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"Bitcoins Left and Right: A Normative Assessment of a Digital Currency"
Authors: Lars Lindblom and Joakim Sandberg
Interviewer: Violet Victoria
Date and Time: October 6\, 2026\, 12 pm EST (18:00 CET)
[Thi is the final interview in the series. Recordings of prior interviews can be found on Phinance.]
ORGANIZER;CN=Lisa Warenski;CN=Emiliano Ippoliti: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T014330Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260911T230000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260911T230000 SUMMARY:Understanding Current Approaches to the Theory and Philosophy of History UID:20260910T110916Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-2k8pg 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:20260910T014330Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260915T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260915T090000 SUMMARY: La naissance de Michel Foucault | Frontier Ethics: A Journal of Critical Humanities UID:20260910T110917Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-2k8pg 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:20260910T014330Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260915T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260915T234500 SUMMARY:Decentering Design: Technology Through the Maintenance Lens UID:20260910T110918Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-2k8pg 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
\nWorkshop &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:20260910T014330Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260925T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260925T170000 SUMMARY:Philosophy\, Evidence and Policymaking UID:20260910T110920Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-2k8pg TZID:Europe/Amsterdam LOCATION:Rijnstraat 50\, Den Haag\, Netherlands DESCRIPTION:This workshop brings together researchers working on the theory and philosophy of science and evidence in policymaking as well as practitioners such as knowledge-brokers\, policymakers and policy advisors. It is organised by researchers at University of Antwerp\, University of Groningen and the VU Amsterdam in collaboration with the Science for Policy project at the Netherlands&rsquo\; Ministry of Education\, Culture &\; Science.
\nThe workshop is aimed at both early-career and senior researchers who are interested in the theory and the practice of evidence generation for and use in policymaking and the interaction between science and policy. This field of research addresses questions such as: What type of evidence should one use to develop policies? What should the role of scientific advisors be in policymaking? Does it make sense to rank evidence in hierarchies? How should policymakers deal with scientific expert disagreement? What does an appropriate role for non-epistemic values look like in evidence and science for policy?
\nWe invite you to send abstracts on the abovementioned topics\, as well as on related ones. Abstracts should:
\nNot exceed 300 words (references excluded)\;
\nBe sent in an anonymised document to the following email address: ebpolicy.network@gmail.com\;
\nBe suitable for a 30-minute presentation (+15 minutes of Q&\;A)\;
\nBe sent by the deadline: 3 August 2026 (notification of acceptance in the beginning of August 2026)\;
\nParticipation in the workshop without sending an abstract is possible by filling out the registration form no later than 15 August 2026. \;
\nThe first part of the workshop will include a keynote lecture by Dr. Donal Khosrowi (University of Hannover) and\, after\, presentations of the selected abstracts. After the lunch break\, the second part of the workshop will include a keynote lecture by Dr. Jaakko Kuosmanen (Finnish Academy of Science and Letters) and structured dialogues in break-out groups with practitioners\, aimed at making participants reflect together on various topics related to evidence and policy.
\nMoreover\, the workshop aims to encourage interaction between researchers and practitioners. Therefore\, the workshop will also include sessions in which there is structured dialogue between participating researchers and practitioners from the Netherlands&rsquo\; government.
\nQuestions can be sent to \;ebpolicy.network@gmail.com
ORGANIZER;CN=Geertjan Holtrop;CN=Kato Van Roey;CN=Helena R. Slanickova;CN=Paride Del Grosso: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T014330Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T090000 SUMMARY:Call for Papers\, ISMAI Journal Special Issue: Clinical Judgment\, Accountability and Responsible Medical AI UID:20260910T110921Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-2k8pg TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:ISMAI: The Journal of the International Society of Medical AI invites submissions to a special issue on clinical judgment\, accountability\, and responsible medical AI. As AI systems increasingly reach patients before a clinician does\, the issue examines who interprets\, who decides\, and who answers for the outcome\, across clinical\, ethical\, legal\, and policy perspectives.
\nWe welcome clinical\, ethical\, legal and policy scholarship\, in particular within the journal's Ethics and Philosophy of Medical AI scope. Open to clinicians\, ethicists\, legal scholars\, health-policy researchers and philosophers of medicine.
\nExpressions of interest (working title + ~250-word abstract) welcome now\; submission deadline 30 September 2026. Details and submission: journal.ismai.org. Contact: comms@ismai.org.
\nPublished with Ubiquity Press\, open access. ISMAI is a clinician-led\, charity-governed\, non-commercial society (registered charity in Ireland\, RCN 20206982).
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T014330Z DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Casablanca:20260930T230000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Casablanca:20260930T230000 SUMMARY:The 6th International Conference: Green Lab. Solutions for Sustainable Development (JOE6) UID:20260910T110922Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-2k8pg TZID:Africa/Casablanca LOCATION:CERHSO\, Oujda\, Morocco\, 60000 DESCRIPTION:The 6th International Conference: Green Lab. Solutions for Sustainable Development (JOE6)\, scheduled for December 3&ndash\;5\, 2026\, in Oujda\, Morocco\, will serve as a platform for addressing pressing environmental\, territorial and technological challenges.
\nThe conference is structured around six central themes\, ranging from the management of geo-resources and territories to the valorisation of natural resources within a circular economy approach\, renewable energies and advanced materials for sustainable production\, artificial intelligence applied to environmental and health risk management\, and environmental education and eco-citizenship:
\n·\;Scope 1: Management of Geo-Resources &\; Geo-Hazards for Sustainable Territories\;
\n·\; \; \; \;Scope 2: Natural Resources\, Environment &\; Circular Economy\;
\n·\; \; \; \;Scope 3: Eco-Materials &\; Renewable Energies for Sustainable Production\;
\n·\;Scope 4: Science and Engineering of Advanced Materials for Sustainable Technologies\;
\n·\; \; \;Scope 5: Artificial Intelligence for the Environment &\; Health Risk Management\;
\n·\; \; \; \;Scope 6: Environmental Education &\; Eco-Citizenship.
\nAs part of this International Conference\, a strategic workshop dedicated to co-action will be held on 5 December 2026\, in connection with the Info-Energy Climate Cell (CIEC)\, under the theme: &ldquo\;From Strategy to Citizen Action: CIEC for Participatory Territorial Energy Transition&rdquo\;. The workshop will bring together key institutional\, academic\, socio-economic and civil society stakeholders to share experiences\, discuss operational challenges and co-develop practical recommendations aimed at strengthening participatory territorial action in the fields of energy and climate.
\nThis sixth edition of the conference is conceived as a call to action. In light of the complex challenges of adapting to climate change and the need to ensure sustainable development\, it brings together diverse perspectives to propose practical and innovative solutions. By uniting scientists\, researchers\, policymakers\, entrepreneurs and citizens\, it aims to build a bridge between science and concrete action\, generating a collective momentum capable of transforming our practices towards a sustainable and equitable future.
\nUnder the visionary leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI\, Morocco is committed to a sustainable and ecologically sound future. This event serves as a collaborative platform for researchers\, experts\, governmental bodies and civil society to converge and devise tangible solutions to the environmental challenges facing our nation. The event will feature enlightening plenary sessions\, engaging panel discussions and insightful presentations from eminent speakers\, highlighting scientific breakthroughs and key strategies for cultivating a sustainable future.
\nIn keeping with our commitment to recognising exemplary efforts\, the event will honour outstanding solutions within each theme. We extend a warm invitation to scientists\, researchers\, policymakers\, environmental advocates and all concerned stakeholders to join us on 3&ndash\;5 December 2026\, as we collectively champion:
\n"Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Environmental Practices."
\nTogether\, let us help shape a greener\, more sustainable Morocco\,fostering harmony between human endeavour and the environment. \;
\n ORGANIZER;CN=Association Yes Green Maroc;CN=Mourad Arabi;CN=Mohamed El Malki;CN=Latifa Mechkirrou: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T014330Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20261007T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20261009T170000 SUMMARY:Causality and Causal Inference in Medicine UID:20260910T110923Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-2k8pg TZID:Europe/Madrid LOCATION:Facultad de Filosofia\, C/Camilo José Cela S/N\, Sevilla\, Spain\, 41018 DESCRIPTION:Interactions between the philosophy of causality and investigations of inferential practices in the sciences\, particularly medicine\, have yielded key developments across disciplines. One such example is evidential pluralism\, arguing for broadening the evidence range beyond difference-making to overcome the rigidity of evidence-based medicine. Further interdisciplinary engagements can assess the adequacy of different philosophical analyses of causation and corresponding causal concepts with respect to particular scientific problems or areas or draw on practices from the sciences to adjust the philosophical toolkit. At the same time\, there are also challenges to address\, such as working across areas with different\, sometimes conflicting\, methods and approaches. This conference aims to bring together current research dealing with causality and inferential practices in the health sciences\, broadly construed\, welcoming philosophical\, methodological\, and scientific contributions\, among others.
\nKeynote speakers:
\nJonathan Fuller (University of Pittsburgh)
\nNaja Hulvej Rod (University of Copenhagen)
\nSaana Jukola (University of Twente)
\nLocal organizing team: Cristina Baré\;s Gó\;mez\, Matthieu Fontaine\, Elena Popa\, Quentin Ruyant.
This conference is the 16th in the series of Causality in the Sciences conferences. Steering committee: Phyllis Illari\, Science &\; Technology Studies\, UCL\; Samantha Kleinberg\, Computer Science\, Stevens\; Bert Leuridan\, Philosophy\, Antwerp\; Julian Reiss: Philosophy\, Linz\; Federica Russo: History and Philosophy of Science\, Utrecht\; Erik Weber: Philosophy\, Ghent\; Jon Williamson: Philosophy\, Manchester. \; \;
Funding and organization
This is a save the date for the annual PhilML conference.
\nPhilML is an annual conference dedicated to the philosophy of machine learning. It addresses foundational epistemological\, ethical\, and social questions concerning machine learning from the perspective of analytic philosophy. The conference welcomes both (1) work that applies philosophical concepts and methods to gain insight into machine learning\, and (2) work that critically reflects on the philosophical and ethical implications of machine learning research. To foster close and productive exchange\, PhilML brings together philosophers and philosophically inclined machine learning researchers\, with an openness to engaging direclty with scientific and mathematical details. \;
\nPhilML'26 will take place at LMU Munich from October 7-9. The call for papers will be announced in May\, at which point we will invite people to submit extended abstracts. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Kate Vredenburgh;CN=Thomas Grote;CN=Tom F. Sterkenburg;CN=Timo Freiesleben: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T014330Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261010T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261011T170000 SUMMARY:Formal Approaches to Rationality and Meaning (FARM) UID:20260910T110925Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-2k8pg TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:New York\, United States DESCRIPTION:FARM is a conference that aims to bring together researchers studying meaning\, reasoning and rational norms.
ORGANIZER;CN=Matthew Mandelkern;CN=Harvey Lederman;CN=Snow Zhang;CN=Paolo Santorio;CN=Julia Staffel: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T014330Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20261016T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20261016T170000 SUMMARY:From Logic to Language: New Takes on Philosophy of AI UID:20260910T110926Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-2k8pg TZID:America/Mexico_City LOCATION:Circuito de los Posgrados\, Coyoacán\, Mexico\, 04510 DESCRIPTION:Motivation: \;
\nRecent advances in artificial intelligence&mdash\;especially large language models&mdash\;have renewed foundational philosophical questions about language\, inference\, and knowledge. These systems produce linguistically well-formed outputs and display patterns of reasoning\, yet their epistemic and semantic status remains unclear. Are we witnessing new forms of linguistic agency\, or merely sophisticated statistical artifacts? And what kinds of logical and formal tools are adequate to capture their behavior?
This workshop aims to bring together perspectives from logic\, linguistics\, and philosophy to address these questions. \;
&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:20260910T014330Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261030T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261030T234500 SUMMARY:MetaScientia: Journal of the History and Philosophy of Science UID:20260910T110928Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-2k8pg TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Dear Colleagues\,
\nMetaScientia: Journal of the History and Philosophy of Science invites submissions for the thematic issue:
\nPhilosophy of Biology: Organization\, Agency\, and Organismality in Living Systems
\nThis thematic issue welcomes contributions addressing contemporary debates in the philosophy of biology\, including organization\, agency\, autonomy\, organismality\, biological individuality\, biosemiotics\, evolutionary developmental biology (Evo-Devo)\, teleology\, biological function\, and related topics.
\nWe particularly encourage conceptual\, historical\, theoretical\, interdisciplinary\, and empirically informed studies that explore the nature of living systems and the foundations of biological organization.
\nAccepted Contribution Types
\nLanguages
\nEnglish and Turkish
\nImportant Dates
\nInitial Submission Deadline: 15 November 2026
Final Submission Deadline: 30 November 2026*
Expected Publication: December 2026
* Manuscripts submitted after 15 November 2026 may be considered for publication in a subsequent issue if the peer-review and production process cannot be completed in time for inclusion in the thematic issue.
\nPublication Information
\nSubmission Guidelines and Online Submission
\nAuthors should submit their manuscripts through the journal&rsquo\;s online submission system and prepare them in accordance with the Official Template and Author Guidelines available on the journal website:
\nMetaScientia: Journal of the History and Philosophy of Science
https://metasciencehps.org/index.php/science
Contact
\nProf. Mustafa Yavuz
Guest Editor
mustafa.yavuz@medeniyet.edu.tr
Assoc. Prof. Alper Bilgehan Yardımcı
Editor-in-Chief
alperyardimci@pau.edu.tr
Further details about registration will soon be available on the reFIA website:
https://refia.es/
If you are interested in participating please send a message to: \;refia@usc.es
ORGANIZER;CN="Xavier de Donato Rodríguez";CN=Spanish Network for the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence reFIA: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T014330Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20261105T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20261106T170000 SUMMARY:Emerge 2026: Contested Futures UID:20260910T110930Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-2k8pg TZID:Europe/Belgrade LOCATION:Kraljice Natalije 45\, Belgrade\, Serbia\, 11000 DESCRIPTION:EMERGE: Contested Futures\, raises pressing questions about power and agency in the age of AI. Rather than treating technological change as inevitable or neutral\, the conference invites critical reflection on how emerging technologies are developed\, governed\, narrated\, and contested\, and how they reshape democratic processes\, social relations\, environmental conditions\, education\, media\, and cultural production. Whether you are a researcher\, practitioner\, or policy professional\, EMERGE offers a rare interdisciplinary space to interrogate the futures being built around us\, and to imagine alternatives. More information at \;https://emerge.ifdt.bg.ac.rs/
ORGANIZER;CN=Jelena Novakovic: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T014330Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20261107T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20261108T170000 SUMMARY:The 1st Workshop on History and Philosophy of Science in the East UID:20260910T110931Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-2k8pg 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
\nContact
\nThe 6th \;International Conference: Green Lab. Solutions for Sustainable Development (JOE6)\, scheduled for \;December 3&ndash\;5\, 2026\, in Oujda\, Morocco\, will serve as a platform for addressing pressing environmental\, territorial and technological challenges.
\nThe conference is structured around six central themes\, ranging from the management of geo-resources and territories to the valorisation of natural resources within a circular economy approach\, renewable energies and advanced materials for sustainable production\, artificial intelligence applied to environmental and health risk management\, and environmental education and eco-citizenship:
\nAs part of this International Conference\, a strategic workshop dedicated to co-action will be held on \;5 December 2026\, in connection with the \;Info-Energy Climate Cell \;(CIEC)\, under the theme: &ldquo\;From Strategy to Citizen Action: CIEC for Participatory Territorial Energy Transition&rdquo\;. The workshop will bring together key institutional\, academic\, socio-economic and civil society stakeholders to share experiences\, discuss operational challenges and co-develop practical recommendations aimed at strengthening participatory territorial action in the fields of energy and climate.
\nThis sixth edition of the conference is conceived as a call to action. In light of the complex challenges of adapting to climate change and the need to ensure sustainable development\, it brings together diverse perspectives to propose practical and innovative solutions. By uniting scientists\, researchers\, policymakers\, entrepreneurs and citizens\, it aims to build a bridge between science and concrete action\, generating a collective momentum capable of transforming our practices towards a sustainable and equitable future.
\nUnder the visionary leadership of \;His Majesty King Mohammed VI\, Morocco is committed to a sustainable and ecologically sound future. This event serves as a collaborative platform for researchers\, experts\, governmental bodies and civil society to converge and devise tangible solutions to the environmental challenges facing our nation. The event will feature enlightening plenary sessions\, engaging panel discussions and insightful presentations from eminent speakers\, highlighting scientific breakthroughs and key strategies for cultivating a sustainable future.
\nIn keeping with our commitment to recognising exemplary efforts\, the event will honour outstanding solutions within each theme. We extend a warm invitation to scientists\, researchers\, policymakers\, environmental advocates and all concerned stakeholders to join us on \;3&ndash\;5 December 2026\, as we collectively champion:
\n"Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Environmental Practices."
\nTogether\, let us help shape a greener\, more sustainable Morocco\, \;fostering harmony between human endeavour and the environment. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Association Yes Green Maroc;CN=Mourad Arabi;CN=Mohamed El Malki;CN=Latifa Mechkirrou: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T014330Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20261231T010000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20261231T010000 SUMMARY:Objectivity across the Sciences UID:20260910T110933Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-2k8pg TZID:Asia/Hong_Kong LOCATION:HKUST\, Hong Kong\, Hong Kong DESCRIPTION:Objectivity is an important topic in the philosophy of science with implications for many debates\, including scientific confirmation\, scientific realism\, measurement\, values in science\, and theory choice. However\, defining scientific objectivity is not easy. Its meaning varies radically from different contexts. Objectivity can be a property of a product of science (e.g. scientific claims)\, or of a process of science (e.g. scientific methods). It can also be a virtue or ideal of scientific practice. This conference aims to examine the notion of objectivity across the natural and social sciences. In particular\, it will scrutinise the nature\, role\, and significance of objectivity in scientific practice.
\nQuestions to be addressed include but are not limited to:
\nSelected papers will be included in an edited volume to be published by Springer (part of the Asian Studies in the Philosophy of Science).
\nSubmission Guidelines
\nPlease submit a 500-word abstract for blind review via Oxford Abstracts (https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/83122/submitter) by 31 December 2026.
\nContact
\nIf you have any questions\, please contact Qiyue Zhang (qiyue.zhang@connect.ust.hk).
ORGANIZER;CN=Yafeng Shan;CN=Qinyi Wang;CN=Qiyue Zhang: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T014330Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20270623T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20270625T170000 SUMMARY:Objectivity across the Sciences UID:20260910T110934Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-2k8pg TZID:Asia/Hong_Kong LOCATION:HKUST\, Hong Kong\, Hong Kong DESCRIPTION:Objectivity is an important topic in the philosophy of science with implications for many debates\, including scientific confirmation\, scientific realism\, measurement\, values in science\, and theory choice. However\, defining scientific objectivity is not easy. Its meaning varies radically from different contexts. Objectivity can be a property of a product of science (e.g. scientific claims)\, or of a process of science (e.g. scientific methods). It can also be a virtue or ideal of scientific practice. This conference aims to examine the notion of objectivity across the natural and social sciences. In particular\, it will scrutinise the nature\, role\, and significance of objectivity in scientific practice.
\nQuestions to be addressed include but are not limited to:
\nSelected papers will be included in an edited volume to be published by Springer (part of the Asian Studies in the Philosophy of Science).
\nIf you have any questions\, please contact Qiyue Zhang (qiyue.zhang@connect.ust.hk).
ORGANIZER;CN=Yafeng Shan;CN=Qinyi Wang;CN=Qiyue Zhang: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T014330Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:29990101T033000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:29990201T120000 SUMMARY:POSTPONED - Creativity and Improvisation in Thought\, Practice\, and Mind: An Interdisciplinary Conference UID:20260910T110935Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6cf9979bf7-2k8pg TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:6001 Dodge Street\, Omaha\, United States\, 68182 DESCRIPTION:*Please note that this event has officially been postponed. More information will be made available asap in the near future*
\nMany human cognitive capacities and processes may be deployed creatively\, from unique choices made for oneself up through novel cultural shifts. Similarly\, large swaths of our daily lives are taken up with performing spontaneous\, on-the-fly\, and unplanned activities that are\, in a word\, improvised. \; Charting out the nature of both creativity and improvisation\, taken individually or together\, remains an open and pressing issue. In this conference\, we will delve into various philosophical\, theoretical\, empirical\, and interdisciplinary issues that are related to creativity and improvisation. A non-exhaustive list of related questions and themes for this topic include:
\n- What is the relationship between improvisation and creativity?
\n- What is the relationship between creative activity and well-being?
\n- What is the best way to model individual and collective creativity?
\n- Is creativity in the arts the same thing as in other domains\, such as in science or business?
\n- What are the pros and cons of different scientific operationalizations of creativity and improvisation?
\n- Provide a conceptual analysis of creativity and/or improvisation.
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