An international workshop on the place of analogical reasoning in Immanuel Kant&rsquo\;s critical philosophy
ORGANIZER;CN="Sofie Møller";CN=Micha Glaeser: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T173136Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260720T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260720T234500 SUMMARY:International Hobbes Society sessions at the 2027 APA-Eastern UID:20260712T234156Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:50 Park Plaza\, Boston\, United States\, 02116 DESCRIPTION:The International Hobbes Society invites submissions for sessions to be held during the 2027 American Philosophical Association\, Eastern Division meeting on January 13&ndash\;17\, 2027 at the Boston Hilton Park Plaza. Submissions are welcome on any aspect of Hobbes's thought.\n \;\nPlease submit abstracts in PDF or Word format (500 words maximum and anonymized for review) by July 20\, 2026 to IHS Vice President Marcus Adams at philo@albany.edu \; (please use "IHS Abstract Submission" as the email subject and include your name\, abstract title\, and contact information within the body of the email).\n \;\nNote that all participants in affiliated group program sessions at the APA-Eastern are required to register for the meeting.\n \;\nThe International Hobbes Society was created in 2026 through the merger of the International Hobbes Association (an affiliated group of the American Philosophical Association) and the European Hobbes Society. For more information about the newly formed IHS\, see the website: https://www.europeanhobbessociety.org/about-us\n \;\n \; ORGANIZER;CN=Marcus P. Adams: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T173136Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260801T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260801T170000 SUMMARY:The Cavendish's Collective's Fourth Annual Virtual Workshop UID:20260712T234157Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:The Cavendish Collective Virtual Workshop:
Call for Submissions
Submission Deadline: May 1\, 2026
\nThe Cavendish Collective is a virtual reading group dedicated to investigating the philosophical writings of Margaret Cavendish\, Duchess of Newcastle (1623-1673). Our participants are primarily early career scholars working on Margaret Cavendish and adjacent authors in the early modern period. We are excited to host our fourth annual virtual workshop to promote collaboration among researchers interested in the philosophical writings of Margaret Cavendish.
\nThe event will be held virtually on \;Saturday\, August 1\, 2026 \;and will consist of a series of presentations arranged thematically by topic. Each participant will receive 20 minutes of presentation time followed by 20 minutes of discussion. Since research on Margaret Cavendish is expansive and interdisciplinary\, we encourage submissions from researchers in any discipline. All topics relevant to Cavendish&rsquo\;s writings are welcome\, including but not limited to:
\nAffect\, Emotion\, and Passion
Epistemology
Fame and Fortune
Feminism
Gender and Queerness
Genre and Literary Forms
History of Science
Imagination and Fancy
Materialism
Metaphysics
Mind and Mentality
Religion
Social and Political Philosophy
Women&rsquo\;s Writings
We welcome submissions from researchers at any career stage. We ask that interested participants submit either abstracts of around 150-300 words or papers of about 2800-3000 words for review. To send your submission\, please use the Google form available on our website:
https://thecavendishcollective.weebly.com/workshop2026.html
The deadline for submissions is \;May 1\, 2026\, and presenters will be notified of acceptance by the end of the month. Upon acceptance\, we ask that participants prepare papers of about 2800-3000 words in length (or slides suitable for 20 minute presentations).
\nWe look forward to hearing from you! To register for the event\, please submit your e-mail address using the registration form on our website. Please direct any questions to: \;thecavendishcollective@gmail.com
\nA full schedule for the event will be posted after the submission deadline has passed.
ORGANIZER;CN=Kevin Lower;CN=Brooke Sharp;CN=Tessa Brunnenmeyer;CN=Yining Wu;CN=Claudia Aguilar: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T173136Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260815T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260815T234500 SUMMARY:Central APA Affiliated Group: Society for the Study of Early Modern Women & Gender (SSEMWG) UID:20260712T234158Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:America/Denver LOCATION:Denver\, United States DESCRIPTION:The biannual Philosophy group meeting for the Society for the Study of Early Modern Women and Gender (SSEMWG) will be held at the Central APA's 2027 meeting in Denver\, CO from Feb 24-27.
\nWork in any sub-area of early modern philosophy which contributes to creative scholarship on/about/from non-canonical figures is encouraged. Past meetings have included excellent work by graduate students\, junior faculty\, and senior scholars in the field. Undergraduates are welcome to attend as a session chair or commenter. \;
\nAbstracts (around 300-500 words) are due by August 15. Please submit abstracts\, or indicate interest in chairing/commenting by email to organizer Jill Hernandez\, jill.hernandez@ttu.edu. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by August 31.
\nMembership in SSEMWG is not required to attend\, nor to submit a paper. Travel bursaries for graduate student participants are available on a competitive basis! See: https://www.ssemwg.org/graduate-student-travel-grants for more information.
\nFor questions\, email Jill Hernandez\, jill.hernandez@ttu.edu.
ORGANIZER;CN=Jill Hernandez: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T173136Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Sao_Paulo:20260831T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/Sao_Paulo:20260831T234500 SUMMARY:Kant Colloquium UFABC — Prefaces and Introductions UID:20260712T234159Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:America/Sao_Paulo LOCATION:University Avenue\, s/n\, Anchieta / Avenida da Universidade\, s/n\, Bairro Anchieta\, São Bernardo do Campo\, Brazil\, 09606-045 DESCRIPTION:Call for Abstracts
\nKant Colloquium UFABC &mdash\; Prefaces and Introductions
\nWe invite all interested scholars to submit abstracts for the Kant Colloquium UFABC\, whose theme for this edition is Prefaces and Introductions. This edition welcomes novel and varied approaches that examine how these inaugural texts not only introduce\, but also generate tensions within\, expand upon\, and\, in certain cases\, displace the very trajectory of Kantian thought.
\nAbstracts must be between 200 and 500 words.
\nThe submission deadline is 31 August 2026.
\nDates: 10&ndash\;11 December 2026.
\nVenue: Universidade Federal do ABC\, Sã\;o Bernardo do Campo campus\, Bloco Zeta\, Room 212.
Format: Hybrid event.
The International Berkeley Society invites submissions for its group session at the 2027 Central Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association. The conference will be held February 24&ndash\;27\, 2027 at the Hilton Denver City Center in Denver\, Colorado. We particularly welcome abstracts that engage with the theme of &ldquo\;Berkeley Beyond Philosophy.&rdquo\; Relevant topics might include Berkeley&rsquo\;s influence on literature\, religion\, public life\, political economy\, mathematics\, natural science\, medicine\, education\, or other intellectual and cultural domains outside narrowly philosophical contexts.
\nAbstracts of up to 500 words for 25-minute presentations should be prepared for blind review and submitted to Todd DeRose at t.derose@ew.edu. The deadline for submissions is September 1\, 2026. Modest financial assistance may be available for early career scholars (less than two years out from their PhD). Please contact Todd DeRose with any questions.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T173136Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Budapest:20260904T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Budapest:20260905T170000 SUMMARY:Early Modern Naturalisms: Spinozist and Humean UID:20260712T234201Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Europe/Budapest LOCATION:Budapest\, Hungary DESCRIPTION:While both Hume and Spinoza have been claimed as paradigmatic naturalists\, it is far from clear that they are naturalists in the same sense. Further\, it is not obvious that the label applies to either without qualification. Spinoza&rsquo\;s and Hume&rsquo\;s projects moved in markedly different directions\, so we propose a workshop with the aim of examining what is at stake in calling either thinker a naturalist.
\nBy placing Spinoza and Hume in conversation on this topic\, the conference seeks to illuminate two distinct (purported) strands of early modern naturalism: one expansive and metaphysical\, the other cautious and anthropological. Are these differences merely a matter of emphasis and scale\, or do they represent fundamentally incompatible conceptions of nature and its significance? Does calling them naturalists collapse their distinct philosophies into a single tradition? And what\, if anything\, is gained by framing the early modern naturalist field in terms of &ldquo\;Spinozist&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;Humean&rdquo\; trajectories rather than the more traditional &ldquo\;rationalist&rdquo\; vs. &ldquo\;empiricist&rdquo\; divide?
\nWe want to revisit early modern naturalism\, not merely as a retrospective label\, but as a philosophical option characterised by contested outlines. Contributors are invited to explore these and related questions for the purpose of critically reevaluating the categories through which early modern thought is often organised\, and reimagining naturalism as a central thread both connecting and dividing the period&rsquo\;s major figures.
ORGANIZER;CN=David Harmon;CN=Tamas Demeter: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T173136Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260907T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260911T170000 SUMMARY:Philosophical Roots of National Socialism UID:20260712T234202Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 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:20260712T173136Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260928T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260929T170000 SUMMARY:Kant’s Concept of Freedom: Transcendental\, Moral\, Political UID:20260712T234203Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Jakob-Welder-Weg 18\, Mainz\, Germany\, 55128 ORGANIZER;CN=Henning Kirschbaum: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T173136Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261001T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261001T234500 SUMMARY:North American Spinoza Society 2027 Meeting UID:20260712T234204Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:Nashville\, United States\, 37212 DESCRIPTION:Call for Paper Submissions
\nNorth American Spinoza Society 2027 Meeting
\nMay 24-25\, 2027\, Vanderbilt University\, Nashville TN
\nConfirmed Speakers: Yitzhak Melamed (Johns Hopkins University) and Sanem Soyarslan (North Carolina State University).
\nSubmissions due: October 1st\, 2026
\nWe welcome contributions on any topic in Spinoza scholarship\, inclusive of all traditions\, disciplines\, and methods. Please submit abstracts of 500 words (excluding bibliography).
\nAbstracts can be submitted for either a symposium length presentation (approximately 45 minutes/5k words) or colloquium length (approximately 25 minutes/3k words). Abstracts should clearly state whether they are submissions for a symposium or a colloquium length presentation.
\nSubmission instructions: Abstracts should be prepared for anonymous review and include a word count. Please supply author name\, affiliation\, and contact information in a separate file. Graduate students should note this status in the contact information. Please send submissions to emanuele.costa@vanderbilt.edu. Kindly note that we are not accepting submissions through the NASS email on this occasion.
\n\nThe conference is supported by the Philosophy Department at Vanderbilt University.
ORGANIZER;CN=Emanuele Costa: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T173136Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261016T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T170000 SUMMARY:Buffalo Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy UID:20260712T234205Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Buffalo\, United States ORGANIZER;CN=Stewart Duncan: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T173136Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261023T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261025T170000 SUMMARY:The Twentieth Annual Conference of the Leibniz Society of North America UID:20260712T234206Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:America/Los_Angeles LOCATION:900 University Ave\, Riverside\, United States\, 92523 ORGANIZER;CN=Adam Harmer: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T173136Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20261024T070000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20261024T073000 SUMMARY:Imaginative Ideas and Political Cohesion: Spinoza on the Hebrew Commonwealth UID:20260712T234207Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Berlin\, Germany DESCRIPTION:Imaginative Ideas and Political Cohesion: Spinoza on the Hebrew Commonwealth
\nSpinoza is often portrayed as a philosopher committed to the supremacy of reason over imagination. In the Ethics\, imaginative ideas are described as inadequate\, partial\, and confused forms of cognition. Yet his political writings suggest a more complex relationship between imagination and human flourishing. The Theological-Political Treatise in particular indicates that imagination is not merely a source of epistemic limitation but also a condition of collective political life.
\nThis paper argues that Spinoza&rsquo\;s account of the Hebrew Commonwealth reveals a constructive political role for imaginative ideas. The cohesion of the ancient Hebrew state depended upon a network of shared narratives\, religious symbols\, collective memories\, rituals\, and beliefs that shaped the imagination of its citizens. The covenant between God and Israel\, the authority of Moses\, and the idea of divine election did not derive their political force from rational demonstration. Rather\, they operated through the imagination\, organizing affects\, sustaining loyalty\, and fostering obedience to common laws.
\nBy examining the Hebrew Commonwealth as a political order grounded in imagination\, the paper challenges interpretations that treat imaginative ideas solely as cognitive deficiencies destined to be superseded by reason. While reason remains the highest form of knowledge\, Spinoza recognizes that political communities cannot be maintained through rational insight alone. Most individuals are guided primarily by imaginative representations\, and stable institutions therefore depend upon shared images\, narratives\, and symbols capable of generating solidarity and commitment to a common political project.
\n\nThe Hebrew Commonwealth thus serves as a privileged case through which Spinoza demonstrates the enduring political significance of imagination. Far from being merely a mark of human imperfection\, imaginative ideas provide many of the symbolic and affective resources necessary for political cohesion. Spinoza&rsquo\;s analysis\, therefore\, offers a distinctive account of the relationship between imagination\, affect\, and political order\, one that remains relevant to contemporary discussions of collective identity and social integration.
ORGANIZER;CN=Oliver Toth;CN=Domenica Romagni;CN=Leonardo Moauro: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T173136Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20261024T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20261025T170000 SUMMARY:Spinoza and Imaginative Ideas UID:20260712T234208Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Berlin\, Germany ORGANIZER;CN=Oliver Toth;CN=Domenica Romagni;CN=Leonardo Moauro: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T173136Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261030T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261031T170000 SUMMARY:Obligation and Normativity in Modern Moral Philosophy UID:20260712T234209Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:Milano\, Italy DESCRIPTION:What is distinctive about \;modern \;moral philosophy\, i.e.\, that written in the 17th \;and 18th \;centuries\, is often considered to be its conception of obligation. G.E.M. Anscombe\, for instance\, famously argued that modern moral philosophers\, and her contemporaries under their influence\, were wrong to try and ground the normativity of morality without reference to a divine lawgiver. Whether they are critical or merely interpretive in nature\, the views of many other influential philosophers such as H.A. Prichard\, Bernard Williams\, and Stephen Darwall have all agreed in this respect. Indeed\, Christine Korsgaard describes what she calls &lsquo\;the normative question\,&rsquo\; that is\, what \;justifies \;the demands that morality makes on us\, as one that was especially pressing for modern moral philosophers from roughly Grotius to Kant. How did modern moral philosophers explain the normativity of morality? How do modern figures use the concept of obligation to account for the normativity of morality? This conference and the planned edited volume will address these and related questions. Collectively\, the participants will engage with the works of a variety of major and minor figures from the modern period to enrich our historical and systematic understanding of the nature of morality&rsquo\;s normativity.
ORGANIZER;CN=Michael Walschots;CN=Stefano Bacin: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T173136Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261106T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261107T170000 SUMMARY:Twenty-first Annual NYU Conference on Issues in Modern Philosophy: The Social Contract UID:20260712T234210Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:5 Washington Place\, New York\, United States\, 10003-6611 DESCRIPTION:Friday\, November 6
\n9:30&ndash\;9:55 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Check&ndash\;in and Coffee
\n9:55 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Welcome
\n10:00&ndash\;12:00 \; \; \; \; Thomas Hobbes
\nSpeaker: Sharon Lloyd (University of Southern California)
\nCommentator: Kinch Hoekstra (University California\, Berkeley)
\n12:00&ndash\;2:00 \; \; \; \; \; Lunch Break
\n2:00&ndash\;4:00 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; John Locke
\nSpeaker: Daniel Layman (Washington University)
\nCommentator: Gopal Sreenivasan (Duke University)
\n4:00&ndash\;4:30 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Coffee Break
\n4:30&ndash\;6:30 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Jean-Jacques Rousseau
\nSpeaker: David Lay Williams (DePaul University)
\nCommentator: Rafeeq Hasan (Amherst College)
\n6:30&ndash\;7:30 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Reception
\n\;
\nSaturday\, November 7
\n9:30&ndash\;10:00 \; \; \; \; \; Check&ndash\;in and Coffee
\n10:00&ndash\;12:00 \; \; Immanuel Kant
\nSpeaker: Arthur Ripstein (University of Toronto)
\nCommentator: Japa Pallikkathayil (University of Pittsburgh)
\n12:00&ndash\;2:00 \; \; \; \; \; \; Lunch Break
\n2:00&ndash\;4:00 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
\nSpeaker: Axel Honneth (Columbia University/Goethe-Universitä\;t Frankfurt am Main)
\nCommentator: Andreja Novakovic (University of California\, Berkeley)
\n4:00&ndash\;4:30 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Coffee Break
\n4:30&ndash\;6:30 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Contemporary
\nSpeaker: Claire Finkelstein (University of Pennsylvania)
\nCommentator: Ryan Muldoon (University at Buffalo)
\n6:30&ndash\;7:30 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Reception
ORGANIZER;CN=Anja Jauernig;CN=Don Garrett;CN=Michelle Kosch;CN=John Richardson: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T173136Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Sao_Paulo:20261110T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Sao_Paulo:20261113T170000 SUMMARY:From Leibniz to Kant: ruptures and continuities UID:20260712T234211Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:America/Sao_Paulo LOCATION:Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto\, 315\, São Paulo\, Brazil\, 05508-010 DESCRIPTION:It is with great pleasure that we announce the call for abstracts for the colloquium &ldquo\;From Leibniz to Kant: Ruptures and Continuities&rdquo\;\, to be held from November 10 to 13\, 2026\, at the Faculty of Philosophy\, Languages\, and Human Sciences of the University of Sã\;o Paulo (FFLCH&ndash\;USP).
\nThe colloquium will feature keynote lectures\, panel discussions\, and communications. Communications will be limited to a maximum of 30 minutes\, with additional time for questions. Abstracts should be between 200 and 400 words. We also request the submission of a preliminary bibliography\, limited to 300 words. Submissions may be made only by graduate researchers (master&rsquo\;s and doctoral students)\, as well as by holders of master&rsquo\;s and doctoral degrees. Abstracts may be submitted in Portuguese\, Spanish\, English\, French\, German\, or Italian. They will be evaluated by a scientific committee\, which reserves the right to select them according to criteria of philosophical rigor and historical-thematic delimitation. After acceptance\, full papers of between 2\,500 and 3\,000 words must be submitted to the organizing committee.
\nExtended deadline for abstract submission: 10/07/2026
ORGANIZER;CN=Pedro Casalotti Farhat;CN=Robson Carvalho dos Santos;CN="Caio Aruanã Batista": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T173136Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261117T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261117T000000 SUMMARY:The Oxford Spinoza Conference 2027 UID:20260712T234212Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Oxford\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers: The Oxford Spinoza Conference 2027 \; \; \;
\nThe \;Oxford Spinoza Conference \;is an annual gathering dedicated to exploring the myriad manners in which Benedict Spinoza has contributed to the history of philosophy\, and continues to shape our understanding of the world. \; Discussions are cross-generational and trans-disciplinary. The fifth edition will take place at \;Pembroke College \;on \;Thursday 13 May 2027. The theme of next year&rsquo\;s conference is: \; \; \;
\nThe Global Spinoza
Keynote Speakers
Mioko Kawazoe \;(Keio University\, Japan)
\nAlexander Douglas \;(University of St Andrews\, Scotland) \; \;
\n\nOn the occasion of the 350th anniversary of his death\, the exchanges will be dedicated to Spinoza's worldwide reception. Building on existing scholarship\, they will also explore how his thought resonates with a \;wide array of global philosophical traditions\, and how the latter help put Euro-Atlantic approaches into perspective. \; \;
\nPapers are welcome from \;across all generations \;of Spinoza scholars: \;we accept submissions from students\, early career researchers and experienced academics. Please feel free to circulate the call to colleagues both without and within the European\, English and American traditions. \;
\nAbstracts to \;osc@pmb.ox.ac.uk \;before \;17 November 2026. \; \;
\nThe conference is organised in collaboration with the Oxford Philosophy Faculty and the Maison Franç\;aise d&rsquo\;Oxford (MFO\, CNRS UAR 3129). Please note we encourage the broadest possible diversity of scholars to apply.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T173136Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20261127T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20261127T234500 SUMMARY:Kant\, la nature\, la physique UID:20260712T234213Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Europe/Madrid LOCATION:Avinguda Blasco Ibáñez\, 30\, Valencia\, Spain DESCRIPTION:Le thè\;me retenu est «\; Kant\, la nature\, la physique »\;. Il s&rsquo\;agit de mettre l&rsquo\;accent sur la conception kantienne de la physique et la maniè\;re dont celle-ci cré\;e un cadre philosophique compatible avec la perspective de la physique quantique. Cela é\;tant dit\, les contributions sur tout autre aspect de l&rsquo\;&oelig\;uvre kantienne\, de ses sources et de sa projection contemporaine sont é\;galement les bienvenues. Outre le programme acadé\;mique\, un programme culturel axé\; principalement sur la musique et é\;troitement lié\; au thè\;me de la confé\;rence sera proposé\;.
ORGANIZER;CN="Pedro Jesús Teruel": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T173136Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Sao_Paulo:20261210T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Sao_Paulo:20261211T170000 SUMMARY:Kant Colloquium UFABC — Prefaces and Introductions UID:20260712T234214Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:America/Sao_Paulo LOCATION:University Avenue\, s/n\, Anchieta / Avenida da Universidade\, s/n\, Bairro Anchieta\, São Bernardo do Campo\, Brazil\, 09606-045 DESCRIPTION:More than mere introductory texts\, the prefaces and introductions to Immanuel Kant's works prove to be privileged sites of philosophical elaboration\, in which the thinker from Kö\;nigsberg sets out projects\, delimits problems\, deploys metaphors\, and at times introduces concepts that enter into complex relations with the remainder of his texts. This is the case\, for instance\, with the prefaces and introductions to the different editions of the Critique of Pure Reason\, in which both the critical project and the celebrated metaphor of the "tribunal of reason" are outlined\, simultaneously defining the scope and limits of the enquiry\; or with the introductions to the Critique of the Power of Judgement\, in which the concept of the heautonomy of judgement emerges\, positioning this faculty alongside the understanding and reason as bearing a priori principles &mdash\; even though this notion is not explicitly taken up in the remainder of the work.
\nWith the support of the Research Group in German Philosophy: Method\, Critique and Dialectic\, the Kant Colloquium UFABC &mdash\; Prefaces and Introductions invites researchers and students to explore this thought-provoking &mdash\; and still insufficiently examined in any systematic fashion &mdash\; dimension of Immanuel Kant's work.
\nInspired\, among other references\, by the volume edited by Eckart Fö\;rster\, Kant's Transcendental Deductions: The Three 'Critiques' and the 'Opus postumum'\, the colloquium proposes a space for open dialogue across different approaches\, with the aim of investigating how these inaugural texts not only introduce\, but also generate tensions within\, expand upon\, and\, in certain cases\, displace the very trajectory of Kantian thought. By focusing specifically on these elements\, the event puts forward an original research lens\, encouraging new readings and interpretations of Kant's work from the standpoint of its textual thresholds. This is\, therefore\, an opportunity to revisit well-known texts from a new perspective &mdash\; one attentive to the nuances\, inflexions\, and possible discontinuities that emerge already at the very opening of these works.
\nDates: 10&ndash\;11 December 2026
Venue: Universidade Federal do ABC\, Sã\;o Bernardo do Campo campus\, Bloco Zeta\, Room 212
Format: Hybrid event
Further information: \;https://sites.google.com/view/gfaufabc/pr%C3%B3ximos-eventos?authuser=0
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\nAbstract Submission Guidelines
\nThe organising committee will select submitted papers on the basis of the following criteria:
\nAll abstracts and papers must be submitted in one of the two official languages of the event: Portuguese or English. Only papers presented at the colloquium will be considered for possible publication in the proceedings or as an e-book.
\nAbstracts of between 200 and 500 words must be submitted exclusively via the following form:
Submission deadline: 31 August 2026
Notification of acceptance: by 28 September 2026
The International Hobbes Society will be holding in-person meetings \;during the 2027 American Philosophical Association\, Eastern Division meeting on January 13&ndash\;17\, 2027 at the Boston Hilton Park Plaza.
ORGANIZER;CN=Marcus P. Adams: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T173136Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20270224T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20270227T170000 SUMMARY:Central APA Affiliated Group: Society for the Study of Early Modern Women & Gender (SSEMWG) UID:20260712T234216Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:America/Denver LOCATION:Denver\, United States DESCRIPTION:The biannual Philosophy Group meeting for the Society for the Study of Early Modern Women and Gender (SSEMWG) will be held at the Central APA's 2027 meeting in Denver\, CO from Feb 24-27.
\nWork in all sub-areas of early modern philosophy which contributes to creative scholarship on/about/from non-canonical figures is encouraged.
\nMembership in SSEMWG is not required to attend\, nor to submit a paper. Travel bursaries for graduate student participants are available on a competitive basis! See: https://www.ssemwg.org/graduate-student-travel-grants for more information.
\nAbstracts (around 300-500 words) will be due by Aug 15. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by August 31.
\nFor questions\, email Jill Hernandez\, jill.hernandez@ttu.edu.
ORGANIZER;CN=Jill Hernandez: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T173136Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270501T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270501T234500 SUMMARY:Leibniz's Philosophical Theology Today UID:20260712T234217Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Leibniz's Philosophical Theology Today
\nA Special Issue of TheoLogica
\nGuest Editors: Jeremy Skrzypek (Ohio Dominican) and Dylan Flint (Otterbein University)
\n\nIn spite of his many contributions to other fields\, including but not limited to metaphysics\, logic\, mathematics\, physics\, and jurisprudence\, Leibniz considered his own chief concern to be theology (Antognazza\, 2009). His voluminous religious writings attest to this. However\, until fairly recently\, scholars in the English-speaking world have largely ignored this aspect of Leibniz&rsquo\;s thought. This is unfortunate since Leibniz&rsquo\;s theological views deserve serious attention.
\nThe goal of this special issue is to showcase some of the many insightful\, innovative\, and worthwhile contributions to theology and the philosophy of religion that Leibniz has to offer. We seek to build off the recent work of Antognazza (2007)\, Backus (2016)\, and Rateau (2019). We welcome papers on any aspect of Leibniz&rsquo\;s religious thought\, but we are especially interested in projects that showcase the contemporary relevance of Leibniz&rsquo\;s thinking on topics including\, but not limited to:
\n- God and modality
\n- Divine freedom and choice
\n- The problem of evil
\n- Soteriology
\n- Love of God and happiness
\n- Eschatology
\n- God&rsquo\;s kingdom
\n- Miracles
\n- The relationship between Science and Religion
\n- Divine providence and/or intervention
\n- Divine foreknowledge
\n- Divine attributes
\n- Divine simplicity
\n- Church reunification
\n- Religious epistemology
\n- Religious tolerance
\n- Christian doctrine (trinity\, sacraments\, etc.)
\nIt is our contention that Leibniz has much to offer contemporary debates in analytic theology\, philosophical theology\, and the philosophy of religion. We are especially interested in projects that demonstrate this.
\nTo view the full CFP please visit: \;Call for Papers | TheoLogica: An International Journal for Philosophy of Religion and Philosophical Theology
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T173136Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270513T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270513T170000 SUMMARY:The Oxford Spinoza Conference 2027 UID:20260712T234218Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Oxford\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:The \;Oxford Spinoza Conference \;is an annual gathering dedicated to exploring the myriad manners in which Benedict Spinoza has contributed to the history of philosophy\, and continues to shape our understanding of the world. \;
\nDiscussions are cross-generational and trans-disciplinary. The fifth edition will take place at \;Pembroke College \;on \;Thursday 13 May 2027. The theme of next year&rsquo\;s conference is: \; \; \;
\nThe Global Spinoza
Keynote Speakers
Mioko Kawazoe \;(Keio University\, Japan)
\nAlexander Douglas \;(University of St Andrews\, Scotland) \; \;
\nOn the occasion of the 350th anniversary of his death\, the exchanges will be dedicated to Spinoza's worldwide reception. Building on existing scholarship\, they will also explore how his thought resonates with a \;wide array of global philosophical traditions\, and how the latter help put Euro-Atlantic approaches into perspective. \; \;
\nPapers are welcome from \;across all generations \;of Spinoza scholars: \;we accept submissions from students\, early career researchers and experienced academics. Please feel free to circulate the call to colleagues both without and within the European\, English and American traditions. \;
\nAbstracts to \;osc@pmb.ox.ac.uk \;before \;17 November 2026. \; \;
\nThe conference is organised in collaboration with the Oxford Philosophy Faculty and the Maison Franç\;aise d&rsquo\;Oxford (MFO\, CNRS UAR 3129). Please note we encourage the broadest possible diversity of scholars to apply.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T173136Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270524T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270525T170000 SUMMARY:North American Spinoza Society 2027 Meeting UID:20260712T234219Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:Nashville\, United States\, 37212 ORGANIZER;CN=Emanuele Costa: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T173136Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20271013T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20271015T170000 SUMMARY:Kant\, la nature\, la physique UID:20260712T234220Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Europe/Madrid LOCATION:Avinguda Blasco Ibáñez\, 30\, Valencia\, Spain DESCRIPTION:La Socié\;té\; internationale d&rsquo\;É\;tudes Kantiennes de Langue Franç\;aise (SiEKLF) tiendra son XVIIIe Congrè\;s à\; la faculté\; de philosophie de l&rsquo\;Université\; de Valence\, du 13 au 15 d&rsquo\;octobre 2027. Le thè\;me retenu est «\; Kant\, la nature\, la physique »\;. Il s&rsquo\;agit de mettre l&rsquo\;accent sur la conception kantienne de la physique et la maniè\;re dont celle-ci cré\;e un cadre philosophique compatible avec la perspective de la physique quantique. Cela é\;tant dit\, les contributions sur tout autre aspect de l&rsquo\;&oelig\;uvre kantienne\, de ses sources et de sa projection contemporaine sont é\;galement les bienvenues. Outre le programme acadé\;mique\, un programme culturel axé\; principalement sur la musique et é\;troitement lié\; au thè\;me de la confé\;rence sera proposé\;.
\nLes personnes inté\;ressé\;es à\; participer au congrè\;s ont jusqu&rsquo\;au 27 novembre 2026 pour envoyer un titre et un ré\;sumé\; de 100 mots maximum\, en indiquant leur affiliation acadé\;mique\, à\; l&rsquo\;adresse é\;lectronique suivante : kv2027sieklf@uv.es. Chaque intervenant disposera de 30 minutes pour son exposé\;\, suivi de 20 minutes de dé\;bat.
\nLa langue principale du congrè\;s sera le franç\;ais. Des propositions de confé\;rences en castillan\, en allemand\, en anglais seront prises en considé\;ration\, mais dans une proportion limité\;e. L&rsquo\;exposition sera accompagné\;e d&rsquo\;une traduction en franç\;ais (imprimé\;e ou projeté\; sur l&rsquo\;é\;cran) ou\, au moins\, d&rsquo\;un ré\;sumé\; de cinq pages en langue franç\;aise.
\nLe ré\;sultat de l&rsquo\;é\;valuation (acceptation ou refus) de la proposition sera communiqué\; au plus tard le 31 dé\;cembre 2026. \;
\n ORGANIZER;CN="Pedro Jesús Teruel": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T173136Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20271112T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20271113T170000 SUMMARY:Twenty-second Annual NYU Conference on Issues in Modern Philosophy UID:20260712T234221Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:New York\, United States\, 10003-6611 DESCRIPTION:Program TBA
ORGANIZER;CN=Anja Jauernig;CN=Don Garrett;CN=Michelle Kosch;CN=John Richardson: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR