Upcoming events in Social and Political Philosophy

15 Sep

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

The Telos-Paul Piccone Institute

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

15 Sep

CFP: Lisbon Conference on Intergenerational Justice, First Edition

IFILNOVA, Nova University of Lisbon

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

17 Sep

Conference: 9th Mediterranean Congress of Aesthetics

HybridSANART Association of Aesthetics and Visual Culture

Mediterranean Congress of Aesthetics

Topics: Aesthetics, Social and Political Philosophy

17 Sep

CFP: Forgotten Animals

School of History, Politics and International Relations, University of Leicester

Topics: Philosophical Traditions, Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

17 Sep

Conference: Forgotten Animals

School of History, Politics and International Relations, University of Leicester

Topics: Philosophical Traditions, Applied Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

18 Sep

Conference: 23rd Pavia Graduate Conference in Political Philosophy

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

Pavia Graduate Conference in Political Philosophy

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

18 Sep

Conference: The Ethics of Migration and Demographic Change

Hoger Instituut voor Wijsbegeerte, Research in Political Philosophy and Ethics Leuven (RIPPLE), KU Leuven

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

18 Sep

Conference: 23rd Pavia Graduate Conference in Political Philosophy

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

Pavia Graduate Conference in Political Philosophy

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

18 Sep

Conference: International Conference “Democratizing Energy, Energizing Democracy"

Department of Philosophy, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

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

19 Sep

Conference: Cornell Workshop on Mind & Value IV: The Metaphysics and Normativity of Functions

Cornell University

Cornell Workshop on Mind & Value

Topics: M&E, Miscellaneous, Meta-Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

19 Sep

Conference: Zicklin Center Workshop in Normative Business Ethics

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

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

19 Sep

CFP: Ethical and Social Perspectives on New Military Technologies

Royal Military Academy of Belgium

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

20 Sep

CFP: 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

21 Sep

Conference: AI and Human Values: Exploring technological, social, and normative perspectives

Marsilius Academy, Universität Heidelberg

Marsilius Academy

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

22 Sep

Conference: The Philosophy of Privacy

Department of Philosophy, University of Salzburg

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

23 Sep

Conference: Workshop II: Adverse Allies: Logical Empiricism and Austrian Economics

HybridInstitute of Philosophy and Scientific Method, Johannes Kepler University of Linz

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

25 Sep

Conference: Collaboration and Complicity of Elites in Authoritarian and Totalitarian Regimes

University of Pardubice

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

25 Sep

Conference: Authority and Authoritarianism: Moral, Political and Epistemic Issues

Faculty of Philosophy, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan

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

25 Sep

Conference: Conference on Populism, Nationalism, and the Future of Democracy

OnlineJournal for Cultural and Religious Theory, The Whitestone Foundation

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

25 Sep

Conference: Politische Ästhetik zwischen Entdeckung und Konstruktion (auf der XII. Tagung für Praktische Philosophie)

Universität Passau

Tagung für Praktische Philosophie

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

26 Sep

Conference: International Conference on Medical Ethics

HybridUniversity of Beira Interior

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

28 Sep

Conference: Analytical Anarchism: Workshop & Edited Volume CFA (new dates)

Dept. of Philosophy, Lund University

Topics: Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

30 Sep

CFP: Call for Chapter Proposals - Democracy as a Way of Life: Rethinking Democratic Theory and Practice

Topics: Philosophical Traditions, Miscellaneous, Social and Political Philosophy

30 Sep

CFP: Les ateliers de l’éthique/The Ethics Forum

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

1 Oct

Conference: 2nd Dortmund Conference on Philosophy and Society with Kate Vredenburgh (LSE)

Department of Philosophy and Political Science, TU Dortmund

Topics: Epistemology, Philosophy of Computing and Information, Social and Political Philosophy

10 Oct

Conference: Haptic Trouble

Sorbonne Nouvelle University

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

15 Oct

CFP: Modern Culture and Communication

HybridSt. Petersburg State University

Topics: Aesthetics, Social and Political Philosophy, Value Theory, Miscellaneous

15 Oct

Conference: Modern Culture and Communication

HybridSt. Petersburg State University

Topics: Aesthetics, Social and Political Philosophy, Value Theory, Miscellaneous

15 Oct

CFP - online first - Final Publication: 1st April 2026: Social practices in a climate of acceleration: normative criticism and ethical orientations

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

16 Oct

Conference: Manuscript Workshop: Barry Maguire, 'Living Together in Caring Solidarity'

Department of Philosophy, The University of Edinburgh

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

16 Oct

Conference: Reenchanting the World: Philosophy, Spirituality, Ecology, Arts

Department of Philosophy, Toronto Metropolitan University

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

16 Oct

Conference: Feminist Accountability and Transformative Justice: Association for Feminist Ethics and Social Theory (FEAST) Conference

Association for Feminist Ethics and Social Theory (FEAST)

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

17 Oct

Conference: North American Association for Philosophy & Education (NAAPE)

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

30 Oct

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

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

4 Nov

Workshop: Decolonizing Knowledge and Power (Reading Foucault)

Onlinehttps://forms.gle/3ApXDiWEZpiZHDGC7, An informal initiative taken by Indian scholars

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

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

12 Nov

Conference: Law's Many Users: Legal Interpretation Within and Beyond Legal Institutions

Department of Philosophy, University of Tartu

Topics: Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Law, 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

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

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

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

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