Past events in Applied Ethics

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: 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

17 Jun

Talk: Mapping the Varieties of Space Scepticism

Uehiro Oxford Institute, University of Oxford

Space Ethics Series

Tony Milligan (University of Hertfordshire)

Topics: Applied Ethics

17 Jun

Conference: Climate Emotions and Environmental Activism

HybridPhilosophy, University College Dublin

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative 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: IDEepolis26

Institute for Digital Ethics (IDE), Stuttgart Media University

Topics: Aesthetics, Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

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

15 Jun

Conference: International workshop: Political Philosophy of Technologies

HybridThe African Institute for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science (ACEPS), University of Johannesburg

Special Interest Group on Political Philosophy of Technology and Engineering (PPET SIG)

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

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

12 Jun

Conference: Third Annual Toronto Bioethics Workshop

Department of Philosophy, University of Toronto

Topics: Applied Ethics

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

11 Jun

Conference: Privacy at the margins

Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative Ethics, 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: Dialogue in Democratic Education

University of Oulu

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

10 Jun

Seminar: Philosophical and interdisciplinary perspectives on AI companionship

HybridWellbeing and Virtual Worlds, University of Southern Denmark

Topics: Applied Ethics, Value Theory, Miscellaneous

9 Jun

Conference: CSWIP symposium at CPA/CSHPS

HybridCanadian Society Working for Inclusion in Philosophy (previously Canadian Society For Women In Philosophy)

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

7 Jun

CFP: Techno-(E)utopias of Abundance, Sustainability and Sufficiency - MANCEPT 2026 conference panel

Manchester Center for Political Theory, University of Manchester

MANCEPT Workshops in Political Theory

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

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

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

4 Jun

Conference: Miss-Stout Ethics Workshop

Center for Applied Ethics, University of Wisconsin, Stout

Topics: Applied Ethics, Meta-Ethics, Normative Ethics

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

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

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

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

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

Bled Philosophical Conference

Topics: Applied Ethics, Meta-Ethics, Normative Ethics

31 May

CFP: Journal of Contemporary Chinese Philosophy

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

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

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

28 May

Conference: Lund Medical Ethics Conference 2026

Unit of Medical Ethics, Lund University

Topics: Applied Ethics, Normative 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

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