Upcoming events in Social and Political Philosophy

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Ongoing 1 Oct 2024

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

OnlinePhinance - The Philosophy of Finance Network

Phinance Online Interview Series

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

Ongoing 29 Apr

Conference: Séminaire Arendt 2026

OnlineRéseau Arendtien Francophone

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy

Ongoing 4 Jun

Conference: Stanley Cavell at 100. An International Centennial Conference

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

Topics: Aesthetics, Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

Ongoing 7 Sep

Conference: Indigenous Values and Social Change: 2nd Annual IGVI Conference

HybridThe Institute of Global Value Inquiry

Topics: Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality, Social and Political Philosophy, Value Theory, Miscellaneous

Ongoing 8 Sep

Conference: 2026 ECPR General Conference

Jagiellonian University, Kraków

Topics: Social and Political Philosophy

Ongoing 8 Sep

Conference: Historical Narratives and Counternarratives

APPLIED PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIAL RESEARCH CENTER, Belgrade

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy

Ongoing 8 Sep

Conference: Social Ties in Animal Politics: Mutuality Beyond Humanity

School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations, University of Sheffield

Animal Politics

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

Tomorrow 10 Sep

Conference: The Limits of Critique: Phenomenology and Ideology

HybridHusserl-Archiv der Universität zu Köln, Universität zu Köln

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy

11 Sep

Conference: 2026 Action, Politics and Responsibility Conference, Tokyo

Faculty of Liberal Arts, Juntendo University, Tokyo

Topics: Philosophy of Action, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

Tomorrow 10 Sep

CFP: NASSP at Central APA

North American Society for Social Philosophy

Topics: Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

15 Sep

CFP: Call for Papers: Journal of Law, Society, and Authority - Special Issue (December 2026)

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

15 Sep

Talk: Gastrospaces: Towards a Theory and Research Programme for Food and Space

HybridPHIRES Research Group, Deakin University

PHIRES Seminar Series

Beatrice Serini

Topics: Philosophy of Biology, Social and Political Philosophy

15 Sep

CFP: Religious Art and Power – Contestations and Affirmations - Open Theology

Topics: Philosophy of Religion, Aesthetics, Social and Political Philosophy

15 Sep

CFP: Security-Relevant Research in Academia - Debates, Definitions, and Best-Practices

ARRTI, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

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

15 Sep

CFP: Res Practica Special Issue - “The Faces of Responsibility”

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

17 Sep

Conference: 24th Pavia Graduate Conference in Political Philosophy

Department of Political and Social Sciences, Universita' degli Studi di Pavia

Pavia Graduate Conference in Political Philosophy

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

17 Sep

Conference: Iowa Law Review 2026 Symposium: Philosophy at Trial

HybridIowa Law Review, University of Iowa College of Law

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

20 Sep

CFP: "Ricœur, Dead or Alive?" Fonds Ricœur Monthly Seminar (ENS, Paris)

HybridUMR 8547, Pays germaniques, École Normale Supérieure

The seminar "Ricœur Studies Today"

Topics: Continental Philosophy, Aesthetics, Social and Political Philosophy

23 Sep

Talk: Book Launch: Miguel Vatter "Machiavelli and the Religion of the Ancients" In Conversation with Andrea Rizzi and Paul Muldoon

PHIRES Research Group, Deakin University

Topics: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy, Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy

25 Sep

Workshop: Philosophy, Evidence and Policymaking

Netherlands' Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science

Topics: Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, Miscellaneous, Social and Political Philosophy

25 Sep

Conference: Problems of Democracy and possible Solutions

Democracy Program, Carter Center

Topics: Social and Political Philosophy

25 Sep

Conference: Zicklin Center Workshop in Normative Business Ethics

The Wharton School, Department of Legal Studies and Business Ethics, University of Pennsylvania

Zicklin Center Workshop in Normative Business Ethics

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

25 Sep

Talk: Markets, Firms, and the Gender Pay Gap

Department of Philosophy, Harvard University

Harvard Philosophy Colloquia

Tom Parr (University of Warwick)

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

30 Sep

CFP: The Impact of Religious Movements on Electoral Politics and Political Behaviour - Open Theology

Topics: Philosophy of Religion, Social and Political Philosophy

30 Sep

CFP: Democracies in the Post-digital World: cultural studies perspectives in global contexts - Open Cultural Studies

Topics: Social and Political Philosophy

30 Sep

CFP: Call for Editors - Open Cultural Studies

Topics: Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality, Social and Political Philosophy, Value Theory, Miscellaneous

30 Sep

CFP: Responsible Trusting without Prejudice Workshop 2

University of Stirling

Responsible Trusting without Prejudice Workshops

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Epistemology, Social and Political Philosophy

30 Sep

CFP: Translation—Semiotics—Music

Topics: Continental Philosophy, Aesthetics, Social and Political Philosophy

1 Oct

CFP: Winter School in Phenomenology: "Phenomenology of the We. Intersubjectivity, Collective Emotions, and the Constitution of the Social World"

Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici, University of Naples Federico II

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy

1 Oct

Conference: Ljubljana Doctoral and Postdoctoral Conference in Political Theory and Philosophy

Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana

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

5 Oct

Conference: Deliberative Democratic Innovations: Challenges and Opportunities from a Constitutional Perspective

Faculty of Economics, University of Passau

Backsliding, Resilience, Renewal? Democracy in Eras of Transformation

Topics: Philosophy of Law, Social and Political Philosophy, Value Theory, Miscellaneous

5 Oct

Conference: Towards a Philosophy of Legal Concepts. Hermeneutic Itineraries in Legal Theory

HybridDepartment of Law, Economics, and Sociology, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro

Topics: Philosophy of Law, Social and Political Philosophy

6 Oct

Conference: "Ricœur, Dead or Alive?" Fonds Ricœur Monthly Seminar (ENS, Paris)

HybridUMR 8547, Pays germaniques, École Normale Supérieure

The seminar "Ricœur Studies Today"

Topics: Continental Philosophy, Aesthetics, Social and Political Philosophy

7 Oct

Conference: PhilML'26

Topics: Philosophy of Computing and Information, Philosophy of Science, Miscellaneous, Social and Political Philosophy

12 Oct

Conference: Caring for Non-Humans: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Care among Animals, the Environment, and AI

Czech Academy of Sciences

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

15 Oct

CFP: Public Affairs Quarterly

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

15 Oct

Conference: Radical Philosophy Association 18th Biennial Conference

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Social and Political Philosophy

15 Oct

Talk: The Case for Lottocracy: Democracy Without Elections

Center for Ethical Thinking, Pace University

Third Thursdays Speaker Series

Alex Guerrero (Rutgers - New Brunswick)

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

16 Oct

Conference: North American Association for Philosophy and Education (NAAPE) 2026

University of Saint Mary of the Lake

North American Association for Philosophy and Education

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Miscellaneous, Philosophy of Social Science, Social and Political Philosophy

17 Oct

Conference: The Third “Frontiers in Ethics and Political Philosophy” Workshop

Department of Philosophy, Zhejiang University

Topics: Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality, Philosophy of Law, Social and Political Philosophy

21 Oct

Conference: Digital Ethics and Wellbeing

University of Southern Denmark

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

21 Oct

Symposium: Deep Disagreement and the Limits of Argumentation

Department of Normativity and Human Rights Research, INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHY OF THE SLOVAK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, V.V.I.

Topics: Epistemology, Logic and Philosophy of Logic, Social and Political Philosophy

22 Oct

Conference: Utopias of Work: Historical Perspectives

Faculty of Philosophy, University of Groningen

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Social and Political Philosophy

22 Oct

Conference: Rationality and Normativity Conference

Philosophical Department, University of Hradec Králové

Topics: Epistemology, Meta-Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

22 Oct

Conference: International Workshop Counterrevolution and Democratic Transformation

Chair of Philosophy, University of St. Gallen

Topics: Continental Philosophy, Philosophy of Law, Social and Political Philosophy

26 Oct

Conference: Innovation and tradition: intersections, interactions and disputes in culture

HybridEscuela de Humanidades y Educación, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Campus Cuernavaca

Topics: Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Social Science, Social and Political Philosophy

27 Oct

Conference: Race, Ethnicity, Religion - Categories of Descent-Based Difference

Institute of Philosophy, University of Bern

Topics: Philosophy of Social Science, Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality, Social and Political Philosophy

29 Oct

Conference: Melancholic historicity: lost pasts and past losses

Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Utrecht University

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Miscellaneous, European Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy

30 Oct

Conference: Can social ontology change the world?

Department of Philosophy, Simon Fraser University

Topics: M&E, Miscellaneous, Philosophy of Social Science, Social and Political Philosophy

30 Oct

CFP: Medically Assisted Dying for Persons with Mental IIlness: Philosophical, Ethical, and Legal Perspectives

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

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