In Conversation: Exploring the Philosophy of Money and Finance &ndash\; Series III
\nA series of interviews with contributors to The Philosophy of Money and Finance (Hardcover\, OUP 2024\; Paperback\, fall 2025)
\nSchedule
\n"Truth in Financial Accounting"
Author: Christopher J. Cowton (Emeritus\, University of Huddersfield)
Interviewer: Lisa Warenski (CUNY Graduate Center)
Date and Time: 15 January 2026\, 18:00 CET
"Green Central Banking" \;
Authors: Peter Dietsch (University of Victoria)\; Clé\;ment Fontan (University of Louvain)
Interviewer: Jens van't Klooster
Date and Time: 25 March 2026\, 18:00 CET
"On the Wrongfulness of Bank Contributions to Financial Crises"
Author: \;Richard Endö\;rfer (University of Gothenburg)
Interviewer: Kobi Finestone (Univeresity of San Diego)
Date and Time: 01 June 2026\, 18:00 CET
"Bitcoins Left and Right: A Normative Assessment of a Digital Currency"
Authors: Lars Lindblom and Joakim Sandberg
Interviewer: Violet Victoria
Date and Time: October (TBA) 2026\, 18:00 CET
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\nDu fait de l&rsquo\;é\;tendue de la francophonie\, ces sé\;minaires auront lieu en ligne. Leur principe sera le suivant : les participant-e-s auront tous et toutes pré\;alablement lu un article ou un chapitre ré\;cent\, lequel sera pré\;senté\; trè\;s rapidement par souci de prioriser les é\;changes (10 minutes) par son autrice ou auteur. À\; partir de celui-ci\, un-e membre du ré\;seau ouvrira (5 min) à\; un dé\;bat plus large afin de discuter\, outre l&rsquo\;article\, les diffé\;rents interpré\;tations et aspects de l&rsquo\;&oelig\;uvre d&rsquo\;Arendt (1h30).
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\nOutre l&rsquo\;organisation de ce sé\;minaire et d'é\;vè\;nements acadé\;miques lié\;s à\; la pensé\;e d'Arendt\, le ré\;seau actualise continuellement un site web qui met à\; disposition : une bibliographie des textes de langue franç\;aise consacré\;s à\; Arendt ou la mobilisant\, un annuaire des membres du ré\;seau\, un agenda des activité\;s francophones qui lui sont dé\;dié\;es et une lettre d'information mensuelle.
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\n ORGANIZER;CN="Rémi Zanni": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260604T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261024T170000 SUMMARY:Stanley Cavell at 100. An International Centennial Conference UID:20260612T062555Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Paris LOCATION:Roma\; Paris\; Boston\, Italy DESCRIPTION:Stanley Cavell at 100 \; An International Centennial Conference \; \;
Paris: \;4-5 June 2026 \;| Organized by Sandra Laugier\, Université\; Paris 1 Panthé\;on Sorbonne \; Rome: 8-9 June 2026 \;| Organized by Piergiorgio Donatelli\, Sapienza Università\; di Roma \; Boston: 23-24 October 2026 \;| Organized by Juliet Floyd\, Boston University \; \; \;
In 2026\, we mark the centenary of \;Stanley Cavell (1926&ndash\;2026)\, one of the \;most original and wide-ranging American philosophers of the twentieth century. Cavell&rsquo\;s work traversed traditional disciplinary boundaries&mdash\;engaging deeply with philosophy\, literature\, film\, opera\, psychoanalysis\, politics\, and both American and European traditions of thought. In the spirit of his intellectual breadth and transnational sensibility\, we are organizing a three-part international conference to celebrate his life\, work\, and legacy in Paris\, Rome\, and Boston.
\nWhy This Conference Matters
\nStanley Cavell transformed philosophy into an act of acknowledgment&mdash\;of self\, of others\, and of the everyday. His writings on skepticism\, language\, film\, and the ordinary remain vital at a time when trust in both language and human connection faces renewed challenges. From \;Must We Mean What We Say? \;to \;The Claim of Reason\, from \;The World Viewed \;to \;Pursuits of Happiness\, and through his readings of Emerson and Thoreau\, Cavell helped redefine the scope and style of philosophical writing and teaching.
\nHis engagement with Wittgenstein and Austin reinvigorated the ordinary language tradition\, while his interests in modernism\, cinema\, and American transcendentalism forged a philosophical voice that responded to&mdash\;and often transcended&mdash\;the academic context.
\nThis centennial conference will bring together philosophers\, literary scholars\, and critics to reflect on Cavell&rsquo\;s legacy and extend the conversations he began.
\nThis call for papers concerns all three installments&mdash\;Paris\, Rome\, and Boston&mdash\;of the Cavell at 100 conference.
\nSuggested Themes:
\nWe welcome proposals that engage with the following themes or propose new directions for exploring Cavell&rsquo\;s thought.
\nConference Foci:
\nParis will focus especially on Ordinary Language Philosophy\, Film\, and Popular Culture.
\nRome will center mainly on Ethics\, Politics\, and Forms of Life.
\nBoston will treat primarily Philosophy and Literature\, Tragedy\, Music\, and the Idea of America.
\nSome themes&mdash\;such as skepticism\, modernism\, the ordinary&mdash\;cut across all three conferences.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20260608T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20260628T170000 SUMMARY:The 32nd World Congress of the International Association Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy UID:20260612T062556Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Istanbul LOCATION:İstanbul\, Turkey ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20260608T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20260628T170000 SUMMARY:The 32nd World Congress of the International Association Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy UID:20260612T062557Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Istanbul LOCATION:İstanbul\, Turkey ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260608T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260610T170000 SUMMARY:Stanley Cavell at 100. An International Centennial Conference - Rome Conference UID:20260612T062558Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:Via Carlo Fea 2\, Roma\, Italy DESCRIPTION:Department of Philosophy
\nSapienza Università\; di Roma
\n\;
\nStanley Cavell at 100
\nAn International Centennial Conference
\nParis | Rome | Boston
\n- Rome Conference -
\nEthics\, Politics\, Forms of Life
\n8-10 June 2026
\nOrganized by Piergiorgio Donatelli
\n\;
\nVenue
\nVilla Mirafiori
\nVia Carlo Fea 2\, Rome
\n\;
\nProgram
\n8 JUNE
\nROOM 5
\n09:00&ndash\;9:30: Welcome and Opening remarks
\nOpening Lecture | Chair: Paola Marrati
\n9:30&ndash\;10:30 Veena Das \;(Johns Hopkins): Opening lecture Objects Beyond Catalogues: Yet Another Take on the Outer and the Inner
\n10:30&ndash\;10:45: Break
\nROOM 5
\nPlenary Panel 1 | Chair: Jeroen Gerrits
\n10:45&ndash\;11:25 É\;lise Domenach (É\;cole Nationale Supé\;rieure Louis-Lumiè\;re\, IUF): Projecting Cavell: skepticism and ecocinema
\n11:25&ndash\;12:05 Nancy Yousef \;(Yale): Must we mean what we write? or\, can ethics and aesthetics be one?
\n12:05&ndash\;12:45 Michael Campbell \;(Kyoto University): The critical sensibility and the senses of criticism
\n12:45&ndash\;14:15: Lunch break
\nROOM 5
\nKeynote Lecture 1 | Chair: Juliet Floyd
\n14:15&ndash\;15:05: Alice Crary \;(New School &ndash\; ISJPS Paris 1): Pro-democratic defiance
\n15:05&ndash\;15:20: Break
\nParallel Sessions A
\n\;
\nROOM 5 | Chair: Alessio Vaccari
\n15:20&ndash\;16:20
\nRico Gutschmidt \;(Universitä\;t Konstanz): Cavell\, skepticism\, and the epistemic transformation of groundlessness
\nChester Leung \;(University of Southampton): Self-knowledge\, selfhood\, and the truth of scepticism
\nFrancesco Gandellini \;(The Hebrew University of Jerusalem): The truth on the truth of scepticism
\n16:20&ndash\;16:50 Discussion
\nROOM 1 | Chair: Miranda Boldrini
\n15:20&ndash\;16:20
\nSimon van der Weele \;(University of Humanistic Studies Utrecht): Moral status\, profound intellectual disability\, and skepticism: from moral status to acknowledgment
\nUri Brun \;(Oxford): Beyond the implementation problem: \;a Cavellian perspective on conceptual engineering
\nFrancesco Zucchini \;(Sapienza): Normativity without rules: Stanley Cavell on language and ethics
\n16:20&ndash\;16:50 Discussion
\nROOM 12 | Chair: Clara Han
\n15:20&ndash\;16:20 \;
\nReza Hosseini \;(Rosebank International\, South Africa): Stanley Cavell on what used to be called the state of one&rsquo\;s soul
\nAmir Sotoudeh \;(Sapienza): From Private Sensation to Shared Intelligibility: The Moral Life of Reason and the Perfectionist Imagination in Pain
\nLucilla Guidi \;(UniPegaso - Universitä\;t Potsdam): Cavell on soul-blindness: seeing and failing to see others
\n16:20&ndash\;16:50 Discussion
\n16:50&ndash\;17:05: Break
\nROOM 5
\nKeynote Lecture 2 | Chair: \;Sandra Laugier
\n17:05&ndash\;17:55: Roberto De Gaetano \;(Sapienza): The art of acknowledgement
\n9 JUNE
\nROOM 5
\nKeynote Lecture 3 | Chair: Alice Crary
\n09:15&ndash\;10:05: Victor Krebs \;(Pontificia Universidad Cató\;lica del Perú\;): Neither progress nor decline. Cavell&rsquo\;s pertinence to the anthropocene
\n10:05&ndash\;10:20: Break
\nROOM 5
\nPlenary Panel 2 | Chair: Daniele Lorenzini
\n10:20&ndash\;11:00 Clara Han \;(Johns Hopkins): &ldquo\;From me it is born&rdquo\;: the singularity of a life and a politics of the ordinary
\n11:00&ndash\;11:40 Alessio Vaccari \;(Sapienza): Reading Nietzsche&rsquo\;s ethical thought through Cavell&rsquo\;s moral perfectionism
\n11:40&ndash\;12:20 Lotte Buch Segal Undoing a form of life: How knowledge of Palestine became pale
\n\;
\n12:20&ndash\;13:35: Lunch break
\nParallel Sessions B
\n\;
\nROOM 5 \;| Chair: Piergiorgio Donatelli
\n13:35&ndash\;14:35
\nGustavo Gó\;mez Pé\;rez \;(Pontificia Universidad Javeriana): The tragic sense of responsibility: Cavell\, affective injustice\, and the acknowledgment of pain in Colombia&rsquo\;s conflict
\nLuigi Corrias \;(Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam): Acknowledgement after dehumanization: Cavell and the politics of reconciliation
\nArnaud Petit \;(Oxford): A perfectionist play of voices
\n14:35&ndash\;15:05 Discussion
\nROOM 12 \;| Chair: Lucilla Guidi
\n13:35&ndash\;14:35
\nCamila Lobo \;(Universidade Nova de Lisboa): Cavell&rsquo\;s politics of means: moral perfectionism and prefigurative practice in times of crisis
\nWade Roberts \;(Juniata College): Aversive thinking in dark times: confronting the contemporary crises of democracy
\nMiranda Boldrini (Nantes Université\;): Cavell\, anthropology\, and ordinary ethics
\n\;14:35&ndash\;15:05 Discussion
\n15:05&ndash\;15:20: Break
\n\;Parallel Sessions C
\n\;
\nROOM 5 \;| Chair: Victor Krebs \;
\n15:20&ndash\;16:20
\nGilad Nir \;(Universitä\;t Potsdam): Modernism\, skepticism and theatricality
\nBojin Zhu \;(Universitä\;t Wien): Separateness and the limits of public language
\nKristen De Man \;(University of Chicago): &ldquo\;All my words are someone else&rsquo\;s&rdquo\;: Stanley Cavell on the individual and the community
\n16:20&ndash\;16:50 Discussion
\nROOM 1 | Chair Luca Tenneriello
\n15:20&ndash\;16:00
\nJonas Friedli \;(New School): Overconfidence in convention: on passion\, expression and irreducibility in Derrida&rsquo\;s and Cavell&rsquo\;s second encounter with Austin
\nJuliette Courtillé\; \;(Sorbonne University): Ways of doing philosophy: the Cavellian legacy of Hilary Putnam
\nLuca Antonio Donato (Sapienza): Acknowledgment after AI: Enabling Avoidance
\n16:00&ndash\;16:30 Discussion
\n\;
\nROOM 12 | Chair: É\;lise Domenach
\n15:20&ndash\;16:20
\nMoran Godess Riccitelli \;(Bar-Ilan University &ndash\; Universitä\;t Potsdam): The aesthetic ground of Cavell&rsquo\;s moral perfectionism
\nSaliha Shah (Women&rsquo\;s College Srinagar): \;The Ontology of Onwardness: Thinking of Cavell and Iqbal
\nLuka Chilvers \;(University College London): Cavell and Midgley on games and (ordinary) life
\n16:20&ndash\;16:50 Discussion
\n16:50&ndash\;17:05: Break
\n\;
\nROOM 5
\nKeynote Lecture 4 | Chair: Paul Standish
\n17:05&ndash\;17:55: Paola Marrati \;(Johns Hopkins): Cavell and Baldwin: knowledge of the self and knowledge of reality
\n10 JUNE
\nParallel Sessions D
\n\;
\nROOM 5 | Chair: Nancy Yousef
\n9:30&ndash\;10:30
\nKevin Spencer \;(Wenzhou-Kean University): Debasing Emersonian perfectionism: l'acte gratuit as genre
\nLè\;a Boman \;(Paris 1 Panthé\;on-Sorbonne): From events to moments: the ethics of ordinary time in Cavell and Emerson
\nLuke Ciancarelli \;(Harvard) and Austin Wang (Johns Hopkins): On the source of the perfectionist demand &ldquo\;Be true to yourself&rdquo\;
\n10:30&ndash\;11:00 Discussion
\nROOM 1 \;| Chair: Michael Campbell
\n9:30&ndash\;10:30
\nAnton Hug \;(Paris 1 Panthé\;on-Sorbonne): Conflictual gender disagreements
\nFrancesca Scapinello \;(Universidade de Lisboa): Cavell and anarchy
\nLuca Tenneriello \;(Sapienza): &ldquo\;Not a competing theory of the moral life&rdquo\;: Cavell vs Rawls
\n10.30-11.00: Discussion
\n\;
\nROOM 12 \;| Chair: Lotte Buch Segal
\n9:30&ndash\;10:10
\nEdward Guetti \;(American University\, Washington\, DC): With and against abandonment: the Emersonian perfectionist and Homo Sacer
\nJustin Burdick \;(University of South Florida): Attuning to the Over-Soul: Emerson&rsquo\;s metaphysical posture and Cavellian moral perfectionism
\n10:10-10:40: Discussion
\n11:00&ndash\;11:15: Break
\nROOM 5
\nKeynote Lecture 5 | \;Chair: Naoko Saito
\n11:15&ndash\;12:05: Paul Standish \;(University College London): In the craftsman&rsquo\;s garden
\nConclusions
\n12:05&ndash\;12:35: Piergiorgio Donatelli\, Sandra Laugier\, Juliet Floyd
\nROOMS
\nRoom 5 (Aula V): ground floor
\nRoom 12 (Aula XII): outside
\nRoom 1 (Aula I): outside
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260608T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260610T170000 SUMMARY:The Emotional Aspects of Resistance and Solidarity Conference UID:20260612T062559Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:Bologna\, Italy DESCRIPTION:TEARS CONFERENCE\, 8-10 June 2026
\nPhilosophy Department\, University of Bologna
\nOrganizers: Laurencia Sá\;enz Benavides &\; Pia Campeggiani
\nI am happy to announce the conference entitled &ldquo\;The Emotional Aspects of Resistance and Solidarity&rdquo\;. This conference aims to bring in post-graduate students\, early career academics and established scholars whose work on the socio-political aspects of narrative practices\, affects and emotions can offer illuminating perspectives on some of the issues addressed by the \;TEARS project\, such as:
\nThe conference will take place on the 8th-10th June 2026\, at the Philosophy Department of the University of Bologna\, Via Azzo Gardino 23\, Sala Rossa (June 8th &\; 9th)\; Via Zamboni 38\, Sala Apollo (June 10th). \;
\nThis conference is supported by the European Union&rsquo\;s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Grant Agreement n°\;1011105929 Project TEARS
\nIf you wish to attend this event\, please register here: \;https://forms.gle/CQvzuoV7YSiautBs5 \;
\nFor any inquiries\, please email \; \;maria.saenzbenavides@unibo.it \;or \;laurenciasaenz@gmail.com \;
\nConference Programme:
\nKeynote Speakers: Maria Pia Lara (UAM) &\; Mariana Ortega (Penn State University)
\nDay 1. Monday June 8th. \;
\nVenue: Sala Rossa\, Via Azzo Gardino 23. \;
\n14: 30 Welcome
\n15:00-16:00 &ldquo\;From outlaw emotions to moral injury: Rethinking the affective disruptions of norms&rdquo\; Ditte Munch-Jurisic (Copenhagen) \;
\n16:00-17:00 &ldquo\;Feelings and Epistemic Resistance&rdquo\; Caleb Ward (Hamburg)
\n17:00 Keynote address: Maria Pia Lara (UAM)
\n19:30 Social Dinner
\nDay 2 Tuesday June 9th. \;
\nVenue: Sala Rossa\, Via Azzo Gardino 23
\n8:00-9:00 \; &ldquo\;The emancipatory power of narrative practices&rdquo\; Laurencia Saenz Benavides (Bologna)
\n9:00-10:00 &ldquo\;Pedagogical perspectives on loneliness narratives in extremist and emancipatory movements&rdquo\; Ruth Rebecca Tietjen (Tilburg) \;
\nBreak
\n10:15-11:15 \;&ldquo\;The Unfinished &lsquo\;We&rsquo\;: Longing for Belonging\, Loneliness\, and the Affective Fault Lines of Political Communities&rdquo\; Marie Wuth (Erlangen-Nü\;rnberg).
\n11:15-12:15: TBC Tris Hedges (Copenhagen)
\n12:30-14:30 Lunch
\n14:30-15:30 &ldquo\;Mass Masochism&rdquo\; Serena Gregorio (Justus-Liebig-University Giessen). \;
\n15:30-16:30 &ldquo\;&lsquo\;Something new must be created at all costs&rsquo\;. Affects of Societal Transformation&rdquo\; Henrike Kohpeiß\; (Lü\;neburg)
\nBreak
\n17:00 Keynote lecture: Mariana Ortega (Penn State University)
\n19:30 \;Dinner \;
\nDay 3. Wednesday June 10th. \;
\nVenue: Sala Apollo\, 38 Via Zamboni \;
\n9:00-11:00 Concluding remarks
\nEnd of the conference
\n ORGANIZER;CN="Laurencia Sáenz Benavides": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Budapest:20260610T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Budapest:20260611T170000 SUMMARY:Chosen Nation(s): Historical and Cultural Interpretations of Exceptionalism UID:20260612T062600Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Budapest LOCATION:Ludovika tér 2.\, Budapest\, Hungary\, 1083 DESCRIPTION:The Ludovika University of Public Service (NKE) and the Jewish Theological Seminary &ndash\; University of Jewish Studies (OR-ZSE) are pleased to announce a joint academic conference on \;&ldquo\;Chosen Nation(s): Historical and Cultural Interpretations of Exceptionalism&rdquo\;\, to be held in Budapest\, Hungary.
\nKeynote speaker: \;DR. CHRISTINA LITTLEFIELD\, Associate Professor of Communication and Religion at Pepperdine University\, author of "Chosen Nations: Pursuit of the Kingdom of God and its Influence on Democratic Values in Late-Nineteenth Century Britain and the United States" (Fortress Press\, 2013)\, and \;"Christian America and the Kingdom of God" (University of Illinois Press\, 2025\, with \;Richard T. Hughes).
\nThe aim of this interdisciplinary conference is to present the elements of various religious\, group\, national\, and imperial identities that refer to chosenness\, historical vocation\, and uniqueness in world history. This includes everything from the religious formulation of the chosen people\, through the sense of civilizational mission\, to the martyrdom concepts of individual groups and nations. We are particularly interested in examining how claims of chosenness function as instruments of legitimacy\, exclusion\, and moral hierarchy\, and how they are contested\, transformed\, or inverted in different historical and cultural contexts.
\n\;
\nConference Themes
\nWe invite proposals for papers that engage with the following topics\, among others:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; the concept of the chosen people in Jewish religious tradition and in modern Jewish secular thought
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; the concept of chosenness in Christian and Muslim religious understanding
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; secularized chosenness and political theology
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; victimhood\, sacrifice\, and negative exceptionalism
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; the Christian empire as the embodiment of universalism
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; the civilizing mission of modern empires
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; the religious foundations of the American republics
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; the Russian World and Eurasianism
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; American exceptionalism and Manifest Destiny
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; the German Sonderweg and tragedy
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; the vanguards of Communism and liberal democracy in the 20th century
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; aesthetics of chosenness
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; canon formation and cultural chosenness
\nThere is no conference participation fee\, and accommodation is provided for speakers.
\nKey Details
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Date: \;10-11 June 2026
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Location: \;Nemzeti Kö\;zszolgá\;lati Egyetem\, Orszá\;gos Rabbiké\;pző &ndash\; Zsidó\; Egyetem\, Budapest\, Hungary
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Language: \;English
\n\;
\nSubmission Guidelines
\nWe welcome abstracts of no more than 300 words\, accompanied by a brief biography (100 words)\, including current institutional affiliation. Individual presentations will be 20 minutes\, followed by discussion. Proposals for individual papers and thematic panels are both encouraged.
\nSubmissions should be sent to \;chosennations2026@gmail.com by \;1 May 2025. Notification of acceptance will be sent on a rolling basis\, at the latest by \;10 May 2025.
\n\;
\nPublication Opportunities
\nSelected papers from the conference may be considered for publication in a peer-reviewed volume.
\nContact
\nFor further information\, please contact \;chosennations2026@gmail.com.
\nWe look forward to your contributions and to welcoming you to a stimulating dialogue on chosenness and exceptionalism in religion\, history\, and culture.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260610T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260611T170000 SUMMARY:SHOULD HUMANITY END? Apocalypse and the World to Come UID:20260612T062601Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION: Universitätsplatz 1\, Heidelberg\, Germany\, 69117 DESCRIPTION:Ecological\, technological\, and political transformations are intensifying apocalyptic images and narratives. However\, the most pressing question of our present is not how we can avert the end of humanity\, as such an outlook is doubly misleading. It is doubtful whether we would ever be capable of doing so\, or whether sufficient time remains\, but more fundamentally\, it reflects an ideological distortion that obscures a more decisive problem: Should humanity end? Rather than being captivated by ever-new scenarios of impending doom\, it is far more urgent to ask: How exactly will humanity come to an end? And as if that were not enough\, we must consider that the humanity that might be wiped out\, and whose extinction we fear\, perhaps does not even exist yet. Will it ever come to exist? If it does not\, what exactly are we trying to preserve? And after all\, can we really coherently argue for the prevention of extinction if humans are constantly excluded from humanity in the first place? This means the question &ldquo\;should humanity end?&rdquo\; cannot be separated from the question &ldquo\;whose humanity?&rdquo\; and whether the concept is worth preserving at all or needs to be broken open entirely.
\n&ldquo\;Should Humanity End? Apocalypse and the World to Come&rdquo\; is a philosophical event hosted by the Kä\;te Hamburger Centre for Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Studies (CAPAS) at the Heidelberg University in collaboration with the Kunstakademie Dü\;sseldorf. The evening brings together three thinkers &ndash\; current and former CAPAS fellows &ndash\; to discuss both their research and their individual positions on the guiding question: &ldquo\;Should humanity end? And if so\, how?&rdquo\;
\nWith: Gabi Balcarce (University of Buenos Aires\, CAPAS Fellow)\, Goran Vrane&scaron\;ević (University of Ljubljana\, CAPAS Fellow)\, and Marcus Quent (Kunstakademie Dü\;sseldorf\; CAPAS Alumnus).
\nInfo: \;https://www.capas.uni-heidelberg.de/en/outreach/outreach-events/should-humanity-end-apocalypse-and-the-world-to-come
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260611T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260612T170000 SUMMARY:Dialogue in Democratic Education UID:20260612T062602Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Helsinki LOCATION:Pentti Kaiteran katu 1 \, Oulu\, Finland DESCRIPTION:Dialogue in Democratic Education -Conference \; University of Oulu\, 11.-12.6.2026 We are pleased to announce a joint conference that specifically invites academic researchers engaged in the study of dialogue\, democracy\, and education. This collaborative event aims to foster rigorous scholarly exchange\, encourage interdisciplinary perspectives\, and deepen theoretical and empirical inquiry in these intersecting fields. Researchers from philosophy\, pedagogy\, history\, political science\, and related disciplines are encouraged to contribute their expertise as we collectively advance academic understanding and innovation within democratic education. Keynote speakers and invited panelists of the main event include Nicholas Burbules\, Silvia Edling\, Andrea English\, Maughn Gregory\, Walter Kohan\, Jonas Lieberkind\, and Dina Mendonç\;a.
\nAs part of the conference\, a pre-seminar and workshop on philosophizing with children and young people and the Community of Philosophical Inquiry pedagogy will be held on June 10. The pre-seminar will feature presentations and a panel discussion with Maughn Gregory\, Walter Kohan\, and Dina Mendonç\;a &ndash\; internationally recognized experts in the field. Further details and registration for the pre-seminar will be made available in early 2026.
\nConference theme
\nDialogue has traditionally been situated at the very heart of democracy. Recently\, however\, the role of dialogue in both democracy and democratic education has been contested from different perspectives. The increasing difficulty to establish a genuine dialogue between political rivals in the present polarized political culture has led to seeking alternative interpretations and approaches to understanding the nature of democracy (e.g. conflict-based\, agonistic). On a theoretical level\, discussion-based models of democracy have been challenged for their over-idealized and normative nature. In the same vein\, democratic education and pedagogy have been argued to be unfeasible considering the institutional realities of schooling and persistent educational inequalities. Still\, the idea of democracy as dialogue seems vital and worth sustaining. In pedagogical practices\, dialogue\, deliberation\, and debate all belong to the broader category of discussion-based approaches. Rational and evidence-based forms of dialogue\, deliberation\, and debate can still be justifiably regarded as crucial modes of communication for the functioning of democratic society as a whole. The purpose of the conference is to examine the significance and realizations of these modes of communication in the context of democratic education.
\nWe invite presentations on a broad range of topics concerning the relationship between dialogue\, deliberation\, debate\, education\, democracy and the related concepts. We are also interested in contributions focusing on or fostering dialogue between different theories and fields of research in relation to these themes. In addition to contributions in the field of philosophy of education\, which is the primary focus of the conference\, we invite papers addressing these issues from various perspectives\, including but not limited to\, pedagogical practices\, teachers and teacher education\, empirical research on education\, history of education\, and political science. On abstract submissions\, see further information on page \;Presentations.
\nOrganizers: \;
\nResearch Consortium \;Education for Deliberation: Practices of Inquiry in Dialogue-Based Democratic Education \;(DELIBERATE\; Research Council of Finland) &\;
The Philosophy of Democracy Education research group (DEMOED)\, University of Oulu &\;
The Finnish Network of the History and Philosophy of Education
Conference web-page: \;Dialogue in Democratic Education -Conference
The Political\, Legal\, and Moral Philosophy Research Group (POLEMO) at Central European University kindly invites submissions for its annual conference\, the 7th POLEMO Symposium\, which will take place on \;the 11th and 12th of June 2026 in Vienna\, Austria.
\nThe Symposium provides a professional\, stimulating\, and international environment for PhD students and early career researchers in political\, legal\, and moral philosophy to discuss their works in progress\, establish informal networks\, and initiate future collaborative research.
\nWe are delighted to announce that our keynote speakers for the 2026 Symposium will be:
\nWe welcome early-career researchers in political theory and political philosophy to submit \;abstracts of 700 words or less by email to \;polemo@ceu.edu \;by the deadline of 1st March 2026.
\nAbstracts should be in PDF format and fully prepared for blind review. \;Please include your name\, institutional affiliation\, and contact information in the body of your email. Papers should be suitable for a 20-minute presentation. We will endeavour \;to communicate a decision by the 1st April 2026.
\nThe conference will be held at CEU's campus in Vienna. It is planned as a fully in-person event.
\nAttendance is free of charge and open to anyone upon registration. Please note that POLEMO is unable to provide financial assistance for participants though lunches\, coffee breaks\, and a conference dinner will be covered for participants over the duration of the conference. \;
\nIf you have any questions\, please contact us at \;polemo@ceu.edu. For more information\, please see the details of previous symposia \;here.
ORGANIZER;CN=Matthew Haji-Michael: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260611T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260612T170000 SUMMARY:Privacy at the margins UID:20260612T062604Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Munich\, Germany DESCRIPTION:Invited speakers:
\nTraditionally\, analyses of privacy start from hard cases of breach\, such as reading other people&rsquo\;s diaries and letters without permission\, wiring houses and passing on medical records\, and these are well covered\, for instance\, by the so-called control account of the right to privacy (Marmor 2015\, Menges 2024). Yet there are many actions and attitudes which are\, as it were\, on the margins of privacy\, and which either are sketchy or uncouth but not obviously wrong\, or are clearly wrong but not obviously a breach of privacy: passing on intimate information but in an anonymised way\, novelists using others&rsquo\; intimate information in writing\, gossip\, stalking\, off- or online\, gathering too much public information about a public person\, deep-fakes\, asking someone questions about their personal life\, and the list can go on. Some of these have been recently discussed by philosophers\, within or without the context of privacy. The conference thus aims to bring people together in order to discuss these in-between cases\, and many other similar ones\, and to think:
\nThe Legal Philosophy Workshop (LPW) is an annual conference designed to foster reflection on the nature of law and the philosophical issues underlying its different areas. Our aim is to promote work that connects legal philosophy with other branches of philosophy (e.g. moral and political philosophy\, metaphysics\, philosophy of language\, epistemology\, or philosophy of action) and to create a venue for the critical examination of different viewpoints about law.
\nLPW 2026 will be hosted on \;June 11-12 \;at the Chicago-Kent College of Law. \;You can find the Call for Abstracts here. \;The LPW is an annual\, read-ahead\, event\, hosted in venues alternating between North America and Europe. \;Previous workshops \;have been hosted by the University of Amsterdam\, University of Michigan\, \; \;Trinity College Dublin\, \;the University of Pennsylvania\, University of Edinburgh\, Queens University\, University College London\, Rutgers University\, University of Surrey\, and the University of Southern California. \;
\nIf you would like to be on our mailing list\, attend\, or host a future LPW\, \;please join the Legal Philosophy Workshop Google Group. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Wendy Salkin;CN=Raff Donelson;CN=Hadassa Anne Noorda: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260612T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260612T170000 SUMMARY:Réceptions de la République de Platon au XIXe siècle : Utopies\, socialismes et féminismes UID:20260612T062606Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Paris LOCATION:Campus Condorcet - 5\, cours des Humanités\, Aubervilliers\, France\, 93300 DESCRIPTION:9h30 | Patrice Vermeren : Mot d'ouverture
10h00 | Julie Mestery : Comment lisait-on le livre V de la Ré\;publique dans l&rsquo\;université\; du XIXe siè\;cle ?"
11h20 | Clara Chauvel-Thé\;bault : La ré\;ception de Platon dans la presse fé\;ministe du XIXe siè\;cle
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14h00 | Franç\;ois Fourn : Le communisme d'É\;tienne Cabet avant 1840
15h10 | Etienne Lamarche : Ê\;tre «\; fou avec Platon »\; : lé\;gitimation et dé\;lé\;gitimation du communisme icarien par l'invocation platonicienne
16h30 | Nicolas Le Merrer : Le conflit entre utopistes et universitaires pour l&rsquo\;hé\;ritage platonicien : une voie d&rsquo\;accè\;s au «\; communisme »\; de la Ré\;publique
On behalf of the Chair of Applied Ethics at RWTH Aachen\, we invite abstract submissions for participation in the workshop &ldquo\;AI and decision-making: tools\, hybrids\, and collectives&rdquo\;\, funded by the German Federal Ministry Research\, Technology and Space. \;
\nThe workshop is scheduled for 12-13th June\, 2026 and will take place at RWTH Aachen University. It aims to be a discussion-focused event seeking to discuss the relationship between so-called AI technologies and our individual and especially our collective decision-making. Confirmed speakers include Prof. Karl de Fine Licht (Gothenburg\, Sweden)\, Prof. Tobias Schlicht (Bochum\, Germany)\, Prof. Pekka Mä\;kelä\; (Helsinki\, Finland). Details on the topic can be found in the abstract below. \;
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\nAbstract: \;
\nMany of the &ldquo\;AI&rdquo\; technologies currently impacting our shared world have significant consequences for our individual and collective decision-making. This can be through permitting cognitive offloading\, nudging or otherwise being designed to optimize or alter our choices. LLMs are used pervasively by those needing to make decisions about everything from paint colours to public policy\, smart technologies are incorporated into medical devices to assist in maintaining healthy habits and treatment regimes\, machine-learning enabled systems play a role in identifying and selecting targets for active militaries\, and sorting algorithms help shape the choice architecture of our digital lives. How then should we understand the dynamics of these impacts on our individual and collective decision-making? Should we understand these technologies as tools\, as partners or as co-constituents of decision-making hybrids or collectives? When might they manipulate us\, lead us stray\, or enhance our decision-making? And what sort of relationship to us as decision-makers should these technologies have\, and we to them? These are the central animating questions of this workshop\, each encompassing a vast array of important topics. These include\, among others: \;
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\nThis workshop aims to engage with these intertwined topics through a wide range of conceptual tools and angles. To this end\, we invite submissions of abstracts of up to 300 words that should be accompanied by a title\, name of the submitter\, institutional affiliation\, and contact information. This should be sent as a .pdf to niel.conradie@humtec.rwth-aachen.de by the deadline of April\, 10th. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Camilla Francesca Colombo;CN="Niël Conradie";CN=Saskia Nagel: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260612T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260612T170000 SUMMARY:Migration and Asylum in Scotland: A Philosophical Perspective UID:20260612T062608Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Sir Duncan Rice Library\, Aberdeen\, United Kingdom\, AB24 3AA DESCRIPTION:The Department of Philosophy at the University of Aberdeen is hosting the upcoming workshop\, &ldquo\;Migration and Asylum in Scotland: A Philosophical Perspective&rdquo\;. This one-day event will explore how a distinctively philosophical voice might be added to the existing scholarly literature on migration and asylum in Scotland in particular\, and in sub-state regions more generally. \;
\nWorkshop Date: \;Friday 12th June 2026
(rescheduled from \;Wednesday 29th April 2026)
Confirmed Speakers:
\nOrganiser: \;Eilidh Beaton (University of Aberdeen)
\nExpressions of interest in attending should be sent to Eilidh Beaton at eilidh.beaton@abdn.ac.uk.
\nDetails
\nThe philosophy of migration and asylum is often state-centric. Much work in this area focuses on migrants&rsquo\; entitlements against states\, and states&rsquo\; corresponding responsibilities to fulfil these entitlements (e.g. Carens 2013\, Miller 2016\, Gibney 2018). In recent years\, however\, calls have been made to move beyond this state-centric lens\, including by paying more attention to the role of sub-state political authorities (e.g. Sager 2016\, Buxton 2024). \;
\nAgainst this background\, Scotland presents itself as a promising case study. As a devolved nation within the UK\, the Scottish Parliament retains control over a wide range of social matters\, including housing\, benefits\, and social services. Hence\, as Gareth Mulvey (2018) nicely summarises\, while immigration policy is reserved to Westminster\, immigrant policy&mdash\;what happens once people arrive&mdash\;is largely devolved to the Scottish government. Layered legal landscapes of this sort raise questions which remain as-yet under-explored in the philosophical literature. For instance\, how should existing recommendations for migrant integration and inclusion (e.g. Carens 2013\, De Schutter &\; Ypi 2015\, Miller 2016) be (re-) interpreted and applied in such contexts\, given their distinctive features\, promises\, and risks (e.g. Arrighi 2014\; Galandini et al 2018)?
\nSocio-culturally too\, the Scottish context is ripe for further exploration. It is common across sub-state regions to find discourse portraying the regional government as more progressive and welcoming than the &lsquo\;exclusionary and hostile&rsquo\; central state (Edwards &\; Wisthaler 2023)\, and Scotland is no exception (e.g. SNP 2025\, Brand Scotland). However\, the reality of Scottish attitudes toward migration is more complex than these announcements suggest (e.g. Kyambi &\; Kay 2025)\, and this discourse of progressiveness often serves regional nation-building projects (Edwards &\; Wisthaler 2023\, Wisthaler 2023). Again\, this context raises normative questions worthy of greater philosophical attention&mdash\;for instance\, the extent to which advocates seeking meaningful material support for migrants should support or oppose such rhetoric. \;
\nThis one-day workshop aims to explore how a distinctively philosophical voice might be added to the existing scholarly literature on migration and asylum in Scotland in particular\, and in sub-state regions more generally.
\nThis workshop is sponsored by the Scots Philosophical Association\, the Society of Applied Philosophy\, and CEKAS at the University of Aberdeen.
\nReferences
\nArrighi\, Jean-Thomas\, &lsquo\;Managing Immigration in a Multinational Context. Border Struggles and Nation-Building in Contemporary Scotland and Catalonia&rsquo\;\, in The Politics of Immigration in Multi-Level States: Governance and Political Parties ed. by ed. by E. Hepburn and R. Zapata-Barrero (London: Palgrave MacMillan\, 2014)\, 108-129.
\nBrand Scotland\, &lsquo\;Scotland Welcomes Refugees&rsquo\; (accessed Jan 2026). Available at .
\nBuxton\, Rebecca\, &lsquo\;The State by Philip Pettit&rsquo\;\, Mind (2024)\, 1-7.
\nCarens\, Joseph\, The Ethics of Immigration (Oxford: Oxford University Press\, 2013).
\nDe Schutter\, Helder and Lea Ypi\, &lsquo\;Mandatory Citizenship for Immigrants&rsquo\;\, British Journal of Political Science 45:2 (2015)\, 235-251.
\nEdwards\, Catrin Wyn and Verena Wisthaler\, &lsquo\;The Power of Symbolic Sanctuary: Insights from Wales on the Limitations and Potential of a Regional Approach to Sanctuary&rsquo\;\, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 49:14 (2023)\, 3602-3628.
\nGalandini\, Silvia\, Gareth Mulvey\, and Laurence Lessard-Phillips\, &lsquo\;Stuck Between Mainstreaming and Localism: Views on the Practice of Migrant Integration in a Devolved Policy Framework&rsquo\;\, Journal of International Migration and Integration 20 (2019)\, 685-702.
\nGibney\, Matthew J.\, &lsquo\;The Ethics of Refugees&rsquo\;\, Philosophy Compass 13:10 (2018)\, 1-9.
\nHepburn\, Eve and Ricard Zapata Barrero\, The Politics of Immigration in Multi-Level States: Governance and Political Parties (London: Palgrave Macmillan\, 2014).
\nKyambi\, Sarah and Rebecca Kay\, &lsquo\;Attitudes to Immigration in Scotland: Changing\, complex\, contradictory&rsquo\;\, Migration Policy Scotland (2025). Available at .
\nMiller\, David\, Strangers in Our Midst (Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press\, 2016).
\nMulvey\, Gareth. &lsquo\;Refugee Integration Policy: The Effects of UK Policy-Making on Refugees in Scotland&rsquo\;\, Journal of Social Policy 44:2 (2015)\, 357-375.
\n&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;.\, &lsquo\;Social Citizenship\, Social Policy and Refugee Integration: a Case of Policy and Divergence in Scotland?&rsquo\;\, Journal of Social Policy 47:1 (2018)\, 161-178.
\nSager\, Alex\, &lsquo\;Methodological Nationalism\, Migration and Political Theory&rsquo\;\, Political Studies 64:1 (2016)\, 42-59.
\nSNP\, &lsquo\;First Minister John Swinney addresses the nation about Scotland&rsquo\;s right to decide &ndash\; Full Speech&rsquo\;. Available at .
\nWisthaler\, Verena\, &lsquo\;Migrants\, New Citizens\, Co-Citizens and Citizens by Adoption &ndash\; Regionalist Parties&rsquo\; Framing of Immigrants in the Basque Country\, Corsica\, South Tyrol\, Scotland and Wales&rsquo\;\, in Revising the Integration-Citizenship Nexus in Europe ed. by Roxana Barbulescu\, Sara Wallace Goodman\, Luicy Pedroza (Cham\, Switzerland: Springer Nature\, 2023)\, 91-109.
ORGANIZER;CN=Eilidh Beaton: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260612T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260612T234500 SUMMARY:Social Ties in Animal Politics: Mutuality Beyond Humanity UID:20260612T062609Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:The Wave\, Sheffield\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:Social and political relationships constitute the foundation of our shared communities. Yet\, scholars working in the field of animal politics have not had these social ties as their primary focus. They have predominately highlighted the systematic injustice and exploitation that blight many of our relationships with nonhuman animals. This body of work has argued extensively for the rights of animals to fair treatment and political representation.
\nAlthough crucial\, a focus on injustice leaves out the question of whether the numerous relational concepts traditionally reserved for human society &mdash\; such as civic friendship\, trust\, and solidarity &mdash\; can be meaningfully extended to nonhuman animals. The project of identifying and theorising injustice continues to be important\, but a positive vision of what a just interspecies community would look like necessitates engagement with social ties. To reimagine and build a multispecies political community that works for us all\, we must begin exploring the actual\, lived quality of the social and political relationships that bind humans and animals together\, or set us apart.
\nTo that end\, this conference seeks to investigate the everyday reality of coexistence with animals by exploring the diverse range of social\, political\, and institutional relationships between us. By thinking about the limits and potential of existing interspecies encounters\, we hope to unearth the conceptual and critical resources needed to rethink our shared social and political life with animals.
\nDoing so requires us to engage with the idea that we are co-participants who share in social ties with nonhuman others. But there are profound challenges to any possible vision of mutuality beyond humanity. For example\, can the inescapable asymmetries in power\, or the significant communicative and epistemic barriers between species\, be overcome to realise a genuine interspecies politics?
\nWe will bring together scholars of animal ethics\, animal politics\, and cognate disciplines to explore these and related questions\, including but not limited to:
\nIn what ways do human-animal social relationships contribute to a flourishing political community? How do these relationships serve individual and collective interests in health\, happiness\, and community?
\nCan positive relational concepts like civic friendship or co-citizenship be meaningfully extended to non-human animals? Are interspecies relations of trust\, civility\, and tolerance possible?
\nHow\, if at all\, should negative relational concepts like aggression\, incivility\, or contempt be applied to animals? If animals can be our companions and our friends\, can they also be our enemies?
\nIs interspecies solidarity possible? Can humans and animals have mutual goodwill towards one another? \; Can we have alliances with animals?
\nWhy might mutuality with domesticated animals differ from with wild animals? Should we pursue relationships with wild animals\, or is mutuality undesirable? On what terms might it be acceptable?
\nCan humans and animals engage in mutually creative and cultural relationships? Can humans and animals play\, learn and co-create?
\nAre relations of mutuality possible if there are profound asymmetries in power and cognitive ability between humans and animals? Can farmers\, for example\, be friends with those animals that they exploit? Can humans be friends with mice?
\nHow do the concepts of love and care challenge or complicate traditional ways of thinking about justice for animals? \;
\nHow should ethical theory account for the inherent dangers and exploitation present in many human-animal relationships\, even those defined by intimacy? Can animals be exploited? Do animals have an interest in noninferiority?
\nHow might emerging technologies facilitate\, improve or harm relationships with animals? How\, if at all\, should AI be used to transform relationships with animals? How might animals need protection from these developments?
\nThis is the latest in a series of longstanding annual &lsquo\;Animal Politics&rsquo\; conferences. Details on past events (since 2010) can be found here: https://josh-milburn.com/animal-politics/ \;
\nOrganisers: Alasdair Cochrane (University of Sheffield)\; Steve Cooke (University of Leicester)\; Sara van Goozen (University of York)\; Josh Milburn (Loughborough University)\; Angie Pepper (Roehampton University)\; Matt Perry (University of Sheffield).
\nPlease send anonymised abstracts of no more than 300 words to m.w.perry@sheffield.ac.uk by end of day Friday 12th June. \;Please include your name and affiliation in the body of your email. \;Abstracts should be suitable for a 30 minute presentation and will be subject to a blind review process. Successful proposals will be notified by 30th June.
\nThere are no fees to attend\, but please register or submit an abstract by emailing the organisers. Refreshments and a buffet lunch will be provided. This conference is gratefully funded by a Mind Association Conference Grant\, as well as a contribution from a Wellcome Trust grant on Multispecies Mutualisms held at the University of Sheffield.
\nThis has allowed us to cover a small number of ECR/graduate student speaker fees consisting of accommodation and dinner (but excluding travel). The details of how to apply for this will be sent out with successful abstract responses. \;
\nWe are committed to making the event welcoming for everyone by adhering to the BPA/SWiP Guidelines for Accessible Conferences and the BPA/SWiP Good Practice Scheme. For more information\, please get in touch with the organisers.
ORGANIZER;CN=Matthew W. Perry;CN=Alasdair Cochrane;CN=Angie Pepper;CN=Josh Milburn;CN=Sara Van Goozen;CN=Steve Cooke: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260614T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260619T170000 SUMMARY:Early Modern Debates About Slavery UID:20260612T062610Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Amherst Center\, United States DESCRIPTION:This one week seminar will explore 17th and 18th-century texts about slavery from Europe and America. Prof. Jorati will direct an intensive week of summer classes for the benefit of a small group of recent PhDs whose main research and teaching are in the relevant area. Up to six individuals from among those who apply will be selected to participate in five days of intense classes on the announced subject. Travel\, housing and food for the duration of the classes will be paid by the \;JHP \;up to $2\,000. Applications due by Feb. 1\, 2026. To apply visit \;https://jhp.wisc.edu/summerseminar.html.
\n\n\n\n ORGANIZER;CN=Eileen C. Sweeney: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260615T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260616T170000 SUMMARY:Ethnographilosophy UID:20260612T062611Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Berlin\, Germany DESCRIPTION:
ETHNOGRAPHILOSOPHY \; June 15-16\, 2026\, Freie Universitä\;t\, Berlin\, Germany. Organizers: Deborah Mü\;hlebach (FU Berlin)\, Quill Kukla (Georgetown University/Leibniz Universitä\;t Hannover)\, and Antoine Louette (FU Berlin) \; How can or should philosophers incorporate their own or others' ethnographic work into their philosophical research? Does socially engaged philosophy need ethnography? What ethnographic methods can philosophers use? What creative syntheses of philosophy and ethnography are already happening? What are the distinctive ethical and epistemological issues raised by ethnographic research? Should or could there be different uses of ethnography in different subfields of philosophy\, e.g. political theory vs. epistemology? This workshop will explore the meeting points between philosophy and ethnography. All topics that bring together these two disciplines are welcome. \; Invited speakers include Shelbi Meissner (University of Maryland)\, Lisa Guenther (Queen&rsquo\;s University)\, and Bernardo Zacka (MIT) \; This workshop is supported by a DFG Emmy Noether grant on "Critical Agency&rdquo\; (www.criticalagency.de). \;
Please join us for a workshop on political philosophy of technology on June 15\, 12:00 CET. \;
\nThe centrepiece of the workshop is a keynote address by Professor Mathias Risse\, whose book Political Theory of the Digital Age: Where Artificial Intelligence Might Take Us offers one of the most foundational contributions to this conversation. Risse&rsquo\;s work provides rich frameworks for understanding how emerging technologies may reshape political structures\, rights\, and governance\, and his keynote will open the day of scholarly discussion. Participants will have the opportunity to interrogate and expand on his arguments\, bringing together scholars with a shared interest in the political and ethical dimensions of technology.
\nKeynote title: Political Theory of the Digital Age: Where Artificial Intelligence Might Take US \;
\nProf. Mathias Risse
\nAbstract: This talk will offer reflections on what kind of questions come up for political theory in the digital age &ndash\; new questions or perhaps old questions in new forms. Thereby the talk is simultaneously also a reflection on my 2023 book that was actually called &ldquo\;Political Theory of the Digital Age: Where Artificial Intelligence Might Take Us\,&rdquo\; and explores how well that book has aged in this period given the breathtaking pace of change in this field. \;
\nThe workshop is designed to be fully hybrid\, allowing in-person and online participation. \;
\nto join online\, please register here: \;
https://zoom.us/j/99823499564
please direct any questions to: \;SPTPPETSIG@gmail.com
ORGANIZER;CN=Paige Benton;CN=Michael W. Schmidt;CN=Veli Mitova;CN=Avigail Ferdman: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260615T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260616T170000 SUMMARY:Pathologies of Legalism and the Rule of Law UID:20260612T062613Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Ithaca\, United States DESCRIPTION:While some societies suffer from lawlessness\, others suffer from what could be called &ldquo\;pathologies of legalism&rdquo\;. Here\, while citizens and officials adhere to the letter of the law\, they frequently flout something more fundamental in ways that erode the rule of law. In addition to the familiar uses of technicalities to game the legal system\, there are much more serious instances\, such as &ldquo\;lawfare&rdquo\;\, in which political officials weaponize the law in order to attack their political opponents. This project aims to illuminate the nature of the rule of law by investigating these and other pathologies of legalism. Questions to be posed include: What exactly is flouted when citizens or officials resort to legalism? Wherein lies the wrong or harm in such floutings? What kinds of measures would be suitable to address them effectively? Are there certain virtues that\, if cultivated\, would protect against the pathologies of legalism? Speakers will include Gerald Postema (UNC-CH)\, &ldquo\;No Tyranny More Cruel"\; Amanda Greene (UC Santa Barbara)\, &ldquo\;What&rsquo\;s Wrong with Lawfare?&rdquo\;\; Lucas Stanczyk (Harvard)\, "The Shadow Republic: Liberalism\, State Violence\, the Responsibility of Intellectuals&rdquo\;\; Kevin Toh (UCL)\, "Mutual Freedom\, Substrata of Rules\, and Subversive Legalism&rdquo\;\; Hilary Nye (Alberta)\, &ldquo\;The Rule of Law as a Thick Concept&rdquo\;\; and Mitchell Berman (Penn)\, "Cheating\, Second-Order Rules\, and Principles".
ORGANIZER;CN=Amanda R. Greene;CN=Emad H. Atiq;CN=Kevin Toh: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260616T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260616T170000 SUMMARY:Justice in Local Space UID:20260612T062614Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Sir Arthur Lewis Building\, Lincoln's Inn Fields\, London\, United Kingdom\, WC2A 2PH DESCRIPTION:The use and control of physical space has long been central to political philosophy (conceived\, for instance\, in terms of private property rights or collective territorial rights). However\, this rich body of work has focused primarily on the justification of exclusive control rights at either the small (individual-property-right) scale or the large (territorial-right) scale\, rather than on the normative dimensions of intermediate local-scale use of physical space and everyday spatial experience\, the demands of justice or morality that arise from the local-level inhabiting of a shared physical environment. This is beginning to emerge as a subject of study in political philosophy/theory\, and recent book-length treatments (e.g. Kohn's The Death and Life of the Urban Commonwealth (2016)\; Kukla's City Living (2021)) and emerging literatures on topics such as gentrification and housing justice begin to address these concerns. Much of this work\, though\, assumes "the city" (metropolitan area or municipality) as the relevant unit of analysis. Yet for theories concerned with justice in day-to-day life\, issues of justice in local land use need not be distinctively urban\, and the local space more generally&mdash\;neighbourhoods\, districts\, villages\, rural areas&mdash\;and the relations between them (home to work\, home to community) may be a more meaningful unit of analysis.
\nIn this workshop we wish to explore what is distinctive about justice at the local scale and in the local organisation of land use\, and how established justice frameworks might need modification when applied to everyday spatial experience.
\nInvited speakers:
\nKaty Wells (Warwick)
\nBart van Leeuwen (Radboud)
\nHolly Longair (Kwantlen Polytechnic)
\nPilar Lopez-Cantero (Antwerp) &\; Dan Guillery (LSE)
\nBettina Lange (Radboud)
\nCorey Schuck (Radboud)
\nGah-Kai Leung (Warwick)
\nThis workshop is hosted and funded by the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science at the LSE.
\nPracticalities
\n9.30 - 18.00\, 16th June 2026\, in person
\nLondon School of Economics and Political Science (Sir Arthur Lewis Building\, Room G.03)
\nAll are welcome\, but please register your attendance at the link above\, so that we have an idea of numbers for catering\, and since\, if you are not a member of the LSE\, you will not be able to access the building unless you are on our list in advance.
\nTimetable
\n09.30 - 10.00: Coffee
\n10.00 - 10.50: Katy Wells (Warwick)
\n10.50 - 11.40: Bart van Leeuwen (Radboud) &lsquo\;Spatial dimensions of urban justice&rsquo\;
\n11.40 - 12.00: Coffee
\n12.00 - 12.50: Corey Schuck (Radboud) &lsquo\;A Republican Theory of Housing Freedom&rsquo\;
\n12.50 - 14.00: Lunch
\n14.00 - 14.50: Bettina Lange (Radboud) 'Life Plans and Daily Life : How Liveable Neighbourhoods Can facilitate Autonomous Agency'
\n14.50 - 15.40: Pilar Lopez-Cantero (Antwerp) &\; Dan Guillery (LSE) &lsquo\;Carspreading and inequality: The affective dimensions of unjust spatial encroachment&rsquo\;
\n15.40 - 16.00: Coffee
\n16.00 - 16.50: Gah-Kai Leung (Warwick)
\n16.50 - 17.40: Holly Longair (Kwantlen Polytechnic) (remote)
\nDrinks
\n19.00: Dinner
ORGANIZER;CN=Daniel Guillery;CN=Corey Schuck;CN=Bettina Lange: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260617T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260617T170000 SUMMARY:Epistemic Dimensions of Democratic Deliberation in the Digital Age UID:20260612T062615Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Belgrade LOCATION:Sveucilisna avenija 4\, Rijeka\, Croatia DESCRIPTION:Epistemic Dimensions of Democratic Deliberation in the Digital Age One-day Conference &ndash\; June 17\, 2026
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences\, University of Rijeka The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Rijeka is pleased to announce the one-day conference \;Epistemic Dimensions of Democratic Deliberation in the Digital Age. The conference brings together scholars working in social and political epistemology\, democratic theory\, political philosophy\, and political sociology to reflect on the epistemic conditions of democratic deliberation in contemporary digital societies. Motivated by recent transformations in how citizens form\, evaluate\, share\, and contest politically relevant beliefs\, the conference explores the conditions under which democratic decision-making can remain epistemically robust under rapidly changing communicative environments. Particular attention will be paid to how \;digital technologies reshape deliberative spaces\, influence epistemic agency\, and structure the production\, circulation\, and contestation of political knowledge. The conference is grounded in the framework of epistemic democracy while also engaging broader questions concerning the affective\, relational\, and social dimensions of public reasoning. In addition to examining the epistemic standards of democratic deliberation\, we invite contributions addressing the role of emotions\, affective polarization\, trust\, and public sentiment in shaping political judgment and democratic legitimacy. We are particularly interested in work exploring how emotional dynamics intersect with processes of belief formation\, disagreement\, persuasion\, and collective reasoning in digitally mediated contexts. Possible topics include the following\, but are not limited to:
The conference aims to foster dialogue between established scholars and early-career researchers on the challenges and possibilities facing democratic deliberation today.
\nKeynote Speaker
\nJosé\; Luis Martí\; (Pompeu Fabra University) \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Kristina Lekic: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260617T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260618T170000 SUMMARY:Enlightenment & Citizenship Workshop UID:20260612T062616Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Zurich LOCATION:Fribourg\, Switzerland DESCRIPTION:&ldquo\;Enlightenment and Publicity: The Problem of Deception in Late 18th Century Political and Religious Thought&rdquo\; is a multilateral research project funded by \;the Swiss National Science Foundation and housed at the University of Fribourg\, University of Bucharest\, and Jagiellonian University. \;
\nThe project&rsquo\;s first workshop will take place on June 17&ndash\;18 at the University of Fribourg. The topic is &ldquo\;Enlightenment and Citizenship&rdquo\;. The speakers for the event are as follows:
\nJames Clarke (York)
\nLuke Davies (Groningen)
\nSebastiano Ghisu (Sassari)
\nStefan Klinger (Gö\;ttingen)
\nTinca Prunea-Bretonnet (Bucharest)
\nPaola Rumore (Turin)
\nElisabeth Widmer (LSE)
\nThis is an in-person event. To register for the workshop\, please email michael.kryluk@unifr.ch
ORGANIZER;CN=Michael Kryluk;CN=Ralf M. Bader: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260617T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260619T170000 SUMMARY:2ª ed congreso internacional de desterritorializaciones políticas UID:20260612T062617Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Madrid LOCATION:Madrid\, Spain DESCRIPTION:This events tries to be a presential space\, but we could study the possibility of online participations in case it is really difficult and the proposal fits in the cfp. In case of not being able to attend in person it is necessary to specify it in the email where you are sending the proposal where you are sending it.
\nFrom the National University of Distance Education\, the Complutense University of Madrid\, and the Universidad Autó\;noma Metropolitana&ndash\;Iztapalapa\, we invite researchers to submit proposals that explore and analyze our political present from a Deleuzo‑Guattarian perspective that understands the centrality of capitalism as an axiomatics and immanent system.
\nWe are now accepting abstracts that follow (but are not limited to) the following thematic lines:
\nDialogues between macro\, micro and mesopolitics: thinking a minor politics
Democracy\, institutions and community
State and war: borders and imperial regimes
The affective turn in politics
Capitalist axiomatics\, social organization and libidinal economy
Militant clinic: antipsychiatry and schizoanalysis
Feminisms of difference\, xenofeminisms and post‑humanist feminisms
Anticoloniality\, postcoloniality and decoloniality
Corporealities and dissident desires
Violence\, extractivism and climate catastrophe
Proposal submission:
An anonymized abstract should be sent to the organizing email address (desteticas@gmail.com)\, summarizing the proposal in 250 to 300 words. The title\, thematic lines\, five keywords\, and an essential bibliography must be included. In addition\, a second document should be attached to the email stating the author&rsquo\;s name\, institutional affiliation\, a brief biography\, contact email\, and the title of the proposal.
Deadline:
April 27\, 2026 will be the deadline for submitting papers.
Conference dates:
&ldquo\;Political Deterritorializations&rdquo\; will take place on June 17\, 18\, and 19\, 2026 at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) and the National University of Distance Education (UNED).
Organizers:
Luis Jaime Estrada (UAM‑I &ndash\; UCM)\, Myriam Rodrí\;guez del Real (UNED)\, Ana Gorostizu (UC3M).
Scientific committee:
Germá\;n Cano (UCM)\, Francisco José\; Martí\;nez (UNED)\, Amanda Nú\;ñ\;ez (UNED)\, Nicolá\;s Ried (Universidad Diego Portales&ndash\;Chile)\, Juan Evaristo Valls Boix (UCM)\, Sayak Valencia (COLEF&ndash\;Mexico).
Die verlockende Leichtigkeit der KI: Gesellschaftlicher Wandel in der Gegenwart \;kü\;nstlicher Systeme
\nGenerative KI\, also neuartige Inhalte schö\;pfende Anwendungen der kü\;nstlichen Intelligenz\, nimmt Aufschwung. Text- und Bildgeneratoren haben es in den letzten Jahren einer breiten Ö\;ffentlichkeit ermö\;glicht\, in ihrem Alltag Gesprä\;che mit Chatbots zu fü\;hren oder neuartige Bildwelten zu schaffen. Innerhalb kurzer Zeit sind KI-Anwendungen quasi ü\;berall. Mehr und mehr fungieren sie auch als "Social Agents" und erledigen Routineaufgaben wie etwa Kundenanfragen oder ü\;bernehmen die Rolle eines Gesprä\;chspartners. Plö\;tzlich scheint es mitdenkende Maschinen zu geben &ndash\; die scheinbar verstehen. Zeichnet sich eine veritable Krä\;nkung des Menschen ab?
\nIn dieser Tagung werden Fallstudien zum Mensch-KI-Verhä\;ltnis prä\;sentiert und die mit ihnen verbundenen gesellschaftlichen Ä\;nderungen ethisch reflektiert. Was bedeutet es\, wenn Chatbots als Freunde oder gar als romantische Partner genutzt werden? Sind Kreativitä\;t und kü\;nstlerisches Schaffen in Zukunft nicht mehr relevant? Ist die Leichtigkeit\, mit der man sich etwa Hausarbeiten
schreiben lassen kann\, allzu verlockend? Wie verä\;ndert sich vor diesem Hintergrund unser Selbstverstä\;ndnis und das Zusammenleben der Menschen?
Expertinnen und Experten aus Ethik\, Philosophie\, Medienwissenschaft und Psychologie stellen auf der #IDEepolis26 Forschungsergebnisse vor und diskutieren mit dem Publikum. Zum 22. Mal wird auf der Tagung zudem der Medienethik-Award "META" an preiswü\;rdige Hö\;rfunk- und TV-Produktionen verliehen\, die sich in herausragender \;Weise kritisch mit dem Thema auseinandergesetzt haben.
ORGANIZER;CN="Oliver Zöllner": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260617T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260617T170000 SUMMARY: Climate Emotions and Environmental Activism UID:20260612T062619Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Dublin LOCATION:Newman Building\, UCD Campus\, Dublin\, Ireland DESCRIPTION:Climate Emotions and Environmental Activism
\n17 June 2026\, University College Dublin
\nInvited Speakers:
\nJakob Huber (Freie Universitä\;t Berlin)
\nMary E. Witlacil (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)
\nThe world has concluded the third consecutive year in which the 1.5 degrees warming target was exceeded\, and catastrophic storms and floods killing thousands in South East Asia. At the same time\, the climate and environmental crisis has moved to the background of global attention\, and the global climate movement has not managed to maintain or restore the global attention needed to pressure governments and corporation for change. Many within the climate movement feel overwhelmed with emotional exhaustion and tactical disorientation\, and the need to figure out what is to be done next.
\nIn this moment\, philosophy can play a critical role in examining the emotional life of activists within the struggle against climate and environmental breakdown\, what role emotions play within a global social movement\, and how emotions inform\, shape and motivate the activism pushing for change. Recently\, philosophers have conducted extensive surveys of climate emotions and their function: Thresher (2025) advocates for eco-anger as a force for change\, Altenger &\; Menges (2025) argue that despair about climate change can have valuable signalling functions\, and Velasco &\; Richardson (2026) explore ecological grief as a shared group-based emotion. This workshop seeks to continue the conversation\, and examine climate emotions specifically in their role for climate and environmental activism.
\nWe seek up to four contributions for the workshop on climate emotions and environmental activism. Topics include but are not limited to:
\nHope and despair and their role in the climate movement: what is their value\, their function and risks? What forms can environmental hope and despair take?
\nHow do climate emotions like anger\, grief\, guilt or anxiety shape environmental activism? What functions do they fulfil\, and what risks do they pose to activists?
\nWhat can we learn from philosophical optimism in the face of climate breakdown? Is optimism necessary to sustain environmental activism? Is pessimism more justified?
\nHow are climate emotions such as anger expressed in different protest forms (e.g. civil disobedience or uncivil disobedience)? What protest form is best to anchor climate emotions in public discourse? What is the value of emotional expression in public discourse?
\nHow do climate emotions shape the agential identity of climate activists? Are escalating means of climate activism (e.g. sabotage or violence) informed or shaped by climate emotions\, or vice versa?
\nWhat can philosophy learn from social movement studies on the function of climate emotions?
\nWhat role do emotions play in other political struggles\, and what can we draw from these lessons for the climate movement?
\nPlease prepare anonymised abstracts of max. 1000 Words (excluding bibliography)\, to be submitted to quan.nguyen@ucd.ie. The deadline for submissions is 15 \;March. Submissions from graduate students and early career researchers are especially encouraged &ndash\; additional funding is being sought to cover some accommodation costs for graduate and early career participants. Accepted papers will be notified by end of March at the latest.
\nThe one-day workshop on 17 June will be followed by a book workshop on 18 \;June\, on my book manuscript titled &ldquo\;It&rsquo\;s Okay to Despair about Climate Change &ndash\; Militant Pessimism in the face of Climate Breakdown&rdquo\;. Participants are not required to\, but are warmly invited to attend.
ORGANIZER;CN="Anh-Quân Nguyen": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260617T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260617T170000 SUMMARY:Climate Emotions and Environmental Activism UID:20260612T062620Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Dublin LOCATION:Newman Building\, UCD Campus\, Dublin\, Ireland DESCRIPTION:Workshop Climate Emotions and Environmental Activism
\n17 June 2026\, University College Dublin
\nD520\, UCD Newman Building\, Department of Philosophy
\nThe climate crisis is worsening before our eyes. After another year of record heat\, climate scientist recently warned that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) faces much more significant risk of collapse than previously thought due to global warming. One of the major global tipping points\, the collapse of the stream not only risks turning the Atlantic from a carbon sink into a source of further carbon emissions\, but also likely means civilisational devastation for most of Europe and North Africa. \;
\nAt the same time\, the climate and environmental crisis has moved to the background of global attention\, and the global climate movement has not managed to maintain or restore the global attention needed to pressure governments and corporation for change. Many within the climate movement feel overwhelmed with emotional exhaustion and tactical disorientation\, and the need to figure out what is to be done next.
\nIn this moment\, philosophy can play a critical role in examining the emotional life of activists within the struggle against climate and environmental breakdown\, what role emotions play within a global social movement\, and how emotions inform\, shape and motivate the activism pushing for change. This workshop examines climate emotions specifically in their role for climate and environmental action\, and invites everyone interested in the philosophy of the climate crisis to attend.
\n\nSchedule (Irish Times): \;
10:00-11:00 Wendy Xin (Sydney): Awe and Environmental Activism beyond Elitism
11:00-12:00 Rachel Cripps (Toronto): Fear Appeals\, Vulnerability\, and the Psychological Burden of Climate Change
12:00-13:00 Molly Dea-Stephenson (McGill): Ecotage and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: On Defensive Justification of Putatively Hopeless Climate Activism
14:30-15:30 Mary E. Witlacil (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology): Burning Out on Hope: Climate Activism in a World on Fire
15:30-16:30 Frida Ekelund (Independent) &\; Olivia Nielsen (Bremen): &lsquo\;Climate Fools&rsquo\; and &lsquo\;Eco-terrorists&rsquo\; - On Danish Media&rsquo\;s Silencing of Environmental Activists
17:00-18:00 Finlay Malcolm (Manchester): On Acting from Environmental Loss: Ecological Grief and Environmental Action
18:00-19:00 Jakob Huber (FU Berlin): Democracy and the Crisis of Hope
This workshop aims to foster an interdisciplinary collective discussion about the evolution of public opinion studies in arena shaped by social media\, emotional engagement\, and polarization. In addition to reflecting on the extent to which media and new communication platforms contribute to the creation&mdash\;and perpetuation&mdash\;of a polarized society\, we would like to promote dialogue on how we\, as scholars\, can redefine the role of communication in this context. Our goal is to explore together how we could rebuild this fragmented landscape\, addressing issues in public opinion research and exploring new ways of enhancing civic engagement. This reflection seems timely in the current context of international conflicts and crises that threaten democracy and often appear to undermine rational dialogue.
The starting point of this workshop is to return to the fundamentals of public opinion dynamics. Understanding how opinions are formed\, expressed\, and transformed requires revisiting the basic mechanisms that shape collective judgment in contemporary societies. For this purpose\, it is essential to challenge some of the entrenched cliché\;s that too often underlie general explanations of current phenomena. Are we\, as researchers\, engaging with social issues in a sufficiently critical and nuanced manner? Can we expand the scope of our enquiry and seek the causes of this lack of engagement?
Moreover\, we must ask whether the drive toward simplification&mdash\;amplified by digital communication&mdash\;has become one of the main obstacles to meaningful public discourse. \;
This raises several key questions: Is public opinion today more simplistic than ever? Does the public arena still serve as a genuine space for democratic debate\, or has it come to be dominated by emotional narratives and polarization? And if so\, how can we regenerate the public sphere so that meaningful dialogue is possible?
The distinction between what is considered true and what is dismissed as fake news comes to the forefront. Public opinion can increasingly be understood as a social construction that no longer necessarily refers to reality itself. Instead\, it is shaped by mediated representations\, emotions\, and collective perceptions that circulate within the public sphere. As a result\, the boundaries among information\, perception\, and belief become progressively blurred. How\, then\, can public opinion remain genuinely informed in an environment shaped by echo chambers and algorithmic reinforcement? What is the role of traditional media in this context? How is Artificial Intelligence shaping debates and content?
In sum\, in a context where freedom of expression is often curtailed\, and public participation is facing growing disruptions\, this workshop seeks to discuss the conditions for a rational and open public sphere. \;
This workshop honors the work of Maxwell McCombs and Esteban Ló\;pez-Escobar\, whose lifelong commitment to the study of agenda-setting and media effects has left an enduring legacy in the field of communication research and its links to democracy. They reminded us that communication carries a social responsibility: to strengthen democratic life and\, ultimately\, to help create the conditions for better and more just societies. Now\, by revisiting the legacy of McCombs and Ló\;pez-Escobar\, our workshop seeks to inspire new directions in the study of public opinion\, while reaffirming the political mission that supports all meaningful communication research.
\n TOPICS FOR PROPOSAL
Possible topics for proposals include\, but are not limited to: &bull\; Media\, old and new\, effects on public opinion. &bull\; Public attitudes. Role of Emotions in Public Opinion. &bull\; Polarization\, extremism\, and information disorders. &bull\; Public perceptions. Controversial issues and social perceptions. &bull\; New media effects. Developments of Agenda-setting in the new media context. Developments of Framing studies. &bull\; New Directions in Electoral Campaigns. &bull\; Effects of polls in democracies. &bull\; AI effects on public opinion. &bull\; Challenges to freedom of expression. &bull\; Civic engagement.
One aim of the workshop is to identify and bring together scholars in communication\, sociology\, and politics concerned about communication research and public opinion studies. \;
ORGANIZER;CN="Mónica Codina": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260618T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260619T170000 SUMMARY:The Challenges of Hostile Epistemology: Democracy\, Media\, and Liberal Society UID:20260612T062622Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Belgrade LOCATION:Sveucilisna avenija 4\, Rijeka\, Croatia\, 51000 DESCRIPTION:Date and Venue
\nJune 18 &ndash\; June 19\, 2026
\nThe Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences\, University of Rijeka
\n\;
\nDetails
\nThe Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Rijeka is organizing the thematically urgent and engaged &ldquo\;The Challenges of Hostile Epistemology&rdquo\; conference. This conference is aa one-time event gathering prominent scholars specialized in social and political epistemology\, political philosophy\, the epistemology of democracy\, and the many intersections between philosophy and novel technologies. Motivated by recent transformations to how we form\, revise\, and reject politically pertinent beliefs about social phenomena and humanist values\, this conference examines the hostile epistemology of contemporary politics. The conference derives its title from the concept of &ldquo\;hostile&rdquo\; epistemic environments\, which innately and systematically exploit our cognitive vulnerabilities\, entrenched prejudice\, and fallacious thinking. This conference thus analyzes how the increasingly adversarial structure of media\, social networking\, and political discourse shapes the understanding of democratic principles\, enlightenment values\, and expert knowledge. In addressing the epistemic features of such environments and their concrete political consequences\, the conference endeavors to provide a comprehensive and timely account of contemporary political epistemics. The subject also encourages investigations of hostile epistemology that center on the changes to epistemic agents\, who are exhibiting declining degrees of literacy\, focus\, and genuine comprehension.
\nKeynote Speakers
\nRobert B. Talisse (Vanderbilt University): "The Real Problem of Civility"
\nCristopher Bret Ranalli (VU Amsterdam): "Liberalism and the Many Faces of Conspiracy Theorizing"
\nCall for Abstracts
\nScholars (doctoral students and above) interested in partaking in the conference must send a 200-word abstract of their lectures to kristinalb@uniri.hr by May 15\, 2026. The organizers will inform applicants whether their participation has been accepted by May 25\, 2026. \;
\nFurther Information for Participants
\nParticipation in the conference is free of charge. The organizers will supply coffee breaks free of charge and will\, if required\, assist participants in scheduling their travel and accommodation. Although participants are responsible for their own accommodation\, travel\, and catering\, the University of Rijeka offers affordable lunches and dinners at the Student Center.
\nOrganizational Board
\nIvan Cerovac\, Kristina Lekić-Barunčić\, Hana Samaržija
ORGANIZER;CN=Ivan Cerovac;CN=Kristina Lekic;CN="Hana Samaržija": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260618T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260619T170000 SUMMARY:Planetary Technologies: Ontology and Agency UID:20260612T062623Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Bonn\, Germany DESCRIPTION:Doctoral Workshop with Prof. Dr. Vincent Blok (University of Rotterdam)
\nWe are very pleased to announce the doctoral workshop &ldquo\;Planetary Technology: Ontology and Agency&rdquo\; with Vincent Blok\, which will take place in Bonn\, Germany\, on the18th and 19th of June 2026.
\nTechnology is increasingly becoming planetary\, meaning that it no longer only mediates relations between people\, but equally affects and alters relations between humans and their environment. Some technologies explicitly set out to do so\, such as technologies grouped under the term &lsquo\;geoengineering&rsquo\;. At the same time\, we also increasingly recognize the planetary nature of technologies that have no such intentions\, such as combustion engines\, fiber optic cables\, and data centers. All of them alter and depend on our earthly habitat. The anthropogenic origin of the ecological crises\, most prominently climate change\, that we continue to experience hence forces us to confront how our socio-technical systems mediate our encounter with nature. \;
\nIn this workshop with Prof. Blok\, we want to explore how planetary technologies mediate encounters with nature while keeping a special focus on conceptions of human agency. The idea that technological interventions and natural processes become increasingly enmeshed as technology becomes planetary breaks with familiar assumptions of an active humanity wielding its tools on passive nature. Indeed\, it forces us to reflect on our own agency in a different light: As ecological crises challenge human control\, we are forced to recognize the limits of human agency on this planet. At the same time\, however\, we cannot relinquish our agency entirely\; else\, we lose the ability to conceive of humanity as the agent of change and the bearer of responsibility for past and future planetary events. Grappling with these phenomena\, Vincent Blok&rsquo\;s work suggests that an ontological approach\, inspired by Heideggerian thought\, can be re-imagined to leave room for human agency without losing sight of the overall impact of technology on human-nature relations. This workshop explores and critically interrogates this claim. \;
\nQuestions and topics of interest are\, for example:
\nAre planetary technologies ontologically different from other technologies? If so\, how? By which criteria?
\nHow can we conceive of non-human agency in relation to planetary technologies? \;
\nHow does a reframing of human agency affect human responsibility?
\nHow far-reaching are the implications of reconceptualizing agency? How far-reaching ought they be?
\nCan new encounters with nature be developed by technological intervention? \;
\nNext to presentations and discussions by and with Prof. Blok\, the workshop affords up to 6 spots for presentations on any topic pertaining to the workshop theme and/or Prof. Blok&rsquo\;s work. Relevant research areas include\, but are not limited to\, ethical questions of geoengineering\, climate ethics\, environmental justice\, AI ethics\, and history of philosophy of technology. Doctoral candidates in the humanities working on the topic of planetary technologies\, broadly conceived\, from the perspective of the ethics of technology or environmental ethics are especially encouraged to apply. \;
\nPostdoctoral researchers are likewise encouraged to register or apply for a presentation spot\, but the preference will be accorded to PhD students. Furthermore\, preference will be given to researchers and students of the University of Bonn.
\nTo apply for a presentation slot\, please submit an abstract of up to 500 words to bolte@iwe.uni-bonn.de by April 24th\, 2026. Abstracts should be fully anonymized so as to prevent any identification of the sender. In your email\, please provide your name\, e-mail address\, and institutional affiliation. Applicants will be notified about their participation by the 8th of May\, 2026. \;
\nIf you would like to know more or if you would like to attend without presenting\, please contact the organizers via bolte@iwe.uni-bonn.de.
\nThe workshop will take place in Bonn\, Germany\, (exact location TBA) and is generously funded by the Bonn Graduate Center. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Julia Pelger;CN=Larissa Bolte;CN=Clemens Uhing: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260620T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260620T000000 SUMMARY:Emerge 2026: Contested Futures UID:20260612T062624Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Belgrade LOCATION:Kraljice Natalije 45\, Belgrade\, Serbia\, 11000 DESCRIPTION:EMERGE 2026 welcomes interdisciplinary contributions that critically examine dominant technological paradigms and engage with resistant\, alternative\, and transformative approaches. Submissions may come from philosophy\, sociology\, political theory\, media and communication studies\, cultural studies\, art theory\, education\, design\, computer science\, and related disciplines\, exploring how digital futures are shaped\, contested\, and reimagined. Contributions grounded in case studies\, action research\, policy analysis\, and practice-based inquiry are especially welcome alongside theoretical and empirical work.
\nTopics include\, but are not limited to:
\nFor CFP details and full conference information\, visit https://emerge.ifdt.bg.ac.rs
ORGANIZER;CN=Jelena Novakovic: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260619T230000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260619T230000 SUMMARY:Problems of Democracy and possible Solutions UID:20260612T062625Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:453 John Lewis Freedom Parkway NE\, Atlanta\, United States\, 30307 DESCRIPTION:On September 25-26\, the Problems of Democracy and possible Solutions (PoDS) Network will hold its first workshop at the Carter Center in Atlanta\, GA. We invite scholars in political science\, political theory\, philosophyand related fields who work on current problems facing democracies and are interested in developing solutions. All career levels are eligible to contribute &ndash\; from advanced PhD students to senior scholars. This initialworkshop is primarily regional for participants from the SE United States\, but we expect to expand to an international network as we fundraise. \; All are welcome to submit proposals. \;
\nThe aim of the workshop is to encourage collaborations that focus on problems and proposals for solutions in combination (solutions might include institutional reforms\, interventions affecting behavior and attitudes\, or other). We also welcome submissions addressing methodological challenges that might result from conflicts among normative\, theoretical\, and ideological frameworks of those who collaborate on these problems and solutions. \; \;
\nParticipants will present their ideas to stimulate creative thought across divergent approaches and to build potential collaborations. Presentations may include new\, fully developed article manuscripts seeking feedback\, summaries of past research\, participant&rsquo\;s reading of the state of the art in their problem area\, or their own nascent ideas of how to approach problems and solutions. \;
\nIf you are interested\, please submit a proposal of up to 500 words that\, consistent with the above\, explains what you plan to contribute to problems of democracy and possible solutions.
ORGANIZER;CN=Michael H. G. Hoffmann;CN=Andrew Jason Cohen;CN=Jennifer McCoy;CN=Anthony DeMattee: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260620T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260620T234500 SUMMARY:Workshop: Ethics and Politics of Artificial Intelligence UID:20260612T062626Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Lisbon LOCATION:Casa dos Livros\, Porto\, Portugal DESCRIPTION:[Call for Abstracts]
\nWorkshop: Ethics and Politics of Artificial Intelligence
\nCasa dos Livros\, Porto\, Portugal
\n2 July 2026 | 10h00-17h00
\nPalacete Burmester - Rua do Campo Alegre\, 1055\, 4150-181 Porto
\nAbout: The Workshop: Ethics and Politics of AI brings together researchers\, academics\, and graduate students to examine central ethical and political questions raised by contemporary artificial intelligence. The workshop welcomes contributions from moral and political philosophy\, philosophy of technology\, applied ethics\, law\, social theory\, and related interdisciplinary fields. Its aim is to promote focused discussion on the institutional\, normative\, and democratic challenges created by AI systems in contemporary societies.
\nThe final deadline to submit proposals is June 20\, 2026.
\n\;
\nKEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Chiara Cordelli is Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Radu Uszkai is affiliated with Bucharest University of Economic Studies and the Research Centre in Applied Ethics.
\n\;
\nTopics might include (but are not limited to):
\n\;
\n1. \; \; \; \; \; \; AI\, democracy\, and political authority
\n2. \; \; \; \; \; \; Responsibility\, accountability\, and institutional design
\n3. \; \; \; \; \; \; Fairness\, bias\, and structural injustice
\n4. \; \; \; \; \; \; Transparency\, explainability\, and public justification
\n5. \; \; \; \; \; \; AI governance\, regulation\, and human rights
\n6. \; \; \; \; \; \; Privacy\, surveillance\, and data politics
\n7. \; \; \; \; \; \; AI\, labour\, education\, and inequality
\n8. \; \; \; \; \; \; Misinformation\, manipulation\, and epistemic harms
\n9. \; \; \; \; \; \; Healthcare\, Law and Educational Impact of AI
\n10. \; Environmental and infrastructural ethics of AI
\nAttendance: Free.
\nNote: There will be no fee to participate as a speaker of this workshop. Please note that we are unable to provide financial support for travel\, accommodation\, or meals for accepted speakers.
\n\;
\nLanguage of the workshop: English.
\nSUBMISSIONS:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Proposals should include two files (in Word format\; PDF formats will not be accepted):
\no \; \; (1) a cover page with identification and clear academic affiliation
\no \; \; (2) an anonymized title and abstract (maximum 250 words\, up to 5 references)
\no \; \; (3) sent to stevensequeira92@hotmail.com
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Paper duration: 30 minutes (20 minutes presentation + 10 minutes for discussion)\;
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Notification Info: notification of acceptance or rejection will be given after review of the submitted proposal\;
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Publications: selected papers may be considered for future publication projects\; the publication process will be independent and optional\;
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Any doubts or concerns can be addressed to: stevensequeira92@hotmail.com
\nVenue: Casa dos Livros\, Palacete Burmester - Rua do Campo Alegre\, 1055\, 4150-181 Porto.
\n\nOrganization
\nSteven S. Gouveia (IF/UP)
\nCEEC Project by FCT 2022.02527.CEECIND
\nMind\, Language and Action Group (MLAG)
\nInstituto de Filosofia da Universidade do Porto &ndash\; UID/00502/2025
\nFundaç\;ã\;o para a Ciê\;ncia e a Tecnologia (FCT)
\n\;
ORGANIZER;CN=Steven Gouveia: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Yerevan:20260622T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Yerevan:20260623T170000 SUMMARY:Trust and Hope in Times of Crises UID:20260612T062627Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Asia/Yerevan LOCATION:American Universiity of Armenia\, Yerevan\, Armenia\, 0019 DESCRIPTION:Announcement and Call for Abstracts
\nInternational Conference on the Theme of Trust and Hope in Times of Crises
\nJune 22&\;23\, 2026
\n\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;The American University of Armenian (AUA)\, Yerevan
\n\;
\nOrganised by AUA Center for Ethics in Public Affairs (ETICA)
\nIn association with
\nThe International Federation of Philosophical Societies (FISP)
\nThe Armenian Philosophical Academy
\nYerevan State University (YSU)
\nThe Horizon Europe project \;ETICA \; \;(Center for Ethics in Public Affairs) at the American University of Armenia (AUA)\, directed by the ERA Chair \;Professor Maria Baghramian\, will hold its second international conference\, June 22 and 23. 2026 in Yerevan\, Armenia .The theme of the conference is \; \;&ldquo\;Trust and Hope in Times of Crises&rdquo\;\, the research theme of the \; \;ETICA project. The conference is co-sponsored by \;The International Federation of Philosophical Societies (FISP)\, \;The Armenian Philosophical Academy \;(APHA)\, and the \;Yerevan State University (YSU).
\nThe conference explores philosophical questions on the nature and interconnections between trust and hope with an emphasis on the impact of economic\, social\, and political crises on these core elements of our public and personal lives. \;
\nAbstracts of 300- 500 words\, for conference presentations of 20 minutes (+10 minutes Q&\;A)\, in English or Armenian\, are invited on questions relevant to the general theme of the conference\, including but not limited to: \;
\nWhat are the connections between trust and hope? \;
\nDoes trust without hope make sense\, or is hope always implicit in trust?
\n\;Is hope a precondition for trust in times of crisis?
\nIs there a moral or social obligation to remain hopeful in times of crisis?
\nIs it rational to trust or to remain hopeful in times of crisis? \; \;
\nWhat are the impacts of living in times of crisis on the conditions \; \;and levels of trust and hope? Do public and interpersonal trust vary in this respect? \;
\nIs betrayal of trust in a time of crisis morally worse than in ordinary times or is it more excusable ?
\nAre hope and trust \; \;epistemic or character virtues to be cultivated or are they in-built \; \;features of the \; \;human make up? \;
\nWhat distinguishes hope from wishful thinking\, and does this distinction become blurred in times of crisis? \;
\nWhat do times of crises reveal about the \; \;fragility or the resilience of trust? and relatedly\, can times of \; \;crises ever create new forms of solidarity leading to greater trust and hopefulness \;
\nWhat are the connections\, if any\, between\, trust and faith\, particularly in times of crisis?
\nPresentations \; \;discussing the work of major philosophers on the topic of conference are also welcome. \;
\nThe official languages of the conference are English and Armenian. Abstracts and presentations in either language are welcome. \; \;We aim to publish a selection of the conference proceedings \;in ETICA: A Yearbook of Ethics and Public Affairs. \;Competitive conference bursaries\, covering \; \;accommodations and subsistence for the duration of the conference\, \; \;will be awarded to a maximum of eight early career international researchers who do not have access to other research funding. \;
\nAnonymised abstracts \; \;in Word format should be sent as email attachments to \;etica@aua.am\, with the heading Trust and Hope. \;This is an in-person conference and online presentations cannot be facilitated. \; \;
\nThe \;deadline for the abstracts is January 15 2026. \; \;
\nAll queries to \;etica@aua.am
\n ORGANIZER;CN=Maria Baghramian: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260622T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260622T170000 SUMMARY:The Ethics of Immigrant Selection Workshop UID:20260612T062628Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Reading\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:The Ethics of Immigrant Selection workshop \;
\nDate: 22nd \;June\, 2026 from 10:00 to 18:00
\nLocation: London Road L22 G06
\nUniversity of Reading\, Reading
\nDetails: While the normative literature on migration has long centred on whether borders should be open or closed\, recent philosophical work has shifted toward examining how states selectively admit some immigrants while excluding others. This reflects growing political controversy over policies such as travel bans\, nationality-based restrictions\, and integration requirements. So far\, much of the literature has focused narrowly on skill-based or racially discriminatory selection criteria. This workshop builds on that work by broadening the discussion to include overlooked practices\, such as nationality-based selection\, family ties\, and questions around refugee selection and asylum interviews.
\nSpeakers:
\nLunch will be provided. All are welcome\, but spaces are limited.
\nTo register\, contact the organiser Rufaida Al Hashmi (rufaida.alhashmi@reading.ac.uk)
\nThe workshop is sponsored by the Reading Ethics and Political Philosophy Centre and the Society for Applied Philosophy. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Rufaida Al Hashmi: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260622T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260622T170000 SUMMARY:Work\, needs\, and necessity: Bringing together philosophical and empirical perspectives UID:20260612T062629Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Queen Mary University of London\, London\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:Join this workshop at QMUL exploring the connection between work and human needs from a range of interdisciplinary perspectives.
\nBringing together scholars developing the political theory of work with empirical researchers from geography\, political economy\, psychology\, and related fields who investigate the changing organisation and experience of work\, this workshop aims to develop a robust interdisciplinary dialogue over how work meets (or fails to meet) human needs\, as well as over how alternative models of work and/or needs-provision might reshape those possibilities.
\nThe event will be hosted in the \;Graduate Centre (no. 18 on this map https://www.qmul.ac.uk/media/qmul/docs/about/Mile-End-campus-map.pdf)\, room GC101\, and is free to attend.
\nQuestions? \;Email g.boss@qmul.ac.uk.
\nSchedule
\n10:00&ndash\;10:30
\nWelcome and registration
\n10:30&ndash\;12:00
\nPanel 1
\n12:00&ndash\;12:45
\nLunch (provided).
\n12:45&ndash\;14:15
\nPanel 2
\n14:15&ndash\;14:30
\nBreak
\n14:30&ndash\;16:00
\nPanel 3
\n16:00&ndash\;16:15
\nBreak
\n16:15&ndash\;17:00
\nClosing roundtable
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260622T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260624T170000 SUMMARY:OZSW PhD Summer School on Ethics and Economics: Ethics of Taxes\, Climate Change and Labor Markets UID:20260612T062630Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Amsterdam LOCATION:Burgemeester Oudlaan 50\, Rotterdam\, Netherlands DESCRIPTION:Topic description:
\nIn what ways can economic inequality undermine the proper functioning of democracy? Are carbon taxes morally desirable\, also in non-ideal circumstances? How can green industrial policy be designed to respect\, or even further\, egalitarian goals? What is the value of economic growth? What are the moral harms and benefits of (labor) market competition? \; \;
\nQuestions at the intersection of ethics and economics are hotly debated both in academic philosophy and in public policy circles. The aim of this summer school is to bring together graduate students and recently completed PhDs working on economic ethics and take a deep-dive into philosophical debates about climate change\, labor markets\, and taxation\, with some of the leading researchers on these issues. \; \;
\nLeaning goals:
\nThe goals of the course are threefold: \;
\nCosts:
\nHow to register:
\nThe registration deadline is March 31 2026. \;If registration has been closed because the maximum amount of participants has been reached\, you can submit your name to the waiting list by sending an email to \;secretariaat@ozsw.nl. Please also indicate whether you are a ReMA student\, PhD student\, or early career researcher and/or another research school in the humanities (LOGOS) or not.
ORGANIZER;CN=Huub Brouwer;CN=Daniel Halliday: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20260622T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20260628T170000 SUMMARY:Patience in Adversity Summer Seminar UID:20260612T062631Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:America/Indiana/Indianapolis LOCATION:Notre Dame\, United States DESCRIPTION:This seminar aims to equip doctoral students and early career scholars in philosophy and religion to explore patience in adversity. We hope participants will emerge ready to contribute to the growing research on patience as it relates to courage\, anger\, self-control\, awe\, as well as how virtues interact with personal and structural hardship.
\n
The seminar will cover cutting-edge research in philosophy and religion and will feature senior scholars who will present their own work and advise students on their writing projects in this general area. Participants will benefit from mentoring and engagement with their own research during daily sessions.
Together\, we will consider questions such as:
\nLogistics and Funding: Seminar main meetings will convene each day and involve discussion of invited scholars&rsquo\; work\, breakout sessions\, and small group mentoring workshops. Seminar participants will receive a $5\,000 honorarium for their participation and time. All payments will be made in US dollars.Cost of travel and lodging for award recipients is expected to be covered by the individuals themselves.
\nApplication Deadline: January 9\, 2026.
\n
Application Instructions: Applicants must submit the following materials at this link (https://baylor.app.box.com/f/e71a529d377840e896baddc6ed936914) using the document names indicated below each document description:
1) Letter of application of no more than 1 page explaining: what topics regarding patience interest you\; connection of these topics with your previous or ongoing research\; how research you do or plan to do impacts populations facing adversity\; level of familiarity with moral psychology and virtue ethics generally.
\nName Document: [Your Last Name\, Your First Name] &ndash\; Letter of Application
\n2) A 250-word statement describing the scholar&rsquo\;s capacity for successful collaboration with scholars from diverse disciplines and backgrounds (psychology\, religion\, philosophy).
\nName Document: [Your Last Name\, Your First Name] - Collaboration Statement
\n
3) Curriculum Vitae
Name Document: [Your Last Name\, Your First Name] - CV
\n
4) Short bio (less than 200-word) for posting on a website featuring participants.
Name Document: [Your Last Name\, Your First Name] - Short Bio
\n
5) Letter of support from primary advisor (PhD mentor for graduate students\, supervisor for postdoctoral researchers) stating the advisor&rsquo\;s supports for the advisee's participation and time commitment.
Name Document: [Your Last Name\, Your First Name] - Letter of Support
\n
6) Contact information for an additional 2-3 professional references (no letter is required from these additional references at time of application.)
Name Document: [Your Last Name\, Your First Name] - Professional References
ORGANIZER;CN=Anne Jeffrey;CN=Fannie Bialek: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260623T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260624T170000 SUMMARY:The Politics of Skepticism UID:20260612T062632Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Amsterdam LOCATION:Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam\, Amsterdam\, Netherlands\, 1081 HV DESCRIPTION:Skepticism is usually understood as a view or stance in epistemology: the skeptic raises a set of challenges to our beliefs and claims to knowledge. But doubt has always had ethical and political implications. Ancient Pyrrhonists saw suspension of judgement as a path to tranquility. Early modern thinkers used skeptical arguments against religious and political authority. In more contemporary debates over expertise\, trust\, and the "crisis of knowledge"\, questions of what we can know are inseparable from political questions.
\nThis conference explores the ethics and politics of skepticism and doubt. How does skepticism interact with politics--does skepticism undermine or enable certain political arrangements\, ideologies\, or ethical stances? What are the ethical and political implications of different skeptical views or stances? What can we say about specific contexts where doubt may be productive or perilous\, such as in democratic deliberation\, or challenges to scientific consensus?
ORGANIZER;CN=Christopher Ranalli;CN=Robin McKenna: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260623T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260624T170000 SUMMARY:Speech and Society: Contemporary Philosophy of Language UID:20260612T062633Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Cardiff\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:The Cardiff University Philosophy Department will hold a conference on &ldquo\;Speech and Society: Contemporary Philosophy of Language&rdquo\; taking place 23rd &ndash\; 24th of June.
\nIn recent years\, there has been an increasing &lsquo\;social turn&rsquo\; within the philosophy of language. The aim of this conference is to bring together emerging philosophical work in the social\, political\, aesthetic and ethical dimensions of language. The format of the conference will be parallel sessions and two keynote sessions over the course of two days. \;
\nTopics include\, but are not limited to: \;
\n&bull\;artworks and monuments as forms of speech\; \;
\n&bull\;distinctive features of speech in online spaces\; \;
\n&bull\;potentials and pitfalls of large language models\; \;
\n&bull\;indigenous and minoritized languages: loss and revitalization\; \;
\n&bull\;meanings of pauses and silences
\n&bull\;silencing\, epistemic injustices and oppression \;
\n&bull\;varieties of lying\, misleading\, and bullshit\; dimensions of gendered language\; \;
\n&bull\;oppressive speech and counterspeech
\n&bull\;functioning of dogwhistles\, figleaves\, and slurs. \;
\nKeynote Speakers: \;
\n&bull\;Professor Emma Borg\, Institute of Philosophy\, School of Advanced Studies\, University of London
\n&bull\;Professor Jennifer Saul\, University of Waterloo / University of St Andrews \;
\nThere will be a conference fee of £\;20-40\, subject to whether participants have access to institutional funds.
\nThe conference is supported by the Mind Association. \;
\nPlease direct any queries to phillangcardiff[at]gmail[dot]com. \;
\n---
\n\;Bydd Adran Athroniaeth Prifysgol Caerdydd yn cynnal cynhadledd ar &ldquo\;Lleferydd a Chymdeithas: Athroniaeth Iaith Gyfoes&rdquo\; a gynhelir ar y 23ain a 24ain o Fehefin. Yn y blynyddoedd diwethaf\, bu &lsquo\;tro cymdeithasol&rsquo\; cynyddol o fewn athroniaeth iaith. \;
\nNod y gynhadledd hon yw dwyn ynghyd y gwaith athronyddol sy&rsquo\;n dod i&rsquo\;r amlwg ar agweddau \; cymdeithasol\, gwleidyddol\, esthetig a moesegol iaith. Bydd y gynhadledd yn cynnwys sesiynau cyfochrog a dwy sesiwn gyweirnod dros gyfnod o ddau ddiwrnod. \;
\nMae&rsquo\;r pynciau&rsquo\;n cynnwys\, ond heb fod yn gyfyngedig i: \;
\n&bull\;gweithiau celf a henebion fel ffurfiau o leferydd\; \;
\n&bull\;nodweddion nodedig lleferydd mewn parthau ar-lein\; \;
\n&bull\;dichonolrwydd a pheryglon modelau iaith mawr\; \;
\n&bull\;ieithoedd brodorol a lleiafrifiedig: colled ac adfywiad\; \;
\n&bull\;ystyron seibiannau a distawrwydd\; distewi\; \;
\n&bull\;amrywiaethau o ddweud celwydd\, camarwain\, a malu cachu\; dimensiynau iaith rhyweddol\; \;
\n&bull\;lleferydd gormesol a gwrthleferydd\; \;
\n&bull\;ffwythiannau ci-chwibanau\, &ldquo\;dail ffigys&rdquo\;\, a sarhad. \;
\nAreithwyr Gwadd: \;
\nEmma Borg\, Institute of Philosophy\, School of Advanced Studies\, Prifysgol Llundain
\nJennifer Saul\, Prifysgol Waterloo / Prifysgol St Andrews \;
\nBydd ffi gynhadledd o £\;20-40\, yn amodol ar argaeledd cronfeydd sefydliadol i'r cyfranwyr. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer cyflwyno yw 2il o Ebrill. Rydym yn disgwyl cadarnhau&rsquo\;r penderfyniadau erbyn diwedd mis Ebrill. \;
\nCefnogir y gynhadledd gan y Mind Association.
\nAnfonwch unrhyw ymholiad at phillangcardiff[at]gmail[dot]com. \;
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260623T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260624T170000 SUMMARY:The 16th Oxford Workshop on Global Priorities Research UID:20260612T062634Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities\, Oxford\, United Kingdom\, OX2 6GG DESCRIPTION:We are inviting applications to attend the 16th Oxford Workshop on Global Priorities Research. Talks at the workshop will address philosophical questions relevant to identifying\, prioritising among\, and addressing the world&rsquo\;s most pressing problems\, including \;the potential for transformative AI and ethical challenges likely to arise therefrom\, how to weigh the impacts of our actions on different kinds of minds\, and how long-term future impacts bear on present decisions. \; \;
\nIf you'd like to attend the workshop\, please complete our brief application form by the 17th of May. We aim to respond to all applications by the 22nd of May to confirm whether there are remaining spaces available for you to attend the workshop. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Andreas Mogensen;CN=Hilary Greaves: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260625T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260626T170000 SUMMARY:2nd Dortmund Disputes on Economic Justice UID:20260612T062635Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Dortmund\, Germany DESCRIPTION:2nd Dortmund Disputes on Economic Justice
\nDate: June 25 and 26\, 2026.
\nPlace: Dortmund\, Germany
\nKeynotes: Chiara Cordelli (University of Chicago)\, Bas van der Vossen (Chapman University)
\nThe annual &lsquo\;Dortmund Disputes on Economic Justice&rsquo\; serve as a forum for discussing questions of economic justice\, including the role of markets\, the nature of property\, the justifiability of taxes\, the importance of workplace democracy\, the problem of economic inequality\, and\, more generally\, the merits of capitalism and socialism. While debates on economic justice often occur within specific political camps\, the Dortmund Disputes aim to foster discussion across political boundaries by bringing together scholars with diverse outlooks&mdash\;liberal egalitarian\, libertarian\, socialist\, conservative\, or otherwise&mdash\;who share the goal of advancing our understanding of economic justice.
\nFollowing the successful first installment in 2025\, which featured Miranda Fleischer and Nicholas Vrousalis\, the second installment will take place on June 25&ndash\;26\, 2026. The keynote speakers are Chiara Cordelli and Bas van der Vossen. Chiara Cordelli\, Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago\, works on social and political philosophy\, especially political economy and democratic theory. She is the author of The Privatized State (2020)\, a Kantian critique of privatization that develops a democratic theory of public administration. Bas van der Vossen\, Professor in the Smith Institute for Political Economy and Philosophy and the Philosophy Department at Chapman University\, works on political philosophy\, with a focus on political economy\, global justice\, and property rights. His books include In Defense of Openness (2018) and Debating Humanitarian Intervention (2017).
\nCONFERENCE PROGRAM
\nJune 24\, 2026 (Wednesday)
\n19.00: \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Welcome Dinner (restaurant tba)
\nJune 25\, 2026 (Thursday)
\n09.30 &ndash\; 10.00: \; \; \; Welcome/Registration
\n10.00 &ndash\; 11.15: \; \; \; Pascal Brixel (Northwestern): Freedom\, Power\, and Private Property in the Means of Production
\n11.15 &ndash\; 11.30: \; \; \; Coffee break
\n11.30 &ndash\; 12.45: \; \; \; Garance Coggins(University of Southern Denmark): Do cosmopolitans have reason to embrace limitarianism as a partial principle of distributive justice?
\n12.45 &ndash\; 13:45: \; \; \; Lunch
\n13.45 &ndash\; 15.00: \; \; \; Thomas R. Wells (Leiden)\, Felix Hohlfeld (Graz): Justice for the Global Poor Requires Pro-Growth Policies by Rich Countries
\n15.00 &ndash\; 15.15: \; \; \; Coffee break
\n15:15 &ndash\; 16.30: \; \; \;Caleb Althorpe (Utrecht): Economic Democracy and Growth in Times of Ecological Crisis
\n16.30 &ndash\; 16.45: \; \; \; Coffee break
\n16.45 &ndash\; 18.15: \; \; \; Keynote 1: Chiara Cordelli (Chicago): Capitalism\, Alienation\, and the Rule of None
\n19.00: \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Conference Dinner (restaurant tba)
\nJune 26\, 2026 (Friday)
\n09.00 &ndash\; 10.15: \; \; Franz Dietrich (PSE)\, Kai Spiekermann(LSE): The institutional Dilemma of Markets: Between Fit and Generation
\n10.15 &ndash\; 10.30: \; \; Coffee break
\n10.30 &ndash\; 11.45: \; \; Amy Thompson (Oxford): What do we object to when we object to markets?
\n11.45 &ndash\; 12.45: \; \; Lunch
\n12.45 &ndash\; 14:00: \; \; \;Philipp Stehr (Munich): Strikes as a contestatory means: Between self-defence and expression
\n14.00 &ndash\; 14.15: \; \; Coffee break
\n14.15 &ndash\; 15.30: \; \; Denise Celentano (Montré\;al): Ghost Work: Conceptual and Normative Concerns
\n15:30 &ndash\; 15.45: \; \; Coffee break
\n15.45 &ndash\; 17.15: \; \; Keynote 2: Bas van der Vossen (Chapman University): Labor\, Value\, and Lockean Appropriation.
\nIf you are interested in attending the conference\, please send an email to jonas.harney@tu-dortmund.de. Participation is free of charge but registration is required. The registration deadline is June 14\, 2026\, but since places are limited\, we recommend early registration. Please also indicate in the email whether you wish to attend the dinners (welcome dinner\, conference dinner).
\nOrganizers of the Conference: Jonas Harney\, Peter Kö\;nigs
\nOrganizers of the Conference Series: Jonas Harney\, Peter Kö\;nigs\, Christian Neuhä\;user\, Lea Prix\, Dick Timmer (TU Dortmund University)
\nThe conference is generously funded by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation.
ORGANIZER;CN=Jonas Harney;CN="Peter Königs": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260625T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260626T170000 SUMMARY:Monist special issue workshop: Philosophy of Taxation UID:20260612T062636Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Amsterdam LOCATION:Burgemeester Oudlaan 50\, Rotterdam\, Netherlands DESCRIPTION:*Confirmed speakers*
\n*Topic*
\nTaxation was largely overlooked in 20th \;century political philosophy. This is a shame\, because taxes are a powerful driver of human behaviour and mould the world around us. Think only of the window taxes that shaped architecture in European countries in ways still visible hundreds of years onwards. In the 21st \;century\, philosophers have fortunately started to engage with questions of taxation again. However\, an important and normatively significant issue that has not received sufficient attention yet is the choice of tax base: what should be taxed?
\nMany countries predominantly tax labour income and consumption. Developments in the real economy &ndash\; including slower economic growth\, labour market polarisation\, and the growing concentration of wealth &ndash\; have put a strain on fiscal policy formed largely in the years just after 1945. Moreover\, even though taxation has strong effects on human behaviour\, governments have so far only used it sparsely to address contemporary challenges such as climate change\, disruptive technological development\, and demographic ageing. These changes and challenges suggest a need to reform the tax base for it to be fit for purpose.
\nThe aim of the workshop\, and the special issue that will result from it\, is to contribute to the cutting-edge of philosophical inquiry into taxation by studying which tax bases can help address 21st \;century challenges.
\n*Special issue of the Monist*
\nParticipants in the workshop need to submit a full draft to the organizers by 31 May 2026. All papers presented at the workshop will be considered for inclusion in a special issue of the Monist\, that will be published in April 2028 (volume 111\, issue 2).
\n*Location*
\nThe workshop takes place on the Erasmus University Rotterdam campus.
\n*Questions*
\nAny questions about the workshop and the special issue should be addressed to Huub Brouwer (h.m.brouwer@tilburguniversity.edu). \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Huub Brouwer;CN=Daniel Halliday: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20260628T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20260703T170000 SUMMARY:IVR 2026 Istanbul UID:20260612T062637Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Istanbul LOCATION:Kadir Has University\, İstanbul\, Turkey DESCRIPTION:We propose to organize the IVR Congress 2026 with the aim of deepening the relationship between law and philosophy in the face of the complex problems of today&rsquo\;s world. In our times\, the task of philosophical thought is not only to identify problems\, but also to examine their origins and possible solutions from an ethical perspective. Similarly\, law must develop new approaches to the protection of human rights and the realization of justice today.
\nFirst\, we must ask what role law can play in addressing the urgent problems of our times such as climate crisis\, poverty\, migration\, and the various conflicts. These issues are not only technical or political\, but also ethical. Legal systems must approach these challenges from a perspective that places at the center human dignity.
\nSecond\, we have to rethink the legal framework needed to protect human rights in a globalized world. Human rights are ethical principles based on the knowledge of the value of the human being. The law must develop universal mechanisms that can protect these rights in different cultural and social contexts.
\nThird\, the impact of technological developments on human life and society requires philosophical inquiry beyond legal regulation. Artificial intelligence and digital technologies force us to reevaluate fundamental values such as human autonomy\, privacy\, and freedom. Our congress will provide a platform to discuss the impact of these technological changes on the basic concepts of law.
\nFinally\, the theme &ldquo\;Law in the Face of the Changing Problems of the World &rdquo\; emphasizes the critical and constructive role of legal thought. Law should not only react to existing problems\, but also provide guiding principles for a more just and humane world order.
\nBy bringing together academics\, legal practitioners and philosophers from a variety of disciplines\, this congress aims to contribute to an in-depth reflection on how law can be more effective in the face of the changing problems of the world.
\nPlease send an email to info@ivr2026istanbul.org in case of any query.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260629T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260701T170000 SUMMARY:PANEL 2 - DISTRIBUTION\, POWER RESOURCES\, AND DOMINATION UID:20260612T062638Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Lisbon LOCATION:University of MInho\, Braga\, Portugal DESCRIPTION:PANEL 2 \;/ \;DISTRIBUTION\, POWER RESOURCES\, AND DOMINATION
\nThe deadline for abstract submissions is now February 28th.
\nCONVENOR \;NUNZIO ALÌ\; \;
\;
All inquiries about the panel should be sent to \;nunzioali@gmail.com.
Talking about the &ldquo\;distribution&rdquo\; of power is common in political philosophy\, political science\, and public debate. We often claim\, for instance\, that democracy ideally requires political power to be distributed equally&mdash\;or at least widely&mdash\;among citizens. However\, the literature remains unclear about what\, if anything\, should actually be distributed when we speak of power. Although it is widely recognized that the exercise of power depends on the possession of certain material and non-material bases of power\, or power resources &ndash\; such as wealth\, knowledge\, or reputation &ndash\; there is still no consensus that the distribution of these resources is essential to prevent the arbitrary exercise of power\, namely domination.
This panel seeks to advance the discussion on the role that power resources play in the
conceptualization of social justice and domination. In this regard\, several key questions arise: Does a distributive perspective misconstrue the meaning of power? Does reasoning in terms of power resources fall into the so-called &ldquo\;vehicle fallacy&rdquo\;? If power resources are usually understood in terms of &ldquo\;power to\,&rdquo\; how can they be related to &ldquo\;power over&rdquo\;? Why do classical theories of justice so often underestimate the role of power? Are power resources an adequate conceptual vocabulary for theorizing gender and racial inequalities? Are poverty and inequality forms of power deprivation?
The purpose of this panel is to promote interdisciplinary dialogue across political philosophy\, political theory\, and critical social theory\, in order to investigate whether\, and how\, the distribution of power resources is relevant to securing freedom as non-domination\, equality of status\, and social fairness.
Possible topics include\, but are not limited to:
The Meaning of Misogyny Conference \;is taking place from the 30th of June to the 1st of July 2026 at the University of Manchester.
\nThis two-day\, hybrid conference aims to look at the work that specifically focuses on the meaning of misogynistic and/or gendered language. The topics will relate\, but are not limited to\, the following questions:
\nWe are excited to confirm that Professor Robin Jeshion will be our keynote speaker for the event. Her work on slurs\, dehumanisation &\; contempt\, reclamation\, and expressivism has been highly influential in Philosophy of Language\, and we are very much looking forward to having her in Manchester.
\nConfirmed speakers:
\nJustina Ber&scaron\;kytė (University of Manchester): \; Hostile and Benevolent Misogyny: On the Expressive Power of Patriarchal Speech
\nVittoria Campisi (Università\; Vita-Salute San Raffaele) &\; Sergio Guerra (Universidad de Granada): \;Presuppositional Obstacles in Sex Negotiation
\nChris Cousens (University of Manchester): \; Bullshit Slurs\, Gendered Slurs\, and Patriarchy [invited]
\nRobin Jeshion \;(University of Southern California) [keynote]: \; \;The Language of Misogyny: Slurs\, Stereotypes\, and Rape Threats
\nGrace Li (The University of Hong Kong &\; King&rsquo\;s College London): \; Who&rsquo\;s Afraid when Feminists &ldquo\;Box&rdquo\;? --Reclaiming Anti-Feminist Slurs in China
\nFilipa Melo Lopes (University of Edinburgh): \; Misogynistic Dehumanization: Women as Witches [invited]
\nAmanda McMullen (University of Arkansas): \; The Context-Sensitivity of Extreme Manosphere Language
\nMengyuan Qi (University of Pittsburgh): \; Event Labels [online]
\nAyşe Seda Umul (Independent Researcher): \; The Meaning of Misogynist: An Internal Critique of Manne
\nAlba Moreno Zurita (University of Santiago de Compostela) &\; Dan Zeman (University of Porto \;[invited]: Misogyny Beyond Neutral Counterparts: Gendered Slurs as Norm Enforcement
\nRegistration
\nAttendance is free\, but registration is necessary. To register\, follow this link: \;https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=B8tSwU5hu0qBivA1z6kadw1oO2vAu6FBgwNOb0QPdvNUMDQ0UTlIMFkwUFVENUhZMDUySlpMT0xUWC4u \;
\nFunding
\nThis conference is part of Justina's Early Career Fellowship project titled The Language of Misogyny: Meaning\, Function and Possible Interventions\, funded by the Leverhulme Trust and the University of Manchester.
\nOrganising Committee:
\nJustina Ber&scaron\;kytė\, justina.berskyte@manchester.ac.uk
\nAdelina Valoschi\, adelina-dalia.valoschi@manchester.ac.uk \;
ORGANIZER;CN="Justina Berškytė";CN=Adelina Valoschi: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260630T230000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260630T230000 SUMMARY:The Prognostic Possibilities of a Philosophical Approach to History: Currents of the Contemporary World UID:20260612T062640Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Belgrade LOCATION:Zaječar\, Serbia DESCRIPTION:The Prognostic Possibilities of a Philosophical Approach to History: Currents of the Contemporary World
\nInternational School of Philosophy Felix Romuliana\, Zaječar\, RS
\nFaculty of Philosophy - University of Belgrade\, RS
\nZaječar (RS) &ndash\; 4-6 September 2026
\nThe contemporary world appears more complex than ever. The paths of understanding\, and especially of explaining how history itself can be defined\, seem almost inaccessible. If we understand history\, at its core\, as a sequence of events in which human beings either act or participate\, we may ask whether reflecting on these processes is at the same time a way of giving meaning to the human world. If\, however\, we assume that thinking about history cannot be equated with any form of meaning\, an additional philosophical question arises concerning the very meaning of thinking history as such.
\nIf we are\, therefore\, unable to influence in any way the events we call history\, this is connected to an even deeper question concerning the meaning of human existence in general. On the other hand\, what philosophy can do is to attempt to grasp the currents of these events and\, on the basis of certain insights\, possibly anticipate their outcomes. In this sense\, we propose to reconsider classical philosophical and historical insights and to connect them with contemporary developments. Is the progressive endangerment of environment linked to progressive interpretations of the course of history\, interpretations marked by the idea of human domination over nature? Does this also imply the erosion of human self-understanding as a natural being\, given that many positions claim that the human being is\, within this historical process\, self-produced?
\nAt the same time\, we may ask whether there are reasons to interpret these processes as possessing a certain cyclicality\, according to which the very human being who produces everything\, including itself\, brings these processes to extreme points that mark\, through forms of self-destruction\, the possibility of a new beginning.
\nFrom a cultural and political perspective\, thinkers who point to contemporary global developments are also highly relevant\, especially those who analyze the rivalry between powerful Eastern states and the well-known Atlantic powers of the West. Do these processes indicate a historical pattern familiar from earlier periods\, most famously articulated in Oswald Spengler&rsquo\;s The Decline of the West? In other words\, are the diagnoses formulated at the turn of the nineteenth to the twentieth century once again becoming visible\, diagnoses according to which there are regularities known since antiquity\, such as the idea of akme\, the attainment of a peak or culmination in the growth of civilizations\, after which an inevitable decline follows\, potentially leading to disappearance. Accordingly\, the highly actual question arises whether the Euro Atlantic sphere\, commonly referred to as Western civilization\, is undergoing an internal process of self-destruction\, and what this would mean for the trajectories of the contemporary world.
\nWill the economic competitiveness of Far Eastern countries be sufficient to compensate for the political level of articulation of human society? China\, nominally a communist state and the most influential country of the East\, officially presents itself as a supporter of the preservation of the global liberal system. From this tension emerge contemporary formulations concerning competition between an old globalism led by the United States and a new globalism led by China. This challenges theoretical conceptions of historical processes commonly referred to as the Westernization of the world. In other words\, are historical dynamics shifting sufficiently to take forms different from those previously anticipated?
\nOne of the well-known prognostic dilemmas concerning historical developments\, and thus the contemporary paths of the world\, concerns the initially emphasized connection between the meaning of human existence\, human life\, and the context of historical events. These questions are also addressed within the field commonly defined as futurism\, in which predictive possibilities are linked to serious analyses of trends and dominant factors shaping processes. Philosophically\, the most interesting aspect of this dilemma revolves around whether such predictions can be considered relevant not only for the moment in which they are made\, but also for what is known as the formation of a worldview. Do our projections take the form of what can be called a utopia\, or rather its opposite\, a dystopia?
\nUtopian reflections on contemporary global developments are often connected with a standard trust in progress and with expectations of historical outcomes leading toward fully ordered societies. Yet this immediately raises the question of whether such total order corresponds to the interests of human beings or whether it becomes an end in itself. Furthermore\, does such a utopian conception of society lead to ever new forms of totalitarian arrangements\, such as digital totalitarianism or even more direct forms of governance mediated by artificial intelligence?
\nAlternatively\, there are scenarios that predict the collapse of social orders and their transformation into arbitrary relations of power based on fractured relations between technology\, democracy\, and power. Such societies\, or remnants of societies\, are described in predominantly dark tones\, dominated by immediate survival interests\, without any perspective that could confer meaning on human existence or life as such. These visions of the world are therefore termed dystopian.
\nAs has already become clear\, interpretations of historical developments are always matters of both meaning making and prediction. A particular challenge\, however\, is posed by those forms of thinking about history that misuse these initial needs to reflect on history. In such cases\, the need for prediction is subordinated to specific doctrinal projects\, according to which supposedly predicted processes are then expected to unfold. This does not constitute a philosophical mode of reflecting either on the future or on the essence of the analyzed processes\, but rather an activation of both the processes themselves and the forms in which they are allegedly predicted.
\nThis is characteristic of contemporary forms of ideological thinking which\, unlike classical ideologies\, are far more concealed in nature and attempt to present themselves as parts of inevitable processes. Well known theoretical theses concerning hybrid or hybridized ideologies combine elements of classical ideological forms. Within the framework of our theme\, we point to the possibility of examining new forms of hybridization through which old goals are achieved or are meant to be achieved. Within broader conceptions of the outcomes of historical processes and the transformation of human societies\, increasing attention is devoted to posthumanist ideas that in themselves imply the necessity of a radically different understanding of the human world.
\nClassical ideologies advocated the thesis of the inevitable creation of a new human being\, while posthumanist ideas speak of the obsolescence of the human being in structuring the world. These two theses can be reconciled in various ways through the idea of so called transhumanism\, which supports the meaning of the dominance of artificial intelligence and technological governance of human life by envisaging a being reminiscent of the idea of a new human\, yet stripped of the weaknesses of the human as a natural being. Within this conception\, one can identify elements associated with classical ideological doctrines: liberalism\, which emphasizes the enhancement of all forms of organized life in society\; communism\, understood as the establishment of entirely new social relations mediated by digital equality and egalitarianism\; and Nazism\, through the establishment of a form\, however artificial\, of a superior being that overcomes human weaknesses\, a superiority that would enable a form of justice based on the distribution of power from the perfect\, transhumanised being to posthuman beings understood merely as elements of a perfect system.
\nThus\, the theme &ldquo\;The Prognostic Possibilities of a Philosophical Approach to History: Currents of the Contemporary World&rdquo\; enables the articulation of both philosophical and interdisciplinary contributions to understanding the possibilities for human orientation in contemporary global events. At the same time\, it leaves open space for all interested participants to contribute from many other perspectives not explicitly mentioned here\, thereby enriching the discussion of this important topic.
\nOrganiser: Prof. Milenko Bodin (University of Belgrade)
\nSubmissions of a long abstract (of no more than 1000 words) and a CV are due by 30 June 2026.
\nAll applicants must indicate the following details: Name\, presentation title\, institutional affiliation\, and contact information.
\nPlease\, send your abstract and CV to filcentar@gmail.com
\nApplicants will be notified by 15 July 2026.
ORGANIZER;CN=Milenko Prof. Bodin (Felix Romuliana School Director): METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260630T230000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260630T230000 SUMMARY:Historical Narratives and Counternarratives UID:20260612T062641Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Belgrade LOCATION:Belgrade\, Serbia DESCRIPTION:Narration and self-narration represent a fundamental need of human beings as historical and cultural subjects. This fact has been recognised and studied in the field of anthropological\, cultural\, historical\, sociological and even psychological and philosophical research. According to various interpretative perspectives\, personal identity is constructed narratively (Bruner\, Ricoeur et al.)\, and is built at the crossroads between subjective experience and cultural transmission of a population.
\nPersonal identity\, therefore\, is not determined solely by psychological-affective development\, pure experience and knowledge of a more or less general and practical nature. A complex combination of elements nourishes the thoughts\, choices\, interests and behaviours of individuals\, rooted in the cultural values\, beliefs\, memory and history of a population.
\nThis\, explains\, on the one hand\, the civilising and emancipatory function of studies and research in the humanities and historical-social sciences for individuals\, peoples and communities\; on the other hand\, it explains the particular difficulty in achieving full and scientific knowledge of facts\, events and experiences. On the one hand\, the question of the objectivity of truth is dialectically linked both to the question of the representation of knowledge and to the question of the correspondence between statements and actual state of things. On the other hand\, the same issue enters into dialectic with the question of persuasion and knowledge interests.
\nIn particular\, the relationship between truth and persuasion\, between argumentative validity and communicative effectiveness\, is a source of tension and controversy. The matrix is clearly Western and has its roots in ancient thought (one can consider Aristotle&rsquo\;s distinction between rhetoric and dialectic\, or reconsider Socrates and Plato&rsquo\;s lessons or Sophists&rsquo\; perspective\, etc.). This is a critical area where the difference between convincing and persuading\, between knowing and believing\, between demonstrative discourse and discourse aimed at obtaining the consent of an audience generates\, in various ways\, tension and controversy that is as much scientific and cultural as it is political and social. On the one hand\, the multiplication of communication channels\, accessibility to social media\, the strengthening of the so-called &ldquo\;infosphere&rdquo\; and the advent of generative AI\; on the other\, the proliferation of economic and political conflicts of interests behind scientific research\, knowledge and communication &ndash\; all this seems to have further dramatised and complicated the critical issues and problems in question.
\nHowever\, as numerous studies in different disciplinary field have shown\, the issue of persuasion cannot be addressed solely in the contexts of mass communication\, economic interests and political manipulation: no discursive practice is free from presuppositions and more or less conscious exercises and effects of persuasion (Perelman\, Habermas\, Toulmin et al.). The structures of persuasive discourse are transversally present in all linguistic practices\, including specialists&rsquo\; ones\, inspired by criteria of scientific rigour. The scientific-cultural universe cannot therefore be divided into two clearly separate areas: on the one hand\, the area of certain\, experimentally proven truth\, the domain of analytical reason\; on the other\, the area of relative truth\, the domain of the humanities and of a reason conditioned by pragmatic\, historical motivations\, i.e. anchored to a particular Lebensform.
\nThis situation reinforces the need for clarification of the relationship between truth and persuasion in the humanities and historical-social sciences\, and for rigorous analysis and discussion of the possibilities and limitations of persuasive practice\, beliefs\, cultural affiliations\, interests and values reflected in them.
\nThe conference aims to promote an interdisciplinary exchange &ndash\; including a critical discussion of case studies &ndash\; between philosophical and non-philosophical research areas\, with a particular (but not exclusive) focus on the following issues\, which are grouped around the main question &ldquo\;Narration and Renarration of Facts: How and When Is the Truth?&rdquo\;:
\n\n- the relationship between truth and persuasion
\n- the relationship between truth and communication
\n- the relationship between truth and the languages of politics
\n- the relationship between knowledge and representation
\n- the relationship between knowledge and interest
\n- the relationship between knowledge and cultural belonging
\n- the relationship between knowledge and ideology
\n- the relationship between identity and (re-)narration
\n- the relationship between factuality and communicative distortion
\n\nOrganiser: Prof. Milenko Bodin (University of Belgrade)
\n\nSubmissions of a long abstract (of no more than 1000 words) and a CV are due by 30 June 2026.
\nAll applicants must indicate the following details: Name\, presentation title\, institutional affiliation\, and contact information.
\nPlease\, send your abstract and CV to: filcentar@gmail.com
\n\nApplicants will be notified by 15 July 2026.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T222630Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260630T230000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260630T230000 SUMMARY:The Cinema of Democracy – Event and Reinvention of the Mass (Special issue\, JSTA – Journal of Science and Technology of the Arts) UID:20260612T062642Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers: \;The Cinema of Democracy &ndash\; Event and Reinvention of the Mass
\nDeadline: June 30th 2026 \;
\nSubmit here: https://revistas.ucp.pt/index.php/jsta/about/submissions
Guest Editors: Diogo Nó\;brega (School of Arts\, Research Center for Science and Technology of the Arts\; Nova Institute of Philosophy)\, Hugo Monteiro (Institute of Philosophy - University of Porto\; Centre for Research and Innovation in Education)\, Lucas Ferraç\;o Nassif (Nova Institute of Philosophy)
Abstract: \;In the essay Cinema as a Democratic Emblem\, Alain Badiou proposes that we understand cinema as a space for the irruption of a &ldquo\;purely democratic element&rdquo\;: the &ldquo\;mass&rdquo\;\, whose manifestation entails\, each time\, the undoing of any pre-existing model of itself. It is an intense &ldquo\;evental energy&rdquo\; that cannot be stabilised into a definitive form (2005\, p. 6). \;
\nBadiou&rsquo\;s concept of the emblem no longer functions to preserve symbolic or identitarian stability\; instead\, it serves as an imperative of movement\, exposing democracy to its own continual differentiation. Under these conditions\, democracy designates less a constituted political form than an openness that finds in cinema a privileged operator &mdash\; a regime of emergence that resists the crystallisation of the political. As Nicole Brenez observes\, the mass that manifests within cinema &ldquo\;creates itself in the name of a lack&rdquo\;\, finding in this original absence the catalyst of its figural metamorphosis (2023\, p. 85). \;
\nThe present call for papers operates within this problematic horizon\, encouraging research proposals that explore\, as cinema&rsquo\;s own generative force\, the emergence of a mass in flight\, continually exposed to its own reinvention. \;
\nGilles Deleuze&rsquo\;s thought constitutes a decisive precedent\, pointing out that cinema addresses a &ldquo\;people who are missing\,&rdquo\; making this absence the &ldquo\;new foundation&rdquo\; upon which modern political cinema is built\, dedicated to dissolving any entrenched framework at the heart of democracy (1989\, p. 216). \;
\nDeparting from approaches that reduce cinema to the construction of identifiable political subjects\, that is\, to a representational structure\, this proposal instead foregrounds cinema as an index of the &ldquo\;post-foundational&rdquo\; character of the demos of democracy\, whose manifestation never converges into a totalising figure\, remaining beyond any form of political capture (Marchart\, 2007). \;
\nRecent work\, such as that of Jun Fujita Hirose\, explores this perspective by highlighting the revolutionary becoming of images\, whose potentia does not lie in the actualisation of an idea of the nation\, but in the continuous production of the nation&rsquo\;s non-coincidence with itself: the people become &ldquo\;phantasmatic\,&rdquo\; finding in this spectral condition their &ldquo\;line of flight&rdquo\; (Hirose\, 2020\, p. 59). We find the same intuition in Jean-Luc Godard: &ldquo\;the voice of Mozambique. From what mouth does this voice emerge? What is its face?&rdquo\; (Godard\, 1979\, p. 93). The crucial point is to preserve a deserted\, problematic image\, akin to Hitchcock&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;emptied subjects&rdquo\;\; that is\, figures which\, while structuring and influencing the action\, remain a presence without content\, exposing not exactly an individual &ldquo\;I&rdquo\; but an anonymous\, always-to-be-formed &ldquo\;we&rdquo\; (Ling\, 2011\, p. 177). In this sense\, it becomes a question of &ldquo\;making of the image a common place (un lieu du commun) where the commonplace of images of the people used to reign&rdquo\; (Didi-Huberman\, 2012\, p. 159). \;
\nFor Claude Lefort\, democracy is bound up with this formless\, &ldquo\;empty&rdquo\; we (Lefort\, 1991). Rather than a lack to be remedied\, this emptiness functions as a positive criterion for cinema&rsquo\;s creative act and vision. From within this theoretical constellation\, the JSTA &ndash\; Journal of Science and Technology of the Arts invites researchers to submit original articles for the thematic dossier The Cinema of Democracy: Event and Reinvention of the Mass\, devoted to the study of cinema as a space through which democracy &ldquo\;can be thought\, experienced and enacted&rdquo\; beyond any normative framework (Kim\, 2023). \;
\nPossible research paths include: \;
\n- Cinema and the limits of the representational model
- Cinema and the deconstruction of sovereignty
- Cinema and Post-Foundational Political Thought
\n- Cinema and perspectives on democratic universalism
\n- Minor cinema and democracy \;
\n- Cinema as collective construction
\n- Cinema as the anarchic principle of democracy
\n- Cinema and Radical Democracy Theory \;
\n- Cinema and the meanings of being-in-common \;
\n- Cinema and the different figures of the demos: plurality (Aristotle\, Arendt)\, mass (Badiou)\, missing people (Deleuze)\, multitude (Negri\, Hardt)\, scatter (G. Bennington) \;
\n- Cinema and the tension between instituting and instituted demos
\n- Democracy and cinematic time
References \;
\nBadiou\, A. (2005). Du ciné\;ma comme emblè\;me dé\;mocratique. Critique\, 692-693\, 4-13. \;
\nBrenez\, N. (2023). É\;crits politiques sur le cinema et autres arts filmiques\, Tome 2 &ndash\; Jean-Luc Godard. de l&rsquo\;incidence é\;diteur. \;
\nDeleuze\, G. (1989). Cinema 2 &ndash\; The Time-Image. Athlone Press. \;
\nDidi-Huberman\, G. (2012). Peuples Exposé\;s\, Peuples Figurants &ndash\; L&rsquo\;oeil de l&rsquo\;Histoire\, 4. Minuit. \;
\nGodard\, J-L. (1979). Nord contre Sud ou Naissance de l&rsquo\;image d&rsquo\;une nation. Cahiers du ciné\;ma\, 300\, mai 1979\, 69-129. \;
\nHirose\, J. F. (2020). Il cine-capitale &ndash\; Il Cinema di Gilles Deleuze e il divenire rivoluzionario delle immagini. Ombre corte. \;
\nKim\, H. (2023). Celluloid Democracy: Cinema and Politics in Cold War South Korea. University of California Press. \;
\nLefort\, C. (1991). Democracy and Political Theory. Polity Press \;
\nLing\, A. (2011). Badiou and Cinema. Edinburgh University Press. \;
\nMarchart\, O. (2007). Post-Foundational Political Thought &ndash\; Political Difference in Nancy\, Lefort\, Badiou and Laclau. Edinburgh University Press. \;
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