Upcoming events in Social and Political Philosophy

22 Oct

Conference: Alienation in History. Estrangement in Language

Department of Philosophy, Università degli Studi di Firenze

Topics: 19th Century Philosophy, 20th Century Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy

23 Oct

Conference: Loss of Trust Between Detachment and Dissociation: Phenomenology, Social Adversity, and Psychopathology

Section of Phenomenological Psychopathology and Psychotherapy, Department of General Psychiatry, University Hospital Heidelberg

Topics: Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Social and Political Philosophy

23 Oct

Conference: Young Minds - 2. Conference for Marginalized Identities: On Philosophy of Language

University of Bielefeld

Young Minds Conference

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

23 Oct

Conference: 16th Annual McGinley-Rice Symposium on The Face of the Person Who Has Been Abused

Duquesne University School of Nursing

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

28 Oct

Conference: The Crisis of Liberal Democracy and the New Rise of Populism: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Departament of Social and Political Sciences, University of Catania

Topics: Social and Political Philosophy

30 Oct

Conference: The Land Question / Die Bodenfrage

Centre for Social Critique, Humboldt-University, Berlin

Socialization in Theory and Practice

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

31 Oct

CFP: Moral Philosophy and Politics Special Issue: ‘Philosophizing the Indefensible by Shmuel Nili’, ed. by Ben Jones

Topics: Social and Political Philosophy

31 Oct

CFA: Midwest Studies in Philosophy: Political Epistemology

Topics: Epistemology, Social and Political Philosophy

31 Oct

CFP: The Ethics of Business, Trade, and Global Governance Conference

Center for Ethics in Society, Saint Anselm College

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

31 Oct

CFP: Devotion, Existential Commitment, and Ethics

Philosophy, Boston University

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

1 Nov

CFP: Workshop on Deterrence and Deontology

Stockholm Centre for the Ethics of War and Peace, Stockholm University

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

4 Nov

Conference: Moral Epistemology and Social Progress: Experimental and Philosophical Perspectives

HybridDepartamento de Filosofía, Lógica y Filosofía de la Ciencia, Universidad de Sevilla

Topics: Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Meta-Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

4 Nov

Workshop: Decolonizing Knowledge and Power (Reading Foucault)

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

5 Nov

CFP: Call for Chapter Proposals – A Companion to Marxist Aesthetics

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

6 Nov

Conference: Distrust in Science Reframed: Understanding and Countering Anti-scientific Behavior

Department of Philosophy, Comunication, and Performing Arts, University of Roma Tre

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

7 Nov

Conference: Imagining the Revolution: Cultural Transfers and Reinterpretations of 19th-Century Revolutionary Experiences in Europe

Eötvös József Research Centre, Ludovika University of Public Service

Topics: 17th/18th Century Philosophy, 19th Century Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy

7 Nov

Conference: Everyday resistance: Thinking, making, and living in the material world

The Centre for Applied Philosophy, Politics and Ethics and the Centre for Design History, University of Brighton

Topics: Social and Political Philosophy

10 Nov

CFP: Justice in the XXI Century: New Challenges, New Directions of Inquiry

Departament of Social and Political Sciences, University of Catania

Initial Conference of the Project "Justice in the XXI Century: A Perspective from Latin America" (JUSTLA)

Topics: Social and Political Philosophy

11 Nov

Conference: Toward a Political Philosophy of Sport

Hoover Ethical Initiative and Master of Arts in Sports Ethics & Integrity (MAiSI) , KU Leuven

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

13 Nov

Conference: Knowledge - Values - Change - New Realities and Future Generations

ACPC - Austrian Center of Philosophy with Children and Youth

International Conference on Philosophy for Children

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

15 Nov

Conference: Queer & Sexuality Studies Workshop

OnlineThe Footnote Society

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

15 Nov

CFP: 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

21 Nov

Conference: Philosophy of Journalism Workshop

University of Rochester

Topics: Epistemology, Social and Political Philosophy

27 Nov

Conference: Neurons and Machines: Philosophy, Ethics, Policies, and the Law

Department of Philosophy, University of Ioannina

Politics of Digital Technologies

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

30 Nov

CFP: Southern Journal of Philosophy 2026 Workshop on Hortense Spillers

Department of Philosophy, University of Memphis

Southern Journal of Philosophy Workshop series

Topics: African/Africana Philosophy, Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality, Social and Political Philosophy

1 Dec

CFP: International Conference: “Cornelius Castoriadis (1997-2027) : Thirty Years Later”

Les Nouveaux Cahiers Castoriadis

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

30 Nov

CFP: Virtualia Journal vol. 1 [CFP] [Chamada de Artigos]

Topics: Philosophy of Computing and Information, Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

1 Dec

CFP: Ethnographilosophy

Freie Universität Berlin

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

11 Dec

Conference: Workshop: 'Public Reason Across Time and Space: New Voices and Perspectives'

HybridUniversidad Adolfo Ibáñez

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

15 Dec

Conference: Lisbon Conference on Intergenerational Justice, First Edition

IFILNOVA, Nova University of Lisbon

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

31 Dec

CFP: Social Philosophy Today

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

7 Jan 2026

Conference: Phil-Econ-Model-Lab

Centre for Ethics and Law in the Life Sciences, Leibniz University Hannover

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

15 Jan 2026

CFP: Information Segregation: Mechanisms and Consequences

African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science, University of Johannesburg

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

30 Jan 2026

CFP: Conatus - Journal of Philosophy vol. 11, no. 1 (2026) Special Issue: The Disenchantment of the World Secularization and the Modern Predicament

Topics: Philosophy of Religion, Philosophical Traditions, Social and Political Philosophy

31 Jan 2026

CFP: Affective Lives: Autotheoretical Experiments (Special Issue Passion)

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

6 Feb 2026

Conference: The Ethics of Business, Trade, and Global Governance Conference

Center for Ethics in Society, Saint Anselm College

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

25 Feb 2026

Conference: Justice in the XXI Century: New Challenges, New Directions of Inquiry

Departament of Social and Political Sciences, University of Catania

Initial Conference of the Project "Justice in the XXI Century: A Perspective from Latin America" (JUSTLA)

Topics: Social and Political Philosophy

26 Feb 2026

Conference: Ethical and Social Perspectives on New Military Technologies

Royal Military Academy of Belgium

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

12 Mar 2026

Conference: On the Resilience of Reason. Phenomenology, Pragmatism, and Neo-Kantianism in Times of Social Crisis

HybridDr. K. H. Eberle-Research Center "European Cultures in a Multipolar World", University of Constance, Germany

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy

15 Mar 2026

CFP: "Philosophies" Special Issue: More-than-Human Ethics: Rethinking Nature, Dwelling, and Responsibility

Topics: Philosophical Traditions, Miscellaneous, Social and Political Philosophy, Value Theory, Miscellaneous

20 Mar 2026

Conference: The Chinese New Leviathan: Cultural Subjectivity and Statecraft Today

The Telos-Paul Piccone Institute

Topics: Asian Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy

24 Mar 2026

Conference: Workshop on Deterrence and Deontology

Stockholm Centre for the Ethics of War and Peace, Stockholm University

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

26 Mar 2026

Conference: Devotion, Existential Commitment, and Ethics

Philosophy, Boston University

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

3 Apr 2026

Conference: Southern Journal of Philosophy 2026 Workshop on Hortense Spillers

Department of Philosophy, University of Memphis

Southern Journal of Philosophy Workshop series

Topics: African/Africana Philosophy, Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality, Social and Political Philosophy

17 Apr 2026

Conference: New Work on Discrimination

Yale University

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

28 May 2026

Conference: Hannah Arendt - The Origins of Totalitarianism Today

Paderborn University

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Miscellaneous, Social and Political Philosophy

4 Jun 2026

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

4 Jun 2026

Conference: Information Segregation: Mechanisms and Consequences

African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science, University of Johannesburg

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

15 Jun 2026

Conference: Ethnographilosophy

Freie Universität Berlin

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

27 Oct 2027

Conference: International Conference: “Cornelius Castoriadis (1997-2027) : Thirty Years Later”

Les Nouveaux Cahiers Castoriadis

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