The Inquiry Network WIP Talks feature presentations of work in progress related to inquiry\, broadly understood. For example\, presentations might discuss (but are not limited to): the epistemology of inquiry\, the metaphysics of inquiry\, ethical norms of inquiry\, historical perspectives on inquiry\, or the structure of scientific inquiry.
We aim to foster the sharing of ideas in an inclusive\, welcoming and low-pressure environment. Papers that are already accepted for publication will not be accepted. We aim to be sensitive to the needs of early-career scholars.
The group meets biweekly on Zoom during each of the Fall and Spring semesters. Meeting times are determined shortly before the beginning of each semester with the goal of finding a time that works for as many members as possible. Special consideration is given to finding a meeting time that works for presenters of accepted papers.
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:20260619T052142Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260605T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260717T170000 SUMMARY:Italian Phenomenology Today 2026 UID:20260619T224111Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Kerpener Str. 30\, Cologne\, Germany DESCRIPTION:Description
\nThis lecture series draws together scholars interested in the rich history and ongoing evolution of phenomenology within the Italian philosophical tradition. It provides a forum for regular discussions where participants can present their latest research or recent publications. Topics will span from the historical and cultural roots of Italian phenomenology and its dialogues with other philosophical traditions&mdash\;including Marxism\, Existentialism\, Pragmatism\, Idealism\, Hermeneutics\, (Post-)Structuralism\, and Neo-Thomism&mdash\;to its intersections with disciplines such as psychology\, psychoanalysis\, sociology\, anthropology\, political theory\, and art. A key objective of the series is also to examine how Italian phenomenological concepts and frameworks can contribute to contemporary debates in fields such as the philosophy of mind\, social and political philosophy\, aesthetics\, and the theory of art and literature. By doing so\, the series fosters dialogue within the phenomenological tradition and across broader philosophical and interdisciplinary contexts.
\nParticipation
\nThe series will be conducted in a \;hybrid format\, both in person at the Husserl Archive in Cologne and online via Zoom. To register\, please email \;italianphenomenology@gmail.comwith the subject &ldquo\;Registration Lecture Series 2026.&rdquo\; The Zoom link will be provided the day before each session.
\nOrganizers: Marco Cavallaro\, Sara Dameno
\nThis series is organized as part of the \;ItaPhen \;project \;and hosted by the Husserl Archive in Cologne.
\nThis lecture series is funded by the \;German Research Foundation (DFG) \;as part of the \;ItaPhen \;project.
\nProgram
\nPlease find the program of the Lecture Series in the PDF attached. \;
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052142Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260614T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260619T170000 SUMMARY:Early Modern Debates About Slavery UID:20260619T224112Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Amherst Center\, United States DESCRIPTION:This one week seminar will explore 17th and 18th-century texts about slavery from Europe and America. Prof. Jorati will direct an intensive week of summer classes for the benefit of a small group of recent PhDs whose main research and teaching are in the relevant area. Up to six individuals from among those who apply will be selected to participate in five days of intense classes on the announced subject. Travel\, housing and food for the duration of the classes will be paid by the \;JHP \;up to $2\,000. Applications due by Feb. 1\, 2026. To apply visit \;https://jhp.wisc.edu/summerseminar.html.
\n\n\n\n ORGANIZER;CN=Eileen C. Sweeney: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052142Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260615T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260619T170000 SUMMARY:Petrus Hispanus' Tractatus: Logic and Philosophy from the Middle Ages to Modernity UID:20260619T224113Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Lisbon LOCATION:Via Panorâmica s/n\, Porto\, Portugal\, 4150-564 DESCRIPTION:Call for participation
\n3rd Porto Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy Summer School Porto\, 15 to 19 June 2026 Petrus Hispanus' Tractatus: Logic and Philosophy from the Middle Ages to Modernity
\nGeneral information: \;https://ifilosofia.up.pt/activities/3rd-porto-mempss \; \;
\nInvited speakers
\n&mdash\; Ana-Marí\;a Mora Má\;rquez (Lunds Universitet)
\n&mdash\; Aurora Panzica (Universitä\;t Basel)
\n&mdash\; Julie Brumberg-Chaumont (PSL/CNRS\, Paris)
\n&mdash\; Mikko Yrjö\;nsuuri (University of Jyvä\;skylä\;) \;
\nThe summer school aims to survey the current state of the art and to promote further research on the \;Tractatus \;and its reception. We welcome contributions on Petrus Hispanus&rsquo\; \;Tractatus \;(Summulae logicales) and its tradition\, covering a broad range of topics\, including (but not limited to) those listed here: \;https://ifilosofia.up.pt/activities/3rd-porto-mempss \;
\nParticipation and call
\nParticipation is reserved for PhD students\, advanced master's students\, junior researchers who intend to pursue a PhD\, and young scholars.
\nWe invite submissions of proposals for 30-minute presentations followed by a 15-minute discussion. Along with the title\, the abstract (up to 600 words)\, references and 5 keywords\, the proposal should include a short biographical note.
\nPlease\, send your proposal by March 30\, 2026\, to this address: \;gfm_summerschool@letras.up.pt \; The decision of acceptance will be released to the applicants by April 15\, 2026.
\nThe school will accept 10 to 15 participants. No fees apply to the selected participants. Catering and all school materials will be provided by the organisation.
\nParticipants from outside Porto can apply for a travel and accommodation grant (up to 500 euros).
\nOrganisation
\nGabinete de Filosofia Medieval / Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy thematic line of the Institute of Philosophy of the University of Porto. \;
ORGANIZER;CN="José Meirinhos";CN=Vera Rodrigues: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052142Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260617T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260619T170000 SUMMARY:18th International Critical Theory Conference UID:20260619T224114Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:Via Barberia 4\, Bologna\, Italy DESCRIPTION:Since 2007 every year we organize the international Critical Theory conference in different academic venues. These conferences usually gather between 110 and 150 speakers from all over the world from prestigious academic and non-academic institutions. Among the past keynoters we had the pleasure of hosting major scholars such as \;Deborah Cook\, Peter Dews\, \;Andrew Feenberg\, \;Rahel Jaeggi\, \;Martin Jay\, \;Stephan Lessenich\, \;Max Pensky\, Stefano Petrucciani and many others. \;
\nThe 2026 Conference will be hosted by Alma Mater Studiorum\, University of Bologna &ndash\; Department of the Arts (DAR) \, located in Via Barberia 4\, Bologna\, Italy. \;
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052142Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260617T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260619T170000 SUMMARY:2ª ed congreso internacional de desterritorializaciones políticas UID:20260619T224115Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Madrid LOCATION:Madrid\, Spain DESCRIPTION:This events tries to be a presential space\, but we could study the possibility of online participations in case it is really difficult and the proposal fits in the cfp. In case of not being able to attend in person it is necessary to specify it in the email where you are sending the proposal where you are sending it.
\nFrom the National University of Distance Education\, the Complutense University of Madrid\, and the Universidad Autó\;noma Metropolitana&ndash\;Iztapalapa\, we invite researchers to submit proposals that explore and analyze our political present from a Deleuzo‑Guattarian perspective that understands the centrality of capitalism as an axiomatics and immanent system.
\nWe are now accepting abstracts that follow (but are not limited to) the following thematic lines:
\nDialogues between macro\, micro and mesopolitics: thinking a minor politics
Democracy\, institutions and community
State and war: borders and imperial regimes
The affective turn in politics
Capitalist axiomatics\, social organization and libidinal economy
Militant clinic: antipsychiatry and schizoanalysis
Feminisms of difference\, xenofeminisms and post‑humanist feminisms
Anticoloniality\, postcoloniality and decoloniality
Corporealities and dissident desires
Violence\, extractivism and climate catastrophe
Proposal submission:
An anonymized abstract should be sent to the organizing email address (desteticas@gmail.com)\, summarizing the proposal in 250 to 300 words. The title\, thematic lines\, five keywords\, and an essential bibliography must be included. In addition\, a second document should be attached to the email stating the author&rsquo\;s name\, institutional affiliation\, a brief biography\, contact email\, and the title of the proposal.
Deadline:
April 27\, 2026 will be the deadline for submitting papers.
Conference dates:
&ldquo\;Political Deterritorializations&rdquo\; will take place on June 17\, 18\, and 19\, 2026 at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) and the National University of Distance Education (UNED).
Organizers:
Luis Jaime Estrada (UAM‑I &ndash\; UCM)\, Myriam Rodrí\;guez del Real (UNED)\, Ana Gorostizu (UC3M).
Scientific committee:
Germá\;n Cano (UCM)\, Francisco José\; Martí\;nez (UNED)\, Amanda Nú\;ñ\;ez (UNED)\, Nicolá\;s Ried (Universidad Diego Portales&ndash\;Chile)\, Juan Evaristo Valls Boix (UCM)\, Sayak Valencia (COLEF&ndash\;Mexico).
International Levinas Conference\, June 17-19\, 2026\, Vytautas Magnus University\, Kaunas\, Lithuania
Emmanuel Levinas&rsquo\;s philosophical reflections on \;home\, \;exile\, \;dwelling\, and \;displacement \;remain central to contemporary ethical\, political\, and phenomenological inquiry. These themes resonate with questions of identity\, hospitality\, migration\, and responsibility &ndash\; issues that continue to shape our global and local landscapes.
In \;June 2026\, scholars gather in \;Kaunas\, \;Lithuania\, the birthplace of Levinas\, for a three‑day conference dedicated to exploring these themes from diverse methodological\, historical\, and interdisciplinary perspectives. The conference aims to provide a platform for Levinas scholars &ndash\; both established and emerging &ndash\; to engage deeply with his thought and its contemporary relevance. \; Scholars from \;all backgrounds and disciplines \;are welcome to attend and participate! \; For further information on the venue and programme: \;International Levinas Conference \; \; If you would like to attend/find out more\, please contact: thomas.froy@uantwerpen.be \; viktoras.bachmetjevas@vdu.lt dfhoinski@mail.wvu.edu agne.gintautaite@vdu.lt \; We hope to see you there! (On behalf of the organising committee) Thomas Froy
Thursday\, June 18
\nFriday\, June 19
\nThis will be the 9th world congress organized around the square of opposition after very successful previous editions in Montreux\, Switzerland 2007\; Corte\, Corsica 2010\; Beirut\, Lebanon 2012\; Vatican\, 2014\; Easter Island\, 2016\, Crete\, 2018\, Leuven\, Belgium 2022\, San Jose\, Costa Rica\, 2024. This is an interdisciplinary event gathering logicians\, philosophers\, mathematicians\, semioticians\, theologians\, cognitivists\, artists and computer scientists.
ORGANIZER;CN=Jean-Yves Beziau;CN=Serge Robert: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260622T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260622T200000 SUMMARY:Philosophy of Science and Ethics of Science in the Context of A. Schopenhauer UID:20260619T224120Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Schlossplatz 2\, Münster\, Germany DESCRIPTION:We invite submissions for an international conference on the philosophy of science and the ethics of science from both historical and systematic perspectives. The conference is centered on the question of how Arthur Schopenhauer&rsquo\;s philosophy might help illuminate central issues in contemporary reflection on science.
\nIn recent years\, Schopenhauer has increasingly been recognized as a significant point of reference for work in both philosophy of science and ethics of science. In addition to foundational studies of his theory of science\, there is growing interest in his influence on particular disciplines\, including biology\, physics\, mathematics\, and cognitive science. The conference aims to bring these lines of research into conversation and to explore their broader systematic relevance.
\nPlease send abstracts (english or german) of approximately 300&ndash\;500 words for 30-minute presentations to jenslemanski+cfp26@uni-muenster.de
\n\nMore information: \;https://www.uni-muenster.de/Wissenschaftstheorie/en/veranstaltungen/Schopenhauer.html
ORGANIZER;CN=Jens Lemanski: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260623T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260625T170000 SUMMARY:XXV European Symposium on Medieval Logic and Semantics UID:20260619T224121Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Amsterdam LOCATION:Vennenpad\, 5\, Nunspeet\, Netherlands DESCRIPTION:We are very pleased to announce that the XXV European Symposium on Medieval Logic and
Semantics will be hosted by Radboud University (Netherlands) on June 23-25\, 2026.
The topic\, chosen at the last ESMLS in Parma\, is Logic and the Sciences. We invite potential
speakers to send us proposals for talks of 30 minutes (plus 15 for discussion) on the interplay
between logic (broadly construed) and the sciences (including the natural and mathematical
sciences and the sciences of language and theology) during the Long Middle Ages (200&ndash\;1700).
We welcome submissions relating to any branch of the Western philosophical tradition (Latin\,
Arabic\, Greek\, etc.).
Prejudice in Hume and His Contemporaries University College Dublin\, 23-24 June 2026
Confirmed speakers:
\nAmy Schmitter (University of Alberta)
\nJacqueline Taylor (University of San Francisco)
\nRoss Carroll (Dublin City University)
\nElena Gordon (University College Dublin)
\nDescription: The early modern concept of prejudice is currently receiving renewed attention along two dimensions. First\, rising interest in early modern social and non-ideal epistemology has turned to theories of prejudice for explanations of group irrationality and group ignorance and\, more generally\, for early modern vice epistemologies. Second\, theories of prejudice are interesting for how they intersect with emerging theories of social\, racial\, gender and national identity. Despite the centrality of prejudice to long-established narratives about the Enlightenment and the rise of the &lsquo\;new science&rsquo\;\, these &lsquo\;social&rsquo\; aspects of the concept remain understudied. \;
David Hume's views on prejudice strikingly express these social dimensions. \;His central discussion of prejudice (Treatise 1.3.13) connects it to unreflective generalizations of humans based on perceived group membership. He couples this discussion with sophisticated socio-constructivist accounts of many kinds of social identity\, that are at the same time limited by objectionable sexist and racist beliefs. \;
This conference aims to investigate Hume&rsquo\;s theory of prejudice along the lines indicated above\, but it will also look at his possible inspirations and at his own influence on later authors in the Scottish Enlightenment and beyond. Thus\, spreading outward from Hume\, the conference aims to produce a more comprehensive and sophisticated understanding of the social aspects of prejudice in the broad context in which he was writing.
Program (Irish times):
\nTuesday\, 23 June
\nLocation: O'Connor Building L1.14
From 9:00 \; \; \;
Welcome
9:15-10:15 \;
Jacqueline Taylor (San Francisco): &lsquo\;Prejudices: Moral and Immoral&rsquo\;
10:30-11:30 \;
Jim Chamberlain (Sheffield): &lsquo\;Correcting for General Rules: Hume on Implicit Bias and Prejudice&rsquo\;
12:00-13:00 \;
Bianca Monteleone (Rome La Sapienza): &lsquo\;Reforming Gendered Prejudices: Women\, Virtue\, and Social Constraints in Hume&rsquo\;s Essays&rsquo\;
14:15-15:15 \;
Allauren Samantha Forbes (McMaster): &lsquo\;&ldquo\;Prejudices at War with Nature and Reason&rdquo\;: Emotion and Motivated Reasoning in Hume\, Wollstonecraft\, and Amo&rsquo\;
15:30-16:30
Mark G. Spencer (Brock): &lsquo\;Irish Prejudices in David Hume&rsquo\;s History of England?&rsquo\;
17:00-18:00
Ross Carroll (DCU): &lsquo\;Hume and the Prejudice against Posterity&rsquo\;
Wednesday\, 24 June
Location: Newman Building D422
9:30-10:30 \; \; \;
Elena Gordon (UCD): &lsquo\;Moral Education and Prejudice&rsquo\;
10:45-11:45 \; \;
Filippo Iorillo (Indiana University Bloomington): &lsquo\;Prejudice as a Distortion of Reactive Sentiments in Hume&rsquo\;
12:15-13:15 \; \;
Ruben Noorloos (UCD): &lsquo\;Hume&rsquo\;s Theory of Prejudice in Its Logical Context&rsquo\;
14:15-15:15 \; \;
Wesley Hill and Benjamin Hill (Western Ontario): &lsquo\;From Corruption to Custom: Hume on Malebranche and Pré\;jugé\;&rsquo\;
15:30-16:30 \; \;
Andre Willis (Brown): &lsquo\;Footnotes and Faultlines: Hume\, History and Prejudice&rsquo\;
17:00-18:00 \; \;
Amy Schmitter (Alberta): \; &lsquo\;&ldquo\;Why so Sticky?&rdquo\;: Hume and some Predecessors on the Tenacity of Prejudice\, Volition\, and Reform&rsquo\;
Registration is free but required due to limited seating. If you plan to attend\, please register at this link\, or contact the organizer.
Contact: ruben.noorloos@ucd.ie \;
The event is generously supported by the British Society for the History of Philosophy\, the Mind Association\, \;Taighde É\;ireann - Research Ireland\, and the \;UCD School of Philosophy. \;It is organised as part of the project 'Hume and the Prejudiced Self'\, funded by Taighde É\;ireann - Research Ireland (grant number GOIPD/2025/1772).
ORGANIZER;CN=Ruben Noorloos: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052143Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260624T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260626T170000 SUMMARY:History and Philosophy of Science: Past\, Present\, and Future UID:20260619T224123Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Asia/Hong_Kong LOCATION:HKUST\, Hong Kong\, Hong Kong DESCRIPTION:History and Philosophy of Science: Past\, Present\, and Future
\n24 - 26 June 2026
\nAcademic Building\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
\nKeynote Speakers
\nTheodore Arabatzis (University of Athens\, Greece)
\nUljana Feest (University of Hannover\, Germany)
\nDon Howard (University of British Columbia\, Canada)
\nGreg Radick (University of Leeds\, UK)
Organising Committee
Keith Chan
\nFons Dewulf
\nYafeng Shan (chair)
\nQinyi Wang
\nQiyue Zhang
Funders
Centre for Philosophy of Science\, HKUST
The Asian Philosophy of Science Association
Conference Description
History and Philosophy of Science (aka HPS) emerged in the 1950s and greatly promoted the historical approach to the philosophy of science. Despite its rapid institutionalisation in the 1960s\, HPS did not become a full-fledged academic discipline eventually. There have been axiological\, institutional\, methodological\, and practical challenges. That said\, some historically minded philosophers of science and philosophically minded historians of science never stop making efforts to promote the dialogue across the boundaries and develop HPS approaches (e.g. integrated HPS\, HOPOS\, and PHS). This conference aims to reflect on the nature\, methodology\, development\, and prospect of HPS.
Selected papers will be included in an edited volume to be published by Springer (part of the Asian Studies in the Philosophy of Science).
\nFor more information\, please visit the webpage: \;https://www.shanyafeng.com/hps26
\nRegistration (Deadline: 24 May 2026)
\nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1979375495390
\n
Contact
If you have any questions\, please contact Qiyue Zhang (qiyue.zhang@connect.ust.hk).
When in danger\, humans search for places of refuge &mdash\; whether in states\, homes\, or religions. Political communities have their origins in our desire for shelter. Throughout history\, what have we thought of as places of refuge? We have many reasons to seek refuge. Sometimes\, we leave our homes in search of greater economic or educational opportunities. Other times\, the places we knew as home no longer exist. How have people justified the need to leave\, and what legitimises appeals for refuge in the eyes of receiving states and communities? And what happens when a place of refuge turns out to be just as unsafe as the place we have left behind? \;
\nThis year&rsquo\;s conference will focus on these questions through the lens of political theory and the history of political thought. It will showcase papers addressing such topics as the relation between refuge and territorial sovereignty\, statehood\, religious and civil conflict\, trade and the market\, the family\, sexual politics\, racial politics\, and the environment. It will also take account of these questions in order to address some of the basic themes in political theory\, such as the purpose of civil association\, the relation between protection and obedience\, and the boundaries of legitimate force. \;
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260624T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260624T193000 SUMMARY:Das Problem der Selbstverteidigung und die geometrische Konstruktion von Rechten bei Kant UID:20260619T224126Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:The \;Digital Kant-Centre NRW \;is pleased to invite you to a lecture by Tim Henning (Johannes Gutenberg-Universitä\;t \;Mainz) \;with the topic "Das Problem der Selbstverteidigung und die geometrische Konstruktion von Rechten bei Kant".
\nThe lecture will take place online (via Webex) on Wednesday\, 24 June 2026\, from 18:00 &ndash\; 19:30 CET. The lecture will be held in German.
\nPlease see below for the Webex-link and an abstract of the lecture. \;
\nThe talk is part of the lecture series Digital Kant-Lectures\, organized by Digital Kant-Centre NRW\, which takes place on the last Wednesday of each month via Webex. For the program of the series\, please see \;here.
\nTo stay informed about the activities of Digital Kant-Centre\, please subscribe \;here \;to our newsletter.
\n\nWebex-Link: \;
\nhttps://uni-siegen.webex.com/uni-siegen/j.php?MTID=m4dfaf47df92cfc5d35acc9803914a88a
\nAbstract: \;
\nWann ist es moralisch zulä\;ssig\, eine Person zu tö\;ten\, um dadurch das eigene Leben zu retten? Einige Fä\;lle gelten in der Debatte als unkontrovers. Andere fü\;hren zu Debatten zwischen einer extensiveren Auffassung (etwa von Robert Nozick und Judith Thomson) und einer restriktiveren Auffassung (Jeff McMahan\, Michael Otsuka). Kern des Problems ist\, dass mitunter Tatsachen ü\;ber die rä\;umliche Position von Personen einen Unterschied in den jeweiligen Rechten zu begrü\;nden scheint.
\nDer Vortrag bietet eine Interpretation der Theorie Kants an\, genauer: der Theorie der Rechte\, die Kant in seiner Rechtslehre entwickelt. Es wird gezeigt\, dass diese Theorie (der Deutung zufolge) eine eher extensive Auffassung begrü\;nden und insbesondere erklä\;ren kann\, wieso rä\;umliche Unterschiede einen Unterschied in moralischen Rechten ergeben kö\;nnen. Die zentrale Einsicht Kants ist dabei\, dass der Umfang unserer Rechte sich aus einer &bdquo\;anschaulichen Konstruktion&ldquo\; ergibt\, durchaus so wie in der Geometrie.
ORGANIZER;CN=Larissa Berger: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260629T070000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260629T070000 SUMMARY:Charles Taylor Annual Summer Institute on Democratic Agendas 2026 UID:20260619T224127Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Belgrade LOCATION:Kraljice Natalije 45\, Belgrade\, Serbia\, 11000 DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce the Call for Applications for\nCharles Taylor Annual Summer Institute on Democratic Agendas 2026
\nInstitutions in Motion: Democracy Between Social Struggle and the State
\nInstitute for Philosophy and Social Theory (IFDT)\, University of Belgrade\nJune 29 &ndash\; July 4\, 2026\nThe central focus of the Summer Institute is the open question of what potential democratic institutions hold for responding to the political challenges of the twenty-first century. How are claims articulated in the language of protest\, resistance\, and social justice transformed into durable institutions? When do bottom-up initiatives succeed in producing institutions that are both democratically legitimate and practically effective? How are democratic institutions failing: through cooptation\, bureaucratic neutralization\, or repression? How can institutions remain open to contestation without losing their capacity to govern? Amid polarized publics\, contested rights regimes\, and declining trust how can democratic institutions be restored?\nThe Summer University is convened by: \;Gazela Pudar Dra&scaron\;ko \;(Political Sociology\, IFDT\, University of Belgrade)\, \;Dilip Gaonkar \;(Rhetoric\, Media\, and Publics\, Northwestern University)\, \;Luka Glu&scaron\;ac \;(Political Science\, IFDT\, University of Belgrade) and \;Liam Mayes \;(Media Studies\, Rice University). \;\nThe Institute brings together an interdisciplinary and globally diverse faculty\, including:\nPrathama Banerjee \;(History and Politics\, Center for the Study of Developing Societies\, New Delhi)Admitted students receive:
\nTuition waiver
\nFree accommodation (for students traveling from abroad)
\nPartially covered meals
\nTravel assistance provided on a case-by-case basis (with priority for students from Asia\, Africa\, and Latin America)
\nDedicated travel support for students from the Western Balkans (Rockefeller Brothers Fund)
\nLudwig Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s relation to ancient philosophy constitutes a riddle. Wittgenstein was certainly not a philosopher who would have commented at large on classical works like Aristotle&rsquo\;s Metaphysics\, or entered disputes concerning their correct interpretation. On the other hand\, it is well known that Wittgenstein had read select classical philosophical authors and was deeply impressed by them: after all\, he started his Philosophical Investigations with a Latin quotation from St. Augustine&rsquo\;s Confessiones\, and he refers or alludes several times to Plato&rsquo\;s dialogues (e.g. PI §\;46). Some manuscripts and typescripts contain further references to various ancient philosophers.
\nThe conference Wittgenstein and Ancient Philosophy hosts scholars to discuss Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s relation to the heritage of ancient (Greek and Roman) philosophy in a broad fashion\, including not only Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s references and discussions of ancient philosophers\, but also more implicit parallels and contrast between Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s philosophy and the ancient classics.
\nThe event is organized by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Finnish Institute at Athens\, in collaboration with the Nordic Wittgenstein Society.
\nThere is no participation fee.
\nKeynote speakers:
\nJames Conant (University of Chicago)
\nConstantine Sandis (University of Oxford)
\nThomas Wallgren (University of Helsinki)
\nOrganizing committee:
\nProf. Vasso Kindi (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)
\nDr. Lassi Jakola (Finnish Institute of Athens and University of Helsinki)
\nProf. Anthony Hatzimoyzis (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)
\nMore details and the conference's program is available at: \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Vasso Kindi;CN=Lassi Jakola;CN=Anthony Hatzimoysis: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20260629T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20260702T170000 SUMMARY:Levinas as Educator UID:20260619T224129Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Vilnius LOCATION:Universiteto str. 9\, Vilnius\, Lithuania DESCRIPTION:How to teach philosophy has always been one of philosophy&rsquo\;s central questions. \;In person\, in some sense\, but how precisely\, and why? The traditional answers usually rely on distinguishing between opinion and knowledge and aligning this epistemological distinction with an ontological-metaphysical distinction between appearance and reality: truth\, based in the real\, can be taught. \; Socrates\, seeking definition\, interrogated his interlocutors face-to-face\; Plato established an Academy and published Dialogues\; Aristotle set up a Lyceum and published his lectures. \;Levinas calls for a fundamental reorientation of intelligibility\, finding its source not in knowledge and being but in moral responsibility\, in ethics. \;Levinas\, throughout his adult life\, was a teacher\, from 1930 at a Jewish school in Paris through to the 1980s\, when\, after WWII\, he became Director of the same school\, and for fifteen years\, from 1961 to 1976\, he was also a French university professor. His life and thought are devoted to teaching as an integral part of ethics. &ldquo\;Teaching\,&rdquo\; Levinas wrote at the start of Totality and Infinity (1964)\, &ldquo\;is not reducible to maieutics\; it comes from the exterior and brings me more than I contain. \; In its non-violent transitivity\, the very epiphany of the face is produced.&rdquo\; \;
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260629T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260704T170000 SUMMARY:Charles Taylor Annual Summer Institute on Democratic Agendas 2026 UID:20260619T224130Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Belgrade LOCATION:Kraljice Natalije 45\, Belgrade\, Serbia\, 11000 DESCRIPTION:Charles Taylor Annual Summer Institute on Democratic Agendas 2026
\nInstitutions in Motion: Democracy Between Social Struggle and the State
\nInstitute for Philosophy and Social Theory (IFDT)\, University of Belgrade June 29 &ndash\; July 4\, 2026 The central focus of the Summer Institute is the open question of what potential democratic institutions hold for responding to the political challenges of the twenty-first century. How are claims articulated in the language of protest\, resistance\, and social justice transformed into durable institutions? When do bottom-up initiatives succeed in producing institutions that are both democratically legitimate and practically effective? How are democratic institutions failing: through cooptation\, bureaucratic neutralization\, or repression? How can institutions remain open to contestation without losing their capacity to govern? Amid polarized publics\, contested rights regimes\, and declining trust how can democratic institutions be restored? The Summer University is convened by: \;Gazela Pudar Dra&scaron\;ko \;(Political Sociology\, IFDT\, University of Belgrade)\, \;Dilip Gaonkar \;(Rhetoric\, Media\, and Publics\, Northwestern University)\, \;Luka Glu&scaron\;ac \;(Political Science\, IFDT\, University of Belgrade) and \;Liam Mayes \;(Media Studies\, Rice University). \; The Institute brings together an interdisciplinary and globally diverse faculty\, including: Prathama Banerjee \;(History and Politics\, Center for the Study of Developing Societies\, New Delhi)
Craig Calhoun \;(Sociology and Social Science\, Arizona State University)
Harris Feinsod \;(English\, Johns Hopkins University)
Shalini Randeria \;(Social Anthropology\, Central European University)
Stephen Sawyer \;(History and Politics\, American University of Paris)
Roman Zinigrad \;(Law\, American University of Paris)
Srđan Prodanović \;(Sociology\, IFDT\, University of Belgrade)
Irena Fiket \;(Political Science\, IFDT\, University of Belgrade) The Summer Institute is organized by the Center for Transcultural Studies (Chicago &\; New York)\, the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory\, University of Belgrade and the Center for Global Culture and Communication\, Northwestern University. It is supported by the Mastercard Foundation\, Arizona State University\, the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs\, Northwestern University\, and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
Keynote Speakers
\nCatarina Dutilh Novaes (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
\nAlexander Prescott-Couch (University of Oxford)
\nContributed Speakers
\nGiulio M. Cavalli (University of Parma)
Metaphysics and the Genealogy of Thought: Bradley between (and beyond) Nietzsche and Collingwood
Wallace Gó\;is (Pontifical Catholic University of Sã\;o Paulo)
Courage to Be\, Courage of Truth: Ontology\, Genealogy\, and Political Spirituality at the Intersection of Tillich and Foucault
Cameron Hubbard (University of California\, Riverside)
To Have In One&rsquo\;s Power: The Use of Perspectives in Genealogy
Abbas Jamaliarmandi (UNSW Sydney)
Foucault\, Agamben\, and the Poetic Function of Genealogy: Historical Intelligibility and Critical Subjectivity
Rong-Shih Li (National Chengchi University)
The Playful Agent: Resolving the Problem of the Self in On the Genealogy of Morality
Julian Ratcliffe (University of Oxford)
Who&rsquo\;s Afraid of Friedrich Nietzsche? Genealogical Anxiety\, Normative Nihilism\, and Rule-Following
Ronya Ramrath (University of Oxford)
Herkunft Ursprung
Tuomo Tiisala (University of Vienna)
Why History Matters to the Evaluation of Concepts
Jan Thü\;mmel (Max Josef Metzger Institute for Dialogue and Reconciliation)
Mythology as Genealogy in F. W. J. Schelling&rsquo\;s Early Writings
Lin Zijie (Sun Yat-sen University)
Primitive Accumulation as Genealogy without Reconciliation: On the Disjunction of Logic and History in Capital\, Vol. I
Please register your attendence on the website: \;https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/philosophy/research/activities/postkantian/events/wcpc/registration24/
\nFor more information\, please visit: \;https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/philosophy/research/activities/postkantian/events/wcpc/
\nFor any enquiries\, please contact: wcpc@warwick.ac.uk.
\nThe WCPC is an annual event within The Centre for Research in Post-Kantian European Philosophy (University of Warwick). The conference complies with the BPA/SWIP guidelines for accessible conferences\, the BPA/SWIP good practice scheme for gender equality\, and the BPA environmental travel scheme (ETS).
ORGANIZER;CN=Rozemin Keshvani;CN=Keyu Qiu;CN=Oscar Crocker;CN=Shifan Zhou;CN=Sam Ronalds: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260629T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260630T170000 SUMMARY:Philosophising with the Greats UID:20260619T224132Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Oxford\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:Philosophising with the Greats seeks to showcase leading examples of current work in ancient philosophy that engages (in content or in method) with contemporary philosophy\, as well as work in contemporary philosophy that significantly draws on ancient philosophical ideas. The theme of the conference will thus accord closely with that of the journal Ancient Philosophy Today: DIALOGOI. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Anna Marmodoro;CN=John Pemberton: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260630T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260630T000000 SUMMARY:Journal of Law\, Society\, and Authority (Volume 15\, Issue2\, September 2026) UID:20260619T224133Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers
Journal of Law\, Society\, and Authority (JLSA)
Volume 15\, Issue 2 &ndash\; September 2026
a peer-reviewed\, open-access academic journal published biannually.
\nThe Journal of Law\, Society\, and Authority invites original research articles and theoretical contributions for its upcoming Volume 15\, Issue 2 (September 2026). The journal welcomes rigorous interdisciplinary scholarship addressing contemporary transformations in legal systems\, governance structures\, political authority\, and international dynamics.
\nTopics of interest include\, but are not limited to:
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\nLanguages
Submissions are accepted in English and French.
Submission Process
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; Manuscripts must comply with the journal&rsquo\;s formatting and ethical requirements and be submitted through the Algerian Scientific Journal Platform (ASJP): \;Access the Submission Portal
\nSubmission by email will be considered only in exceptional circumstances and upon prior communication with the editorial office (jlsa.journal@gmail.com).
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; Comprehensive author guidelines are available on the journal&rsquo\;s OJS website: \; \;Author Guidelines
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Indexation and Identification
\nThe journal is indexed in the Directory of Open Access JournalsDOAJ\, and all published articles are assigned aCrossRef DOI.
\n\nDeadline for Submissions:
\n\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; June 30\, 2026
\nContact:
jlsa.journal@gmail.com
Call for Abstracts
\n&ldquo\;Early Phenomenology on &lsquo\;Position-Taking&rsquo\; (Stellungnahme). Theoretical Stance\, Emotional Response\, and the Constitution of the Person&rdquo\;
\nUCLouvain\, Belgium\, 17&ndash\;19 March 2027
\nOrganizing committee: Alexis Delamare (University College Dublin/ULiè\;ge) &\; É\;lise Dravigny (UCLouvain/Sorbonne Université\;)
\nScientific committee: Sylvain Camilleri (UCLouvain)\, Alexis Delamare (University College Dublin/ULiè\;ge)\, Arnaud Dewalque (ULiè\;ge)\, É\;lise Dravigny (UCLouvain/Sorbonne Université\;)\, Bruno Leclercq (ULiè\;ge)\, Marc Maesschalck (UCLouvain)\, Denis Seron (ULiè\;ge)
\nSubmission guidelines
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Please send your abstracts as attachments (Word or PDF) to both elise.dravigny@uclouvain.be and alexis.delamare@ucd.ie
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Abstract length: max. 600 words (bibliography excluded\, if any).
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Abstracts should be anonymized. Please include your name\, affiliation\, and position in the body of the email.
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Deadline for abstract submission: 30 June 2026.
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Notification of acceptance: by 15 July 2026.
\nTheme and scope of the conference
\n&ldquo\;Now the question is how we want to fix the concept of position-taking. It is not so easy&rdquo\; (Edmund Husserl\, Ms A VI 31\, 42a\, 1928)
\nThis conference aims to shed new light on the intriguing concept of Stellungnahme (usually translated as &ldquo\;position-taking&rdquo\;) as it is applied by early phenomenologists\, especially by Edmund Husserl and the so-called &lsquo\;Munich-Gö\;ttingen&rsquo\; Circle of phenomenology\, composed of Johannes Daubert\, Dietrich von Hildebrand\, Roman Ingarden\, Alexander Pfä\;nder\, Adolf Reinach\, Max Scheler\, and Edith Stein\, among others.
\nWithin early phenomenology\, the term Stellungnahme is first employed in a published work by Reinach in &ldquo\;Zur Theorie des negativen Urteils&rdquo\; \;(1911\; 1982). There\, it characterizes those mental experiences\, such as belief\, striving\, or love\, which display an inherent polarity (being respectively opposed to disbelief\, struggle\, and hate) &ndash\; in contrast to representations or meanings. Reinach then takes up this concept in 1912 in his essay on &ldquo\;reflection&rdquo\; (Ü\;berlegung) (1912\; 1913)\, in which he emphasizes that intellectual reflection necessarily aims to establish a &ldquo\;position-taking&rdquo\;\, typically a conviction about a state of affairs (2017\, 58&ndash\;65).
\nSoon after\, clearly drawing on Reinach\, von Hildebrand elaborates his own original approach to Stellungnahme\, through its cardinal distinction with Kenntnisnahme or &ldquo\;knowledge-taking&rdquo\; (von Hildebrand 1916\, 134). A knowledge-taking\, such as the vision of a landscape\, is characterized as a mere &ldquo\;having&rdquo\; of a content\, whereas\, in the case of a Stellungnahme\, I take a spontaneous stance with respect to the appearing object. In this regard\, intellectual experiences such as conviction\, but also affective experiences such as joy or indignation and conative experiences such as willing\, insofar as they exhibit such subjective activity\, are to be interpreted as &lsquo\;position-takings&rsquo\;.
\nEspecially in his manuscripts from the Studien zur Struktur des Bewusstseins\, Edmund Husserl also makes extensive and yet-to-be-explored use of the concept of Stellungnahme. In the theoretical sphere\, he notably distinguishes between &lsquo\;position-taking&rsquo\; understood as a positional act &ndash\; in contrast to neutral &lsquo\;mere representations&rsquo\; (1980\, 446&ndash\;47) &ndash\; and &lsquo\;position-taking&rsquo\; understood as a critical procedure aiming at the rational verification of a certain thesis (2020a\, 331\, 372). In the affective sphere\, he observes that the manifestation of a positive value often motivates an &ldquo\;affective position-taking&rdquo\; (Gemü\;tsstellungnahme) as a response\, whereby the subject actively &ldquo\;turns&rdquo\; towards the object with pleasure (2020b\, 121). Lastly\, Husserl emphasizes the crucial role played by sedimented active &lsquo\;position-takings&rsquo\; in the constitution of a stable personal self (1952\, 112&ndash\;13).
\nFinally\, Edith Stein also appeals to the terminology of &lsquo\;position-taking&rsquo\; in her 1922 Beiträ\;ge zur philosophischen Begrü\;ndung der Psychologie und der Geisteswissenschaften (2010\, 49\, 133). Following von Hildebrand and Husserl\, she asserts that an emotion &ndash\; for instance\, joy &ndash\; is not a &ldquo\;knowledge-taking of the value&rdquo\; (Wertkenntnisnahme) &ndash\; for instance of beauty &ndash\; but rather a subjective stance towards the axiological object\, and thus a &ldquo\;response&rdquo\; (Antwort) thereto.
\nThe concept of Stellungnahme thus assumes a variety of functions within early phenomenology. This variety reveals the richness and power of this notion\, whose applications range from theoretical philosophy to the philosophy of emotion and to ethics\; yet it also challenges the unity of this concept and calls into question the compatibility of these diverse uses\, across authors and within the work of particular phenomenologists &ndash\; e.g.\, Husserl.
\nAgainst this background\, the aim of this meeting is to advance the literature &ndash\; whose (scarce) accounts of Stellungnahme have been limited to individual authors (Carta and Delamare\, forthcoming\; Delamare 2025\; De Monticelli 2011\; Jacobs 2016\; Jardine 2020\; Loidolt 2021\; Magrì\; 2022\; Mü\;ller 2020\; Salice 2015\; Uemura and Salice 2019) \;&ndash\; by offering an overview of &lsquo\;position-taking&rsquo\; among early phenomenologists. To do so\, the first objective is to study the influences\, continuities\, and tensions between the accounts they propose. Emphasis will also be placed on the sources of the concept of Stellungnahme. In particular\, the psychologist Hugo Mü\;nsterberg (a student of Wundt) already uses this term in his Grundzü\;ge der Psychologie (1900)\, seemingly with a meaning very close to Reinach&rsquo\;s. In addition\, in his 1911 essay\, Reinach explicitly refers to the works of Windelband (1884) and to Brentano&rsquo\;s theory of judgment (Brentano 1874\, 262). Finally\, a third line of inquiry will be the potential relevance of this terminology for contemporary issues\, such as epistemic agency (Jacobs 2021) or the reactional nature of emotions (Mü\;ller 2018).
\nSuggested topics
\nWe welcome presentations on topics including\, but not limited to\, the following:
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The historical origins of the concept of Stellungnahme as used by Husserl and the Munich-Gö\;ttingen Circle.
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The mutual influences of the members of the Munich-Gö\;ttingen Circle as they develop their understanding of Stellungnahme.
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The unity\, diversity\, and evolution of the meaning of Stellungnahme within early phenomenology.
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; &lsquo\;Position-taking&rsquo\; understood minimally as &lsquo\;belief&rsquo\; or &lsquo\;positional act&rsquo\;. The doxic modification introduced by the phenomenological epoché\; &ndash\; which brackets all Stellungnahmen (Husserl 1976\, 63) &ndash\; can also be investigated in this perspective.
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; &lsquo\;Position-taking&rsquo\; understood maximally as a critical procedure\, based on doubt and intellectual deliberation.
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Stellungnahme in the affective sphere\, especially the distinction between value-feelings \;&ndash\; in which values are known &ndash\; and emotions as responses.
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Stellungnahme in the conative\, volitional\, and practical sphere.
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Stellungnahme\, agency\, freedom\, and the constitution of an active and stable personality.
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; &lsquo\;Position-taking&rsquo\; and related notions &ndash\; e.g.\, &lsquo\;knowledge-taking&rsquo\; (Kenntnisnahme)\, &lsquo\;acknowledgment&rsquo\; (Anerkennung)\, or &lsquo\;approval&rsquo\; (Billigung) (Carta 2024).
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The influence of early phenomenology&rsquo\;s concept of Stellungnahme on later phenomenology &ndash\; e.g.\, Stavenhagen (1925\; Smith 1982\, 312) &ndash\; as well as on later philosophy more broadly.
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The significance of early phenomenology&rsquo\;s concept of Stellungnahme for contemporary debates.
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\nCarta\, Emanuela. 2024. Approval\, reflective emotions\, and virtue: sentimentalist elements in Husserl&rsquo\;s philosophy. British Journal for the History of Philosophy 32: 1329&ndash\;1349.
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ORGANIZER;CN=Alexis Delamare: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260630T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260630T090000 SUMMARY:The Athens MA in Ancient Philosophy\, Call for Applications\, Phase II UID:20260619T224135Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:The Athens MA in Ancient Philosophy\, launched in 2023\, is an intensive one-year graduate program providing in-depth knowledge of Ancient Philosophy and advanced research training in its various fields. The Program promotes the study of Ancient Greek Philosophy in its full historical and thematic scope. It is one of the very few programs worldwide dedicated exclusively to Ancient Philosophy as a subject of systematic study and research. The Athens MA is a collaboration between three major Greek universities\, which have joined forces to establish a highly competitive Program:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; University of Patras
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; University of Crete
\nCourses are taught in Athens by professors from Greek universities and visiting scholars from international institutions. Upon completing the program\, students will be equipped to conduct independent and collaborative research and will be well-prepared to pursue doctoral studies. The program admits up to 20 students per academic year.
\nThe Program&rsquo\;s duration is a full academic year (12 months &ndash\; 75 ECTS): two Semesters of courses are followed by a Summer Term\, during which students will prepare and submit a master's thesis. The fees of the Program amount to 3.000 &euro\;. Language of instruction is English. Knowledge of Ancient Greek and Latin is desirable but not required\; several opportunities to learn Ancient Greek are available in Athens\, offered by the Program or other institutions.
\nCandidates may submit their applications between April 1 and June 30\, 2026.
\nFor more information\, including the application form and a list of required documents\, visit https://athensma.phs.uoa.gr. You can also explore our leaflet\, the video presentation\, the Study Guide of the Program\, and details about the Hypatia Scholarship and the Ioannis Loizides Award of Excellence.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260630T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260630T090000 SUMMARY:The Phenomenology of Desire (The New Yearbook for Phenomenology and Phenomenological Philosophy\, Vol. XXVII) UID:20260619T224136Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Call for Abstracts
\n"The Phenomenology of Desire"
\nThe New Yearbook for Phenomenology and Phenomenological Philosophy \;(Vol. XXVII)
\nGuest Editors
Emanuela Carta (emanuela.carta@uni-graz.at)
Sara Dameno (sara.dameno@uni-koeln.de)
Alexis Delamare (alexis.delamare@ucd.ie)
About the volume
Over the past decade\, phenomenology has emerged as a central interlocutor in the philosophy of emotions\, and it is now well established that it offers distinctive resources for understanding the structure\, intentionality\, and normativity of emotional life. By contrast\, its contribution to the analysis of desire remains comparatively underdeveloped\, if not neglected. This is so even though reflections on desire can be found throughout the phenomenological tradition\, broadly understood&mdash\;from the Brentano School and early phenomenology\, including figures such as Alexius Meinong\, Christian von Ehrenfels\, Edith Stein\, Max Scheler\, and Dietrich von Hildebrand\, to later French developments\, including thinkers such as Simone de Beauvoir\, Paul Ric&oelig\;ur\, Emmanuel Levinas\, Frantz Fanon\, Jean-Luc Nancy\, and Renaud Barbaras. In addition\, recently published materials from Edmund Husserl&rsquo\;s manuscripts&mdash\;most notably the third volume of the \;Studien zur Struktur des Bewusstseins&mdash\;offer important analyses that remain largely unexplored and invite further systematic development.
Against this background\, the volume has a twofold aim. On the one hand\, it seeks to clarify and critically examine phenomenological accounts of desire across the tradition\, from the Brentano School and early phenomenology to contemporary approaches. On the other hand\, it aims to assess how phenomenology can contribute to current debates on desire\, including its nature\, its relation to value and normativity\, its role in agency\, and its social and political dimensions. In this regard\, we especially welcome contributions that examine how desire is shaped by structures of power\, including race and coloniality\, as well as those that explore how desire can be transformed and reoriented when freed from oppressive environments. In this way\, the volume seeks to advance the philosophical understanding of desire while further developing phenomenological approaches to it.
We invite extended abstracts of approximately \;800&ndash\;1\,000 words\, outlining the central thesis\, argumentative strategy\, and contribution to the volume.
Topics of interest \;include\, but are not limited to:
- Phenomenological analyses of desire within specific schools or traditions (e.g.\, the Brentano School\; the Munich and Gö\;ttingen Circles).
- Conceptions of desire in major phenomenological figures (e.g.\, Husserl\, Levinas\, Merleau-Ponty\, de Beauvoir\, etc.).
- Desire in critical and feminist phenomenology.
- The relationship between phenomenology and psychoanalysis with respect to desire.
- Contemporary phenomenological approaches to desire.
- Possible contributions of phenomenological perspectives to contemporary debates on desire.
- Desire in underrepresented or neglected phenomenological traditions.
- Non-Western phenomenological perspectives on desire.
Submission Guidelines
To submit your abstract\, please fill in the form using the link below. Abstracts should be anonymized. They will be reviewed by the editors of the volume. Authors of selected abstracts will be invited to submit full papers\, which will then undergo a double-blind peer review process in accordance with NYPPP policy. Final acceptance decisions regarding the full papers will be made thereafter.
Timeline
\n- Deadline for abstract submission: \;30 June 2026
- Notification of acceptance: by 15 July 2026
- Full paper deadline: 31 March 2027
Length of final papers: 6\,000&ndash\;8\,000 words (including notes and references). The volume is expected to be published in 2028.
To submit your abstract\, please fill in and submit the form using the following link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdUJyOZBt8Awm0b3KS5AIRvFNNmMK0QL8Mx5akW2SeHOa3XvA/viewform?usp=header
For any further questions\, please contact:
phenomenologyofdesire.nyppp2028@gmail.com
Narration and self-narration represent a fundamental need of human beings as historical and cultural subjects. This fact has been recognised and studied in the field of anthropological\, cultural\, historical\, sociological and even psychological and philosophical research. According to various interpretative perspectives\, personal identity is constructed narratively (Bruner\, Ricoeur et al.)\, and is built at the crossroads between subjective experience and cultural transmission of a population.
\nPersonal identity\, therefore\, is not determined solely by psychological-affective development\, pure experience and knowledge of a more or less general and practical nature. A complex combination of elements nourishes the thoughts\, choices\, interests and behaviours of individuals\, rooted in the cultural values\, beliefs\, memory and history of a population.
\nThis\, explains\, on the one hand\, the civilising and emancipatory function of studies and research in the humanities and historical-social sciences for individuals\, peoples and communities\; on the other hand\, it explains the particular difficulty in achieving full and scientific knowledge of facts\, events and experiences. On the one hand\, the question of the objectivity of truth is dialectically linked both to the question of the representation of knowledge and to the question of the correspondence between statements and actual state of things. On the other hand\, the same issue enters into dialectic with the question of persuasion and knowledge interests.
\nIn particular\, the relationship between truth and persuasion\, between argumentative validity and communicative effectiveness\, is a source of tension and controversy. The matrix is clearly Western and has its roots in ancient thought (one can consider Aristotle&rsquo\;s distinction between rhetoric and dialectic\, or reconsider Socrates and Plato&rsquo\;s lessons or Sophists&rsquo\; perspective\, etc.). This is a critical area where the difference between convincing and persuading\, between knowing and believing\, between demonstrative discourse and discourse aimed at obtaining the consent of an audience generates\, in various ways\, tension and controversy that is as much scientific and cultural as it is political and social. On the one hand\, the multiplication of communication channels\, accessibility to social media\, the strengthening of the so-called &ldquo\;infosphere&rdquo\; and the advent of generative AI\; on the other\, the proliferation of economic and political conflicts of interests behind scientific research\, knowledge and communication &ndash\; all this seems to have further dramatised and complicated the critical issues and problems in question.
\nHowever\, as numerous studies in different disciplinary field have shown\, the issue of persuasion cannot be addressed solely in the contexts of mass communication\, economic interests and political manipulation: no discursive practice is free from presuppositions and more or less conscious exercises and effects of persuasion (Perelman\, Habermas\, Toulmin et al.). The structures of persuasive discourse are transversally present in all linguistic practices\, including specialists&rsquo\; ones\, inspired by criteria of scientific rigour. The scientific-cultural universe cannot therefore be divided into two clearly separate areas: on the one hand\, the area of certain\, experimentally proven truth\, the domain of analytical reason\; on the other\, the area of relative truth\, the domain of the humanities and of a reason conditioned by pragmatic\, historical motivations\, i.e. anchored to a particular Lebensform.
\nThis situation reinforces the need for clarification of the relationship between truth and persuasion in the humanities and historical-social sciences\, and for rigorous analysis and discussion of the possibilities and limitations of persuasive practice\, beliefs\, cultural affiliations\, interests and values reflected in them.
\nThe conference aims to promote an interdisciplinary exchange &ndash\; including a critical discussion of case studies &ndash\; between philosophical and non-philosophical research areas\, with a particular (but not exclusive) focus on the following issues\, which are grouped around the main question &ldquo\;Narration and Renarration of Facts: How and When Is the Truth?&rdquo\;:
\n\n- the relationship between truth and persuasion
\n- the relationship between truth and communication
\n- the relationship between truth and the languages of politics
\n- the relationship between knowledge and representation
\n- the relationship between knowledge and interest
\n- the relationship between knowledge and cultural belonging
\n- the relationship between knowledge and ideology
\n- the relationship between identity and (re-)narration
\n- the relationship between factuality and communicative distortion
\n\nOrganiser: Prof. Milenko Bodin (University of Belgrade)
\n\nSubmissions of a long abstract (of no more than 1000 words) and a CV are due by 30 June 2026.
\nAll applicants must indicate the following details: Name\, presentation title\, institutional affiliation\, and contact information.
\nPlease\, send your abstract and CV to: filcentar@gmail.com
\n\nApplicants will be notified by 15 July 2026.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260630T230000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260630T230000 SUMMARY:‘Impossible Architecture’ in: 'Universitas Gedanesis' UID:20260619T224138Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Jan Grzanka\, editor of the biannual scientific journal &lsquo\;Universitas Gedanensis&rsquo\;\, together with Roman Nieczyporowski\, invite you to contribute to the next issue of the journal entitled &lsquo\;Impossible Architecture&rsquo\;.
\nThe editors of the publication understand impossible architecture as an area of reflection situated at the intersection of idea and matter\, design and imagination\, revealing the boundaries and contradictions of contemporary architecture. The topics covered include both projects that have not been realised for technological\, economic or political reasons\, as well as visions that exist only in the form of drawings\, models\, narratives or virtual environments. Impossibility is treated not only as a structural problem\, but also as a social\, ethical and ecological category\, making architecture a tool for critical reflection on contemporary models of design and habitation.
\nThe editors plan to publish two issues of the journal\, which will then be followed by a book published by the Krakow Society of Authors and Publishers of Scientific Works &lsquo\;Universitas&rsquo\;. For several years now\, a series of publications has been appearing\, based on articles published in the Universitas Gedanensis journal\, supplemented with additional materials\, published under the common title Bibliotheca Culturae Scriptae (Library of Written Culture).
\nEach volume in the series is planned as a separate collective work\, edited by Jan Grzanka and an expert in the field invited to collaborate. Roman Nieczyporowski is the co-editor of the volume &lsquo\;Impossible Architecture&rsquo\;.
\nAll information about the journal (including back issues) and the series is available at: universitasgedanensis.com.pl. The tabs &lsquo\;For authors&rsquo\;\, &lsquo\;Reviewing policy&rsquo\; and &lsquo\;Publication ethics&rsquo\; contain detailed guidelines for publishing articles in Universitas Gedanensis.
\nPlease send any questions and correspondence to the following e-mail addresses:
\njangrzanka@onet.pl
\nEditor-in-chief of Universitas Gedanensis: Dr Jan Grzanka (SANS-Sopot)
\nroman.nieczyporowski@asp.gda.pl
\nCo-editor of the volume: Dr Roman Nieczyporowski (Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk)
\n\n\n ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052143Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260701T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260701T000000 SUMMARY:Satellite Sessions of The Sacra Doctrina Project for the American Catholic Philosophical Association UID:20260619T224139Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Pennsylvania Avenue Hights\, United States DESCRIPTION:The Sacra Doctrina Project warmly invites its members of all ranks\, as well as other interested scholars\, to submit paper proposals for our two sponsored satellite sessions for the 2026 annual meeting of the American Catholic Philosophical Association.
\nIn keeping with our mission\, these satellite sessions intend to explore the philosophical principles and concepts traditional to Catholic theology and doctrine. Specifically\, we propose to host two sessions: Satellite Session I: &ldquo\;Preambula fidei: Perennial Foundations for Theology.&rdquo\; Satellite Session II: &ldquo\;Philosophical Principles for the Development of Dogma.&rdquo\;
\nSubmissions discussing either philosophical principles pertinent to development as such or the development of any specific dogma are equally welcome.
\nA 150&ndash\;250 word abstract and a short CV should be submitted by Wednesday\, July 1\, 2026 to: dmgarlandjr@yahoo.com. A submission for each session is permissible and welcome.
\nPlease contact Daniel Garland\, Ph.D.\, at dmgarlandjr@yahoo.com or David Sherwood\, S.T.L.\, at david.f.sherwood@avemaria.edu with any questions.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260701T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260701T090000 SUMMARY:Spinoza and Imaginative Ideas UID:20260619T224140Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Berlin\, Germany DESCRIPTION:Spinoza&rsquo\;s fame as an arch-rationalist belies the attention he devotes to forms of cognition besides reason&mdash\;to the imagination\, including our ideas acquired through the senses\, or by testimony. Though he calls these &lsquo\;inadequate&rsquo\;\, &lsquo\;partial&rsquo\;\, &lsquo\;confused&rsquo\;\, even &lsquo\;mutilated&rsquo\;\, Spinoza also makes clear that they play a key role in our emotional lives\, in prevalent forms of social and political organization\, and even in our capacity as knowers. While some aspects of imagination\, such as its ability to give rise to confused and perspectival representations and associations of affects playing an important social or political role\, have received ample discussion\, we believe that there are still plenty of underexplored questions\, including: How do ideas of the imagination acquire their content? What is their relation to truth\, falsity\, error? What is their status&mdash\;ontological\, doxastic\, affective&mdash\;vis-à\;-vis ideas of reason? Can we rid ourselves of our imaginative ideas? Should we even try?
\nThe &lsquo\;Spinoza and Imaginative Ideas&rsquo\; workshop will take place on October 24-25 in Berlin\, at the Human Abilities Centre \;for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (Humboldt-Universitä\;t zu Berlin\, Freie Universitä\;t). We invite prospective participants to send an anonymized abstract of no more than 300 words \;by 11:59CET on July 1 to the following email address: leonardo.moauro@hu-berlin.de. These should be formatted for a 25&ndash\;30-minute presentation. We will aim to communicate our decisions by July 21. Please\, indicate your name\, university affiliation\, and the title of your paper in the body of your email message. We especially encourage submissions from women and members of underrepresented groups (you may disclose preferred pronouns in your submission email). Unfortunately\, no financial assistance can be provided to support \;travel expenses and accommodation for participants. The keynote speakers of the workshop will be Ursula Renz (University of Graz)\, Kristin Primus (University of California Berkeley)\, Martin Lenz (FernUniversitä\;t Hagen)\, and Eric Schliesser (University of Amsterdam).
ORGANIZER;CN=Oliver Toth;CN=Domenica Romagni;CN=Leonardo Moauro: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260701T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260701T090000 SUMMARY:Interpreting the New Heidegger UID:20260619T224141Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:I am pleased to invite you to submit your work to a Special Issue of \;Philosophies \;focused on recently published texts by Martin Heidegger.
\nI welcome original research articles that focus on material published in the \;Gesamtausgabe \;in 2013 or later. The articles will familiarize readers who may not be Heidegger specialists with some of the newest available primary sources\, provide illuminating contexts and perspectives\, and open avenues for future research.
\nPlease see the link for further information.
\nRichard Polt\, Guest Editor
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052143Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260701T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260701T130000 SUMMARY:Voir-Dire: "World-Building" UID:20260619T224142Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm 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: July 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: \;
You 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. \;
\n---------
\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: \;
Vous 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:20260619T052143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260701T230000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260701T230000 SUMMARY:Philosophy of Emotions\, Philosophy and Psychiatry\, Philosophy as Transformation\, Ancient Philosophy/ Thaumazein UID:20260619T224143Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Call for Open Essays &ndash\; Thaumazein\, Volume 15\, Issue 1 (2027)
\nThaumà\;zein invites submissions for its forthcoming open issue (Vol. 15\, No. 1\, June 2027). Unlike previous monographic issues\, this volume welcomes original contributions across the journal's core areas of interest\, with particular attention to:
\nContributions in theoretical philosophy\, moral philosophy\, and the history of philosophy more broadly are also welcome. Prospective authors are encouraged to consult the journal's back catalogue:
\n\;https://rivista.thaumazein.it/index.php/thaum/index
\nSubmission Guidelines
\nContributions may be submitted in English or Italian\, in two stages:
\nEditorial guidelines for authors are available at:https://rivista.thaumazein.it/index.php/thaum/about/submissions
\nPublication
\nThe volume is scheduled for publication in June 2027.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260701T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260701T234500 SUMMARY:Kantian Journal. Special Issue "The Concept of Antagonism in Kant’s Philosophy" UID:20260619T224144Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Immanuel Kant is rarely regarded as a philosopher of antagonism. His pursuit of universal foundations for human thought\, action\, and community\, alongside similar endeavors by his influential followers\, particularly in recent decades\, secured his reputation as a philosopher of concord and 'perpetual peace.' The relative stability of that decades might seem the perpetual result of the historical progress of reason\, reinforcing the dominant image of Kant. This interpretation\, however\, has paid significantly less attention to the themes of 'unsociable sociability\,' attraction and repulsion\, logical contradiction and real opposition\, pleasure and displeasure \;&mdash\; \;elements that define the antagonistic dimension of Kant&rsquo\;s thought and complicate &mdash\; and\, arguably\, make more plausible \;&mdash\; \;his universalist vision.
The aim of this thematic issue\, "The Concept of Antagonism in Kant&rsquo\;s Philosophy\," is to reconsider this neglected aspect of Kantian philosophy to clarify the nature of antagonism and the means of its resolution in the modern world.
Guest Editor - Prof. Dr Vadim Chaly \;
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052143Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260701T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260701T234500 SUMMARY:North American Association for Philosophy and Education (NAAPE) 2026 UID:20260619T224145Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:Mundelein\, United States DESCRIPTION:Dear Colleagues\, \;
\nWe are delighted to invite you to submit a paper or other proposal to the North American Association for Philosophy and Education (NAAPE) Annual Conference\, which will take place from Friday\, October 16th to Sunday\, October 18th\, 2025. NAAPE 2025 will be held at the beautiful University of St. Mary of the Lake\, just outside of Chicago. Submissions are due by July 1st\, 2026 at 11:59PM CT (UTC -5). \;
\nAs in previous years\, NAAPE accepts any length of paper\, but we prefer papers that are less than 14\,000 words. The papers may employ any well-established style guideline so long as it is used consistently throughout the paper. Additionally\, papers may be formatted in a standard article manner or as a book chapter. NAAPE accepts submissions in English\, Spanish\, or French\, but presentations are expected to be given in English. NAAPE is pleased to accept submissions that are simultaneously under review or in press at academic journals\, but we cannot accept papers that have been published prior to submission. In addition to full papers\, NAAPE also accepts panel proposals and author-meets-critics proposals. The following link will bring you to the submissions form: \;https://www.naape.org/en/submissions
\nIn hosting our annual conference\, we seek to provide a welcoming and humane environment where philosophers and educators from North America and around the world can engage with one another in meaningful dialogue. In addition to faculty in philosophy and education\, NAAPE invites practicing and retired teachers\, graduate students\, administrators\, policymakers\, and independent scholars to attend the conference. We are looking forward to receiving your submissions! \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Dennis Arjo;CN=Drew Chambers;CN=Madison Cosby;CN=Randall R. Curren;CN=Evan Dutmer;CN=Nicholas Smith;CN=Dario Vaccaro;CN=Darby Vickers;CN=Ilya Zrudlo: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260703T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260703T170000 SUMMARY:Thinking with Andrew Cooper - London Meeting UID:20260619T224146Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:UCL Bloomsbury Campus\, London\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:There will be two in-person gatherings in Summer 2026 to remember and engage with the philosophical work of Andrew Cooper\, who tragically died in November 2025.
\nThe first of these two events will take place at the University of Warwick\, on June 18-19 (registration via: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/philosophy/news/andrew-cooper-memorial-event/).
\nThis second event will be this one\, held in London\, at UCL's Bloomsbury Campus\, from 10.00am-5.00pm\, on Friday the 3rd of July. We'll have a series of speakers discussing different parts of Andrew's work\, and related themes. Please register / RSVP via the button on this page. \;
\n(There will also be an online reading / discussion event\; registration via \;https://philevents.org/event/show/147005)
\nFull line-up of sessions and speakers to be confirmed by early July. (If you're interested in participating as a speaker\, please contact Robert Simpson (robert.simpson@ucl.ac.uk).
ORGANIZER;CN=Robert Mark Simpson: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260703T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260703T200000 SUMMARY:Time for Émilie Du Châtelet UID:20260619T224147Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Alte Aula\, Heidelberg\, Germany DESCRIPTION:Time for É\;milie Du Châ\;telet
\nThis talk presents a novel interpretation of É\;milie Du Châ\;telet&rsquo\;s neglected understanding of time. It argues\, first\, that her account presupposes a foundational notion of successive being\, analogous to Descartes&rsquo\;s foundational notion of extended being. Second\, it suggests that Du Châ\;telet holds that time is the order of successive being insofar as successive beings succeed one another\, and clarifies her view by contrasting it with Leibniz&rsquo\;s more familiar relational account. Third\, it examines her subtle response to the absolute conception of time associated with Clarke and Newton\, arguing that although she grants that the idea of absolute time is natural and even useful\, she ultimately regards it as both false and dangerous. Fourth\, it contends that Du Châ\;telet rejects two long-standing assumptions about time inherited from Aristotle\, namely that time is essentially tied to motion and to measure. Altogether\, the talk hopes to show that Du Châ\;telet offers an intriguing\, coherent\, and even philosophically attractive conception of time.
ORGANIZER;CN=Clara Carus: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260704T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260704T170000 SUMMARY:Graduate and Early Career Workshop on Émilie Du Châtelet and Early Modern Philosophy UID:20260619T224148Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Heidelberg\, Germany DESCRIPTION:Clara Carus (Heidelberg) and Jeffrey K. McDonough (Harvard) are hosting a Graduate and Early Carrer Workshop on É\;milie Du Châ\;telet and Early Modern Philosophy. The workshop will take place in the Hegelsaal at Heidelberg University on Saturday\, July 4th\, 2026. \;
\nPlease view the associated Call for Abstracts.
\nThe recent decade has seen an exponential growth in Du Châ\;telet scholarship. Nevertheless\, Du Châ\;telet&rsquo\;s oeuvre is still seriously understudied. This workshop aims to support further research on Du Châ\;telet among Graduate and PhD students. We welcome abstracts for research papers\, but also encourage presentations on future funding proposals\, master&rsquo\;s theses\, or PhD projects. We welcome all themes with a direct\, important link to Du Châ\;telet. The workshop aims to generate helpful feedback in a friendly\, collegial atmosphere. \; \; \;
\nAll are welcome to attend the workshop without presenting. Please register at: clara.carus@uni-heidelberg.de.
\nJeffrey K.McDonough will give an associated public talk on the 3rd of July 2026. Please view:philevents45081
ORGANIZER;CN=Clara Carus: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20260706T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20260706T090000 SUMMARY:Inheriting Ordinary Language Philosophy UID:20260619T224149Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Vilnius LOCATION:Universiteto g. 9\, Vilnius\, Lithuania DESCRIPTION:Recent years have witnessed a renewed interest in so-called ordinary language philosophy &ndash\; one of the main traditions in 20th century analytic philosophy. The conference will contribute to this renewed engagement by examining the legacy and contemporary significance of the tradition and its leading representatives. At the same time\, the conference aims at critically examining the idea of an ordinary language philosophy tradition itself. The thinkers typically grouped under this label differ substantially in philosophical outlook and method. Assessing the depth and significance of these differences raises broader questions about how unified the tradition really is. Is the current resurgence best understood as the continuation of a shared philosophical approach\, or does it instead consist of diverse and sometimes competing attempts to draw on different elements of this legacy? By addressing these questions\, the conference will both clarify the historical significance of ordinary language philosophy and assess the prospects for its contemporary revival.
\nKeynote speakers
\nAvner Baz (Tufts University)
\nBenjamin De Mesel (KU Leuven)
\nHans-Johann Glock (University of Zurich)
\nMartin Gustafsson (Å\;bo Akademi University)
\nNicole Rathgeb (University of Bern)
\nImportant dates
\nAbstract submission: July 6\, 2026
\nAuthor notification: July 16\, 2026
\nConference: October 2-3\, 2026
\nRegistration fees
\nStudents 50 &euro\;
\nNon-students 100 &euro\;
\n(Registration fee covers the conference dinner\; waivers might be considered)
\nConference Venue
\nFaculty of Philosophy\, Vilnius University\, Universiteto street 9\, Vilnius\, Lithuania.
\nSubmitting an abstract for a presentation (30 minutes including discussion)
\nAbstracts at a maximum length of 400 words should be submitted as Word or PDF to mindaugas.gilaitis@fsf.vu.lt. Make sure to state your name and affiliation clearly in the abstract. The deadline for submission is \;July 6\, 2026. The date of notification is \;July 16\, 2026.
\nOrganizers
\nMindaugas Gilaitis (Vilnius University)\, Martin Gustafsson (Å\;bo Akademi University)
\nPlease direct all inquiries by email to mindaugas.gilaitis@fsf.vu.lt or martin.gustafsson@abo.fi.
\nThe event is free to attend. If you intend to come to the conference as a non-speaker\, please register by sending an email to mindaugas.gilaitis@fsf.vu.lt. The deadline for registration is \;September 25\, 2026.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260708T094500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260709T170000 SUMMARY:Conatus – Self-determination – Subjectivity – Hegel and/or/with Spinoza UID:20260619T224150Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Universitatsplatz 1\, Heidelberg\, Germany DESCRIPTION:Conatus &ndash\; Self-determination &ndash\; Subjectivity &ndash\; Hegel and/or/with Spinoza
\nPhilosophisches Seminar\, University of Heidelberg
\n\nHö\;rsaal 04a\, Neue Universitä\;t\, Heidelberg University
\nUniversitä\;tsplatz 1\, \;69117 Heidelberg
\n8&ndash\;9.07.2026
\n\nWednesday\, 8th \;of July
\n\n9:45 Welcome\, coffee
\n\n10:00 Ursula Renz (Graz): Spinozean \;acquiescientia in se ipso \;vs. Hegelian Reconciliation
\n\n11:00 Coffee break
\n\n11:30 Yitzhak Melamed (Johns Hopkins): Spinoza and Hegel on Self-Negation
\n\n12:30 Lunch break
\n\n13:30 Misa Sanada (Nagoya): From Conatus to Being-with-Oneself-in-Another: Mendelssohn\, Jacobi\, and the Path from Spinoza to Hegel
\n\n14:30 Coffee break
\n\n15:00 \;Bojana Jovićević (Ljubljana): Knowledge and Action in Spinoza&rsquo\;s Ethics and Hegel&rsquo\;s Logic
\n\n16:00 Coffee break
\n\n16:30 \;Julia Peters (Heidelberg): Privatio nihil est? Hegel&rsquo\;s Critique of Spinoza on Negative Affect
\n\n17:30 short coffee break
\n\n17:45 \;Birgit Sandkaulen (Bochum): Wie passt das Theorem des conatus zu Hegels negativistischer Spinozalektü\;re?
\n\n19:30 Dinner
\n\n\nThursday\, 9th \;of July
\n\n10:00 Oliver Toth (Heidelberg): Sensory and rational principles of action in Spinoza and Hegel
\n\n11:00 coffee break
\n\n11:30 Jack Stetter (Louisiana State/South Florida): State Individuality and War in Spinoza and Hegel
\n\n12:30 Lunch break
\n\n13:30 Martin Saar (Frankfurt): Hegel or Spinoza? Subjectivity\, Intersubjectivity and &ldquo\;Transindividuality&rdquo\;
\n\n14:30 Coffee break
\n\n15:00 Ana-Silvia Munte (Tü\;bingen): Spinoza&rsquo\;s Conatus and Hegel&rsquo\;s Stocking: Why a Mended Self-Consciousness is Worse than a Torn One
\n\n16:00 Coffee break
\n\n16:30 \;James Kreines (Claremont McKenna): Philosophy of Action and Priority of the Practical\, Without Human-Perspective-Defensive Reasoning: Spinoza&rsquo\;s Conatus and Hegel&rsquo\;s Self-Determination
\n\n17:30 Concluding remarks\, reception
\n\n20:00 Screening of the movie &ldquo\;Spinoza: Six Reasons for the Excommunication of the Philosopher&rdquo\;
\nGloriette Cinema\, Hauptstraß\;e 146\, 69117 Heidelberg
\nFollowed by a podium discussion &ldquo\;Spinoza and the Good Life&rdquo\; with the director of the film David Ofek\, and Michael Engel (Heidelberg University of Jewish Studies)\, Yitzhak Melamed (Johns Hopkins)\, Ursula Renz (Graz) on the therapeutic role of Spinoza&rsquo\;s philosophy\, moderated by Julia Peters (Heidelberg).
\n\nThe conference is free and open to everyone. Due to limited seating\, we ask for registration by sending an e-mail to: \;oliver.toth@uni-heidelberg.de.
\n\nRegistration does not automatically include a ticket for the screening\; tickets can be bought directly at the cinema independently from the registration.
\n\nThe conference is organized by Julia Peters and Oliver Toth\; it is generously funded by the DFG and is part of the project &bdquo\;Conatus\, Trieb und die Erkenntnis der Freiheit: Spinozas Einfluss auf Hegels praktische Philosophie&ldquo\;.
ORGANIZER;CN=Oliver Toth;CN=Julia Peters: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260708T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260709T170000 SUMMARY:Sex UID:20260619T224151Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:London\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:The Spontaneity of Freedom (SPONT)\, a European Research Council/UKRI-funded project based at University College London\, explores forms of human agency and freedom that are not easily captured by models of rational planning or control. SPONT hosts an annual workshop: this year\, the theme of the workshop will be &ldquo\;sex\,&rdquo\; the first in a planned three-year conference series exploring \;&ldquo\;sex\, drugs\, and rock-and-roll.&rdquo\;
\nTentative Schedule \;
\n8 July
\n9.00 Breakfast
\n9.30 Andreja Novakovic: \;Frock Consciousness in The Second Sex
\n11.15 Nick Clanchy: &lsquo\;Dreaming of a World Exempt from Meaning&rsquo\;: Roland Barthes on Love
\n13.00 Lunch
\n14.30 Ry Smith: \;Who Cares about the Rules Anyway? Rendering BDSM Philosophically Legible
\n16.15 Tim Dean: Libidinal Economies of Fascism
\n19.00 Dinner
\n9 July
\n9.00 Breakfast
\n9.30 Francey Russell: \;Opacity and Intimacy: Kant on Sex and Friendship
\n11:15 Elena Comay del Junco: Why Desire Is Better than Sex: Some History
\n13.00 Lunch
\n14.30 Elizabeth Holt: On Lesbian &lsquo\;Sex&rsquo\;
\n16.15 Keynote: Avgi Saketopoulou: \;Race Play\, Refracted: Trauma and Sexuality in Stalag Fiction
\n19.00 Dinner
\nCommentators
\nEllie Anderson
\nAyesha Chakravarti \;
\nJeremey Fix
\nJonathan Gingerich
\nKirstine La Cour
\nAnn Pellegrini
\nSimon Shogry
\nDue to space and budgetary constraints\, attendance at this workshop is by invitation. If you would like to attend\, please write to philosophy.spont@ucl.ac.uk and we will accommodate you if possible.
ORGANIZER;CN=Jonathan Gingerich;CN=Francey Russell;CN=Daniela Dover;CN=David Chandler: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052143Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260708T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260710T170000 SUMMARY:Twenty-Third Annual Atlantic Canada Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy UID:20260619T224152Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:America/Halifax LOCATION:McCain Building\, 6135 University Avenue\, Halifax\, Canada\, B3H 4R2 DESCRIPTION:See Call for papers.
ORGANIZER;CN=Tom Vinci: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052143Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260708T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260710T170000 SUMMARY:Twenty-Third Annual Atlantic Canada Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy\, 2026 UID:20260619T224153Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:America/Halifax LOCATION:6135 University Avenue\, Halifax\, Canada\, B3H 4R2 DESCRIPTION:Twenty-Third Annual Atlantic Canada Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy\,
\nJuly 08 &ndash\; 10\, 2026.
\nHeld in Room 1130\, Marian McCain Arts and Social Sciences Building\, Dalhousie University\, 6135 University Ave.\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia.
\n\nWednesday\, July 08.
\n9:00 am\, ADT (Atlantic Daylight Time)
\nJoseph Adler\, University of Tennessee
\n"Spinoza and Christian Thought: The Case of Christophorous Sandius"
\n10:30 am Erica Ferg and Bryan\, Hall \;Regis University
\n"Spinoza and the Limits of Toleration"
\n12:00\, \;LUNCH\, \;Room 1142\, Dept. Lounge
\n1:00 pm
\nKay Bischof\, University of Jerusalem\,
\n"The Specter of Spinozism in Descartes&rsquo\; Meditations"
\n2:30 pm
\nAntonio Borge\, University of Nottingham
\n"Towards an Objectivist Reading of Spinoza&rsquo\;s Panpsychism"
\n4:00 pm
\nThomas Vinci\, Dalhousie University
\n"Anne Conway&rsquo\;s Theory of Vision: A Modern\, Quantum Theoretical Interpretation"
\n\nThursday\, July 09
\n9:00 am
\nJeff Edwards\, \;SUNY\, Stoneybrook
\n"Kant on Imperfect Duties"
\n10:30 am
\nNicholas Dunn\, University of Lethbridge
\n"Judgment\, Latitude and Kant&rsquo\;s Distinction between Perfect and Imperfect Duties"
\n12:00\, LUNCH\, \;Room 1142\, \;Dept. Lounge
\n1:00 pm
\nRaimundo Cox\, \;University of Pittsburgh
\n"Kant&rsquo\;s Theory of Moral Intelligibility"
\n2:30
\nAman Sakhardande\, \;University of Toronto
\n"Is Time an A Priori Representation: Locke Contra Kant"
\n4:00 pm
\nLiam Dempsey\, \;Kwantlen Polytechnical University
\n"Newton on God\, Space and Matter: Four Spectres of Irreligion"
\n\nFriday\, July 10
\n9:00 am
\nCarl Abrahamsen\, \;New York University
\n"Adam Smith on the Love of Praiseworthiness and the Internalized Other"
\n10:30 am
\nMatthew Leisinger\, \;York University
\n"Cudworth on Indifference"
\n12:00\, \;LUNCH\, \;Room 1142\, \;Dept. Lounge
\n1:00 pm
\nRegina Hurley\, \;SUNY\, \; Buffalo
\n"The Impassioned Intellect: the Practical Aim of Descartes&rsquo\;s Meditations."
\n3:00 pm
\n(Joint with the Philosophy Department&rsquo\;s Friday Seminar)
\nKevin Busch\, \;Claremont McKenna College
\n"A Problem for Humean Modality"
\n\n7:00 pm
\nConference Banquet
\nLocation: TBA
\n\nThe website of the conference is linked to the homepage of the Department of Philosophy\, Dalhousie University. Its&rsquo\; URL is: https://www.dal.ca/sites/acsemp.html .
\nMailing Address:
\nProfessor Tom Vinci (Ret&rsquo\;d)
\nDepartment of Philosophy
\nDalhousie University
\n6135 University Ave\, Rm. 1142
\nHalifax\, NS\, B3H 4R2\, Canada.
\nDept phone: 902 494 3510
\nFax: 902 494-3518
\nCell: \; 902 880 8919
\nEmail address: vinci@dal.ca
\nZoom Link: Contact Professor Vinci
ORGANIZER;CN=Tom Vinci: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260709T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260711T170000 SUMMARY:3rd Stuttgart-Chicago Conference: Classical German and Early Analytic Philosophy UID:20260619T224154Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 24 D\, Stuttgart\, Germany DESCRIPTION:For some time\, Classical German and Early Analytic Philosophy seemed to represent two fundamentally different schools of thought. However\, a more profound analysis reveals a continuity in their philosophical explorations. Both paradigmatic authors of Classical German Philosophy\, such as Kant and Hegel\, as well as pioneers of Analytic Philosophy\, such as Frege and Wittgenstein\, engaged deeply with questions about the nature of thinking\, the role of language for thought\, the feasibility of a science of logic beyond mathematical boundaries\, and the complex interplay between thought and being.
\nThe graduate conference aims to promote dialogue among early career scholars on the historical and systematic connections between Classical German Philosophy (especially the works of Kant and Hegel) and Early Analytic Philosophy. The conference will focus on the continuing relevance of both traditions of thought for systematic problems in current philosophical discussion. This year\, the conference shall focus on paradigmatic topics such as the nature of logic as a philosophical inquiry of thought\, the relation between logical forms and the sensible aspect of experience\, the philosophical comprehension of the conditions for action and right\, and the integration between the forms of subjective thought and the objective world.
\nThe conference is hosted by the Chair of Philosophy and History of Philosophy at the University of Stuttgart (Christian Martin). Several senior scholars\, including James Conant (Chicago)\, Matthias Haase (Chicago)\, and Marvin Tritschler (Stuttgart)\, will participate in the event as discussants. The program can be accessed on the conference website: tinyurl.com/yevnhuft
\nYoung scholars interested in the conference topic are very welcome to participate as listeners and discussants. To attend\, please register by writing to Thomas Dittler at st197123@stud.uni-stuttgart.de.
\nOrganization: James Conant\, Thomas Dittler\, Christian Martin &\; Ana Vieyra
ORGANIZER;CN=James Conant;CN=Christian Martin;CN=Ana Vieyra;CN=Thomas Dittler: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260710T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260710T170000 SUMMARY:Losing Oneself: Self-Alienation in Post-Kantianism and Beyond UID:20260619T224155Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:32 Russell Square\, London\, United Kingdom\, WC1B 5DN DESCRIPTION:Royal Holloway\, University of London and the London Post-Kantian Seminar host a one-day conference entitled &ldquo\;Losing Oneself: Self-Alienation in Post-Kantianism and Beyond&rdquo\;. The event receives funding from the Mind Association and Royal Holloway.
\nIt is among the most human and yet most dehumanizing experiences to lose oneself&mdash\;to suffer self-alienation. This can be brought on by everyday emotions like shame or guilt about a job done badly or a friend left hanging\; it can be a consequence of inhumane conditions of labour\; it can go along with traumatic or violent events\; and it can be a core experience of those going through persecution\, internment\, and civilizational collapse. Crucially\, even the mere reflection on oneself as human can engender self-alienation. The phenomenon of self-alienation thus has an array of aspects that range from the psychological via the social\, political\, existential\, and metaphysical\, to the aesthetic and literary.
\nIn modern times\, an important philosophical tradition that responds to this vulnerability of human life is post-Kantianism broadly construed: first taking center stage in Fichte\, Hegel\, and Marx\, the problem of self-alienation was further developed by Arendt\, the Frankfurt School\, and then post-Wittgensteinian authors like Cavell\, Diamond\, and Crary. The problem also reaches beyond post-Kantianism and is at the center of current debates in political philosophy\, philosophy of action\, feminism\, \;philosophy of gender\, \;aesthetics\, and the philosophy of epistemic injustice. This conference brings together authors from within and beyond the post-Kantian tradition\, as well as junior and senior researchers.
\nThe event is free and open to all! To register and for any inquiries please contact: jens.pier@rhul.ac.uk.
\nSpeakers and Respondents:
Benedict Blunt (Oxford) \;
Diana Craciun (UCL)
Lizzy Holt (UCL)
Thomas Khurana (Potsdam)
Quill Kukla (Georgetown/Hanover)
Spencer Alexandria Nabors (Georgetown)
Jens Pier (Royal Holloway)
Francey Russell (Barnard/Columbia)
James Ternent (Cambridge)
Schedule:
10:00am: \; \; Introduction
10.15am: \; \; &ldquo\;The Aesthetics of Opacity with Kant and Sontag&rdquo\;\, Francey Russell (Barnard/Columbia)
\; \; \; \; Response: Benedict Blunt (Oxford)
11:45am: \; \; Coffee
12:00pm: \; \; &ldquo\;Driving Around Alone at Night: A Case for a Theory of Action?&rdquo\;\, Thomas Khurana (Potsdam)
\; \; \; \; Response: Diana Craciun (UCL)
1:30pm: \; \; \; \; Lunch
3:00pm: \; \; \; \; &ldquo\;Code-Switching and Masking: Shape Shifting vs. Self-Alienation?&rdquo\;\, Quill Kukla (Georgetown/Hanover) and Spencer Alexandria Nabors (Georgetown)
\; \; \; \; Response: Lizzy Holt (UCL)
4:30pm: \; \; \; \; Coffee \;
4:45pm: \; \; \; \; &ldquo\;Creatures Void of Form: Hegel\, Radical Self-Alienation\, and Recognitive Injustice&rdquo\;\, Jens Pier (Royal Holloway)
\; \; \; \; Response: James Ternent (Cambridge)
6:15pm: \; \; \; \; Open discussion and closing
7:00pm: \; \; \; \; Conference dinner
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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.
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\nPublication: December 2026
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T052143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260711T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260711T153000 SUMMARY:Edith Stein als Briefeschreiberin: ihre innere Rede mit Gott und den Mitmenschen UID:20260619T224157Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Vienna LOCATION:Silbergasse 35\, Vienna\, Austria\, 1190 DESCRIPTION: Referentin: Dr. Pia Lilienstein
Vertiefungsnachmittag (der erste Vortrag wird online ü\;bertragen)
Mit unserem verä\;nderten Medienverhalten verliert das Schreiben von Briefen seine Bedeutung. Zu Edith Steins Lebzeiten war es noch eine selbstverstä\;ndliche und nicht aus dem Alltag wegzudenkende Mö\;glichkeit\, ü\;ber Entfernungen hinweg miteinander im Gesprä\;ch zu bleiben. Wenn man die Briefe von Edith Stein liest\, darf man an ihrer Hä\;lfte eines Dialoges teilhaben\, an ihrer inneren Zugewandtheit zu Freunden sowie an ihrer inneren Auseinandersetzung mit vielfä\;ltigsten Themen ihres Lebens. Diese Selbstmitteilungen von Edith Stein berü\;hren durch ihre Authentizitä\;t und lassen Einblicke in ihr damaliges Erleben und in ihre im allgemeinen eher verschlossene Persö\;nlichkeit zu. Kardinal Newman meinte einmal\, dass &bdquo\;das wahre Leben eines Menschen in seinen Briefen steckt&ldquo\;. Edith Stein hat seine Briefe wiederum ins Deutsche ü\;bertragen und selbst regelmä\;ß\;ig Briefe geschrieben\, um ihre Freundschaften und Familienbeziehungen zu pflegen. Der Vortrag mö\;chte dazu anregen\, ü\;ber das Briefeschreiben im Allgemeinen und den innerlichen Bewusstseinszustand beim Schreiben von Briefen im Besonderen nachzudenken sowie ü\;ber Edith Stein als Briefeschreiberin.
\nZeit 14:30 Uhr bis 17:30 Uhr Veranstalter Edith Stein Gesellschaft Ö\;sterreich\; Karmeliten in Wien Ort KarmelZentrum
1190 Wien\, Silbergasse 35 Preisinformation Nachmittag: 15 &euro\; (ermä\;ß\;igt: 10 &euro\;)
Nur Vortrag: 10 &euro\; (ermä\;ß\;igt: 7 &euro\;)