Upcoming events in History of Western Philosophy

17 Oct

Conference: North American Kant Society Biennial

McGill University

Topics: 17th/18th Century Philosophy

17 Oct

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

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

17 Oct

Conference: The Nineteenth Annual Conference of the Leibniz Society of North America **NEW LOCATION**

HybridDepartment of Philosophy, North Carolina State University

Topics: 17th/18th Century Philosophy

22 Oct

Conference: Alienation in History. Estrangement in Language

Department of Philosophy, Università degli Studi di Firenze

Topics: 19th Century Philosophy, 20th Century Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy

29 Oct

Talk: Phenomenology: Pure and Applied

OnlineLaboratory for Phenomenological Research, University of Illinois

Dan Zahavi (University of Copenhagen)

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

31 Oct

CFP: Kant's Concept of Spontaneity and Its Legacy in Later Theories of Subjectivity

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

31 Oct

CFP: Gender, Sexuality, Feminisms and Women’s Studies in the History of Philosophy

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

31 Oct

CFP: The History and Fate of the Analytic-Synthetic Distinction (Journal: Humana Mente)

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Metaphysics and Epistemology, Science, Logic, and Mathematics

31 Oct

CFP: PLI: THE WARWICK JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY - Gender, Sexuality, Feminisms and Women’s Studies in the History of Philosophy

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

1 Nov

CFP: The Logical Linguistic Legacy of Montague Grammar

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

6 Nov

Conference: Atelier Présocratiques

PHIER, Université Clermont Auvergne

Topics: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy

7 Nov

Conference: The Seventh International Wittgenstein Symposium Wittgenstein: Meaning and Certainty

School of Philosophy, Zhejiang University

The Seventh International Wittgenstein Symposium Wittgenstein

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Science, Miscellaneous

7 Nov

Conference: The People and its Enemies: Classical and Contemporary Perspectives on the Logics of Exclusion

Department of Philosophy, Universidad de Málaga

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions

7 Nov

Conference: Imagining the Revolution: Cultural Transfers and Reinterpretations of 19th-Century Revolutionary Experiences in Europe

Eötvös József Research Centre, Ludovika University of Public Service

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

9 Nov

CFP: Kent State University 33rd Annual Philosophy Graduate Student Conference

Department of Philosophy, Kent State University

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

13 Nov

Talk: Alleged Dualistic Separation between History and Philosophy

OnlineInstituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas, UNAM

Topics: History of Western Philosophy

13 Nov

Conference: (Online) Methodologies for the Use of History in Philosophy

OnlineInstituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas, UNAM

Topics: History of Western Philosophy

14 Nov

Conference: Locke and Contemporary Philosophy: Epistemology

OnlineTexas A&M University

Locke and Contemporary Philosophy

Topics: 17th/18th Century Philosophy, Epistemology

14 Nov

Conference: Deleuze 100. Ein deleuzianisches Jahrhundert? Aktualitäten, Perspektiven, Zukünfte

University of Vienna

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions

15 Nov

CFP: Dynamics of Ornament: Forms, Structures, Variations

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, European Philosophy, Aesthetics

15 Nov

Conference: Florida Ancient Philosophy Workshop: Plato's Republic

University of Florida

Topics: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy

20 Nov

CFP: Philosophical Roots of National Socialism

Facultat de Filosofia i Ciències de l'Educació, Universitat de Valencia

Kant-València 2026

Topics: 17th/18th Century Philosophy, 19th Century Philosophy, 20th Century Philosophy

20 Nov

Conference: Beyond the Outline: A Celebration of Fifty Years of Kripke on Truth

Saul Kripke Center, CUNY Graduate Center

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

21 Nov

Conference: Hegel and Schelling on the Problem of Beginning

Centre for Metaphysics and Philosophy of Culture, KU Leuven

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Metaphysics and Epistemology

21 Nov

Conference: Resisting the Divide: Part II (Betweonum in Prague)

Department of Philosophy, Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Aesthetics

24 Nov

Conference: 10th Interdisciplinary Symposium on the Hellenic Heritage of Sicily and Southern Italy with the theme of “Athlos, Athlon, Athlētēs”: Competition and Excellence in Greco-Roman Culture

Fonte Aretusa, Exedra Mediterranean Center, Siracusa, Sicily

Topics: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy

30 Nov

CFP: Atheism and the Meaning of Life

Centre Gilles Gaston Granger UMR 7304, Aix-Marseille University

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Miscellaneous, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophical Traditions, Miscellaneous

30 Nov

CFP: Mystical Atheism

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Miscellaneous, Philosophy of Religion, Asian Philosophy

1 Dec

CFP: International Conference: “Cornelius Castoriadis (1997-2027) : Thirty Years Later”

Les Nouveaux Cahiers Castoriadis

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

30 Nov

CFP: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. SI: Hidden Harmonies Between Logical Empiricism and Austrian Economics

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, General Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Social Science

1 Dec

Talk: Anthropocentric Metaphysics

John U. Nef Committee on Social Thought, University of Chicago

Committee on Social Thought Colloquium

Adam Katwan (University of Chicago)

Karl von der Luft (University of Chicago)

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Metaphysics and Epistemology

3 Dec

Conference: Radiation: Material Connection Across Distance

Philosophy and Art and Media. , University of Dundee

https://energy-philosophy.ac.uk/conferences/

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Miscellaneous, Continental Philosophy

4 Dec

Conference: The Legacy of the Vienna Circle a Century On

Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, University of Maribor

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

5 Dec

CFP: The 19th Annual Meeting of The Hannah Arendt Circle (2026)

Classe di Filosofia, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa

Annual Meetings of The Hannah Arendt Circle

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy

9 Dec

Conference: The Aporias of Freedom

HybridDepartment of the History of Philosophy and Comparative Philosophy Institute of Philosophy, UMCS, Poland (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland)

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, European Philosophy, Value Theory

15 Dec

CFP: 49th Annual Ancient Philosophy Workshop

The Joint Program in Ancient Philosophy, The University of Texas at Austin

Topics: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy

16 Dec

Conference: 1st International Graduate Conference (Classical Association of Ghana)

Department of Philosophy and Classics, University of Ghana

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

31 Dec

CFP: History and Philosophy of Science: Past, Present, and Future

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

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

31 Dec

CFP: Phenomenology in Italy: Historical Perspectives and New Directions

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

3 Jan 2026

Conference: Winter Workshop on Plato in Siracusa: Republic Book 2

Fonte Aretusa, Exedra Mediterranean Center, Siracusa, Sicily

Greek for Philosophers

Topics: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy

5 Jan 2026

CFP: Souls and psychological phenomena in Greek antiquity

University of South Florida

The Annual Conference of the Interdisciplinary Center for Hellenic Studies at the University of South Florida

Topics: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy, Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind

7 Jan 2026

Talk: On Not Knowing What We're Doing

American Philosophical Association

122nd annual meeting of the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association

Robert Guay (State University of New York at Binghamton)

Topics: 19th Century Philosophy

7 Jan 2026

Session: Nietzsche on Health and Self-Knowledge (2026 NANS @ E-APA)

American Philosophical Association

North American Nietzsche Society (2026 Eeastern Meeting of the American Philosohpical Association))

Topics: 19th Century Philosophy

7 Jan 2026

Conference: International Hobbes Association 2026 Annual Meeting

International Hobbes Association

Topics: 17th/18th Century Philosophy, Metaphysics and Epistemology, Value Theory

7 Jan 2026

Conference: International Berkeley Society at the 2026 Eastern APA

International Berkeley Society

Topics: 17th/18th Century Philosophy

7 Jan 2026

CFP: International Hobbes Association 2026 Annual Meeting

International Hobbes Association

Topics: 17th/18th Century Philosophy, Metaphysics and Epistemology, Value Theory

7 Jan 2026

Talk: Nietzsche on Health

American Philosophical Association

North American Nietzsche Society (2026 Eeastern Meeting of the American Philosohpical Association))

Ian D. Dunkle (University of Tennessee, Chattanooga)

Topics: 19th Century Philosophy

11 Jan 2026

Conference: Hopkins Seminar in Early and Late Modern Philosophy

HybridWilliam H. Miller III Department of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University

Topics: 17th/18th Century Philosophy, 19th Century Philosophy

12 Jan 2026

Conference: Ethics & Aesthetics in Schopenhauer & Wittgenstein

HybridDepartment of Philosophy, University of Southampton

Topics: 19th Century Philosophy, 20th Century Philosophy, Value Theory

15 Jan 2026

CFP: Nostos: Homecoming in the Ancient World

Topics: History of Western Philosophy