Inspired by Pierre Hadot's work on (ancient) philosophy as a way of life\, the next Sedes Sapientiae Symposium looks at how both Mary and Marian devotion can be understood as embodying this conception of philosophy as a way of life. Did Mary surpass Zeno and Epicurus\, Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius in living the philosophical life from the cradle to the cross? \; Is Marian devotion at its heart\, or at least potentially\, a form of 'stoicism for the masses'? \;
\n ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261028T225045Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261101T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261101T090000 SUMMARY:Counterreading the Canon: Indigenous Philosophical Approaches to Foundational Texts UID:20261028T230451Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Call for Proposals
\nCounterreading the Canon: Indigenous Philosophical \;Approaches to Foundational Texts
\nWe invite proposals for chapters in this edited volume. The volume brings Indigenous philosophical frameworks to bear on canonical texts in the Western philosophical tradition. It explores what becomes visible when familiar texts are read through Indigenous relational ontologies\, land-based epistemologies\, and ethical and political frameworks.
\nWe seek sustained counterreadings of major figures and texts across ancient\, modern\, and contemporary philosophy. Contributions should use Indigenous philosophical resources to expose assumptions that conventional interpretations leave largely unquestioned and/or open new possibilities for understanding canonical works. The aim is to move beyond calls to diversify the canon by demonstrating how Indigenous philosophy can transform the practices through which canonical texts are interpreted\, evaluated\, and taught.
\nWe welcome engagements with any period of the Western philosophical tradition and with a wide range of Indigenous philosophical traditions and intellectual resources.
\nSubmission Requirements: Please submit a 250-word proposal\, 100-word bio\, and current CV by November 1\, 2026.
\nProposals should be sent to:
\nAshley Lance &ndash\; ashley_lance@brown.edu
\nAndrew Frederick Smith &ndash\; afs52@drexel.edu
\nPlease use the subject line &ldquo\;Counterreading the Canon &mdash\; Chapter Proposal&rdquo\;
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261028T225045Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20261103T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20261107T170000 SUMMARY:The Art of doing Tribal Philosophy UID:20261028T230452Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Asia/Kolkata LOCATION:North Eastern Hill University\, Shillong\, India\, 793022 DESCRIPTION:Objective of the Workshop:
The workshop seeks to de-stigmatize Tribal and Indigenous Philosophy by challenging the tendency to view tribal thought as primitive\, pre-logical\, or merely cultural rather than philosophical. It recognizes Tribal and Indigenous communities as knowledge producers and philosophical thinkers\, with rich traditions of reflection on reality\, personhood\, ethics\, community\, nature\, and the good life.
With a special focus on Northeast India\, the workshop will explore diverse tribal philosophies through their languages\, oral traditions\, cultural practices\, memories\, relationships with land and ancestors\, and more-than-human worlds. It will also examine questions of identity\, ecology\, healing\, knowledge\, colonial legacies\, and cultural self-determination.
\nThe workshop aims to create a space where Tribal Philosophy is understood not simply as an object of academic study\, but as a living intellectual tradition that contributes to contemporary philosophical thought.
Contact for more Information : \;
Prof. Prasenjit Biswas\, Head\, Dept. of Philosophy\, North-Eastern Hill University\,
\nShillong-793022\, Meghalaya\, India. Email: hrpbiswas82@gmail.com\;
\nPh. No. 9875368100
ORGANIZER;CN=Ka Lyngwiar Pyrkhat and Ki Umpohliew Ka Mynnor in academic Collaboration with the Department of Philosophy NEHU Shillong Duia Trailblazers: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261028T225045Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20261104T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20261106T170000 SUMMARY:Technology Ethics in Turbulent Times UID:20261028T230453Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/Amsterdam LOCATION:Hoge Steeg 2\, Wageningen\, Netherlands\, 6708 PH DESCRIPTION: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. These developments are interconnected with global challenges such as climate change\, authoritarianism\, and geopolitical tensions. Such turbulent times demand targeted philosophical and ethical inquiry\, which this conference aims to stimulate.
\nWhether your work concerns conceptual analysis\, methodological reflections on 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:
\nWe welcome you to submit a paper or session proposal\, and/or participate!
You can reach the organizers at: conference2026@ethicsandtechnology.eu
Talking/Teaching is the AAPT's online one-hour discussion series about topics in teaching philosophy. Facilitators will take 5-10 minutes providing a concise summary of their thinking on the topic they have chosen\, and enough context and good questions to start and sustain a conversation. No advance preparation is required\, and you need not be an AAPT member to attend.
For full calendar and registration link\, see Talking/Teaching &ndash\; American Association of Philosophy Teachers
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261028T225045Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20261106T094500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20261106T170000 SUMMARY:Parenthood between Continental and Analytical Philosophy UID:20261028T230455Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/Vienna LOCATION:Quellenstrasse 51\, Vienna\, Austria\, 1100 DESCRIPTION:The broad aim of this workshop is to foster dialogue between different philosophical approaches on the topic of parenting and parenthood. While there has been a steady stream of research on parenthood from a philosophical perspective\, much of this research tends to be segregated in terms of schools of thought. For example\, to what extent can phenomenology contribute to debates on the ethics of parenthood\; likewise\, to what extent can analytical philosophy contribute to our understanding of what it is like to be a parent. This workshop seeks to establish a ground on which questions of this sort can be explored and explicated in a mutually edifying and constructive fashion.
\nThis workshop is organized by Dylan Trigg (CEU) and funded by FWF PAT4547224.
ORGANIZER;CN=Dylan Trigg: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261028T225045Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261108T230000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261108T230000 SUMMARY:Kent State University 34th Annual Philosophy Graduate Student Conference UID:20261028T230456Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Kent\, United States\, 42440 DESCRIPTION:Papers on any philosophical topic and from \;any \;research tradition in philosophy are welcome from all \;current \;graduate students. \; \;All submitted papers should: (i) not exceed 3\,000-words\, (ii) be prepared for blind review\, and (iii) be accompanied by a separate document that includes paper title and author information (name\, affiliation\, graduate student status (MA or PhD student) and student contact information).
\nWe encourage submissions from all current graduate students! The conference will be held in person\, and is open to the public and free to attend. Lunch will be provided to all participants\, and accommodations\, such as lodging and transportation within Kent\, may be available to participants as well (on a first-come\, first-serve basis).
\nPlease email all submissions and questions to the Department of Philosophy graduate students at:
\nksu.philosophy.conference@gmail.com
ORGANIZER;CN=Matthew Coate: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261028T225045Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261114T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261122T170000 SUMMARY:Otherness (online) UID:20261028T230457Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Dear All\,
\nAlthough submissions to our conference are officially closed\, unforeseen circumstances required us to transfer the SoPheRE Conference on Otherness to an online format. While we regret not being able to meet everyone in person this year\, this transition also creates an opportunity to broaden the scope of our discussions and accept a limited number of additional papers.
\nWe therefore invite new abstract submissions (maximum 500 words)\, formatted for anonymous review. Abstracts must be written in English and sent toconference2026@sophere.org.
\nWe will review submissions on a rolling basis and aim to communicate decisions within approximately one week of receipt. The submission period will remain open until our online capacity is full or till the end of September\, at which time we will need to finalize the conference program.
\nThe original Call for Papers can be found here:
\nKeynote speakers:
\nMichael Barber (Saint Louis University): &ldquo\;The Question of the Ideology of Religious Experience and the Other: Essence\, Social Science\, and Verstehen&rdquo\;
\nPeter Costello (Providence College): &ldquo\;Marked By the Other: A Reading of Husserl and Genesis&rdquo\; \;
\nJoseph Rivera (Dublin City University): &ldquo\;Where to Experience the Other: A Critical Reading of Michel Henry&rdquo\; \;
\nMichael Staudigl (University of Vienna): &ldquo\;Barbarians\, Cannibals\, Terrorists: A Tropological Phenomenology of Otherness&rdquo\; \;
\nWe welcome additional submissions on Otherness in religion\, including\, but not limited to\, questions such as:
\nWith regard to Otherness in social and societal contexts\, we welcome phenomenological reflections on both contemporary and historical issues. We are particularly interested in contributions that apply phenomenological methods to the understanding of social diversity\, conflict\, migration\, exclusion\, inclusion\, and related topics.
\nWe look forward to receiving your submissions.
\nThe Organizers: Olga Louchakova-Schwartz (UC Davis)\, Martin Nitsche (Czech Academy of Sciences)\, Mary Shahanan (Atlantis Technological University)\, Tareq Ayoub (Western University Canada).
ORGANIZER;CN=Olga Louchakova-Schwartz;CN=Martin Nitsche: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261028T225045Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261116T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261116T170000 SUMMARY:The Classroom as a Scholarly Workshop UID:20261028T230458Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Talking/Teaching is the AAPT's online one-hour discussion series about topics in teaching philosophy. Facilitators will take 5-10 minutes providing a concise summary of their thinking on the topic they have chosen\, and enough context and good questions to start and sustain a conversation. No advance preparation is required\, and you need not be an AAPT member to attend.
For full calendar and registration link\, see Talking/Teaching &ndash\; American Association of Philosophy Teachers
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261028T225045Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261130T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261130T234500 SUMMARY:Philosophia Reformata special issue on the legacy of MD Stafleu UID:20261028T230459Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers: \;The legacy of M. D. Stafleu
\nJournal: \;Philosophia Reformata \;(www.brill.com/phir)
\nGuest editors: Richard Gunton (Queen Mary University of London) and Gerrit Glas (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
\nDeadline: Papers (5\,000&ndash\;9\,000 words) may be submitted through the journal&rsquo\;s website.
\nMarinus Dirk (Dick) Stafleu (1937&ndash\;2024) wrote extensively on philosophy of physics\, and encyclopedically on the sciences at large. \;Drawing on and critiquing the work of Herman Dooyeweerd\, he made important contributions to a Reformational philosophy of science reaching from mathematics to social and political sciences. \;However\, since his passing in November 2024\, Stafleu's legacy appears largely limited to his 24 papers in Philosophia Reformata\, 5 papers in other peer-reviewed journals\, and some 15 books in English and Dutch\, mostly self-published on his own website (although 5 were published in print by various minor publishing houses).
\nWe invite scholars who have drawn on any of Stafleu's work to contribute to a special issue that will clarify and situate his contributions in the philosophical foundations of physics and of the sciences more broadly. \;Topics might include\, for example:
\nFor more information\, please contact the editorial assistant\, Mathanja Berger: \;mathanja@bergeracademicediting.nl.
\n\nInstructions to Authors: \; https://brill.com/fileasset/downloads_products/Author_Instructions/PHIR.pdf
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261028T225045Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261130T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261130T234500 SUMMARY:3PR Conference on Avicenna\, al-Ghazālī and Their Philosophical Legacy UID:20261028T230500Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Princeton University\, Princeton\, United States\, 08544 DESCRIPTION:Call for Long Abstracts: Avicenna\, al-Ghazālī and Their Philosophical Legacy
\nPrinceton University ·\; February 12&ndash\;13\, 2027
\nAvicenna and al-Ghazālī are two of the most influential philosophers of the medieval Islamic world. Their works transformed debates concerning metaphysics\, theology\, epistemology\, psychology\, logic and ethics. Their influence also extended across the Islamic world and into Jewish\, Christian\, and Latin intellectual traditions. This conference seeks to celebrate and explore their rich philosophical legacy.
\nThe conference aims to bring together scholars working on Avicenna and al-Ghazālī across the history of philosophy\, Islamic philosophy and theology\, metaphysics\, epistemology\, philosophy of religion\, logic\, philosophy of mind\, ethics\, and other fields they have exerted influence over (It is a bonus if the paper engages with issues of contention between the two of them!). We also welcome papers that approach these figures from the perspective of contemporary analytic philosophy\, provided that they engage substantively with their historical texts and arguments. Likewise\, papers need not focus exclusively on Avicenna or al-Ghazālī: contributions concerning their predecessors\, contemporaries\, students\, critics\, or later interpreters are welcome where they illuminate their philosophical significance.
\nConfirmed Speakers
\nSubmission
\nWe invite submissions of abstracts of 500&ndash\;1\,000 words for a conference at Princeton University devoted broadly to the philosophy\, theology\, and intellectual legacies of Avicenna and al-Ghazālī (Please attach the abstract as an attachment of a word or pdf file to the email body).
\nAbstracts should clearly state the central question or thesis of the paper and provide sufficient detail about the argument and its significance. Submissions should be suitable for a 45-minute conference presentation with a 30 minute Q&\;A to follow.
\nThe travel and accommodation will be provided by Princeton Project in Philosophy and Religion (3PR) and the PRÈ\;CIS initiative.
\nSubmission deadline: November 15\, 2026
Submission email: avicennaghazaliprinceton@gmail.com
Please include in the abstract:
\nPlease include in the e-mail subject line:
\nPlease include in the e-mail body:
\nOrganized by Princeton Project in Philosophy and Religion (3PR) and the PRÈ\;CIS initiative.
\n
For any queries\, please e-mail avicennaghazaliprinceton@gmail.com or pppr@princeton.edu. \;
Call for Papers: Special Issue of Telos on the Russo-Ukrainian War \;
\nWar and Time: Russia&rsquo\;s Invasion of Ukraine and the Eclipse of \;Peace
\nCoedited by Michael Marder and Denys Sultanhaliiev
\nIn what appears to be a peculiar paradox of our time\, the Russo-Ukrainian war&mdash\;initially a profound rupture in the European political imagination&mdash\;has gradually receded into the background noise of global media circulation. Saturated coverage has not yielded conceptual clarity. On the contrary\, despite the overwhelming volume of commentary\, there remains a striking absence of sustained theoretical engagement with the war&rsquo\;s implications for political thought. Rather than catalyzing new frameworks\, the conflict has too often been instrumentalized as confirmatory evidence for already established positions.
\nThis special issue of \;Telos \;seeks to address this philosophical void.
\nThe war resists easy classification. On the one hand\, it follows recognizable patterns of territorial conquest associated with land-based empires. On the other\, it marks a historical threshold: the largest ground war in Europe since World War \;II and since the early 1990s proclamation of the &ldquo\;end of history.&rdquo\; It is accompanied by competing and often contradictory narratives regarding its global significance\, including claims that it will reshape the foundations of international law\, potentially replacing juridical norms with the prerogatives of power. At the same time\, it exemplifies a hybrid form of warfare\, combining trench combat with drone technologies\, cyber operations\, and informational strategies.
\nUkraine\, already marked by the ecological and existential trauma of the 1986 nuclear disaster\, again finds itself at the forefront of global crises&mdash\;this time not only geopolitical but also conceptual. The war compels us to rethink the limits of habitability\, the intersections of the Anthropocene with militarization\, and the ontological status of territory\, sovereignty\, and life itself.
\nThis special issue aims not merely to interpret the present conflict but to challenge the conceptual inertia surrounding it. At stake is not only how we understand this war\, but how we think politically in its wake. Thus\, we invite contributions that move beyond immediate commentary and engage in rigorous theoretical reflection. Possible topics include\, but are not limited to:
\nWe particularly encourage submissions that develop new conceptual vocabularies or critically interrogate the limits of existing ones.
\nSubmission Guidelines
\nLength: Full papers should be 6\,000 to 8\,000 words
\nDeadline for paper submissions: \;December \;1\, 2026
\nSubmissions should be made \;via Scholastica \;at the following \;link \;and should conform to \;Telos \;style and editorial guidelines. \;
\nhttps://telos.scholasticahq.com/for-authors
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261028T225045Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20261202T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20261203T170000 SUMMARY:Phenomenology and the Political: Experience\, Power\, and Methods UID:20261028T230502Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/Lisbon LOCATION:Covilhã\, Portugal DESCRIPTION:The relationship between phenomenology and politics has long been complex and contested. While Husserl famously positioned phenomenology as a rigorous science of essences\, focused on the structures of consciousness and the epoché\;\, he also emphasized the inseparability of experience from its temporal\, cultural\, and historical horizons. His methodological rigor has often been interpreted as apolitical\, privileging descriptive clarity over engagement with collective life. Subsequent phenomenologists&mdash\;ranging from Merleau-Ponty\, Sartre\, and Arendt to Fanon\, Young\, Levinas\, Butler\, Schutz\, and Derrida&mdash\;have demonstrated that these structures of meaning\, intersubjectivity\, and experience carry profound political implications. Their work shows that politics is not only enacted in institutions but lived\, embodied\, and experienced\, and that power\, legitimacy\, and social norms are shaped through both visibility and concealment\, presence and absence.
\nThis conference builds on these insights\, exploring the reciprocal transformation between phenomenology and politics: phenomenology illuminates political phenomena\, while political realities&mdash\;inequalities\, conflicts\, and power asymmetries&mdash\;reshape phenomenological inquiry. The conference seeks to foster dialogue on how political worlds are constituted\, contested\, and transformed through experience\, social practices\, and collective recognition. Particular attention will be given to the relational and structural dimensions of power\, the temporal and historical constitution of political life\, and the ways in which phenomenology can both reveal and be reshaped by these realities.
\nBy foregrounding experience\, structural dynamics\, and methodological innovation\, the conference aims to create a space for international dialogue among scholars investigating how phenomenology and politics transform one another\, offering insights into authority\, legitimacy\, inequality\, and the lived dimensions of political life.
\nWe welcome abstracts addressing\, but not limited to:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Methodological Innovation: How phenomenological methods evolve when applied to political phenomena\, and how engagement with political realities reshapes conceptual and analytic frameworks.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Experience and Embodiment: Lived\, bodily\, and affective dimensions of political life\, including trust\, conflict\, solidarity\, exclusion\, and resistance.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Power\, Presence\, and Absence: How visibility\, concealment\, and structural asymmetries shape political authority\, legitimacy\, and relational dynamics.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Political Ontology and Structures: How social\, institutional\, material\, and historical conditions constitute political realities\, making them intelligible\, contestable\, and transformable.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Temporal and Historical Dimensions: Memory\, anticipation\, rupture\, and the opening of political futures.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Subjectivation\, Emancipation and Agency: How political realities shape subjectivity\, identity\, and collective self-understanding\, and how these processes inform phenomenological inquiry.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Technology and Mediation: The role of technology\, media\, and communication infrastructures in shaping political experience\, authority\, and participation.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Normativity and Epistemic Foundations: How phenomenology illuminates the frameworks through which political knowledge\, critique\, and understanding emerge.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Interdisciplinary Approaches: Contributions from political theory\, cultural studies\, media and communication studies\, or related fields examining the reciprocal shaping of politics and phenomenology.
ORGANIZER;CN=Albano Pina: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261028T225045Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20270115T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20270115T090000 SUMMARY:Experience in Phenomenology and Islamic Thought UID:20261028T230503Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/Istanbul LOCATION:İstanbul\, Turkey DESCRIPTION:The notion of experience\, in its manifold expressions\, occupies a central position in both the phenomenological tradition and diverse strands of Islamic thought. \;
\nIn phenomenology\, experience lies at the heart of an approach that resists the separation of reality from its original givenness. It denotes the primary\, concrete relation through which phenomena manifest themselves and acquire meaning&mdash\;a dynamic that Husserl captures through the notion of lived experience (Erlebnis). The phenomenological return &ldquo\;to the things themselves&rdquo\; thus entails suspending the assumptions of the natural attitude and stepping back from theoretical constructions to retrieve how the world is actually lived and disclosed. Experience\, therefore\, becomes the vantage point from which phenomenology seeks to grasp the meaning of reality. This primacy demands a radical departure from a purely theoretical relation to truth: truth is no longer merely something to be known and articulated\, but rather something to be experienced\, appropriated\, and lived within one&rsquo\;s own existence.
\nIslamic thought likewise accords decisive weight to experience in its multiple forms. As Muhammad Iqbal observed\, the Qur&rsquo\;an repeatedly calls for attentive observation of the world in order to discern divine signs within concrete realities&mdash\;from the bee&rsquo\;s construction of its hive to the movement of the winds. This centrality of experience is particularly evident in Sufism\, which centers on \;dhawq \;(spiritual tasting) and \;mushāhada \;(contemplation)\, without reducing these to mere subjective or irrational forms of knowledge. The concept also looms large in Islamic philosophy\, where rational truth demands personal realization\, notably through \;tajriba \;(experiential knowledge) and \;taḥqīq(verification through direct experience). In kalâ\;m\, sensory experience serves as an essential point of departure for arguments about the existence of God\, grounded in the sensory apprehension of phenomena such as motion\, change\, and temporality. Nor should the role of experience in Islamic law be overlooked: ritual practice involves a direct\, embodied experience of norms and the divine\, while legal reasoning must continually engage with concrete\, lived situations that\, to some extent\, exceed the abstract categories through which they are conceptualized.
\nThe aim of this conference is not merely to draw superficial comparisons or identify commonalities\, but to treat these affinities as an opportunity for mutual enrichment. On the one hand\, certain dimensions of contemporary Islamic thought risk becoming disconnected from the lived experience of believers&mdash\;whether in philosophy and theology\, where doctrines may drift from the lifeworld in which they are meant to find meaning\, or in law\, which continually faces the threat of formalization. Here\, phenomenology offers tools to interrogate this tendency toward idealization\, examining how truths and norms might remain anchored in the lived experience of those who receive and enact them. Conversely\, Islamic thought can stimulate phenomenological discourse by presenting it with objects that\, while new\, are not entirely foreign. Although often framed as radically other\, the Islamic tradition remains geographically\, historically\, theologically\, and intellectually proximate to European thought. It can thus offer experiences and categories capable of expanding phenomenology&rsquo\;s horizon\, just as phenomenology can contribute to a renewed examination of the relationship between Islamic concepts and lived reality.
\nThe conference will be held in Istanbul. Prospective participants are invited to submit abstracts of up to 700 words to: sylvain.camilleri@uclouvain.be and svarlik@29mayis.edu.tr.
\nSylvain Camilleri
\nCatholic University of Louvain
\nSelami Varlik
\nIstanbul 29 Mayis University
ORGANIZER;CN=Selami Varlik;CN=Sylvain Camilleri: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261028T225045Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270212T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270213T170000 SUMMARY:3PR Conference on Avicenna\, al-Ghazālī and Their Philosophical Legacy UID:20261028T230504Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Princeton University\, Princeton\, United States\, 08544 DESCRIPTION:Call for Long Abstracts: Avicenna\, al-Ghazālī and Their Philosophical Legacy
\nPrinceton University ·\; February 12&ndash\;13\, 2027
\nAvicenna and al-Ghazālī are two of the most influential philosophers of the medieval Islamic world. Their works transformed debates concerning metaphysics\, theology\, epistemology\, psychology\, logic and ethics. Their influence also extended across the Islamic world and into Jewish\, Christian\, and Latin intellectual traditions. This conference seeks to celebrate and explore their rich philosophical legacy.
\nThe conference aims to bring together scholars working on Avicenna and al-Ghazālī across the history of philosophy\, Islamic philosophy and theology\, metaphysics\, epistemology\, philosophy of religion\, logic\, philosophy of mind\, ethics\, and other fields they have exerted influence over (It is a bonus if the paper engages with issues of contention between the two of them!). We also welcome papers that approach these figures from the perspective of contemporary analytic philosophy\, provided that they engage substantively with their historical texts and arguments. Likewise\, papers need not focus exclusively on Avicenna or al-Ghazālī: contributions concerning their predecessors\, contemporaries\, students\, critics\, or later interpreters are welcome where they illuminate their philosophical significance.
\nConfirmed Speakers
\nSubmission
\nWe invite submissions of abstracts of 500&ndash\;1\,000 words for a conference at Princeton University devoted broadly to the philosophy\, theology\, and intellectual legacies of Avicenna and al-Ghazālī (Please attach the abstract as an attachment of a word or pdf file to the email body).
\nAbstracts should clearly state the central question or thesis of the paper and provide sufficient detail about the argument and its significance. Submissions should be suitable for a 45-minute conference presentation with a 30 minute Q&\;A to follow.
\nThe travel and accommodation will be provided by Princeton Project in Philosophy and Religion (3PR) and the PRÈ\;CIS initiative.
\nSubmission deadline: November 15\, 2026
Submission email: avicennaghazaliprinceton@gmail.com
Please include in the abstract:
\nPlease include in the e-mail subject line:
\nPlease include in the e-mail body:
\nOrganized by Princeton Project in Philosophy and Religion (3PR) and the PRÈ\;CIS initiative.
\n
For any queries\, please e-mail avicennaghazaliprinceton@gmail.com or pppr@princeton.edu. \;
The conference Sein und Zeit \;Today: Relevance and Resonance \;is organized by the Centro Studi di Critica Heideggeriana (CSCH) on the occasion of the centenary of the publication of \;Being and Time \;by Martin Heidegger. The conference will take place from February 17 to 19\, 2027\, at the FISPPA Department of the University of Padua. \;
\nIn a context that has long been active in Heidegger studies\, the conference aims to bring into dialogue some of the most authoritative voices in the current debate on Heidegger&rsquo\;s work and thought across different philosophical traditions and geographical contexts. Alongside contributions from invited speakers in the regular sessions (Hiroshi Abe\, Francesco Camera\, Paola-Ludovika Coriando\, Costantino Esposito\, Giuliana Gregorio\, Servanne Jollivet\, Giusi Strummiello\, Mark Wrathall\, Holger Zaborowski) and a panel dedicated to the work of the Paduan philosopher Franco Volpi (&ldquo\;Being and Time&rdquo\;: A Practical Philosophy? Interpretative Perspectives in Dialogue with Franco Volpi\, with guest interventions from Jesú\;s Adriá\;n Escudero\, Adriano Fabris\, and Carlo Scilironi)\, the event will include parallel sessions featuring presentations selected through a call for abstracts.
\nThe guiding idea of the conference is to foster engagement with a classic text of twentieth-century philosophy by rereading it from the standpoint of the present and by relating the fundamental questions that run through Heidegger&rsquo\;s masterpiece to the concerns of an era &ndash\; our own &ndash\; shaped by radically transformed conceptual horizons and frameworks of thought. \;
\nThe aim is to encourage dialogue among different traditions of thought that have found in \;Being and Time \;a major source of inspiration &ndash\; such as hermeneutics\, existential philosophy\, and phenomenology of embodiment &ndash\; or that have engaged with it in original ways\, such as certain areas of analytic philosophy and pragmatism.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261028T225045Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270403T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270403T170000 SUMMARY:Kent State University 34th Annual Philosophy Graduate Student Conference UID:20261028T230506Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Kent\, United States\, 42440 ORGANIZER;CN=Matthew Coate: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261028T225045Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20270416T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20270417T170000 SUMMARY:Experience in Phenomenology and Islamic Thought UID:20261028T230507Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/Istanbul LOCATION:İstanbul\, Turkey DESCRIPTION:The notion of experience\, in its manifold expressions\, occupies a central position in both the phenomenological tradition and diverse strands of Islamic thought. \;
\nIn phenomenology\, experience lies at the heart of an approach that resists the separation of reality from its original givenness. It denotes the primary\, concrete relation through which phenomena manifest themselves and acquire meaning&mdash\;a dynamic that Husserl captures through the notion of lived experience (Erlebnis). The phenomenological return &ldquo\;to the things themselves&rdquo\; thus entails suspending the assumptions of the natural attitude and stepping back from theoretical constructions to retrieve how the world is actually lived and disclosed. Experience\, therefore\, becomes the vantage point from which phenomenology seeks to grasp the meaning of reality. This primacy demands a radical departure from a purely theoretical relation to truth: truth is no longer merely something to be known and articulated\, but rather something to be experienced\, appropriated\, and lived within one&rsquo\;s own existence.
\nIslamic thought likewise accords decisive weight to experience in its multiple forms. As Muhammad Iqbal observed\, the Qur&rsquo\;an repeatedly calls for attentive observation of the world in order to discern divine signs within concrete realities&mdash\;from the bee&rsquo\;s construction of its hive to the movement of the winds. This centrality of experience is particularly evident in Sufism\, which centers on \;dhawq \;(spiritual tasting) and \;mushāhada \;(contemplation)\, without reducing these to mere subjective or irrational forms of knowledge. The concept also looms large in Islamic philosophy\, where rational truth demands personal realization\, notably through \;tajriba \;(experiential knowledge) and \;taḥqīq(verification through direct experience). In kalâ\;m\, sensory experience serves as an essential point of departure for arguments about the existence of God\, grounded in the sensory apprehension of phenomena such as motion\, change\, and temporality. Nor should the role of experience in Islamic law be overlooked: ritual practice involves a direct\, embodied experience of norms and the divine\, while legal reasoning must continually engage with concrete\, lived situations that\, to some extent\, exceed the abstract categories through which they are conceptualized.
\nThe aim of this conference is not merely to draw superficial comparisons or identify commonalities\, but to treat these affinities as an opportunity for mutual enrichment. On the one hand\, certain dimensions of contemporary Islamic thought risk becoming disconnected from the lived experience of believers&mdash\;whether in philosophy and theology\, where doctrines may drift from the lifeworld in which they are meant to find meaning\, or in law\, which continually faces the threat of formalization. Here\, phenomenology offers tools to interrogate this tendency toward idealization\, examining how truths and norms might remain anchored in the lived experience of those who receive and enact them. Conversely\, Islamic thought can stimulate phenomenological discourse by presenting it with objects that\, while new\, are not entirely foreign. Although often framed as radically other\, the Islamic tradition remains geographically\, historically\, theologically\, and intellectually proximate to European thought. It can thus offer experiences and categories capable of expanding phenomenology&rsquo\;s horizon\, just as phenomenology can contribute to a renewed examination of the relationship between Islamic concepts and lived reality.
ORGANIZER;CN=Selami Varlik;CN=Sylvain Camilleri: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261028T225045Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20300531T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20300531T090000 SUMMARY:Phenomenologies of Religious Experience UID:20261028T230508Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-564d9fbdc7-f8tfj TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:This series invites proposals in classical phenomenology\, French phenomenology\, pre- and post-phenomenologies\, and in methodologies that bridge phenomenology and analytic philosophy. The relation between phenomenology and religious experience can be considered in a variety of modes: epistemic (phenomenology as a "rigorous science" of religious experience in Husserl's sense)\; ontic (phenomenology as a way to access the core motive\, or regulative ideal\, of religion)\; analogical (phenomenological experience as a secular version of religious experience)\; generalizing (religious experience turning into phenomenological experience when stripped from its dogmatic frame)\, etc. Proposals can take critical\, descriptive\, theoretical\, comparative\, historical\, or other approaches\, and they can focus on the interplay between religious or spiritual experience and assorted theoretical approaches\, or proceed from such experience towards building a new theory. In accord with Husserl&rsquo\;s original intent\, the series welcomes attempts to locate spiritual or religious experience within a broader theory of the sciences (Wissenschaftslehre) and to expand phenomenology towards transcendental philosophy and metaphysics.
The series covers five areas:
1) Clarifications of religious and spiritual experience\, its formal phenomenological research\, and its relationships to art\, textuality\, culture\, anthropology\, politics\, and comparative religion\;
2) Metaphysical extensions of the phenomenology of religious and spiritual experience\;
3) Existential and psychological analyses\, in different traditions\, of religious and spiritual experience\;
4) Theologies of religious experience\, with or beyond a specific focus on ritual and liturgy\, including liberation theologies\, feminist theologies\, theologies at the intersection of religious experience and race\, social status\, etc.\;
5) The phenomenology of religious and spiritual experience as applied to and/ or examined within medicine\, nursing\, and the health sciences and the natural and social sciences.
The series is published in cooperation with the Society for the Phenomenology of Religious Experience\, \;www.sophere.org.
Editors: \;Michael Barber (michael.barber@slu.edu)\, Peter Costello (PCOSTELL@providence.edu)\, Olga Louchakova-Schwartz (founding editor\, \;olouch@ucdavis.edu)\, and Martin Nitsche (nitsche@flu.cas.cz)
Advisory Board: \;Jason Alvis (University of Vienna)\, Angela Ales Bello (Pontifical Lateran University)\, Michel Bitbol (The French National Center for Scientific Research)\, Carla Canullo (University of Macerata)\, David Ciavatta (Ryerson University)\, Crina Gschwandtner (Fordham University)\, Neal DeRoo (The King&rsquo\;s University)\, Thomas Fuchs (University of Heidelberg)\, James G. Hart (University of Indiana)\, Richard Kearney (Boston College)\, Jeff McCurry (Duquesne University)\, Felix O&rsquo\;Murchadha (National University of Ireland\, Galway)\, Dermot Moran (Boston College)\, Tom Nenon (The University of Memphis)\, Ryōsuke Ōhashi (Universities of Kyoto and Osaka)\, Vincent Pastro (Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University and Aquinas Institute of Theology\, St Louis)\, Hans Rainer Sepp (Charles University)\, Michel Staudigl (University of Vienna)\, Claudia Welz (Aarhus University)
Staff editorial contact: \;Jana Hodges-Kluck (jhodges-kluck@rowman.com) \;