Upcoming events in 20th Century Philosophy

Ongoing 15 Jan

Conference: Merleau-Ponty: Nature and Logos

OnlineDepartment of Philosophy, Chinese University of Hong Kong

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

Ongoing 22 Jan

Conference: Reconstructing Carnap Webinar Series

OnlineUniversity of Florence

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

Ongoing 22 Jan

Conference: Reconstructing Carnap Webinar Series

OnlineUniversity of Florence

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

Ongoing 19 Apr

Seminar: Deleuze & Guattari: What is Philosophy?

OnlineIncite Seminars

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

Tomorrow 18 May

Talk: Chaosmic Landscapes in Guattari’s Latest Works

OnlineIncite Seminars

Incite Seminars

Carlos Alberto Segovia (Universidad del Salvador)

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

22 May

Conference: XXXIX Session of the S.A. Kugel International School of Sociology of Science and Technology "The Humanistic Potential of Scientific Knowledge (Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of Albert Schweitzer's Birth)"

HybridSt. Petersburg Branch of S.I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology, Russian Academy of Sciences

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Philosophy of Biology, Philosophy of Computing and Information

22 May

Conference: Anxiety and Trauma With and Beyond Kierkegaard

Krakow University of Economics & Clermont School of Business

Existential Philosophy for Times of Change and Crisis, 5th Edition 2025

Topics: 19th Century Philosophy, 20th Century Philosophy, Continental Philosophy

22 May

Conference: Spinoza and Simone Weil: Influences and Interconnections

University of Oxford

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

23 May

Conference: The Idea of Moral Progress in the Utilitarian Tradition

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Topics: 19th Century Philosophy, 20th Century Philosophy, European Philosophy

23 May

Conference: Simone Weil : éduquer par la philosophie

Université Catholique De Lyon

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

23 May

Conference: Between Life and Experience: Political Phenomenology and Italian Theory in Dialogue

Fritz Thyssen Stiftung

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

26 May

Conference: Democracy’s Discontent. Questions for the Political Philosophy of Our Times

Reset Dialogues on Civilizations

Venice Seminars

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

27 May

Conference: Histoires et perspectives de la Théorie Critique. Colloque inaugural du Groupement de Recherche en Théorie Critique (Reims)

GRTC, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne

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

29 May

Conference: Phenomenological Accounts and Dimensions of the Social and Political

Manhattan Campus, St. John's University

North American Society for Early Phenomenology 2025 Annual Conference

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

31 May

CFP: Green Marble 2025 - Internacional Meeting on Anthropocene Studies and Ecocriticism

Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto

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

31 May

CFP: Susan Stebbing’s Influence on Contemporary Philosophy Topical Collection in Synthese

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

1 Jun

CFP: At the Crossroads of Thought: Deleuze and/in Contemporary Philosophy

Praxis-CFUL, Centre of Philosophy of the University of Lisbon

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Continental Philosophy

9 Jun

Conference: Freedom and Technology - Hermeneutics, Anthropology, Politics

University of Turin

International Seminar of the "Luigi Pareyson" Research Centre

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Metaphysics, Continental Philosophy

15 Jun

CFP: What Was and What is Left Hegelianism? Historical, Systematic, and Critical Configurations

Topics: 19th Century Philosophy, 20th Century Philosophy, European Philosophy

20 Jun

CFP: Nicolai Hartmann International Conference 2025

Institute of Philosophy, University of Silesia in Katowice

Nicolai Hartmann International Conference

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Metaphysics, European Philosophy

25 Jun

Conference: Arendtian Counciliarism: Visions and Care for Democracy

University of Verona

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy

30 Jun

CFP: Heidegger and/in/on Translation - ed. by Luca Illetterati and Elena Nardelli

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Metaphysics, Continental Philosophy

1 Jul

Workshop: At the Crossroads of Thought: Deleuze and/in Contemporary Philosophy

Praxis-CFUL, Centre of Philosophy of the University of Lisbon

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Continental Philosophy

7 Jul

Conference: FOURTEENTH BIENNIAL PERSONALIST SEMINAR: LANGER AND RICOEUR

Department of Philosophy and Religion, Western Carolina University

Biennial Personalist Seminar

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, Philosophy of the Americas

9 Jul

Conference: Workshop on Walter Benjamin’s “theory of fascism”

Emory University

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

14 Jul

Conference: The Philosophy of Iris Murdoch

Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy, University of Vienna

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Metaphysics, Normative Ethics

14 Jul

Conference: Lisbon Praxis Summer School 2025: Global Critical Theory

Praxis-CFUL, Center of Philosophy of the University of Lisbon

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

23 Jul

Conference: SSHAP 2025: 100 Years of Frege's Philosophy

HybridFriedrich Schiller Universität, Jena

Society for the Study of the History of Analytical Philosophy Annual Meeting

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

5 Sep

Conference: Green Marble 2025 - Internacional Meeting on Anthropocene Studies and Ecocriticism

Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto

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

10 Sep

Conference: Commemorating Frege: Logic and Philosophy of Mathematics

Centre of Philosophy of the University of Lisbon, Center for Mathematical Studies of the University of Lisbon

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

12 Sep

CFP: Similarity after Carnap - Perspectives from Philosophy and Cognitive Science

HybridHeinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf

GAP satellite event

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Philosophy of Cognitive Science

12 Sep

Conference: Similarity after Carnap - Perspectives from Philosophy and Cognitive Science

HybridHeinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf

GAP satellite event

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Philosophy of Cognitive Science

24 Sep

Conference: The Neo-Kantian Reception of Schiller

Departiment of Humanities, Università Federico II di Napoli

Topics: 19th Century Philosophy, 20th Century Philosophy

25 Sep

Conference: Nicolai Hartmann International Conference 2025

Institute of Philosophy, University of Silesia in Katowice

Nicolai Hartmann International Conference

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Metaphysics, European Philosophy

26 Sep

Conference: North American Sartre Society Annual Meeting

Department of Philosophy, University of La Verne

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

16 Oct

Conference: John Dewey's Experience & Nature: A Centennial Celebration

Center for Dewey Studies, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Center for Dewey Studies Conference and Workshop Series

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Metaphysics and Epistemology, Philosophy of the Americas

17 Oct

Conference: Ortega y Gasset 70 Years Later

Department of Humanities, University of Catania

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, History of Western Philosophy, Miscellaneous, Philosophical Traditions

1 Nov

CFP: The Logical Linguistic Legacy of Montague Grammar

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

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

1 Mar 2026

CFP: Special Issue of Teaching Philosophy: Eighty Years of Existentialist Ethics: Simone de Beauvoir’s Ethics of Ambiguity

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, Normative Ethics

7 Sep 2026

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

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