Internationale Abschlusskonferenz zu Thomas Binders FWF-Projekt "Die erste unfassende intellektuelle Biographie Franz Brentanos" (DOI: \;10.55776/P36683)\, im Gedenken an Wilhelm Baumgartner.
\nThemen: I. Bewusstsein\, Evidenz und Realitä\;t\; II. Psychologie und Theorie des Geistes\; III. Wissenschaft\, Politik und Ö\;ffentlichkeit\, IV. Priesterberuf und religiö\;se Krise\; V. Netzwerke und historische Kontexte.
\nKontakt: thomas.binder AT uni-graz.at
ORGANIZER;CN=Thomas Binder: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260526T232930Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260531T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260531T090000 SUMMARY:Fichte-Studien 2026: Fichte and/or Hegel. Differences\, Similarities\, Possible Dialogues UID:20260601T131047Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Fichte and/or Hegel.
\nDifferences\, Similarities\, Possible Dialogues
\nEds. Gesa Wellmann\, Gregor Schä\;fer
\nSubmission deadline for articles: 31.05.2026
\nStylesheet and submission details: http://www.fichte-gesellschaft.org/fichte-studien/
\nPublication of accepted articles: Winter 2026
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260526T232930Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260601T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260604T170000 SUMMARY:Society for Existential and Phenomenological Theory & Culture (EPTC/TCEP) Annual Conference UID:20260601T131048Z-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:20260526T232930Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260605T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260605T170000 SUMMARY:CRMEP Graduate Conference | Title: Reading Capital 60 Years On UID:20260601T131049Z-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
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:20260526T232930Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260622T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260622T200000 SUMMARY:Philosophy of Science and Ethics of Science in the Context of A. Schopenhauer UID:20260601T131051Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Schlossplatz 2\, Münster\, Germany DESCRIPTION:We invite submissions for an international conference on the philosophy of science and the ethics of science from both historical and systematic perspectives. The conference is centered on the question of how Arthur Schopenhauer&rsquo\;s philosophy might help illuminate central issues in contemporary reflection on science.
\nIn recent years\, Schopenhauer has increasingly been recognized as a significant point of reference for work in both philosophy of science and ethics of science. In addition to foundational studies of his theory of science\, there is growing interest in his influence on particular disciplines\, including biology\, physics\, mathematics\, and cognitive science. The conference aims to bring these lines of research into conversation and to explore their broader systematic relevance.
\nPlease send abstracts (english or german) of approximately 300&ndash\;500 words for 30-minute presentations to jenslemanski+cfp26@uni-muenster.de
\n\nMore information: \;https://www.uni-muenster.de/Wissenschaftstheorie/en/veranstaltungen/Schopenhauer.html
ORGANIZER;CN=Jens Lemanski: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260526T232930Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260710T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260710T170000 SUMMARY:Losing Oneself: Self-Alienation in Post-Kantianism and Beyond UID:20260601T131052Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:32 Russell Square\, London\, United Kingdom\, WC1B 5DN DESCRIPTION:Royal Holloway\, University of London and the London Post-Kantian Seminar host a one-day conference entitled &ldquo\;Losing Oneself: Self-Alienation in Post-Kantianism and Beyond&rdquo\;. The event receives funding from the Mind Association and Royal Holloway.
\nIt is among the most human and yet most dehumanizing experiences to lose oneself&mdash\;to suffer self-alienation. This can be brought on by everyday emotions like shame or guilt about a job done badly or a friend left hanging\; it can be a consequence of inhumane conditions of labour\; it can go along with traumatic or violent events\; and it can be a core experience of those going through persecution\, internment\, and civilizational collapse. Crucially\, even the mere reflection on oneself as human can engender self-alienation. The phenomenon of self-alienation thus has an array of aspects that range from the psychological via the social\, political\, existential\, and metaphysical\, to the aesthetic and literary.
\nIn modern times\, an important philosophical tradition that responds to this vulnerability of human life is post-Kantianism broadly construed: first taking center stage in Fichte\, Hegel\, and Marx\, the problem of self-alienation was further developed by Arendt\, the Frankfurt School\, and then post-Wittgensteinian authors like Cavell\, Diamond\, and Crary. The problem also reaches beyond post-Kantianism and is at the center of current debates in political philosophy\, philosophy of action\, feminism\, \;philosophy of gender\, \;aesthetics\, and the philosophy of epistemic injustice. This conference brings together authors from within and beyond the post-Kantian tradition\, as well as junior and senior researchers.
\nThe event is free and open to all! To register and for any inquiries please contact: jens.pier@rhul.ac.uk.
\nSpeakers and Respondents:
Benedict Blunt (Oxford) \;
Diana Craciun (UCL)
Lizzy Holt (UCL)
Thomas Khurana (Potsdam)
Quill Kukla (Georgetown/Hanover)
Spencer Alexandria Nabors (Georgetown)
Jens Pier (Royal Holloway)
Francey Russell (Barnard/Columbia)
James Ternent (Cambridge)
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:20260526T232930Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T000000 SUMMARY:Hegel’s Philosophy of Action - CFP Open Philosophy UID:20260601T131054Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:CALL FOR PAPERS
\nfor a topical issue of \;Open Philosophy
\nHEGEL&rsquo\;S PHILOSOPHY OF ACTION
\nOpen Philosophy \;(https://www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/opphil/html) invites submissions for the topical issue &ldquo\;Hegel&rsquo\;s Philosophy of Action&rdquo\;\, edited by Bojana Jovićević (University of Ljubljana) and Gregor Schä\;fer (University of Basel/University of London).
\nDESCRIPTION
\n\;
\nThe topic of this issue is Hegel&rsquo\;s account of action. To act typically means to realize one&rsquo\;s goals through the exercise of one&rsquo\;s intention &ndash\; that is\, one acts upon reasons that justify one&rsquo\;s action as true and good. If one fails to act\, one&rsquo\;s reasons are obstructed &ndash\; either by external circumstances\, such as unfavourable conditions\, or by one&rsquo\;s inertia of intelligence\, the additional judgement required from the agent to translate one&rsquo\;s intention into concrete action.
\nOn this view\, action is understood as a predicate of ability: the power to act is conceived independently of its actual conditions. In this light\, whether an action is realized becomes irrelevant\, since its validity is not empirically verifiable. In other words\, if action is understood as mere potentiality &ndash\; prior to entering into relations with the empirical world &ndash\; its effects on others\, or how they judge it\, become entirely irrelevant. The agent\, in this sense\, retains the authority to insist that\, regardless of what one actually does\, one&rsquo\;s intention remains perfectly valid.
\nHegel criticizes this model. It may turn out that\, in acting from intention\, the agent is mistaken. Or even if one&rsquo\;s reasons are sound\, the outcome could still be wrong. For instance\, helping others may be a valid principle\, but the way it is employed could be flawed if those one intends to help are\, in fact\, hindered or harmed by one&rsquo\;s actions. In other words\, knowing that an action conforms to an ability (potentia) is never enough to rule out the possibility that something about it is wrong in the particular situation. That possibility could only be excluded if the content of the action were realized in its concrete exercise &ndash\; a notion that undermines the very idea of ability as such. Therefore\, Hegel insists that action cannot be separated from one&rsquo\;s concrete doing. On Hegel&rsquo\;s terms: the actuality of purpose is the purpose of acting. Because the consequences of action partake within the causality of the action itself\, as a result every action is\, by its very concept\, incongruent with the agent&rsquo\;s prior intention. Hegel&rsquo\;s prominent critique of moral action &ndash\; as an action that focuses solely on intentions and\, insofar as it takes place in the actual form of social and political life\, comes into conflict with its consequences &ndash\; is evidently connected with this structure.
\nIf no action can be separated from its actual consequences\, then what distinguishes a successful action from a failed one? And if action is mediated by the incongruence between intention and outcome\, what does this imply for the &ldquo\;truth&rdquo\; of the entire process of the action? What is &ndash\; from this perspective &ndash\; a &ldquo\;wrong&rdquo\; action\, what is a &ldquo\;true&rdquo\; action\, and how do they relate to each other in understanding the entire process of action? Moreover\, if action cannot be free from intention or validated by its outcome\, but both of them can be explained only through the whole of its process\, how then should we interpret the ethics of Hegel&rsquo\;s philosophy of action (as both a deontological and a utilitarian or pragmatist interpretation would be misleading)?
\nThe present issue aims to explore these questions and the nexus of related topics (e.g.\, virtuous action\, political action\, historical action) from varied perspectives\, all of which stem from the following conceptual tension: for Hegel\, action resides in one&rsquo\;s concrete doing &ndash\; there is no action outside of what one actually does\, and in this sense\, action cannot be validated by one&rsquo\;s intention in its entirety. Yet this does not mean that its validity depends on its consequences\; rather\, both intention and outcome are explained in light of knowledge discerned through action.
\nWhile Hegel&rsquo\;s understanding of action has gained growing interest in recent scholarship\, this aspect remains largely overlooked and underdeveloped. Beginning with the Phenomenology of Spirit\, traversing through the Science of Logic\, and culminating in the Philosophy of Right and the Philosophy of History\, this question remains highly relevant for Hegel&rsquo\;s entire practical philosophy. Specifically\, this issue aims to explore\, among others\, the following set of problems as articulated in Hegel&rsquo\;s practical philosophy:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; How is practical knowledge related to action\, and what grounds this relation?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; In what ways do intention and outcome figure within the causality of action\, and across different kinds of action (virtuous\, political\, historical\, etc.)?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; What is the relation between failed and successful action? Are these distinct or simply different aspects of one and the same concept of action?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; How can we distinguish action from the notions of ability\, power\, or disposition?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Is action independent of\, or dependent upon\, other competent subjects\, and does this imply that it is intersubjective and social in its origin?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; What does it mean to concretely exercise action within specific forms of social and political life?
\n
HOW TO SUBMIT
\nSubmissions will be collected from September 1 to September 30\, 2026. There are no specific length limitations.
\nTo submit an article for the special issue of Open Philosophy\, authors are asked to access the online submission system at:
\nhttp://www.editorialmanager.com/opphil/ \;
\nPlease choose as article type: Hegel&rsquo\;s Philosophy of Action
\nBefore submission the authors should carefully read over the Instruction for Authors\, available at: \;https://www.degruyter.com/publication/journal_key/OPPHIL/downloadAsset/OPPHIL_Instruction%20for%20Authors.pdf \;
\nAll contributions will undergo critical review before being accepted for publication.
\nFurther questions about this thematic issue can be addressed to Bojana Jovićević at \;bojana.jovicevic@ff.uni-lj.si and/or Gregor Schä\;fer at gregor.schaefer@unibas.ch. In case of technical problems with submission\, please write to Assistant.Managing.Editor@degruyterbrill.com \;
\nBecause \;Open Philosophy \;is published under an Open Access model\, as a rule\, publication costs should be covered by so called \;Article Publishing Charges \;(APC)\, paid by authors\, their affiliated institutions\, funders or sponsors.
\nAuthors without access to publishing funds are encouraged to discuss potential discounts or waivers with OA Portfolio Manager Magdalena Skoneczna (magdalena.skoneczna@degruyterbrill.com) before submitting their manuscripts.
\nFind us on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DGOpenPhilosophy
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260526T232930Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Budapest:20261015T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Budapest:20261016T170000 SUMMARY:Heroes of the Counter-Revolution UID:20260601T131055Z-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:20260526T232930Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261023T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261025T170000 SUMMARY:Hegel and Time - 28th Biennial Meeting of the Hegel Society of America UID:20260601T131056Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:Evanston\, United States DESCRIPTION:CALL FOR PAPERS
\n"Hegel and Time"
\nfor the 28th Biennial Meeting of the Hegel Society of America
\nOctober 23-25\, 2026 (tentative)Evanston\, IL
\nDeadline for submission of papers:
\nJanuary 14\, 2026
\nWhile explicit discussions of time appear only periodically in Hegel&rsquo\;s writings\, questions about time\, temporality\, and history are pervasive in Hegel&rsquo\;s thought. For our 2026 Biennial Meeting\, the Hegel Society of America invites papers that address questions about time and their relation to any dimension of Hegel&rsquo\;s philosophy. Papers might address Hegel&rsquo\;s explicit discussions of time within or across different works\, consider his accounts of history\, of the present\, or of the future\, examine the relationship between Hegel&rsquo\;s position and those of other thinkers\, or speak to themes of time or temporality in a variety of other ways. We are open to many different approaches to Hegel&rsquo\;s work in multiple disciplines\, including (but not limited to) philosophy\, theology\, history\, legal and political theory\, sociology\, environmental studies\, gender studies\, and literary studies.
\nSubmissions are limited to 6\,000 words (excluding notes)\, and any later adjustments must remain within this limit. They must be complete essays\; draft proposals will not be accepted. Submissions must be in English\, in Word or PDF format\, prepared for blind review\, and accompanied by an abstract of no more than 300 words.
\nNote: Although papers presented at meetings of the Hegel Society of America are usually published either in a collection of essays or in The Owl of Minerva&mdash\;The Journal of the Hegel Society of America\, publication cannot be guaranteed. By submitting a paper\, however\, the author agrees to reserve publication of their essay for an HSA proceedings volume or in The Owl of Minerva if the paper is accepted for the program.
\nPlease send papers to:
\nTim Brownlee\, Program Chair
\nbrownleet [@] xavier.edu
\nhttps://www.hegel.org/post/cfp-on-hegel-time-for-the-hsa-s-biennial-meeting-submission-deadline-jan-14-2026
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260526T232930Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Athens:20261105T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Athens:20261107T170000 SUMMARY:Hegel on Historicity UID:20260601T131057Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Athens LOCATION:Athens\, Greece DESCRIPTION:10th Conference of the International Network Hegel&rsquo\;s Relevance
\nHegel on Historicity
\nAthens\, Greece
\n5-7 November 2026
\nDespite important precedents in Augustine\, Bossuet\, Voltaire\, Kant\, and Herder\, Hegel is widely regarded as the first philosopher of history&mdash\;not only because he subjected history to philosophical inquiry\, but above all because he thematized the historicity of philosophy itself. Alongside his much-debated philosophy of world history\, Hegel repeatedly stressed\, throughout his oeuvre and especially in numerous programmatic and introductory remarks\, that philosophy\, including all metaphysical categories\, and even rationality itself is substantially conditioned by history&mdash\;by world history as well as by the histories of empirical sciences\, art\, religion\, and philosophy. For Hegel\, history articulates the very possibility of the actual spirit (Geist) in all its forms: there is no subjective\, objective\, or absolute spirit without history. This emphasis famously inspired Marx to describe the &ldquo\;science of history&rdquo\; as the &ldquo\;sole science.&rdquo\;
\nThis conference aims to discuss central aspects of history and historicity in Hegel&rsquo\;s philosophy from a systematic perspective. Possible guiding questions include\, but are not limited to:
\nWe invite postdoctoral researchers working in the field to submit an abstract (maximum 500 words) addressing one or more of these topics. The conference will include four postdoctoral slots. Coverage of accommodation costs is subject to available funding.
\nA collected volume based on the conference papers is planned for publication in the series Critical Studies in German Idealism (BRILL). The publication language will be English.
\nLength of papers: 30 minutes presentation\, followed by 15 minutes of discussion
\nDeadline for submissions: 15 June 2026
\nEmail address for abstract submissions: HegelOnHistoricity@gmail.com
\nNotification of acceptance: 30 June 2026
\nConference languages: English\, German
\nConfirmed speakers: Christophe Bouton\, Paul Cobben\, Maria Daskalaki\, Allegra De Laurentiis\, Georges Faraklas\, Diogo Ferrer\, Guido Frilli\, Antonios Kalatzis\, Jean-Franç\;ois Kervé\;gan\, Jannis Kozatsas\, Christian Krijnen\, Thomas Noutsopoulos\, Tim Rojek\, Panagiotis Thanassas\, Klaus Vieweg
\nOrganizers: Georges Faraklas (Department of Political Science and History\, Panteion University)\, Jannis Kozatsas (Department of Primary Education\, University of Thessaly)\, Ermylos Plevrakis (Department of History and Philosophy of Science\, University of Athens)
\n ORGANIZER;CN=Ermylos Plevrakis;CN=Georges Faraklas;CN=Jannis Kozatsas: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260526T232930Z 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:20260601T131058Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq 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:20260526T232930Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261112T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261114T170000 SUMMARY:North American Nietzsche Society UID:20260601T131059Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:43 Hawes Street\, Room 202\, Brookline\, United States DESCRIPTION:The North American Nietzsche Society will hold its sixth international conference on \;November 12-14\, 2026 at Boston University. \;
\nThe conference will feature two keynote speakers\, \;Lanier Anderson (Stanford) \;and \;Sandra Shapshay (CUNY)\, and approximately eight papers selected on the basis of abstract submissions.
\nSessions will be 90 minutes\, with approximately 40 minutes for presentation and 50 minutes for discussion. The conference program may also include invited panels.
\nIn addition the conference will include a junior scholar workshop featuring work from graduate students and commentaries on that work from senior scholars.
\nSchedule: \;
\nNovember 12: junior scholar workshop\; three papers with commentators
\nNovember 13-14: main program\; approximately four papers per day\, with commentators
\n ORGANIZER;CN=Paul Katsafanas: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260526T232930Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20261130T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20261201T170000 SUMMARY:Philosophy of Science and Ethics of Science in the Context of A. Schopenhauer UID:20260601T131100Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Schlossplatz 2\, Münster\, Germany DESCRIPTION:In recent years\, Schopenhauer has increasingly been recognized as a significant point of reference for work in both philosophy of science and ethics of science. In addition to foundational studies of his theory of science\, there is growing interest in his influence on particular disciplines\, including biology\, physics\, mathematics\, and cognitive science. The conference aims to bring these lines of research into conversation and to explore their broader systematic relevance.
ORGANIZER;CN=Jens Lemanski: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260526T232930Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20271112T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20271113T170000 SUMMARY:Twenty-second Annual NYU Conference on Issues in Modern Philosophy UID:20260601T131101Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260526T232930Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20300531T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20300531T090000 SUMMARY:Phenomenologies of Religious Experience UID:20260601T131102Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:This 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) \;