Upcoming events in 20th Century Philosophy

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

Today 7 Sep

Conference: 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

Today 8 Sep

Conference: A Century of Foucault - Deakin University Graduate Symposium

HybridDepartment of Philosophy, Deakin University

Deakin HDR Philosophy Seminar Series

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

Tomorrow 8 Sep

Talk: Diffused Eroticisms: Love, Friendship, and Bisexuality in the Writings of Iris Murdoch

UMBC Center for Ethics and Values

UMBC Center for Ethics and Values Public Forums

Mark Hopwood (Sewanee, The University of the South)

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

10 Sep

Conference: The Limits of Critique: Phenomenology and Ideology

HybridHusserl-Archiv der Universität zu Köln, Universität zu Köln

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

11 Sep

CFP: Kant on Violence, War, and Genocide

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

15 Sep

CFP: 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

18 Sep

Talk: The Development of Heidegger’s Reading of the Presocratics

OnlineWest Coast Heidegger Workshop

Heidegger Workshop Online

Jussi Backman (University of Helsinki)

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

24 Sep

Conference: The Foucault Century

University of Pennsylvania

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

30 Sep

CFP: The Courage of Truth. Michel Foucault 1926-2026.

Dipartimento di Scienze Umane, Università LUMSA

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Metaphysics and Epistemology, Philosophical Traditions

30 Sep

Conference: International Colloquium on Phenomenology and Critique

HybridUniversidade Federal de Santa Maria

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy

30 Sep

CFP: Responsible Trusting without Prejudice Workshop 2

University of Stirling

Responsible Trusting without Prejudice Workshops

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

1 Oct

CFP: Winter School in Phenomenology: "Phenomenology of the We. Intersubjectivity, Collective Emotions, and the Constitution of the Social World"

Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici, University of Naples Federico II

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

2 Oct

Conference: Inheriting Ordinary Language Philosophy

Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University

The 14th Nordic Wittgenstein Society Conference

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Metaphilosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Miscellaneous

4 Oct

Conference: (Un)Timely Blanchot

OnlineIncite Seminars

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

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

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

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

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

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

17 Nov

Conference: Divine Agency/Action

HybridImam Khomeini International University

The 14th International Conference on Philosophy of Religion (CPR2026)

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

19 Nov

Conference: Winter School in Phenomenology: "Phenomenology of the We. Intersubjectivity, Collective Emotions, and the Constitution of the Social World"

Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici, University of Naples Federico II

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

29 Nov

CFP: Special Issue: “Hermeneutics, Aesthetics, and Bildung: A Tribute to Nicholas Davey” (JGS 2.3)

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, Aesthetics

31 Dec

CFP: Rilke and Philosophy – Historical and Systematic Analyses

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, History of Western Philosophy, Miscellaneous, Aesthetics

31 Dec

CFP: Interpreting the New Heidegger

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy

15 Jan 2027

CFP: Heidegger Circle 2027

Department of Philosophy, Xavier University

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Continental Philosophy

21 Jan 2027

Conference: The Courage of Truth. Michel Foucault 1926-2026.

Dipartimento di Scienze Umane, Università LUMSA

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Metaphysics and Epistemology, Philosophical Traditions

31 Jan 2027

CFP: Special Issue Puncta “Phenomarxism: Ideology and Materialism in Critical and Political Phenomenology”

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

17 Feb 2027

Conference: Sein und Zeit Today: Relevance and Resonance

FISPPA Department (Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology), University of Padua

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, M&E, Miscellaneous, Philosophical Traditions, Miscellaneous

17 Mar 2027

Conference: Early Phenomenology on ‘Position-Taking’ (Stellungnahme). Theoretical Stance, Emotional Response, and the Constitution of the Person

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Continental Philosophy

14 May 2027

Conference: Heidegger Circle 2027

Department of Philosophy, Xavier University

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Continental Philosophy

27 Oct 2027

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

Les Nouveaux Cahiers Castoriadis

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

31 May 2030

CFP: Phenomenologies of Religious Experience

Topics: 19th Century Philosophy, 20th Century Philosophy, History of Western Philosophy, Miscellaneous, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Religion, M&E, Miscellaneous, Asian Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, European Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Miscellaneous, Logic and Philosophy of Logic, Philosophy of Cognitive Science