Upcoming events in 20th Century Philosophy

Ongoing 17 Mar

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

OnlineUniversity of Potsdam

Online Lecture Series

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

Ongoing 29 Apr

Conference: Séminaire Arendt 2026

OnlineRéseau Arendtien Francophone

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

Today 9 Jun

Conference: Principia Mathematica's Second Edition in Its Century, 1925-2025

Department of Philosophy, Bertrand Russell Research Centre, McMaster University

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, General Philosophy of Science

Tomorrow 10 Jun

Conference: SHOULD HUMANITY END? Apocalypse and the World to Come

Käte Hamburger Centre for Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Studies, Heidelberg University

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

11 Jun

CFP: Styles of Appearing. Aesthetics and Phenomenology

Department of Philosopjhy, Université de Fribourg

Aesthetics&Critique IX

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, Aesthetics

11 Jun

Conference: Styles of Appearing. Aesthetics and Phenomenology

Department of Philosopjhy, Université de Fribourg

Aesthetics&Critique IX

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, Aesthetics

12 Jun

Conference: Fragility and the Aesthetics of Sensitivity

HybridKingston University

A PhD student-led symposium supported by the Techne AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership.

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, European Philosophy, Aesthetics

13 Jun

Conference: How Things Hang Together: International Conference on Wilfrid Sellars’ Philosophy

Zhejiang University

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy

12 Jun

CFP: Society for Existential and Phenomenological Theory & Culture (EPTC/TCEP) Annual Conference

University of Victoria

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

17 Jun

Conference: 18th International Critical Theory Conference

Department of Arts, University of Bologna (Italy)

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

17 Jun

Conference: 2ª ed congreso internacional de desterritorializaciones políticas

Universidad Complutense de Madrid y Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, National Distance Education University

Deleuze and Guattari Studies Conference

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy

17 Jun

Conference: German Jewish Thought, Critical Theory, and the Global South

HybridCollege for Social Sciences and Humanities, U of Essen

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

17 Jun

Conference: International Levinas Conference

Department of Philosophy, Vytautas Magnus University

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Continental Philosophy

18 Jun

Conference: Liège Workshop - Early British Metaphysics of Mind

Department of philosophy, University of Liège

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

29 Jun

Conference: Wittgenstein and Ancient Philosophy

Department of History and Philosophy of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece)

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

29 Jun

Conference: Levinas as Educator

Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University

Levinas Philosophy Summer Seminar

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, European Philosophy

30 Jun

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

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Continental Philosophy

30 Jun

CFP: The Phenomenology of Desire (The New Yearbook for Phenomenology and Phenomenological Philosophy, Vol. XXVII)

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

1 Jul

CFP: Interpreting the New Heidegger

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

6 Jul

CFP: Inheriting Ordinary Language Philosophy

Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University

The 14th Nordic Wittgenstein Society Conference

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

9 Jul

Conference: 3rd Stuttgart-Chicago Conference: Classical German and Early Analytic Philosophy

Universität Stuttgart

Topics: 19th Century Philosophy, 20th Century Philosophy, Logic and Philosophy of Logic

11 Jul

Talk: Edith Stein als Briefeschreiberin: ihre innere Rede mit Gott und den Mitmenschen

HybridEdith Stein Gesellschaft Österreich

Pia Lilienstein

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

23 Jul

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

Edith Stein Gesellschaft Österreich, Teresianum Pontificia Facoltà Teologica

Edith Stein Sommerakademie

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

31 Jul

CFP : Husserl and Schutz on Intersubjectivity. Phainomenon

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Applied Ethics, Meta-Ethics

1 Aug

CFP: Literature and the Body: The Relations Between Being and Writing

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, Aesthetics

30 Aug

CFP: Sein und Zeit Today: Relevance and Resonance

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

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

31 Aug

CFP: Identity and Community in Times of Uncertainty

Existential Philosophy for Times of Change and Crisis

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

7 Sep

Conference: Philosophical Roots of National Socialism

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

Kant-València 2026

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

2 Oct

Conference: Inheriting Ordinary Language Philosophy

Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University

The 14th Nordic Wittgenstein Society Conference

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

22 Oct

Conference: Identity and Community in Times of Uncertainty

Faculty of Humanities, AGH University of Krakow, Poland

Existential Philosophy for Times of Change and Crisis

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

22 Oct

Conference: Identity and Community in Times of Uncertainty

Faculty of Humanities, AGH University of Krakow, Poland

Existential Philosophy for Times of Change and Crisis

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

1 Nov

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

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

31 Dec

CFP: Interpreting the New Heidegger

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy

31 Jan 2027

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

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

17 Feb 2027

Conference: Sein und Zeit Today: Relevance and Resonance

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

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

17 Mar 2027

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

Topics: 20th Century Philosophy, Continental Philosophy

27 Oct 2027

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

Les Nouveaux Cahiers Castoriadis

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

31 May 2030

CFP: Phenomenologies of Religious Experience

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