Applied

Bled Philosophical Conference

Topics: Applied Ethics, Meta-Ethics, Normative Ethics

1 Jun

Conference: AI and Data Ethics Summer Training Program

Ethics Institute / Philosophy Department, Northeastern University

Topics: General Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Computing and Information, Applied Ethics

1 Jun

Talk: AI and the gaps on the bright side of responsibility

OnlineUniversity of Ostrava; Matej Bel University, University of Warsaw

Analytic Philosophy in Visegrad Countries Lecture Series

Daniela Vacek (Slovak Academy of Sciences)

Topics: Philosophy of Computing and Information, Applied Ethics, Value Theory, Miscellaneous

1 Jun

CFP: Philosophy of Animal Welfare

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

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

1 Jun

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

4 Jun

Conference: Stanley Cavell at 100. An International Centennial Conference

Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne; Sapienza Università di Roma; Boston University

Topics: Aesthetics, Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

4 Jun

Conference: Miss-Stout Ethics Workshop

Center for Applied Ethics, University of Wisconsin, Stout

Topics: Applied Ethics, Meta-Ethics, Normative Ethics

4 Jun

Conference: International Society for Military Ethics

International Society for Military Ethics

International Society for Military Ethics Annual Conference

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

7 Jun

Talk: Wither Paris? Climate Accords in the Age of Trump

Canadian Philosophical Association

Stephen M. Gardiner (University of Washington)

Matthias Fritsch (Concordia University)

David Schmidtz (University of Arizona)

Molly Dea-Stephensen (McGill University)

Allen Habib (University of Calgary)

Topics: Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

8 Jun

Conference: Stanley Cavell at 100. An International Centennial Conference - Rome Conference

Department of Philosophy, Sapienza University of Rome

Stanley Cavell at 100. An International Centennial Conference - Paris | Rome | Boston

Topics: Aesthetics, Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

10 Jun

Seminar: Philosophical and interdisciplinary perspectives on AI companionship

Wellbeing and Virtual Worlds, University of Southern Denmark

Topics: Applied Ethics, Value Theory, Miscellaneous

11 Jun

Conference: Dialogue in Democratic Education

University of Oulu

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

11 Jun

Workshop: Autonomy & Algorithms (11-12 June 2026, Karlsruhe)

Institute of Philosophy, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Topics: Epistemology, Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics

11 Jun

Conference: Existential Threats and Other Disasters: Novel (Bio)ethical Solutions for Novel Challenges

https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/content/reid-hall, Columbia University

Existential Threats and Other Disasters: Novel (Bio)ethical Solutions for Novel Challenges

Topics: Epistemology, General Philosophy of Science, Applied Ethics

11 Jun

Conference: Privacy at the margins

Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München

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

12 Jun

Conference: AI and decision-making: tools, hybrids, and collectives

Applied Ethics Chair, RWTH Aachen University

Topics: Philosophy of Computing and Information, Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

12 Jun

Conference: Third Annual Toronto Bioethics Workshop

Department of Philosophy, University of Toronto

Topics: Applied Ethics

12 Jun

CFP: 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 Jun

Conference: From Virtual to Virtue: Ethics, Epistemology, Education

Centre for Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence and the Ethics of New Technologies, University of Ljubljana

Topics: Epistemology, Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics

17 Jun

Conference: Epistemic Dimensions of Democratic Deliberation in the Digital Age

Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Rijeka

Topics: Epistemology, Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

17 Jun

Conference: IDEepolis26

Institute for Digital Ethics (IDE), Stuttgart Media University

Topics: Aesthetics, Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

17 Jun

Conference: Climate Emotions and Environmental Activism

University College Dublin

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

17 Jun

Conference: Climate Emotions and Environmental Activism

HybridPhilosophy, University College Dublin

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

18 Jun

Conference: Public Opinion and Democratic Civic Engagement: Expanding Reflection in Public Agendas. A tribute to Maxwell McCombs and Esteban López-Escobar

Public Communication , University of Navarra

Public Communication Ethics - Workshop Series

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

18 Jun

Conference: Objectivity and Subjectivity in Medicine

TORCH Medical Humanities Hub, University of Oxford

Topics: General Philosophy of Science, Applied Ethics, Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

18 Jun

Conference: Planetary Technologies: Ontology and Agency

Institute for Science and Ethics, University of Bonn

Topics: Philosophy of Computing and Information, Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

22 Jun

Conference: Trust and Hope in Times of Crises

American University of Armenia

ETICA Internationnal Annual Conferences

Topics: Epistemology, Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

22 Jun

Conference: Work, needs, and necessity: Bringing together philosophical and empirical perspectives

Queen Mary, University of London

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

22 Jun

Conference: OZSW PhD Summer School on Ethics and Economics: Ethics of Taxes, Climate Change and Labor Markets

Department of Philosophy, Tilburg University

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

23 Jun

Conference: The 16th Oxford Workshop on Global Priorities Research

University of Oxford

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

24 Jun

Conference: Digital Humanism Conference 2026

Association of Digital Humanism

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

25 Jun

Conference: Monist special issue workshop: Philosophy of Taxation

Department of Philosophy, Tilburg University

Topics: Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

29 Jun

Conference: Climate Change and Animal Ethics

Environmental Sciences and Humanities Institute, University of Fribourg, Switzerland

Topics: Applied Ethics

2 Jul

Conference: LLMs as Mirror, Colleague, Rival

HybridTilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences, Tilburg University

5th TSHD Digital Humanities Symposium

Topics: Philosophy of Computing and Information, Applied Ethics

2 Jul

Conference: New Issues on Law and Philosophy of Affirmative Action

IVR2026 Organizing Committee, International Association for the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy

Special workshop at XXXIInd World Congress of the International Association for the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (IVR)

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

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

6 Jul

Conference: Rethinking Leadership

Webster University

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

7 Jul

Conference: Philosophy of Explainable AI: New Directions

Centre for Science Studies, Department of Mathematics, Aarhus University

Topics: Epistemology, Philosophy of Social Science, Applied Ethics

13 Jul

Conference: Trust & Cooperation

Department of Philosophy, University of Vienna

Vienna Summer School 2026

Topics: Epistemology, Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

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

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