Upcoming events in History of Western Philosophy

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Ongoing 17 Mar

Online lecture series : Wittgenstein's Lecture on Ethics: Online Lecture Series

OnlineUniversity of Potsdam

Online Lecture Series

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Philosophy of Language, Meta-Ethics

Ongoing 29 Apr

Conference: Séminaire Arendt 2026

OnlineRéseau Arendtien Francophone

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

Ongoing 17 Aug

Conference: Fall 2026 Tulane German Philosophy Workshop Series

Department of Philosophy, Tulane University

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, European Philosophy

Ongoing 1 Sep

Conference: Inquiry Network WIP Talks

OnlineThe Inquiry Network

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Metaphysics and Epistemology, Value Theory

Ongoing 24 Sep

Conference: Reading Gramsci: Context, Concepts, and Critique

OnlineIncite Seminars

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy

Ongoing 4 Oct

Conference: (Un)Timely Blanchot

OnlineIncite Seminars

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, European Philosophy

Tomorrow 21 Oct

Conference: 4th International Conference on Ancient Philosophy & Other

HybridDepartment of Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Split

Topics: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy, Metaphysics and Epistemology, Science, Logic, and Mathematics

Tomorrow 21 Oct

Talk: Brighton and Hove City’s Historical Links to the Transatlantic Slave Trade

Centre for Applied Philosophy, Politics and Ethics, University of Brighton

Reparations and Restitution Community Symposium

Professor Ahmed Reid

Onyekachi Wambu

Charmaine Simpson

Bert Williams MBE

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions

22 Oct

Conference: Utopias of Work: Historical Perspectives

Faculty of Philosophy, University of Groningen

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

22 Oct

Conference: Identity and Community in Times of Uncertainty

Faculty of Humanities, AGH University of Krakow, Poland

Existential Philosophy for Times of Change and Crisis

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, European Philosophy

22 Oct

Conference: Identity and Community in Times of Uncertainty

Faculty of Humanities, AGH University of Krakow, Poland

Existential Philosophy for Times of Change and Crisis

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, European Philosophy

22 Oct

Talk: Riccardo CHIARADONNA (Roma Tre) - 'Che cosa è un individuo? Le Categorie di Aristotele e le interpretazioni antiche'

HybridDepartment of Philosophy, Communication and Performing Arts, Università degli Studi Roma Tre

Conferenze Work-In-Progress - GR3AT Gruppo Roma 3 storia della filosofia AnTica

Riccardo Chiaradonna (Università degli Studi Roma Tre)

Topics: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy

22 Oct

Conference: What does economic language make with and in societies?

OnlineUSS-IHAC-NENU

Topics: 19th Century Philosophy, 20th Century Philosophy, Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy

23 Oct

Conference: NYU Shanghai Kant Workshop

Department of Philosophy, NYU Shanghai

Topics: 17th/18th Century Philosophy

23 Oct

Conference: On the Work of Howard Stein: Philosophy, Math, and Physics

Department of Philosophy, Columbia University

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Philosophy of Mathematics, Philosophy of Physical Science

23 Oct

Conference: Hegel and Time - 28th Biennial Meeting of the Hegel Society of America

Hegel Society of America

Hegel Society of America Biennial Conferences

Topics: 19th Century Philosophy

23 Oct

Conference: 20th Annual Conference of the Leibniz Society of North America

Department of Philosophy, University of California, Riverside

Annual Conference of the Leibniz Society of North America

Topics: History of Western Philosophy

23 Oct

Conference: Postfaktisch? Über die Zukunft der Wahrheit: Edith Stein Tagung 2026

HybridEdith Stein Gesellschaft Österreich

Edith Stein Tagung

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, European Philosophy

23 Oct

Talk: Sentimental Education: Adam Smith and the Value of Literature

Department of Philosophy, Harvard University

Harvard History of Philosophy Workshop

Lauren Kopajtic (Fordham University)

Topics: 17th/18th Century Philosophy

23 Oct

Conference: Sentimental Education: Adam Smith and the Value of Literature

Department of Philosophy, Harvard University

Harvard History of Philosophy Workshop

Topics: 17th/18th Century Philosophy

23 Oct

Conference: The Twentieth Annual Conference of the Leibniz Society of North America

HybridUniversity of California, Riverside

Leibniz Society of North America Annual Conferences

Topics: 17th/18th Century Philosophy

24 Oct

Talk: Imaginative Ideas and Political Cohesion: Spinoza on the Hebrew Commonwealth

Humboldt Universität zu Berlin

Topics: 17th/18th Century Philosophy

24 Oct

Conference: Spinoza and Imaginative Ideas

Humboldt Universität zu Berlin

Topics: 17th/18th Century Philosophy

24 Oct

Conference: Kant’s Political Philosophy

University of Fribourg, Switzerland

Topics: 17th/18th Century Philosophy

24 Oct

Conference: Spinoza and Imaginative Ideas

Human Abilities Center, Humboldt University of Berlin

Topics: 17th/18th Century Philosophy

24 Oct

Talk: Atomism in Du Châtelet, Wolff, and Leibniz

HybridUniversity of California, Riverside

Leibniz Society of North America Annual Conferences

Jeffrey McDonough (Harvard University)

Topics: 17th/18th Century Philosophy

27 Oct

Talk: HICO LECTURE: The Tractatus as a War Book

Department of Philosophy and Moral Sciences, Ghent University

Centre for History of Philosophy and Continental Philosophy (HICO) (Ghent University)

Marie McGinn (University of York)

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Metaphysics and Epistemology

29 Oct

Conference: Melancholic historicity: lost pasts and past losses

Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Utrecht University

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Miscellaneous, European Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy

30 Oct

Conference: Obligation and Normativity in Modern Moral Philosophy

University of Milan

Topics: 17th/18th Century Philosophy, Meta-Ethics

30 Oct

Conference: Mary and philosophy as a way of life

Sedes Sapientiae Symposium

Sedes Sapientiae Symposium

Topics: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophical Traditions, Miscellaneous

30 Oct

Conference: 3rd Annual Meeting of the Young Network for Wittgensteinian Philosophy

Department of Philosophy, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Metaphysics and Epistemology, Science, Logic, and Mathematics

30 Oct

Conference: Monthly Phenomenology

OnlineHumboldt University of Berlin

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Metaphysics and Epistemology, European Philosophy

31 Oct

CFP: The Handbook of Boredom in Modern Literature

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions

31 Oct

Conference: Motion and Soul: The Soul as Principle of Motion in Ancient Philosophy (Princeton)

Department of Philosophy, Princeton University

Topics: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy

31 Oct

CFP: Moral Demands Towards Animals: British and German Perspectives (1670–1820)

University of Milan

Topics: 17th/18th Century Philosophy, Applied Ethics

31 Oct

CFP: The Philosophy of the History of Philosophy (Archivio di Filosofia 1/2027)

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Metaphysics and Epistemology

1 Nov

CFP: Counterreading the Canon: Indigenous Philosophical Approaches to Foundational Texts

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Miscellaneous

1 Nov

CFP: The Relevance of Michel Foucault in the Face of Global Surveillance, Post-Truth and New Forms of Governance

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality, Social and Political Philosophy

4 Nov

Conference: Philosophy of Technology and AI: Traditions, Transitions, and Tensions

Department of Philosophy, Universität Bonn

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions

5 Nov

Conference: Hegel on Historicity

Department of Political Science and History, Panteion University, Athens

10th Conference of the International Network Hegel’s Relevance

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

5 Nov

Conference: Primo Convegno della Società Italiana di Fenomenologia: "Fenomenologia, logica e psicologia"

Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici, Università Degli Studi Di Napoli Federico II

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Logic and Philosophy of Logic

6 Nov

Conference: Ancient Philosophy Society (APS) Graduate Student Panel

OnlineAncient Philosophy Society

Topics: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy

6 Nov

Conference: Twenty-first Annual NYU Conference on Issues in Modern Philosophy: The Social Contract

Department of Philosophy, New York University

Annual NYU Conference on Issues in Modern Philosophy

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

7 Nov

Conference: The 1st Workshop on History and Philosophy of Science in the East

Center for Philosophy of Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

History and Philosophy of Science Workshop Series

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

7 Nov

Conference: Responsible Trusting without Prejudice Workshop 2

University of Stirling

Responsible Trusting without Prejudice Workshops

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

7 Nov

Conference: Responsible Trusting without Prejudice Workshop 2

University of Stirling

Responsible Trusting without Prejudice Workshops

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

8 Nov

CFP: Kent State University 34th Annual Philosophy Graduate Student Conference

Department of Philosophy, Kent State University

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Miscellaneous, Philosophical Traditions, Miscellaneous, Value Theory, Miscellaneous

10 Nov

Conference: From Leibniz to Kant: ruptures and continuities

HybridDepartment of Philosophy, University of São Paulo

Topics: 17th/18th Century Philosophy, History of Western Philosophy, Miscellaneous, European Philosophy

12 Nov

Conference: Reappraising nostalgia: The times and places of mindful yearning An international colloquium

University of Macerata Italy

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Miscellaneous, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

12 Nov

Conference: North American Nietzsche Society

Department of Philosophy, Boston University

Topics: 19th Century Philosophy

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