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:20260523T024941Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260525T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260525T163000 SUMMARY: The Origins and Vicissitudes of Philosophy of Science in Slovakia UID:20260606T103819Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Call for Participation
AP in V4 Lecture Series &mdash\; Analytic Philosophy in Visegrad Countries
Title: The Origins and Vicissitudes of Philosophy of Science in Slovakia
Speaker: Juraj Halas (Comenius University in Bratislava)
Date and time: 25 May 2026\, 15:00&ndash\;16:30 CET (3:00&ndash\;4:30 p.m. CET)
Format: Online lecture \;
Organised by: Matej Bel University in Banská\; Bystrica (Slovakia)\, University of Ostrava (Czech Republic)\, and University of Warsaw (Poland)\, with the support of the Visegrad Fund.
Project website: https://ff.osu.eu/ap-in-v4/
Lecture series page: https://ff.osu.eu/ap-in-v4/lectures/
If you are interested in joining\, please contact: zuzana.rybarikova@osu.cz
Abstract:
Igor Hru&scaron\;ovský\;'s Theory of Science (1941) was the first book-length treatment of
philosophy of science in Slovak. In this and other works from the same period\, Hru&scaron\;ovský\;
engaged with the Vienna Circle\, Popper\, and early analytic philosophy\, attempting to close
the gap with international developments. After 1948\, this promising trajectory was disrupted
by the imposition of Marxism-Leninism as the mandatory philosophical framework\,
paradoxically with Hru&scaron\;ovský\; himself briefly appearing as one of its main proponents. This
lecture traces the fate of philosophy of science in Slovakia from its origins in the 1940s
through its submersion under Stalinist dogma\, a cautious recovery after 1956\, a short-lived
flourishing around 1968\, and another curtailment in the post-1968 era of &ldquo\;normalization&rdquo\;.
Despite these setbacks\, some lines of continuity can be identified\, spanning logical empiricist
themes through post-positivist concerns such as idealization\, scientific realism\, and the
methodology of the social sciences. This shows that throughout the period\, Slovak
philosophers maintained a persistent\, if not always public and sometimes belated\,
engagement with the same problems that occupied philosophy of science in the West.
About the speaker
Juraj Halas is a professor at Comenius University in Bratislava\, where he works on the philosophy of science\, the methodology of the social sciences\, the philosophy of economics. He is the author of two monographs and has published widely on abstraction\, idealization\, and social philosophy\, including recent work in Science &\; Society and earlier papers in Epistemology and Philosophy of Science\, Filozofia nauki\, and Organon F.
Confirmed speakers: Jeffrey Goldfarb\, Siobhan Kattago\, Michael Weinman\, Peter J. Verov&scaron\;ek\, Veronica Cibotaru.
\nWhen Hannah Arendt&rsquo\;s The Origins of Totalitarianism was first published in 1951\, it was widely hailed as the first work to offer a systematic conceptualization of the political catastrophe that had menaced European civilization in the preceding decades. The book continues to attract both academic and non-academic readership. In many ways\, The Origins is the epitome of the surge of interest towards the contemporary relevance of Arendt&rsquo\;s thinking. It is telling that in 2016\, following Donald Trump&rsquo\;s first election as president\, The Origins became an international bestseller once again. In the face of widespread fear that we are sliding into a new era of authoritarian rule\, if not totalitarianism proper\, understanding the origins and elements of what Arendt called &lsquo\;total domination&rsquo\; continues to be of foremost political importance and central to the democratic project.
\n75 years after the publication of The Origins\, this international and interdisciplinary conference will gather scholars from different fields of studies critically interested in the current relevance of her reflections in Arendt&rsquo\;s study of &ldquo\;the totalitarian phenomenon as occurring\, not on the moon\, but in the midst of human society.&rdquo\; Empirically and politically\, many different aspects of totalitarian domination she itemizes in this book continue to threaten democratic self-governance today\, sometimes in their already-known and sometimes in a novel guise. These threats include conspiracy theories\, ideology\, loneliness\, mass superfluity\, statelessness or the crisis of human rights\, and this list is far from being complete.
\n ORGANIZER;CN=Maria Robaszkiewicz;CN="Ari-Elmeri Hyvönen": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T024941Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260528T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260529T170000 SUMMARY:Women at the Dawn of Analytic Philosophy UID:20260606T103821Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:58 St Katherine's Way\, London\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:Full conference programme available here: https://sites.google.com/view/peterwest/events
ORGANIZER;CN=Peter West: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T024941Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260528T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260530T170000 SUMMARY:The Origins of Totalitarianism Today. From the Crises of Democracies to New Beginnings UID:20260606T103822Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Warburger Str. 100\, Paderborn\, Germany\, 33098 DESCRIPTION:When Hannah Arendt&rsquo\;s The Origins of Totalitarianism was first published in 1951\, it was widely hailed as the first work to offer a systematic conceptualization of the political catastrophe that had menaced European civilization in the preceding decades. The book continues to attract both academic and non-academic readership. In many ways\, The Origins is the epitome of the surge of interest towards the contemporary relevance of Arendt&rsquo\;s thinking. It is telling that in 2016\, following Donald Trump&rsquo\;s first election as president\, The Origins became an international bestseller once again. In the face of widespread fear that we are sliding into a new era of authoritarian rule\, if not totalitarianism proper\, understanding the origins and elements of what Arendt called &lsquo\;total domination&rsquo\; continues to be of foremost political importance and central to the democratic project.
\n75 years after the publication of The Origins\, this international and interdisciplinary conference will gather scholars from different fields of studies critically interested in the current relevance of her reflections in Arendt&rsquo\;s study of &ldquo\;the totalitarian phenomenon as occurring\, not on the moon\, but in the midst of human society.&rdquo\; Empirically and politically\, many different aspects of totalitarian domination she itemizes in this book continue to threaten democratic self-governance today\, sometimes in their already-known and sometimes in a novel guise. These threats include conspiracy theories\, ideology\, loneliness\, mass superfluity\, statelessness or the crisis of human rights\, and this list is far from being complete.
ORGANIZER;CN=Maria Robaszkiewicz;CN="Ari-Elmeri Hyvönen": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T024941Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260528T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260529T170000 SUMMARY:Phénoménologies des crises : Structures de pouvoir et appareils de résistance UID:20260606T103823Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Paris LOCATION:57 bis\, rue Pierre Tattinger\, Reims\, France DESCRIPTION:Le programme couvre une grande diversité\; de sujets. On peut citer la ré\;flexion de Fré\;dé\;ric Monferrand sur l&rsquo\;é\;cart entre le sentiment ré\;volutionnaire face à\; la crise climatique et l&rsquo\;abandon du concept mê\;me de ré\;volution. Jean-Baptiste Vuillerod interrogera l&rsquo\;ambivalence de l&rsquo\;expé\;rience du «\; beau naturel »\; chez Adorno\, à\; la fois symptô\;me de notre domination sur la nature et espoir de ré\;conciliation. À\; l&rsquo\;opposé\; des grandes thé\;ories\, Julien Richard proposera une analyse trè\;s concrè\;te des structures de pouvoir dans le secteur des soins infirmiers\, en dé\;fendant la «\; phroné\;sis »\; (sagesse pratique) comme outil de ré\;sistance face au managé\;rialisme.
\nD&rsquo\;autres interventions exploreront les limites de la pensé\;e critique elle-mê\;me. Giorgi Kobakhidze questionnera la pertinence de l&rsquo\;approche post-critique (notamment via Latour)\, qui remet en cause l&rsquo\;hermé\;neutique du soupç\;on traditionnelle. Enfin\, une table ronde conclusive examinera les expé\;riences limites\, comme la torture\, pour voir comment l&rsquo\;humanité\; persiste et se ré\;invente au c&oelig\;ur de la violence.
\nVous pourrez visionner le colloque sur Zoom à\; l&rsquo\;adresse suivante :https://univ-reims-fr.zoom.us/j/93764537753et pour participer à\; la table ronde du vendredihttps://univ-reims-fr.zoom.us/j/94116562342.
\nL&rsquo\;argumentaire complet du colloque est disponible surnotre siteà\; \;et plus d&rsquo\;informations à\;https://grtc.univ-reims.fr/.
ORGANIZER;CN=Paul Dablemont;CN=Raffaele Carbone: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T024941Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Montreal:20260528T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Montreal:20260529T170000 SUMMARY:Varieties of Intuition in Early Phenomenology UID:20260606T103824Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:America/Montreal LOCATION:Montréal\, Canada DESCRIPTION:The annual conference of the North American Society for Early Phenomenology will be held at the \;Université\; de Montré\;al\, \;May 28-29th. The keynote speakers are Maxime Doyon (UdeM) and Iris Laner (Mozarteum Salzburg). \; \; Conference Theme: \;Varieties of Intuition in Early Phenomenology: One of the most inspiring aspects of the early phenomenological movement was its expanded notion of intuition. Breaking from models centred on sense-data and concept-application\, early phenomenologists investigated diverse forms of intuitions as intentions of presence and absence\, immediacy and mediacy\, while also reconceiving the role of norms and values in sensory consciousness. In this way\, early phenomenologists offered new orientations for investigations of perception\, aesthetic contemplation\, imagination\, memory\, empathy\, and more. \;Relatedly\, this expansive intuitive register enabled them to produce rich descriptions of perceptual objects\, artworks\, fictional entities\, other minds\, essences\, laws\, and values. \;NASEP welcomes papers exploring the contribution of early phenomenologists to varieties of intuition and papers illustrating how these contributions have informed more recent approaches to philosophical investigations into sensory\, aesthetic consciousness\, broadly construed. \;We are particularly interested in papers that draw attention to thinkers and problems that have been historically neglected and/or underrepresented.
Abstracts should be \;400-600 \;words and include a short bibliography. Abstracts must be prepared for blind review and sent to patrick.eldridge@unb.ca \;
Deadline for submissions has been extended to \;March 6thand decisions will be sent out no later than \;March 16th.
Call for papers
\nInternational Conference: &ldquo\;Cornelius Castoriadis (1997-2027) : Thirty Years Later&rdquo\;
\nTrie-sur-Baï\;se (Hautes-Pyré\;né\;es\, 65\, France)
\nOctober 27\, 28 &\; 29\, 2027
\nPresentation
\nIn 2027\, we will mark thirty years since the passing of Cornelius Castoriadis (1922-1997)\, a singular thinker whose multifaceted work continues to shape contemporary intellectual thought. Philosopher\, economist\, psychoanalyst\, political theorist\, and activist\, he developed a powerful and original reflection on freedom\, creation\, the institution of society\, and both individual and collective autonomy. From his younger days in Greece\, through Socialisme ou Barbarie\, to his passing\, his intellectual journey crossed and challenged disciplinary and ideological boundaries. This international conference aims to reexamine\, three decades after his death\, both the intellectual legacy of the Greek philosopher and the relevance of his conceptual tools for thinking about today&rsquo\;s society. In the face of the challenges of our time\, Castoriadis&rsquo\; thought offers valuable resources to question the very foundations of our societies\, political action\, and philosophical inquiry.
\nObjectives
\nThis conference is neither commemorative nor hagiographic. Its purpose is to revive the radical dimensions of Castoriadian thought by engaging it with contemporary challenges\, exploring its internal tensions\, questioning its assumptions\, and envisioning its possible futures. Since elucidation was at the heart of Castoriadis&rsquo\; project of autonomy\, it will serve as the guiding force for our discussions\, thirty years later. Fundamentally\, this conference seeks to:
\nEncourage renewed reading of Castoriadis across different fields of knowledge.
\nEngage his thought in a dialogue with contemporary issues.
\nExplore the practical uses of his work in social movements\, education\, clinical practices\, and democratic experimentation.
\nMap the intellectual lineages\, as well as the productive critiques and reinterpretations of his thought\, both in France and internationally.
\nThematic Areas
\n1. Castoriadis and the Relevance of Politics Today
\nNew social movements
\nDecolonial and Postcolonial studies
\nGender and its institution
\n2. Castoriadis in his Time
\nThe experience of intellectual journals and the collective dimension of thought
\nCastoriadis and his contemporaries
\nEngagement and refusals in scientific debates of his time
\n3. Castoriadis: Nature\, Technology\, Ecology
\nAutonomy\, complexity\, and self-organisation
\nThe Project of autonomy and technological transformations (AI\, NBIC\, etc.)
\nPolitical Ecology: a renewal of the project of autonomy
\n4. Castoriadis and Language
\nSocial creation through language
\nThe institution of meaning and Castoriadis&rsquo\; critique of structuralism
\nDiachrony and Synchrony : Temporalities of language\, temporalities of the social
\n5. Castoriadis Facing the War
\nCritique of instrumental rationality
\nCastoriadis and Geopolitics
\nHistory as a site and stake of creation
\nSubmission Guidelines
\nProposals for papers (title\, abstract of 300 to 500 words\, indicative bibliography\, 5 keywords\, short bio) should be sent by June 1\, 2026\, to the following addresses: Guillaume Plin ( gplin@parisnanterre.fr)\; Savvas Orfanos (savvas.orfanos@gmail.com)\; Emile Le Pessot (elepessot@gmail.com)\; Quentin Mur Rodriguez (quentinmur@hotmail.fr). Presentations can be made in French\, English or Spanish. Selected contributions may be published in Les Nouveaux Cahiers Castoriadis\, published by Classiques Garnier.
\nScientific Organisation
\nQuentin Mur Rodriguez (Sociologist\, University of Ottawa &\; University Toulouse Jean Jaurè\;s)\, Emile Le Pessot (Historian\, EHESS)\, Guillaume Plin (Philosopher\, University Paris-Nanterre)\, Savvas Orfanos (Philosopher\, University Paris 1 Panthé\;on-Sorbonne)
\nScientific Committee
\nSté\;phane Vibert\, Nicolas Piqué\;\, Philippe Caumiè\;res\, Florence Giust-Desprairies\, Olivier Fressard\, Thibault Tranchant\, Gilles Labelle\, Alexandros Schismenos\, Nicolas Poirier
\nProvisional Timeline
\nSubmissions deadline : June 1\, 2026
\nNotification of acceptance : September 1\, 2026
\nFinal program release : November 1\, 2026
\nConference dates : October 27-29\, 2027
\nMore information on the event website
ORGANIZER;CN=Fridolin Neumann: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T024941Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260601T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260604T170000 SUMMARY:Society for Existential and Phenomenological Theory & Culture (EPTC/TCEP) Annual Conference UID:20260606T103827Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:America/Vancouver LOCATION:Victoria\, Canada DESCRIPTION:The Annual meeting of the EPTC will be held June 1-4\, 2026\, at the University of Victoria in Victoria\, British Columbia.
\nFounded in 2003\, the Society for Existential and Phenomenological Theory and Culture (EPTC) is a Canadian-based international academic society that aims to promote rigorous scholarship drawn from the traditions of existentialism and phenomenology\, broadly construed. In addition to theoretical work on core philosophical issues and figures\, we are especially interested in providing a forum for showcasing practical and applied research\, as well as cross- and interdisciplinary developments of existential and phenomenological themes.
\nDay One of our conference will be reserved for papers exploring the foundations and pre-histories of phenomenology and/or existentialism. Please indicate in your submission if you wish your paper to be considered as contribution to this discussion. The remainder of the conference is open to submissions on any scholarship of \;existential and phenomenological themes\, \;theoretical\, practical\, or cross- and interdisciplinary.
\n\nLa ré\;union annuelle de la TCEP aura lieu du 1er au 4 juin 2026 à\; l&rsquo\;Université\; de Victoria\, en Colombie-Britannique
\nFondé\;e en 2003\, Thé\;orie et culture existentialistes et phé\;nomé\;nologiques (TCEP) est une socié\;té\; acadé\;mique canadienne d&rsquo\;envergure internationale dont la mission est de promouvoir la recherche inspiré\;e\, au sens large\, des traditions existentialiste ou phé\;nomé\;nologique. En plus de s&rsquo\;inté\;resser aux travaux thé\;oriques portant sur des sujets et personnalité\;s du monde philosophique\, la TCEP offre une vitrine aux travaux de recherche pratique ou appliqué\;e ainsi qu&rsquo\;à\; la recherche multi- ou interdisciplinaire portant sur des thé\;matiques existentialiste ou phé\;nomé\;nologique.
\nLa premiè\;re journé\;e de notre confé\;rence sera ré\;servé\;e aux contributions explorant les fondements et les pré\;histoires de la phé\;nomé\;nologie et/ou de l&rsquo\;existentialisme. Veuillez indiquer dans votre soumission si vous souhaitez que votre article soit considé\;ré\; comme une contribution à\; cette discussion. Le reste de la confé\;rence est ouvert aux soumissions sur toute recherche portant sur des thè\;mes existentiels et phé\;nomé\;nologiques\, thé\;oriques\, pratiques ou transdisciplinaires.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T024941Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260604T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260606T170000 SUMMARY:The 19th Annual Meeting of The Hannah Arendt Circle (2026) UID:20260606T103828Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:Piazza dei Cavalieri 7\, Pisa\, Italy ORGANIZER;CN=Gabriele Parrino;CN=Valentina Moro;CN=Simona Forti: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T024941Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260605T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260605T170000 SUMMARY:CRMEP Graduate Conference | Title: Reading Capital 60 Years On UID:20260606T103829Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:55-59 Penrhyn Road\, London\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:The publication of Reading Capital \;[Lire le capital] marked an event in the full philosophical sense of the term: at the same time a rupture and irreversible beginning. A collaborative\, seminary effort between multiple authors - convened by Louis Althusser - the text proposed a radical new reading of Das Kapital\, one that was intentionally partial and unorthodox\, and all the more productive for being so. Its almost immediate success within both domestic and international circles inaugurated a new tradition of philosophical thought under the banner of structural Marxism\, thematising notions such as symptomatic reading\, militant science\, structural causality and theoretical anti-humanism. The precocious seminary contributors invariably went on to become hugely influential forces themselves\, from Pierre Macherey\, Jacques Ranciere\, and Roger Esablet\, to the beloved\, one-time Professor at the CRMEP\, Etienne Balibar.
On the occasion of its 60-year anniversary\, this conference seeks to revisit the intellectual legacy of Reading Capital\, investigating its contemporary relevance\, as well as the polemics that have emerged since its publication. We thereby invite papers that critically reflect on this legacy\, drawing attention to the limits of the work as well as its unexplored potentials. We would also like to welcome papers that engage with \;Capital \;itself\, and the various other readings that have become canonised in the intervening decades. Papers will therefore be categorised into the following streams:
Conference Programme and Schedule
9:30 &ndash\; Arrival
10:00&ndash\;11:15am &ndash\; 1st Keynote \;
Svenja Bromberg (Sociology\, Goldsmiths College\, University of London)
&lsquo\;What becomes of &lsquo\;critique&rsquo\; after the epistemological break and the late Marx&rsquo\;s entrance to science? &mdash\; Marx&rsquo\;s method after and beyond Reading Capital&rsquo\;
Break: 11:15&ndash\;11:30
11:30&ndash\;1:00pm &ndash\; Panel 1: Reading Capital
This panel invites papers that directly engage with Marx&rsquo\;s \;Capital \;project as a critical text\, focusing on unresolved problems of interpretation\, translations\, intellectual histories\, lacunae and tensions\, and so on.
Cooper Francis (CRMEP Alumnus)
&lsquo\;The Structure of Exchange Society&rsquo\;
Nicole S. Monaghan (CRMEP MA)
&lsquo\;On the Concept of the Proletariat&rsquo\;
Billie Cashmore (CRMEP PhD)
&lsquo\;The Appearance of Value in Capital&rsquo\;
Lunch Break: 1:00pm&ndash\;2:00pm
2:00&ndash\;3:30m &ndash\; Panel 2: Reading Reading Capital
Readings of \;Reading Capital \;itself\, attending to thematics raised by one or more of its component texts\, the continuity/discontinuity of the project as a whole\, the resulting trajectories of its individual authors\, or the circumstances of its production and reception histories.
Felicia Jing (New School for Social Research/Johns Hopkins University)
&lsquo\;Science: from Munich to May&rsquo\;
Ralph Kalid (Concordia University)
&lsquo\;Althusser&rsquo\;s Critique(s) of Hegel and the Turn to Spinoza&rsquo\;
Michael Giesbrecht (Duquesne University)
&lsquo\;The Work of Concepts: Pierre Macherey on Marx&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Process of Exposition&rdquo\; in Capital and Materialist Epistemology&rsquo\;
Break: 3:30&ndash\;3.45pm
3.45&ndash\;5:15pm &ndash\; Panel 3 : Reading readings of Capital
Finally\, readings of one or more of the various interpretative traditions to which \;Capital \;- and Marx&rsquo\;s wider corpus - have given rise\, evaluated in critical relation to structural Marxism. These could include\, but are not limited to: Postcolonial and feminist readings\, German Critical Theory\, the Neue-Marx Lekture\, Value-Form Theory\, Operaismo and Autonomia Operaia\, the &lsquo\;State debates&rsquo\;\, Legal Form Theory\, Political Marxism\, Social Reproduction Theory.
Thomas Waller &\; Sean O&rsquo\;Brien (UC Dublin\; University of Bristol)
&lsquo\;Marx to the Letter&rsquo\;
Anna Beria (CRMEP)
&lsquo\;Reading Capital and Reading Reading Capital Through the Concept of Life&rsquo\;
Daniel Fraser (UC Cork)
&lsquo\;Useful Angels: Marxist Modernity in Bolí\;var Echeverrí\;a and Walter Benjamin&rsquo\;
Break: 5:15&ndash\;5:30pm
5.30pm&ndash\;6:45pm &ndash\; Closing Keynote
Peter Hallward (Professor of Modern European Philosophy\, CRMEP)
&lsquo\;Must the Working Class Die so the Proletariat Can Live?&rsquo\;
6.45 &ndash\; End
In January 1907\, the founder of phenomenology\, \; Edmund Husserl\, wrote a letter to the Viennese Modernist playwright and poet Hugo von Hofmannsthal\, suggesting that the phenomenologist&rsquo\;s and the artist&rsquo\;s methods are closely connected. Husserl&rsquo\;s suggestion remains provocative to this day\, as its full implications are yet to be fully grasped. Undeniably\, for more than a century now\, the tradition of phenomenology has cleared a path for philosophy that departs from argument-centric approaches in favor of firsthand corporeal experiences rooted in the lifeworld. This also entailed suspending or &ldquo\;bracketing&rdquo\; the question of whether our metaphysical\, ethical\, or aesthetic beliefs are justified\, focusing instead on the way things appear to us: phenomenology sets aside the &ldquo\;what&rdquo\; (the mind-independent nature of things) to home in on the &ldquo\;how&rdquo\;&mdash\;the mode in which things are given in our experience.
\nIf this is a valid characterization of the phenomenological method\, it aligns it closely with the discipline of aesthetics\, as founded by A.G. Baumgarten in the 18th century. Aesthetics too\, one might argue\, predominantly leaves aside the nature of what is being depicted or expressed to focus on the &ldquo\;how&rdquo\;: on how things are presented to us by artworks or other aesthetic objects and\, correspondingly\, on what it is like to sense them in aesthetic experience. Gü\;nter Figal even went as far as to claim that aesthetics could never be anything but phenomenological. Be that as it may: uncontestably\, what phenomenology and aesthetics have in common is a shared interest in the &ldquo\;style&rdquo\; of appearing.
\nAlthough Husserl himself hinted at this proximity in his letter to von Hofmannsthal\, his own writings on art and literature are remarkably sparse. While Husserl never wrote a formal work on aesthetics\, Jacques Derrida
\nmaintained that his thinking yields a &ldquo\;latent aesthetics.&rdquo\; This claim seems applicable to the phenomenological movement as a whole: while attempts to develop a systematic phenomenological aesthetics are surprisingly rare&mdash\;with Roman Ingarden and \; Mikel Dufrenne as the exceptions that prove the rule &mdash\;the aesthetic dimension however takes center stage in the work of numerous other authors\, from Eugen Fink\, Jean-Paul Sartre and Maurice Merleau-Ponty through Erwin Straus\, Henri Maldiney\, and Bernhard Waldenfels. What happens\, then\, when we look at phenomenology through an aesthetic lens? And in turn\, what is the outcome of practicing aesthetics as a kind of phenomenology?
\nThe ninth iteration of the Aesthetics &\; Critique workshop will address the complex and layered relationship between aesthetics and phenomenology. Topics for discussion include:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; What does it mean to ground aesthetics in phenomenological analysis rather than other approaches? Conversely\, could an aesthesiological approach&mdash\;as required by aesthetic objects and situations&mdash\;offer a refinement to phenomenology as a method?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; What is the relationship between sensible experience and artistic experience\, and how does a phenomenology of art relate to the phenomenological analysis of sensible experience in general?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Can the concept of style help describe different modes of appearing (and of reacting to it)?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; How is sense-making inextricably connected to corporeal sensing?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;What possibilities does the artist&rsquo\;s encounter with the world offer the phenomenologist&mdash\;perhaps a heightened sensitivity to the nuances of lived experience?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;How can aesthetic as well as aesthesiological categories help reconceptualizing the multisensorial mediascapes of our contemporary condition?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; How can experimental aesthetic practices become test sites\, both individually and collectively\, for transformative embodied experiences?
\n\nConveners: Emmanuel Alloa\, Alessandro De Cesaris\, Masoud Olia
\n\;
\nInvited Speakers
\n\nCharles Bobant (Paris)
\nMauro Carbone (Lyon)
\nMaud Hagelstein (Liè\;ge)
\nAdnen Jdey (Louvain)
\nHarri Mä\;cklin (Helsinki)
\nMarcia Sá\; Schuback Cavalcante (Stockholm)
\nAlessandra Scotti (Torino)
\n\nHow to participate
\n\nParticipants are invited to send a proposal (max 400 words) and a CV to Alessandro De Cesaris (alessandro.decesaris@unifr.ch) by April 30th. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by May 5th.
\n\n\nTravel\, accommodation and meal costs will be covered for all speakers. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Alessandro De Cesaris;CN=Emmanuel Alloa: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T024941Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260611T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260612T170000 SUMMARY:Styles of Appearing. Aesthetics and Phenomenology UID:20260606T103831Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Zurich LOCATION:Avenue de l'Europe 20\, Fribourg\, Switzerland\, 1700 DESCRIPTION:In January 1907\, the founder of phenomenology\, \; Edmund Husserl\, wrote a letter to the Viennese Modernist playwright and poet Hugo von Hofmannsthal\, suggesting that the phenomenologist&rsquo\;s and the artist&rsquo\;s methods are closely connected. Husserl&rsquo\;s suggestion remains provocative to this day\, as its full implications are yet to be fully grasped. Undeniably\, for more than a century now\, the tradition of phenomenology has cleared a path for philosophy that departs from argument-centric approaches in favor of firsthand corporeal experiences rooted in the lifeworld. This also entailed suspending or &ldquo\;bracketing&rdquo\; the question of whether our metaphysical\, ethical\, or aesthetic beliefs are justified\, focusing instead on the way things appear to us: phenomenology sets aside the &ldquo\;what&rdquo\; (the mind-independent nature of things) to home in on the &ldquo\;how&rdquo\;&mdash\;the mode in which things are given in our experience.
\nIf this is a valid characterization of the phenomenological method\, it aligns it closely with the discipline of aesthetics\, as founded by A.G. Baumgarten in the 18th century. Aesthetics too\, one might argue\, predominantly leaves aside the nature of what is being depicted or expressed to focus on the &ldquo\;how&rdquo\;: on how things are presented to us by artworks or other aesthetic objects and\, correspondingly\, on what it is like to sense them in aesthetic experience. Gü\;nter Figal even went as far as to claim that aesthetics could never be anything but phenomenological. Be that as it may: uncontestably\, what phenomenology and aesthetics have in common is a shared interest in the &ldquo\;style&rdquo\; of appearing.
\nAlthough Husserl himself hinted at this proximity in his letter to von Hofmannsthal\, his own writings on art and literature are remarkably sparse. While Husserl never wrote a formal work on aesthetics\, Jacques Derrida
\nmaintained that his thinking yields a &ldquo\;latent aesthetics.&rdquo\; This claim seems applicable to the phenomenological movement as a whole: while attempts to develop a systematic phenomenological aesthetics are surprisingly rare&mdash\;with Roman Ingarden and \; Mikel Dufrenne as the exceptions that prove the rule &mdash\;the aesthetic dimension however takes center stage in the work of numerous other authors\, from Eugen Fink\, Jean-Paul Sartre and Maurice Merleau-Ponty through Erwin Straus\, Henri Maldiney\, and Bernhard Waldenfels. What happens\, then\, when we look at phenomenology through an aesthetic lens? And in turn\, what is the outcome of practicing aesthetics as a kind of phenomenology?
\nThe ninth iteration of the Aesthetics &\; Critique workshop will address the complex and layered relationship between aesthetics and phenomenology. Topics for discussion include:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; What does it mean to ground aesthetics in phenomenological analysis rather than other approaches? Conversely\, could an aesthesiological approach&mdash\;as required by aesthetic objects and situations&mdash\;offer a refinement to phenomenology as a method?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; What is the relationship between sensible experience and artistic experience\, and how does a phenomenology of art relate to the phenomenological analysis of sensible experience in general?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Can the concept of style help describe different modes of appearing (and of reacting to it)?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; How is sense-making inextricably connected to corporeal sensing?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;What possibilities does the artist&rsquo\;s encounter with the world offer the phenomenologist&mdash\;perhaps a heightened sensitivity to the nuances of lived experience?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;How can aesthetic as well as aesthesiological categories help reconceptualizing the multisensorial mediascapes of our contemporary condition?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; How can experimental aesthetic practices become test sites\, both individually and collectively\, for transformative embodied experiences?
ORGANIZER;CN=Emmanuel Alloa;CN=Alessandro De Cesaris: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T024941Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260612T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260612T170000 SUMMARY:Fragility and the Aesthetics of Sensitivity UID:20260606T103832Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:55-59 Penrhyn Rd\, Kingston upon Thames\, London\, United Kingdom\, KT1 2EE DESCRIPTION:Call for Contributions: Fragility and the Aesthetics of Sensitivity
\nKeynote Presenters: \;
\nAndrew Goffey (University of Nottingham)
\nBrigitte Hart (Sound artist\, Shortwave Collective)
\nWhen crisis becomes a permanent state rather than an exceptional rupture\, fragility assumes the form of an existential condition visible across social\, ecological\, and political domains. Under such circumstances\, the production of knowledge increasingly shifts toward anticipatory regimes&mdash\;risk modelling\, foresight studies\, and adaptive infrastructures designed to navigate instability. Contemporary problems appear as hybrid entities: complex issues that exceed the grasp of any single discipline and demand collaborative investigation capable of rendering them perceptible and registering fragile relations that cannot be stabilised or fixed.
\nIn this context\, the problem of disciplinarity&mdash\;of relations between disciplines and collaboration across them&mdash\;acquires renewed urgency. Contemporary ecological frameworks in the humanities further intensify this concern by grounding the crossing of boundaries in an existential condition. This expansion of the problematic invites a reconsideration of an older question: what do the prefixes inter-\, trans-\, non-\, or post- differentially signify when applied to disciplinarity? Which form of disciplinarity adequately captures our present condition?
\nWhile the laboratory has served as a central model&mdash\;a metonym for interdisciplinary collaboration\, anchoring the emergent mode of scientific praxis called &ldquo\;research&rdquo\;&mdash\;today research also unfolds across privately funded para-institutions\, hybrid platforms\, and transient project-based networks. However\, collaborations between artists and social theorists with natural scientists remain structurally asymmetrical: artistic practice is often reduced to the visualization of scientific data\, while social theory has long remained under pressure to imitate the methods of the hard sciences. In this context\, the symposium seeks to examine the tangible forms of contemporary cross-disciplinary collaboration and the conceptual frameworks that sustain them.
\nThe symposium approaches this question under the long shadow of post-1968 French philosophy\, whose insistence on the inherent intertwinement of politics and aesthetics continues to shape contemporary thought. As a guiding reference\, we take the framework developed by Bruno Latour\, approached here through the twin themes of \;fragility and the aesthetics of sensitivity. Latour may be seen as the synthetic inheritor of this philosophical trajectory\, insofar as his anthropology of laboratory science leads to a non-disciplinary\, transversal form of social ontology that immanently connects science\, aesthetics\, and politics. His model advances a form of collective pragmatism oriented toward the proposal of new entities for social existence&mdash\;entities defined relationally as fragile networks of attachments. Scientific instruments function as sensitive devices that inscribe and thereby render these entities visible\, thereby making them open to collective concern.
\nThe symposium is thus both a call for dialogue and an invitation to rethink disciplinarity under the increasingly urgent\, deteriorating\, and transitional conditions of the present. We are interested in contemporary artistic and theoretical practices\, particularly those that combine the two and critically reflect on their disciplinary\, institutional\, and methodological conditions. If\, as Fé\;lix Guattari reminds us\, &ldquo\;there is no general pedagogy relative to the constitution of a living transdisciplinarity\,&rdquo\; then where and how might such a transdisciplinarity be practiced today? \;
\nPossible contributions might focus on: \;
\nSubmission Guidelines:
\nAbstract: \;max. 300 words
\nPresentation length: \;20 minutes \;with time reserved for discussion.
\nPlease send an abstract (max. 300 words) and a short biographical note to: \; k2035920@kingston.ac.uk
\nDeadline for submissions: \;26 April 2026
Notification of acceptance: \;10 May 2026
The event is organised as a \;PhD student-led symposium supported by the Techne AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T024941Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20260613T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20260614T170000 SUMMARY:How Things Hang Together: International Conference on Wilfrid Sellars’ Philosophy UID:20260606T103833Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Asia/Shanghai LOCATION:Hangzhou\, China DESCRIPTION:The Center for Pragmatic Philosophy at Zhejiang University will host an international conference dedicated to the philosophy of Wilfrid Sellars and his enduring quest to understand "how things in the broadest possible sense of the term hang together in the broadest possible sense of the term."
\nKeynote Speakers
\n&bull\; Robert Brandom (University of Pittsburgh) (online)
\n&bull\; Willem A. deVries (University of New Hampshire)
\n&bull\; James O'Shea (University College Dublin)
Contact info: Associate Professor Wei Wang wangwei198411@zju.edu.cn
The Annual meeting of the EPTC will be held June 1-4\, 2026\, at the University of Victoria in Victoria\, British Columbia.
\nFounded in 2003\, the Society for Existential and Phenomenological Theory and Culture (EPTC) is a Canadian-based international academic society that aims to promote rigorous scholarship drawn from the traditions of existentialism and phenomenology\, broadly construed. In addition to theoretical work on core philosophical issues and figures\, we are especially interested in providing a forum for showcasing practical and applied research\, as well as cross- and interdisciplinary developments of existential and phenomenological themes.
\nDay One of our conference will be reserved for papers exploring the foundations and pre-histories of phenomenology and/or existentialism. Please indicate in your submission if you wish your paper to be considered as contribution to this discussion. The remainder of the conference is open to submissions on any scholarship of \;existential and phenomenological themes\, \;theoretical\, practical\, or cross- and interdisciplinary.
\nInterested authors should submit the following electronically in .doc\, .docx\, or .rtf format:
\nWhile we strongly prefer complete papers\, we will also consider long abstracts (750&ndash\;1000 words\, plus bibliography). Please prepare this for anonymous review\, and submit along with a separate cover sheet listing the title\, author&rsquo\;s name\, address\, etc. Please also include a short CV.
\nThe submission deadline for the above materials is January 12\, 2026. Submissions and questions should be sent to: \;eptc.tcep@gmail.com.
\nAccepted authors will have twenty-five minutes to present their papers and should consider allocating a portion of that time to respond to commentators. Presentations will be followed by a ten-minute commentary and a twenty-minute discussion period. Accepted authors may be asked to provide a commentary on another paper\, or to chair a session. (If you are just interested in presenting a commentary or chairing a session\, please submit a brief note to this effect\, including your name\, e-mail address\, institutional affiliation\, and relevant areas of interest.)
\nAll submissions are subject to a double-blind review process\, and accepted authors will be asked to send final versions of their papers to a commentator by April 15.
\nEPTC is able to waive registration fees for a few participants each year. Such awards will be made according to criteria of financial need and paper quality at the discretion of the organizing committee. Non-tenure-stream participants interested in this award should include a note to this effect in their submission materials.
\n\nAppel à\; contributions 2026\nLa ré\;union annuelle de la TCEP aura lieu du 1er au 4 juin 2026 à\; l&rsquo\;Université\; de Victoria\, en Colombie-Britannique
\nFondé\;e en 2003\, Thé\;orie et culture existentialistes et phé\;nomé\;nologiques (TCEP) est une socié\;té\; acadé\;mique canadienne d&rsquo\;envergure internationale dont la mission est de promouvoir la recherche inspiré\;e\, au sens large\, des traditions existentialiste ou phé\;nomé\;nologique. En plus de s&rsquo\;inté\;resser aux travaux thé\;oriques portant sur des sujets et personnalité\;s du monde philosophique\, la TCEP offre une vitrine aux travaux de recherche pratique ou appliqué\;e ainsi qu&rsquo\;à\; la recherche multi- ou interdisciplinaire portant sur des thé\;matiques existentialiste ou phé\;nomé\;nologique.
\nLa premiè\;re journé\;e de notre confé\;rence sera ré\;servé\;e aux contributions explorant les fondements et les pré\;histoires de la phé\;nomé\;nologie et/ou de l&rsquo\;existentialisme. Veuillez indiquer dans votre soumission si vous souhaitez que votre article soit considé\;ré\; comme une contribution à\; cette discussion. Le reste de la confé\;rence est ouvert aux soumissions sur toute recherche portant sur des thè\;mes existentiels et phé\;nomé\;nologiques\, thé\;oriques\, pratiques ou transdisciplinaires.
\nLes auteurs inté\;ressé\;s devront soumettre les documents suivants par voie é\;lectronique en format .doc\, .docx ou .rtf :
\nBien que nous pré\;fé\;rions vivement recevoir des articles complets\, nous considé\;rerons aussi des ré\;sumé\;s approfondis (750-1000 mots\, ainsi qu&rsquo\;une bibliographie). Ceci doit ê\;tre soumis de maniè\;re anonyme\, accompagné\; d&rsquo\;un document distinct sur lequel se trouvent le titre\, le nom de l&rsquo\;auteur\, les adresses\, etc. Veuillez é\;galement fournir un bref CV.
\nLa date limite pour soumettre les documents susmentionné\;s est le 12 janvier 2026. Les dossiers doivent ê\;tre envoyé\;s à\; : \;eptc.tcep@gmail.com.
\nLes auteurs retenus auront vingt-cinq minutes pour pré\;senter leur article et devraient ré\;partir une partie du temps pour ré\;pondre aux commentateurs. Les pré\;sentations seront suivis d&rsquo\;une dizaine de minutes de commentaires ainsi qu&rsquo\;une discussion d&rsquo\;une vingtaine de minutes. Les auteurs retenus peuvent ê\;tre aussi invité\;s à\; commenter sur un article ou pré\;sider une sé\;ance. (Si vous souhaitez seulement commenter sur un article ou pré\;sider une sé\;ance\, veuillez nous contacter par courriel en nous indiquant votre nom\, votre adresse postale et é\;lectronique\, votre affiliation institutionnelle ainsi que tous vos centres d&rsquo\;inté\;rê\;t pertinents.)
\nTous les dossiers seront soumis à\; une é\;valuation à\; double insu\, and les auteurs retenus seront tenus d&rsquo\;envoyer versions dé\;finitives de leurs articles aux commentateurs/trices au plus tard le 15 avril.
\nChaque anné\;e\, la TCEP est en mesure d&rsquo\;annuler les frais d&rsquo\;inscription de quelques dé\;lé\;gué\;s. Cette dé\;cision du coordonnateur des activité\;s du Congrè\;s s&rsquo\;appuie sur la situation financiè\;re et la qualité\; de la pré\;sentation du participant. Les dé\;lé\;gué\;s non permanents souhaitant recevoir cette aide sont appelé\;s à\; en faire la demande lors de la soumission de leur dossier.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T024941Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260617T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260619T170000 SUMMARY:18th International Critical Theory Conference UID:20260606T103835Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq 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:20260523T024941Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260617T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260619T170000 SUMMARY:2ª ed congreso internacional de desterritorializaciones políticas UID:20260606T103836Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq 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).
What is missing in the histories of German Jewish thought and of Critical Theory is a sustained account of their relations to European imperialism and colonialism. This workshop asks how apparently non-systematic references irritate established meanings\, allowing the Global South to penetrate into European philosophical modernity.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T024941Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20260617T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20260619T170000 SUMMARY:International Levinas Conference UID:20260606T103838Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Vilnius LOCATION:Faculty of Humanities\, Vytautas Magnus University V. Putvinskio st. 23\, Room 103 Kaunas\, Lithuania\, Kaunas\, Lithuania DESCRIPTION: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
\n 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.
\n\nZeit\n14:30 Uhr bis 17:30 Uhr\nVeranstalter\nEdith Stein Gesellschaft Ö\;sterreich\; Karmeliten in Wien\nOrt\nKarmelZentrumCall for papers open
\nWittgenstein and Ancient Philosophy \;(29.6&ndash\;1.7.2026 Athens\, Greece)
\nLudwig Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s relation to the history of ancient philosophy constitutes a riddle. Wittgenstein was certainly not a scholarly oriented 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 to Plato&rsquo\;s dialogues in many contexts (e.g. PI §\;46). Some manuscripts and typescripts contain further references to various ancient philosophers.
\nThe conference &ldquo\;Wittgenstein and Ancient Philosophy&rdquo\; invites scholars to discuss Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s relation to the heritage of ancient (Greek and Roman) philosophy. We invite contributions that explore the topic understood in a broad fashion. Possible themes include &ndash\; but are not limited to &ndash\; Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s references to ancient authors\; connections and parallels between Wittgenstein and early Greek philosophy\, Socrates\, Plato and Platonism\, Aristotle\, and Hellenistic and Roman schools of thought\; or classics of ancient philosophy revisited in the light of Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s insights (and vice versa). We are also open to promising papers that discuss Wittgenstein in relation to other genres of ancient Greek literature.
We welcome paper proposals for the conference. Abstracts up to 500 words should be submitted by email to \;wittgenstein@finninstitute.gr. Abstracts should include the author&rsquo\;s name\, affiliation\, contact information\, and the title of the paper. Accepted proposals will be given a presentation time of 40 minutes (25 minutes for presentation and 15 minutes for discussion).
The deadline for proposals is \;31 January 2026.
Notification of acceptance will be sent out by \;28 February 2026.
There is no conference fee. However\, selected speakers should be prepared to pay for their own travel and accommodation.
\nInvited keynote speakers:
James Conant (University of Chicago)
Constantine Sandis (University of Hertfordshire)
Thomas Wallgren (University of Helsinki)
Organizing committee:
\nProf. Vasso Kindi (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)
\nDr. Lassi Jakola (Finnish Institute of Athens and University of Helsinki)
ORGANIZER;CN=Vasso Kindi;CN=Lassi Jakola: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T024941Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20260629T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20260702T170000 SUMMARY:Levinas as Educator UID:20260606T103842Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq 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:20260523T024941Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260630T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260630T080000 SUMMARY:Early Phenomenology on ‘Position-Taking’ (Stellungnahme). Theoretical Stance\, Emotional Response\, and the Constitution of the Person UID:20260606T103843Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Brussels LOCATION:Louvain-la-Neuve\, Belgium DESCRIPTION: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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ORGANIZER;CN=Alexis Delamare: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T024941Z 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:20260606T103844Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq 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
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:20260523T024941Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20260706T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20260706T090000 SUMMARY:Inheriting Ordinary Language Philosophy UID:20260606T103846Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq 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:20260523T024941Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260723T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260729T170000 SUMMARY:Edith Stein Sommerakademie 2026: Postfaktisch? Über die Zukunft der Wahrheit UID:20260606T103847Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:Teresianum\, Piazza di San Pancrazio 5A\, Roma\, Italy\, I-00152 DESCRIPTION:Die Sommerakademie wird folgende Themen behandeln:
\nEdith Stein widmet sich intensiv dem Studium von Wahrheit. Wir werden uns somit nicht nur mit den Werken Edith Steins beschä\;ftigen\, sondern uns vielmehr wie sie und in ihrem Geist die fundamentale Frage nach Wahrheit aus biblischer\, theologischer\, philosophischer\, anthropologischer und spiritueller Perspektive stellen.
\nDie Sommerakademie mö\;chte grundlegende Fragen des christlichen Lebens wissenschaftlich erö\;rtern. Dieses Jahr soll ganz der Frage nach Wahrheit gewidmet sein. Die Sommerakademie richtet sich hauptsä\;chlich an junge Menschen unter 35 Jahren\, ist jedoch auch fü\;r Teilnehmer auß\;erhalb dieser Altersgruppe offen. Bei begrenzter Kapazitä\;t haben junge Menschen Vorrang.
\nWahrheit. Fü\;r immer verloren?
\nProf. Dr. Tonke Dennebaum\, Johannes Gutenberg-Universitä\;t Mainz
\n
Kann man heute noch von &bdquo\;Wahrheit&ldquo\; sprechen? Zeigen nicht Philosophie und Naturwissen-schaft\, dass wir davon lieber die Hä\;nde lassen sollten? Und doch ist die Sehnsucht nach Wahrheit heute groß\; &ndash\; aber auch verfü\;hrerisch und vielleicht sogar gefä\;hrlich. Wie also kann ein Bekenntnis zur Wahrheit aussehen\, das klar und eindeutig ist\, und zugleich den Heraus-forderungen der pluralen Welt gerecht wird?
Zur Beziehung von Werterkenntnis und personaler Verwirklichung bei Scheler und Stein
\nDr. Monika Adamczyk-Enriquez\, Edith-Stein-Archiv zu Kö\;ln\, Ignatianum Universitä\;t in Krakau
\n
Max Scheler\, einer der bedeutendsten Vertreter der philosophischen Axiologie im 20. Jahrhundert\, entwickelte eine grundlegende Beschreibung von Werten und ihrer Hierarchie und betonte dabei ihren idealen Charakter. Zugleich zeigte er die erkenntniserschließ\;ende Rolle des Fü\;hlens und der personalen Akte fü\;r die Erfassung von Werten auf.
Edith Stein greift Schelers Ansatz auf\, verschiebt jedoch den Akzent. Wä\;hrend bei Scheler die Beziehung zwischen Person und Werten primä\;r in einer erkenntnistheoretischen Perspektive erscheint\, richtet Stein den Blick stä\;rker auf die Person selbst als Ort der Aneignung und Verwirklichung von Werten. Ihr Interesse gilt der inneren Struktur der Person\, der Verantwortlichkeit sowie den Bedingungen personaler Reifung und Entwicklung. Die Teilnehmenden erhalten einen Einblick in die Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede beider Ansä\;tze und werden eingeladen\, darü\;ber nachzudenken\, wie Werte im eigenen Leben erkannt\, angeeignet und verwirklicht werden kö\;nnen.
Schö\;nheit und Wahrheit - umstrittene Werte in Philosophie und Kunst
Dr. Pia Lilienstein\, Universitä\;t Erlangen-Nü\;rnberg
\n
Rom gilt als Geburtsstä\;tte des Barock\, jener Kunstepoche\, die Schö\;nheit dynamischer\, intensiver\, sinnlicher und dramatischer als je zuvor inszenierte und die die christliche Weltanschauung und Offenbarung in eindrucksvolle Kunstwerke ü\;bersetzte. Die Kü\;nstlerinnen und Kü\;nstler um 1900 brachen vehementer noch als diejenigen des 19. Jahrhunderts mit dieser Kunst- und Bildauffassung. Friedrich Nietzsche z.B. rebellierte gegen die platonische Trias des Guten\, Wahren und Schö\;nen und schrieb &bdquo\;Die Wahrheit ist hä\;sslich: Wir haben die Kunst\, damit wir nicht an der Wahrheit zu Grunde gehen&ldquo\;. Edith Stein\, als Zeitgenossin der Klassischen Moderne hingegen schrieb an Roman Ingarden\, dass sie es im Leben mit der Kultur und in der Kunst mit der Schö\;nheit hielte und in beidem die Harmonie suche\, also im Grunde das Ordnende\, Erhabene und Transzendente. \;
Der moderne Zweifel am Wert der Schö\;nheit und an der Wahrheit von Bildern wird mit den digitalen Sehgewohnheiten und dem Bildmedium der KI-generierten Bilderwelten zu einer Selbstverstä\;ndlichkeit. Gleichzeitig schä\;rft sich in der Kunst das Bewusstsein fü\;r den Wert leiblicher Wahrnehmungen und ä\;sthetischer Erfahrungen als Erkenntniszugä\;nge. Der Rü\;ckblick in vergangene Kunstepochen und ein Vergleich von Edith Stein mit Kü\;nstlerinnen ihrer Generation kö\;nnte interessante Impuls fü\;r das aktuelle Nachdenken ü\;ber diese Fragen geben.
Neben dem philosophisch-kunsthistorischen Teil soll es auch die Gelegenheit geben\, gemeinsam die durch Architektur und kü\;nstlerischen Inszenierung verdichtete\, ä\;sthetisch-spirituelle Atmosphä\;re eines barocken Kirchenbau zu erkunden.
Wahrheit in der Technik\, Wirtschaft und Produktinnovation
Prof. Dr. Sarah Spiekermann-Hoff\, Department fü\;r Wirtschaftsinformatik und Operations Management der Wirtschaftsuniversitä\;t Wien
\n
Welchen Beitrag kann die materiale Wertethik (Scheler\, Hartmann) und Wahrnehmungspsychologie (Fuchs) zum Thema "Wahrheit in der Technik\, Wirtschaft und Produktinnovation&ldquo\; leisten? An diesem Tag geht es zunä\;chst um die Art\, wie Schelers materiale Wertethik in ein &bdquo\;Value-based Engineering&ldquo\; fü\;r IT und KI Produkte ü\;bersetzt worden ist. Hier wird die philosophische Wertontologie fü\;r IT Design vorgestellt\, wie sie heute im ISO-Standard 24748-7000 verankert ist und weltweit genutzt wird. Ein kleiner IT Design Workshop rahmt diesen Teil ein. Ferner wird das Theme Werte in der Ö\;konomie besprochen und wie ein Wertverstä\;ndnis im Sinne Schelers fundamental abweicht zu dem\, was wir heute in der Ö\;konomie als Wert begreifen.
Der Einfluss der Psyche auf die Umsetzung von Werthaltungen
Prim. Dr. David Oberreiter MBA\, Institut fü\;r Psychotherapie des Kepler Universitä\;tsklinikums Linz
\nInnerpsychische Vorgä\;nge beeinflussen einerseits das Erkennen von Werten als auch die Fä\;higkeit\, jene Werte zu verwirklichen. Es gibt psychische Zustä\;nde\, die es erschweren oder gar unmö\;glich machen\, Wahrheiten zu erkennen und sich gemä\;ß\; diesen zu verhalten. Andere psychische Aspekte hingegen sind fö\;rderlich fü\;r die Verwirklichung von Werten. Begü\;nstigende psychischen Faktoren sollten im Fokus der eigenen Entwicklung stehen.
\nWeitere Informationen\, einschließ\;lich Teilnahmegebü\;hren und Unterkunftsmö\;glichkeiten\, finden Sie unter:
ORGANIZER;CN=Joshua Roe: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T024941Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260731T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260731T234500 SUMMARY:Husserl and Schutz on Intersubjectivity. Phainomenon UID:20260606T103848Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:CALL-FOR-PAPERS
\nHusserl considered the establishment of a transcendental community of subjects necessary for the possibility of obtaining transcendental knowledge of oneself and the world. Notwithstanding\, Husserl's philosophy has been regarded as solipsistic for a significant period. However\, analysis of Husserl's theory of perception\, even prior to the publication of the \;Cartesian Investigations\, \;suggests otherwise. According to this view\, experience of the world is understood as public rather than private. Perceived objects are not exclusive to a single perceiving subject\, although they are given in subjective experience. For this reason\, at least from the 1920s onwards\, Husserl refers to the egological foundation of his philosophy as leading toward an intersubjective transcendental phenomenology\, or even (as one can read in Hua IX: 539)\, towards a sociological phenomenology.
\nThe issue of "transcendental intersubjectivity"\, beginning from a transcendental ego\, and its role in the constitution of an intersubjectively valid world\, is discussed in Husserl's 5th Cartesian Meditation as well as in numerous unpublished manuscripts. This topic was further explored by later phenomenologists\, including Eugen Fink and Ludwig Landgrebe. Others\, overlooking Husserl's focus on the constitutive role of intersubjectivity rather than its empirical forms\, charged him with neglecting the ethical aspects of the I-Thou relationship\; this critique was most notably advanced by Emanuel Lé\;vinas. However\, it was in the 1950s that Alfred Schutz offered one of the most critical perspectives on the project of establishing an intersubjective transcendental community of egos. Schutz argued\, namely: \;1) Husserl's transcendental Ego cannot be put in the plural. \;2) Husserl did not provide conclusive proof that the existence of other Egos is a problem of the transcendental sphere. \;3) Intersubjectivity is just an empirical-mundane problem. \;4) \;Transcendental subjectivity must be replaced by mundane intersubjectivity.
\nAdditionally\, Schutz made several observations about Husserl's method in the 5th Cartesian Meditation. He argued that Husserl's concept of reduction to the "sphere of the proper" assumes a distinction between the proper and the alien\, which could only have been established prior to the reduction. Schutz also noted that the experience of pairing\, which presents the alien body as similar to one's own\, lacks precision\, as it does not consider differences such as those between male and female\, or between humans and animals.
\nNº\; 40 of \;Phainomenon \;aims to retrieve this issue\, offering not only an analysis of the Husserl-Schutz debate\, but also exploring new perspectives\, namely (but not restricted to):
\n1) the ways the experience of an alien self can be addressed from a phenomenological point-of-view\;
\n2) intersubjectivity and lifeworld\;
\n3) the role of the lived body in the experience of "pairing"\;
\n4) "higher-level" intersubjective communities: family\, corporations\, trade-unions\, state institutions\;
\n5) "mundane phenomenology" and sociology\;
\n6) Schutz: continuation and criticisms (Lester Embree\, Thomas Luckman\, Jü\;rgen Habermas\, and others).
\nThe deadline for submitting proposals is July 31\, 2026.
\nThe author guidelines can be consulted and articles submitted at the following link: \;https://phainomenon-journal.pt/index.php/phainomenon/about/submissions
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T024941Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260801T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260801T234500 SUMMARY:Literature and the Body: The Relations Between Being and Writing UID:20260606T103849Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Submissions open: \;June 15\, 2026 &ndash\; August 1\, 2026
\nNesir: Journal of Literary Studies \;welcomes submissions for its October 2026 issue\, which seeks to reconsider how literature translates bodily experience into writing and visibility\, and how the body\, in turn\, discloses and shapes literary meaning.
\nContemporary cultural forces\, which we both shape and endure\, demand a renewed examination of the body through literature and of literature through the body. The loss of physical touch during the pandemic has intensified the body&rsquo\;s alienation from its social and emotional milieus\, while a digital culture governed by speed\, distance\, and surface erodes the possibility of tactile meaning and embodied encounter. Current debates on identity\, gender\, and representation have heightened corporeal visibility\, yet they seldom foreground literature&rsquo\;s power to reinscribe the body or the body&rsquo\;s unique role in shaping literary sense and experience. Meanwhile\, thinkers from Nietzsche and Foucault to Merleau-Ponty and Kearney reaffirm the body as a privileged locus of meaning\, perception\, and interpretation.
\nLiterature&rsquo\;s varied portrayals of the body\, and its own material dimension\, both mirror and challenge the ontologies and cultural norms of their historical moments. In ancient tragedy\, the body serves as a threshold to the divine\; in medieval narratives it is sanctified and purified through suffering\; in Renaissance texts it becomes an ideal of visibility and measurability. In the modern novel the body is frequently rendered as disciplined and gendered\, whereas contemporary narratives present it as displaced\, proliferating\, and fluid\, prominent within posthumanist and transhumanist discussions. We therefore invite essays that not only engage with current debates on corporeality but also trace the historical trajectories through which meanings\, representations\, and theories of the body have been fashioned across the diverse epochs of literary and cultural history.
\nOnly a renewed attention to the body can meaningfully address literature&rsquo\;s most pressing crises\, including the loosening bond between language and world\, the erosion of sensory immediacy\, and the growing disembodiment of reading. This issue therefore welcomes essays that conceive literature as an ontological threshold\, poised between meaning and sensation\, writing and life\, word and world.
\nThis issue accepts research articles and book reviews in Turkish or English. Contributions should be prepared in accordance with Nesir&rsquo\;s submission and citation guidelines and must be submitted through the journal&rsquo\;s online submission system: \;nesirdergisi.com
\nSubmissions may address\, but are not limited to\, the following topics:
\nNesir&rsquo\;s submission and citation guidelines: \;https://nesirdergisi.com/index.php/nesir/about/submissions#authorGuidelines
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\nNesir: Journal of Literary Studies \;is an international\, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to literary theory\, historiography\, and comparative literary studies. The journal is indexed in major international databases including DOAJ\, MLA International Bibliography (EBSCO)\, Linguistic Bibliography Online (Brill)\, TR Dizin\, and EBSCOhost databases. All submissions undergo a double-blind peer review process.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T024941Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260830T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260830T234500 SUMMARY:Sein und Zeit Today: Relevance and Resonance UID:20260606T103850Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:Padova\, Italy DESCRIPTION:Call for Abstracts:
\nSein und Zeit Today: Relevance and Resonance
\n(Padua\, February 17-19\, 2027)
\nWe are pleased to share the call for abstracts for the conference Sein und Zeit Today: Relevance and Resonance\, organized by the Centro Studi di Critica Heideggeriana (CSCH) on the occasion of the centenary of the publication of Being and Time by Martin Heidegger. The conference will take place from February 17 to 19\, 2027\, at the FISPPA Department of the University of Padua.
\nIn a context that has long been active in Heidegger studies\, the conference aims to bring into dialogue some of the most authoritative voices in the current debate on Heidegger&rsquo\;s work and thought across different philosophical traditions and geographical contexts. Alongside contributions from invited speakers in the regular sessions (Hiroshi Abe\, Francesco Camera\, Paola-Ludovika Coriando\, Giuliana Gregorio\, Servanne Jollivet\, Giusi Strummiello\, Mark Wrathall\, Holger Zaborowski) and a panel dedicated to the work of the Paduan philosopher Franco Volpi (&ldquo\;Being and Time&rdquo\;: A Practical Philosophy? Interpretative Perspectives in Dialogue with Franco Volpi\, with guest interventions from Jesú\;s Adriá\;n Escudero\, Adriano Fabris\, and Carlo Scilironi)\, the event will include parallel sessions featuring presentations selected through this call for abstracts. Proposed abstracts should focus on the relevance of Being and Time for contemporary thought\, a theme that applicants are encouraged to address from multiple perspectives.
\nThe guiding idea of the conference is to foster engagement with a classic text of twentieth-century philosophy by rereading it from the standpoint of the present and by relating the fundamental questions that run through Heidegger&rsquo\;s masterpiece to the concerns of an era &ndash\; our own &ndash\; shaped by radically transformed conceptual horizons and frameworks of thought. In this perspective\, the call invites contributions that critically engage with Being and Time in light of the questions the text continues to raise one hundred years after its publication. We welcome proposals that explore the relevance of Heidegger&rsquo\;s analyses in relation to themes such as existence\, temporality\, finitude\, historicity\, understanding\, language\, body\, being\, and instrumentality\, bringing these into dialogue with contemporary problems\, trajectories\, and fields of research. The aim is to encourage dialogue among different traditions of thought that have found in Being and Time a major source of inspiration &ndash\; such as hermeneutics\, existential philosophy\, and phenomenology of embodiment &ndash\; or that have engaged with it in original ways\, such as certain areas of analytic philosophy and pragmatism.
\nTo submit a proposal\, applicants are required to send\, no later than August 30\, 2026\, a title and an anonymized abstract in English\, Italian\, or German (max. 3\,000 characters\, including spaces)\, addressing Being and Time and its relevance today. Presentations will be delivered in the same language chosen for the abstract. Please also attach\, in a separate file\, a brief biographical note (max. 150 words). The expected duration of each presentation is 20 minutes\, followed by a 10-minute discussion.
\nThe results of the selection process\, conducted by the selection committee\, will be announced on September 30\, 2026.
\nAll materials must be sent by email to: seinundzeit2027@virgilio.it
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T024941Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260907T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260911T170000 SUMMARY:Philosophical Roots of National Socialism UID:20260606T103851Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Madrid LOCATION:av. Blasco Ibañez 33\, Valencia\, Spain\, 46010 DESCRIPTION:The call for papers is hereby opened for the \;international conference &ldquo\;Philosophical Roots of National Socialism&rdquo\;\, that will be held from 7-11 September 2026 in the Faculty of Philosophy and Education Sciences of the University of Valè\;ncia. Among the confirmed speakers are\, in alphabetical order\, Barbara Zehnpfennig (Passau / Berlin)\, Christian Hartmann (Potsdam)\, Gü\;nter Zö\;ller (Munich)\, Herlinde Pauer-Studer (Vienna)\, Ó\;scar Cubo (Valè\;ncia)\, Othmar Plö\;ckinger (Salzburg)\, Pedro Jesú\;s Teruel (Valè\;ncia) and Salvi Turró\; (Barcelona). \;
\nOriginals related to any aspect of the theoretical foundation of the nationalsocialism and its disastrous political and cultural influence will be welcome. Of particular interest will be the proposals on its philosophical roots\, with special emphasis on the review of these connections in the field of classical German philosophy\, from Kant to Hegel\, and its sources.
\nThe conference is conceived from the \;basic position \;that the ideological theses expressed and assumed by the nationalsocialism are intellectually disgusting and have had an extremely horrible effect on world history. This is precisely why it seems important to us to critically examine the roots of those theses and to meticulously research their philosophical background. This unmasks and denounces the self-blameful ignorance and maliciousness of National Socialist ideology. We consider this intellectual work to be particularly important today\, when new political movements are silently developing and insinuating similar theses into the public domain\, thereby jeopardizing the future of humanity.
\nPhDs \;will submit title and abstract (100 words maximum)\, together with academic affiliation\, until November 20\, 2025 to the email address kv2026@uv.es. Authors who are \;not PhD \;will also submit the whole text of the paper\, according to the \;guidelines \;(pp. 2-3). Notice of acceptance will be given before March 19\, 2026. The participation fee is 180 euros (academics) and &euro\; 60 (doctoral students).
\nThe paper can be redacted and presented in English\, Spanish\, Valencian / Catalan or German. If the paper is written in English\, Spanish or Valencian\, a German translation will be provided before April 22\, 2026 (if it is written in German\, an English translation will be provided). For each paper there will be 30 minutes of exposition and 20 minutes of debate.
\nThe \;originals will be \;published \;by the prestigious Valencian publisher Tirant lo Blanch. In the ranking of Spanish scientific publishers drawn up by the Spanish Superior Research Council\, Tirant is number 1 out of more than three hundred. The publication will take place in both printed format and e-book. \;
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T024941Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20261002T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20261003T170000 SUMMARY:Inheriting Ordinary Language Philosophy UID:20260606T103852Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq 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:20260523T024941Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Budapest:20261015T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Budapest:20261016T170000 SUMMARY:Heroes of the Counter-Revolution UID:20260606T103853Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Budapest LOCATION:Ludovika tér 1\, Budapest\, Hungary\, 1083 DESCRIPTION:The keynote lecture will be delivered by Carolina Armenteros (Pontificia Universidad Cató\;lica Madre y Maestra &ndash\; Santo Domingo\, Repú\;blica Dominicana)\, whose many seminal books include The French Idea of History: Joseph de Maistre and his Heirs\, 1794&ndash\;1854 (Cornell UP\, 2011) and Joseph de Maistre and his European Readers: From Friedrich von Gentz to Isaiah Berlin (Brill\, 2011).
\nThe concept of counter-revolution is as old as the beginning of the French Revolution. It appeared as early as 1789\, as a term characterizing the resurgence of royal power against the National Assembly. Later\, the royalist rebels of the Vendé\;e were described as counter-revolutionaries. From an etymological perspective\, however\, the term has far outgrown the events of French history.Roughly speaking\, every intellectual or practical manifestation that arose against revolutions was labeled as counter-revolution. The term was most often\, of course\, used in a negative sense. In Hungary\, for example\, the communist state party used it to refer to the events of 1956. In this way\, it referred to opposition to progress\, the defense of an 'old\, failed\, bad political order\,' and the demand for its restoration. Today\, however\, an internationally intellectual interpretation of the concept of counter-revolution has developed. A rereading of its intellectual representatives has revealed that the term by no means denotes the expression of a morally bad worldview. As a result\, nowadays it is much more closely associated with modern conservatism.For our conference\, we primarily expect presentations that showcase the work of authors associated with the idea of the counter-revolution. We also welcome innovative interpretations of events understood as counter-revolutionary.
\nWe invite proposals for papers that engage with the following topics\, among others:
\n- Interpretation and presentation of the major or lesser-known works of counter-revolutionary authors
\n- The counter-revolution in the approach of conceptual history
\n- The counter-revolution in literature and other artistic dimensions
\n- Victories and Defeats: The Political Dimensions of the Counter-Revolution
\n- The Role of Religion in the Ideas of the Counter-Revolution
\nThe conference has no registration fees. For a limited number of participants who cannot benefitfinancial support from their institution\, accommodation bursaries may be available. Interestedapplicants should state this clearly in their paper proposals.
\nAbstracts of 300 words for 20 minute papers should be submitted to \;heroesofcounterrevolution2026@gmail.com\, along with the applicant&rsquo\;s name\,a contact email address and a short (max. 200 words) biography.
\nAll applications are welcomed and will be reviewedby the Organising Committee.
\nLocation:
\nUniversity of Public Service &ndash\; Ludovika Campus\, Wing Building\, John Lukacs Lounge
\nH-1083 Budapest\, Ludovika té\;r 1.
ORGANIZER;CN="Balázs Pető": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T024941Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261101T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261101T234500 SUMMARY:The Relevance of Michel Foucault in the Face of Global Surveillance\, Post-Truth and New Forms of Governance UID:20260606T103854Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Labyrinth: An International Journal of Philosophy\, Value Theory\, and Sociocultural Hermeneutics \;is preparing a special issue in honor of the 100th \;anniversary of Michel Foucault's birth. The publication aims to highlight the continued relevance of Foucault&rsquo\;s conception of power. His analyses of power are particularly pertinent in the present age because he describes power not only as domination of a person/group over other individuals or groups\, but also as extensive networks such as those involved in money laundering\, drug trafficking\, and the Epstein network\, to name but a few examples. Furthermore\, his theories on discipline\, surveillance\, and governmentality are essential for comprehending digital surveillance and the optimization of power and social control in today's world. Foucault also pointed out ways in which the subject can free itself from external influences and begin to "govern" itself. His revelations about the relationships between power and truth\, as well as power and knowledge\, are crucial in this regard.
\nScholars working in the field of Foucault's philosophy are invited to submit a \;brief abstract and bio-bibliographic information \;by \;April 30\, 2026. The bio-bibliographic information should include the following: name\, academic degree\, academic position\, academic affiliation\, and five to seven main publications.
\nAuthors with finished\, unpublished papers are welcome to submit them with an abstract. Final papers should be proofread and formatted according to the journal guidelines (i.e.\, print-ready) and submitted no later than \;November 1\, 2026.
\nAs a multilingual Journal \;Labyrinth \;accepts papers in English\, French\, and German.
\nFor more information about the journal policies and the submission guidelines please visit: \;https://www.axiapublishers.com/ojs/index.php/labyrinth/AuthorGuidelines
\n\;All abstracts and papers should be sent to labyrinth[at]axiapublishers.com
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T024941Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261231T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261231T090000 SUMMARY:Interpreting the New Heidegger UID:20260606T103855Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:This Special Issue of Philosophies welcomes 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. Their primary themes should be key concepts in Heidegger&rsquo\;s own thought\; articles may also discuss Heidegger&rsquo\;s interpretations of other philosophers\, but should emphasize how they illuminate his own motives and ideas.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T024941Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270131T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270131T090000 SUMMARY:Special Issue Puncta “Phenomarxism: Ideology and Materialism in Critical and Political Phenomenology” UID:20260606T103856Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Puncta \;is pleased to announce a \;call for papers \;for our upcoming 2027 special issue\, "Phenomarxism: Ideology and Materialism in Critical and Political Phenomenology\," guest edited by Iaan Reynolds\, Christian Lotz\, and Marco Cavallaro. Submissions are due \;January 31\, 2027.
\nA PDF version of the CFP may be found at the link below. The full text of the CFP is as follows:
\nContemporary critical and political phenomenology has often bypassed the historical attempts to develop phenomenology in conversation with Marxist philosophy. If the 1970s saw a wave of translations into English of prominent Marxists and phenomenologists\, many of these efforts have been forgotten. Relatedly and at the same time\, the conception of &ldquo\;social critique&rdquo\; guiding critical phenomenology has largely been drawn from outside of the Marxist tradition. While these discussions often work with a concept of the social structure\, the latter tradition&rsquo\;s resources for thinking through the systematic interrelations between this structure and the racialized\, gendered\, and oppressive dynamics of social experience have been overlooked.
\nOn the one hand\, this issue is an historical one\; explorations of the Marxism of prominent phenomenologists can shed light on the already-political nature of some of the classic works and methodologies (see for example\, the underappreciated discussion of labor at the end of Maurice Merleau-Ponty&rsquo\;s Phenomenology of Perception). On the other hand\, however\, the issue relates to contemporary systematic problems: the interrelation between phenomenology and Marxist philosophy has produced distinct questions not often considered in today&rsquo\;s discussions. Ranging from investigations into sexism and gender oppression&rsquo\;s origin in a class society found in social reproduction theory (see Bhattacharya 2017)\, to the theory of needs developed as part of a &ldquo\;phenomenology of everyday life&rdquo\; by Á\;gnes Heller and other theorists in the &ldquo\;Budapest School&rdquo\; (Heller 1974\; Markú\;s\, Heller and Feher 1986)\, past developments in Marxist philosophy can shed light on new areas of concern for critical and political phenomenology today\, enriching these discussions.
\nFor this reason\, we are inviting papers for a Puncta special issue on &ldquo\;Phenomarxism:
Ideology and Materialism in Critical and Political Phenomenology.&rdquo\; Our goal for this issue is to develop theoretical insights for today&rsquo\;s discussions on critical and political phenomenology
through an engagement with the history of Marxist phenomenology. In this way\, we hope to
strengthen the historical grounding of today&rsquo\;s discussions\, while illuminating the distinct areas of research opened up by attention to Marxist social theory in the phenomenological tradition. We will seek contributions that thematize and critically reflect on the problem of whether phenomenology can itself be understood\, spelled out or developed as a not only critically\, but political position. In general\, submissions\, even if they utilize philosophers and philosophies in the Marxist and phenomenological traditions\, should contribute to contemporary theoretical debates\, developing the concepts through which critical and political phenomenology might be better able to think through contemporary developments.
We could envision contributions on the following topics (but these are just examples):
\n&bull\; Many contemporary critical phenomenologists focus in their contributions on intersubjectivity and embodiment. Are there any other aspects that are important\, such as class\, class consciousness\, and social structure?
\n&bull\; In what sense can phenomenology function as a political intervention by identifying and resisting &ldquo\;reification&rdquo\; or &ldquo\;objectification&rdquo\;? Can phenomenology&rsquo\;s return to &ldquo\;lived experience&rdquo\; be developed as a critical countermeasure against the totalizing forces of modern scientific\, capitalist\, and colonial systems?
\n&bull\; Marxist discourse identifies how capitalism transforms human beings into things\, but often fails to describe the &ldquo\;non-reified&ldquo\; state of individuals and society that capitalism does not permit to emerge. Can in any sense phenomenology be thought of as &ldquo\;socialist&rdquo\; and/or develop an image of a socialist or communist society? Or do the results of phenomenological analyses point to a social organization that can no longer be described with these two traditional terms?
\n&bull\; Can a phenomenology of embodiment provide a foundation for the critique of capitalist exploitation? Can it improve existing critiques by developing attention to the lived experience of sexism\, racism\, and class oppression?
\n&bull\; Are the tools of classical phenomenological methodology intrinsically political? Following from Enzo Paci&rsquo\;s work\, is the epoché\; a revolutionary act?
\n&bull\; How can incorporating Marxist social critique into phenomenological analysis lead to a better understanding of patriarchy\, racism\, and xenophobia?
\n&bull\; Phenomenology often was interpreted as &ldquo\;bourgeois&rdquo\; or idealistic\, due to its closeness to positivism\, idealism\, non-material philosophy of history\, or abstract level of analysis. How could one respond to this critique? How can phenomenological methods contribute to a robust - and non-simplistic - materialism?
\n&bull\; Is a phenomenological theory of ideological false consciousness possible? How can the relation between ideology and its material base be reformulated in phenomenological terms?
\nThe submission deadline is January 31\, 2027. Please submit all papers through the online
portal at \;https://www.punctajournal.org/ \;and include a note to the editors that the
manuscript is intended for inclusion in the Phenomarxism special issue.
The conference Sein und Zeit \;Today: Relevance and Resonance \;is organized by the Centro Studi di Critica Heideggeriana (CSCH) on the occasion of the centenary of the publication of \;Being and Time \;by Martin Heidegger. The conference will take place from February 17 to 19\, 2027\, at the FISPPA Department of the University of Padua. \;
\nIn a context that has long been active in Heidegger studies\, the conference aims to bring into dialogue some of the most authoritative voices in the current debate on Heidegger&rsquo\;s work and thought across different philosophical traditions and geographical contexts. Alongside contributions from invited speakers in the regular sessions (Hiroshi Abe\, Francesco Camera\, Paola-Ludovika Coriando\, Giuliana Gregorio\, Servanne Jollivet\, Giusi Strummiello\, Mark Wrathall\, Holger Zaborowski) and a panel dedicated to the work of the Paduan philosopher Franco Volpi (&ldquo\;Being and Time&rdquo\;: A Practical Philosophy? Interpretative Perspectives in Dialogue with Franco Volpi\, with guest interventions from Jesú\;s Adriá\;n Escudero\, Adriano Fabris\, and Carlo Scilironi)\, the event will include parallel sessions featuring presentations selected through a call for abstracts.
\nThe guiding idea of the conference is to foster engagement with a classic text of twentieth-century philosophy by rereading it from the standpoint of the present and by relating the fundamental questions that run through Heidegger&rsquo\;s masterpiece to the concerns of an era &ndash\; our own &ndash\; shaped by radically transformed conceptual horizons and frameworks of thought. \;
\nThe aim is to encourage dialogue among different traditions of thought that have found in \;Being and Time \;a major source of inspiration &ndash\; such as hermeneutics\, existential philosophy\, and phenomenology of embodiment &ndash\; or that have engaged with it in original ways\, such as certain areas of analytic philosophy and pragmatism.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T024941Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270317T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270319T170000 SUMMARY:Early Phenomenology on ‘Position-Taking’ (Stellungnahme). Theoretical Stance\, Emotional Response\, and the Constitution of the Person UID:20260606T103858Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Brussels LOCATION:Louvain-la-Neuve\, Belgium DESCRIPTION: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.
\nBibliography\nBrentano\, Franz. 1874. Psychologie vom empirischen Standpunkt. Leipzig: Duncker &\; Humblot.
\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.
\nCarta\, Emanuela and Delamare\, Alexis. Forthcoming. Husserl on position-taking (Stellungnahme). In Husserl&rsquo\;s Studien zur Struktur des Bewusstseins\, ed. Emanuela Carta\, Gabriel Barroso\, and Julia Jansen. Cham: Springer.
\nDe Monticelli\, Roberta. 2011. Alles Leben ist Stellungnehmen &ndash\; Die Person als praktisches Subjekt. In Die Aktualitä\;t Husserls\, ed. Marisa Scherini\, Christopher Erhard\, and Verena Mayer\, 39&ndash\;55. Freiburg: Alber.
\nDelamare\, Alexis. 2024. The development of emotional responsivism in the Munich-Gö\;ttingen Circle. The New Yearbook for Phenomenology and Phenomenological Philosophy 22: 158&ndash\;175.
\nDelamare\, Alexis. 2025. Ultimate Rationality. Husserl on Critical Position-Taking (Stellungnahme) in the Theoretical and Axiological Spheres. Husserl Studies 41: 1&ndash\;21.
\nDelamare\, Alexis. 2026. Edmund Husserl on Position-Taking (Stellungnahme) as the Essence of Human Life. Human Studies: 1&ndash\;19.
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ORGANIZER;CN=Alexis Delamare: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T024941Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20271027T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20271029T170000 SUMMARY:International Conference: “Cornelius Castoriadis (1997-2027) : Thirty Years Later” UID:20260606T103859Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Paris LOCATION:Trie-sur-Baïse\, France DESCRIPTION:International Conference: &ldquo\;Cornelius Castoriadis (1997-2027) : Thirty Years Later&rdquo\;
\nTrie-sur-Baï\;se (Hautes-Pyré\;né\;es\, 65\, France)
\nOctober 27\, 28 &\; 29\, 2027
\n\n\nPresentation
\n\nIn 2027\, we will mark thirty years since the passing of Cornelius Castoriadis (1922-1997)\, a singular thinker whose multifaceted work continues to shape contemporary intellectual thought. Philosopher\, economist\, psychoanalyst\, political theorist\, and activist\, he developed a powerful and original reflection on freedom\, creation\, the institution of society\, and both individual and collective autonomy. From his younger days in Greece\, through Socialisme ou Barbarie\, to his passing\, his intellectual journey crossed and challenged disciplinary and ideological boundaries. This international conference aims to reexamine\, three decades after his death\, both the intellectual legacy of the Greek philosopher and the relevance of his conceptual tools for thinking about today&rsquo\;s society. In the face of the challenges of our time\, Castoriadis&rsquo\; thought offers valuable resources to question the very foundations of our societies\, political action\, and philosophical inquiry.
\n\nObjectives
\n\nThis conference is neither commemorative nor hagiographic. Its purpose is to revive the radical dimensions of Castoriadian thought by engaging it with contemporary challenges\, exploring its internal tensions\, questioning its assumptions\, and envisioning its possible futures. Since elucidation was at the heart of Castoriadis&rsquo\; project of autonomy\, it will serve as the guiding force for our discussions\, thirty years later. Fundamentally\, this conference seeks to:
\n\nEncourage renewed reading of Castoriadis across different fields of knowledge.
\nEngage his thought in a dialogue with contemporary issues.
\nExplore the practical uses of his work in social movements\, education\, clinical practices\, and democratic experimentation.
\nMap the intellectual lineages\, as well as the productive critiques and reinterpretations of his thought\, both in France and internationally.
\nScientific Organisation
\nQuentin Mur Rodriguez (Sociologist\, University of Ottawa &\; University Toulouse Jean Jaurè\;s)\, Emile Le Pessot (Historian\, EHESS)\, Guillaume Plin (Philosopher\, University Paris-Nanterre)\, Savvas Orfanos (Philosopher\, University Paris 1 Panthé\;on-Sorbonne)
\n\nScientific Committee
\nSté\;phane Vibert\, Nicolas Piqué\;\, Philippe Caumiè\;res\, Florence Giust-Desprairies\, Olivier Fressard\, Thibault Tranchant\, Gilles Labelle\, Alexandros Schismenos\, Nicolas Poirier
\n\nThis series invites proposals in classical phenomenology\, French phenomenology\, pre- and post-phenomenologies\, and in methodologies that bridge phenomenology and analytic philosophy. The relation between phenomenology and religious experience can be considered in a variety of modes: epistemic (phenomenology as a "rigorous science" of religious experience in Husserl's sense)\; ontic (phenomenology as a way to access the core motive\, or regulative ideal\, of religion)\; analogical (phenomenological experience as a secular version of religious experience)\; generalizing (religious experience turning into phenomenological experience when stripped from its dogmatic frame)\, etc. Proposals can take critical\, descriptive\, theoretical\, comparative\, historical\, or other approaches\, and they can focus on the interplay between religious or spiritual experience and assorted theoretical approaches\, or proceed from such experience towards building a new theory. In accord with Husserl&rsquo\;s original intent\, the series welcomes attempts to locate spiritual or religious experience within a broader theory of the sciences (Wissenschaftslehre) and to expand phenomenology towards transcendental philosophy and metaphysics.
The series covers five areas:
1) Clarifications of religious and spiritual experience\, its formal phenomenological research\, and its relationships to art\, textuality\, culture\, anthropology\, politics\, and comparative religion\;
2) Metaphysical extensions of the phenomenology of religious and spiritual experience\;
3) Existential and psychological analyses\, in different traditions\, of religious and spiritual experience\;
4) Theologies of religious experience\, with or beyond a specific focus on ritual and liturgy\, including liberation theologies\, feminist theologies\, theologies at the intersection of religious experience and race\, social status\, etc.\;
5) The phenomenology of religious and spiritual experience as applied to and/ or examined within medicine\, nursing\, and the health sciences and the natural and social sciences.
The series is published in cooperation with the Society for the Phenomenology of Religious Experience\, \;www.sophere.org.
Editors: \;Michael Barber (michael.barber@slu.edu)\, Peter Costello (PCOSTELL@providence.edu)\, Olga Louchakova-Schwartz (founding editor\, \;olouch@ucdavis.edu)\, and Martin Nitsche (nitsche@flu.cas.cz)
Advisory Board: \;Jason Alvis (University of Vienna)\, Angela Ales Bello (Pontifical Lateran University)\, Michel Bitbol (The French National Center for Scientific Research)\, Carla Canullo (University of Macerata)\, David Ciavatta (Ryerson University)\, Crina Gschwandtner (Fordham University)\, Neal DeRoo (The King&rsquo\;s University)\, Thomas Fuchs (University of Heidelberg)\, James G. Hart (University of Indiana)\, Richard Kearney (Boston College)\, Jeff McCurry (Duquesne University)\, Felix O&rsquo\;Murchadha (National University of Ireland\, Galway)\, Dermot Moran (Boston College)\, Tom Nenon (The University of Memphis)\, Ryōsuke Ōhashi (Universities of Kyoto and Osaka)\, Vincent Pastro (Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University and Aquinas Institute of Theology\, St Louis)\, Hans Rainer Sepp (Charles University)\, Michel Staudigl (University of Vienna)\, Claudia Welz (Aarhus University)
Staff editorial contact: \;Jana Hodges-Kluck (jhodges-kluck@rowman.com) \;