Past events in Applied Ethics

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

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

25 May

CFP: Fellowship

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

22 May

Conference: 2026 KCL Political Theory Conference

Department of Political Economy, King's College London

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

22 May

Conference: Philosophy of Journalism

HybridDepartment of Political Science and International Relations, University of Geneva

Topics: Epistemology, Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

22 May

Conference: Power and Vulnerability: Narratives of Uncertainty in Global Dynamics

Faculty of Theology, “Ovidius” University of Constanța (Romania)

RELIGION, KNOWLEDGE, SOCIETY

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

21 May

Conference: Book Workshop: The Ethics of Sportswashing (hybrid)

HybridUniversity of Glasgow

Topics: Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

21 May

Conference: 30th Annual IAEP Conference (Virtual)

OnlineInternational Association for Environmental Philosophy

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

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

21 May

Talk: Aligned to What? Conceptual Prerequisites for Flourishing-Oriented AI

Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion, University of Oxford

Operationalising Human Wellbeing and Envisioning Humanistic Futures in AI

Juan Cadile (University of Rochester)

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

20 May

Conference: Risk and Uncertainty in Ethics

University of Leeds

Topics: Applied Ethics, Meta-Ethics, Normative Ethics

20 May

CFP: 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

18 May

CFP: 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

18 May

Talk: “Cultivating Frugal Preferences in Children: A Response to the Climate Crisis”

OnlineUniversity of Basel & John Cabot University

The Moral Limits of Shaping Others: Love, Reproduction, and Childrearing

Nanette Ryan (National University of Singapore)

Topics: Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

15 May

CFP: Multilateralism, International Institutions and the Ethics of War

Department of Philosophy, University of Bern

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

15 May

CFP: 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

15 May

Conference: Tackling speciesism and anthropocentrism in higher education

OnlineUniversity of York

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

15 May

Conference: Self(less)-Care: Ancient and Contemporary Care Ethics from a Labor Perspective

HybridUniversity of Pardubice

Topics: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy, History of Western Philosophy, Miscellaneous, Applied Ethics

11 May

Talk: “Equality and the Right to Abortion”

OnlineUniversity of Basel & John Cabot University

The Moral Limits of Shaping Others: Love, Reproduction, and Childrearing

Christie Hartley (Georgia State University)

Ashley Lindsley-Kim (University of British Columbia)

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

11 May

CFP: MANCEPT Workshop on Justice in Climate Litigation

University of Manchester

MANCEPT Workshops in Political Theory

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

10 May

Conference: 21st Annual Bentley Business Ethics Teaching Workshop

Hoffman Center for Business Ethics, Bentley University

Topics: Applied Ethics

8 May

CFP: 2026 Policing, Policy, and Philosophy Initiative (3PI) Symposium

Policing, Policy, and Philosophy Initiative

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

8 May

Talk: From the Prompt to the Output: Tripartite AI Mediation in Digital History

HybridInstitute of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, University of Porto

Maria Antónia Dinis (Universidade Nova de Lisboa)

Topics: Philosophy of Computing and Information, Applied Ethics, Meta-Ethics

8 May

Conference: Treasuring Old and New in Social Theology: from Rerum novarum to the Present Pontificate

HybridFaculty of Roman Catholic Theology, University of Bucharest

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

7 May

Conference: I Congreso Éticas Aplicadas de la Universidad de Málaga

Department of Philosophy, Universidad de Málaga

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

6 May

Conference: Neuroethics in Transition: Challenges and Opportunities for Research, Politics, and Society

HybridResearch Hub Neuroethics, Universität Bonn

Topics: Applied Ethics

6 May

Conference: Designing and Developing Ethically Aligned Military AI Technology

Section for Ethics and Philosophy of Technology, Delft University of Technology

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics

5 May

CFP: Tolerance and Education: Concepts, Justifications, and Limits (MANCEPT Panel 2026)

University of Manchester - MANCEPT

Topics: Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

4 May

CFP: Call for Papers: Philosophical Counselor, Interdisciplinary Journal for Practical Philosophy, Psychotherapy, and the Philosophy of Health

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

4 May

CFP: MANCEPT Workshop on Intimate (In)Justices

University of Manchester

MANCEPT Workshops in Political Theory

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

4 May

Talk: Is It Control or Boundary-Setting?

OnlineUniversity of Basel & John Cabot University

The Moral Limits of Shaping Others: Love, Reproduction, and Childrearing

Areti Theofilopoulou (University of Warwick)

Topics: Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

4 May

Talk: Slaves to the algorithms? Algocracy and republican liberty

OnlineFaculty of Arts, Monash University

Monash Social Contract Research Network (SCRN) seminar series

Robert Sparrow (Monash University)

Topics: Applied Ethics

1 May

CFP: The Philosopher

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

1 May

Conference: Violence, Resistance, and Decoloniality: Rage Against the Machine

Department of Philosophy, Philosophy Graduate Student Group

University of Alberta Philosophy Graduate Conference

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

1 May

Conference: AI: Enhancement vs. Erosion

Center for Philosophy and History of Science, Boston University

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

1 May

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

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

1 May

Conference: Ratio Annual Conference on Animals and Philosophy

University of Reading

Ratio Annual Conference

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

30 Apr

Talk: Against a Duty to Make the Future Go Best (April 30, 1pm CET)

OnlineUniversity of Sevilla

Moral Minds and Ethical Futures: Empirical and Normative Perspectives

Charlotte Franziska Unruh (University of Southampton)

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

30 Apr

CFP: 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

30 Apr

Talk: Internal Validity, External Validity and the Evaluation of Thought Experiments in Applied Ethics and Political Philosophy

University of Melbourne

University of Melbourne Philosophy seminar series

Topics: Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

27 Apr

Conference: Global Theory Forum Spring Symposium

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

27 Apr

Conference: Global Theory Forum Spring Symposium on Applied International Political Philosophy

University College London

Topics: Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

27 Apr

Conference: 21st Annual Doctoral Conference 2026

Doctoral School of Political Science, Public Policy and International Relations, Central European University

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

25 Apr

CFP: Thinking with Machines: Artificial Intelligence, Cognition, and Responsibility

Department of Philosophy, Virginia Commonwealth University

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

25 Apr

Conference: Thinking with Machines: Artificial Intelligence, Cognition, and Responsibility

Department of Philosophy, Virginia Commonwealth University

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

24 Apr

Conference: Ethics, Epistemology, and Engineering

Department of Philosophy, University of Delaware

Topics: Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, Miscellaneous, Applied Ethics

24 Apr

Conference: Southwest Graduate Philosophy Conference

Department of Philosophy, Arizona State University Graduate Philosophical Society

Annual Southwest Graduate Philosophy Conference

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

23 Apr

Conference: Value and Responsibility in AI Technologies

Department of Philosophy, Gonzaga University

Topics: Applied Ethics

22 Apr

Talk: RTAIM 27 | "Ethical Dimensions of AI Health Monitoring as a Gendered Practice" | ANITA HO (British Columbia Uni.)

OnlineInstitute of Philosophy - University of Porto

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