Women have long contributed to the development of theology and philosophy\, yet their voices have often been marginalized\, mediated through restrictive frameworks\, or silenced altogether. At the same time\, women have consistently found innovative means of expression &mdash\; from letters\, diaries\, and poetry to public lectures\, activism\, and today&rsquo\;s digital platforms &mdash\; to engage in theological and philosophical discourse.
This seminar approaches communication not only as a neutral means of expression\, but also as a form of power: the choice of medium\, style\, and platform can grant authority\, negotiate legitimacy\, or challenge dominant structures. From early modern women writing in private correspondence to contemporary digital influencers shaping theological debates\, the act of communication becomes a way to establish intellectual presence\, resist exclusion\, rethink society\, or reshape normative traditions.
The rise of digital culture has introduced new dynamics. Social media\, for example\, can amplify women&rsquo\;s perspectives and create alternative networks of recognition\, while also enabling ideologically charged phenomena &mdash\; such as the &ldquo\;tradwife&rdquo\; movement &mdash\; that recast debates about gender\, religion\, and philosophy. Situating such case studies within longer histories of women&rsquo\;s communicative practices allows us to explore continuities\, ruptures\, and tensions between tradition\, innovation\, and the struggle for authority.
The seminar thus invites critical reflections on the interplay of gender\, communication\, and power\, considering both historical trajectories and contemporary challenges. Contributions may address individual thinkers\, broader cultural movements\, or theoretical frameworks that illuminate how female voices have engaged with and transformed theological and philosophical discourse.
28.04.2026\, 4.30-6pm (Paris time): 2 lectures
\nFloris Verhaart &ndash\; Johanna Dorothea Lindenaer: Memoirist\, Translator\, and Religious Polemicist
\nMargaret Matthews &ndash\; Rhetoric\, Method\, and Genre in Gabrielle Suchon&rsquo\;s Treatise on Ethics and Politics
\n\n05.05.2026\, 4.30-6pm (Paris time): 2 lectures
\nElodie Pinel &ndash\; Vernacular Theology and Authority: Marguerite Porete\, Mechthild of Magdeburg\, Hadewijch of Antwerp
\nLila Braunschweig &ndash\; A Voice of One&rsquo\;s Own: Philosophizing as Feminized Subjects (Impostor Syndrome &\; Authority)
\n\n12.05.2026\, 4.30-6pm (Paris time): 2 lectures
\nElżbieta Filipow &ndash\; Women&rsquo\;s Writing of Harriet Taylor Mill and its Various Modes of Self-expression
\nShamoni Sarkar &ndash\; Karoline von Gü\;nderrode: Fragmentation\, Philosophy\, and Early German Romanticism
\n\n19.05.2026\, 4.30-6pm (Paris time): 2 lectures
\nMaxim Demin &ndash\; Philosophy\, God-Seeking\, and Developmental Psychology: Stolitsa and Volkovich in Late Imperial Russia
\nPatricia Guevara Wozniak &ndash\; The Metaphysical Tenacity of Barbara Skarga &ndash\; Metaphysics in Totalitarianism
\n\n02.06.2026\, 4.30-6pm (Paris time): 2 lectures
\nJake Nicholas Brooks &ndash\; Autonomy Beyond Kant: Butler\, Tronto\, and Interdependence
\nKaimé\; Guerrero Valencia &ndash\; Intervening Assemblages of Trans-formation/Action: Beatriz Nascimento (1942-1995)
\n\n09.06.2026\, 4.30-6pm (Paris time): 2 lectures
\nMarianne Najm Abou-Jaoude &ndash\; Beneficent Communication as Power
\nRoula Azar Douglas &ndash\; Women&rsquo\;s Digital Voices and the Reconfiguration of Public Debate
\n\nFor further information about the talks and the speakers\, please visit the webpage: \;
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 »\;.
\nLe sé\;minaire est ouvert à\; toutes et tous sans inscription pré\;alable \; n&rsquo\;hé\;sitez pas à\; venir y assister et y participer. Les articles et textes discuté\;s sont disponibles sur le site du RAF. N&rsquo\;hé\;sitez pas non plus à\; nous contacter pour toute demande d&rsquo\;information complé\;mentaire.
\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.
\nN'hé\;sitez pas à\; rejoindre le ré\;seau ou à\; nous contacter pour rejoindre l&rsquo\;é\;quipe d&rsquo\;animation !
\n ORGANIZER;CN="Rémi Zanni": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110938Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260514T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260515T170000 SUMMARY:Mythical Archipelagos: Islands\, Narratives\, and Imaginaries Across Cultures and Media International Interdisciplinary Seminar UID:20260517T153304Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Madrid LOCATION:Campus Obelisco \, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria\, Spain\, 35004 DESCRIPTION:Across cultures\, historical periods\, and media\, islands have functioned as privileged sites of myth-making and imagination. Often perceived as bounded worlds\, islands have generated narratives of origin and apocalypse\, utopia and dystopia\, exile and belonging\, isolation and connection. From ancient mythologies to contemporary cultural production\, from oral traditions to visual and digital media\, and from colonial imaginaries to ecological discourses\, islands have operated as narrative laboratories in which cultural anxieties\, desires\, and transformations are articulated.
\nThe international seminar Mythical Archipelagos: Islands\, Narratives\, and Imaginaries Across Cultures and Media invites scholars to explore islands as mythical\, symbolic\, and narrative spaces. Myths are understood here in a broad sense: as foundational stories\, cultural imaginaries\, symbolic systems\, and narrative frameworks that are inherited\, transformed\, reimagined\, or contested in relation to insular spaces.
\nRather than treating islands as merely geographic entities\, this seminar approaches them as dynamic sites where overlapping temporalities\, negotiated identities\, and human and more-than-human relations converge. Particular attention will be given to environmental humanities\, indigenous and postcolonial perspectives\, and intermedial approaches\, while remaining open to comparative\, historical\, theoretical\, and interdisciplinary contributions.
\nInstitutional Framework
\nThis seminar is organised within the framework of the ANDRÓ\;MEDA Project (Ref. PHS-2024/PH-HUM-76) and results from the collaboration between:
\nThe event is hosted by the Department of Modern Philology\, Translation and Interpreting (DFMTI) at ULPGC.
\nTopics of Interest
\nThe seminar welcomes proposals from literary studies\, cultural studies\, linguistics\, visual studies\, environmental humanities\, education\, anthropology\, history\, media studies\, and related disciplines. Contributions may address (but are not limited to) the following thematic areas:
\nA. Myth\, Folklore\, and Cultural Memory
\nB. Islands\, Childhood\, and Pedagogy
\nC. Environmental and More-than-Human Humanities
\nD. Isolation\, Confinement\, and Liminality
\nE. Migration\, Belonging\, and Contested Spaces
\nF. Visual\, Intermedial\, and Nonfiction Representations
\nG. Mobility\, Tourism\, and Connectivity
\nH. Linguistic\, Religious\, and Ethnographic Insularity
\nSubmission Guidelines
\nLanguages: English or Spanish (other languages may be considered).
\nAbstracts: 250&ndash\;300 words\, including title\, research question(s)\, methodology\, and relevance to the seminar theme.
\nPresentation format: Please indicate whether you wish to propose an oral paper or a poster.
\nAuthor information: A brief biographical note (approx. 100 words)\, institutional affiliation\, and contact details.
\nFile format: One single Word document\, using the official event template (available on the website).
\nSubmission email: mythical-2026@ulpgc.es
\nEmail subject line: &ldquo\;Mythical Archipelagos 2026 - Abstract submission&rdquo\;
\n\nImportant Dates
\nAbstract submission deadline: 30 March 2026
\nNotification of acceptance: by 15 April 2026
\nThe Freiburg-Warwick-Zhejiang University German Idealism Workshop takes place on 14&ndash\;15 May. This workshop will bring together established and early-career scholars from the three universities. Topics include Kant\, Hegel\, Schelling\, Heidegger and Nietzsche. \;
\nIt is a hybrid event. You can either join us via the Zoom link or attend in person. If you are attending in person\, please email Ying (ying.xue@warwick.ac.uk) by \;10th \;May \;to let me know and to inform me of any dietary requirements you may have for lunch. \; Zoom link: \;https://uni-freiburg.zoom-x.de/j/67489189826?pwd=EkwWoTY02XikW5rUYpX6ECuNJQmDJV.1 Meeting-ID: 674 8918 9826
Password: Vrj8kVK5r \; The Department of Philosophy at Warwick\, the Mind Association\, the UK Kant Society and the Hegel Society of Great Britain have kindly funded this event.
The UPLB Sophia Circle is the premier student philosophical organization of the University of the Philippines Los Bañ\;os (UPLB). The Academic Year 2025-2026 marks a significant milestone in the history of the organization as we celebrate our 25th anniversary. True to our commitment to stimulate awareness and enthusiasm in the field of philosophy\, we conclude our celebration by reviving Diskurso\, the organization&rsquo\;s conference series during the pandemic\, with the theme: &ldquo\;Philosophy at the Margins.&rdquo\;
\nThe conference features undergraduate papers on the conditions and liberation of marginalized identities and communities. The conference will be held onsite on June 5\, 2026 at the University of the Philippines Los Bañ\;os. The conference is made possible through the support of the American Philosophical Association and in partnership with the Women Doing Philosophy (WDP)\, UPLB Philosophy Division\, and the UPLB Department of Humanities.
\n\nThe conference features works on philosophy at the margins. Creative literary works are required to present a full paper or presentation demonstrating how the work is philosophical.\n \;\n\nOtherness
\nConference of the Society for the Phenomenology of Religious Experience
\nNovember 17-19\, 2026
\nUniversité\; catholique de Louvain \;(UC Louvain\, Louvain-la-Neuve\, Belgium)
\nhttps://sophere.org/upcoming-conferences/
\nCall for Papers
\nThe Other is distinct from the Self\, regardless of whether the Other is accessible to the Self or not&ndash\;as something that enables self-reflection and revelation through the distance it provides to the Self. \;In this way\, the Other plays a crucial and multifaceted role within the phenomenological tradition. On one hand\, the Other is set in a position counteracting the Self\, while still remaining an essential part of the constitution of the Self. \;As Husserl showed in \;Cartesian Meditations\, \; \;eliminating the Other from one&rsquo\;s experience would make the constitution of experience impossible. \;
\nEmpathy \;and \;pairing \;are always at play in the constitution of the \;alter ego. \;Even within mere perception\, the alter ego is operating\, and therein\, the intersubjective sphere is essential both for the constitution of the Self\, and to perceive an object as the Self. The Self cannot be understood without intersubjectivity\, but\, on the other hand\, it is through the sense of alienness (Fremdheit) and inaccessibility of the Other\, a teleological structure of striving comes into play. Not only is the experience of the Other alien and foreign\, but it also initiates a change of perspective in how one sees oneself and the world through setting a teleological regulative idea to be strived for. The experience of the Other enables one to view oneself in a completely new light. This new understanding of the Self\, in turn\, opens up a new horizon\, changing the way everything appears. In short\, the Other serves as the means for self-reflection and revelation of the structure of experience itself. The phenomenology of Otherness is important for the studies of the Lifeworld\, the Homeworld\, and the Alienworld\, as well as in the concept of the halo\, in understanding indigenous religious experience\, in the cultural approaches such as the etic vs. emic\, or in the problem of historical Otherness as means to reconstruct historical personality.
\nWe welcome various phenomenologies of Otherness: here\, the Other may refer to a human or a non-human subject\, to the Divine Person\, to any Otherness. We are interested in how the phenomenological understanding of the Other applies to contemporary forms of the Self\, e.g.\, in Girard&rsquo\;s mimesis or Lopes Corvo&rsquo\;s psychoanalytic concept of self-envy. From classical approaches in phenomenology\, such as those of Husserl\, Levinas\, Ricoeur\, or Schutz\, \;to our contemporaries\, such as Waldenfels and Steinbock\, development of their thoughts from concrete forms of experience to situated and generalizable structures of Otherness can be covered.
\nThe abstracts must demonstrate familiarity with operative or theory-building concepts in phenomenology\, and use the framework of phenomenology with sources from within the phenomenological tradition. Possible themes regarding Otherness could be\, but are not restricted to: What role does the Other play in uncovering the structure of self-constitution? Is it possible to understand the absolute alterity\, or is a common ground necessary? Is &lsquo\;overcoming&rsquo\; Otherness even a fruitful task\, and what will this task reveal? How can a singular\, united world be referenced\, when all testimonies stem from individual perspectives? What is the difference between the Other and an object? Does the sphere of primordiality play an essential role for the research of Otherness? How does one understand the Other from an etic or emic standpoint ? Does Otherness within spirituality differ from pragmatic Otherness? How does one interpret first-person authority and Otherness in cases of cultural transfer?
\n\;Please send abstracts (of max. 500 words) formatted for anonymous reviewing. The abstracts must be written in English and sent to \;conference2026@sophere.org\, and please cc to Miyuki Ono (miyuki.ono@student.kuleuven.be)\, \;by May 15\, 2026. We will get back to you on whether your abstract has been accepted by June 5\, 2026. If you do not receive an email by this date\, please reach out to us. In addition\, we intend to publish a volume containing a number of papers from the conference.
\nOrganizers: Sylvain Camilleri\, the main contact \; \;(sylvain.camilleri@uclouvain.be)
\nOlga Louchakova-Schwartz (olouch@ucdavis.edu)
\nMartin Nitsche (nitsche@flu.cas.cz)
\nMiyuki Ono (miyuki.ono@student.kuleuven.be)
ORGANIZER;CN=Olga Louchakova-Schwartz;CN=Sylvain Camilleri;CN=Martin Nitsche: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110938Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260518T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260518T170000 SUMMARY:May 18: Love and Communion in the Thought of Dietrich von Hildebrand UID:20260517T153308Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:Roma\, Italy DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce the first Study Day of the Hildebrand Chair for Christian Personalism (Faculty of Philosophy)\, conceived in response to the publication of the Doctrinal Note of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith\, \;Una caro: In Praise of Monogamy \;(November 2025).
\nThe document marks a historic milestone: the first extensive citation of Dietrich and Alice von Hildebrand in an official doctrinal text. Starting from the fundamental works of the Hildebrand couple\, the Conference will explore the original truth of the person who finds fulfillment in the gift of self and in the formation of the &ldquo\;we\,&rdquo\; bringing personalist philosophy into dialogue with the \;philosophia perennis \;and the magisterium of Saint John Paul II.
\nEvent Program
\n09:00 AM &ndash\; Institutional Welcoming Remarks \;Fr. Alberto Carrara\, L.C.\, Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy &ndash\; \;Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum
\n09:30 AM &ndash\; Opening Session \;John Henry Crosby\, President of the Hildebrand Project
\nSpeakers \;Rocco Buttiglione\, John F. Crosby\, Elisa Grimi\, Rodrigo Guerra Ló\;pez\, Robert McNamara\, Fr. Eamonn O&rsquo\;Higgins\, L.C.\, Marta Rodrí\;guez Dí\;az.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110938Z DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260519T123000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260519T140000 SUMMARY:From TikTok Tics to Vampire Panics: Notes Towards a Schizoanalytic Theory of Mass Hysteria UID:20260517T153309Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Australia/Melbourne LOCATION:221 Burwood Highway\, Melbourne\, Australia\, 3125 DESCRIPTION:Deakin University's HDR Philosophy Seminar Series invites current Australian graduate students to present their work for feedback\, discussion\, and engagement. We aim to foster a supportive space so that the seminar is thoughtful and constructive for all involved. We look forward to seeing you there!
\nDetails: \;From TikTok Tics to Vampire Panics: Notes Towards a Schizoanalytic Theory of Mass Hysteria \;
\nAbstract: \;Contemporary discourses on social media regulation tap into a long history of media pathologisation. These discourses frequently evoke well-established images of media functioning as a vector for social contagion or mass hysteria. In this presentation\, I consider the theoretical presuppositions and cultural history subtending social media regulation debates through the lens of Deleuze and Guattari&rsquo\;s references to mass hysteria cases in A Thousand Plateaus. Through examining Deleuze and Guattari&rsquo\;s allusions to the European vampire panics of the 1730s\, I provide some thoughts towards developing a schizoanalytic theory of mass hysteria. I ask if and how a schizoanalytic theorisation of mass hysteria can re-frame our understanding of social media as a vector for mental contagions.
\nBio: \;Georgia Gibbs is a PhD candidate at Monash University whose research focuses on the intersection of feminist theory\, schizoanalysis\, and contemporary digital cultures. She also has a visual art practice and produces works related to her research.
\nZoom Link:
\nhttps://deakin.zoom.us/j/81924932129?pwd=z5bjLyTaOq2FsWzg6AyM2aSt514uDf.1&\;from=addon
\nMeeting ID: 819 2493 2129 // Passcode: \;73062796
ORGANIZER;CN=Jasper Lear;CN=Beau Kent: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110938Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260521T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260521T000000 SUMMARY:Prāśnika: Journal of Subcontinental Thought & Imagination — Philosophy and Poesy: Tracing the Lives of Imagination in the Subcontinent UID:20260517T153310Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Issue 1: Monsoon 2026 \;
\nPhilosophy and Poesy: Tracing the Lives of Imagination in the Subcontinent \;
\nThe inaugural \;Monsoon 2026 issue \;of \;Prāśnika \;seeks to understand the relationship between philosophy and poetry: whether such a relationship exists\; whether it should exist\; and whether their co-occurrence ought to be avoided and undermined at all costs. What is philosophy? What is poetry? What is the relationship between the two? Do we philosophise when we poetise? Do we poetise when we philosophise? We invite submissions creatively engaging with the questions of the shared space (or lack thereof) between philosophy and poesy\, that are anchored in and beyond intellectual traditions and literary practices of the subcontinent. These reflections on the \;lives \;of imagination need to be oriented towards \;Prāśnika&rsquo\;s aim of producing knowledge that discloses something meaningful about our day-to-day engagements with the world\, thereby deepening our affective entanglement with the world we inhabit. \;
\nWith this in mind\, we invite contributions on the following themes\, but not limited to them:
\nSubmission Categories
\nL&rsquo\;Università\; di Barcellona\, in collaborazione con il Seminario Internazionale di Studi Danteschi e la rivista Theory and Criticism of Literature and Arts\, organizza la giornata di studi L&rsquo\;ATTUALITÀ\; DELLA VITA NUOVA \;(Barcelona\, 22 maggio). L&rsquo\;incontro si svolgerà\; in presenza e in remoto\; per la partecipazione via Zoom è\; richiesta la prenotazione tramite il link fornito dopo la registrazione.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110938Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260522T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260524T170000 SUMMARY:The Aftermath of Being and Time (1927-1932)/ Die Nachwirkungen von Sein und Zeit (1927-1932) UID:20260517T153313Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Upon the appearance of Being and Time in 1927\, Martin Heidegger found himself suddenly transformed from a provincial university lecturer &ndash\; whispered about as "the hidden king of philosophy" &ndash\; to an internationally recognised figurehead of a new kind of thinking.
From then\, until he publically aligned himself with National Socialism in 1933\, Heidegger's thinking underwent major development.
ECHS invites abstracts for papers which seek to illuminate important aspects of Heidegger's thinking between those two points in time.
\nPossible topics include but are not limited to:
\n&ndash\; Discussion of the so-called "Kant Buch" (Kant and the Problem of Metaphysics)
\n&ndash\; The 1929 lecture series The Fundamental Concepts of Metaphysics: World - Finitude - Solitude
\n&ndash\; The Beginning of Western Philosophy (GA 35)
\nEach presentation of a paper should be between 30-45 minutes\, and the time allotted to each is 60 minutes. Please submit a title\, short summary\, and short biographical information before 1st May\, 2026.
\nContact: Alfred Denker at alfred.denker@yahoo.com or The European Centre for Heidegger Studies at \; info@europeancentreforheideggerstudies.org.
ORGANIZER;CN=Alfred Denker;CN=Louise Shale: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110938Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260526T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260526T170000 SUMMARY:Modelling\, Interpreting\, and Circulating Early Modern Texts: Digital Humanities Approaches to Scholarly Corpora UID:20260517T153314Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:2-10 Norham Rd\, Oxford OX2 6SE\, Oxford\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:NOTCOM is pleased to announce the upcoming seminar held as part of the Channels of Digital Scholarship series at the Maison Franç\;aise d&rsquo\;Oxford: \;Modelling\, Interpreting\, and Circulating Early Modern Texts: Digital Humanities Approaches to Scholarly Corpora. \;
\nSpeakers:
\n·\; Motasem Alrahabi (Sorbonne Université\;\, ObTIC)
\n·\; Glenn Roe (University of Oxford\, Jesus College\, ERC ModERN)
\n·\; Mouhamadoul Khaly Wé\;lé\; (CNRS\, IHRIM\, ERC NOTCOM)
\nThe seminar will explore how digital humanities methods enable new ways of modelling\, interpreting\, and circulating early modern scholarly texts and knowledge\, drawing on the complementary perspectives of three major research initiatives.
\nProgramme available here: \;https://notcom.hypotheses.org/7272
\nParticipation is open to all. Those wishing to attend online should contact Mouhamadoul Khaly Wé\;lé\; at \;mouhamadoul-khaly.wele@cnrs.fr.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110938Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260528T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260529T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop on Meaning\, LLMs\, and Experience UID:20260517T153315Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Warburger Straße 100\, Paderborn\, Germany\, 33098 DESCRIPTION:Philosophers are increasingly interested in the status of \;meaning \;in contemporary artificial intelligence&mdash\;especially in Large Language Models (LLMs). This is true both for meaning in a broadly semantic sense (e.g.\, How should we analyze the meaningfulness of LLM outputs\, given that LLMs are not agents and presumably do not themselves mean or understand?)\, and in the broader normative or ethical sense of their meaning or significance in our lives and practices. In both cases\, little attention has thus far been paid to \;human experience \;as something that both presumably differentiates us from LLMs in meaning contexts\, and that is a central component of our meaningful engagement with them. \;
\nThe goal of this workshop is to bring together scholars for in-depth engagement of work in progress on these issues from a variety of traditions and perspectives in and adjacent to philosophy\, including analytic philosophy\, phenomenology\, history of philosophy\, science and technology studies\, and social theory. We are especially interested in work that makes connections between the semantic and ethical aspects of meaning in relation to experience and LLMs\, and work that engages more than one of the above-listed traditions and perspectives.
\nThe workshop will take place on \;28 and 29 May 2026 at Paderborn University (Paderborn\, Germany)\, a small historical German city about midway between Cologne and Hannover\, easily reachable from either major city (and either city&rsquo\;s airport) by train or car. Paderborn also has an airport that is served by Munich. \;
\nParticipants have been selected based on anonymized extended abstracts (program available below). Drafts of each work in progress will be made available to members of the workshop four weeks in advance. Workshop sessions will take the form of extended\, detailed discussions of each draft\, rather than formal presentations\, with the goal of helping authors to develop their work. There will also be ample time reserved for informal conversation. Others are welcome to attend the workshop as in-person auditors\; please email jacobrump[at]creighton.edu for access to the drafts. \;
\nThe workshop is organized in conjunction with the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellowship of Jacob Rump\, guest researcher at Paderborn University for 2025 and 2026\, in collaboration with Paderborn philosophers Suzana Alpsancar and Sebastian Luft.
\n\;Inquiries may be directed to jacobrump[at]creighton.edu
ORGANIZER;CN=Jacob Rump;CN=Suzana Alpsancar;CN=Sebastian Luft: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110938Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260528T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260530T170000 SUMMARY:The Origins of Totalitarianism Today. From the Crises of Democracies to New Beginnings UID:20260517T153316Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Warburger Str. 100\, Paderborn\, Germany\, 33098 DESCRIPTION:When Hannah Arendt&rsquo\;s The Origins of Totalitarianism was first published in 1951\, it was widely hailed as the first work to offer a systematic conceptualization of the political catastrophe that had menaced European civilization in the preceding decades. The book continues to attract both academic and non-academic readership. In many ways\, The Origins is the epitome of the surge of interest towards the contemporary relevance of Arendt&rsquo\;s thinking. It is telling that in 2016\, following Donald Trump&rsquo\;s first election as president\, The Origins became an international bestseller once again. In the face of widespread fear that we are sliding into a new era of authoritarian rule\, if not totalitarianism proper\, understanding the origins and elements of what Arendt called &lsquo\;total domination&rsquo\; continues to be of foremost political importance and central to the democratic project.
\n75 years after the publication of The Origins\, this international and interdisciplinary conference will gather scholars from different fields of studies critically interested in the current relevance of her reflections in Arendt&rsquo\;s study of &ldquo\;the totalitarian phenomenon as occurring\, not on the moon\, but in the midst of human society.&rdquo\; Empirically and politically\, many different aspects of totalitarian domination she itemizes in this book continue to threaten democratic self-governance today\, sometimes in their already-known and sometimes in a novel guise. These threats include conspiracy theories\, ideology\, loneliness\, mass superfluity\, statelessness or the crisis of human rights\, and this list is far from being complete.
ORGANIZER;CN=Maria Robaszkiewicz;CN="Ari-Elmeri Hyvönen": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110938Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260528T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260529T170000 SUMMARY:Hannah Arendt - The Origins of Totalitarianism Today UID:20260517T153317Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Warburger Str. 100\, Paderborn\, Germany\, 33098 DESCRIPTION:Confirmed speakers: Jeffrey Goldfarb\, Siobhan Kattago\, Michael Weinman\, Peter J. Verov&scaron\;ek\, Veronica Cibotaru.
\nWhen Hannah Arendt&rsquo\;s The Origins of Totalitarianism was first published in 1951\, it was widely hailed as the first work to offer a systematic conceptualization of the political catastrophe that had menaced European civilization in the preceding decades. The book continues to attract both academic and non-academic readership. In many ways\, The Origins is the epitome of the surge of interest towards the contemporary relevance of Arendt&rsquo\;s thinking. It is telling that in 2016\, following Donald Trump&rsquo\;s first election as president\, The Origins became an international bestseller once again. In the face of widespread fear that we are sliding into a new era of authoritarian rule\, if not totalitarianism proper\, understanding the origins and elements of what Arendt called &lsquo\;total domination&rsquo\; continues to be of foremost political importance and central to the democratic project.
\n75 years after the publication of The Origins\, this international and interdisciplinary conference will gather scholars from different fields of studies critically interested in the current relevance of her reflections in Arendt&rsquo\;s study of &ldquo\;the totalitarian phenomenon as occurring\, not on the moon\, but in the midst of human society.&rdquo\; Empirically and politically\, many different aspects of totalitarian domination she itemizes in this book continue to threaten democratic self-governance today\, sometimes in their already-known and sometimes in a novel guise. These threats include conspiracy theories\, ideology\, loneliness\, mass superfluity\, statelessness or the crisis of human rights\, and this list is far from being complete.
\n ORGANIZER;CN=Maria Robaszkiewicz;CN="Ari-Elmeri Hyvönen": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110939Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260528T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260529T170000 SUMMARY:Varieties of Intuition in Early Phenomenology UID:20260517T153318Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:America/Toronto LOCATION:Montréal\, Canada DESCRIPTION:The annual conference of the North American Society for Early Phenomenology will be held at the \;Université\; de Montré\;al\, \;May 28-29th. The keynote speakers are Maxime Doyon (UdeM) and Iris Laner (Mozarteum Salzburg). \; \; Conference Theme: \;Varieties of Intuition in Early Phenomenology: One of the most inspiring aspects of the early phenomenological movement was its expanded notion of intuition. Breaking from models centred on sense-data and concept-application\, early phenomenologists investigated diverse forms of intuitions as intentions of presence and absence\, immediacy and mediacy\, while also reconceiving the role of norms and values in sensory consciousness. In this way\, early phenomenologists offered new orientations for investigations of perception\, aesthetic contemplation\, imagination\, memory\, empathy\, and more. \;Relatedly\, this expansive intuitive register enabled them to produce rich descriptions of perceptual objects\, artworks\, fictional entities\, other minds\, essences\, laws\, and values. \;NASEP welcomes papers exploring the contribution of early phenomenologists to varieties of intuition and papers illustrating how these contributions have informed more recent approaches to philosophical investigations into sensory\, aesthetic consciousness\, broadly construed. \;We are particularly interested in papers that draw attention to thinkers and problems that have been historically neglected and/or underrepresented.
Abstracts should be \;400-600 \;words and include a short bibliography. Abstracts must be prepared for blind review and sent to patrick.eldridge@unb.ca \;
Deadline for submissions has been extended to \;March 6thand decisions will be sent out no later than \;March 16th.
The Latin American Network of Affective Studies\, an interdisciplinary network of researchers on emotion and affectivity from Latin America\, invites everyone to participate in its second online workshop (in Spanish and Portuguese)\, to be held on May 28th \; \;at 7pm (GMT-3). This edition of the workshop will feature Robson Ramos dos Reis (UFSM\, Brazil) on &ldquo\;Fenomenologia da Perda em Populaç\;õ\;es Clí\;nicas&rdquo\; and Fernando Cardona (Pontifica Universidad Javariana\, Colombia) on &ldquo\;Sufrimiento y Consuelo: Un Desafio Antropologico". Please register at \;info@redeaf.org \;to receive the link.
Now celebrating its 15th anniversary\, the Aquinas Philosophy Workshop brings together renowned scholars from universities worldwide for lectures and discussions. Join us in Washington\, D.C. this May to explore Aquinas in the company of leading scholars and students! The theme for this year&rsquo\;s conference is &ldquo\;Aquinas on Act and Potency.&rdquo\; It is an exciting opportunity to do a deep dive into this important doctrine and its implications for a variety of different disciplines\, from metaphysics to politics. \; \;
\nFeatured Speakers:
\nProf. Gregory Doolan (The Catholic University of America)\, Prof. Matthew Minerd (Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius)\, Prof. Jeffrey Brower (Purdue University)\, Prof. Jennifer Frey (University of Tulsa)\, Prof. Catherine Peters (Loyola Marymount University)\, Fr. Ambrose Little\, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110939Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260529T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260531T170000 SUMMARY:Karl Popper in China UID:20260517T153321Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Asia/Hong_Kong LOCATION:HKUST\, Hong Kong\, Hong Kong DESCRIPTION:Karl Popper in China
\n29 - 31 May 2026\, HKUST
\nKeynote Speakers
Adam Chmielewski (University of Wroclaw)
Zhilin Zhang (Fudan University)
Organising Committee
Zaza Doborjginidze
Xiaotao Liu (co-chair)
Yafeng Shan (co-chair)
Qinyi Wang
Qiyue Zhang
Funder
The Karl Popper Charitable Trust
Conference Description
Karl Popper (1902-1994) is widely considered as one of the mostinfluential philosophers of science and one of the most prolific thinkers in the 20th century. His work heavily influenced the development of philosophy of science in China\, especially in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Many renown Chinese philosophers of science were first attracted to the field because of their reading of Popper. In 1987\, there was a conference on Popper's philosophy at Wuhan University\, sponsored by George Soros\, Popper's for er student. It featured talks by leading Popper scholars and philosophers of science (e.g. I n Hacking and Alan Musgrave) and leading Chinese philosophers (e.g. Fan Dainian and Jiang Tianji) at the time. The proceedings of the conference were published as an edited volume by Routledge in 1992. Recently there was a revival of interest in the work of KarlPopper in China. This conference aims to examine the influence of Popper&rsquo\;s work on the development of philosophy of science in China and assess and explore his legacy on contemporary philosophy of science in China.
Flyer
Submit an abstract (https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/80087/submitter) (Deadline: 5 March 2026)
Programme
Registration (Deadline: 29 April 2026)
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1979376924665
Contact
If you have any questions\, please contact Qiyue Zhang (qiyue.zhang@connect.ust.hk). .
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
\nAbstracts of no more than 300 words should be submitted between \;July 7th\, 2025\, and \;October 15th\, 2025.
\nPlease include a short biography (100 words) and institutional affiliation with your submission.
\nApproved abstracts will be informed by \;December 2025.
\nThe final paper must be sent by \;May 1st\, 2026\, for internal circulation.
\nWe invite scholars to submit proposals for our upcoming conference\, which will examine how colonial and neocolonial powers have influenced representations of non-Western countries and their peoples in literature\, the arts\, and the media. This event seeks to investigate how these representations have been instrumental in constructing negative stereotypes\, enforcing cultural hierarchies\, and sustaining hegemonic narratives that marginalise indigenous\, local\, and non-Western communities.
\nColonial and imperial discourses\, as &ldquo\;a cultural domination from abroad&rdquo\; (Da Silva &\; Matheus\, 2024)\, have long employed literary and artistic productions of Other Non-Western subjects\, portraying them as exotic\, primitive\, or even barbaric. From the portrayal of Native Brazilian Indigenous peoples as cannibals in Early Modern Portuguese colonial literature to the transformation of \;One Thousand and One Nights \;through Neoclassical French translations that distorted its original Arabic cultural context\, such narratives have served to reinforce Western dominance and justify subjugation.
\nMore recently\, in a postcolonial context\, various productions continue to operate in the shadows of (neo)colonialism and (neo)imperialism\, often carrying colonial overtones (Qiao\, 2018). Neocolonial cultural productions\, such as the French-directed \;Emilia Pé\;rez (a film about Mexican drug cartels cast with American actors)\, continue to generate controversy over who has the authority to tell certain stories and how these depictions are received by the communities they claim to represent. Western agents (e.g. translators\, producers\, directors\, editors\, publishers\, and reviewers) stillreframe productions from the Global South through a (neo)colonial and (neo)orientalist lens\, constructing Western-centric narratives about these works\, their countries\, and their people. For example\, American and British agents often situate Chinese personal stories within Western dominant narratives of a &ldquo\;dark&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;dystopian&rdquo\; China\, translating them according to their hegemonic standards (Tan\, 2024).
\nThis conference will examine the mechanisms through which (neo)colonial powers have influenced literary\, artistic\, and media portrayals of non-Western subjects\, as well as their impacts on their self-identification. We seek to explore questions such as:
\nWe welcome proposals from a range of disciplines\, including but not limited to Literature\, History\, Film Studies\, Philosophy\, Translation Studies\, Cultural and (Post)colonial Studies\, \;Journalism\, and Media Studies. Papers may address historical cases or contemporary examples and may take a comparative\, theoretical\, or case-study approach.
\nRELEVANT DETAILS \;
\nAs an interdisciplinary conference\, it aims to capture the attention of scholars examining (neo)colonial representations and how perceptions of the Others are shaped through various media.
\nThis conference is tailored for national and international scholars\, students\, and early-career researchers interested in Literature\, Art\, Cultural Studies\, History\, Philosophy\, Sociology\, etc. As our conference will follow the \;Society for Latin American Studies&rsquo\; \;Climate Action Plan\, we also warmly invite colleagues to endorse the \;BPA/SWIP Good Practice Scheme \;and follow the \;BPA Environmental Travel Policy.
\nThe conference will take place in person at the University of Warwick on \;May 30th\, 2026.
\nWe look forward to your contributions and an engaging discussion.
\nPlease\, send your abstract to both emails: \;
\nGustavo Ruiz da Silva: \;gustavo.da-silva@warwick.ac.uk
\nXiaoyan Tan: \;xiaoyan.tan@warwick.ac.uk
\nNo fees will be charged for this conference.
\nPUBLISHING OPPORTUNITY
\nThe \;Warwick Series in the Humanities (with Routledge) \;publishes the varied and multidisciplinary outcomes of projects funded by the HRC. Following this tradition\, our conference will organise an edited volume based on the presented papers\, and offer its publication to Routledge.
ORGANIZER;CN=Gustavo Ruiz da Silva;CN=Xiaoyan Tan: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110939Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260530T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260530T170000 SUMMARY:(Neo)Colonial Images and Literature: The Construction of the Other UID:20260517T153323Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Gibbet Hill Road\, Coventry\, United Kingdom\, CV4 7AL DESCRIPTION:SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
\nAbstracts of no more than 300 words should be submitted between \;July 7th\, 2025\, and \;October 15th\, 2025.
\nPlease include a short biography (100 words) and institutional affiliation with your submission.
\nApproved abstracts will be informed by \;December 2025.
\nThe final paper must be sent by \;May 1st\, 2026\, for internal circulation.
\nWe invite scholars to submit proposals for our upcoming conference\, which will examine how colonial and neocolonial powers have influenced representations of non-Western countries and their peoples in literature\, the arts\, and the media. This event seeks to investigate how these representations have been instrumental in constructing negative stereotypes\, enforcing cultural hierarchies\, and sustaining hegemonic narratives that marginalise indigenous\, local\, and non-Western communities.
\nColonial and imperial discourses\, as &ldquo\;a cultural domination from abroad&rdquo\; (Da Silva &\; Matheus\, 2024)\, have long employed literary and artistic productions of Other Non-Western subjects\, portraying them as exotic\, primitive\, or even barbaric. From the portrayal of Native Brazilian Indigenous peoples as cannibals in Early Modern Portuguese colonial literature to the transformation of \;One Thousand and One Nights \;through Neoclassical French translations that distorted its original Arabic cultural context\, such narratives have served to reinforce Western dominance and justify subjugation.
\nMore recently\, in a postcolonial context\, various productions continue to operate in the shadows of (neo)colonialism and (neo)imperialism\, often carrying colonial overtones (Qiao\, 2018). Neocolonial cultural productions\, such as the French-directed \;Emilia Pé\;rez (a film about Mexican drug cartels cast with American actors)\, continue to generate controversy over who has the authority to tell certain stories and how these depictions are received by the communities they claim to represent. Western agents (e.g. translators\, producers\, directors\, editors\, publishers\, and reviewers) stillreframe productions from the Global South through a (neo)colonial and (neo)orientalist lens\, constructing Western-centric narratives about these works\, their countries\, and their people. For example\, American and British agents often situate Chinese personal stories within Western dominant narratives of a &ldquo\;dark&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;dystopian&rdquo\; China\, translating them according to their hegemonic standards (Tan\, 2024).
\nThis conference will examine the mechanisms through which (neo)colonial powers have influenced literary\, artistic\, and media portrayals of non-Western subjects\, as well as their impacts on their self-identification. We seek to explore questions such as:
\nWe welcome proposals from a range of disciplines\, including but not limited to Literature\, History\, Film Studies\, Philosophy\, Translation Studies\, Cultural and (Post)colonial Studies\, \;Journalism\, and Media Studies. Papers may address historical cases or contemporary examples and may take a comparative\, theoretical\, or case-study approach.
\nRELEVANT DETAILS \;
\nAs an interdisciplinary conference\, it aims to capture the attention of scholars examining (neo)colonial representations and how perceptions of the Others are shaped through various media.
\nThis conference is tailored for national and international scholars\, students\, and early-career researchers interested in Literature\, Art\, Cultural Studies\, History\, Philosophy\, Sociology\, etc. As our conference will follow the \;Society for Latin American Studies&rsquo\; \;Climate Action Plan\, we also warmly invite colleagues to endorse the \;BPA/SWIP Good Practice Scheme \;and follow the \;BPA Environmental Travel Policy.
\nThe conference will take place in person at the University of Warwick on \;May 30th\, 2026.
\nWe look forward to your contributions and an engaging discussion.
\nPlease\, send your abstract to both emails: \;
\nGustavo Ruiz da Silva: \;gustavo.da-silva@warwick.ac.uk
\nXiaoyan Tan: \;xiaoyan.tan@warwick.ac.uk
\nNo fees will be charged for this conference.
\nPUBLISHING OPPORTUNITY
\nThe \;Warwick Series in the Humanities (with Routledge) \;publishes the varied and multidisciplinary outcomes of projects funded by the HRC. Following this tradition\, our conference will organise an edited volume based on the presented papers\, and offer its publication to Routledge.
ORGANIZER;CN=Gustavo Ruiz da Silva;CN=Xiaoyan Tan: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110939Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260531T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260531T090000 SUMMARY:Fichte-Studien 2026: Fichte and/or Hegel. Differences\, Similarities\, Possible Dialogues UID:20260517T153324Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Fichte and/or Hegel.
\nDifferences\, Similarities\, Possible Dialogues
\nEds. Gesa Wellmann\, Gregor Schä\;fer
\nSubmission deadline for articles: 31.05.2026
\nStylesheet and submission details: http://www.fichte-gesellschaft.org/fichte-studien/
\nPublication of accepted articles: Winter 2026
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110939Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Bucharest:20260531T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Bucharest:20260531T234500 SUMMARY:Phenomenology and Media: Mapping the Structures of Post-Cinematic Experience UID:20260517T153325Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Bucharest LOCATION:Str. Matei Voievod 75-77\, Bucharest\, Romania\, 021452 DESCRIPTION:In the wake of profound technological and cultural transformations\, cinema no longer names a stable medium but rather a shifting constellation of practices\, dispositifs\, and experiential forms. The proliferation of streaming platforms\, algorithmically curated feeds\, immersive installations\, AI-generated imagery\, VR and AR environments\, conversational agents\, and multi-screen ecologies compels us to rethink the very structures of our lived experience. Under the still-contested but heuristically productive concept of \;&ldquo\;post-cinema\,&rdquo\; recent scholarship in film and media studies has sought to come to grips with this transformed media landscape in ways that are still waiting to be fully appropriated by phenomenological reflection.
\nThe present conference invites contributions that bring phenomenology into sustained dialogue with contemporary media theory in order to interrogate the \;manifold facets of our current \;post-cinematic situation \;and map the experiential\, affective\, embodied\, and critical structures that characterize our current media ecology.
\nBuilding primarily on traditions of film phenomenology associated with \;Vivian Sobchack \;and \;Jean-Pierre Meunier\, and drawing on the philosophical resources of\, among others\, \;Edmund Husserl\, \;Martin Heidegger\, \;Maurice Merleau-Ponty\, and \;Jean-Paul Sartre\, as well as Emmanuel Levinas&rsquo\;s ethics of the Other\, Hermann Schmitz&rsquo\;s New Phenomenology\, Don Ihde&rsquo\;s post-phenomenology of technology\, or Mark Coeckelbergh&rsquo\;s phenomenologically informed ethics of human-robot interaction\, we aim to extend phenomenological inquiry beyond the classical cinematic dispositif toward emerging &ldquo\;families of images&rdquo\;: algorithmic visuals\, deepfakes\, TikTok feeds\, immersive environments\, AI image synthesis\, and hybrid human-machine interfaces.
\nBy bringing together philosophers\, film and media scholars\, as well as artists\, we aim to foster a rigorous interdisciplinary conversation about how phenomenology can illuminate\, and be transformed by\, the evolving media landscape.
ORGANIZER;CN=Christian Ferencz-Flatz;CN=Alexandru Bejinariu;CN=Remus Breazu: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110939Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260601T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260601T000000 SUMMARY:International Conference: “Cornelius Castoriadis (1997-2027) : Thirty Years Later” UID:20260517T153326Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Paris LOCATION:Trie-sur-Baïse\, France DESCRIPTION:Call for papers
\nInternational Conference: &ldquo\;Cornelius Castoriadis (1997-2027) : Thirty Years Later&rdquo\;
\nTrie-sur-Baï\;se (Hautes-Pyré\;né\;es\, 65\, France)
\nOctober 27\, 28 &\; 29\, 2027
\nPresentation
\nIn 2027\, we will mark thirty years since the passing of Cornelius Castoriadis (1922-1997)\, a singular thinker whose multifaceted work continues to shape contemporary intellectual thought. Philosopher\, economist\, psychoanalyst\, political theorist\, and activist\, he developed a powerful and original reflection on freedom\, creation\, the institution of society\, and both individual and collective autonomy. From his younger days in Greece\, through Socialisme ou Barbarie\, to his passing\, his intellectual journey crossed and challenged disciplinary and ideological boundaries. This international conference aims to reexamine\, three decades after his death\, both the intellectual legacy of the Greek philosopher and the relevance of his conceptual tools for thinking about today&rsquo\;s society. In the face of the challenges of our time\, Castoriadis&rsquo\; thought offers valuable resources to question the very foundations of our societies\, political action\, and philosophical inquiry.
\nObjectives
\nThis conference is neither commemorative nor hagiographic. Its purpose is to revive the radical dimensions of Castoriadian thought by engaging it with contemporary challenges\, exploring its internal tensions\, questioning its assumptions\, and envisioning its possible futures. Since elucidation was at the heart of Castoriadis&rsquo\; project of autonomy\, it will serve as the guiding force for our discussions\, thirty years later. Fundamentally\, this conference seeks to:
\nEncourage renewed reading of Castoriadis across different fields of knowledge.
\nEngage his thought in a dialogue with contemporary issues.
\nExplore the practical uses of his work in social movements\, education\, clinical practices\, and democratic experimentation.
\nMap the intellectual lineages\, as well as the productive critiques and reinterpretations of his thought\, both in France and internationally.
\nThematic Areas
\n1. Castoriadis and the Relevance of Politics Today
\nNew social movements
\nDecolonial and Postcolonial studies
\nGender and its institution
\n2. Castoriadis in his Time
\nThe experience of intellectual journals and the collective dimension of thought
\nCastoriadis and his contemporaries
\nEngagement and refusals in scientific debates of his time
\n3. Castoriadis: Nature\, Technology\, Ecology
\nAutonomy\, complexity\, and self-organisation
\nThe Project of autonomy and technological transformations (AI\, NBIC\, etc.)
\nPolitical Ecology: a renewal of the project of autonomy
\n4. Castoriadis and Language
\nSocial creation through language
\nThe institution of meaning and Castoriadis&rsquo\; critique of structuralism
\nDiachrony and Synchrony : Temporalities of language\, temporalities of the social
\n5. Castoriadis Facing the War
\nCritique of instrumental rationality
\nCastoriadis and Geopolitics
\nHistory as a site and stake of creation
\nSubmission Guidelines
\nProposals for papers (title\, abstract of 300 to 500 words\, indicative bibliography\, 5 keywords\, short bio) should be sent by June 1\, 2026\, to the following addresses: Guillaume Plin ( gplin@parisnanterre.fr)\; Savvas Orfanos (savvas.orfanos@gmail.com)\; Emile Le Pessot (elepessot@gmail.com)\; Quentin Mur Rodriguez (quentinmur@hotmail.fr). Presentations can be made in French\, English or Spanish. Selected contributions may be published in Les Nouveaux Cahiers Castoriadis\, published by Classiques Garnier.
\nScientific Organisation
\nQuentin Mur Rodriguez (Sociologist\, University of Ottawa &\; University Toulouse Jean Jaurè\;s)\, Emile Le Pessot (Historian\, EHESS)\, Guillaume Plin (Philosopher\, University Paris-Nanterre)\, Savvas Orfanos (Philosopher\, University Paris 1 Panthé\;on-Sorbonne)
\nScientific Committee
\nSté\;phane Vibert\, Nicolas Piqué\;\, Philippe Caumiè\;res\, Florence Giust-Desprairies\, Olivier Fressard\, Thibault Tranchant\, Gilles Labelle\, Alexandros Schismenos\, Nicolas Poirier
\nProvisional Timeline
\nSubmissions deadline : June 1\, 2026
\nNotification of acceptance : September 1\, 2026
\nFinal program release : November 1\, 2026
\nConference dates : October 27-29\, 2027
\nCallfor Papers: Chinese Philosophy and Psychological Wellbeing
\nDeadline for Submissions: 31 May 2026
\nGuest Editor: Yuchen Liang liangyc@cuhk.edu.cn
\nSubmit at: Editorial Manager for JCCP \; \;https://www.editorialmanager.com/jccp/default.aspx
\nModern mental health is often framed through a Western clinical lens. This Special Issue explores how Chinese philosophy&mdash\;both ancient and contemporary&mdash\;provide a different map for the human &ldquo\;heart-mind&rdquo\; (xin 心). We want to bridge the gap between abstract philosophy and the lived experience of wellbeing\, looking at everything from ancient concepts of gan感 and qing 情 to how Chinese thought can help us survive the modern &ldquo\;attention economy&rdquo\; and mental health crisis.
\nKey Themes &\;Areas of Interest:
\nDefining the Healthy Self: How do Confucian\, Daoist\, and Chinese Buddhist texts define a &ldquo\;well&rdquo\; person? How does this differ from Western notions of mental health? Can we use Chinese standards like qingzhi 情志 in addition to contemporary frameworks like the DSM-5?
\nPhilosophical Psychotherapy: Using Chinese concepts in clinical settings or as frameworks for mental health treatment such as the &ldquo\;Indigenous psychology&rdquo\; (本土心理學).
\nThe &ldquo\;Attention Economy&rdquo\; &\; Psychopolitics: How Chinese philosophy can critique or resist the digital exhaustion of modern life\, or combination of psychology and technology in social control?
\nThe Ethics of Care: How Chinese medical ethics (traditional Chinese medicine) and theories of the self(gongfulun 功夫論) change how we approach psychologicalsuffering and psycho-physiological illness?
\nChinese Affect Theory: How Chinese conceptslike gan 感 and qing 情 construct unique approach regarding Western originated concepts like affects and emotions?
\nTypes of Submissions We&rsquo\;re Looking For:
\nHistorical Research: Deep dives into ancient texts with a focus on psychological application.
\nContemporary Critique: How Chinese philosophy interacts with modern political and social pressures.
\nComparative Pieces: Dialogues between Chinese thought and Western psychology.
\nCase Studies: Philosophical reflections on mental health practices or specific psychological phenomena.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110939Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260601T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260612T170000 SUMMARY:The Kyoto School: Totality and Contradiction UID:20260517T153328Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Asia/Hong_Kong LOCATION:Chinese university of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong\, Hong Kong\, 99999 DESCRIPTION:While major Western philosophical movements in the 20th century looked upon claims to absolute knowledge with deep suspicion\, the Kyoto School never abandoned philosophy's sacred vocation to know the absolute. Against the dominant disposition to look upon contradiction as an obstacle to absolute knowledge\, the Kyoto School recognizes contradiction as the key to unlocking the secrets of absolute totality. The Summer School will think with major thinkers of the Kyoto School on totality and contradiction. Philosophizing with Nishida\, Takahashi\, Tanabe\, Nishitani\, Ueda\, Miki\, Tosaka\, and Watsuji\, the Summer School will also explore the contemporary relevance of the Kyoto School for philosophical thought in the 21st century.
ORGANIZER;CN=Gregory S. Moss;CN=Dennis Prooi;CN=Kyle Peters: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110939Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260601T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260601T090000 SUMMARY:Artifices: technology\, thought\, art UID:20260517T153329Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:EJSMONDA 2\, Gdynia\, Poland DESCRIPTION:artifices -- 6th Ereignis Conference -- sets out to examine artificial intelligence as alterity\, desiring-machine\, and symbolic force that reorganizes human subjectivity\, labour\, and planetary life. Drawing on philosophies from Levinas and Sartre to Lacan\, Deleuze and Guattari\, we question the natural/artificial binary and ask whether thinking machines represent radical ethical encounter or algorithmic reduction of the Other.
\nKey questions include: \;
\nThe 6th interdisciplinary Ereignis conference will take place on August 8 and 9\, 2026 at Hotel Nadmorski in Gdynia\, Poland\, with a hybrid option for those unable to attend in person. Registration will be required.
\nDeadline for proposals: 1 June 2026.
\nFor more information and to submit your proposal: https://conference.ereignis.no/
ORGANIZER;CN=Torgeir Fjeld: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110939Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260601T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260602T170000 SUMMARY:Ontological Failure: Heidegger and Beyond UID:20260517T153330Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Coventry\, United Kingdom\, CV4 7AL DESCRIPTION:More information on the event website
ORGANIZER;CN=Fridolin Neumann: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110939Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260601T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260604T170000 SUMMARY:BACK to the THINGS THEMSELVES! UID:20260517T153331Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:America/Vancouver LOCATION:Victoria\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Back to the Things Themselves! \;(BTTTT!) is an annual attempt to put aside the more conventional scholarly practice of textual exegesis and critique\, and return to the lived world to divine the essential structures of experience through careful phenomenological description.
\nIn short\, \;BTTTT!&lsquo\;s \;main aim is to &ldquo\;do phenomenology&rdquo\;&mdash\;that is\, to generate original descriptions of phenomena in the lifeworld.
ORGANIZER;CN=D. Koukal: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110939Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260601T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260604T170000 SUMMARY:Society for Existential and Phenomenological Theory & Culture (EPTC/TCEP) Annual Conference UID:20260517T153332Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:America/Vancouver LOCATION:Victoria\, Canada DESCRIPTION:The Annual meeting of the EPTC will be held June 1-4\, 2026\, at the University of Victoria in Victoria\, British Columbia.
\nFounded in 2003\, the Society for Existential and Phenomenological Theory and Culture (EPTC) is a Canadian-based international academic society that aims to promote rigorous scholarship drawn from the traditions of existentialism and phenomenology\, broadly construed. In addition to theoretical work on core philosophical issues and figures\, we are especially interested in providing a forum for showcasing practical and applied research\, as well as cross- and interdisciplinary developments of existential and phenomenological themes.
\nDay One of our conference will be reserved for papers exploring the foundations and pre-histories of phenomenology and/or existentialism. Please indicate in your submission if you wish your paper to be considered as contribution to this discussion. The remainder of the conference is open to submissions on any scholarship of \;existential and phenomenological themes\, \;theoretical\, practical\, or cross- and interdisciplinary.
\n\nLa ré\;union annuelle de la TCEP aura lieu du 1er au 4 juin 2026 à\; l&rsquo\;Université\; de Victoria\, en Colombie-Britannique
\nFondé\;e en 2003\, Thé\;orie et culture existentialistes et phé\;nomé\;nologiques (TCEP) est une socié\;té\; acadé\;mique canadienne d&rsquo\;envergure internationale dont la mission est de promouvoir la recherche inspiré\;e\, au sens large\, des traditions existentialiste ou phé\;nomé\;nologique. En plus de s&rsquo\;inté\;resser aux travaux thé\;oriques portant sur des sujets et personnalité\;s du monde philosophique\, la TCEP offre une vitrine aux travaux de recherche pratique ou appliqué\;e ainsi qu&rsquo\;à\; la recherche multi- ou interdisciplinaire portant sur des thé\;matiques existentialiste ou phé\;nomé\;nologique.
\nLa premiè\;re journé\;e de notre confé\;rence sera ré\;servé\;e aux contributions explorant les fondements et les pré\;histoires de la phé\;nomé\;nologie et/ou de l&rsquo\;existentialisme. Veuillez indiquer dans votre soumission si vous souhaitez que votre article soit considé\;ré\; comme une contribution à\; cette discussion. Le reste de la confé\;rence est ouvert aux soumissions sur toute recherche portant sur des thè\;mes existentiels et phé\;nomé\;nologiques\, thé\;oriques\, pratiques ou transdisciplinaires.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110939Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260601T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260601T130000 SUMMARY:Voir-Dire: "World-Building" UID:20260517T153333Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:America/Toronto LOCATION:75 Laurier Ave E\, Ottawa\, Canada\, K1N 6N5 DESCRIPTION:Call for Proposals:
\n&ldquo\;World-Building&rdquo\;
\nOctober 9th &\; 10th\, 2026 at University of Ottawa
\nSubmission Deadline: June 1st\, 2026
\n[La version franç\;aise se trouve ci-dessous]
\nToday&rsquo\;s global community is at a critical juncture in the wake of increasing environmental\, political\, social\, cultural\, and economic crises. Worlds\, as we know them\, are becoming destabilized and fractured and the futures of individual nations as well as their geopolitical relations are uncertain. However\, from this uncertainty and rupture\, opportunity arises to build a better world. The theme\, &ldquo\;World-Building&rdquo\;\, invites graduate students and scholars to share their ideas and research on questions of transformative\, collaborative\, and cooperative processes and practices that envision worlds in their possible futures and the conditions for their realization.
\nVoir Dire: Conference &\; Journal is a joint initiative between graduate students from the philosophy departments at the University of Ottawa\, Saint-Paul University\, and Carleton University. Since an interdisciplinary approach is crucial for identifying\, discussing\, and resolving complex social and political issues\, we welcome proposals from other disciplines and from all areas of philosophy. \;
\nAbstracts and presentations may be in either French or English. Each speaker has 20 minutes to present\, followed by an open discussion period. We invite submissions that engage in research on topics including but not limited to:
\n● Transformation\, solidarity\, and community.
\n● Rights\, dignity\, and freedom: Relationships between human\, animals\, and nature.
\n● Positive and negative roles of dystopian/utopian thinking\, of hope/hopelessness\, of \;
\nnihilism/fatalism\, and of future studies.
\n● Alienation\, reconciliation\, and reparation.
\n● Relation between theory and practice\; justice\; moral and institutional responsibility.
\n● Policy\, commensurability\, feasibility\, and sustainability.
\nFully anonymized abstracts (250-500 words) can be submitted online using the following link:
\nConference Submission Form: \; \;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfcTF0UimzdbFl8jg29tl07BJnenolGdf-rJ1d4xagMFNBWXg/viewform?usp=send_form
\nYou can find the formatting guidelines for abstracts at the beginning of the form and you will be asked to provide a brief bio describing your research interests. Following the conference\, papers may be considered for publication in the Voir Dire journal.
\nFor any questions\, please email us at voirdire.ottawa@gmail.com. \;
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\nAppel à\; communications :
\n«\; World-Building »\;
\nLe 9 &\; 10 octobre 2026 à\; l&rsquo\;Université\; d&rsquo\;Ottawa
\nDé\;lai de soumission : le 1er juin 2026
\nLa communauté\; mondiale actuelle\, face aux crises environnementales\, politiques\, sociales\, culturelles et é\;conomiques croissantes\, se trouve à\; un moment dé\;cisif. Les mondes\, tel que nous les connaissons\, se dé\;stabilisent et se fracturent\, et l&rsquo\;avenir des nations individuelles et leur relations gé\;opolitiques sont incertaines. Cependant\, de cette incertitude et de cette rupture\, é\;merge l&rsquo\;occasion de bâ\;tir un monde meilleur. Le thè\;me\, «\; World-Building »\;\, invite les é\;tudiant.e.s diplô\;mé\;.e.s et chercheurs.euses à\; partager leurs idé\;es et leurs recherches sur les enjeux relatifs aux processus et pratiques transformatives\, collaboratives et coopé\;ratives qui envisagent les mondes dans leurs futurs possibles et leurs conditions d&rsquo\;avè\;nement.
\nVoir Dire : confé\;rence et revue est une initiative conjointe des é\;tudiant.e.s diplô\;mé\;s des dé\;partements de philosophie de l&rsquo\;Université\; d&rsquo\;Ottawa\, de l&rsquo\;Université\; Saint-Paul et de l&rsquo\;Université\; Carleton. L&rsquo\;utilisation d&rsquo\;une approche interdisciplinaire é\;tant essentielle pour identifier\, discuter et ré\;soudre les problè\;mes sociaux et politiques complexes\, nous accueillons des propositions provenant d&rsquo\;autres disciplines ainsi que des propositions provenant de tous les domaines de philosophie. \;
\nLes ré\;sumé\;s et les pré\;sentations peuvent ê\;tre en franç\;ais ou en anglais. Chaque intervenant.e à\; 20 minutes pour faire sa pré\;sentation\, suivie d&rsquo\;une pé\;riode de discussion ouverte. Nous acceptons des propositions qui abordent\, sans s&rsquo\;y limiter\, les sujets de recherche suivant :
\n● La transformation\, solidarité\; et communauté\;.
\n● Droits\, dignité\; et liberté\; : les relations entre les humains\, animaux et la nature.
\n● Rô\;les positifs et né\;gatifs de la pensé\;e dystopique/utopique\, de l&rsquo\;espoir/dé\;sespoir\, du nihilisme/fatalisme et des é\;tudes de l&rsquo\;avenir.
\n● Alié\;nation\, ré\;conciliation et ré\;paration.
\n● Relation entre la thé\;orie et la pratique\; la justice\; la responsabilité\; morale et institutionnelle.
\n● Politique\, commensurabilité\;\, faisabilité\; et durabilité\;.
\nLes ré\;sumé\;s entiè\;rement anonymisé\;s (250-500 mots) peuvent ê\;tre soumis en ligne à\; travers le lien suivant: \;
\nFormulaire de soumission: \;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfcTF0UimzdbFl8jg29tl07BJnenolGdf-rJ1d4xagMFNBWXg/viewform?usp=send_form
\nVous trouverez les directives pour la mise en forme des ré\;sumé\;s au dé\;but du formulaire et vous devrez fournir une brè\;ve biographie dé\;crivant vos inté\;rê\;ts de recherche.
\nÀ\; la suite de la confé\;rence\, les articles pourront ê\;tre pris en considé\;ration pour publication dans la revue \;
\nVoir Dire. Pour toutes questions\, veuillez nous envoyer un courriel à\; voirdire.ottawa@gmail.com. \;
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110939Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260601T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260601T180000 SUMMARY:Nostalgia of the Infinite: Philosophical Investigations into Metaphysics and Historicity UID:20260517T153334Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:NOSTALGIA OF THE INFINITE?: \;
\nPhilosophical Investigations into Metaphysics and Historicity. \;
\nEdited by Max K. Feenan and Jan Kerkmann
\nDETAILS:
\nAbstracts of \;c. 300 words\, with contribution proposals can be submitted until \;June 1st\, 2026
\nAnd should be sent to these email addresses: \;jan.kerkmann@philosophie.un-freiburg.de \;and \;mkfwa2777@gmail.com. \;Feedback regarding accepted submissions will be provided by \;June 15th\, 2026. Final versions of the essays are due by \;December 31st\, 2026. The edited volume will be published by a renowned German publisher in 2027\, with a contract signing scheduled for December 2025.
\nNB: \;It is not necessary for the contributions to focus on the thinkers and traditions discussed below. Submissions that other modern figures and figurations are most welcome! The only requirement is that a clear connection to the relationship between metaphysics and historicity is established and explored in depth within the essays.
\nOverall\, the planned volume claims to make a significant contribution to modern intellectual and cultural history\, and contemporary philosophical discussions about the limits of philosophy itself\, by highlighting the idea of historicity as a fundamental challenge to metaphysics and speculative thought. To so treat the concept of historicity with the necessary precision\, the focus is explicitly placed on the modernity in which not only the historical self-positioning of humankind became a central theme\, but also the course of philosophy itself was understood for the first time as a coherent whole\, viewed from the perspective of a historical logic of its development. The contributions to this volume aim to illustrate how and to what extent the systematic and direct access to the fundamental principles of the world\, which had previously characterized metaphysics\, was increasingly abandoned &ndash\; and how this access might be regained today.
\nInfinitely speculative\, \;metaphysics \;may even justifiably seek to apprehend eternity itself\, while \;historicity\, which often lacks a fundamental definition\, emphasises the relativity and contingency of human temporal existence. This volume aims to explore the tension-filled\, ambiguous and perhaps even paradoxical relationship between the seeming-opposites of metaphysics and historicity. In doing so\, a special focus is to be placed\, from a conceptual-historical perspective\, on the emergence and the changes in meaning of &lsquo\;historicity&rsquo\; itself\, and its definitions. The basic question asked is: \;Is it possible to still pursue a speculative even metaphysical philosophical project which is also a critical engagement with the real history such speculation is always already within? The edited volume aims to combine philosophical styles and traditions attempting to answer this questions\, while engaging with the philosophical problems and question in the \;longue duré\;e \;of modern philosophy. We also welcome submissions from related disciplines such as history\, politics\, literature or theological/religious studies.
\nChapters could engage with this relationship in the idealist systematizing of metaphysics grounded in a logical account of history\, culminating in the late systems of Hegel and Schelling\, but stemming from the Copernican revolution of Kant&rsquo\;s critical philosophy and the contemporary intellectual controversies during the time of the democratic revolutions. Or the anti-Kantian philosophies of Hamann\, Herder\, the critiques Mendelssohn\, Jacobi\, Goethe and Schiller\, not to mention the contours of European Romanticism both within and beyond Germany. Perspectives on neglected aspects of the modern idealist heritage\, whether from George Berkeley&rsquo\;s theories or the Cambridge Platonists&rsquo\; theological-philosophies in the 17th &\; 18th \;centuries\; or the varieties of British Idealism or French \;Spiritualisme \;across the 19th \;century. \;Not to mention underappreciated voices from elsewhere!
\nWe also want to deal with the twentieth century traditions critiquing metaphysics itself\, or the allied attempts to reform metaphysics against the dangers of reductive historical relativisation. After Kierkegaard and Feuerbach\, the political and theological receptions of Hegelianism and its discontents from Schopenhauer to Marx\, the social upheavals and reforms of the mid-19th \;century\, the twin developments of pragmatism and positivism\, the increasing secularization of society and perceptions of knowledge and science\, and perhaps culminating in the lasting effects of Nietzsche&rsquo\;s philosophy\, the 20th \;century thinkers increasingly saw themselves working and writing in the wake of a metaphysical tradition. Perhaps exemplified most of all\, in the historical yet speculative philosophies of Heidegger&rsquo\;s \;Seinsfrage \;and Rosenzweig&rsquo\;s \;Stern\; the political critiques of the history of metaphysics in Arendt or in Strauss\, or even the mystical-yet-political critique found in Simone Weil&rsquo\;s writings. Perhaps one could ask with Lö\;with\, Blumenberg\, or in a different vein Emmanuele Severino\, whether this very absolutisation of the historical itself proves to be a metaphysical assumption that prevents deep reflection on the nature of being\, of nature\, and of humanity? Alternatively\, submissions could pursue the processual thinking in Whitehead or in different form in Deleuze\, and the anti-metaphysical tradition arising from phenomenology\, such as Levinas&rsquo\; ethics or Derrida&rsquo\;s thought\; the linguistic-sociopragmatic accounts in Appel and Habermas&rsquo\; systems\, and finally voices from the historiographical critiques such as Koselleck&rsquo\;s \;Begriffsgeschichte \;or the Anglophone &lsquo\;Cambridge School of Political Thought&rsquo\; (Pocock\, Skinner\, Dunn et al.) and their respective influences would be welcome.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110939Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260601T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260601T234500 SUMMARY:Technology Ethics in Turbulent Times UID:20260517T153335Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Brussels LOCATION:Hoge Steeg 2\, Wageningen\, Netherlands\, 6708 PH DESCRIPTION:The joint 4TU.Ethics &\; ESDiT international conference on "Technology Ethics in Turbulent Times. Expanding the Moral Agenda for Transformation" will take place from November 4th to November 6th 2026 at the Wageningen University in the Netherlands. \;
\n
About the conference topic
What do philosophy and ethics of technology mean in turbulent times?
\nThe impact of new technological developments in domains such as artificial intelligence\, synthetic biology\, and quantum technologies is enormous and interconnected with global challenges such as climate change\, authoritarianism\, and geopolitical tensions. Such times demand targeted philosophical and ethical inquiry\, which is the aim of the 4TU.Ethics &\; ESDiT biannual conference Technology Ethics in Turbulent Times.
\nWhether your work concerns conceptual analysis\, philosophical methods for studying and evaluating technology\, case-studies in the ethics of (disruptive) technologies\, sustainable technology\, praxis-oriented approaches geared towards design and social implications\, or another related topic: We welcome you to submit an abstract or participate!
\nConfirmed keynote speakers:
\nProf. Dr. Soraj Hongladarom (Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University)
Prof. Dr. Emma Ruttkamp-Bloem (University of Pretoria)
Prof. Dr. Catriona McKinnon (University of Exeter)
More information about our keynote speakers can be found here https://www.esdit.nl/conference-2026/programme/
Submissions:
The conference will be structured around 6 thematic tracks. A track may consist of various submission types (single papers\, panels\, and sessions). Details about the various submission types can be found here https://www.esdit.nl/conference-2026/call-for-papers/ Please note: Being part of a special conference track is not a condition for being accepted.
You can find descriptions of the tracks by navigating to the website and clicking on the track titles https://www.esdit.nl/conference-2026/call-for-papers/
\nThe submission deadline \;is June 1\, 2026\, 23:59 CET. Notes of acceptance will be sent before 1 July 2026.
You can reach the organizers at conference2026@ethicsandtechnology.eu \;
We look forward to receiving your submissions \;by June 1\, 2026.
ORGANIZER;CN=Mariska Bosschaert: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110939Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260601T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260601T170000 SUMMARY:North American Society for Philosophical Hermeneutics UID:20260517T153336Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:America/Los_Angeles LOCATION:Davis\, United States DESCRIPTION:This year's meeting of the North American Society for Philosophical Hermeneutics will meet at University of California Davis. The meeting will feature a keynote address by Dr. Francis Mootz (University of the Pacific) entitled "Law after Postmodernity: Ontology\, Practice\, and Critique."
\nWe welcome submissions on any topic or question in philosophical hermeneutics. While honoring the rootedness of hermeneutics in the thought of Hans-Georg Gadamer\, NASPH welcomes papers on any figure in the hermeneutic tradition and on the application of hermeneutic theory to all important philosophical and social problems. \;
\nSubmissions of 3000-5000 words are due June 1st and can be submitted to nasphermeneutics@gmail.com. More information can be found at www.nasph.org. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Carolyn Culbertson: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110939Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260603T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260605T170000 SUMMARY:6th Hegel en perspectiva Conference: Hegel & the critical tradition UID:20260517T153337Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Madrid LOCATION:Valencia\, Spain DESCRIPTION:➡︎ The aim of the conference is to discuss Hegel&rsquo\;s critical legacy in order to highlight the continuing relevance of his thought for diagnosing and addressing the challenges and dilemmas of our complex contemporary context. Proposals (long abstracts) should be no longer than \;1\,500 words. A brief curriculum vitae should be attached to the abstract. Submissions should be sent in \;MS Word or PDF format \;to \;Edgar Maraguat(edgar.maraguat at uv.es). \;Early-career researchers\, including doctoral candidates and postdoctoral scholars\, are especially encouraged to submit proposals.
\n➡︎ Possible topics for contributions include\, but are not limited to: interpretations of Hegel&rsquo\;s critical legacy and its internal tensions\; the relation between dialectic and critique in Hegel&rsquo\;s logic and system\; Hegel and the problem of Modernity and its self-critique\; Hegel&rsquo\;s influence on Marxism and Critical Theory&mdash\;especially Adorno&rsquo\;s negative dialectics and Žižek&rsquo\;s dialectical materialism\; engagements with feminist theory\, postcolonial thought\, ecology\, and contemporary materialisms from Hegelian perspectives\; and contemporary reassessments of Hegel&rsquo\;s relevance for understanding political conflict\, crisis\, and social transformation today.
\n➡︎ The deadline for the submission of proposals is \;March 15\, 2026. Applicants will be notified of acceptance by \;March 30\, 2026. Papers may be presented in \;Spanish\, English\, or German.
ORGANIZER;CN=Edgar Maraguat;CN=Berta Maria Perez Rodriguez;CN=Clara Ramas: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110939Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260604T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260604T000000 SUMMARY:CFP: "Kant's Concept of Spontaneity and its Legacy in Later Theories of Subjectivity" - Open Philosophy UID:20260517T153338Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Open Philosophy (https://www.degruyterbrill.com/opphil) invites submissions for the topical issue "Kant's Concept of Spontaneity and its Legacy in Later Theories of Subjectivity\," edited by Jessica Segesta (University of Palermo\, Italy) and Valentina Dafne De Vita (University of Halle-Wittenberg\, \;Germany).
\n
DESCRIPTION
Spontaneity is a pivotal concept in Kant&rsquo\;s critical philosophy\, shaping its theoretical\, practical\, and aesthetic dimensions. Yet\, although Kant himself identifies spontaneity as the transcendental element that defines both the knowing and acting subject\, he never fully addresses its broader implications. Instead\,spontaneity often operates as an unexamined presupposition within his system\, leaving key questions about its role largely unexplored\, especially regarding the determination of subjectivity.
In its preliminary definition\, Kantian spontaneity refers to an action arising from an internal principle\, independent of external sources or constraints. In this sense\, the notion of spontaneity closely aligns with the concept of &ldquo\;autonomy&rdquo\;. This initial and broad definition highlights Kant&rsquo\;s connection to both the Leibnizian and earlier Aristotelian accounts of spontaneity\, while also raising a critical question: Is such activity fully determined by a subject entirely aware of its sources\, or is it unintentional and involuntary? The question is whether the knowing and acting subject is unaware of this activity\, or if spontaneity is governed by the conscious intentions and will of the individual. Kant does not provide a clear or explicit resolution to this essential dilemma. Moreover\, it remains largely unclear whether spontaneity serves as a determining factor in the subject&rsquo\;s ontological status\, or if it merely represents a normative characteristic essential for self-recognition as subject in knowing and acting\, as well as in free aesthetic production.
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This special issue aims to explore the Kantian notion of spontaneity by investigating its origins\, focusing on its core aspects\,and examining its status across various areas of critical philosophy. The issue also aims to investigate the development of the concept of spontaneity in later philosophies\, with particular emphasis on modern and contemporary theories of subjectivity. This includes how Kantian spontaneity influenced later thinkers\,contributing to the formation of modern conceptions \; of subjectivity\, consciousness\, and action. Finally\, the issue welcomes contributions that address the relevance of this concept in contemporary debates\, particularly regarding topics such as artificial intelligence\, moral autonomy\, and the direct implications for epistemology and ontology.
Contributions may focuson\, but are not limitedto\, the following topics:
\nAuthors publishing their articles in the special issue will benefit from:
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HOW TO SUBMIT
Submissions will be collected by June 4\, 2026.
To submit an article for this special issue of Open Philosophy\, authors are asked to access the online submission system at http://www.editorialmanager.com/opphil/
Please choose: Kant's Concept of Spontaneity
\nBefore submission the authors should carefully read over the Instruction for Authors\, available at:
https://www.degruyter.com/publication/journal_key /OPPHIL/downloadAsset/
OPPHIL_Instruction%2 0for%20Authors.pdf
All contributions will undergo critical review before being accepted for publication.
\nFurther questions about this thematic issue can be addressed to Jessica Segesta
(jessica.segesta@unipa.it) or Valentina Dafne De Vita (valentina.de-vita@phil.uni-halle.de).
In case of technical problems with submission\, please contact
Assistant.Managing.Editor@degruyterbrill.com
Because Open Philosophy is published under an Open Access model\, as a rule\, publication costs should be covered by so-called Article Publishing Charges (APC)\, paid by authors\, their affiliated \;institutions\, funders\, or sponsors.
\nAll financial details can be discussed with OA Portfolio Manager\, Magdalena Skoneczna at:
magdalena.skoneczna@degruyterbrill.com
Find us on facebook:https://www.facebook.com/DGOpenPhilosophy
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110939Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260604T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260605T170000 SUMMARY:European Seminars of Philosophy of Education UID:20260517T153339Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Paris LOCATION:6 rue due Colonel Combes\, Paris\, France\, 75007 ORGANIZER;CN=Julian Culp;CN=Johannes Drerup: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110939Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Manila:20260605T070000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Manila:20260605T170000 SUMMARY:Diskurso 2026: Philosophy at the Margins UID:20260517T153340Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Asia/Manila LOCATION:University of the Philippines Los Baños\, Los Baños\, Philippines DESCRIPTION:The University of the Philippines Los Bañ\;os Philosophy program distinguishes itself through its specialization in applied philosophy and cultivation of critical\, creative\, caring\, and collaborative thinking among its students. As a consequence\, the discussion and application of philosophical theories\, concepts\, and methods inevitably lead to reflection on social issues confronting the world today. Philosophical discussions and reflections in classrooms often foreground the reality of the oppression of marginalized identities.
\nThe members of the UPLB Sophia Circle\, the premier philosophical organization at UPLB\, have always been committed to bringing philosophical theories into practice through a philosophical education that emphasizes application. In a time when global powers exhibit renewed forms of colonialism\, sexist conservative rhetoric justifying the subjugation of women is increasingly deployed on social media\, and corruption prevails as a sign of indifference to the impoverished\, the organization believes that looking into the conditions of peripheral identities becomes paramount. Thus\, on the UPLB Sophia Circle&rsquo\;s 25th \; anniversary\, the organization aims to provide an avenue for discourse on the conditions and liberation of marginalized communities. \;
\nThroughout the years\, there have been many works by Filipino thinkers about philosophy at the margins. Many of these works reflect on the realities Filipino philosophers experience or observe because of their identities (as Filipinos\, indigenous peoples\, women\, or queer people) or the communities in which they are immersed (such as indigenous and urban poor communities\, and the male-dominated academe\, among others). Hence\, the conference aims to broaden the discourse\, as there have been very few conferences in recent years that provide space dedicated to engagement and reflection on oppression and marginalization. In doing so\, the organization hopes that the conference inspires undergraduate students to continue writing on philosophies at the margins\, amplifying the voices and stories of marginalized identities.
ORGANIZER;CN=Justine Inocando: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110939Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20260605T080000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20260607T170000 SUMMARY:A Summer of Social Ontology in Wuhan UID:20260517T153341Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Asia/Shanghai LOCATION:Wuhan\, China ORGANIZER;CN=Peter Finocchiaro: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110939Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260605T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260605T170000 SUMMARY:CRMEP Graduate Conference | Title: Reading Capital 60 Years On UID:20260517T153342Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:55-59 Penrhyn Road\, London\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:The publication of Reading Capital \;[Lire le capital] marked an event in the full philosophical sense of the term: at the same time a rupture and irreversible beginning. A collaborative\, seminary effort between multiple authors - convened by Louis Althusser - the text proposed a radical new reading of Das Kapital\, one that was intentionally partial and unorthodox\, and all the more productive for being so. Its almost immediate success within both domestic and international circles inaugurated a new tradition of philosophical thought under the banner of structural Marxism\, thematising notions such as symptomatic reading\, militant science\, structural causality and theoretical anti-humanism. The precocious seminary contributors invariably went on to become hugely influential forces themselves\, from Pierre Macherey\, Jacques Ranciere\, and Roger Esablet\, to the beloved\, one-time Professor at the CRMEP\, Etienne Balibar.
On the occasion of its 60-year anniversary\, this conference seeks to revisit the intellectual legacy of Reading Capital\, investigating its contemporary relevance\, as well as the polemics that have emerged since its publication. We thereby invite papers that critically reflect on this legacy\, drawing attention to the limits of the work as well as its unexplored potentials. We would also like to welcome papers that engage with \;Capital \;itself\, and the various other readings that have become canonised in the intervening decades. Papers will therefore be categorised into the following streams:
Conference Programme and Schedule
9:30 &ndash\; Arrival
10:00&ndash\;11:15am &ndash\; 1st Keynote \;
Svenja Bromberg (Sociology\, Goldsmiths College\, University of London)
&lsquo\;What becomes of &lsquo\;critique&rsquo\; after the epistemological break and the late Marx&rsquo\;s entrance to science? &mdash\; Marx&rsquo\;s method after and beyond Reading Capital&rsquo\;
Break: 11:15&ndash\;11:30
11:30&ndash\;1:00pm &ndash\; Panel 1: Reading Capital
This panel invites papers that directly engage with Marx&rsquo\;s \;Capital \;project as a critical text\, focusing on unresolved problems of interpretation\, translations\, intellectual histories\, lacunae and tensions\, and so on.
Cooper Francis (CRMEP Alumnus)
&lsquo\;The Structure of Exchange Society&rsquo\;
Nicole S. Monaghan (CRMEP MA)
&lsquo\;On the Concept of the Proletariat&rsquo\;
Billie Cashmore (CRMEP PhD)
&lsquo\;The Appearance of Value in Capital&rsquo\;
Lunch Break: 1:00pm&ndash\;2:00pm
2:00&ndash\;3:30m &ndash\; Panel 2: Reading Reading Capital
Readings of \;Reading Capital \;itself\, attending to thematics raised by one or more of its component texts\, the continuity/discontinuity of the project as a whole\, the resulting trajectories of its individual authors\, or the circumstances of its production and reception histories.
Felicia Jing (New School for Social Research/Johns Hopkins University)
&lsquo\;Science: from Munich to May&rsquo\;
Ralph Kalid (Concordia University)
&lsquo\;Althusser&rsquo\;s Critique(s) of Hegel and the Turn to Spinoza&rsquo\;
Michael Giesbrecht (Duquesne University)
&lsquo\;The Work of Concepts: Pierre Macherey on Marx&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Process of Exposition&rdquo\; in Capital and Materialist Epistemology&rsquo\;
Break: 3:30&ndash\;3.45pm
3.45&ndash\;5:15pm &ndash\; Panel 3 : Reading readings of Capital
Finally\, readings of one or more of the various interpretative traditions to which \;Capital \;- and Marx&rsquo\;s wider corpus - have given rise\, evaluated in critical relation to structural Marxism. These could include\, but are not limited to: Postcolonial and feminist readings\, German Critical Theory\, the Neue-Marx Lekture\, Value-Form Theory\, Operaismo and Autonomia Operaia\, the &lsquo\;State debates&rsquo\;\, Legal Form Theory\, Political Marxism\, Social Reproduction Theory.
Thomas Waller &\; Sean O&rsquo\;Brien (UC Dublin\; University of Bristol)
&lsquo\;Marx to the Letter&rsquo\;
Anna Beria (CRMEP)
&lsquo\;Reading Capital and Reading Reading Capital Through the Concept of Life&rsquo\;
Daniel Fraser (UC Cork)
&lsquo\;Useful Angels: Marxist Modernity in Bolí\;var Echeverrí\;a and Walter Benjamin&rsquo\;
Break: 5:15&ndash\;5:30pm
5.30pm&ndash\;6:45pm &ndash\; Closing Keynote
Peter Hallward (Professor of Modern European Philosophy\, CRMEP)
&lsquo\;Must the Working Class Die so the Proletariat Can Live?&rsquo\;
6.45 &ndash\; End
Call for Proposals
The Gadfly Symposium: Disruptive Pedagogies in Philosophy
Saturday June 6\, 2026 | Host: Eastern Washington University | Venue: EWU Cheney Campus
Hosted by Eastern Washington University\, The Gadfly Symposium invites proposals for presentations\, workshops\, and collaborative teaching demonstrations exploring innovative and disruptive pedagogical techniques in the teaching of philosophy broadly construed. Thanks to generous support from the Jeffers W. Chertok Memorial Endowed Professorship\, the Gadfly Symposium is fully funded.
\nThere is no fee to register\, and lunch will be provided to all registered attendees.
\nThis year&rsquo\;s theme\, &ldquo\;Disruptive Pedagogy and the Pursuit of Human Flourishing\,&rdquo\; calls educators\, scholars\, and practitioners to reimagine how the pursuit of human flourishing might be preserved in a time when much of what once sustained it has been automated\, outsourced\, or declared obsolete?
\nFor the purposes of this program\, disruptive pedagogy refers to teaching that unsettles default assumptions about knowledge\, authority\, technology\, and learning. We welcome broad interpretations of disruption&mdash\;including engaged pedagogy\, transgressive pedagogy\, inquiry-based learning\, and student-centered learning&mdash\;as frameworks for rethinking how philosophical inquiry across traditions\, periods\, and subfields can provoke deeper self-reflection\, civic engagement\, and moral imagination among students.
\nWe encourage submissions from those teaching any area of philosophy\, including (but not limited to) ethics\, social and political philosophy\, philosophy of mind\, philosophy of science\, non-Western and global philosophies\, applied philosophy\, and interdisciplinary contexts. Proposals engaging diverse philosophical traditions\, contemporary issues\, or novel classroom practices are especially welcome.
\nDisruptive pedagogy\, in this spirit\, is not only a mode of innovation in teaching but also a practice of resistance&mdash\;a way to challenge and disrupt systems that limit access to knowledge\, constrain critical inquiry\, and undergird hierarchical structures.
\nPreference will be given to proposals that:
\n·\; Integrate digital technologies\, such as social media\, generative AI\, or immersive learning environments\, in pedagogically creative ways.
\nAND/OR
\n·\; Demonstrate how disruptive pedagogy can dismantle barriers and decenter authority in ways consistent with the Socratic spirit of inquiry&mdash\;challenging assumptions\, cultivating curiosity\, and fostering philosophical dialogue across differences.
\nSubmission Guidelines:
\n·\; Travel stipends are available for presenters traveling from outside Washington and Idaho.
\n·\; Abstracts (500 words) should clearly describe the project&rsquo\;s objectives\, pedagogical approach\, and relevance to the symposium theme.
\n·\; Include bio\, affiliation information\, and any technical requirements. (100 words max)
\n·\; Send proposals to ckirby@ewu.edu by April 10\, 2026.
\n·\; Notifications of acceptance will be sent by April 17\, 2026.
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\nCall for papers - Rivista Italiana di Filosofia del Linguaggio \;www.rifl.unical.it
\nVol. 20\, N. 2/2026 \; \; Wittgenstein and Literature
\nEdited by Marcello Di Massa and Wolfgang Huemer
\nInvited contributors:
\nDaniè\;le Moyal-Sharrock\, University of Hertfordshire
\nSeverin Schroeder\, University of Reading
\nSubmission deadline: June 10\, 2026
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\nIn recent decades\, the relationship between Ludwig Wittgenstein and literature has increasingly become a fertile and promising area of inquiry. Although Wittgenstein rarely addressed the topic of literature explicitly\, his way of doing (and writing) philosophy can be taken to open up fresh and illuminating perspectives on questions concerning our engagement with literary and fictional works\, as well as on the task of investigating literary language and\, more broadly\, literature as a linguistic and social phenomenon.
\nStanley Cavell&rsquo\;s writings provided an early stimulus for bringing Wittgenstein into dialogue with literature\, and several studies have drawn on his example\, while others have pursued more independent paths. Taken together\, scholarship has thus developed in a variety of directions.
\nSome scholars\, taking into account the aesthetic dimension of Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s writing and his two works with the strongest authorial imprint (the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus and the Philosophical Investigations)\, have placed him within the historical and cultural context of European modernism\, examining formal and rhetorical affinities. At the same time\, Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s philosophy has been used in literary studies as a healthy counterweight to the theoretical excesses of the major strands of twentieth-century literary criticism\, bringing to the fore a methodology more open and attentive to the way language acquires meaning and value within the diverse contexts of human life. Here\, the appeal to the resources of ordinary language philosophy and to the practical\, social\, and existential dimensions of everyday life plays a central role.
\nOther scholars have instead employed tools and insights taken from Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s philosophy of language to respond to issues that have shaped contemporary aesthetic reflection on literary language\, above all\, the problem of the cognitive value of literature. In this context\, Wittgenstein-inspired perspectives draw upon the idea that literature offers a form of non-propositional knowledge\, making available to the reader a presentation of the interweaving of forms of life\, cultural practices\, and concepts that are &ldquo\;the expression of our interest&rdquo\; (PI §\; 570). This often hangs together with a particular emphasis on the ethical dimension of our engagement with reading\, which calls for the activation of the moral imagination in exploring the conceptual organisation of different points of view on the world\, as exemplified\, for instance\, in the work of Cora Diamond.
\nAs has recently been suggested (John Gibson)\, Wittgenstein may thus serve as a shared common ground for philosophers and literary scholars\, especially (but not only) by virtue of the nuanced quality and openness of his reflections on language and the ways it is interwoven with life. It is sometimes observed that the analytic tradition works with overly narrow conceptions of such notions as &lsquo\;truth\,&rsquo\; &lsquo\;meaning\,&rsquo\; and &lsquo\;knowledge\,&rsquo\; which generate paradoxes or strong tensions once applied to the aesthetic domain of literary language&mdash\;in a way that makes it difficult for literary scholars to acknowledge the issues as taking shape in those terms. What motivates certain scholars to turn to Wittgenstein is precisely the possibility of adopting a broader view of language: for instance\, by developing a conception of meaning &ldquo\;as rooted in practice&rdquo\; (Bernard Harrison)\; by approaching literary language as a domain in which the sense of our concepts and criteria is displayed\; or\, again\, by pursuing a non-reductive way to account for the broader ethical significance of the aesthetic experience of reading.
\nMoreover\, Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s philosophical method invites us to critically reconsider the way &ldquo\;traditional&rdquo\; questions have been framed in philosophical reflection on literature&mdash\;indeed\, questions that have at times taken the form of theoretical puzzles concerning the truth\, knowledge and values that literature may afford. The idea is that Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s method may offer resources for rethinking debates about literary meaning and literary understanding by showing how certain problems emerge from misleading or limited pictures of language and its relation to the world. Unsurprisingly\, Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s anti-dualistic spirit has sometimes served to diagnose and dismantle false oppositions&mdash\;for example\, between reality and fiction and\, correspondingly\, between ordinary and literary language. In doing so\, it promotes an anti-dichotomous attitude characteristic of his philosophical approach and claims the complexity of linguistic operations as they unfold in the literary domain.
\nIn this way\, we believe that Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s philosophy proves sufficiently subtle to provide a basis for a productive and methodologically sensitive dialogue with literature understood as a family of different practices. It also offers resources for a fruitful interaction with the multifaceted network of concrete practices that revolve around literature&mdash\;such as literary studies and literary criticism&mdash\;without generating explanatory accounts that drift away from the reality of the practices themselves. This suggests that there remain unexplored directions at the intersection of Wittgenstein and literature that deserve to be examined and pursued from both sides.
\nPapers exploring\, but not limited to\, the following topics are welcome:
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Uses of Wittgensteinian topics such as practice\, language-games\, grammar\, meaning as physiognomy\, aspect perception\, etc. for the analysis of literary texts
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s writing style as a model for engaging with literary language
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The relationship between philosophical language and literary language
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Wittgenstein and poetic language
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s style and its connection to imagination in literary and fictional practices
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Wittgenstein and ordinary language philosophy as a resource for literary criticism and understanding literary language
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Rule-following\, criteria\, and the shaping or subversion of literary conventions\, genres\, and other narrative practices
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Forms of life\, shared criteria\, primitive reactions\, and literary interpretation and critical appreciation
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The sense/nonsense distinction in literary language and critical interpretation
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Applications of Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s method to debates about literary meaning and value
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Wittgensteinian approaches to rethinking traditional problems in the philosophy of literature
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The significance of Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s anti-theoretical method for approaching literary texts
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The fact/fiction distinction and the Wittgensteinian use of fictional scenarios for clarifying the grammar of concepts
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Literary understanding as a process of &ldquo\;assembling reminders&rdquo\; or displaying what we already know
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The ethical significance of the experience of reading
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Reading pleasure\, aesthetic engagement\, and the transformative value of literature
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Prospects for Wittgenstein-inspired approaches to literature
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; &hellip\;
\nWe call for articles in Italian\, English and French. All manuscripts must be accompanied by an abstract (max 250 words)\, a title and 5 keywords in English.
\nThe manuscript must be prepared using the template at this link:https://rifl.unical.it/authortemplate/template_eng.doc.
\nAll submissions must be prepared by the author for anonymous evaluation. The name\, affiliation to an institution and title of the contribution should be indicated in a file different from that which contains the text. The contribution must be sent in electronic format .doc or .rtf to \;segreteria.rifl@gmail.com.
\nInstructions for authors:
\nMaximum contribution length:
\n40000 characters (including spaces) for articles (including bibliography and endnotes)\;
\n\;
\nSubmission deadline:
\nPublication: December 2026
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110939Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260611T070000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260611T070000 SUMMARY:Styles of Appearing. Aesthetics and Phenomenology UID:20260517T153345Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Zurich LOCATION:Avenue de l'Europe 20\, Fribourg\, Switzerland\, 1700 DESCRIPTION:In January 1907\, the founder of phenomenology\, \; Edmund Husserl\, wrote a letter to the Viennese Modernist playwright and poet Hugo von Hofmannsthal\, suggesting that the phenomenologist&rsquo\;s and the artist&rsquo\;s methods are closely connected. Husserl&rsquo\;s suggestion remains provocative to this day\, as its full implications are yet to be fully grasped. Undeniably\, for more than a century now\, the tradition of phenomenology has cleared a path for philosophy that departs from argument-centric approaches in favor of firsthand corporeal experiences rooted in the lifeworld. This also entailed suspending or &ldquo\;bracketing&rdquo\; the question of whether our metaphysical\, ethical\, or aesthetic beliefs are justified\, focusing instead on the way things appear to us: phenomenology sets aside the &ldquo\;what&rdquo\; (the mind-independent nature of things) to home in on the &ldquo\;how&rdquo\;&mdash\;the mode in which things are given in our experience.
\nIf this is a valid characterization of the phenomenological method\, it aligns it closely with the discipline of aesthetics\, as founded by A.G. Baumgarten in the 18th century. Aesthetics too\, one might argue\, predominantly leaves aside the nature of what is being depicted or expressed to focus on the &ldquo\;how&rdquo\;: on how things are presented to us by artworks or other aesthetic objects and\, correspondingly\, on what it is like to sense them in aesthetic experience. Gü\;nter Figal even went as far as to claim that aesthetics could never be anything but phenomenological. Be that as it may: uncontestably\, what phenomenology and aesthetics have in common is a shared interest in the &ldquo\;style&rdquo\; of appearing.
\nAlthough Husserl himself hinted at this proximity in his letter to von Hofmannsthal\, his own writings on art and literature are remarkably sparse. While Husserl never wrote a formal work on aesthetics\, Jacques Derrida
\nmaintained that his thinking yields a &ldquo\;latent aesthetics.&rdquo\; This claim seems applicable to the phenomenological movement as a whole: while attempts to develop a systematic phenomenological aesthetics are surprisingly rare&mdash\;with Roman Ingarden and \; Mikel Dufrenne as the exceptions that prove the rule &mdash\;the aesthetic dimension however takes center stage in the work of numerous other authors\, from Eugen Fink\, Jean-Paul Sartre and Maurice Merleau-Ponty through Erwin Straus\, Henri Maldiney\, and Bernhard Waldenfels. What happens\, then\, when we look at phenomenology through an aesthetic lens? And in turn\, what is the outcome of practicing aesthetics as a kind of phenomenology?
\nThe ninth iteration of the Aesthetics &\; Critique workshop will address the complex and layered relationship between aesthetics and phenomenology. Topics for discussion include:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; What does it mean to ground aesthetics in phenomenological analysis rather than other approaches? Conversely\, could an aesthesiological approach&mdash\;as required by aesthetic objects and situations&mdash\;offer a refinement to phenomenology as a method?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; What is the relationship between sensible experience and artistic experience\, and how does a phenomenology of art relate to the phenomenological analysis of sensible experience in general?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Can the concept of style help describe different modes of appearing (and of reacting to it)?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; How is sense-making inextricably connected to corporeal sensing?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;What possibilities does the artist&rsquo\;s encounter with the world offer the phenomenologist&mdash\;perhaps a heightened sensitivity to the nuances of lived experience?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;How can aesthetic as well as aesthesiological categories help reconceptualizing the multisensorial mediascapes of our contemporary condition?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; How can experimental aesthetic practices become test sites\, both individually and collectively\, for transformative embodied experiences?
\n\nConveners: Emmanuel Alloa\, Alessandro De Cesaris\, Masoud Olia
\n\;
\nInvited Speakers
\n\nCharles Bobant (Paris)
\nMauro Carbone (Lyon)
\nMaud Hagelstein (Liè\;ge)
\nAdnen Jdey (Louvain)
\nHarri Mä\;cklin (Helsinki)
\nMarcia Sá\; Schuback Cavalcante (Stockholm)
\nAlessandra Scotti (Torino)
\n\nHow to participate
\n\nParticipants are invited to send a proposal (max 400 words) and a CV to Alessandro De Cesaris (alessandro.decesaris@unifr.ch) by April 30th. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by May 5th.
\n\n\nTravel\, accommodation and meal costs will be covered for all speakers. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Alessandro De Cesaris;CN=Emmanuel Alloa: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110939Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260611T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260612T170000 SUMMARY:Styles of Appearing. Aesthetics and Phenomenology UID:20260517T153346Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Zurich LOCATION:Avenue de l'Europe 20\, Fribourg\, Switzerland\, 1700 DESCRIPTION:In January 1907\, the founder of phenomenology\, \; Edmund Husserl\, wrote a letter to the Viennese Modernist playwright and poet Hugo von Hofmannsthal\, suggesting that the phenomenologist&rsquo\;s and the artist&rsquo\;s methods are closely connected. Husserl&rsquo\;s suggestion remains provocative to this day\, as its full implications are yet to be fully grasped. Undeniably\, for more than a century now\, the tradition of phenomenology has cleared a path for philosophy that departs from argument-centric approaches in favor of firsthand corporeal experiences rooted in the lifeworld. This also entailed suspending or &ldquo\;bracketing&rdquo\; the question of whether our metaphysical\, ethical\, or aesthetic beliefs are justified\, focusing instead on the way things appear to us: phenomenology sets aside the &ldquo\;what&rdquo\; (the mind-independent nature of things) to home in on the &ldquo\;how&rdquo\;&mdash\;the mode in which things are given in our experience.
\nIf this is a valid characterization of the phenomenological method\, it aligns it closely with the discipline of aesthetics\, as founded by A.G. Baumgarten in the 18th century. Aesthetics too\, one might argue\, predominantly leaves aside the nature of what is being depicted or expressed to focus on the &ldquo\;how&rdquo\;: on how things are presented to us by artworks or other aesthetic objects and\, correspondingly\, on what it is like to sense them in aesthetic experience. Gü\;nter Figal even went as far as to claim that aesthetics could never be anything but phenomenological. Be that as it may: uncontestably\, what phenomenology and aesthetics have in common is a shared interest in the &ldquo\;style&rdquo\; of appearing.
\nAlthough Husserl himself hinted at this proximity in his letter to von Hofmannsthal\, his own writings on art and literature are remarkably sparse. While Husserl never wrote a formal work on aesthetics\, Jacques Derrida
\nmaintained that his thinking yields a &ldquo\;latent aesthetics.&rdquo\; This claim seems applicable to the phenomenological movement as a whole: while attempts to develop a systematic phenomenological aesthetics are surprisingly rare&mdash\;with Roman Ingarden and \; Mikel Dufrenne as the exceptions that prove the rule &mdash\;the aesthetic dimension however takes center stage in the work of numerous other authors\, from Eugen Fink\, Jean-Paul Sartre and Maurice Merleau-Ponty through Erwin Straus\, Henri Maldiney\, and Bernhard Waldenfels. What happens\, then\, when we look at phenomenology through an aesthetic lens? And in turn\, what is the outcome of practicing aesthetics as a kind of phenomenology?
\nThe ninth iteration of the Aesthetics &\; Critique workshop will address the complex and layered relationship between aesthetics and phenomenology. Topics for discussion include:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; What does it mean to ground aesthetics in phenomenological analysis rather than other approaches? Conversely\, could an aesthesiological approach&mdash\;as required by aesthetic objects and situations&mdash\;offer a refinement to phenomenology as a method?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; What is the relationship between sensible experience and artistic experience\, and how does a phenomenology of art relate to the phenomenological analysis of sensible experience in general?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Can the concept of style help describe different modes of appearing (and of reacting to it)?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; How is sense-making inextricably connected to corporeal sensing?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;What possibilities does the artist&rsquo\;s encounter with the world offer the phenomenologist&mdash\;perhaps a heightened sensitivity to the nuances of lived experience?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;How can aesthetic as well as aesthesiological categories help reconceptualizing the multisensorial mediascapes of our contemporary condition?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; How can experimental aesthetic practices become test sites\, both individually and collectively\, for transformative embodied experiences?
ORGANIZER;CN=Emmanuel Alloa;CN=Alessandro De Cesaris: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110939Z DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20260611T090000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20260612T170000 SUMMARY:Thinking about Philosophical Counselling and Philosophy as a Way of Life from a South African Place UID:20260517T153347Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Africa/Johannesburg LOCATION:Ryneveld and Andringa Street\, Stellenbosch\, South Africa DESCRIPTION:Philosophical counselling and philosophy as a way of life are experiencing a period of renewed interest\, marked by several significant forthcoming publications and the emergence of new scholarly societies internationally. Within this broader international context\, a growing and sustained conversation has begun to take shape in South Africa\, one that asks what these practices mean when thought from \;a South African place\, and what such situated reflection might contribute to the wider field.
\nThis symposium\, \;Thinking about Philosophical Counselling and Philosophy as a Way of Life from a South African Place\, is a direct response to this conversation. It aims to bring together philosophers\, practitioners\, postgraduate students\, and those with a shared interest in these questions to foster a space for sustained and open dialogue.
\nThe aim of the symposium is to think about philosophical counselling and philosophy as a way of life from within South African contexts.
ORGANIZER;CN=Jaco Louw: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110939Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260611T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260612T170000 SUMMARY:Diversity and Unity: The Metaphysical Challenge of Scientific Pluralism UID:20260517T153348Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Paris LOCATION:17 Rue de la Sorbonne\, Paris\, France\, 75005 DESCRIPTION:This workshop aims to extend the scientific pluralist stance into the domain of scientific metaphysics. Although the metaphysics of science is a vast field\, pluralism offers both a way to pose new questions and a means of addressing long-standing debates. Recent debates in metaphysics suggest that concerns of this kind are far from out of place. \;
\nIn the contemporary landscape of the general philosophy of science\, scientific pluralism has emerged as a prominent and wide-ranging research program (Ludwig &\; Ruphy 2021\; Ruphy 2016). According to the pluralist agenda\, there is no universal methodology (Feyerabend 1975)\; reductionism fails to capture the complexity of scientific theories and models (Fodor 1975\; Mitchell 2009)\; and no single\, fundamental ontology (Dupré\; 1995) underlies scientific practice. Instead\, the diversity of scientific methods\, aims\, and practices (Chang 2012) has become a central focus of analysis\, leading philosophers of science toward what Wylie (2015) aptly describes as a &ldquo\;pluralism of pluralisms.&rdquo\;
\nRecent debates in metaphysics suggest that concerns of this kind are far from out of place. Markus Schrenk (2023)\, for instance\, advances a pluralist interpretation of David Lewis&rsquo\;s Best System Analysis of laws\, proposing a proliferation of best systems across the special sciences\, each retaining the autonomy to articulate its own vocabulary. Michela Massimi (2022) similarly highlights the pluralism inherent in the classification of natural kinds\, emphasizing their historically and culturally contingent\, open-ended character. In the debate about the metaphysical nature of probability\, Mauricio Suá\;rez (Suá\;rez 2020) proposes a tripartite pluralist ontology comprising propensities\, probabilities\, and frequencies. \;
\nIn a related vein\, Hü\;ttemann (2003\, 2021) argues that part&ndash\;whole scientific explanations are non-hegemonic and grounded in relations of mutual dependence\, thereby giving rise to a form of &ldquo\;pragmatic pluralism.&rdquo\; Similarly\, James Ladyman (2024\; Ladyman &\; Ross 2007) defends the scale relativity of ontology\, according to which entities\, processes\, and structures exist at different scales of measurement\, potentially supporting a fruitful form of ontic pluralism.
ORGANIZER;CN=Adrien Avramoglou;CN=Daian Bica: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110939Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260611T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260612T170000 SUMMARY:17th London Graduate Conference in the History of Political Thought UID:20260517T153349Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:London\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:It gives us great pleasure to present the 17th Annual London Graduate Conference in the History of Political Thought. This year&rsquo\;s theme is &lsquo\;Vice\, Corruption and Decay&rsquo\;.
\nThe conference will take place at UCL on 11&ndash\;12 June\, and is a really great conference to attend regardless of your research interests or stage of your academic career.
\nThe keynote speaker will be Dr Shiru Lim (Leiden University).
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110939Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260612T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260612T170000 SUMMARY:Fragility and the Aesthetics of Sensitivity UID:20260517T153350Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:55-59 Penrhyn Rd\, Kingston upon Thames\, London\, United Kingdom\, KT1 2EE DESCRIPTION:Call for Contributions: Fragility and the Aesthetics of Sensitivity
\nKeynote Presenters: \;
\nAndrew Goffey (University of Nottingham)
\nBrigitte Hart (Sound artist\, Shortwave Collective)
\nWhen crisis becomes a permanent state rather than an exceptional rupture\, fragility assumes the form of an existential condition visible across social\, ecological\, and political domains. Under such circumstances\, the production of knowledge increasingly shifts toward anticipatory regimes&mdash\;risk modelling\, foresight studies\, and adaptive infrastructures designed to navigate instability. Contemporary problems appear as hybrid entities: complex issues that exceed the grasp of any single discipline and demand collaborative investigation capable of rendering them perceptible and registering fragile relations that cannot be stabilised or fixed.
\nIn this context\, the problem of disciplinarity&mdash\;of relations between disciplines and collaboration across them&mdash\;acquires renewed urgency. Contemporary ecological frameworks in the humanities further intensify this concern by grounding the crossing of boundaries in an existential condition. This expansion of the problematic invites a reconsideration of an older question: what do the prefixes inter-\, trans-\, non-\, or post- differentially signify when applied to disciplinarity? Which form of disciplinarity adequately captures our present condition?
\nWhile the laboratory has served as a central model&mdash\;a metonym for interdisciplinary collaboration\, anchoring the emergent mode of scientific praxis called &ldquo\;research&rdquo\;&mdash\;today research also unfolds across privately funded para-institutions\, hybrid platforms\, and transient project-based networks. However\, collaborations between artists and social theorists with natural scientists remain structurally asymmetrical: artistic practice is often reduced to the visualization of scientific data\, while social theory has long remained under pressure to imitate the methods of the hard sciences. In this context\, the symposium seeks to examine the tangible forms of contemporary cross-disciplinary collaboration and the conceptual frameworks that sustain them.
\nThe symposium approaches this question under the long shadow of post-1968 French philosophy\, whose insistence on the inherent intertwinement of politics and aesthetics continues to shape contemporary thought. As a guiding reference\, we take the framework developed by Bruno Latour\, approached here through the twin themes of \;fragility and the aesthetics of sensitivity. Latour may be seen as the synthetic inheritor of this philosophical trajectory\, insofar as his anthropology of laboratory science leads to a non-disciplinary\, transversal form of social ontology that immanently connects science\, aesthetics\, and politics. His model advances a form of collective pragmatism oriented toward the proposal of new entities for social existence&mdash\;entities defined relationally as fragile networks of attachments. Scientific instruments function as sensitive devices that inscribe and thereby render these entities visible\, thereby making them open to collective concern.
\nThe symposium is thus both a call for dialogue and an invitation to rethink disciplinarity under the increasingly urgent\, deteriorating\, and transitional conditions of the present. We are interested in contemporary artistic and theoretical practices\, particularly those that combine the two and critically reflect on their disciplinary\, institutional\, and methodological conditions. If\, as Fé\;lix Guattari reminds us\, &ldquo\;there is no general pedagogy relative to the constitution of a living transdisciplinarity\,&rdquo\; then where and how might such a transdisciplinarity be practiced today? \;
\nPossible contributions might focus on: \;
\nSubmission Guidelines:
\nAbstract: \;max. 300 words
\nPresentation length: \;20 minutes \;with time reserved for discussion.
\nPlease send an abstract (max. 300 words) and a short biographical note to: \; k2035920@kingston.ac.uk
\nDeadline for submissions: \;26 April 2026
Notification of acceptance: \;10 May 2026
The event is organised as a \;PhD student-led symposium supported by the Techne AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T110939Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260612T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260612T234500 SUMMARY:Society for Existential and Phenomenological Theory & Culture (EPTC/TCEP) Annual Conference UID:20260517T153351Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:America/Vancouver LOCATION:Victoria\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers 2026\nThe Annual meeting of the EPTC will be held June 1-4\, 2026\, at the University of Victoria in Victoria\, British Columbia.
\nFounded in 2003\, the Society for Existential and Phenomenological Theory and Culture (EPTC) is a Canadian-based international academic society that aims to promote rigorous scholarship drawn from the traditions of existentialism and phenomenology\, broadly construed. In addition to theoretical work on core philosophical issues and figures\, we are especially interested in providing a forum for showcasing practical and applied research\, as well as cross- and interdisciplinary developments of existential and phenomenological themes.
\nDay One of our conference will be reserved for papers exploring the foundations and pre-histories of phenomenology and/or existentialism. Please indicate in your submission if you wish your paper to be considered as contribution to this discussion. The remainder of the conference is open to submissions on any scholarship of \;existential and phenomenological themes\, \;theoretical\, practical\, or cross- and interdisciplinary.
\nInterested authors should submit the following electronically in .doc\, .docx\, or .rtf format:
\nWhile we strongly prefer complete papers\, we will also consider long abstracts (750&ndash\;1000 words\, plus bibliography). Please prepare this for anonymous review\, and submit along with a separate cover sheet listing the title\, author&rsquo\;s name\, address\, etc. Please also include a short CV.
\nThe submission deadline for the above materials is January 12\, 2026. Submissions and questions should be sent to: \;eptc.tcep@gmail.com.
\nAccepted authors will have twenty-five minutes to present their papers and should consider allocating a portion of that time to respond to commentators. Presentations will be followed by a ten-minute commentary and a twenty-minute discussion period. Accepted authors may be asked to provide a commentary on another paper\, or to chair a session. (If you are just interested in presenting a commentary or chairing a session\, please submit a brief note to this effect\, including your name\, e-mail address\, institutional affiliation\, and relevant areas of interest.)
\nAll submissions are subject to a double-blind review process\, and accepted authors will be asked to send final versions of their papers to a commentator by April 15.
\nEPTC is able to waive registration fees for a few participants each year. Such awards will be made according to criteria of financial need and paper quality at the discretion of the organizing committee. Non-tenure-stream participants interested in this award should include a note to this effect in their submission materials.
\n\nAppel à\; contributions 2026\nLa ré\;union annuelle de la TCEP aura lieu du 1er au 4 juin 2026 à\; l&rsquo\;Université\; de Victoria\, en Colombie-Britannique
\nFondé\;e en 2003\, Thé\;orie et culture existentialistes et phé\;nomé\;nologiques (TCEP) est une socié\;té\; acadé\;mique canadienne d&rsquo\;envergure internationale dont la mission est de promouvoir la recherche inspiré\;e\, au sens large\, des traditions existentialiste ou phé\;nomé\;nologique. En plus de s&rsquo\;inté\;resser aux travaux thé\;oriques portant sur des sujets et personnalité\;s du monde philosophique\, la TCEP offre une vitrine aux travaux de recherche pratique ou appliqué\;e ainsi qu&rsquo\;à\; la recherche multi- ou interdisciplinaire portant sur des thé\;matiques existentialiste ou phé\;nomé\;nologique.
\nLa premiè\;re journé\;e de notre confé\;rence sera ré\;servé\;e aux contributions explorant les fondements et les pré\;histoires de la phé\;nomé\;nologie et/ou de l&rsquo\;existentialisme. Veuillez indiquer dans votre soumission si vous souhaitez que votre article soit considé\;ré\; comme une contribution à\; cette discussion. Le reste de la confé\;rence est ouvert aux soumissions sur toute recherche portant sur des thè\;mes existentiels et phé\;nomé\;nologiques\, thé\;oriques\, pratiques ou transdisciplinaires.
\nLes auteurs inté\;ressé\;s devront soumettre les documents suivants par voie é\;lectronique en format .doc\, .docx ou .rtf :
\nBien que nous pré\;fé\;rions vivement recevoir des articles complets\, nous considé\;rerons aussi des ré\;sumé\;s approfondis (750-1000 mots\, ainsi qu&rsquo\;une bibliographie). Ceci doit ê\;tre soumis de maniè\;re anonyme\, accompagné\; d&rsquo\;un document distinct sur lequel se trouvent le titre\, le nom de l&rsquo\;auteur\, les adresses\, etc. Veuillez é\;galement fournir un bref CV.
\nLa date limite pour soumettre les documents susmentionné\;s est le 12 janvier 2026. Les dossiers doivent ê\;tre envoyé\;s à\; : \;eptc.tcep@gmail.com.
\nLes auteurs retenus auront vingt-cinq minutes pour pré\;senter leur article et devraient ré\;partir une partie du temps pour ré\;pondre aux commentateurs. Les pré\;sentations seront suivis d&rsquo\;une dizaine de minutes de commentaires ainsi qu&rsquo\;une discussion d&rsquo\;une vingtaine de minutes. Les auteurs retenus peuvent ê\;tre aussi invité\;s à\; commenter sur un article ou pré\;sider une sé\;ance. (Si vous souhaitez seulement commenter sur un article ou pré\;sider une sé\;ance\, veuillez nous contacter par courriel en nous indiquant votre nom\, votre adresse postale et é\;lectronique\, votre affiliation institutionnelle ainsi que tous vos centres d&rsquo\;inté\;rê\;t pertinents.)
\nTous les dossiers seront soumis à\; une é\;valuation à\; double insu\, and les auteurs retenus seront tenus d&rsquo\;envoyer versions dé\;finitives de leurs articles aux commentateurs/trices au plus tard le 15 avril.
\nChaque anné\;e\, la TCEP est en mesure d&rsquo\;annuler les frais d&rsquo\;inscription de quelques dé\;lé\;gué\;s. Cette dé\;cision du coordonnateur des activité\;s du Congrè\;s s&rsquo\;appuie sur la situation financiè\;re et la qualité\; de la pré\;sentation du participant. Les dé\;lé\;gué\;s non permanents souhaitant recevoir cette aide sont appelé\;s à\; en faire la demande lors de la soumission de leur dossier.
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