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:20261108T121229Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20261115T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20261115T234500 SUMMARY:Spinoza as Reader\, Interpreter\, and Critic of Descartes’ Principles of Philosophy UID:20261109T165021Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-58d8844b6d-xr98t TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Schulgasse 6\, Heidelberg\, Germany\, 69117 DESCRIPTION:The workshop combines keynote lectures with reading sessions. Each reading session is introduced by a 15-minute presentation on a specific section of the PPC and the parallel passages in Descartes&rsquo\; "Principles". We invite proposals for presentations on the following sections:
\n&bull\; Part I: definitions and axioms\; PPC1p1&ndash\;4
\n&bull\; PPC2p15&ndash\;p19
\n&bull\; PPC2p20&ndash\;31
\n&bull\; PPC2p32&ndash\;37\, PPC3
\nTo apply\, please send an anonymized abstract of up to 300 words to oliver.toth@uni-heidelberg.de by 15 November 2026. Please include your name\, affiliation\, and the section you are applying for in the body of the email. The abstract should briefly outline your proposed approach to the section and explain how it relates to your research interests or existing work. Applicants may propose presentations for more than one section. Decisions will be communicated by 1 December 2026
\n\n\nKeynote speakers
\nGá\;bor Boros (Ká\;roli Gá\;spá\;r University\, Budapest)
\nKim Sang Ong-Van-Cung (Université\; Bordeaux Montaigne)
\nSarah Patterson (Birkbeck\, University of London)
\nAndrea Sangiacomo (Erasmus University Rotterdam / University of Groningen)
\nStephan Schmid (University of Hamburg)
\n"Descartes&rsquo\; Principles of Philosophy\, Demonstrated in the Geometric Manner" (1663\, henceforth PPC) is the only work Spinoza published under his own name during his lifetime. In it\, Spinoza sets out the content of Descartes&rsquo\; Principles of Philosophy (1644) in geometrical form. Through this meticulous reconstruction\, he gained methodological insights that would later shape the composition of his masterpiece\, the Ethics. At the same time\, he uses his role as commentator and mediator to develop\, and to hint at\, positions of his own. Written at the urging of his friends\, the PPC also offers valuable insight into the early reception of Descartes in the Dutch Republic.
\nNevertheless\, the PPC remains far less studied than Spinoza's other works. When scholars do turn to it\, they tend to focus not on the main body of the text but on the "Metaphysical Thoughts"\, published as its appendix. This neglect is all the more surprising given that the PPC is widely recognized as a landmark interpretation of Descartes&rsquo\; philosophy and as indispensable for situating Spinoza within the wider Cartesian context.
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\nThe workshop language is English. Before the event\, the organizers will circulate a reader containing the Latin texts and standard English translations. We hope to offer a small number of travel bursaries\, subject to available funding. If you would like to be considered\, please say so in your email. We plan to publish a collective commentary based on the workshop. Details will be discussed at the event.
\nThe workshop is generously funded by the European Society for Early Modern Philosophy (https://esemp.hypotheses.org)\, the German Spinoza Society\, and the German Society for Philosophy.
\nOrganizers: Oliver Toth (Heidelberg) and Daniel Bella (Hamburg)
ORGANIZER;CN=Oliver Toth;CN=Daniel Bella: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261108T121229Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261117T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261117T000000 SUMMARY:The Oxford Spinoza Conference 2027 UID:20261109T165022Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-58d8844b6d-xr98t 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:20261108T121229Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20261127T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20261127T234500 SUMMARY:Kant\, la nature\, la physique UID:20261109T165023Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-58d8844b6d-xr98t 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:20261108T121229Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Sao_Paulo:20261210T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Sao_Paulo:20261211T170000 SUMMARY:Kant Colloquium UFABC — Prefaces and Introductions UID:20261109T165024Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-58d8844b6d-xr98t 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 conference is planned as an in-person event\; however\, online participation will also be possible (primarily for participants presenting papers from abroad). Conference languages: Polish and English.
\nThis is the latest edition in a series of conferences initiated in Lublin in 2014. Subsequent editions have been held in Toruń\, Krakó\;w\, Lublin\, Poznań\, and again in Lublin and Toruń.
\nWe invite philosophers interested in the Enlightenment\, as well as scholars from other disciplines whose research focuses either directly on this period or on its consequences\, continuations\, and critiques.
\nThe conference will focus on Enlightenment philosophy\, its sources and continuations\, as well as its influence on culture in the broadest sense\, both positive and negative. The organizers propose human action &ndash\; in its various conditions\, dimensions\, meanings\, and evaluations as the guiding theme of this year&rsquo\;s conference.
\nSuggested topics include:
\nReason\, passions\, emotions\, and interest as motives of human action &ndash\; debates concerning the rationality of action and the sources and determinants of human decisions.
\nFreedom\, determinism\, and responsibility &ndash\; the problem of free will\, the causal determinants of action\, and the foundations of moral and legal responsibility.
\nIndividual autonomy and the emancipation of human action &ndash\; the ideal of the self-determining subject and the liberation of human activity and agency from the authority of tradition\, established authorities\, and inherited hierarchies.
\nMorality\, religion\, and the secular foundations of human action &ndash\; the autonomization of ethics\, natural law\, moral sentiments\, utility\, and happiness\, as well as debates concerning religious and non-religious justifications of morality.
\nHappiness\, virtue\, duty\, and utility as goals and criteria of action &ndash\; transformations in conceptions of the good life and the moral evaluation of actions in Enlightenment philosophy\, its sources\, and its continuations.
\nThe individual\, society\, and the common good &ndash\; relations between self-interest and the common good\, cooperation and conflict\, property\, exchange\, and the social determinants of action.
\nPolitical action\, freedom\, and individual rights &ndash\; citizenship\, the social contract\, authority and obedience\, toleration\, human rights\, and the right to rebellion and to transform the existing order.
\nKnowledge\, education\, and human perfectibility as foundations of rational action &ndash\; the significance of knowledge\, science\, and education for the formation of the individual and the reform of society.
\nAction\, progress\, and transformations of the social world &ndash\; the possibility of consciously reforming law\, institutions\, and customs\; individual and collective action\; and the intended and unintended consequences of human activity.
\nSources\, continuations\, and critiques of Enlightenment conceptions of action &ndash\; ancient and early modern antecedents of Enlightenment practical philosophy\, as well as later reinterpretations and critiques of the ideals of autonomy\, rationality\, and progress.
\nOther topics are also welcome. We are interested both in papers presenting research on Enlightenment theories and in studies of earlier theories that constituted their sources or other points of reference.
\nThe deadline for paper proposals is 20 November 2026. Notification of acceptance will be sent by 25 November 2026.
\nPlease submit the title of your paper together with an abstract of 400&ndash\;500 words to: leszek.kopciuch@mail.umcs.pl. All submitted abstracts will be subject to review.
\nFor in-person participants\, the conference fee is PLN 500 and covers two lunches and the conference dinner. Online participation is free of charge. Payment details will be provided at a later date.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261108T121229Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270113T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270117T170000 SUMMARY:International Hobbes Society sessions at the 2027 APA-Eastern UID:20261109T165026Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-58d8844b6d-xr98t TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:50 Park Plaza\, Boston\, United States\, 02116 DESCRIPTION: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:20261108T121229Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20270115T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20270115T234500 SUMMARY:York University Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy UID:20261109T165027Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-58d8844b6d-xr98t TZID:America/Toronto LOCATION:Toronto\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Keynote: Hasana Sharp (McGill University)
\nThe fourth annual meeting of the York University Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy (YUSEMP) will take place at York University in Toronto\, Canada on June 11&ndash\;12\, 2027. The seminar aims to be a small\, informal venue for scholars of early modern philosophy at various career stages to share and discuss their work. We welcome abstracts on any aspect of early modern philosophy broadly construed (roughly\, the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries)\, including early modern non-European philosophy. Unfortunately\, the seminar cannot offer to cover the costs of travel or accommodation for speakers.
\nAnonymized abstracts (max 450 words\, excluding bibliography) should be submitted by January 15\, 2027 as an email attachment to ianme@yorku.ca. Please include the following information in the main body of the email: name\, affiliation\, paper title\, and whether you are a graduate student early-career (untenured) scholar\, or tenured scholar.
\nhttps://yusemp.wordpress.com/
ORGANIZER;CN=Ian MacLean-Evans;CN=Matthew A. Leisinger;CN=Jonny Cottrell;CN=Zeyad El Nabolsy: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261108T121229Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Tokyo:20270201T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Tokyo:20270201T000000 SUMMARY:Scottish Philosophy Beyond the Canon UID:20261109T165028Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-58d8844b6d-xr98t TZID:Asia/Tokyo LOCATION:3 Chome-10-2\, Mitaka-shi\, Japan\, 181-8585 DESCRIPTION:CSSP invites the submission of abstracts for the 2027 conference at the International Christian University in Tokyo\, Japan.
\nMuch work has been done on the &ldquo\;canon&rdquo\; of Scottish philosophy\, the emblematic texts like Smith&rsquo\;s Wealth of Nations or Hume&rsquo\;s Treatise of Human Nature\, but the world of letters in 17th-\, 18th-\, and 19th-century Scotland included a vibrant mix of literary forms including pamphlets\, poems\, plays\, novels\, satires\, sermons\, and magazine articles\, as well as translations into and out of English\, and appropriations and reinterpretations of canonical literature.
\nPapers on all topics related to Scottish philosophy are welcome\, but we especially invite papers relating to Scottish philosophy beyond the confines of the typical canon. The conference will also feature talks connected to the in-progress edited collection Reason and Revelation: Scottish Philosophy and Christian Theology\, with invited speakers: Bradford Bow (Aberdeen)\, Deborah Boyle (College of Charleston)\, Giovanni Gellera (Geneva)\, Eugene Heath (SUNY - New Paltz)\, and Tim Stuart-Buttle (York).
\nSubmit abstracts of 300-500 words as anonymized email attachment to: cssp@fordham.edu. Emails should contain author name(s)\, contact and affiliation\, and must be received by Feb. 1\, 2027. Authors will be notified by Feb. 28\, 2027. If accepted\, papers should be prepared for a 30-minute presentation.
ORGANIZER;CN=Center for the Study of Scottish Philosophy (cssp): METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261108T121229Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20270208T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20270210T170000 SUMMARY:Spinoza as Reader\, Interpreter\, and Critic of Descartes’ Principles of Philosophy UID:20261109T165029Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-58d8844b6d-xr98t TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Schulgasse 6\, Heidelberg\, Germany\, 69117 DESCRIPTION:Keynote speakers
\nGá\;bor Boros (Ká\;roli Gá\;spá\;r University\, Budapest)
\nKim Sang Ong-Van-Cung (Université\; Bordeaux Montaigne)
\nSarah Patterson (Birkbeck\, University of London)
\nAndrea Sangiacomo (Erasmus University Rotterdam / University of Groningen)
\nStephan Schmid (University of Hamburg)
\n"Descartes&rsquo\; Principles of Philosophy\, Demonstrated in the Geometric Manner" (1663\, henceforth PPC) is the only work Spinoza published under his own name during his lifetime. In it\, Spinoza sets out the content of Descartes&rsquo\; Principles of Philosophy (1644) in geometrical form. Through this meticulous reconstruction\, he gained methodological insights that would later shape the composition of his masterpiece\, the Ethics. At the same time\, he uses his role as commentator and mediator to develop\, and to hint at\, positions of his own. Written at the urging of his friends\, the PPC also offers valuable insight into the early reception of Descartes in the Dutch Republic.
\nNevertheless\, the PPC remains far less studied than Spinoza's other works. When scholars do turn to it\, they tend to focus not on the main body of the text but on the "Metaphysical Thoughts"\, published as its appendix. This neglect is all the more surprising given that the PPC is widely recognized as a landmark interpretation of Descartes&rsquo\; philosophy and as indispensable for situating Spinoza within the wider Cartesian context.
\nThe workshop combines keynote lectures with reading sessions. Each reading session is introduced by a 15-minute presentation on a specific section of the PPC and the parallel passages in Descartes&rsquo\; "Principles". We invite proposals for presentations on the following sections:
\n&bull\; Part I: definitions and axioms\; PPC1p1&ndash\;4
\n&bull\; PPC2p15&ndash\;p19
\n&bull\; PPC2p20&ndash\;31
\n&bull\; PPC2p32&ndash\;37\, PPC3
\nTo apply\, please send an anonymized abstract of up to 300 words to oliver.toth@uni-heidelberg.de by 15 November 2026. Please include your name\, affiliation\, and the section you are applying for in the body of the email. The abstract should briefly outline your proposed approach to the section and explain how it relates to your research interests or existing work. Applicants may propose presentations for more than one section. Decisions will be communicated by 1 December 2026.
\nThe workshop language is English. Before the event\, the organizers will circulate a reader containing the Latin texts and standard English translations. We hope to offer a small number of travel bursaries\, subject to available funding. If you would like to be considered\, please say so in your email. We plan to publish a collective commentary based on the workshop. Details will be discussed at the event.
\nThe workshop is generously funded by the European Society for Early Modern Philosophy (https://esemp.hypotheses.org)\, the German Spinoza Society\, and the German Society for Philosophy.
\nOrganizers: Oliver Toth (Heidelberg) and Daniel Bella (Hamburg)
ORGANIZER;CN=Oliver Toth;CN=Daniel Bella: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261108T121229Z 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:20261109T165030Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-58d8844b6d-xr98t 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:20261108T121229Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270228T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270228T190000 SUMMARY:Inaugural Hume Studies "Disputed Question" Essay Competition UID:20261109T165031Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-58d8844b6d-xr98t TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:The editors of \;Hume Studies \;invite submissions of up to 3\,000 words addressing the following "disputed question" in Hume scholarship. Deadline for submissions is 28 February\, 2027 (midnight\, Edinburgh time). Top entries to be selected for publication in a single\, co-authored article to appear in the June 2027 issue of \;Hume Studies. Please direct submissions to: https://humestudies.humesociety.org/index.php/hs/en/about/submissions
Question: What is the Appendix's "counterbalancing" argument?
Background: At paragraph 10 of the Appendix to his Treatise of Human Nature\, David Hume proposed to "examine the arguments on both sides\, beginning with those that induc'd me to deny the strict and proper identity of a self or thinking being." He then went on at some length reviewing arguments. But he did not make clear when (if ever) he switched to offering arguments for the other side. What was the argument (or what were the arguments) on the other side (or why should we think he did not offer any arguments on the other side)?
(And\, implicitly\, what was the other side\, exactly?)
Answers are to be focused on the analysis of Hume's text. In the best medieval \;Quaestiones Disputatae \;tradition\, references to the secondary literature should be confined to pithy comments on the few works most directly pertinent to the answer being given. This is not a literature review! Answers may take the form of new arguments in favour of a previously published position\, new counterarguments against previously published objections to a previously published position\, new arguments against a previously published position\, or new positions. Attempts at mediation between or reconciliation of opposed positions are neither required nor recommended. But to each their own.
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:20261108T121229Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270513T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270513T170000 SUMMARY:The Oxford Spinoza Conference 2027 UID:20261109T165033Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-58d8844b6d-xr98t 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:20261108T121229Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20270519T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20270520T170000 SUMMARY:Moral Demands Towards Animals: British and German Perspectives (1670–1820) UID:20261109T165034Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-58d8844b6d-xr98t TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:Milano\, Italy DESCRIPTION:The history of animal ethics in the long eighteenth century remains surprisingly understudied. British and Irish contributions have often been overshadowed by the retrospective dominance of Bentham's famous 1789 footnote\, while the parallel German tradition &mdash\; which has much more to offer than Kant's perspective on non-human animals &mdash\; has been largely neglected. Yet both traditions deserve attention in their own right\, and their juxtaposition raises important comparative questions: under what conditions do similar assumptions about sentience\, soul\, divine justice\, or humanity's place in nature generate similar or radically different ethical conclusions? What travels between these traditions\, what does not\, and why?
\nThis workshop invites contributions on any author\, text\, or debate from Britain\, Ireland\, or the German-speaking world between 1670 and 1820 bearing on the moral demands humans owe to animals: their moral or legal status\, the normative significance of sentience (or soul)\, duties of care\, animal rights\, or their denial.
\nThe workshop is organised as part of the ERC Advanced Grant '18ETHICS'\, based at the University of Milan. For more details on the project\, see our website: https://18ethics.unimi.it/
ORGANIZER;CN=David Bartha: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261108T121229Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270524T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270525T170000 SUMMARY:North American Spinoza Society 2027 Meeting UID:20261109T165035Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-58d8844b6d-xr98t TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:Nashville\, United States\, 37212 ORGANIZER;CN=Emanuele Costa: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261108T121229Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20270611T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20270612T170000 SUMMARY:York University Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy UID:20261109T165036Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-58d8844b6d-xr98t TZID:America/Toronto LOCATION:Toronto\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Keynote: Hasana Sharp (McGill University)
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ORGANIZER;CN=Ian MacLean-Evans;CN=Matthew A. Leisinger;CN=Jonny Cottrell;CN=Zeyad El Nabolsy: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261108T121229Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20271013T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20271015T170000 SUMMARY:Kant\, la nature\, la physique UID:20261109T165037Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-58d8844b6d-xr98t 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:20261108T121229Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Tokyo:20271021T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Tokyo:20271023T170000 SUMMARY:Scottish Philosophy Beyond the Canon UID:20261109T165038Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-58d8844b6d-xr98t TZID:Asia/Tokyo LOCATION:3 Chome-10-2\, Mitaka-shi\, Japan\, 181-8585 DESCRIPTION:Much work has been done on the &ldquo\;canon&rdquo\; of Scottish philosophy\, the emblematic texts like Smith&rsquo\;s Wealth of Nations or Hume&rsquo\;s Treatise of Human Nature\, but the world of letters in 17th-\, 18th-\, and 19th-century Scotland included a vibrant mix of literary forms including pamphlets\, poems\, plays\, novels\, satires\, sermons\, and magazine articles\, as well as translations into and out of English\, and appropriations and reinterpretations of canonical literature. Papers on all topics related to Scottish philosophy are welcome\, but we especially invite papers relating to Scottish philosophy beyond the confines of the typical canon. The conference will also feature talks connected to the in-progress edited collection Reason and Revelation: Scottish Philosophy and Christian Theology\, with invited speakers: Bradford Bow (Aberdeen)\, Deborah Boyle (College of Charleston)\, Giovanni Gellera (Geneva)\, Eugene Heath (SUNY - New Paltz)\, and Tim Stuart-Buttle (York). Submit abstracts of 300-500 words as anonymized email attachment to: cssp@fordham.edu. Emails should contain author name(s)\, contact and affiliation\, and must be received by Feb. 1\, 2027. Authors will be notified by Feb. 28\, 2027. If accepted\, papers should be prepared for a 30-minute presentation.
ORGANIZER;CN=Center for the Study of Scottish Philosophy (cssp): METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261108T121229Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20271112T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20271113T170000 SUMMARY:Twenty-second Annual NYU Conference on Issues in Modern Philosophy UID:20261109T165039Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-58d8844b6d-xr98t 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