In Conversation: Exploring the Philosophy of Money and Finance &ndash\; Series III
\nA series of interviews with contributors to The Philosophy of Money and Finance (Hardcover\, OUP 2024\; Paperback\, fall 2025)
\nSchedule
\n"Truth in Financial Accounting"
Author: Christopher J. Cowton (Emeritus\, University of Huddersfield)
Interviewer: Lisa Warenski (CUNY Graduate Center)
Date and Time: 15 January 2026\, 18:00 CET
"Green Central Banking" \;
Authors: Peter Dietsch (University of Victoria)\; Clé\;ment Fontan (University of Louvain)
Interviewer: Jens van't Klooster
Date and Time: 25 March 2026\, 18:00 CET
"On the Wrongfulness of Bank Contributions to Financial Crises"
Author: \;Richard Endö\;rfer (University of Gothenburg)
Interviewer: Kobi Finestone (Univeresity of San Diego)
Date and Time: 01 June 2026\, 18:00 CET
"Bitcoins Left and Right: A Normative Assessment of a Digital Currency"
Authors: Lars Lindblom and Joakim Sandberg
Interviewer: Violet Victoria
Date and Time: October (TBA) 2026\, 18:00 CET
New Generation Research Exchange
\n\;Call for Applications \;
\nSummary \;
\nThe Humane Philosophy Society\, in collaboration the Faculty of Philosophy\, University of Warsaw\, Blackfriars Hall\, University of Oxford\, and Faculty of Philosophy\, Zagreb University invite applications for the New Generation Research Exchange programme. The Exchange programme will give young scholars in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) working on Big Questions of fundamental human importance the opportunity to participate in three fully funded workshops taking place at the Universities of Warsaw\, Zagreb and Oxford. Participants will have the further opportunity to apply to continue the research during a term of funded supervised research at the University of Oxford on the Marek Matraszek Fellowship. Participants&rsquo\; research projects will be assessed by an external committee after the final workshop takes place to determine possible supervisors for research visits to Oxford. The Fellowship will conclude with an alumni workshop in the summer of 2026 to take place in Trogir\, Croatia. \;
\nAn introductory video can be viewed here: \;
\nhttps://youtu.be/vfaPrP2W2Hs
\nEligibility
\nApplicants will normally be MA or early PhD students at Central and Eastern European research institutions\, including universities\, research academies and seminaries\, or young scholars from CEE on equivalent degree programmes outside the region. The programme is intended to support research projects of successful candidates during the final year of their MA course\, or developing their MA research topics for publication\, or with a PhD application in mind\, as well as those beginning to work on a PhD. Proposed projects should broadly fall under the project themes\, which are outlined below. \; It is expected that most applications will be submitted by natural scientists\, theologians and philosophers\, but there are no disciplinary restrictions and applicants with academic backgrounds in other areas are also welcome. Applications are welcome from researchers working in any religious tradition\, and from researchers working in no religious tradition.
\nFor the purposes of the project\, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is defined as: Albania\, Armenia\, Azerbaijan\, Belarus\, Bosnia and Herzegovina\, Bulgaria\, Croatia\, Czechia\, Estonia\, Georgia\, Hungary\, Kosovo\, Latvia\, Lithuania\, Moldova\, Montenegro\, North Macedonia\, Poland\, Romania\, Serbia\, Slovakia\, Slovenia and Ukraine.
\nActivities
\nSuccessful candidates will participate in a series of three masterclasses during the course of the programme. The meetings will take place over three days each at the Universities of Zagreb\, Warsaw\, and Oxford. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss their work as a group and with invited mentors\, as well as participate in seminars led by prominent visiting speakers. The Fellowship will cover all the costs of participating in each masterclass including travel and accommodation. The fellowship will conclude with an alumni workshop in the summer of 2026 which will cover all participant costs except travel. The total value of the Fellowship is 4000 USD. \;
\nSelected participants will have a further opportunity to receive the Marek Matraszek Oxford Fellowship to complete their work during a term at Oxford University\, where they will be able to work closely with a secondary supervisor to advance their research. The funding for research visits at Oxford University will cover accommodation\, living costs\, college fees\, and supervision and have a total value of 3000 USD. \;
\nSupported Research Themes
\nThe programme will support research which engages with Big Questions of universal human importance. We are especially interested in research into fundamental issues which straddle boundaries between disciplines including philosophy\, psychology\, physical sciences\, social sciences\, theology\, literature and cultural studies. Applicants will be expected to engage with recent developments in their disciplines\, and demonstrate a high standard of academic rigor. Suitable topics include\, but are not limited to:
\n▪ The significance of theological traditions for scientific practice today\;
\n▪ The relations of brains\, minds and human persons\;
\n▪ Whether physical cosmology can explain the origin of the cosmos\;
\n▪ The role of religion in the historical development of science\;
\n▪ The place of values in the natural world\;
\n▪ The relevance of literary works and traditions for understanding and interpreting Big Questions\;
\n▪ Phenomenology of human life and interpersonal relations\;
\n▪ Intellectual traditions in CEE and their import for Big Questions\;
\n▪ Free will and scientific determinism and/or divine foreknowledge\;
\n▪ Empirical psychology and the second person perspective\;
\n▪ Phenomenological approaches to religion\;
\n▪ Understanding notions of God\, good and evil in a scientific age.
\nFor further example areas that explore Big Questions applicants are strongly encouraged to visit the Humane Philosophy Society&rsquo\;s website where example areas of interest are listed.
\nFor more information on the NGRE fellowship programme as well as on NGRE alumni visit: \;https://www.humanephilosophy.com/ngre
\nApplication process
\nApplications for Exchange Fellowships must be submitted no later than 1 August 2025 for the cycle of the programme starting October 2025. Applications must include the following documents. \; \;
\n▪A proposal describing the research the candidate is carrying out\, how far the research is advanced\, and an outline of the work the candidate expects to complete during the course of their final year. \;
\n▪A full curriculum vitae\, and a statement saying how the candidate expects to benefit from participating in the programme
\n▪Two academic references including a reference from the candidate&rsquo\;s supervisor if the research project is part of an MA degree. \;
\n▪A confirmation from the candidate&rsquo\;s institution stating that they are allowed to participate in the programme during the academic year 2025&ndash\;6. \;
\nAll application materials should be submitted via email to info@humanephilosophy.com stating in the subject line: &ldquo\;NGRE application&rdquo\;. The results of the competition will be announced in September 2025.
\nBy submitting an application for the New Generation Research Exchange candidates accept and acknowledge the terms of processing their personal data for the purpose of the application process. For further information concerning the processing of personal data by the University of Warsaw see the personal data information sheet. If you have any questions please contact Dr Mikołaj Sławkowski-Rode: m.slawkowski-rode@uw.edu.pl \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Mikolaj Slawkowski-Rode;CN=Marija Selak;CN=Ralph Stefan Weir: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Taipei:20260710T110000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Taipei:20260828T170000 SUMMARY:Political Theories Advanced Seminar (Summer 2026) UID:20260813T002757Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Asia/Taipei LOCATION:Room 713 (College of Social Sciences\, NTU)\, Taipei\, Taiwan DESCRIPTION:Overview
This bi-monthly seminar\, held in English on Fridays\, is designed for doctoral candidates\, postdoctoral fellows and early-career researchers working across the broad field of politics. The seminar adopts an interdisciplinary understanding of political theories\, encompassing political thought\, political and intellectual history\, political sociology\, political philosophy\, law and political science.
Each session follows a dual format:
- Methodological discussions\, based on the collective discussion of selected key readings circulated in advance\;
- Research presentations\, where participants can share and discuss their ongoing work in a supportive and constructive environment.
This seminar aims to promote intellectual exchange\, build connections among peers\, encourage methodological reflections\, and facilitate interdisciplinary dialogue\, among doctoral\, postdoctoral and early-career researchers working in the field of political studies. \;
Programme: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tzywfCjjCIwrNc_GEYC3DvZCsDfxfmAd/
For more information: Dr. Laure Gillot-Assayag laure.assayaggillot@sciencespo.fr \;
&ldquo\;Political&rdquo\; in the contemporary sense\, and as bound by its disciplinary definitions in political science and political philosophy\, assigns societal categories\, forms of law and moralities to the edges or beyond the limits of what is political. Yet again\, these excluded categories are both legislated by the Political within its limits of &ldquo\;discursive legibility\,&rdquo\; in Judith Butler&rsquo\;s parlance\, and relegated to the realms of the pre-political (including anti-political\, non-political). The &ldquo\;beyond political&rdquo\; serves to constitute the political as its Other\, to be subjugated or negated by it\, but also to be kept at bay as the source of elemental revolt\, i.e.\, &ldquo\;prepolitical.&rdquo\; (27 July-31 July 2026)
\n"Realism\, Materialism\, Epistemology: What is Living and What is Dead in Contemporary Thought?\," is the title of a summer school\, part of the SMR Summer Institute in Stagira/Olympiada (Greece)\, scheduled for August 17&ndash\;23\, 2026. It will explore the 21st century provocations and challenges to the dominance of the poststructuralist epistem across the humanities\, social sciences\, political philosophy\, and beyond. \;
\nThe School of Materialist Research is pleased to announce the third edition of its Advanced Design Practices Summer Institute\, Living Design: Ontological Design Redux. The program is aimed at graduate students (Master&rsquo\;s and doctoral) and early-career researchers who wish to expand their creative and critical research on questions related to design\, calling for a fundamental rethinking and redoing of design praxis. The school is taught by internationally renowned faculty in design and the arts from Goldsmiths\, University of London (UK)\, Politecnico di Milano (Italy)\, Arizona State University (USA)\, and Sandberg Instituut (Netherlands).
\n ORGANIZER;CN=Katerina Kolozova;CN=Adam Nocek: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260810T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260814T170000 SUMMARY:Folk Epistemology and Science Skepticism UID:20260813T002759Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Albertus Magnus Platz\, Cologne\, Germany\, 53029 DESCRIPTION:The 19th Cologne Summer School in Philosophy (CSSiP) on
\nFolk Epistemology and Science Skepticism
\ntakes place in Cologne from August 10 to August 14\, 2026.
\nThe Cologne Summer School is an annual\, week-long\, event at which leading epistemologists present their current work in a series of lectures\, defend their views against critical comments\, and discuss their work with participants. The Summer School mainly aims at professional philosophers and graduate students\, but anyone is welcome to apply. In 2026 our special guest will be Mikkel Gerken (University of Southern Denmark).
\nGerken works in epistemology\, philosophy of science\, and philosophy of mind. His three monographs may provide an initial introduction to his research. In Epistemic Reasoning and the Mental (Palgrave 2013)\, Gerken considers how externalism in philosophy of mind bears on the nature of the epistemology of inference. In On Folk Epistemology (OUP 2017)\, he argues that folk epistemological heuristics explain patterns of intuitive judgments that have mistakenly been taken to motivate epistemic contextualism\, pragmatic encroachment\, and knowledge-first epistemology. Doing so involves engagement with cognitive psychology as well as methodological considerations about the relationship between folk epistemological intuitions and epistemological theorizing. In Scientific Testimony (OUP 2022)\, Gerken argues that testimony is a vital part of science and articulates epistemic norms governing it. Furthermore\, he considers scientific testimony to the lay public and empirically informed science communication strategies for addressing science skepticism. In addition to the monographs\, Gerken has published on epistemic injustice\, epistemic norms of action and assertion\, transcendental arguments\, the necessary a posteriori\, philosophical skepticism\, philosophical methodology etc.
\n\;
\nCologne Summer School Themes: The 2026 Summer School will address a range of issues from foundational to applied social epistemology. Many of the discussions will revolve around an important real-life problem &ndash\; namely\, science skepticism. For example\, we will examine how science skepticism is related to varieties of philosophical skepticism. Furthermore\, we will consider how folk epistemological heuristics and conversational norms may fuel public skepticism about science. We will also consider ways in which epistemologists and philosophers of science may play a role in combating science skepticism. Thus\, some of the discussions overlap with issues in philosophy of science. Throughout\, there will be an emphasis on philosophical methodology and epistemology&rsquo\;s relationship to empirical research in the social and cognitive sciences.
\nTopics will include
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Philosophical skepticism and real-life (science) skepticism
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Folk epistemology and its relation to epistemology
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Epistemic norms of assertion and science communication
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Internalism and externalism in epistemology and mind
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Intuitive judgments and philosophical methodology
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; The epistemic roles of science in society
\nThe Summer School is free but limited to 50 participants &ndash\; to be selected on the basis of motivation and qualification. Online application is possible through April 15. Please supply a short letter that sketches your academic background and main motivation for participating in the Summer School. If you are interested in giving a brief presentation (approx. 20 minutes) related to Gerken&rsquo\;s work\, please also send an abstract of no more than 1\,000 words. We will inform you about the result of your application soon after the deadline.
ORGANIZER;CN=Thomas Grundmann: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260812T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260814T170000 SUMMARY:Philosophy of Biology at Madison (POBAM) 2026 UID:20260813T002800Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:Madison\, United States DESCRIPTION:POBAM is a philosophy of biology workshop that began at the University of Wisconsin\, Madison in 2010 and moved to the University of Utah in 2018. \; As of 2026\, it will be back in Madison! At its core\, POBAM aims to showcase innovative work in philosophy of biology and to identify new areas that philosophers of biology might work on. \; Workshops are structured to provide constructive feedback\, training with peers and for junior scholars\, and opportunity for informal and friendly discussions\, while encouraging work bridging philosophy\, biology\, and other cognate fields. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Aja Watkins;CN=Marina DiMarco: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Athens:20260815T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Athens:20260815T150000 SUMMARY:Da Totalidade Aberta à Infraestrutura Material: O Fluxo de Neutrinos Cósmicos como o Hardware de Registro do Ser UID:20260813T002801Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Europe/Athens LOCATION:Monastiraki 67\, Athens\, Greece\, 10434 DESCRIPTION:roposta de Submissã\;o para o Fó\;rum Internacional da Sabedoria
\nTí\;tulo da Apresentaç\;ã\;o:
\nDa Totalidade Aberta à\; Infraestrutura Material: O Fluxo de Neutrinos Có\;smicos como o Hardware de Registro do Ser
\nResumo (Abstract):
\nA filosofia contemporâ\;nea e o pensamento pó\;s-filosó\;fico de Alexis Karpouzos convergem para a superaç\;ã\;o dos sistemas metafí\;sicos fechados\, introduzindo o conceito de Totalidade Aberta e cogê\;nese relacional. No entanto\, a transiç\;ã\;o da filosofia como mera representaç\;ã\;o abstrata para uma sabedoria experiencial integrada exige a identificaç\;ã\;o do substrato fí\;sico que viabiliza essa rede de relaç\;õ\;es vivas.
\nEsta apresentaç\;ã\;o introduz a Ontologia do Estar (V7.0) como a resposta de engenharia có\;smica a esse horizonte aberto. Demonstra-se que o Fundo Có\;smico de Neutrinos\, operando em uma densidade de saturaç\;ã\;o está\;vel de $n_{\\nu} \\approx 340 \\text{ cm}^{-3}$\, funciona como um hardware de registro passivo\, contí\;nuo e incompressí\;vel. Sob essa ó\;tica\, os paradoxos de nã\;o-localidade e entrelaç\;amento quâ\;ntico deixam de ser anomalias "fantasmagó\;ricas" e passam a ser compreendidos como protocolos de sincronizaç\;ã\;o de rede nativa em um meio saturado (a metá\;fora da Montanha Submersa).
\nAtravé\;s da formulaç\;ã\;o matemá\;tica da constante geomé\;trica Mariana ($\\mu_{\\text{inf}} = H_0/c$)\, propõ\;e-se que os desvios espectrais observados no universo profundo nã\;o decorrem de uma expansã\;o caó\;tica\, mas sim de um processo de atenuaç\;ã\;o por fricç\;ã\;o mecâ\;nica (Rutilâ\;ncia Espectral) em um cosmos autocontido com conservaç\;ã\;o estrita de informaç\;ã\;o ($dS = 0$). O trabalho oferece a infraestrutura material que ancora o pensamento meta-ontoló\;gico\, unificando a ontologia do processo com a fí\;sica de alta performance.
\nIdentificadores do Autor para Inclusã\;o:
\nAutor: Ricardo Mariano de Oliveira Dias
\nORCIDA: 0009-0005-0182-0021
\nBase de Ancoragem: Zenodo DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21220716
\nCALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Interdisciplinary Workshop and Thinking Retreat
This event is organized and supported by the \;British University in Egypt\, under the coordination of \;Professor Mohamed Almisbkawy\, in collaboration with the \;RTAIM Project\, based at the \;Institute of Philosophy of the University of Porto \;and coordinated by \;Professor Steven S. Gouveia.
The workshop will bring together participants from different disciplines\, professional sectors\, and cultural backgrounds to discuss the ethical\, philosophical\, scientific\, political\, and social implications of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.
Topics of Interest
Submissions may address\, but are not limited to:
Who Can Apply? \;
We welcome proposals from participants of all backgrounds and levels of expertise\, including:
No specific disciplinary affiliation or level of seniority is required.
Submission Requirements
Proposals and questions should be sent to:
mohammed.almisbkawy@bue.edu.eg
Please include the following address in CC:
stevensequeira92@hotmail.com
Important Information
Eighteenth French Philosophy of Mathematics Workshop (FPMW18)
\n18-20 November 2026\, Montpellier\, France
\n\;
\nCall for abstracts
\nThe eighteenth edition of the French Philosophy of Mathematics Workshop \;(FPMW18) will be held from the afternoon of the 18th November to the 20th of November 2026 at the \;University Paul Valé\;ry Montpellier.
\nThe workshop will feature five talks by invited speakers\, and five contributed talks (the programs of previous editions of the workshop are available at the following address: \;https://philmath.hypotheses.org/fpmw).
\nThe invited speakers are:
\n- \; \; \; \; \;Bruno Durand (Université\; de Montpellier\, LIRMM)
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Alberto Naibo (Université\; Paris 1 Panthé\;on-Sorbonne\, IHPST)
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Mario Piazza (Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa) \;
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Eleonora Sammarchi \;(Universitä\;t Bern)
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \;TBC
\nFor the five contributed talks\, all topics within philosophy of mathematics and the philosophy of computer science are welcome\, including contributions highlighting connections with the history of mathematics and computer science\, mathematical cognition\, and mathematical education. The workshop is also open to philosophical talks about mathematics which do not fall under the philosophy of mathematics in a strict sense. \;
\nSubmission deadline: August 16th\, 2026.
\nNotification of acceptance (by email): \;6th September 2026.
\nDuration of talks: 45 minutes of presentation plus 30 minutes of discussion.
\nThe languages of the workshop will be English and French.
\nAnonymous proposals (15 000 characters maximum\, spaces included) should be sent in format DOCX or PDF to the address \;fpmw18@sciencesconf.org \;with a copy to \;Marianna.Antonutti-Marfori@univ-paris1.fr \;in an email with object &ldquo\;FPMW18&rdquo\;.
\nThe workshop is organized with the financial support of the Research Network \;&ldquo\;Philosophy of Mathematics&rdquo\; funded by the (PhilMath GDR 3719\, \;https://philmath.hypotheses.org/about)\, the University of Montpellier and the LIRMM (https://www.lirmm.fr)\, and the CNRS \;International \;Research \;Network \;IRN-LI \;(https://irn-li.math.cnrs.fr/index.html).
\nScientific committee:
\nMarianna Antonutti Marfori
\nVincenzo De Risi
\nViviane Durand-Guerrier
\nEmmylou Haffner \;
\nYacin Hamami \;
\nFré\;dé\;ric Jaë\;ck
\nZoe Mcconaughey
\nBaptiste Mé\;lè\;s \;
\nFrancesca Poggiolesi
\nDavid Rabouin \;
\nChristian Ré\;toré\; \;
\nOrganising committee:
\nLoï\;c Allè\;gre\, Vincent Blazy\, \;Christian \;Retoré\; (University of Montpellier/LIRMM) \;
\nViviane Durand-Guerrier\, Nicolas Saby \;(University of Montpellier/IMAG) \;Henri Wagner (University Paul Valé\;ry Montpellier 3/CRISES) \;
ORGANIZER;CN="Christian Retoré": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260816T230000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260816T230000 SUMMARY:The 2026 Online Symposium of the Network of Asian Environmental Philosophy UID:20260813T002804Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers
\nThe 2026 Online Symposium of the Network of Asian Environmental Philosophy
\nMud\, Islands and Ocean
\nDates: November 5 (Thu) - 6 (Fri)\, 2026 \; \; \; \; \; \; No conference fee\, participation is free.
\nMud\, islands and ocean are places of mixture and changes. Animals and people leave traces in the mud. The NAEP symposium 2026 dives into blue humanities and interrogates the fringes between worlds and aims to explore views in terms of fluidity and process. In the mud\, soil and water shift forms and transform. Boundaries are not clearly apparent. Environmental philosophy forces us to reconsider certain assumptions about clear boundaries delimiting and isolating things\, and mud invites us to this journey.
\nOceans can be places of both encounters and separations\, and \; islands can easily trigger narratives of isolation. Mud involves and interconnects lands and seas. Mud also hosts specific ecosystems and bridges the worlds of different species. But places of mixtures and changes can also be places of tensions\; the encounter between different worlds can unleash clashes about access and belonging. Many struggles about justice unfold in muddy waters.
\nThe NAEP 2026 Online Symposium welcomes contributions from scholars\, practitioners and stakeholders on a broad range of aspects within Asian worldviews\, including but not limited to:
\nSilt\, sand and shells\, changing materialities and temporalities
\nPhilosophies of microbiology and oceanology
\nSea-faring people\, slow living\, Indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) and practices
\nJustice and radical approaches to transformation
\nMangroves and coastal ecosystems as protectors from climate change
\nSea level rise and the futures of islands
\nEcofeminism insights on water and birth
\nPhilosophical explorations about natural boundaries\, artificial delimitations\, holism and animism
\nWhale songs and artistic expressions (narratives\, artforms\, storytelling\, memory landscape&hellip\;) related to mud\, islands and ocean in Asian cultures
\nEarly- and mid-career scholars are especially encouraged to send proposals.
\nWe welcome abstracts for individual presentations\, panels\, online posters and workshop proposals. Please submit your 200-250 words abstract with your name\, affiliation and contact informationthrough this form\, by August 16th\, 2026 (or by email toasiaenviphilo@gmail.com).
\nLanguage: The primary language of the conference is English. We aim to be non-native friendly\, so we make it a rule that we speak slow and accessible English. If you would like to present in a language other than English\, please contact us.
\nOrganisation: Laÿ\;na Droz\, Orika Komatsubara\, Dipanwita Pal\, Concordia Marie Lagasca-Hiloma\, Romaric Jannel\, Spriha Roy\, Felipe Cuervo\, May Aye Thiri.
\nAbout the Network of Asian Environmental Philosophy (NAEP)
\nThe Network of Asian Environmental Philosophy (NAEP) was founded by agroup of scholarsin the field of environmental philosophy in Asia in 2019 with the goal to supportworks related to environmental philosophy within Asian traditions of thoughts broadly conceived or related to grassroots perspectives on environmental issues in Asia. \; \; Visit our website:www.asiaenviphilo.com
ORGANIZER;CN="Laÿna Droz";CN=Romaric Jannel: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260817T090000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260822T170000 SUMMARY:SAPoLSN 2026 Graduate Summer School: The Agents of Evolution UID:20260813T002805Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Australia/Sydney LOCATION:Sydney\, Australia DESCRIPTION:[Important note] The registration deadline has been extended to May 20th\, 2026.
\n2026 International Graduate Summer School
The Agents of Evolution
Time: \;August 17&ndash\;22\, 2026 (check-in on August 15&ndash\;16)
\nLocation: \;Macquarie University\, Sydney\, Australia
\nOrganizers:
\nSino-Australian Philosophy of Life Sciences Network (SAPoLSN)
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; School of Humanities at Macquarie University (Pierrick Bourrat)
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; Department of Philosophy at Peking University (Qiaoying Lu) \;
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; School of Philosophy at Fudan University (Mingjun Zhang)
\nInstructors:
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; Elisabeth A. Lloyd (Department of History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine\, Indiana University\, Bloomington\, USA)
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; Alex Rosenberg (Department of Philosophy\, Duke University\, Durham\, USA)
\nA number of other instructors will participate in the summer school\, including Paul Griffiths (University of Sydney and Macquarie University)\, Matthew Sims (Macquarie University)\, Peter Takacs (Macquarie University)\, and Cristina Villegas (Konrad Lorenz Institute).
\nAbout the Summer School
\nThis summer school is a yearly event sponsored and organized by the Sino-Australian Philosophy of Life Sciences Network (SAPoLSN)\, which was initiated by the Philosophy Discipline within the School of Humanities at Macquarie University\, the Department of Philosophy at Peking University\, and the School of Philosophy at Fudan University. Its purpose is to introduce the most important recent developments in the philosophy of life sciences to graduate students and young scholars\, to promote research and educational cooperation between Chinese and international philosophers of science\, and to promote collaboration between the philosophy of life sciences and the sciences. The first two SAPoLSN Summer Schools were successfully held at Peking University in Beijing in summer 2024 and at Fudan University in Shanghai in summer 2025.
\nThis year&rsquo\;s summer school will be held from August 17&ndash\;22\, 2026\, and will be hosted by the \; Macquarie Minds and Intelligences Research Centre (headed by Andrew Barron) and the School of Humanities at Macquarie University. The theme is:
\nThe Agents of Evolution
\nOne of the greatest achievements of Darwinian theory was to show how the appearance of design in nature can be explained without invoking agency. In particular\, by grounding adaptation in variation\, differential reproduction\, and heredity\, Darwinian explanations replace intention with a process that is blind to ends. Yet it would be a mistake to conclude that evolutionary theory thereby eliminates agency from its conceptual repertoire altogether. Even when organisms are not treated as literal agents\, evolutionary reasoning continues to rely on notions that are naturally read in agential or quasi-agential terms: we speak of strategies\, signals\, conflicts\, cooperation\, and\, more abstractly\, of entities occupying functional and causal roles within evolutionary explanations. In this summer school\, we will examine when\, why\, and in what sense agency re-enters evolutionary theorizing\, including the explanatory payoffs and risks of agential language in evolution.
\nIn addition to traditional lectures\, this summer school will involve diverse activities\, including but not limited to interviews with invited scholars\, academic development panels\, brainstorming sessions (e.g.\, for identifying PhD thesis topics)\, group presentations\, organized dinners\, and (fun!) excursions. Students will have the opportunity to interact with and learn from world-famous philosophers in person\, as well as to communicate and cooperate with their peers in depth. Following the summer school\, Macquarie University will host an international workshop on the same theme from August 24&ndash\;25\, which students are warmly encouraged to attend.
\nRegistration
\nRegistration is required for all students who want to participate in the summer school. However\, registration does not guarantee enrollment in this summer school. Due to limited capacity\, we will select participants based on their registration information. The summer school will be free to attend. A participation fee of A$800 or less (to be determined closer to the date) will be requested from the students to partially cover accommodation costs. Other expenses will be the responsibility of the participants and their institutions.
\nStudents from Fudan University and Peking University who are selected as participants in the summer school can obtain a certain amount of travel support from the School of Philosophy at Fudan University and the Department of Philosophy at Peking University\, respectively. Students from Fudan University should contact mingjunzhang@fudan.edu.cn.
\nRequirements:
\nDeadline for registration: May 20th\, 2026 (Sydney time\, UTC+10)
\nRegistration link: \;https://www.wjx.top/vm/YqwATWz.aspx
\n[Note] The file‑upload function in our registration form may fail on secured university networks and display an &ldquo\;HTTP error&rdquo\;. Switching to a mobile hotspot or a non‑campus network usually resolves the issue immediately. If the problem persists\, please contact Kangqiao Wang and submit your registration information by email.
\nContact
\nFor further information about the summer school\, please contact:
\nKangqiao Wang
\nEmail: kangqiao.wang@students.mq.edu.au
\nSAPoLSN website: \;https://sapolsn.com/
ORGANIZER;CN=Pierrick Bourrat;CN=Qiaoying Lu;CN=Mingjun Zhang: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260818T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260818T120000 SUMMARY:17th Annual McGinley-Rice Symposium on Justice for Vulnerable Populations UID:20260813T002806Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:1015 Forbes Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, United States\, 15219 DESCRIPTION:You're invited to submit an abstract for the upcoming 17th Annual McGinley-Rice Symposium. This event will explore "The Face of the Person Who Has Experienced Disaster". \;
\nThe symposium provides a scholarly forum for nurses\, social workers\, psychologists\, educators\, advocates\, and other healthcare professionals. It invites abstracts that discuss the social justice tradition and its application to the health and well-being of individuals who have experienced disaster.
\nPlease share this opportunity with colleagues and networks committed to disaster response\, recovery\, and advocacy. Together\, let's advance the conversation and care.
\nThe last day to submit an abstract is Monday\, August 18\, 2026.
\n\nhttps://duquesne.jotform.com/form/213344875510959
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260820T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260821T170000 SUMMARY:Agential Capacities in Context UID:20260813T002807Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Europe/Helsinki LOCATION:Turku\, Finland DESCRIPTION:The cognitive sciences have made significant progress in our understanding of core cognitive capacities like motivation\, self-regulation\, and working memory. Many questions remain at the interface of these capacities: How are they related? Can one of them explain others? What is their relationship to human agency? And how is their operation altered by the agent&rsquo\;s practical context\, such as structural conditions and social background? The two-day Agential Capacities Workshop will examine these questions. \;
\nAll speakers attend the event in-person\, but it will be possible to follow the talks online.
\nThere will be a pre-workshop\, "Mind in the Age of AI"\, on the 19th. The pre-workshop is in-person only.
\n
Full speaker line-up:
Denise de Ridder (Utrecht University)
\nMarina Milyavskaya (Carleton University)
\nSantiago Amaya (Rice University)
\nVeronika Job (University of Vienna)
\nDavid Barack (Carnegie Mellon University &\; University of Pittsburgh)
\nAngelica Kaufmann (University of Milan)
\nAnssi Bwalya (University of Turku)
\nFrederik Junker (University of Copenhagen)
\nJ-P Bermú\;dez (University of Southampton)
\nMarina Trakas (Universidade de Lisboa)
\nAndrea Hiott (University of Heidelberg)
\nMohsen Forghani (University of Warsaw)
\nSamuel Delorme (UC San Diego)
\nPhilipp Thamer (King's College London)
\n
For more information\, please see the event website: \;https://sites.utu.fi/agencyproject/2026-agential-capacities-in-context-workshop/
The 2026 edition of the UCSIA Summer School is titled &ldquo\;From Disciples to Followers: Questioning the Digital Experience of Religions Online&rdquo\;\, and marks the final year of UCSIA&rsquo\;s three-year cycle on &ldquo\;Religion &\; Politics: (Dis)Entanglements in Communities and Societies&rdquo\;.
\nThis summer school invites early-career scholars to critically examine how digital technologies\, online platforms\, and political economies are reshaping religious practices\, publics\, authorities\, and forms of belonging.
\nThe Faculty
\nTwo experts have already confirmed their attendance:
\nYasmin Moll (University of Michigan) is a socio-cultural anthropologist whose work explores the intersections of religion\, media\, politics\, and ethics in the Middle East and North Africa.
\nAlessandra Vitullo (Sapienza University of Rome) is a sociologist specializing in digital religion\, online mediation of belief\, and the transformation of religious authority and belonging in digital cultures.
ORGANIZER;CN=University Centre Saint-Ignatius Antwerp Ucsia: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260824T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260828T170000 SUMMARY:12th European Congress of Analytic Philosophy (ECAP12) UID:20260813T002809Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Europe/Madrid LOCATION:Edificio Multiusos Universidad Complutense\, Madrid\, Spain DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce that the ECAP12 programme is now available at:
\nPlease note that some minor changes to the programme may still occur\, so we recommend checking the online programme again closer to the conference.
\nRegistration remains open for attendees until 28 August. Please note that registration is required for all attendees in order to participate in the conference.
\nIf you are planning to attend and have not registered yet\, please read the registration information carefully before registering:
\nWe look forward to welcoming you to Madrid for ECAP12!
\nLocation:
\nThe conference will take place in the Edificio Multiusos (and nearby buildings) of the Complutense University of Madrid\, C/ Profesor Aranguren\, s/ n\, Ciudad Universitaria\, 28040\, Madrid (closest metro stop: Ciudad Universitaria).
\nContact: \;
\nFor any queries\, contact: \;ecap12conference@gmail.com \;
\nConference web page:
\nhttps://analyticphilosophy.eu/ecap12/
\;
The idea that social\, political and ethical values do and should influence science has become a mainstream position in philosophy of science. The main points of contention in the current discussion about values in science include identifying the right values\, the right ways to manage their role in science\, the right stakeholders to participate in the conversation\, and the right methods for fostering public participation.
\nWhile this is a flourishing research programme\, it overwhelmingly takes place in North America and Western Europe. And in the vast majority of it\, the assumed societal context is an Anglophone democracy. This limits the kinds of values included in the discussion and the modes by which those values are considered. Some philosophers of science have recently started paying attention to this bias and the lacunae it creates\, discussing\, for instance\, values in science in non-democratic contexts (Pulkkinen forthcoming 2026)\, science and democracy in light of theories of democracy that are not mainstream in anglophone academia (Hilligart &\; Wilholt forthcoming 2026)\, and the lack of philosophical discussions about scientific communities in subaltern regions (Gutié\;rrez Valderrama 2025). However\, our understanding of the full consequences of this bias is currently limited.
\nThe aim of this two-day workshop is to open up the discussion about values in science to include a broader range of values and approaches to value inclusion in science\, with case studies from a wider set of geographical locations. \;
\nThis is a pre-conference workshop just before ENPOSS 2026.
ORGANIZER;CN=Inkeri Koskinen;CN=Katherine Furman: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260826T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260828T170000 SUMMARY:15TH CONFERENCE OFTHE EUROPEAN NETWORKFOR THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES UID:20260813T002811Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Europe/Helsinki LOCATION:Helsinki\, Finland ORGANIZER;CN=Petri Ylikoski;CN=Jaakko Kuorikoski;CN=N. Emrah Aydinonat: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260828T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260828T103000 SUMMARY:'Here and There:' Food\, Safety and Community in Contemporary Performance Art 「あちらとこちら」：現代パフォーマンス・アートにおける食、安全、そしてコミュニティ UID:20260813T002812Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:Poznań\, Poland DESCRIPTION:https://coolhunting.com/link-about-it/does-this-soup-taste-ambivalent/
\nhttps://dajf.org.uk/event/the-art-of-soup-a-taste-of-fukushima
\nhttps://ocula.com/magazine/conversations/ei-arakawa-frieze-presentation/
\nhttps://nomadit.co.uk/conference/eajs2026/paper/101689
\nhttps://research.berkeley.edu/surf-fellows/jiaqian-zhu/
\nhttps://nomadit.co.uk/conference/eajs2026/pp/101689
\nPaper short abstract In the wake of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami\, artists attempt to explore ways to present the motif of &ldquo\;3/11&rdquo\; beyond geographic confinement&mdash\;beyond Japan. Given restricted access to the nuclear zone\, how do artists respond to &ldquo\;3/11&rdquo\; without direct physical proximity to Fukushima? Paper long abstract
\nIn the wake of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami\, artists attempt to explore ways to present the motif of &ldquo\;3/11&rdquo\; beyond geographic confinement&mdash\;beyond Japan. Given restricted access to the nuclear zone\, how do artists respond to &ldquo\;3/11&rdquo\; without direct physical proximity to Fukushima? How do overseas Japanese artists represent what took place back in their homeland? How do people outside Japan gain the access to experience and respond to &ldquo\;3/11&rdquo\;? To grapple with this representational dilemma of &ldquo\;here and there\,&rdquo\; this paper looks at the performance art of the contemporary Japanese artist Ei Arakawa&mdash\;Does This Soup Taste Ambivalent? (2014). In this conceptual project\, he attempted to mediate a geographic gap between New York (where he works) and Fukushima (where he comes from). He also intended to reach a geographical balance between Fukushima and the international audience by bringing his family to Frieze London. In dialogue with Does This Soup Taste Ambivalent?\, this paper brings comparative examples of Rirkrit Tiravanija&rsquo\;s installation Untitled (Free/Still) (2007) and the socially engaged art piece Conflict Kitchen (2010). This paper attempts to extend the metaphor of a geographic boundary to invisible yet crucial boundaries among people\, and to further spatialize what Nicolas Bourriaud regards as relational aesthetics. Visual representations of &ldquo\;here and there&rdquo\; can thus be thematically translated into a rendering of boundaries between artists and spectators/participants\, between social environment and human beings and between different ethnic groups. Moreover\, this paper examines the instrumental role of food in performance art. With the same incorporation of food\, these works take advantage of the taste to unite people from different backgrounds\, and to provide a corporeal medium to raise concerns for nuclear radiation and safety. The remediation of food\, in art practice and social media\, further produces a micro-social and micro-political narrative to think of food safety\, human safety\, and community conflicts.
\nAbstract in Japanese (if needed): 「あちらとこちら」：現代パフォーマンス・アートにおける食、安全、そしてコミュニティ 要旨では、2011年の東日本大震災と津波のあと、アーティストたちが 「3/11」を日本の外でどう表現するか を考える研究だと説明されています。特に、福島に直接近づけない状況で、アーティストはどう反応するのか、海外にいる日本人アーティストは故郷で起きたことをどう表すのか、日本の外にいる人はどうやってその出来事に触れ、応答するのか、という問いが立てられています。中心事例として扱われるのは、Ei Arakawa の Does This Soup Taste Ambivalent? (2014) です。要旨によれば、この作品は ニューヨークと福島の地理的な隔たりを媒介しようとした企画として読まれています。比較される例として、Rirkrit Tiravanija の Untitled (Free/Still) (2007) と、社会参加型アートの Conflict Kitchen (2010) も挙げられています。福島の出来事を、食べ物を使ったアートで世界の人にどう伝えるかを考える発表です。 そして、食べ物は人をつなぐだけでなく、安全や不安、社会の対立について考えさせる力を持つ、というのがポイントです。
\n\nhttps://www.academia.edu/73785101/Xu_Weis_Melon_and_Vine ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260831T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260901T170000 SUMMARY:Algorithmic Randomness and Quantum Mechanics UID:20260813T002813Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:Grodzka 52\, Kraków\, Poland DESCRIPTION:The term &ldquo\;randomness&rdquo\; often appears in the context of Quantum Mechanics. The behaviour of quantum systems is said to be random\, the outcomes of quantum mechanical experiments are said to be random\, certain devices based on quantum processes are said to operate in a random way&hellip\; However\, the concept of randomness is rarely made precise in these contexts. Meanwhile\, in another branch of science &ndash\; computability theory\, also called recursion theory &ndash\; a fully precise concept of randomness has been developed\, termed &ldquo\;algorithmic randomness&rdquo\;. How are these two uses of the term &ldquo\;randomness&rdquo\; related? Is the concept of algorithmic randomness relevant to Quantum Mechanics? The aim of this workshop is to address various facets of this question in an interdisciplinary gathering. The event will take place at the Jagiellonian University in Krakó\;w on August 31st and September 1st\, 2026. The format of the workshop will be hybrid: it is possible to participate either in person or online (but the organizers strongly encourage in-person participation).
\nOur keynote speakers are:
\nIn addition to talks by our invited speakers\, we plan a few contributed talks. We invite submissions concerning any aspect of the relationship between algorithmic randomness and Quantum Mechanics\, including (but not limited to) the following questions and topics:
\nAbstracts of about 500 words should be sent to joanna.luc@uj.edu.pl by 10.07.2026.
\nTo participate without giving a talk (either in person or online)\, please register by sending an e-mail to joanna.luc@uj.edu.pl.
ORGANIZER;CN=Joanna Luc;CN=Tomasz Placek: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260831T234500 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260831T234500 SUMMARY:The 1st Workshop on History and Philosophy of Science in the East UID:20260813T002814Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Asia/Hong_Kong LOCATION:HKUST\, Hong Kong\, Hong Kong DESCRIPTION:History and Philosophy of Science (HPS) has been a vibrant movement in the philosophy of science since 1960s. It profoundly influenced the development of 20th century philosophy of science. HPS departments and postgraduate programmes have been established worldwide\, while various HPS conferences have been running regularly. However\, HPS in the East is still underdeveloped. To be fair\, philosophy of science in East Asia is not as well developed as it might seem. For example\, in China\, philosophy of science is even sometimes conflated with analytic philosophy. This workshop series aims to advance and promote the research of HPS in the East. It will bring together philosophers of science and historians of science in the East to promote the dialogue across the boundaries with an aim to reflect on the nature\, methodology\, and development of HPS and explore new HPS approaches.
\nVenue
\nDates
\nOrganising Committee
\nKeynote Speakers
\nSubmission Guidelines
\nContact
\nPlease consider submiting your latest work on the teaching\, theory\, or normative practice of informal logic and ciritical thinking.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260901T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261220T170000 SUMMARY:Foundations and Frontiers of Analytical Sociology (5 ECTS) UID:20260813T002816Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Applications are open for Foundations and Frontiers of Analytical Sociology\, a doctoral-level course hosted by Institute for Analytical Sociology\, Linkö\;ping University. The course is organized around an international lecture series featuring many of the scholars who have shaped analytical sociology and continue to define its contemporary development.
\nConfirmed speakers include:
\nPeter Bearman\, Delia Baldassarri\, Elizabeth Bruch\, Damon Centola\, Diego Gambetta\, Peter Hedströ\;m\, Gianluca Manzo\, Michael Macy\, Arnout van de Rijt\, Duncan Watts\, and Petri Ylikoski.
\nThe course explores central questions concerning social mechanisms\, explanation\, social interaction\, networks\, diffusion\, collective action\, computational social science\, and the relationship between theory and empirical research. Particular attention is devoted to the role of mechanism-based explanations in the social sciences and to philosophical questions concerning explanation\, causation\, and social scientific inquiry.
\nThe lecture series is accompanied by readings and highly participatory seminars in which participants critically discuss the lectures\, the assigned literature\, and connections to their own research. The course culminates in an individual paper in which participants develop an independent analysis of a research question using the theories\, concepts\, and explanatory models discussed throughout the course. Participants are encouraged to connect this assignment directly to their doctoral projects.
\nThe course is open to doctoral students and researchers from sociology\, philosophy\, political science\, economics\, computational social science\, and related disciplines.
\nFor more information\, contact the course organizer and seminar leader \;Josef Ginnerskov at josef.ginnerskov(at)liu.se
\nSyllabus:
https://forskarstudier.liu.se/en/kurs/7FIEI26/2026V/1624499#syllabus
Registration:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/eFsbLUXnfk
The SOCRATES group &ndash\; Social Credibility and Trustworthiness of Expert Knowledge and Science-Based Information &ndash\; invites applications for its Summer School 2026:
\nBridging the Gap: Science\, Trust\, and the Climate Crisis
\n1 September 2026 13:00 CEST &ndash\; 4 September 2026 13:00 CEST\, \;Leibniz University Hannover\, Germany
\nwith our great speakers \;Dr. Viktoria Cologna (Eawag Switzerland)\, Prof. Dr. Vincent Lam (University of Bern)\, Prof. Stephan Lewandowsky (University of Bristol)\, Prof. David Stainforth (London School of Economics)\, and Prof. Dr. Mathias Frisch (Leibniz University Hannover).
\nA growing body of evidence suggests that many climate change impacts might be more severe or occur sooner than older climate models had projected. And yet\, at the same time\, the sense of urgency regarding the climate crisis in the public and political sphere seems to be declining. This &rsquo\;perception gap&lsquo\; or disconnect is not due to a lack of scientific evidence but seems to be at least partly fuelled by a crisis in communication\, credibility\, and trust. \;
\nOur three-day summer school has the aim of examining challenges posed by this disconnect from different disciplinary perspectives. Our aim is to explore why arguably compelling scientific evidence often fails to translate into societal action. \;The event will bring together PhD candidates from several disciplines for interactive sessions\, talks by senior scholars\, and opportunities to present and discuss their work in a supportive and engaging environment. \;
\nWe invite applications from researchers with the following profile:
\nTravel and accommodation costs as well as the Summer School dinner are at the participant&rsquo\;s expense.
\nDeadline for applications: 13 February 2026 (23:59 CEST). \;Please find more information and the application form on the event webpage.
\nSOCRATES is a Centre for Advanced Studies funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and is based at the Institute for Philosophy at Leibniz University Hannover. It is headed by Prof. Dr. Mathias Frisch (as speaker) and Prof. Dr. Torsten Wilholt.
\nMore information about SOCRATES can be found at https://www.socrates.uni-hannover.de/en/
ORGANIZER;CN=Mathias Frisch;CN=Torsten Wilholt: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260901T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260901T234500 SUMMARY:The 25th Amsterdam Colloquium UID:20260813T002818Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Europe/Amsterdam LOCATION:Amsterdam\, Netherlands DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce the call for papers for the 25th Amsterdam Colloquium\, to be held on 16-18 December 2026\, at the Institute for Logic\, Language and Computation (ILLC)\, University of Amsterdam.
\nSubmissions are now open on the journal website: https://platform.openjournals.nl/PAC/about/submissions
\nCall Deadline: 01-Sep-2026
\nMeeting Description:
\nThe Amsterdam Colloquia aim to bring together linguists\, philosophers\, logicians\, cognitive scientists and computer scientists who share an interest in the formal study of the semantics and pragmatics of natural and formal languages. The Amsterdam Colloquia are organized by the Institute for Logic\, Language and Computation (ILLC) of the University of Amsterdam.
\nWith this year's edition\, the Amsterdam Colloquium turns half a century old! \; To celebrate the 50th anniversary we will host a special session on The Past and Future of Semantics. A history of the Amsterdam Colloquium can be found on the website of its Proceedings (https://platform.openjournals.nl/PAC/history). \;
\nIn addition to the general program and the special session\, the 25th Amsterdam Colloquium will feature a workshop on Semantics and Non-classical Logics. The Colloquium will also include a poster session and an evening lecture by Prof. Nicholas Asher\, jointly organised with the E. W. Beth Foundation.
\nImportant dates:
\nSubmission Deadline: 1 September 2026
\nNotification of Acceptance: 22 October 2026
\nDeadline for Proceeding Papers: 2 December 2026
\nConference: 16-18 December 2026
\nFor further information please consult the AC2026 website: https://events.illc.uva.nl/AC/AC2026
\nWe are looking forward to your contributions.
\nBest regards\,
\nThe Organising Committee
\nFausto Carcassi (ILLC)
\nGiorgio Sbardolini (ILLC)
\nWoxuan Zhou (ILLC)
\nHugh Reilly (ILLC &\; St Andrews)
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260902T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260904T170000 SUMMARY:Techno-(E)utopias of Abundance\, Sustainability and Sufficiency - MANCEPT 2026 conference panel UID:20260813T002819Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:University of Manchester\, Manchester\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:CALL FOR ABSTRACTs
\nTechno-(E)utopias of Abundance\, Sustainability and Sufficiency
\nMANCEPT Workshops 2026 \; | \; University of Manchester \; | \; 2&ndash\;4 September 2026
\nManchester Centre for Political Theory
\nAbout the Panel
\nThis interdisciplinary conference panel aims to re-examine the political philosophy concept of utopia through the competing yet intertwined and probably complementary focal lenses of abundance and sufficiency\, under conditions of increasing technological acceleration and deepening ecological constraints. Political and technological utopias have often relied on assumptions of material or productive abundance. Today\, however\, such assumptions collide with the realities of planetary boundaries\, sharp increasing energy demands\, critical element dependency\, and fragile socio-technological systems.
\nThe purpose of this interdisciplinary panel is to create a focused forum in which political theorist\; ethicists\; philosophers\; technology\, sustainability as well as Sci-Fi and Cli-Fi researchers critically interrogate whether emerging technological developments &mdash\; such as artificial intelligence (AI\, ASI AGI)\, quantum computation\, blockchain infrastructures\, and digital finance &mdash\; revive\, reconfigure\, or undermine particular eutopian ideals\, and whether sufficiency-based eutopias could also contribute viable alternative normative horizons.
\nA central guiding question is which aspects of emerging technological systems plausibly support (e)utopias of abundance\, and which rather intensify the case for socio-political imaginaries grounded in sufficiency\, sustainability\, and ecological interrelatedness. There could be a risk that certain contemporary &ldquo\;techno-utopian&rdquo\; narratives &mdash\; especially those associated with AGI\, ASI\, singularity\, and centralized or decentralized digital infrastructures &mdash\; mask potential\, yet underappreciated\, forms of &ldquo\;scarcity&rdquo\;\, digital dependency\, and asymmetrical power concentration\, particularly in relation to progressive energy consumption\, data center expansion\, and the extraction\, utilization and recycling of critical elements.
\nThe panel adopts an explicitly pluralistic methodological inter- and transdisciplinary approach. Contributions are expected to engage in political theory\; ethics\; philosophy\; technology\, sustainability as well as Sci-Fi and Cli-Fi research while remaining empirically literate about both emerging technological systems and eco-environmental constraints.
\nSubmission Guidelines
\nAbstract length: 300 words
\nFormat: Abstracts must be anonymised. Please include your name\, affiliation\, and contact details in the body of the submission email.
\nSubmission email: techno.utopias.mancept26.uom@gmail.com
\nSubmission deadline: 17 July 2026
\nNotification of acceptance: 19 July 2026
\nConference Information
\nDate: 2&ndash\;4 September 2026
\nFormat: In-person only (no hybrid or online component)
\nLocation: University of Manchester\, Manchester\, United Kingdom
\nConference website: https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/activities/mancept-workshops-2026/
\nRegistration &\; costs: Please visit the conference website for information on registration fees and bursary applications.
\nPanel Convenor
\n&bull\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Roman Meinhold &mdash\; Mahidol University\, International College\, Thailand
\nPanel Co-Convenors
\n&bull\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Peter Adjei-Bamfo &mdash\; Charles Sturt University\, Australia
\n&bull\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Michael Clark &mdash\; Vin University\, Vietnam
\n&bull\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Alain Neher &mdash\; Charles Sturt University\, Australia
\n&bull\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Nynke van Uffelen &mdash\; TU Delft\, Netherlands
\n&bull\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Christoph Wagner &mdash\; University of Hohenheim\, Germany
\nThe MANCEPT Workshops are organised under the auspices of the Manchester Centre for Political Theory and represent a leading international forum for political theory research.
ORGANIZER;CN=Roman Meinhold: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260904T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260906T170000 SUMMARY:The Prognostic Possibilities of a Philosophical Approach to History: Currents of the Contemporary World UID:20260813T002820Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Europe/Belgrade LOCATION:Zaječar\, Serbia ORGANIZER;CN=Milenko Prof. Bodin (Felix Romuliana School Director): METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260905T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260906T170000 SUMMARY:The Seven Cs UID:20260813T002821Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:We are proud to announce the very first meeting of the &ldquo\;Sailing the The Seven Cs&rdquo\; Conference!
The Seven Cs:
Chaff: Philosophy of the Body\, Medicine\, and Biology.
\nChuff: Philosophy of Emotions &\; Political Rage.
\nChud: Political Philosophy.
\nChad: Philosophy of Gender &\; Sexuality.
\nChopped: Philosophy of Fashion and Food.
\nChess: Philosophy of Games &\; Mathematics
\nChocolate: Philosophy of Economics &\; Global Exploitation
We are currently accepting abstracts on any of the above topics\, and while not preferred\, we also accept talks relating to Cartography\, broadly construed. Submissions must not exceed 1000 words\, and can be emailed to alec@philosophyforthedemos.com. Deadline of 08/15.
This is a real and light-hearted but philosophically rich conference. Website is currently under-construction.
Call for Abstracts
\nCategories of Descent-Based Difference: Race\, Ethnicity\, Religion\, and Ethnoreligion
\nTwo-day workshop\, University of Bern
\nOctober 27 &\; 28 2026
\nAcross Europe &ndash\; and elsewhere &ndash\; politically significant boundaries often turn on forms of belonging treated as inherited: ethnic\, religious\, ethnoreligious\, or mixed. The oppression organised through such boundaries is sometimes described as racism\, even when it does not map neatly onto the colour line. This raises a general question about how race\, ethnicity\, religion\, and ethnoreligion relate to one another. Do they name distinct kinds of group\, overlapping forms of classification\, or different configurations of descent-based difference? Under what conditions do ethnic or religious groups become racialised?
\nThis workshop invites papers addressing these questions. Bosnia and Herzegovina offers one revealing example. The categories Bosniak\, Croat\, and Serb draw together national belonging\, religious affiliation\, family history\, and attributed descent. They shape political membership\, yet are neither simply religious nor straightforwardly racial categories. Belief\, practice\, self-identification\, and classification by others need not coincide\, while institutions and social practices may nevertheless treat membership as inherited and enduring. The same problem arises\, in different forms\, well beyond Southeast Europe.
\nOver recent decades\, philosophers have developed sophisticated accounts of race and racialisation. Ethnicity\, religious belonging\, and ethnoreligion have been studied extensively in history\, sociology\, anthropology\, and religious studies. Although philosophers have compared race and ethnicity\, religion and ethnoreligion have seldom been included in the same social-ontological analysis. \; Building on Maneri and Morning&rsquo\;s (2022\, 2024) proposal to compare concepts of descent-based difference\, the workshop asks whether these categories can be analysed within a common frame.
\nOne possible point of comparison is descent-based ascription: the construction of group membership as genealogically inherited and transmitted across generations. This need not involve belief in biological descent. Names\, religious practices\, language\, culture\, place of origin\, and family history may instead become signs of inherited membership. We take this proposal as a starting point for exploring the relations among race\, ethnicity\, and religion\, rather than as a framework to be assumed. What can descent-based ascription explain about these groups\, and which differences does it obscure? How does racialisation interact with ethnic\, religious\, or ethnoreligious classification\, and what follows for debates about racism?
\nSoutheast Europe\, especially former Yugoslavia\, will provide one comparative point of reference. We welcome work on European and extra-European contexts more broadly\, including papers that develop\, challenge\, or mark the limits of the proposed framework.
\nTopics
\nPossible topics include:
\nWe particularly welcome papers that expose the limits of the proposed framework or offer a different account. We also welcome historically and empirically grounded papers that use their cases to develop\, test\, or challenge an explicit conceptual or ontological claim.
\nFormat
\nPapers will be allocated 30 minutes for presentation\, followed by 30 minutes for discussion.
\nConfirmed speakers:
\nAnn Morning (New York University)
\nAdam Hochman (Macquarie University)
\nSandra King-Savić (University of Zurich)
\nVita Zalar (European University Institute)
\nSubmissions
\nPlease submit:
\nSend submissions to descent-bern@protonmail.com by September 6 2026. Decisions will be communicated by September 16.
\nWe especially encourage submissions from early-career researchers\, precariously employed or independent scholars\, and researchers working on regions and traditions underrepresented in contemporary social ontology.
\nFunding
\nFunding covering travel and accommodation costs is available for a limited number of early-career and underfunded researchers. Please indicate in the separate document if your participation depends being partly or fully funded.
\nOrganisation
\nArmin Ma&scaron\;ala\, University of Bern
\nDaniel James\, Freie Universitä\;t Berlin
ORGANIZER;CN=Daniel James;CN="Armin Mašala": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260907T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260907T180000 SUMMARY:Inference and Object UID:20260813T002823Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce our monthly \;online \;talk series on "Inferences &\; Capacities."
Our next speaker is:
Ulf Hlobil \;(Concordia University)
Inference and Object
Sep 7: \;11am (Buenos Aires)\, 10am (New York)\, 4pm (Berlin).
\nAbstract: \;I present an account of names and predicates in terms of assertoric sentences and their inferential roles. The account can be translated into an account of objects and properties in terms of worldly propositions (which are things that are made true or false by states) and the alethic modal relations among them. The account exploits symmetries of modal structures. In a slogan: properties are what is common among symmetric points in modal space\; objects are what differs among symmetric points in modal space.
\nHow to participate: \;Please\, send an email to Alfredo Vernazzani at: \;
\nalfredo-vernazzani AT protonmail.com
\n_______
\nThe series brings together work on inferential capacities\, rationality\, normativity\, and cognition &mdash\; across both human and non-human animals &mdash\; with the aim of fostering discussion on the nature and limits of the cognitive sphere. \;
\n2026 line-up: \;
April 27: \;Angelica Kaufmann \;(University of Milan): "Mind Blanking as Mental Imagery." \;
\nMay 18: \;Federico Burdman \;(Universidad Alberto Hurtado) "Constrained choices: addiction\, attention\, and reasons-responsiveness." \;
\nJune 22: \;Susanna Schellenberg \;(Rutgers): "Reflection and Self-Governance in Human and Machine Intelligence" \; \;
\nJuly 20: \;Cameron Buckner \;(University of Florida): "Chains-of-Thought\, Inner Speech\, and Artificial Epistemic Agency."
\nSeptember 7: \;Ulf Hlobil \;(Concordia University): "Inference and Object"
\nOctober 19: \;Eva Schmidt \;(TU Dortmund): TBA \;
\nNovember 16: \;Hans-Johann Glock \;(University of Zü\;rich): "Is Ascribing Inferences to Brains or Non-human Animals a Fallacy?" \;
\nDecember 14: \;Emma Borg \;(SAS\, University of London): "Twitches\, Fidgets\, Habits\, Skills: The Scope of Common-Sense Psychology." \;
Each talk lasts c. 40 minutes followed by 40 minutes open Q&\;A. \;
\nThe series is co-organized by:
\nMariela Aguilera \;(University of Có\;rdoba)
\nMatí\;as Osta-Vé\;lez \;(Universidad de la Repú\;blica)
\nAlfredo Vernazzani \;(TU Dortmund\; University of Pittsburgh).
\nVisit our website: \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Alfredo Vernazzani;CN=Mariela Aguilera;CN="Matías Osta": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260909T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260911T170000 SUMMARY:AISC 2026 - Natural and Artificial Intelligence: between Skills and Biases UID:20260813T002824Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:Palazzo Campana\, Torino\, Italy DESCRIPTION:Intelligent systems display a striking combination of competence and limitation\, regardless of their biological\, artificial\, or social origin. These systems can acquire sophisticated skills\, coordinate complex actions\, and adapt to changing environments\; at the same time they suffer systematic biases and pitfalls. Therefore\, understanding intelligence today requires accounting not only for what cognitive systems do well\, but also for how and why they fail.
\n\nThe 22nd Conference of the Italian Association of Cognitive Sciences (AISC 2026) focuses on this dichotomy\, proposing a reflection on natural and artificial intelligence between skills and biases. From embodied motor abilities and practical know-how to decision-making under uncertainty\, from artificial learning systems to collective dynamics in networked environments\, the conference aims to bring together perspectives that address both the upper and lower bounds of intelligent behaviour across different systems\, methodologies\, and levels of analysis. \;
\n\nWithin this broad framework\, AISC 2026 welcomes contributions from all areas of cognitive science\, including theoretical\, experimental\, computational\, and philosophical approaches to cognition in biological\, social\, and artificial systems. We particularly encourage work that fosters interdisciplinary dialogue and connects traditionally distinct domains of cognitive science.
ORGANIZER;CN=Marco Viola;CN=Fabrizio Calzavarini;CN=Vincenzo Crupi;CN=Alessandro Demichelis: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260911T230000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260911T230000 SUMMARY:Understanding Current Approaches to the Theory and Philosophy of History UID:20260813T002825Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:&ldquo\;Theory and philosophy of history&rdquo\; is a contested label for a loosely connected set of research agendas about history (in the sense of our more or less systematic ways of studying the human past). It has been said that theorists tend to focus on history as a cultural product &ndash\; one among many other ways in which people in the present relate to the past\, both theirs and of others &ndash\;\, while philosophers tend to focus on the epistemology of what historians (actually or should) do\; or that theorists tend to be closer to &ldquo\;continental&rdquo\; philosophy\, social theory\, and literary theory\, while philosophers tend to be closer mainstream &ldquo\;analytic&rdquo\; philosophy. However\, these distinctions themselves are also quite contested. In fact\, there is little agreement on what &ldquo\;theory of history&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;philosophy of history&rdquo\; individually are\, how they differ\, and how they relate to one another.
\nDespite these problems with definitions\, researchers who share an interest in the theoretical problems that our relations to the human past entail have managed to gather around certain journals\, conferences\, and networks\, suggesting that some sort of connection may be found. Thus\, the argument appeared that &ldquo\;theory and philosophy of history&rdquo\; is more like an interdisciplinary space where scholars from different fields can discuss a common set of objects from their respective perspectives. However\, the details of what perspectives are those and what methodological or conceptual commitments they carry remain unknown. It is also not entirely clear what exactly the connecting thread is that makes such interdisciplinary dialogue possible.
\nThis virtual workshop aims to discuss the methodological challenges and metaphilosophical commitments of different approaches to the theory and philosophy of history as currently (and broadly) envisioned. As such\, we invite proposals for papers that clarify what these approaches consider to be the field&rsquo\;s proper objects\, aims\, and methods\, as well as the basic presuppositions that make such considerations possible. Accordingly\, proposals may deal with questions that include\, among others\, the following:
\nInvited speakers: Herman Paul (Leiden University)\; Marí\;a Iné\;s La Greca (National University of Tres de Febrero/CONICET)\; Jouni-Matti Kuukkanen (University of Oulu).
\nSubmission guidelines: Please submit an abstract (maximum 500 words) and a short biographical note by 11 September 2026. Acceptance letters will be sent by 25 September 2026.
\nSubmissions and inquiries should be sent to Joã\;o Ohara\, ohara@usp.br.
\nWorkshop format: 3 days (27-29 October 2026)\, with 2 sessions each (keynotes in the morning\, papers in the afternoon\, in Brasí\;lia Time\, UTC&minus\;03:00)
\nPresentations will be 15 minutes long\, followed by more time for discussion/Q&\;A.
\nThis workshop is supported by a grant from the Sã\;o Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) &ndash\; process 25/09351-8.
ORGANIZER;CN="João Ohara": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Sofia:20260914T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Sofia:20260917T170000 SUMMARY:Eighth Spacetime Conference UID:20260813T002826Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Europe/Sofia LOCATION:Hotel Sandy Beach\, Albena\, Bulgaria\, 9620 DESCRIPTION:The Eighth Spacetime Conference\, organized by Minkowski Institute (Montreal)\, will be held in Hotel Sandy Beach in Albena (near Varna)\, Bulgaria\, which is a guarded resort - arguably the best green\, family-friendly Black Sea resort. \;
\nThe Scientific Organizing Committee invites papers from physicists\, mathematicians and philosophers of physics on any topic related to the nature and ontology of spacetime. \; There will be a number of special sessions\, including on "What is the quantum object (the electron\, for example) in spacetime?"
\nExtended abstracts of between one and two pages should be emailed to 2026conference@minkowskiinstitute.com by June 1\, 2026. Submissions will be reviewed and notification of acceptance will be sent by June 15\, 2026.
\nScientific Organizing Committee:
\nValia Allori (University of Bergamo)
\nJames Binkoski (Dartmouth College)
\nCarolyn Brighouse (Occidental College\, Los Angeles)
\nKaren Crowther (University of Oslo)
\nErik Curiel (University of Bonn)
\nRobert Geroch (University of Chicago)
\nJohn B. Manchak (University of California\, Irvine)
\nVesselin Petkov (Minkowski Institute\, Montreal)
\nJames Read (University of Oxford)
\nCarlo Rovelli (Centre de Physique Thé\;orique de Luminy\, Marseille\, France)
\nAnguel Stefanov (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences)
\n ORGANIZER;CN=Vesselin Petkov: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260914T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260916T170000 SUMMARY:Truth\, Use-Conditions\, Hyperintensionality: Visegrad Inspirations in Philosophy of Language UID:20260813T002827Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:Krakowskie Przedmiście 3\, Warsaw\, Poland DESCRIPTION:As part of the research project \;Analytic Philosophy in Visegrad Countries\, the University of Warsaw is pleased to announce a three-day workshop titled \;&ldquo\;Truth\, Use-Conditions\, Hyperintensionality: Visegrad Inspirations in Philosophy of Language&rdquo\;
\nThe Visegrad (V4) region&mdash\;Czechia\, Hungary\, Poland\, and Slovakia&mdash\;has shaped analytic philosophy of language in foundational yet often underrecognized ways. Some contributions\, such as Tarski&rsquo\;s work on semantics\, are widely known\; others&mdash\;early work on inferentialism\, situation semantics\, and hyperintensionality&mdash\;remain less familiar\, and many are still underexplored. In fact\, across nearly every area of contemporary philosophy of language\, V4 philosophers have developed distinctive ideas\, This includes original works on proper names\, indexicals\, quotation\, context-sensitivity\, attitude reports\, interrogatives\, speech act theory\, conditionals\, pronouns\, propositional content\, and logical form.
\nThis is not only a historical legacy: philosophy of language in the V4 region is a vibrant and increasingly visible research ecosystem today. The workshop aims to further raise the international profile of V4 work and to provide a shared forum where current V4 research can meet international\, V4-inspired research.
\n
Two submission paths:
To make the workshop both a genuine platform for V4 scholars and a bridge to the broader international community\, we invite submissions through two tracks:
\n
1) V4 Track
We welcome submissions on any topic in analytic philosophy of language (broadly construed) from scholars who are currently affiliated with an institution in a V4 country\, have held a significant past affiliation in the V4 region\, or have a substantial research connection to V4 philosophy of language (e.g. doctoral or postdoctoral \; affiliation\, long-term collaboration\, etc.).
2) International Track (Outside the V4)
We welcome submissions from scholars without a V4 affiliation or background on any topic in analytic philosophy of language explicitly inspired by V4 traditions&mdash\;historically (e.g. engaging with classic figures or schools) or inspired by current V4 contributions.
Topics:
We invite submissions on all areas of analytic philosophy of language (broadly conceived\, including philosophical logic)
Abstract submission:
&bull\; Abstract length: 250&ndash\;500 words\, prepared \;for anonymous review
&bull\; Language: English
&bull\; Deadline: 30 April 2026 (23:59 CEST)
&bull\; Decision of acceptance: 15 June 2026
&bull\; Talk: each accepted speaker will have 60 minutes\, including Q&\;A
Please submit:
1. an anonymized abstract (PDF preferred)\, and
2. a separate cover page with your name\, affiliation(s)\, email address\, paper title\, and submission track (V4 Track or International Track).
Practical information:
&bull\; Venue: Faculty of Philosophy\, University of Warsaw\, Warsaw\, Poland
&bull\; Dates: 14&ndash\;16 September 2026
&bull\; Format: in-person workshop
&bull\; Fee: no conference fee
&bull\; Support: we plan to provide accommodation for authors of accepted papers \;
Submissions &\; inquiries:
Please send submissions and inquiries to: zuzana.rybarikova@osu.cz or zuzka.rybarikova@gmail.com
(Subject line suggestion: &ldquo\;V4 Language Workshop 2026 &ndash\; Submission &ndash\; [V4 Track / International Track]&rdquo\;)
We warmly welcome contributions from both early-career researchers and established scholars.
Workshop: The Philosophy of Diagnosis
\nSeptember 14\, 2026 9a-5p (EDT = UTC-4)
\nVirtual (on Zoom)
\nHosted by the University of Pittsburgh
\nDiagnosis is central to the practice of medicine\, yet it raises questions that medicine alone cannot answer. What is a diagnosis? What and who is it for? How do we deal with uncertainty about diagnosis and responsibility for it? As artificial intelligence reshapes how diagnoses are reached and what clinical reasoning is\, these questions have become increasingly urgent. This virtual workshop brings together philosophers\, clinicians\, and researchers to examine diagnosis in a series of talks\, starting with core questions about what diagnosis is and should be and what technological developments mean for its future.
\nRegister to attend for free on Zoom:
\nhttps://pitt.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_w5szPTBcQXSoJI3sDVIHBw#/registration
\nKeynotes
\n&ldquo\;Why Every Diagnosis Needs a Critic: Argument\, Objection\, and Clinical Reasoning&rdquo\;
Gurpreet Dhaliwal\, University of California\, San Francisco School of Medicine
Title TBD
Lisa Sanders\, Yale School of Medicine and NYT Columnist (&ldquo\;Diagnosis&rdquo\;)
Invited Speakers
\n&ldquo\;Diagnosis\, Risk\, and Responsibility in the Age of AI&rdquo\;
Daniele Chiffi\, Politecnico di Milano
&ldquo\;What is diagnosis and what is it for?&rdquo\;
Jonathan Fuller\, University of Pittsburgh
&ldquo\;Putting a Name to It: Diagnosis in Contemporary Society&rdquo\;
Annemarie Jutel\, Victoria University of Wellington
&ldquo\;Diagnosis without Disorder&rdquo\;
Hane Maung\, Lancaster University
&ldquo\;The Clinical Reasoning Ourobouros: Cognitive Psychology\, Cybernetics\, Artificial Intelligence\, and the Future of the Clinical Mind&rdquo\;
Adam Rodman\, Harvard University
&ldquo\;From Bytes to Bed: Diagnostic reasoning in the time of AI&rdquo\;
Laura Zwaan\, Institute of Medical Education Research Rotterdam\, Erasmus MC
For any questions about the week&rsquo\;s events\, email the organizing team at:PMR2026@pitt.edu.
\nThis workshop is hosted by the Department of History and Philosophy of Science\, Center for Philosophy of Science\, and Institute for Bioethics at the University of Pittsburgh.
\nOrganizers
\nJonathan Fuller and Sloane Wesloh (University of Pittsburgh\, Department of History and Philosophy of Science)
ORGANIZER;CN=Sloane Wesloh;CN=Jonathan Fuller: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260914T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260915T170000 SUMMARY:New Directions in Law-Based Explanations in the Sciences UID:20260813T002829Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Lakatos Building\, London\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:When we look at current research across the natural and social sciences dealing with explanations of phenomena in their respective fields\, the word &lsquo\;explanation&rsquo\; is often modified with an adjective: causal\, non-causal\, mechanistic\, nomological/law-based\, topological\, mathematical\, and narrative are some of the non-mutually-exclusive modifiers that one may encounter. It is generally accepted that fields such as physics rely more on laws for their explanatory practices than disciplines such as cell biology\, which are\, for the most part\, concerned with mechanistic explanations\, for example. In the philosophy of science\, particularly since the advent of the New Mechanism literature in the 1990s\, barring some exceptions\, there has been relatively little sustained work on the pragmatic side of law-based explanations as opposed to other explanatory modalities\, and the interest that law-based explanations have garnered has mostly focused on the metaphysics of laws. This workshop aims to bring the philosophy of law-based explanations\, with particular attention to their pragmatic dimensions\, back into focus. Moreover\, while being historically informed\, the hope is to discuss new directions within this strand of the philosophy of explanation. Some questions for consideration could include (in no particular order):
\nConfirmed Speakers:
\nCall for Abstracts
\n13th International Philosophy of Medicine Roundtable Conference
\nSeptember 14-18\, 2026
\nVirtual
\nHosted by the University of Pittsburgh \;
\nConference Dates
\nSeptember 14: Pre-conference workshop on the philosophy of diagnosis
\nSeptember 14: Keynote talks \;
\nSeptember 15-18: Selected Talks
\nVenue
\nThe 13th International Philosophy of Medicine Roundtable will be held online\, hosted by the University of Pittsburgh Department of History and Philosophy of Science.
\nKeynote speakers
\nLisa Sanders (Yale School of Medicine)
\nGurpreet Dhaliwal (University of California\, San Francisco School of Medicine) \;
\nCall for Abstracts: Main Conference Program
\nWe welcome philosophical talks on all aspects of health and medicine\, broadly construed. \;
\nPlease submit a 500-word abstract tohttps://forms.gle/fenNHJ982oNzKW42Aby March 15\, 2026. Abstracts will undergo blinded review by the scientific committee. Accepted papers will be allocated a 30 min speaking slot (including Q&\;A). \;
\nAn individual may be listed as an author on more than one abstract. However\, they may only submit one abstract on which they are listed as a presenter (and may only present once in the main program).
\nSpecial issue
\nPresenters at the Roundtable will be invited to submit a paper version of their talk to a special section of the journal Philosophy of Medicine (https://philmed.pitt.edu). Details will be provided to presenters.
\nImportant dates
\nSubmission deadline: March 15\, 2026
\nNotification of acceptance: by the end of April 2026
\nConference dates: September 14-18\, 2026
\nContacts
\nQuestions regarding submissions or the Roundtable conference generally should be directed to pmr2026@pitt.edu.
\nLocal Organizers
\nJonathan Fuller\, Raphael Scholl\, Laura Matthews\, Sloane Wesloh\, Rose Gatfield-Jeffries (University of Pittsburgh\, Department of History and Philosophy of Science) \;
\nScientific Committee
\nAtocha Aliseda\, Rachel Ankeny\, Robyn Bluhm\, Giovanni Boniolo\, Kirstin Borgerson (Chair)\, Raffalla Campaner\, Jonathan Fuller\, Elselijn Kingma\, Maë\;l Lemoine\, Benjamin Smart (Secretary)
ORGANIZER;CN=Sloane Wesloh;CN=Rose Gatfield-Jeffries;CN=Laura Matthews;CN=Raphael Scholl;CN=Jonathan Fuller: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260915T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260917T170000 SUMMARY:Critical Political Epistemology UID:20260813T002831Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Freiburg\, Germany\, 79098 DESCRIPTION:International conference organized by \;the Professorship for Epistemology &\; Theory of Science (University College Freiburg)\, in collaboration with the Critical Political Epistemology Network (CPEN).
\nProgramme
\n15 September 2026
\n9:00&ndash\;9:30 Registration and Welcome
\n9:30&ndash\;11:00 Keynote 1 - \;Deborah Mü\;hlebach (Institut fü\;r Philosophie\, Freie Universitä\;t Berlin): \;The Epistemic Life of Critique
\n11:30&ndash\;13:00 Session 1
\n14:30&ndash\;16:00 Session 2
\n16:30&ndash\;18:00 Session 3
\n16 September 2026
\n9:30&ndash\;11:00 Keynote 2 - \;Just Serrano-Zamora (Faculty of Philosophy\, Universitat de Barcelona): \;Disembodied Embodiment: Expression and Knowledge in Far-Right Extremism
\n11:30&ndash\;13:00 Session 4
\n14:30&ndash\;16:00 Session 5
\n16:30&ndash\;18:00 CPEN Meeting
\n17 September 2026
\n9:30&ndash\;11:00 Keynote 3 - \;Nadja El Kassar (Philosophisches Seminar\, Universitä\;t Luzern): \;Rethinking Ignorance in Critical Political Epistemology
\n11:30&ndash\;13:00 Session 6
\n14:30&ndash\;16:00 Session 7
\n16:30&ndash\;18:00 Keynote 4 - \;Amandine Catala (Philosophy Department\, UQAM &ndash\; Université\; du Qué\;bec à\; Montré\;al): \;A Systematic Account of Epistemic Repair
ORGANIZER;CN=Melanie Altanian;CN=Frieder Vogelmann;CN=Sonja Riegler;CN=Anna Klieber;CN=Resa-Philip Lunau: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260915T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260915T090000 SUMMARY: La naissance de Michel Foucault | Frontier Ethics: A Journal of Critical Humanities UID:20260813T002832Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Frontier Ethics: A Journal of Critical Humanities \;is a new multilingual\, peer-reviewed\, open-access journal dedicated to critical inquiry at the intersections of philosophy\, history\, science and technology studies\, and the politics of life. We publish original research in English\, Japanese\, Chinese\, and Korean.
\nFE takes as its starting point the conviction that the most urgent questions of our time &mdash\; about bodies\, borders\, medicine\, reproduction\, race\, coloniality\, and the governance of life &mdash\; demand forms of thinking that move across disciplinary and linguistic boundaries. We welcome work that is theoretically ambitious\, historically grounded\, and politically engaged.
\nScope
\nWe invite submissions on topics including\, but not limited to:
\nInaugural Special Issue: \;La naissance de Michel Foucault \;&mdash\; Foucault at 100
\nTo mark the centenary of Michel Foucault's birth\, FE's inaugural issue will be a special themed collection exploring the afterlives\, receptions\, and continuing provocations of Foucault's thought across Asia and the world. We particularly welcome contributions that engage Foucault's work from non-European contexts\, address the late lectures and unpublished seminars\, or develop new genealogical approaches to contemporary problems.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260915T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260915T120000 SUMMARY:Primo Convegno della Società Italiana di Fenomenologia: "Fenomenologia\, logica e psicologia" UID:20260813T002833Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici\, Via Porta di Massa 1\, Napoli\, Italy\, 80133 DESCRIPTION:«\;Dal ripudio della psicologia empirica in nome di una logica pura Husserl passerà\;\, attraverso un lungo e tormentato cammino\, alla psicologia pura o trascendentale»\;.
\nA partire da queste parole di Aldo Masullo\, scritte nel 1961\, il convegno intende indagare un tema che\, per molta filosofia del Novecento\, ha rappresentato uno dei principali limiti della fenomenologia e che\, negli ultimi anni\, si è\; invece rivelato uno dei suoi aspetti più\; fecondi: il rapporto tra logica e psicologia.
\nCostitutivo della formazione filosofica di Husserl e decisivo per l&rsquo\;evoluzione del suo pensiero\, il confronto tra logica e psicologia ha orientato gran parte dello sviluppo del movimento fenomenologico. La fenomenologia\, infatti\, non si è\; limitata alla critica delle diverse forme di psicologismo &ndash\; logico\, gnoseologico ed etico &ndash\; ma ha elaborato una nuova concezione delle relazioni tra validità\; logica\, intenzionalità\; e soggettività\;.
\nSi può\; sostenere che\, per comprendere le diverse fasi del pensiero husserliano\, così\; come per distinguere le principali stagioni della tradizione fenomenologica\, sia necessario chiarire le differenti concezioni di logica e di psicologia che vi sono implicate. In questa prospettiva\, il rapporto tra questi due ambiti non costituisce soltanto una questione interna alla fenomenologia\, ma rappresenta una chiave interpretativa essenziale per comprendere il suo sviluppo storico e teorico.
\nAl di là\; del perimetro strettamente fenomenologico\, la relazione tra logica e psicologia occupa oggi una posizione centrale nel dibattito filosofico contemporaneo: dalla teoria della conoscenza alla teoria dei concetti\, dall&rsquo\;etica all&rsquo\;antropologia\, dalla filosofia delle scienze cognitive alla filosofia della mente\, dalla filosofia della logica alla psicopatologia.
\nIn questo quadro\, si invitano studiose e studiosi a presentare contributi di carattere storico o teorico sui seguenti temi:
\n1. Fenomenologia e psicologia\;
\n2. Fenomenologia e psicopatologia\;
\n3. Fenomenologia e logica\;
\n4. Etica fenomenologica tra logica e psicologia\;
\n5. Fenomenologia\, scienze cognitive ed epistemologia\;
\n6. Fenomenologia e teoria delle emozioni\;
\n7. Fenomenologia e antropologia\;
\n8. Fenomenologia e trascendentale.
\nGli abstract\, di massimo 2500 caratteri più\; 1000 di bibliografia\, \;andranno inviati a Lorenzo Cavallo (lorenzo.cavallo2@unina.it) e a Claudio Fabbroni (claudio.fabbroni@unina.it)
Scadenze
\nInvio degli abstract: 15 settembre 2026
\nComunicazione degli esiti: 1°\; ottobre 2026
\nComitato scientifico:
\nAnna Donise\, Felice Masi\, Anna Pia Ruoppo
\nComitato organizzativo:
\nGiovanni Battista Armenio\, Francesco Bevilacqua\, Lorenzo Cavallo\, Claudio Fabbroni\, Francesca Maffettone\, Giulia Salzano
ORGANIZER;CN=Anna Donise;CN=Felice Masi;CN=Anna Pia Ruoppo: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260915T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260915T163000 SUMMARY:A Puzzle Concerning Reason and the Emotions UID:20260813T002834Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Lillehammer\, Norway DESCRIPTION:More details TBA \;
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260915T234500 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260915T234500 SUMMARY:Philosophies Meet Animals UID:20260813T002835Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Asia/Hong_Kong LOCATION:HKUST\, Hong Kong\, Hong Kong DESCRIPTION:Recent decades have witnessed advances in biology\, cognitive science\, and neuroscience which inspired and promoted philosophical discussions on animal cognition\, animal behaviour\, animal minds\, and animal welfare. Empirical studies show extraordinary findings: rats and bats willingly aid kin\; cetaceans communicate over vast distances with cultural traits\; chimpanzee societies exhibit alliances and intrigues\; elephants display grief and rage\; crows craft tools and demonstrate causal reasoning and future planning. All these lead to interesting\, important philosophical questions. How should we interpret these findings? What philosophical assumptions underlie them? What implications can we make for traditional philosophical issues? This workshop aims to explore new philosophical insights informed or inspired by empirical studies on animal cognition\, animal behaviour\, and etc. It is devoted to offer a platform for dialogues between philosophers and scientists to cross boundaries. We welcome submissions from both philosophers and scientists. Submissions from early career scholars and postgraduate students are particularly welcome. This workshop is supported by the Jiangsu-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance. Selected contributed speakers from universities in Jiangsu are eligible to apply for free accommodation. \;
\nPlease submit a 500-word abstract for blind review via Oxford Abstracts (https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/83328/submitter) by 15 September 2026. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by 30 September 2026. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Yafeng Shan;CN=Xiaotao Liu: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260915T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260915T234500 SUMMARY:Decentering Design: Technology Through the Maintenance Lens UID:20260813T002836Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Proposed Collected Volume:
\nDecentering Design: Technology Through the Maintenance Lens
\nEditors: Mark Thomas Young (University of Paderborn) &\; Andrea Gammon (TU Delft)
\nRecent work on maintenance in philosophy of technology reflects a growing interest in approaching artifacts and systems as dynamic processes extended through time. As such\, it highlights a shift in focus that is currently underway - away from the traditional concern with how things are initially designed and produced - and towards an examination of the way technologies are often continually re-produced through time by practices of adjustment\, tuning and adaptation.
\nAs a growing body of literature now demonstrates\, approaching technology through the lens of maintenance is crucial\, not only for delineating the environmental\, political and social significance of technologies\, but also for apprehending their ontological\, epistemological and ethical aspects. However\, much work remains to be done in clarifying the conceptual and methodological implications of this growing body of work for philosophy of technology. \;
\nThe proposed volume aims to develop and consolidate the theoretical contribution of maintenance to philosophy of technology by advancing existing discussions and establishing new lines of enquiry around topics which have yet to be considered in relation to maintenance. \;As such\, this call for papers stands as a invitation for researchers to consider how reflecting on the ways in which the technologies they study are sustained over time may further enrich philosophical understandings of technological maintenance. We welcome contributions that address the maintenance of technologies across a range of kinds and scales: from individual artifacts to systems\, networks and infrastructures\, from crafted objects to digital systems\, robotics and autonomous agents. While we are specifically interested in theoretical and empirical contributions which advance the growing discussion on maintenance in philosophy of technology\, studies which aim to so by drawing upon the perspectives and resources of related fields\, such as STS and Media Studies are welcome\, as are critical approaches which highlight limitations in existing conceptual or methodological approaches to the study of maintenance. \;
\nSuggested topics include but are not limited to:
\nWe invite submissions of 300 word abstracts for proposed chapter by September 15th 2026 \;emailed directly to the editors: \;mark [at] markthomasyoung [dot] net &\; A.R.Gammon [at] tudelft [dot] nl
\nAuthors will be notified of acceptance within two weeks of the abstract submission deadline. Accepted contributions will receive an invitation to a chapter development workshop to be held at the University of Paderborn in January 2027 generously funded by the Society for Philosophy of Technology (SPT). Contributions are expected to range from 6000-8000 words (not including references). Those who would like to discuss potential contributions are encouraged to get in contact with the editors. \;
\nAnticipated Timeframe
\nJ. Butterfield's _The Multiverse_ is an introduction to the idea that our universe is just one of many universes. Philosophers have proposed that all logically possible universes are equally real. In physics\, the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics proposes that every possible outcome of a quantum event exists in its own world. Jeremy Butterfield presents and assesses three versions of the idea of the multiverse\, one from philosophy and two from physics. He explores the ideas of logically possible worlds\, the branches of the quantum state\, and the bubbles of inflationary cosmology. For each idea\, he selects one philosophical question to explore in depth: what is a possible world\, what is chance\, and what is explanation?
\nOn Sep 16 2026\, 18.00 CEST\, we'll host a virtual book launch in which Butterfield will present his book in conversation with Al Wilson (Leeds) and Richard Dawid (Stockholm). The event will be chaired by Helen Beebee (Leeds) and David Teira (Madrid)\, from BSPS Open\, the diamond open access collection publishing the book in partnership with Calgary UP. \;
\nThe book can be freely downloaded here: \;
\nhttps://ucalgary.scholaris.ca/items/fd41bdc8-3ef9-4225-9aa5-32fe70f8fece
\nOr you can buy a printed copy: https://press.ucalgary.ca/books/9781773856964/
ORGANIZER;CN=David Teira: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260917T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260918T170000 SUMMARY:Interpreting Medical Images (IMI): epistemological\, methodological\, and hermeneutical perspectives UID:20260813T002838Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Sheffield\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:This two-day conference at the University of Sheffield wants to bring together philosophers of science\, philosophers of medicine\, and scholars from related fields to examine the interpretation of medical images by human experts and/or AI systems. The aim is to foster sustained philosophical discussion on how medical images are produced\, interpreted\, validated\, and integrated into clinical reasoning and decision-making.
\nLink to the conference website:
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260920T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260920T090000 SUMMARY:Special Issue on the Principle of Identity of Indiscernibles UID:20260813T002839Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers
\nSpecial Issue on the Principle of Identity of Indiscernibles
\nManuscrito: International Journal of Philosophy invites submissions in English for a special issue devoted to the Principle of Identity of Indiscernibles (PII).
\nGuest Editor: Leonardo G. S. Videira (University of Sã\;o Paulo &ndash\; FAPESP)
\nThe Principle of Identity of Indiscernibles (PII)\, in its most widespread formulation\, states that any two things sharing all the same properties are in fact identical\; in other words\, no two distinct things share all their properties. Despite its apparent simplicity\, the principle has remained one of the most contested theses in the history of metaphysics. Classical and contemporary counterexamples &ndash\; such as Kant&rsquo\;s droplets\, Black&rsquo\;s spheres\, and entangled bosons &ndash\; appear to involve numerically distinct yet indiscernible entities\, thereby challenging the principle's truth.
\nDebates concerning the PII extend well beyond the question of its truth or falsity\, however. They encompass issues regarding the interpretation of its constituent notions\, the modal status of the principle\, and the nature of the necessity\, if any\, that underwrites it. Moreover\, the PII plays a central role in a wide range of philosophical discussions\, including the dispute between bundle and substratum theories\, the ontology of quantum mechanics\, the metaphysics of mathematical objects\, and the relationship between indiscernibility and identity.
\nThe last two decades have witnessed significant developments in these debates. This special issue aims to bring together contributions that advance our understanding of the PII\, its implications\, and its applications across different areas of philosophy.
\nConfirmed Contributors
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Dé\;cio Krause (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro)
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Jonas R. B. Arenhart (Federal University of Santa Catarina)
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Raoni Arroyo (Federal University of Santa Catarina)
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Rafael de Clercq (Lingnan University)
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Olimpia Lombardi (University of Buenos Aires &ndash\; CONICET)
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;F. A. Muller (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
\n\nTopics of Interest
\nSubmissions may address\, but are not limited to\, the following topics:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Historical approaches to the Principle of Identity of Indiscernibles
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Arguments for and against the PII
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Interpretations of the notions involved in the formulation of the PII
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;The modal status of the PII
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;The PII and the grounding of identity
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Epistemological aspects of indiscernibility and identity
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;The PII in the philosophy of physics
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;The PII in the philosophy of mathematics
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;The PII in the philosophy of religion
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Assessments of actual and fictional counterexamples to the PII
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Connections between the PII and contemporary theories of objects\, properties\, and individuation
\nSubmission Information
\nDeadline for submissions: September 20\, 2026
\nAccepted papers will be published in late 2026 or early 2027.
\nAuthor guidelines are available at:
\nhttp://www.scielo.br/revistas/man/iinstruc.htm
\nSubmissions should be made through the Manuscrito Editorial Manager:
\nhttps://mc04.manuscriptcentral.com/man-scielo
\nPlease indicate in your submission that the manuscript is intended for the special issue on the Principle of Identity of Indiscernibles.
\nContact
\nFor further information\, please contact:
\nLeonardo G. S. Videira
\nleonardo.soutello@gmail.com
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260921T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260921T170000 SUMMARY:PTK26 Conference: Young Researchers Workshop UID:20260813T002840Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:Pl. Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej 4\, Lublin\, Poland\, 20-801 DESCRIPTION:In an attempt to engage a new generation of cognitive scientists\, we invite proposals for oral presentations as part of the Young Researchers Workshop\, a special event to be held on \;September 21st. We therefore invite undergraduate and graduate (BA and MA) students to submit abstracts that either address the special topic of the conference or present the results of their inquiries more broadly. We would also like to encourage academic teachers and supervisors to motivate and support their students in the process of preparing submissions. YRW abstracts will be reviewed separately. Specialists&rsquo\; comments on each accepted contribution makes the workshop a unique opportunity to receive expert feedback.
\nSubmission info: \;https://ptk26.umcs.lublin.pl/index.php/young-researchers-workshop/
ORGANIZER;CN=Piotr Konderak;CN=Alexandra Mouratidou: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260921T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260923T170000 SUMMARY:PTK26: 15th Meeting of the Polish Association for Cognitive Science UID:20260813T002841Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:Pl. Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej 5\, Lublin\, Poland\, 20-031 DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to announce the first call for abstracts for the \;15th Biennial Meeting of the Polish Association for Cognitive Science \;(PTK26)\, hosted by the Institute of Philosophy\, Maria \;Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin\, from \;September 21 \;to \;23\, 2026.
\nSpecial conference topic: Making Sense of Meaning-Making
ORGANIZER;CN=Piotr Konderak: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260922T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260923T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop “Do experiments replicate? Philosophical Reflections on the Use and Misuse of Statistics and Econometrics” UID:20260813T002842Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:Grodzka 52\, Kraków\, Poland DESCRIPTION:Workshop &ldquo\;Do experiments replicate? Philosophical Reflections on the Use and Misuse of Statistics and Econometrics&rdquo\;\, 22nd-23rd \;of September 2026
\nInstitute of Philosophy\, Jagiellonian University\, \;
\nGrodzka 52\, Krakó\;w\, Poland
\nThe workshop &ldquo\;Do experiments replicate? Philosophical Reflections on the Use and Misuse of Statistics and Econometrics&rdquo\; aims to provide a forum for exchanging ideas on the replicability of randomized experiments\, such as randomized field experiments in economics\, randomized controlled trials and preclinical studies in medicine\, and psychological experiments. \;
\nThe workshop promotes philosophical and methodological discussions of conceptual and methodological issues in statistical analysis\, econometric modeling\, and the methodology of experimentation.
\nKeynote Speakers:
\nBarbara Osimani \;
\nSamuel Fletcher
\n\nExperimental results are considered reliable because\, under comparable conditions\, they are expected to yield similar outcomes. However\, this assumption has recently been challenged by numerous replication efforts that report results differing from those of the original studies in psychology\, medicine\, biology\, the social sciences\, and economics. A surprisingly large fraction of published findings have been found to be non-replicable. Replicability rates range from 11% for in vitro and in vivo preclinical research to 60-90% for clinical trials. Experimental economists fall within this range and\, like psychological experimenters\, achieve around 60% replicability.
\nThe replication crisis has called into question the credibility of published findings and undermined trust in science. However\, \;the replication crisis\, with few exceptions\, has received only limited attention from philosophy of science. Despite the efforts of several pioneers\, the philosophical and conceptual problems in randomized controlled trials\, randomized field experiments\, laboratory experiments\, econometric modeling\, and the statistical analysis of experimental data remain largely uncharted territory in the philosophy of science. The workshop aims to establish a forum for exchanging ideas among philosophers of medicine and economics\, philosophers of statistics\, and methodologically inclined researchers interested in the conceptual problems of the replication crisis. \;
\nThe Workshop &ldquo\;Do experiments replicate? Philosophical Reflections on the Use and Misuse of Statistics and Econometrics&rdquo\; invites contributions that focus on experimentation and statistical analysis in economics and medicine\, as well as problems that trouble statistical inference from experiments\, broadly construed. \;
\nSome exemplary topics of talks:
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;The design of randomized experiments in medicine and economics.
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Statistical hypothesis testing.
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Non-frequentist approaches to comparing treatment and control group outcomes.
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Comparisons of design-based and model-based inference.
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Estimating statistical models.
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Measuring replication success and replicability rates.
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Assessing the quality of empirical evidence.
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Making inferences from the literature review with conflicting results.
\n- \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Other problems in philosophy of statistics related to the replication crisis.
\nAbstracts no longer than 500 words (including references) should be submitted in an attachment\, \;not \;including author details\, by email with the subject &lsquo\;replication workshop&rsquo\; sent to: \;mariusz.maziarz@uj.edu.pl. \;
\nDeadline for submission: June 1st\, 2026
\nDecisions will be announced by June 15th\, 2026.
\nThis activity was supported by a grant funded by the Strategic Program Excellence Initiative at the Jagiellonian University
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260923T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260927T170000 SUMMARY:Praxis-Based Logic and Virtue: Jainism\, Sikhism\, and Chinese Traditions UID:20260813T002843Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:America/Vancouver LOCATION:Vancouver\, Canada DESCRIPTION:WORKSHOP Praxis-Based Logic and Virtue: Jainism\, Sikhism\, and Chinese Traditions
\nOrganizer: Agnieszka Rostalska
\nKeynote: Chris Rahlwes\, \;Florida Atlantic University: Intellectual Aparigraha and the Problem of Jain Contextualization
\nThis workshop examines underrepresented traditions of logic and philosophico-religious thought in Asia\, with an emphasis on Sikhism\, Jainism\, and Chinese religious traditions.
\nIt investigates how these traditions apply logic and argumentation within the social sphere.
\nJainism is notable for its engagement with sophisticated\, non-absolutist\, and contextual logic systems that align with modern formal and non-classical logic. This "Engaged Jainism" advocates for "rationality for democracy" and critical thinking by rejecting "one-sided" (ekānta) views\, which are seen as the roots of intolerance and social conflict.
\nSimilarly\, Sikhism contributes a "logic of life" and a "non-oppositional" or paradoxical logic that bridges contradictions typically kept separate by formal systems. This praxis-based logic asserts that true knowledge is only valid when translated into ethical living and the reform of human action\, effectively moving logic from abstract debate into the practical realm of daily ethics.
\nFinally\, the panel incorporates the pragmatic and experiential approaches of Chinese traditions: Confucianism\, Daoism\, and Buddhism\, as well as analytical reconstructions of Mohism. In brief\, these traditions focus on the internalization of virtue and the social manifestation of spiritual truths\, prioritizing the lived application of philosophy within society. Together\, these perspectives challenge the limitations of mere intellectual thinking by emphasizing the practical and ethical dimensions of logic.
\nThe fundamental questions include\, but are not limited to:
\nHow does contextual logic promote a rationality for democracy?
\nWhat are the main characteristics of praxis-based logic?
\nIn what ways does paradoxical logic promote internalization of virtue?
\nWhat processes allow logic to shift from the abstract domain into practical\, ethical\, and societal applications?
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\nThis event is a partnership between UCW\, SFU\, and UBC\, and will take place across three venues in downtown Vancouver. Primarily at UCW\, with one day hosted at SFU and another at UBC.
\nhttps://5wocolor.com/ \;
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\nFor any inquiries regarding this session\, please contact:
\nAgnieszka Rostalska: agnieszka.rostalska@ugent.be
ORGANIZER;CN=Agnieszka Rostalska: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T115212Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Athens:20260924T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Athens:20260925T170000 SUMMARY:Contemporary Philosophy meets Philosophy of Science: Trends and Perspectives: IV UID:20260813T002844Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:1c50:cdff:fedd:b74b%3 TZID:Europe/Athens LOCATION:48 Akadimias Street\, Athens\, Greece\, 105 62 DESCRIPTION:The \;MA Program in Contemporary Philosophy/Philosophy of Science \;of the \;Department of History and Philosophy of Science \;is pleased to announce its 4th Annual Conference on 24th and 25th September 2026 at the \;National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
\n"Contemporary Philosophy meets Philosophy of Science: Trends and Perspectives: IV"
\nConference Venue: \;Kostis Palamas building
\n(Attendance is free but places are limited and registration is required)
\nSpeakers:
\nMonika Betzler \;(University of Munich)
Anjan Chakravartty \;(University of Miami)
\nGerhard \;Heinzmann \;(Université\; de Lorraine\, Nancy)
\nDoukas Kapantais \;(Academy of Athens\, Research Centre for Greek Philosophy)
Chrysostomos Mantzavinos \;(University of Athens)
\nEvgenia Mylonaki \;(University of Athens)
\nYannis Stephanou \;(University of Athens)
Stelios Virvidakis \;(University of Athens)
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\nProgramme \;
\nThursday 24th September
\n10.00&ndash\;11.00 \; \;Gerhard Heinzmann \;&mdash\; \;A Dialogical Account of Epistemic Intuition
\n\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Coffee break until 11.30
\n11.30&ndash\;12.30 \; \;Yannis Stephanou \;&mdash\; \;Against Classical Logic
\n\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Lunch Break until 14.30
\n14.30&ndash\;15.30 \; \;Doukas Kapantais \;&mdash\; \;The Ontological Basis of the Algorithmic Operations in the \;Prior Analytics
\n\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Coffee break until 16.00
\n16.00-17.00 \; \;Anjan Chakravartty \;&mdash\; \;Universalism and Multiculturalism in Science Education\, Revisited
\nFriday 25th September
\n10.00&ndash\;11.00 \; \;Monika Betzler \;&mdash\; \;Identity-Shaping as a Relational Wrong
\n\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Coffee break until 11.30
\n11.30&ndash\;12.30 \; \;Stelios Virvidakis &mdash\; \;On the Relation between Epistemic and Moral Virtues: The Aristotelian Legacy and Contemporary Virtue Epistemology
\n\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Lunch Break until 14.30
\n14.30&ndash\;15.30 \; \;Evgenia Mylonaki \;&mdash\; \;Moral Growth
\n\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Coffee break until 16.00
\n16.00-17.00 \; \;Roundtable Discussion: Monika Betzler\, Gerhard Heinzmann\, Chrysostomos Mantzavinos \;&mdash\; \;Dialogue as a Philosophical Genre
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