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
Le Ré\;seau Arendtien Francophone\, cré\;é\; en 2024\, vise à\; favoriser une synergie entre celles et ceux qui\, des amateurs aux chercheuses\, fré\;quentent la pensé\;e de Hannah Arendt. Dans cette optique\, nous cherchons à\; mettre en place un rendez-vous ré\;gulier pour en discuter les diffé\;rents interpré\;tations et aspects.
\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).
\nProgramme 2026\nEn 2026\, nous proposons quatre sé\;ances ordinaires du sé\;minaire et une sé\;ance spé\;ciale : «\; Arendt et la science é\;conomique »\;\, «\; Arendt et le travail »\;\, «\; Liberté\;\, volonté\;\, politique »\;\, «\; Arendt et la violence »\;\, «\; Philosophie\, é\;ducation et politique »\;.
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\nLe RAF ?\nLe Ré\;seau Arendtien Francophone (RAF) se veut un espace divers et pluriel\, rassemblant une communauté\; de doctorant-e-s\, enseignant-e-s\, chercheurs/ses\, intellectuel-le-s et toute personne inté\;ressé\;e ou engagé\;e dans l'é\;tude et la diffusion de la pensé\;e d'Hannah Arendt en France et le monde francophone. À\; travers cette plateforme\, nous souhaitons favoriser les é\;changes intellectuels\, offrir une visibilité\; accrue aux travaux de recherche et cré\;er des liens solides entre francophones s'inté\;ressant à\; et puisant dans l'&oelig\;uvre de cette autrice majeure du XXe siè\;cle.
\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:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260604T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261024T170000 SUMMARY:Stanley Cavell at 100. An International Centennial Conference UID:20260617T144031Z-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:20260614T201435Z 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:20260617T144032Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Istanbul LOCATION:İstanbul\, Turkey ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260614T201435Z 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:20260617T144033Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Istanbul LOCATION:İstanbul\, Turkey ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260614T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260619T170000 SUMMARY:Early Modern Debates About Slavery UID:20260617T144034Z-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:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260615T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260616T170000 SUMMARY:Ethnographilosophy UID:20260617T144035Z-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:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260615T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260616T170000 SUMMARY:Pathologies of Legalism and the Rule of Law UID:20260617T144037Z-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:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260616T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260616T170000 SUMMARY:Justice in Local Space UID:20260617T144038Z-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) \;&ldquo\;Theorizing Rural Identity&rdquo\;
\n\nDrinks
\n19.00: Dinner
ORGANIZER;CN=Daniel Guillery;CN=Corey Schuck;CN=Bettina Lange: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260617T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260617T170000 SUMMARY:Epistemic Dimensions of Democratic Deliberation in the Digital Age UID:20260617T144039Z-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:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260617T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260618T170000 SUMMARY:Enlightenment & Citizenship Workshop UID:20260617T144040Z-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:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260617T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260619T170000 SUMMARY:2ª ed congreso internacional de desterritorializaciones políticas UID:20260617T144041Z-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:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260617T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260617T170000 SUMMARY: Climate Emotions and Environmental Activism UID:20260617T144043Z-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:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260617T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260617T170000 SUMMARY:Climate Emotions and Environmental Activism UID:20260617T144044Z-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:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260618T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260619T170000 SUMMARY:The Challenges of Hostile Epistemology: Democracy\, Media\, and Liberal Society UID:20260617T144046Z-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:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260618T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260618T170000 SUMMARY:Digital Fiduciaries: Ethics for Algorithmic Contractors UID:20260617T144047Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join the \;Rutgers Institute of Ethical Leadership \;for its \;2026 Virtual Summit: \;"Digital Fiduciaries: Ethics for Algorithmic Contractors" \;on \;Thursday\, June 18\, 2026\, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT \;via Zoom. This timely two-hour conversation brings together leading voices from academia and industry to examine the accountability gap that emerges when governments delegate core public functions to proprietary algorithms. Our distinguished panelists &mdash\; \;Derek Leben \;(Carnegie Mellon University)\, \;Tobey Scharding \;(Rutgers Business School)\, and \;Noga Rosenthal \;(General Counsel &\; Chief Privacy Officer\, Ampersand) &mdash\; will offer both scholarly and practitioner perspectives on the evolving landscape of AI governance and ethics. \;
\nWhether you are a researcher\, educator\, graduate student\, or industry professional navigating the intersection of technology\, law\, and ethics\, this summit offers valuable insights into one of the most pressing governance challenges of our time. \;Register today!
\nEvent Registration: \;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdNxB0ira_HGBnuMfkna-ClDwoJxTRAnbAY2lQwMZx4mqykDg/viewform?usp=header
\nZoom Registration: \;https://rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/register/I8Bpin1oRquhDIrSdsYFgQ
\n(NOTE: You must complete BOTH registrations to attend.)
\n\;
\nWe look forward to having you join our insightful conversation!
\nBest\,
\nJoanne Ciulla (Director) and Danny Underwood (Assistant Director)
ORGANIZER;CN=Danny Underwood II;CN=Joanne B Ciulla: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260618T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260619T170000 SUMMARY:Planetary Technologies: Ontology and Agency UID:20260617T144048Z-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:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260620T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260620T000000 SUMMARY:Emerge 2026: Contested Futures UID:20260617T144049Z-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:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260619T230000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260619T230000 SUMMARY:Problems of Democracy and possible Solutions UID:20260617T144050Z-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:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260620T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260620T234500 SUMMARY:Workshop: Ethics and Politics of Artificial Intelligence UID:20260617T144051Z-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:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Yerevan:20260622T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Yerevan:20260623T170000 SUMMARY: Hope and Trust in Times of Crises UID:20260617T144052Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Asia/Yerevan LOCATION:American Universiity of Armenia\, Yerevan\, Armenia\, 0019 DESCRIPTION:The programme and abstracts are available here \;
\nhttps://etica.aua.am/events/trust-and-hope-in-a-time-of-crisis/
ORGANIZER;CN=Maria Baghramian: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260622T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260622T170000 SUMMARY:The Ethics of Immigrant Selection Workshop UID:20260617T144053Z-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:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260622T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260622T170000 SUMMARY:Work\, needs\, and necessity: Bringing together philosophical and empirical perspectives UID:20260617T144054Z-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:20260614T201435Z 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:20260617T144055Z-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:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20260622T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20260628T170000 SUMMARY:Patience in Adversity Summer Seminar UID:20260617T144056Z-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:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260623T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260624T170000 SUMMARY:The Politics of Skepticism UID:20260617T144057Z-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:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260623T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260624T170000 SUMMARY:Speech and Society: Contemporary Philosophy of Language UID:20260617T144058Z-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. \;
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\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:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260623T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260624T170000 SUMMARY:The 16th Oxford Workshop on Global Priorities Research UID:20260617T144059Z-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:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260625T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260626T170000 SUMMARY:2nd Dortmund Disputes on Economic Justice UID:20260617T144100Z-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:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260625T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260626T170000 SUMMARY:Monist special issue workshop: Philosophy of Taxation UID:20260617T144101Z-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:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20260628T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20260703T170000 SUMMARY:IVR 2026 Istanbul UID:20260617T144102Z-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:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260629T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260701T170000 SUMMARY:PANEL 2 - DISTRIBUTION\, POWER RESOURCES\, AND DOMINATION UID:20260617T144103Z-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:20260614T201435Z 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:20260617T144105Z-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:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260630T230000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260630T230000 SUMMARY:Historical Narratives and Counternarratives UID:20260617T144106Z-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:20260614T201435Z 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:20260617T144107Z-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. \;
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260701T123000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260703T170000 SUMMARY:Knowledge in Crisis: Knowledge\, Power and Social Life UID:20260617T144108Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Vienna LOCATION:University of Vienna Sky Lounge\, Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1\, Vienna\, Austria\, 1090 DESCRIPTION:How can epistemology help us to better understand and overcome the crisis of knowledge? The aim of this conference is to showcase cutting edge work on knowledge: its nature and norms as well as its social and political dimensions. We want to foster exchange between different approaches to knowledge and the crisis it finds itself in. At the heart of the crisis of knowledge are philosophical problems about the relationship between knowledge\, truth\, science\, ethics and politics&mdash\;and ultimately our relationship to reality itself.
ORGANIZER;CN=Paulina Sliwa;CN=Katalin Farkas;CN=Tim Crane;CN=Camilo Martinez;CN="Denis Džanić";CN=Tuomo Tiisala;CN=Keith Raymond Harris;CN="Anni A. Räty": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260701T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260701T234500 SUMMARY:PhilML'26 UID:20260617T144109Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:LMU Munich\, Munich\, Germany DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce the latest iteration of PhilML\, from October 7-9 2026\, at the LMU Munich. \;
\nPhilML is an annual conference dedicated to the philosophy of machine learning. It addresses foundational epistemological\, ethical\, and social questions concerning machine learning from the perspective of analytic philosophy. The conference welcomes both (1) work that applies philosophical concepts and methods to gain insight into machine learning\, and (2) work that critically reflects on the philosophical and ethical implications of machine learning research. To foster close and productive exchange\, PhilML brings together philosophers and philosophically inclined machine learning researchers\, with an openness to engaging directly with scientific and mathematical details. \;
\nCentral topics that will be covered at the conference include:
\nReflections on key topics such as learning\, benchmarking\, robustness\, explanation\, causality\, trust\, transparency\, reliability\, and fairness.
\nNovel considerations raised by foundation models e.g.\, agency\, alignment\, authorship\, mechanistic interpretability\, safety\, or homogenization.
\nIssues arising at the intersection of machine learning and public policy\, e.g. public services\, resource allocation\, or climate policy.
\nImplications of machine learning for the sciences or their methodology\, e.g. physics\, cognitive science\, biology\, social science\, or medicine.
\nThe conference has space for a number of contributing speakers. We are soliciting abstracts of up to 1\,000 words. Abstracts can be submitted through Oxford Abstracts: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/82713/submitter . Abstracts must be submitted by July 1\, 2026. Abstracts from scholars at all career stages are welcome\, including PhD students. \;
\nWe are excited to announce that the speakers at this year's conference will include: Sara Aronowitz\, Anne-Laure Boulesteix\, Ali Boyle\, \; Annemarie Friedrich\, Konstantin Genin\, Lily Hu\, Christoph Kern\, and Anders Sø\;gaard. \;
\nThere will also be a PhD student workshop on October 6\, 2026. The call for abstracts will be announced in due course. \;
\nThis iteration of PhilML is funded by the Munich Center for Machine Learning (MCML)\, Konrad Zuse School of Excellence in Reliable AI (relAI)\, and the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP). \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Kate Vredenburgh;CN=Thomas Grote;CN=Tom F. Sterkenburg;CN=Timo Freiesleben: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260701T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260701T234500 SUMMARY:Kantian Journal. Special Issue "The Concept of Antagonism in Kant’s Philosophy" UID:20260617T144110Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Immanuel Kant is rarely regarded as a philosopher of antagonism. His pursuit of universal foundations for human thought\, action\, and community\, alongside similar endeavors by his influential followers\, particularly in recent decades\, secured his reputation as a philosopher of concord and 'perpetual peace.' The relative stability of that decades might seem the perpetual result of the historical progress of reason\, reinforcing the dominant image of Kant. This interpretation\, however\, has paid significantly less attention to the themes of 'unsociable sociability\,' attraction and repulsion\, logical contradiction and real opposition\, pleasure and displeasure \;&mdash\; \;elements that define the antagonistic dimension of Kant&rsquo\;s thought and complicate &mdash\; and\, arguably\, make more plausible \;&mdash\; \;his universalist vision.
The aim of this thematic issue\, "The Concept of Antagonism in Kant&rsquo\;s Philosophy\," is to reconsider this neglected aspect of Kantian philosophy to clarify the nature of antagonism and the means of its resolution in the modern world.
Guest Editor - Prof. Dr Vadim Chaly \;
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260701T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260701T234500 SUMMARY:North American Association for Philosophy and Education (NAAPE) 2026 UID:20260617T144111Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:Mundelein\, United States DESCRIPTION:Dear Colleagues\, \;
\nWe are delighted to invite you to submit a paper or other proposal to the North American Association for Philosophy and Education (NAAPE) Annual Conference\, which will take place from Friday\, October 16th to Sunday\, October 18th\, 2025. NAAPE 2025 will be held at the beautiful University of St. Mary of the Lake\, just outside of Chicago. Submissions are due by July 1st\, 2026 at 11:59PM CT (UTC -5). \;
\nAs in previous years\, NAAPE accepts any length of paper\, but we prefer papers that are less than 14\,000 words. The papers may employ any well-established style guideline so long as it is used consistently throughout the paper. Additionally\, papers may be formatted in a standard article manner or as a book chapter. NAAPE accepts submissions in English\, Spanish\, or French\, but presentations are expected to be given in English. NAAPE is pleased to accept submissions that are simultaneously under review or in press at academic journals\, but we cannot accept papers that have been published prior to submission. In addition to full papers\, NAAPE also accepts panel proposals and author-meets-critics proposals. The following link will bring you to the submissions form: \;https://www.naape.org/en/submissions
\nIn hosting our annual conference\, we seek to provide a welcoming and humane environment where philosophers and educators from North America and around the world can engage with one another in meaningful dialogue. In addition to faculty in philosophy and education\, NAAPE invites practicing and retired teachers\, graduate students\, administrators\, policymakers\, and independent scholars to attend the conference. We are looking forward to receiving your submissions! \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Dennis Arjo;CN=Drew Chambers;CN=Madison Cosby;CN=Randall R. Curren;CN=Evan Dutmer;CN=Nicholas Smith;CN=Dario Vaccaro;CN=Darby Vickers;CN=Ilya Zrudlo: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260702T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260702T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop: Ethics and Politics of Artificial Intelligence UID:20260617T144112Z-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
\n\n\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.
\n\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
\n\nVenue: Casa dos Livros\, Palacete Burmester - Rua do Campo Alegre\, 1055\, 4150-181 Porto.
\n\n\n
Organization
\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\n\;
ORGANIZER;CN=Steven Gouveia: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260702T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260703T170000 SUMMARY:16TH BRAGA SUMMER SCHOOL: WORKPLACE DEMOCRACY AND THE FUTURE OF WORK UID:20260617T144113Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Lisbon LOCATION:ELACH Building - University of Minho\, Campus de Gualtar\, Braga\, Portugal\, Braga\, Portugal\, 4710-057 DESCRIPTION:16th Braga Summer School in Political Philosophy and Public Policy. \;Workplace Democracy and the Future of Work \; \;
July 2&ndash\;3\, 2026 \; | \; University of Minho\, Braga &ndash\; Portugal \; (Following the Braga Meetings on Ethics and Political Philosophy\, 29 June&ndash\;1 July) \; \; \;
New Deadline for Abstract Submissions: \;May 17\, 2026
Where: School of Letters\, Arts and Human Sciences - University of Minho\, Braga\, Portugal. Organization: Centre for Ethics\, Politics and Society of the University of Minho.
Keynote \;
Iñ\;igo Gonzá\;lez Ricoy &ndash\; University of Barcelona \;
Nicholas Vrousalis &ndash\; Erasmus University Rotterdam \; \;
Lectures by \;
Catarina Neves &ndash\; Utrecht University
Hugo Rajã\;o &ndash\; Independent Researcher \; \;
About the School: Contemporary scholarship increasingly examines transformations in labor and workplace governance within advanced capitalism\, with particular emphasis on technological change\, automation\, and artificial intelligence. Often justified in terms of efficiency&mdash\;productivity\, cost reduction\, flexibility\, and competitiveness&mdash\;these developments raise profound normative concerns about justice\, domination\, and inequality in the workplace. From industrial capitalism to contemporary platform economies governed by algorithmic management\, efficiency has evolved into a normative principle shaping labor relations\, institutional frameworks\, and political priorities. Today\, it manifests in precarious employment\, weakened labor protections\, intensified managerial oversight\, and technological displacement\, posing significant challenges for democratic societies. Building on the success of previous editions\, this Summer School focuses on workplace democracy and the future of work\, treating workplaces as primary sites of justice and injustice in contemporary societies. Efficiency-driven market structures may generate normatively objectionable forms of exploitation\, domination\, and exclusion\, raising fundamental questions about freedom\, equality\, and democratic legitimacy. \; \;
Key questions include:
We invite submissions on topics including (but not limited to):
\nFormat and Aims: The Braga Summer School aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue among political philosophers\, legal theorists\, economists\, and social scientists. It will combine keynote lectures\, participant presentations\, and mentoring opportunities for PhD students and early-career researchers.
Abstract Submissions: \;To submit an abstract\, fill in the information \;here. \;Please provide your name\, contact information\, affiliation\, and short bio (no more than 300 words). Abstracts should not be longer than 500 words\, along with five keywords\, and must be prepared for blind review. \;
Registration: \;The deadline for registration is \;15 June 2026. Both attendants and those presenting a paper should register for the School. For further details on fees and registration\, please visit https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/pt-pt/event/7013/.
\nAll inquiries should be sent to: 16thbragasummerschool@gmail.com
ORGANIZER;CN=Alexandre Carvalho;CN=Thiago Monteiro de Souza;CN=Daniele Santoro: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20260702T161500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20260702T170000 SUMMARY:New Issues on Law and Philosophy of Affirmative Action UID:20260617T144114Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Istanbul LOCATION:Kadir Has University\, Fatih\, Turkey\, 34083 DESCRIPTION:The justifiability of affirmative action has been one of the most controversial issues in the fields of legal\, moral\, and social philosophy. Since late Ronald Dworkin\, a prominent legal philosopher\, argued for a racial quota in the admission process of a medical school (which the US Supreme Court struck down in the famous \;Bakke \;Case [1978]) in his book \;Taking Rights Seriously\, a number of legal and moral philosophers have discussed whether\, when and why affirmative action policies are justified. In 2023 June\, the US Supreme Court invalidated the selection methods of Harvard University and the University of North Carolina in \;SFFA \;Case (2023)\, which\, some argued\, substantially overturned the \;Grutter \;Case (2003)\, in which the Supreme Court upheld the selection method of University of Michigan Law School that considered applicants&rsquo\; race as one of many factors. More recently\, the second Donald Trump administration has taken further step to terminate &ldquo\;DEI (Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion)&rdquo\; programs altogether.
\nIn this workshop\, a wide range of issues will be discussed concerning affirmative action from the perspectives of legal\, moral and social philosophy. I\, Yuichiro Mori\, an associate professor at Kobe University (Japan) and the convenor of this workshop\, have worked on theories of equality and discrimination in the fields of legal and political philosophy (I contributed the entry &ldquo\;Relational Equality&rdquo\; to \;Encyclopedia of the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy\, \;https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6730-0_1134-1). I was a visiting scholar at Harvard Law School from 2023-2025\, having worked on legal and philosophical issues concerning affirmative action in scarce medical resource allocation (my recent publication on this topic is &ldquo\;Making Sense of Race-Based Affirmative Action in Allocating Scarce Medical Resources\,&rdquo\; \;Res Philosophica\, 101 (3)\, \;https://doi.org/10.5840/resphilosophica2024326115). I hosted a special workshop with a similar topic in the previous world congress in Seoul (https://ivr2024.org/html_file.php?file=sw_034.html&\;file2=sw_default.html)\, where I also won the Young Scholar Prize (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8DT-oV4IQg). At this workshop\, I will deliver a presentation\, as well as serving as the moderator.
\nAny paper related to affirmative action is welcome\, but I highly encourage the submission from those purporting to raise relatively novel topics or bring about new perspectives into affirmative action debates. There is no restriction with respect to methodology in law and philosophy\, but those familiar with analytical philosophy are especially welcome. The topics presented at this workshop might include (but not limited to):
\n&ndash\; On the possible domains of affirmative action other than workplace and education (e.g.\, health\, immigration\, criminal sentencing\, military/non-military civic duties).
\n&ndash\; On the justifiability of affirmative action programs against those (typically considered) already disadvantaged (e.g.\, higher standards for Asians and women in the admission process of &ldquo\;Ivy League&rdquo\; universities in the US to maintain racial-gender balance).
\n&ndash\; On affirmative-action-related issues provoked by the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) (e.g.\, Is it permissible or required to consider race or gender when designing fair AI algorithm? If so\, how they can do so in a morally and legally permissible way? Can the idea of &ldquo\;personalized law&rdquo\; [that utilizes big data and AI algorithm] be applied to affirmative action policies?)
\n&ndash\; On affirmative action and inter-generational justice (e.g.\, Even if affirmative action is justified as a temporary measure to eliminate the effect of past and present discrimination\, how should the burden be shared between different present and future cohorts in order for it to be fair?)
\n&ndash\; On fit between means and ends and diverse conception of &ldquo\;treatment as an individual&rdquo\; (e.g.\, Would the best equality-of-opportunity affirmative action [that pays due consideration to all disadvantageous traits] collapse into individual [rather than group]-based redistributive programs? Does &ldquo\;treatment as an individual&rdquo\; direct us toward &ldquo\;more information&rdquo\; rather than &ldquo\;blindness&rdquo\;?)
\n&ndash\; On conceptual distinctions between different measures and principles (e.g.\, Is point-system relevantly distinct from a quota in terms of fairness for individuals? Is indirect affirmative action better than its direct counterpart? How different is &ldquo\;anti-classification&rdquo\; principle from &ldquo\;color/gender-blindness&rdquo\;?)
\nIf you are interested in delivering a presentation at this workshop\, please send your abstract (between 300 and 500 words) to yuichiromori.0418@gmail.com by May \;15\, 2026. Sending your full paper in addition is highly welcome but not mandatory.
\nImportant Note:
\nThis workshop is &ldquo\;child-friendly&rdquo\; one. \;Both presenters and participants are welcome to bring their children to this workshop if they wish. If you have any question or special concern\, please do not hesitate to reach out to the convenor!
ORGANIZER;CN=Yuichiro Mori: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260703T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260705T170000 SUMMARY:New Technologies and the Future of War and Peace UID:20260617T144115Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Oxford\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:Context
\nThis workshop\, the first of four\, coincides with a new Elements series from Cambridge University Press\, The Philosophy of War and Peace\, edited by Lee-Ann Chae and Graham Parsons. While inclusive of traditional approaches to the ethics of war\, this Elements series also investigates broader questions such as the intersection of culture and war\, the historical emergence of just war theory as opposed to pacifism or realism\, the full impact of war and the military on real communities\, and the strategic limitations of war as a tool of statecraft. This series looks at the problems of war and peace in their full complexity\, taking advantage of tools from disciplines across the humanities.
\nThe workshop will include a mix of Elements authors\, and scholars who will be selected from this CFA. Future workshops will be organized around different themes\, but keep this same format.
\nConfirmed Elements authors for the July 2026 workshop include:
\nThematic Description
\nOur collective imaginings about a technologically advanced future are crowded with both doomsday predictions and utopian visions. As the influence of AI becomes ever more marked across myriad and disparate fields &ndash\; such as communications\, medicine\, surveillance\, education\, robotics\, and weapons manufacturing &ndash\; we continue to lurch towards an uncertain future. The rapid development of new technologies is profoundly changing the nature of war and the possibilities of peace\, with significant implications for how we understand and enforce human rights. This conference will explore how new technologies are impacting traditional human rights (including privacy\, free speech and free association\, and freedom of movement) and the laws of war\, and will also consider how our reliance on technology is changing our conception of a flourishing human life.
\nQuestions of interest might include:
\nCall for applications: Deadline extended to March 1 2026
\nCollegium \;Phaenomenologicum \;2026: \;Climate Philosophy in the Capitalocene
\nThe theme for the Collegium Phaenomenologicum 2026 is climate philosophy in the anthropocene. \;Climate philosophy responds to environmental destabilization by discussing climate temporalities and spatialities\, eco-politics\, climate justice\, climate affects\, and the ethical and political reorientations demanded by climate change. Climate philosophy also rethinks climate\, partly in response to global heating\, as world in the phenomenological sense and as history and habitat of life on earth. The Capitalocene references the Anthropocene dominated by colonial capitalism and its uneven and ongoing histories. In the first week\, we will question\, in discussion with phenomenology and climate science\, how the temporal framing of climate change is narrated. The second week moves the focus to space by exploring\, principally in conversation with deconstruction and French philosophy more broadly\, how climate change alters the sense of world beyond globalization. The final week&rsquo\;s course draws on eco-marxism\, bio-politics\, and eco-feminism to propose a fundamental rethinking of the political at the end of the world.
\nThe Collegium runs from July 6th to 24th\, 2026\, preceded by the participants' conference on July \;4th and 5th. \;The deadline to apply has been extended to March 1\, 2026\, and \;we welcome applications from within philosophy and related disciplines concerned with the overarching theme. \;
\nFurther details of the topic and the lecturers\, abstracts for each of the three courses\, and application forms are available on the website at
\nhttps://collegiumphaenomenologicum.org/ \;
\nFor all enquiries contact:
\nMatthias Fritsch (director) \;matthias.fritsch@concordia.ca
\nRebecca van der Post (graduate assistant) \;graduateassistant2026@gmail.com
ORGANIZER;CN=Matthias Fritsch: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260706T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260708T170000 SUMMARY:Rethinking Leadership UID:20260617T144117Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Vienna LOCATION:Webster Vienna Private University\, Palais Wenkheim\, Praterstrass 23\, 1020\, Wien\, Vienna\, Austria DESCRIPTION:**Deadline extended - abstract submissions due 15th of April**
\nTopic:
\nLeadership and the uses that are made of it have an undeniable claim to be one of the socially consequential areas of political\, moral\, and economic philosophy that traditional philosophy journals tend to focus on. \; Leadership\, we feel\, remains a field of inquiry that is (still) ready and waiting for careful conceptual analysis.
\nFormat:
\nThis will be a small two-day workshop on the philosophy of leadership\, in Vienna\, for late July. Following on from the first workshop in 2025\, the format will be a small group with longer than usual round table sessions for in depth discussions. Full papers will be required 4 weeks before the workshop to allow for in depth commentary. \;
\nPapers will each have a dedicated reader\, with author response and group discussions. \;
\nThe focus is on exploring leadership through the lens of analytic philosophy. \; Anyone with any training can participate\, as long as you&rsquo\;re ready to use that lens for two days. \; No papers will be presented\; all materials will be distributed and read in advance.
\nWe plan to have up to ten sessions. \; If you want us to discuss your work\, please email us an abstract for approval before March 30th. \;
\nGraduate students with relevant background are welcome and encouraged\, please email us for more information. \;
\nDeadlines:
\nAbstracts \;should be emailed to us by 15th of April 2026.
\nFull papers \;(after acceptance of abstracts): 1st June 2026
\nPotential Questions for Focus:
\nThere is no shortage of unresolved questions about the connection between leadership and ethics. \; Questions relating to the definition of leadership include:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; How is leadership to be defined when we take it to be a mere socially descriptive role\, independent of socially created rights and responsibilities?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; How is leadership to be defined when we take it to be an individual quality\, virtue\, or characteristic\, rather than either a social function or description?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Are followers a necessary reciprocal to any of these concepts of leadership (the functional role\, the descriptive role\, the individual quality)? \;
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; How can we be sure that the concept of leadership is being applied univocally when applied across times and cultures?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; What is the conceptual difference between leadership and management?
\nAnother major area of philosophical inquiry concerns the connection between leadership and ethics. \; Significant questions remain:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; What is the conceptual relationship between good leadership\, effective leadership\, and ethical leadership?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; What are the ethical implications of a leader&rsquo\;s efforts to occupy the leadership role\, as opposed to executing it?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; How do we distinguish between the leader&rsquo\;s organizational responsibility to advance the group&rsquo\;s purpose and the leader&rsquo\;s moral responsibility to benefit humankind?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; To what extent is the leader\, as the agent of the principals (whether shareholders\, citizens\, or other constituencies)\, ethically bound to advance the interests of those principals? \;
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Is respect for human dignity essential to the concept of good leadership\, or is it&mdash\;at most&mdash\;an instrumental means to organizational success?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Does leadership necessarily introduce limitations upon the autonomy of organization members\, or can the leadership function be carried out even while enhancing their capacity and autonomy?
ORGANIZER;CN=Jacqueline Boaks;CN=David Carl Wilson: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260614T201435Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Budapest:20260706T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Budapest:20260710T170000 SUMMARY:Collective Moral and Intellectual Virtues - Summer Course UID:20260617T144118Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Budapest LOCATION:Nádor utca 9.\, Budapest\, Hungary\, 1051 DESCRIPTION:Collectives and other groups have the capacity to do more than any of their individual members could accomplish alone. Groups can achieve great accomplishments and benefits\, but they can also commit evil at scale. Likewise\, through the division of cognitive labor and with the support of technologies of communication and inference\, collectives can learn things that no individual could achieve in a lifetime. However\, collectives can also spread misinformation\, disinformation\, unwarranted conspiracy theories\, and propaganda at hitherto-unimagined speed and scale. \;
\nThis course addresses both the promise and the peril that attend our increasingly connected\, global community. It offers participants the chance to think through the ethical difficulties of existence within contemporary communities\, and consider how to construct those communities in ways that enable us to flourish together as moral\, epistemic\, and political agents. We will begin with an introduction to individual virtue theory (both ethical and epistemic)\, then expand to a consideration of collective virtue theory.
\nPhilosophers have developed accounts not only of the virtues but also detailed accounts of the vices that oppose and undermine them. The fields of both vice ethics and vice epistemology have grown in recent years. Many of these vices only exist in collective contexts because they presuppose various forms of complex sociality. Interdisciplinary scholars have also developed more thorough accounts of not only individual but also collective virtues and vices\, as well as the relationship between individual and collective virtues and vices. The resulting understanding of cognitive technologies and the forms that cognitive conflict can take informs our thinking about what virtue is up against\, and what it consists of. \;
\nThe team of teachers of this course has experience with both theorizing and conducting empirical studies\, using methods from psychology\, cognitive science\, and artificial intelligence.
\nFinancial aid is available. \;
\nApplication deadline: 2026 March 1.
ORGANIZER;CN=Mark Alfano: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR