BEGIN:VCALENDAR
PRODID:-//Grails iCalendar plugin//NONSGML Grails iCalendar plugin//EN
VERSION:2.0
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20261009T224311Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261005T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261130T170000
SUMMARY:Computational Social Philosophy of AI Seminars (CSPAIS 2026)
UID:20261013T182317Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:98a9:e4ff:fef8:2072%3
TZID:Europe/London
DESCRIPTION:<p>Computational methods and simulations have become a fruitful methodology for philosophers\, particularly for understanding how social relations\, norms\, and communicative structures could and should shape inquiry. Work in computational social philosophy has illuminated phenomena ranging from the epistemic value of diversity and the dynamics of epistemic belonging to the emergence and erosion of norms and processes of polarization.</p>\n<p>Generative and agentic AI tools stand to profoundly reshape computational social philosophy in at least two ways:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>As objects of study for computational social philosophy. Generative and agentic AI are increasingly embedded in epistemic life: as sources of information\, interlocutors\, surrogates for social participants\, gatekeepers within epistemic communities\, and even partially autonomous epistemic actors. This should motivate a broadening of purview in social epistemology\, which has tended to focus primarily on personal\, interpersonal\, and institutional factors that impact inquiry\, but comparatively less on technological factors.&nbsp\;</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>As tools of study for computational social philosophy. These systems can lower the technical barriers to computational work. More interestingly\, they may expand the range of social phenomena philosophers can model\, including richer representations of agents&rsquo\; beliefs and behavior\, more complex interactions and environments\, and even digital-twin-style models of particular communities or institutions.</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>This cluster brings together philosophers working in\, or seriously engaging with\, computational social philosophy. We are eager to gather a cohort who can bring rigor\, clarity\, and intellectual generosity to advancing understanding in relation to the above themes.</p>\n<p>We&rsquo\;re particularly interested in philosophical contributions that engage one or more of the following cross-cutting threads:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Modeling of AI systems as socio-epistemic phenomena</strong>: How might explicitly modeling the effects of AI systems within social epistemic processes challenge\, deepen\, or expand existing understanding in social epistemology and philosophy of science?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Modeling of socio-epistemic phenomena with AI-based tools</strong>: What new forms of social epistemological phenomena can AI-based tools help us represent and investigate beyond traditional methods\, such as typical agent-based models?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Understanding aims and tradeoffs</strong>: How should we think about the tradeoffs between promises of AI-based tools (e.g.\, flexibility\, expressive power\, scale) and other desiderata (e.g.\, robustness\, justification\, tractability\, understanding) that have long been central to computational social philosophy? What can we learn about these issues from the use of AI-based tools in other disciplines such as computational social science?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Methodological standards</strong>: What standards should guide reliable\, reproducible\, and more generally epistemically and ethically responsible philosophical inquiry using AI-based methods in computational social philosophy?</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Please note that\, while we welcome expressions of interest from all disciplines\, this is not a general workshop about AI or AI-based simulations. It is a workshop about how deeper engagement with AI systems as objects of modeling studies and as a modeling tool can ultimately enrich and expand philosophical inquiry.</p>\n<p><strong>Format</strong></p>\n<p>The series will consist of bi-weekly virtual meetings\, in the style of CSPS\, starting in October 2026.The meetings are on Mondays at 11:30am ET.</p>\n<p><strong>Applications</strong></p>\n<p>You can submit your application to join the seminars by using this application form: https://forms.gle/SC2iqbZUBU6iB52v6&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>The application form includes:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Basic details: Your name\, email address\, affiliation\, career stage</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Extended abstracts of up to 750 words and prepared for anonymous review (no identifying information in the abstract itself).</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>The submission deadline for applications is <strong>July 27th\, 2026.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Organizers</strong></p>\n<p>Sina Fazelpour (Northeastern)</p>\n<p>Luca Garzino Demo (UPenn)&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Please direct inquiries to lgarzino@sas.upenn.edu</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Sina Fazelpour;CN=Luca Garzino Demo:
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20261009T224311Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261015T230000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261015T230000
SUMMARY:Scienza&Filosofia 37: "Between Mind and Machine: Genealogy and Phenomenology of Computation"/"Tra mente e macchina: genealogia e fenomenologia del calcolo"
UID:20261013T182318Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:98a9:e4ff:fef8:2072%3
TZID:Europe/London
DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>ENG:</strong><br><br></p>\n<p>Computation profoundly shapes how we think\, communicate\, and relate to the world. Yet the philosophical and anthropological foundations of this practice&mdash\;rooted in formal logic and symbolic manipulation&mdash\;often remain underexplored. Computation is not merely a technique\, a cognitive routine\, or a fixed feature of the natural world\; rather\, it is a complex cultural practice that interacts with and structures thought and world alike\, deeply redefining both.</p>\n<p>The genealogy of computational thought reveals a crucial paradox: though originally understood as an impersonal\, purely formal device\, computation is inextricably interwoven with human life. From inscriptional practices that encode cognitive strategies to logical machines that simulate universal rules of reasoning\; from artificial neural architectures that fuse mechanical rules and behavioral theory to neuroscientific models that render the brain an algorithmic device&mdash\;computation emerges as a cultural force no less potent than art\, myth\, or language.</p>\n<p>The phenomenological tradition offers valuable conceptual tools for grasping the complexity of these practices and their conceptual forms. Husserl&rsquo\;s rarely applied idea of &ldquo\;language as calculation&rdquo\; suggests that symbolic notation functions not only as an instrument of communication but as a medium capable of generating what we might call &ldquo\;computational evidence&rdquo\;&mdash\;a clarity produced through the systematic manipulation of symbols. This perspective widens our understanding of writing in all its forms\, pointing to a dynamic interaction between phenomenology and computation.</p>\n<p>At the same time\, the history of logical machines&mdash\;from nineteenth‑century devices to today&rsquo\;s AI architectures&mdash\;highlights a further tension between the impersonal universality and technical reproducibility of algorithmic calculation and the personal construction of meaning.</p>\n<p>Despite rich theoretical premises\, the practical successes of computation have often obscured the historical‑conceptual background of debates on artificial intelligence. Strictly speaking\, the epistemology of AI stands on behaviorist and cybernetic paradigms that frame cognition and thought as algorithmic processes. These &ldquo\;operative concepts&rdquo\;&mdash\;to borrow Eugen Fink&rsquo\;s distinction between &ldquo\;thematic&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;operative&rdquo\; concepts&mdash\;characterize our approach to classical philosophical problems\, predisposing us to read intelligence\, consciousness\, language\, creativity\, and so forth in computational terms\, thereby generating a familiar vicious circle.</p>\n<p>In neuroscience\, the temptation to interpret the brain as a computer raises fundamental epistemological questions. Computational models\, for all their productivity\, may furnish convenient abstractions rather than capture the brain&rsquo\;s actual functioning. Built on data averages and variance filtering\, such models struggle to reproduce the organ&rsquo\;s staggering complexity. These simplifications\, however interesting\, may not reveal an intrinsic computational essence of the brain.</p>\n<p>To resist such assumptions\, it may be fruitful to consider computation as a &ldquo\;symbolic form&rdquo\; in the Cassirerian sense: a capacity that not only processes but also structures how we conceive of and relate to the world. The potential case studies are innumerable\, yet the guiding philosophical question should remain the same: Can the concept of symbolic form be applied to the ways different artificial intelligences shape the world? Do AIs in any meaningful sense possess an &ldquo\;external&rdquo\; world? And is this enough to deny that human reality&mdash\;with its perceptions and values&mdash\;is itself shaped by codes\, algorithms\, and digital infrastructures?</p>\n<p>Finally\, in connection with these questions\, we must investigate the ethical‑political impact of AI: how do algorithms condition our decisions and structure their logical form? Can human beings still be regarded as autonomous and responsible moral subjects in a world increasingly characterized by co‑agency between humans and intelligent machines?</p>\n<p>This dossier of Scienza &amp\; Filosofia seeks to create an interdisciplinary space for reflection that illuminates the historical\, genealogical\, phenomenological\, and epistemological entanglements of computational thought. Our aim is not only to clarify the roots of computational thinking but also to enrich the ongoing dialogue on the role of technology and computation in contemporary culture.</p>\n<p><strong>Suggested (non‑exhaustive) Topics</strong></p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Writing\, symbolic notation\, and cognitive practices: from Husserlian phenomenology to contemporary theories of computation as a medium of thought</li>\n<li>History of logical machines and genealogy of computation: from nineteenth‑century mechanical devices to contemporary digital architecture</li>\n<li>The paradox of intimate technology: algorithmic universality and personal meaning‑making in an era of pervasive computation</li>\n<li>Genealogy of artificial intelligence: behaviorist and cybernetic assumptions and their legacies in contemporary models of cognition</li>\n<li>Is the brain a computer? Computational models in neuroscience between heuristic value and ontological reductionism</li>\n<li>Computation as symbolic form and cultural practice</li>\n<li>Language and thought in Large Language Models and in human cognition</li>\n<li>Computational subjectivity: from theories of the subject (Cartesian\, Kantian\, phenomenological\, analytic\, etc.) to contemporary algorithmic identities</li>\n<li>Philosophy of mathematics and formal logic: theoretical foundations of computational thought</li>\n<li>Ethics and politics of computation: the impact of algorithms on ethical decision‑making and the political domain</li>\n</ul>\n<p>We welcome contributions from philosophy (phenomenology\, analytic philosophy\, philosophy of mind\, science and technology studies\, intellectual history)\, cognitive science\, computer science\, neuroscience\, media studies\, and adjacent fields. Interdisciplinary proposals are especially encouraged.</p>\n<p><strong>Submission of Proposals:</strong> To participate in this call for papers\, please submit an abstract of no more than 500 characters&mdash\;including the title of the proposed essay and a description of the argument&mdash\;to scienzaefilosofia@gmail.com by <strong>October 15\, 2026</strong>. Proposals will be evaluated by the editors and the journal&rsquo\;s review committee. Authors will be notified of the selection results\, along with the new deadline for submitting manuscripts\, which is set for <strong>March 15\, 2027</strong>. Finally\, manuscripts will undergo a double-blind peer review process\, and authors will be notified of the review results upon completion of the process.</p>\n<p><strong>Accepted Languages:</strong> Italian\, English\, French\, German and Spanish.<strong><br><br></strong>Edited by Claudio Fabbroni and Lorenzo De Stefano.<strong><br><br>ITA:<br></strong></p>\n<p>Il calcolo plasma profondamente il modo in cui pensiamo\, comunichiamo e ci rapportiamo al mondo. Eppure\, i fondamenti filosofici e antropologici di questa pratica &ndash\; radicati nella logica formale e nella manipolazione simbolica &ndash\; rimangono spesso inesplorati. La computazione non &egrave\; semplicemente una tecnica\, una pratica cognitiva o una caratteristica immutabile del mondo naturale: &egrave\; piuttosto una pratica culturale complessa\, che interagisce e struttura il pensiero e il mondo\, ridefinendoli profondamente.</p>\n<p>La genealogia del pensiero computazionale rivela un paradosso cruciale: sebbene originariamente concepito come un dispositivo puramente formale e impersonale\, la computazione &egrave\; intrecciata in modo inestricabile alla vita umana. Dalle pratiche di scrittura che codificano strategie cognitive alle macchine logiche che simulano le regole universali del ragionamento\, dalle architetture neurali artificiali che fondono regole meccaniche e teoria comportamentale con i modelli neuroscientifici che rendono il cervello una macchina algoritmica\, il calcolo si configura come una forza culturale potente quanto arte\, mito o linguaggio.</p>\n<p>La tradizione fenomenologica offre strumenti concettuali preziosi per comprendere la complessit&agrave\; di tali pratiche e delle loro forme concettuali. L&rsquo\;idea husserliana del &ldquo\;linguaggio come calcolo&rdquo\;\, raramente applicata alla comprensione della scrittura\, suggerisce che la notazione simbolica funzioni non solo come strumento di comunicazione\, ma come medium capace di generare quella che potremmo chiamare &ldquo\;evidenza computazionale&rdquo\; &ndash\; una chiarezza prodotta dalla manipolazione sistematica di simboli. Questa prospettiva espande la nostra visione della scrittura &ndash\; di qualsiasi tipo essa sia &ndash\;\, suggerendo invece un&rsquo\;interazione dinamica tra fenomenologia e calcolo.</p>\n<p>La storia delle macchine logiche\, dai primi dispositivi ottocenteschi alle contemporanee architetture di intelligenza artificiale\, illumina\, tuttavia\, un&rsquo\;ulteriore tensione: quella tra l&rsquo\;universalit&agrave\; impersonale e riproducibilit&agrave\; tecnica del calcolo algoritmico e la costruzione personale di significato.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Pur muovendosi entro queste premesse teoriche\, l&rsquo\;impatto dei risultati pratici ha offuscato il retroterra storico‑concettuale del dibattito sull&rsquo\;intelligenza artificiale. L&rsquo\;epistemologia dell&rsquo\;intelligenza artificiale\, infatti\, a voler rimanere stretti\, si regge sui paradigmi comportamentisti e cibernetici\, che inquadrano la cognizione e il pensiero come processi algoritmici. Tali concetti &ldquo\;operativi&rdquo\; &ndash\; per riprendere la distinzione di Eugen Fink tra concetti &ldquo\;tematici&rdquo\; e &ldquo\;operativi&rdquo\; &ndash\; plasmano il modo in cui comprendiamo i classici problemi della tradizione filosofica\, poich&eacute\; ci predispongono a interpretare i problemi dell&rsquo\;intelligenza\, della coscienza\, del linguaggio\, della creativit&agrave\; e cos&igrave\; via in termini computazionali\, generando il pi&ugrave\; classico dei circoli viziosi.</p>\n<p>In ambito neuroscientifico\, sappiamo\, che la tentazione di interpretare il cervello come un computer solleva interrogativi epistemologici fondamentali. I modelli computazionali\, pur essendo straordinariamente produttivi\, potrebbero offrire astrazioni convenienti piuttosto che catturare il funzionamento reale del cervello. Le teorie computazionali si basano su medie di dati e filtraggio di varianze\, strumenti per mezzo dei quali risulta difficile riprodurre la complessit&agrave\; strabiliante dell&rsquo\;organo cerebrale. Queste semplificazioni\, quindi\, per quanto preziose\, potrebbero non rivelare un&rsquo\;essenza computazionale intrinseca del cervello.</p>\n<p>Per scongiurare assunzioni di questo tipo\, pu&ograve\; essere opportuno considerare la computazione come &ldquo\;forma simbolica&rdquo\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;nel senso cassireriano\, ovverosia nei termini di una capacit&agrave\; che non solo elabora\, ma struttura il modo in cui concepiamo e ci rapportiamo al mondo. I casi di studio a cui applicare quest&rsquo\;idea sono potenzialmente innumerevoli\, ma la domanda filosofica guida dovrebbe rimanere la stessa: si pu&ograve\; applicare il concetto di forma simbolica al modo in cui le diverse intelligenze artificiali plasmano il mondo? Esiste realmente un mondo &ldquo\;esterno&rdquo\; per le intelligenze artificiali? E questo basta a negare che la realt&agrave\; umana\, con le sue percezioni e i suoi valori\, non sia plasmata da codici\, algoritmi e infrastrutture digitali?</p>\n<p>In relazione a quest&rsquo\;ultima domanda\, occorrer&agrave\; infine indagare l&rsquo\;impatto etico-politico dell&rsquo\;intelligenza artificiale: in che modo gli algoritmi condizionano le nostre decisioni e ne strutturano la forma logica? Gli esseri umani potranno essere considerati soggetti morali autonomi e responsabili in un mondo in cui la co-agentivit&agrave\; fra uomini e macchine intelligenti caratterizzer&agrave\; sempre pi&ugrave\; la quotidianit&agrave\; di tutti noi?</p>\n<p>Questo dossier di Scienza&amp\;Filosofia auspica la creazione di uno spazio di riflessione interdisciplinare per illuminare gli intrecci storici\, genealogici\, fenomenologici ed epistemologici del pensiero computazionale. Il dossier mira a chiarire non solo le radici del pensiero computazionale\, ma anche ad arricchire il dialogo in corso sul ruolo della tecnologia e del calcolo nella cultura contemporanea.</p>\n<p><strong>Spunti tematici\, non vincolanti\, per la riflessione:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scrittura\, notazione simbolica e pratiche cognitive: dalla fenomenologia husserliana alle teorie contemporanee del calcolo come medium di pensiero</li>\n<li>Storia delle macchine logiche e genealogia della computazione: dai dispositivi meccanici ottocenteschi alle architetture digitali contemporanee</li>\n<li>Il paradosso della tecnologia intima: universalit&agrave\; algoritmica e costruzione personale di significato nell&rsquo\;era della computazione pervasiva</li>\n<li>Genealogia dell&rsquo\;intelligenza artificiale: assunzioni comportamentiste\, cibernetiche e le loro eredit&agrave\; nei modelli contemporanei di cognizione</li>\n<li>Il cervello &egrave\; un computer? I modelli computazionali nelle neuroscienze tra euristica e riduzionismo ontologico</li>\n<li>Computazione come forma simbolica e pratica culturale</li>\n<li>Linguaggio e pensiero nei Large Language Models e nell&rsquo\;uomo</li>\n<li>Soggettivit&agrave\; computazionale: dalle teorie del soggetto (cartesiana\, kantiana\, fenomenologica\, analitica ecc.) alle identit&agrave\; algoritmiche contemporanee</li>\n<li>Filosofia della matematica e logica formale: i fondamenti teorici del pensiero computazionale</li>\n<li>Etica e politica del calcolo: l&rsquo\;impatto degli algoritmi sulle decisioni etiche e sulla dimensione politica</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Sono ben accetti contributi provenienti dalla filosofia (fenomenologia\, filosofia analitica\, filosofia della mente\, science and technology studies/STS\, storia delle idee)\, dalle scienze cognitive\, dall&rsquo\;informatica\, dalle neuroscienze\, dagli studi sui media e da ambiti affini. Sono particolarmente incoraggiate proposte interdisciplinari.</p>\n<p><strong>Procedura</strong>: Per partecipare alla call\, occorre inviare all&rsquo\;indirizzo scienzaefilosofia@gmail.com\, entro il <strong>15 ottobre 2026</strong> un abstract di max 500 battute comprendente il titolo della proposta di saggio e una descrizione dell&rsquo\;iter argomentativo. Le proposte saranno valutate dai curatori e dal comitato di lettori della rivista. Gli autori riceveranno comunicazione dell&rsquo\;esito della selezione\, unitamente all&rsquo\;indicazione della nuova deadline per l&rsquo\;invio dei contributi che &egrave\; fissata per il <strong>15 marzo 2027</strong>. Infine\, i contributi verranno sottoposti a doppia blind review e gli autori riceveranno\, al termine della procedura\, comunicazione circa l&rsquo\;esito della valutazione.</p>\n<p><strong>Lingue accettate</strong>: italiano\, inglese\, francese\, tedesco e spagnolo.<br><br></p>\n<p>A cura di Claudio Fabbroni e Lorenzo De Stefano.</p>
ORGANIZER:
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20261009T224311Z
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Tokyo:20261016T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Tokyo:20261017T170000
SUMMARY:Philosophy & AI 5 (PhAI5) 
UID:20261013T182319Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:98a9:e4ff:fef8:2072%3
TZID:Asia/Tokyo
LOCATION:Clark Memorial Student Center\, Sapporo-shi\, Japan
DESCRIPTION:<p>The event is the fifth installment of <em>Philosophy &amp\; AI</em>\, an event series established to promote research and collaboration on the philosophy of AI in Asia\, and also\, to promote interaction between philosophers of AI and AI researchers in other academic disciplines\, as well as outside academia.</p>\n<p><strong>Basic information</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Date &amp\; Time: 16&ndash\;17 October\, 2026\, 10:00-17:30 (JST)</li>\n<li>Venue: Clark Memorial Student Center\, Hokkaido University\, Sapporo\, Hokkaido (Google Maps)</li>\n<li>Language: English</li>\n<li>Format: In-person only</li>\n<li>Registration athttps://forms.gle/yCu4Y2f4NQnMXXj26.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Keynote speaker</strong>: Jun Otsuka (Zen University)</p>\n<p><strong>Invited speakers</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Herman Cappelen (University of Hong Kong)</li>\n<li>Alexandre Erler (National Yang Ming Chiao Tong University)</li>\n<li>Mirko Farina (Huaqiao University)</li>\n<li>Xiaoyu Ke (East China Normal University)</li>\n<li>Youjin Kong (Seoul National University)</li>\n<li>Ying-Tung Lin (National Yang Ming Chiao Tong University)</li>\n<li>Kengo Miyazono (Hokkaido University)</li>\n<li>Jacob Mortimer (Peking University)</li>\n<li>Rafal Rzepka (Hokkaido University)</li>\n<li>Rachel Sterken (University of Hong Kong)</li>\n<li>Richard Stone (Tokyo City University)</li>\n<li>Davide Zappeli (Fudan University)</li>\n<li>Sonia Zhang (Hokkaido University)</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>Find out more at our official website!</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Katsunori Miyahara;CN=Hayate Shimizu;CN=Sonia Zhang;CN="Sebastian Sunday Grève";CN=Yiwen Zhan:
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20261009T224311Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261016T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20270527T170000
SUMMARY:Modelling the Mind. Seminar Series in the Philosophy of Cognitive Science
UID:20261013T182320Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:98a9:e4ff:fef8:2072%3
TZID:Europe/Rome
LOCATION:Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici\, Via Porta di Massa 1\, Napoli\, Italy\, 80133
DESCRIPTION:<p>What do cognitive scientists explain when they explain a behaviour\, and what would count as having explained it? How do computational\, mechanistic\, representational and dynamical accounts of the same phenomenon relate &mdash\; do they compete\, complement one another\, or answer different questions? Where do the methods and models of empirical research come from\, and how well do they fit what they are meant to describe? What\, if anything\, do artificial systems teach us about biological minds?</p>\n<p>Questions of this kind keep coming up because there is no shortage of findings about the mind. What is scarce is a clear account of how they hang together\, or whether they do. <em>Modelling the Mind</em> is a seminar series for working that out in the open\, one talk at a time. The aim is to contribute to an empirically informed philosophical understanding of the mind and of the methods by which it is studied.
</p>\n<p>Upcoming talks:</p>\n<p>Fri 9 October 2026 - Silvano Zipoli Caiani (Universit&agrave\; degli Studi di Firenze)</p>\n<p>Fri 16 October 2026 - Matteo Colombo (Tilburg University)</p>\n<p>Thu 12 November 2026 - Dimitri Coelho Mollo (Ume&aring\; University)</p>\n<p>Thu 10 December 2026 - Beate Krickel (Technische Universit&auml\;t Berlin)</p>\n<p>Mon 18 January 2027 - Nina Poth (Radboud University)</p>\n<p>Thu 11 February 2027 - Andrew Richmond (University of Otago)</p>\n<p>Wed 3 March 2027 - Gualtiero Piccinini (University of Missouri)</p>\n<p>Wed 31 March 2027 - Grace Lindsay (New York University)</p>\n<p>Wed 21 April 2027 - Mazviita Chirimuuta (University of Edinburgh)</p>\n<p>Fri 7 May 2027 - Danielle Williams (New York University)</p>\n<p>Thu 27 May 2027 - Alfredo Paternoster (Universit&agrave\; degli Studi di Bergamo)</p>\n<p>Each session pairs a 45-minute talk with an extended discussion. Each talk of the seminar series is in hybrid form. Attendance is free\, in person and remotely\, and everyone is welcome at any career stage.</p>\n<p>For info on abstracts\, Zoom links\, times of the talks (in UTC) and to subscribe to the mailing list -&nbsp\;in order to receive by email all of the above information and reminders of the talks&nbsp\;- visit our website at the link below.</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Claudio Fabbroni:
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20261009T224311Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261016T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261016T163000
SUMMARY:Neurotransmitters and the medium-dependence of neural computing 
UID:20261013T182321Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:98a9:e4ff:fef8:2072%3
TZID:Europe/Rome
LOCATION:Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici\, Via Porta di Massa 1\, Napoli\, Italy\, 80133
DESCRIPTION:<p>Abstract:</p>\n<p>Computations are abstract operations defined formally and independently from the physical media\, which can implement them. This suggests that\, if the brain is a computing system\, then the computations it performs must be medium-independent operations. But whether the brain is a computing system and whether its computations are medium-independent are contentious issues. Here\, I address these issues by focusing on neurotransmitters\, whose activities have limited medium-independence\, and whose functional roles in neural computing remain underexplored in the philosophy of the mind sciences. After distinguishing three functional roles of neurotransmitters in neural computation\, I argue that some neural computations are not medium-independent\, because neurotransmitters play a constitutive role in defining them.</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Claudio Fabbroni:
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20261009T224311Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20261016T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20261016T170000
SUMMARY:From Logic to Language: New Takes on Philosophy of AI
UID:20261013T182322Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:98a9:e4ff:fef8:2072%3
TZID:America/Mexico_City
LOCATION:Circuito de los Posgrados\, Coyoacán\, Mexico\, 04510
DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>Motivation:&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p>Recent 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?<br><br><strong>This workshop aims to bring together perspectives from logic\, linguistics\, and philosophy to address these questions.</strong>&nbsp\;<strong><br></strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Epistemology of AI outputs: </strong>What is the epistemic status of AI-generated content? Can such outputs constitute knowledge\, understanding\, or evidence? Under what conditions\, if any\, are they reliable or trustworthy?</li>\n<li><strong>Language and meaning in AI: </strong>Do the outputs of large language models qualify as genuine speech acts? Can they be said to have meaning\, reference\, or intention\, or are these merely ascriptions from the user&rsquo\;s perspective?</li>\n<li><strong>Logic and formal modeling: </strong>What logical frameworks are best suited to model AI behavior&mdash\;classical\, non-classical\, probabilistic\, or hybrid approaches? How should we formalize phenomena such as inconsistency\, opacity\, or context-sensitivity in AI systems?</li>\n<li><strong>Understanding and explanation: </strong>Do AI systems exhibit any form of understanding\, or only simulate it? What would count as an explanation of their outputs\, and how does this relate to broader debates on scientific understanding</li>\n<li><strong>Normativity and evaluation: </strong>What norms&mdash\;epistemic\, semantic\, or pragmatic&mdash\;should govern the use and assessment of AI outputs? Can traditional notions of justification and validity be extended to these systems?</li>\n<li><strong>Bias\, gender\, and injustice: </strong>How do AI systems reproduce or amplify existing social biases\, including those related to gender? What forms of epistemic or linguistic injustice arise in their deployment\, and how should they be addressed.&nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n\n&nbsp\;
ORGANIZER;CN="María del Rosario Martínez-Ordaz";CN="Cristian Alejandro Gutiérrez Ramírez";CN=Fernanda Samaniego;CN="Andrés E. Vázquez-Quijano":
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20261009T224311Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Athens:20261022T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Athens:20261023T170000
SUMMARY:Re-examining AI / Rethinking Modernity. Critical philosophical\, anthropological and interdisciplinary perspectives on technology
UID:20261013T182323Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:98a9:e4ff:fef8:2072%3
TZID:Europe/Athens
LOCATION:Kérkyra\, Greece
DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE </strong></p>\n<p><strong>Re-examining AI / Rethinking Modernity</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Critical philosophical\, anthropological and interdisciplinary perspectives on technology</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Corfu\, 22-23 October 2026</strong><strong></strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Conference scope</strong></p>\n<p>In recent years\, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly transformed multiple sectors\, from healthcare and finance to education and entertainment. However\, amidst the excitement surrounding these technological developments\, it is essential to critically revisit the philosophical foundations of this plural technology and\, on this basis\, examine the societal\, ethical\, political\, economic\, and ecological challenges it presents. This conference focuses primarily on this foundational dimension and\, through such critique\, seeks to offer a deeper perspective on the notions\, assumptions\, and frameworks of modernity at large. Which modern understandings of nature\, the human\, intelligence\, imagination\, the body\, the mind\, or reason were taken for granted in the development of what is now called &ldquo\;Artificial Intelligence&rdquo\;? Have these onto-epistemological foundations proved adequate\, or have they produced problems that become visible today through the socio-political\, economic\, and ecological crises associated with AI? Also\, an anthropological lens is crucial here\, as AI exposes how culturally situated\, rather than universal\, the modern Western assumptions about the human\, reason\, and technological agency have always been.&nbsp\;By bringing these foundations into dialogue with alternative anthropologies\, including non-Western and Indigenous ontologies and epistemologies\, the conference also seeks to rethink entrenched West/East divides that structure contemporary imaginaries of both "intelligence" and technological "progress".</p>\n<p>While we wish to approach AI with a critical lens\, this conference is not grounded in technophobia or anti-AI sentiment. We recognize the transformative reality and potential of AI but we don&rsquo\;t align with neo-Luddite efforts to &ldquo\;destroy&rdquo\; or reject this technology altogether. Instead\, our aim is to foster a constructive dialogue that acknowledges AI&rsquo\;s profound influence on our lives while addressing its underlying ontological and epistemological challenges. By bringing together scholars\, researchers\, and practitioners from diverse fields\, this conference seeks to refine our understanding of AI while also identifying flaws within our current phase of modernity that become visible through the global impact of this technology.</p>\n<p><strong>Call for papers</strong></p>\n<p>In this context\, we invite scholars\, researchers\, and thinkers to contribute to a critical examination of Artificial Intelligence in all its forms at our upcoming <strong>Critical philosophical\, anthropological and interdisciplinary perspectives on technology </strong>international conference.</p>\n<p>We are particularly interested in papers that interrogate (but are not limited to) the following areas:</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; <strong>Philosophical and Ontological Foundations of AI.</strong></p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; <strong>Alternative ontologies and/or epistemologies that can either stand as foundations for (a different) AI or critique current AI.</strong></p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; <strong>AI and Modernity</strong> (drawing lines between modern thinkers and contemporary AI).</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; <strong>Socio-Political\, Economic\, and Ecological Implications</strong> based on elements of AI that stem from ideas rooted in modernity).</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; <strong>Epistemology and Knowledge Production in the Age of AI.</strong></p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; <strong>Constructive Critique Beyond Technophobia</strong> (grounded in renewed modern theories -Critical Theory\, Phenomenology\, Anthropology of Technology\, Bergsonian Vitalism\, etc.- or in thinkers who were previously overlooked or not typically associated with AI).<strong></strong></p>\n<p>This conference focuses on theoretical approaches to Artificial Intelligence and in this context\, we welcome contributions from a range of fields\, including philosophy\, anthropology\, sociology\, media studies\, and cultural theory\, but despite its theoretical orientation\, the conference also welcomes technical approaches\, as well as contributions from computer engineers\, code developers\, and other branches of informatics\, provided these approaches are situated within the broader philosophical roots of AI. Our aim is to cultivate a space for critical engagement with AI\, which\, while informed by its technical foundations\, transcends the hype and focuses on the onto-political impacts of this field of study and technology.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Keynote Speakers</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Agostino Cera\, Associate Professor\, Humanities Department\, University of Ferrara</strong></p>\n<p>More Keynote Speakers tba)</p>\n\n<p><strong>Conference Language</strong></p>\n<p>English</p>\n\n<p><strong>Abstract submission</strong></p>\n<p>You are kindly requested to send both your abstract (max. 300 words) and a short CV (max. 150 words) <strong>in one .doc file</strong> at: &nbsp\;<a href="mailto:aicene.research@gmail.com">aicene.research@gmail.com</a></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Important Dates</strong></p>\n<p>Abstract submission deadline: June 15\, 2026</p>\n<p>Abstract acceptance notification: July 31\, 2026</p>\n<p>Conference Program: September 2026</p>\n\n<p><strong>Scientific Committee</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Fotini Vaki</strong>\, Associate Professor\, Department of History and Digital Humanities\, Ionian University.</p>\n<p><strong>Konstantinos Aggelakos</strong>\, Professor\, Department of History and Digital Humanities\, Ionian University.</p>\n<p><strong>Anna Apostolidou</strong>\, Assistant Professor\, Department of History and Digital Humanities\, Ionian University.</p>\n<p><strong>Giannis Perperidis</strong>\, Adjunct Lecturer\, Department of History and Digital Humanities\, Ionian University.</p>\n<p><strong><br></strong></p>\n<p><strong>Organizers</strong></p>\n<p>Political Philosophy and Digital Technologies Laboratory\, Department of History and Digital Humanities\, Ionian University\, Greece.</p>\n<p>Research Project &ldquo\;A(I)nthropology during the Anthropocene: Hybrid research and creative pedagogy at the limits of the human&rdquo\;\, funded by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (2025-2028).</p>
ORGANIZER:
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20261009T224311Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261028T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261028T203000
SUMMARY:N. Katherine Hayles: "Analog Lifeworlds: How Organisms Evolved Analog Computing and Then Humans Reinvented It"
UID:20261013T182324Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:98a9:e4ff:fef8:2072%3
TZID:Europe/London
DESCRIPTION:<p>Digital computation is now so dominant that many forget the tradition of analog computing\, which in the 1930s and 1940s was the preferred computing method for those who needed fast real-time results. This is especially unfortunate because the entire biosphere operates primarily on analog computation. The scientific discipline that explores the analog computational processes in living organisms is natural computing (sometimes also understood as including bio-inspired computing). This rapidly emerging field has an impressive array of research results that show the myriad subtle\, complex\, and multi-layered analog computational processes that organisms to cognize\, communicate\, anticipate and learn&mdash\;in short\, to survive and flourish.</p>\n<p>Because the area of the humanities interested in computation is called &ldquo\;Digital Humanities\,&rdquo\; a sister branch called &ldquo\;Analog Humanities&rdquo\; should be launched. It can explore the important connections between biological and technological computing\, as well as connect with the research results of natural computing to understand its implications for humanistic inquiry. This talk will offer a definition of computing\, explain how analog computing differs from digital computing\, assess its distinctive benefits and limitations\, and discuss hybrid digital/analog technologies\, such as Large Language Models (LLMs).</p>\n<p><strong>N. Katherine Hayles</strong> is the Distinguished Research Professor at the University of California\, Los Angeles\, and the James B. Duke Professor Emerita from Duke University.&nbsp\; Her twelve print books include <em>Postprint: Books and Becoming Computational</em> (2021)\, <em>Unthought: The Power of the Cognitive Nonconscious</em> (2017)\, <em>How We Think: Digital Media and Contemporary Technogenesis</em> (2015)\, <em>How We Became Posthuman: Virtual Bodies in Literature\, Cybernetics and Informatics</em> (1999). Her latest 2025 book is <em>Bacteria to AI: Human Futures with our Nonhuman Symbionts.</em></p>\n<p><br><strong>Zoom-Link</strong>: https://univienna.zoom.us/j/62003446384?pwd=JVXK84VKSmpijMFWPF4kHCUEgSXPvu.1&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Or register with: <a href="mailto:ralf.gisinger@univie.ac.at">ralf.gisinger@univie.ac.at</a>&nbsp\;and <a href="mailto:eva-maria.aigner@univie.ac.at">eva-maria.aigner@univie.ac.at</a></p>\n<p><strong>THINKING NATURE</strong></p>\n<p>Lecture and Workshop Series\, University of Vienna 2025&ndash\;2026</p>\n<p>Organised by Eva-Maria&nbsp\;Aigner&nbsp\;and Ralf Gisinger</p>\n<p>Research Group &ldquo\;Poststructuralism\, Gender Theory\, Psychoanalysis&rdquo\;</p>\n<p>More information: poststrukturalismus.univie.ac.at</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Ralf Gisinger:
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20261009T224311Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261102T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261103T170000
SUMMARY:3rd International Workshop on Formal Ethical Agents and Robots (FEAR 2026)
UID:20261013T182325Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:98a9:e4ff:fef8:2072%3
TZID:Europe/London
LOCATION:Manchester\, United Kingdom
ORGANIZER:
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20261009T224311Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20261105T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20261107T170000
SUMMARY:First International Conference of the Spanish Network for the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
UID:20261013T182326Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:98a9:e4ff:fef8:2072%3
TZID:Europe/Madrid
LOCATION:Faculty of Philosophy\, Mazarelos Square\, Santiago de Compostela\, Spain\, 12503
DESCRIPTION:<p>Further details about registration will soon be available on the reFIA website:<br> https://refia.es/</p>\n<p>If you are interested in participating please send a message to:&nbsp\;refia@usc.es</p>
ORGANIZER;CN="Xavier de Donato Rodríguez";CN=Spanish Network for the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence reFIA:
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20261009T224311Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20261105T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20261106T170000
SUMMARY:Emerge 2026: Contested Futures
UID:20261013T182327Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:98a9:e4ff:fef8:2072%3
TZID:Europe/Belgrade
LOCATION:Kraljice Natalije 45\, Belgrade\, Serbia\, 11000
DESCRIPTION:<p>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&nbsp\;https://emerge.ifdt.bg.ac.rs/</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Jelena Novakovic:
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20261009T224311Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261105T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261106T170000
SUMMARY:Biological Naturalism about Consciousness
UID:20261013T182328Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:98a9:e4ff:fef8:2072%3
TZID:America/Los_Angeles
LOCATION:390 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN=Josh Armstrong;CN=Hayley Clatterbuck;CN=Bob Fischer:
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20261009T224311Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261111T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261112T170000
SUMMARY:The Age of the Bookworm: Can Large Language Models Represent the World?
UID:20261013T182329Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:98a9:e4ff:fef8:2072%3
TZID:Europe/Zurich
LOCATION:Rue des Savoises 15\, Genève\, Switzerland\, 1205
DESCRIPTION:<p>What does it mean for a system trained exclusively on text to represent and understand the world?</p>\n<p>Since the public release of ChatGPT in late 2022\, large language models (LLMs) have become a fixture of academic and public life. Yet how these systems work\, and what they are fundamentally capable of\, remains poorly understood. Many people know that they are trained to predict the next token given a context. Far fewer have reflected on the capacities that emerge from this simple training objective\, or on what fine-tuning through human feedback and verifiable rewards adds to it.</p>\n<p>A useful starting point is Bender and Koller's (2020) thought experiment. An infinitely smart octopus intercepts underwater telegraph messages between two islanders. After eavesdropping on vast amounts of their talk about life on land\, could it produce meaningful text about that world without ever engaging with it directly? The sharper question behind the analogy is this: can an LLM's internal states and outputs be about extra-linguistic reality\, independently of the meaning human interpreters project onto them?</p>\n<p>This two-day interdisciplinary workshop brings together philosophers and AI researchers to address that question and related issues of grounding\, reference\, intentionality and understanding in LLMs. It sits at the intersection of philosophy of mind and language\, linguistics and artificial intelligence.</p>\n<p>Registration: please write to Niels.Linnemann@unige.ch / Subject "Bookworm". 30 places\, first come\, first served.</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Niels Linnemann;CN=Eliot Du Sordet:
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20261009T224311Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261115T234500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261115T234500
SUMMARY:Philosophical and Technological Reflections on Contemporary Cosmology
UID:20261013T182330Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:98a9:e4ff:fef8:2072%3
TZID:Europe/London
DESCRIPTION:<strong>Online Workshop: "Philosophical and Technological Reflections on Contemporary Cosmology</a>"</strong>\n<br><strong>When:</strong> 27-29 January 2027.<br><strong>Where: </strong>Online (Zoom and streamed on the YouTube channel of the UNAM's Institute for Philosophical Research</a>).&nbsp\;<br><br><br>Submission deadline: 15 November 2026.<br><br><strong>Keynote speakers:<br></strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Daniel Sudarsky</a></strong> (Nuclear Sciences Institute\, UNAM)</li>\n<li><strong>Jamee Elder</a></strong> (Tufts University)</li>\n<li><strong>TBA</strong>&nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n<br><strong>Motivation and central questions:</strong>\n<strong><br></strong>\n<strong><br></strong>\nCosmology has undoubtedly become an epistemically successful science. Some of its successes include explaining the Cosmic Microwave Background and its features (temperature\, anisotropies\, polarization\, etc.) with high precision\; accounting for the abundances of the light chemical elements in the universe with high accuracy\; discovering the isotropic accelerated expansion of the universe\; establishing a model that synthesizes the results of various observational research projects (SNIFS\, BOSS\, COBE\, etc.) into a relativistic model of an overall flat geometry with predictive power\, and much more.<br><br>On the one hand\, its success makes cosmology a reliable ground on which to test philosophical theses and frameworks motivated by research in other areas of science (Doboszewski &amp\; Elder\, 2026\; Elder\, 2025). On the other hand\, despite its success\, there remain several philosophical concerns regarding the standard model of cosmology and inflation (Jacquart\, 2021\; Smeenk\, 2014)\, the conceptual character and metaphysics of the phenomena it aims to account for (Martens &amp\; Lehmkuhl\, 2020\; Josset\, P&eacute\;rez &amp\; Sudarsky\, 2017)\, the integration of relativistic and quantum theories into a coherent whole (Sudarsky\, Urrutia &amp\; Vucetich\, 2002\; Ok&oacute\;n &amp\; Sudarsky\, 2014)\, the epistemological significance of computational methods (Gueguen\, 2020\; Meskhidze\, 2023)\, and the challenges involved in developing a science of the universe itself (Ellis\, 2001\; Smeenk\, 2017).<br><br><strong>The workshop aims to open a dialogue between physics and philosophy</strong>. We welcome contributions addressing\, but not limited to\, the following questions:<br><br>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The role and status of different kinds of evidence in cosmology.</strong> What counts as evidence in cosmology? How do models\, simulations\, and observations contribute to the production of evidence?<br><br></li>\n<li><strong>The status of cosmological entities.</strong> What is the status of cosmological entities (such as the multiverse\, dark matter\, or dark energy)? Are we rationally authorized to hold metaphysical commitments to entities whose foundations are inherently theoretical?<br><br></li>\n<li><strong>The epistemological issues surrounding computational methods.</strong> Does the heavy use of computational methods hinder theory testing? How do different forms of epistemic opacity impact the production of knowledge about the cosmos? What methodological frameworks can guarantee the acquisition of understanding from simulations?<br><br></li>\n<li><strong>The theoretical difficulties of pursuing a coherent quantum-relativistic theory.</strong> What are the most reliable strategies to pursue a quantum gravity theory? Is there inductive risk when developing effective field theories?<br><br></li>\n<li><strong>Formal approaches to reasoning in cosmology.</strong> Do alternative logics have any use in cosmology? Are cosmological phenomena fully consistent?</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp\;\n&nbsp\;\n\n<strong>Submission Guidelines:</strong><br>Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words (references not included)\, and they should be prepared for blind review. Abstracts must be sent in PDF format to philcosmology.unam@gmail.com</a>. &nbsp\;<br><br><strong>Submission deadline: 15 November 2026.<br>Notification of acceptance: 30 November 2026.</strong>\n&nbsp\;
ORGANIZER;CN="Andrés E. Vázquez-Quijano";CN="María del Rosario Martínez-Ordaz";CN="Ana Rosa Pérez Ransanz":
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20261009T224311Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261118T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261120T170000
SUMMARY:Eighteenth French Philosophy of Mathematics Workshop (FPMW18)
UID:20261013T182331Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:98a9:e4ff:fef8:2072%3
TZID:Europe/Paris
LOCATION:71 rue Henri Serre \, Montpellier\, France\, 34090 
DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong><strong>Eighteenth French Philosophy of Mathematics Workshop (FPMW18)</strong></p>\n<p><strong>18-20 November 2026\, Montpellier\, France</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Call for abstracts</strong></p>\n<p>The eighteenth edition of the French Philosophy of Mathematics Workshop&nbsp\;(FPMW18) will be held from the afternoon of the 18th November to the 20th of November 2026 at the&nbsp\;University Paul Val&eacute\;ry Montpellier.</p>\n<p>The 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:&nbsp\;https://philmath.hypotheses.org/fpmw).</p>\n<p>The invited speakers are:</p>\n<p>-&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Bruno Durand (Universit&eacute\; de Montpellier\, LIRMM)</p>\n<p>-&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Alberto Naibo (Universit&eacute\; Paris 1 Panth&eacute\;on-Sorbonne\, IHPST)</p>\n<p>-&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Mario Piazza (Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa)&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>-&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Eleonora Sammarchi&nbsp\;(Universit&auml\;t Bern)</p>\n<p>-&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;TBC</p>\n<p>For 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.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Submission deadline: August 16th\, 2026.</p>\n<p>Notification of acceptance (by email):&nbsp\;6th September 2026.</p>\n<p>Duration of talks: 45 minutes of presentation plus 30 minutes of discussion.</p>\n<p>The languages of the workshop will be English and French.</p>\n<p>Anonymous proposals (15 000 characters maximum\, spaces included) should be sent in format DOCX or PDF to the address&nbsp\;<u>fpmw18@sciencesconf.org</u>&nbsp\;with a copy to&nbsp\;Marianna.Antonutti-Marfori@univ-paris1.fr&nbsp\;in an email with object &ldquo\;FPMW18&rdquo\;.</p>\n<p>The workshop is organized with the financial support of the Research Network&nbsp\;&ldquo\;Philosophy of Mathematics&rdquo\; funded by the (PhilMath GDR 3719\,&nbsp\;https://philmath.hypotheses.org/about)\, the University of Montpellier and the LIRMM (https://www.lirmm.fr)\, and the CNRS&nbsp\;International&nbsp\;Research&nbsp\;Network&nbsp\;IRN-LI&nbsp\;(https://irn-li.math.cnrs.fr/index.html).</p>\n<p><strong>Scientific committee:</strong></p>\n<p>Marianna Antonutti Marfori</p>\n<p>Vincenzo De Risi</p>\n<p>Viviane Durand-Guerrier</p>\n<p>Emmylou Haffner&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Yacin Hamami&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Fr&eacute\;d&eacute\;ric Ja&euml\;ck</p>\n<p>Zoe Mcconaughey</p>\n<p>Baptiste M&eacute\;l&egrave\;s&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Francesca Poggiolesi</p>\n<p>David Rabouin&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Christian R&eacute\;tor&eacute\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Organising committee:</strong></p>\n<p>Lo&iuml\;c All&egrave\;gre\, Vincent Blazy\,&nbsp\;Christian&nbsp\;Retor&eacute\; (University of Montpellier/LIRMM)&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Viviane Durand-Guerrier\, Nicolas Saby &nbsp\;(University of Montpellier/IMAG)&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Henri Wagner (University Paul Val&eacute\;ry Montpellier 3/CRISES)</p>
ORGANIZER;CN="Christian Retoré":
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20261009T224311Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20261126T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20261127T170000
SUMMARY:„Open Science: Ein Ideal auf dem Prüfstand“
UID:20261013T182332Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:98a9:e4ff:fef8:2072%3
TZID:Europe/Berlin
LOCATION: Johannisstraße 8–10\, Münster\, Germany\, 48143
DESCRIPTION:<p>Vom <strong>26. bis 27. November 2026</strong>&nbsp\;findet der <strong>interdisziplin&auml\;re Workshop &bdquo\;Open Science: Ein Ideal auf dem Pr&uuml\;fstand&ldquo\;</strong>&nbsp\;der&nbsp\;Kolleg-Forschungsgruppe &bdquo\;Zugang zu kulturellen G&uuml\;tern im digitalen Wandel&ldquo\; und der Deutschen Gesellschaft f&uuml\;r Philosophie (DGPhil) e. V. statt.</p>\n<p><strong>Zielsetzung der Tagung</strong> ist es\, zum einen Open-Science-Entwicklungen der letzten Jahre kritisch zu reflektieren. Welche Ans&auml\;tze haben sich bew&auml\;hrt? Welche nicht? Und welche Gr&uuml\;nde lassen sich f&uuml\;r Erfolge bzw. Fehlschl&auml\;ge aufzeigen? Entsprechen die Zielsetzungen von OS noch den heutigen Anforderungen in unserer Wissenschaftslandschaft und einer Welt unterschiedlichster globaler Krisen? Lautet die Alternative &bdquo\;security by obscurity&ldquo\;\, also das Verstecken oder Wegschlie&szlig\;en von Wissens- und Technologie-Ressourcen hinter Bezahlschranken? Welche Vorschl&auml\;ge f&uuml\;r Reformulierungen der verschiedenen OS-Vorhaben k&ouml\;nnte man angesichts der aktuellen Entwicklungen in Politik und Gesellschaft unterbreiten? Zum anderen soll vor diesem Hintergrund diskutiert werden\, inwiefern die Philosophie selbst als akademische Disziplin Vorhaben im OS-Bereich umsetzen kann und/oder sollte. Inwiefern spielt beispielsweise der Open-Access-Gedanke f&uuml\;r philosophische Publikationen eine Rolle? Inwieweit ist eine Forderung nach Offenheit\, Inklusivit&auml\;t\, Diversit&auml\;t auch aus wissenschaftsphilosophischer Perspektive zu erheben? Kann in der akademischen Philosophie die &Ouml\;ffnung f&uuml\;r weitere gesellschaftliche Akteure sinnvoll sein? Inwiefern verf&uuml\;gen auch Philosoph:innen &uuml\;ber Forschungsdaten\, die nach dem Prinzip der FAIR Data behandelt werden sollten?</p>\n<p>Kurz: Die OS-Bewegung exemplifiziert den Gedanken von Offenheit\, Integration und Diversit&auml\;t zur Bew&auml\;ltigung globaler Krisen &ndash\; ist dieses Ideal in der heutigen Welt weiterhin der Richtwert oder m&uuml\;ssen die Zielpunkte anders gesteckt werden?</p>\n<p><strong>Vortragende</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Dr. Yuliya Fadeeva (Helmholtz Open Science Office)&nbsp\;</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Prof. Dr. Petra Gehring (Technische Universit&auml\;t Darmstadt\, Wissenschaftliche Direktorin des Zentrums verantwortungsbewusste Digitalisierung (ZEVEDI))</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Prof. Dr. Axel Gelfert (Technische Universit&auml\;t&nbsp\;Berlin)</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Jun.Prof. Dr. Chiara Lisciandra (Universit&auml\;t D&uuml\;sseldorf)</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>PD Dr. Nicola M&ouml\;&szlig\;ner (Leibniz Universit&auml\;t Hannover)</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Dr. Eberhard Ortland (Universit&auml\;t M&uuml\;nster\, Kolleg-Forschungsgruppe &bdquo\;Zugang zu kulturellen G&uuml\;tern im digitalen Wandel&ldquo\;)</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Dr. Lukas R&ouml\;seler (Universit&auml\;t M&uuml\;nster\, Gesch&auml\;ftsf&uuml\;hrer des M&uuml\;nster Center for Open Science)</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Prof. Dr. Reinold Schm&uuml\;cker (Universit&auml\;t M&uuml\;nster\, Sprecher der Kolleg-Forschungsgruppe &bdquo\;Zugang zu kulturellen G&uuml\;tern im digitalen Wandel&ldquo\;)</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Dr. Gottfried Schweiger (Universit&auml\;t Salzburg\, DGPhil-AG Philosophische Fachzeitschriften)</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Dr.&nbsp\;Nathanael Sheehan (Technische Universit&auml\;t&nbsp\;M&uuml\;nchen)</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Lisa Stein\, M.A. (DESY\, DFG-Projekt openCost)</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Prof. Dr. Ulrike Wuttke (Fachhochschule&nbsp\;Potsdam\, Servicestelle f&uuml\;r Diamond Open Access)</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Die Teilnahme an der Veranstaltung ist kostenlos\, eine Registierung auf Grund begrenzter Platzkapazit&auml\;ten aber erforderlich.</p>
ORGANIZER;CN="Nicola Mößner":
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20261009T224311Z
DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Cairo:20261127T090000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Cairo:20261203T170000
SUMMARY:Cairo International Workshop
UID:20261013T182333Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:98a9:e4ff:fef8:2072%3
TZID:Africa/Cairo
LOCATION:British university of Egpyt \, Cairo\, Egypt
DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>CALL FOR ABSTRACTS</strong><br><strong>Interdisciplinary Workshop and Thinking Retreat</strong><br><br>This event is organized and supported by the&nbsp\;<strong>British University in Egypt</strong>\, under the coordination of&nbsp\;<strong>Professor Mohamed Almisbkawy</strong>\, in collaboration with the&nbsp\;<strong>RTAIM Project</strong>\, based at the&nbsp\;<strong>Institute of Philosophy of the University of Porto</strong>&nbsp\;and coordinated by&nbsp\;<strong>Professor Steven S. Gouveia</strong>.<br><br>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.<br><br><br><strong>Topics of Interest</strong><br>Submissions may address\, but are not limited to:<br><br></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ethics and governance of artificial intelligence</li>\n<li>Responsible AI and responsible innovation</li>\n<li>Philosophy of mind\, cognition\, and consciousness</li>\n<li>Machine intelligence and artificial agency</li>\n<li>AI safety\, control\, and existential risk</li>\n<li>Algorithmic bias\, discrimination\, and fairness</li>\n<li>AI\, democracy\, political power\, and public policy</li>\n<li>Automation\, employment\, and the future of work</li>\n<li>AI in medicine\, healthcare\, and neuroscience</li>\n<li>Education\, knowledge production\, and scientific research</li>\n<li>Human&ndash\;AI interaction and social robotics</li>\n<li>Digital identity\, autonomy\, dignity\, and privacy</li>\n<li>Artificial intelligence\, creativity\, music\, and the arts</li>\n<li>AI\, law\, regulation\, and human rights</li>\n<li>Environmental and social sustainability</li>\n<li>Emerging technologies and their impact on society</li>\n<li>Interdisciplinary\, comparative\, theoretical\, empirical\, and practice-oriented contributions are particularly welcome.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Who Can Apply?&nbsp\;<br></strong><br>We welcome proposals from participants of all backgrounds and levels of expertise\, including:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Researchers and university lecturers</li>\n<li>Postgraduate and early-career scholars</li>\n<li>Undergraduate and graduate students</li>\n<li>Philosophers and social scientists</li>\n<li>Computer scientists\, engineers\, and AI developers</li>\n<li>Legal scholars and policymakers</li>\n<li>Healthcare and medical professionals</li>\n<li>Artists\, musicians\, writers\, and designers</li>\n<li>Entrepreneurs and industry professionals</li>\n<li>Civil-society representatives\, activists\, and independent researchers</li>\n</ul>\n<p>No specific disciplinary affiliation or level of seniority is required.<br><br><strong>Submission Requirements</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Title of the proposed talk</li>\n<li>Abstract (200 words)</li>\n<li>Short biographical note (50 words)</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Proposals and questions should be sent to:<br><strong>mohammed.almisbkawy@bue.edu.eg<br></strong><br>Please include the following address in CC:<br><strong>stevensequeira92@hotmail.com<br></strong><br><strong>Important Information</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Submission deadline:</strong>&nbsp\;15 August 2026</li>\n<li><strong>Participation fee:</strong>&nbsp\;None</li>\n<li><strong>Available presentation slots:</strong>&nbsp\;Limited</li>\n<li><strong>Travel and accommodation:</strong>&nbsp\;Accepted speakers are responsible for covering their own flights\, accommodation\, and other expenses associated with participation in the thinking retreat.</li>\n<li>Early submissions are strongly encouraged.</li>\n</ul>
ORGANIZER;CN=Mohamed Almisbkawy;CN=Steven Gouveia:
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20261009T224311Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261201T230000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261201T230000
SUMMARY:Philosophy and Technology
UID:20261013T182334Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:98a9:e4ff:fef8:2072%3
TZID:Europe/London
DESCRIPTION:<p>Call for Papers: <em>Philosophy &amp\; Technology</em><br><br>Our special issue "<a  target="_blank"   data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://link.springer.com/collections/abfhhheefd&amp\;source=gmail&amp\;ust=1777286953077000&amp\;usg=AOvVaw2LggWS4OxW6gIjsANCOg3r"><strong>The Ethics of Medical Artificial Intelligence: Trust and the Adoption of AI in Healthcare</strong></a>" is now open for submissions.<br><br>We invite contributions that scrutinize how trust is formed\, sustained\, or eroded in AI-mediated clinical practice\, and how ethical\, epistemic\, organisational\, and socio-technical factors shape adoption.<br><br>The Collection is edited in Philosophy &amp\; Technology (Springer) and welcomes papers from <strong>philosophy</strong>\, <strong>ethics</strong>\, <strong>STS</strong>\, <strong>cognitive science</strong>\, <strong>social sciences</strong>\, <strong>law</strong>\, and <strong>AI/medical domains</strong>.<br><br>If your work engages with <strong>medical AI</strong>\, <strong>trust</strong>\, <strong>explainability</strong>\, <strong>governance</strong>\, <strong>clinical validation</strong>\, or <strong>responsible innovation</strong>\, we would be delighted to consider your submission.<br><br>Call for Papers---> <a  target="_blank"   data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://link.springer.com/collections/abfhhheefd&amp\;source=gmail&amp\;ust=1777286953077000&amp\;usg=AOvVaw2LggWS4OxW6gIjsANCOg3r"><strong>The Ethics of Medical Artificial Intelligence: Trust and the Adoption of AI in Healthcare</strong></a> &nbsp\; We look forward to your contributions and to advancing the debate on one of the most pressing issues in contemporary AI ethics. &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Guest editors: &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Anibal M. Astobiza PhD Universidad de Granada\, Granada\, Spain. &nbsp\; <atarget="_blank">amastobiza@ugr.es</a>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;Ram&oacute\;n Ortega-Lozano PhD Comillas Pontifical University\, Madrid\, Spain. &nbsp\; <atarget="_blank">rortegal@comillas.edu</a></p>
ORGANIZER:
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20261009T224311Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261201T234500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261201T234500
SUMMARY:Disembodied agency in Neuro Technologies: Ethical and Legal Challenges
UID:20261013T182335Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:98a9:e4ff:fef8:2072%3
TZID:Europe/London
DESCRIPTION:<p>Disembodied agency in Neuro Technologies: Ethical and Legal Challenges</p>\n<p>Edited by L. Valera &amp\; Marcelo Barrientos</p>\n<p>Call for Abstracts</p>\n<p>In the framework of our research "Redeeming autonomy: disembodied agency in Neuro Technologies (RADIANT)" project\, we invite you to participate in the shaping of the book "Autonomy in emerging technologies: ethical and legal challenges". The contribution of women will be especially encouraged\, as well as papers addressing Latin-America&rsquo\;s perspective.</p>\n<p>The current development of NTs like brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) and neurofeedback (NF) in cognitive neuroscience and clinical interventions is demanding new ethical approaches and regulations\, as the recent case for neurorights has shown. The advancements in this field sparked concerns about the potential misuse of these NTs since they seem to cause a potential loss of personal autonomy.</p>\n<p>The topics to be addressed\, as the title of the research suggests\, will be the crossovers between Philosophy\, Ethics and Law\, to address the challenges of autonomy facing the development of technology in general\, and\, specially\, brain-computer interfaces and neurofeedback\, data protection\, privacy and neurorights.</p>\n<p>Some examples of topics:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Conceptualizations of autonomy in the age of neurotechnologies</li>\n<li>Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) and challenges to personal agency</li>\n<li>Neurofeedback technologies and the transformation of self-governance</li>\n<li>Mental privacy\, cognitive liberty\, and the emergence of neurorights</li>\n<li>Data protection and ownership of neural data</li>\n<li>AI-driven neurotechnologies and questions of responsibility and accountability</li>\n<li>Disembodied agency and the philosophical implications of human-machine interaction</li>\n<li>Legal and ethical frameworks for neurotechnologies</li>\n<li>Human enhancement\, neuroaugmentation\, and autonomy</li>\n<li>Neurotechnologies in clinical settings: ethical and regulatory issues</li>\n<li>Consent and vulnerability in the collection and use of neural data</li>\n<li>Neurotechnologies and the future of personal identity</li>\n<li>Digital personhood\, agency\, and emerging technologies</li>\n<li>Governance and public policy for neurotechnological innovation</li>\n<li>Neurotechnologies and fundamental human rights</li>\n<li>The ethics of predictive neurotechnologies and cognitive monitoring</li>\n<li>Neurotechnologies\, surveillance\, and social control</li>\n<li>Responsible innovation in neuroscience and neuroengineering</li>\n<li>Latin American perspectives on neurorights and neurotechnology regulation</li>\n<li>Comparative legal approaches to neurotechnology governance</li>\n<li>Extended self\, digital selfhood\, and neurodata</li>\n<li>Trust\, transparency\, and explainability in neurotechnological systems</li>\n<li>Neurotechnology\, democracy\, and political autonomy</li>\n</ul>\n<p>The list is indicative rather than exhaustive. People interested in these - or similar - topics may send a long abstract (1.000 words including references) to avillamizar@uc.cl by December 1st. We expect that final papers would be around 4\,000-6\,000 words. (Please note that neither submission nor acceptance of an abstract is a guarantee of publication). The deadline for the final paper is May 30th\, 2027. The book will be published between 2027/2028 in a Springer series.</p>
ORGANIZER:
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20261009T224311Z
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Riyadh:20261203T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Riyadh:20261205T170000
SUMMARY:Artificial Intelligence and the Question of Ethics
UID:20261013T182336Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:98a9:e4ff:fef8:2072%3
TZID:Asia/Riyadh
LOCATION:Riyadh\, Saudi Arabia
DESCRIPTION:<p>The Riyadh International Philosophy Conference 2026 invites researchers and specialists to submit proposals for its sixth edition\, held under the theme &ldquo\;Artificial Intelligence and the Question of Ethics.&rdquo\; This edition explores the philosophical and ethical challenges raised by contemporary AI systems across six main areas.&nbsp\;<br><br><strong>The conference themes include:</strong><br><br>* major international AI ethics frameworks and documents\, their philosophical foundations\, and their cultural counterparts in non-Western traditions\, with particular attention to Arab and Islamic ethical traditions\;<br>* the ethical challenges of AI-generated content\, research\, and authorship\, including misinformation\, deepfakes\, provenance\, credibility\, and intellectual property\;<br>* AI systems and moral responsibility\, including the distribution of responsibility among users\, owners\, and developers\, as well as the responsibility gap in cases of unforeseen harm\;<br>* AI and decision-making\, including the autonomy of AI systems\, ethically sensitive decisions\, black-box systems\, explainability\, and the right to intelligibility\;<br>* AI\, privacy\, and data ownership\, especially in healthcare and judicial contexts\;&nbsp\;<br>* and algorithmic bias and predictive models\, with special focus on justice\, fairness\, and the right not to know in health-related prediction.<br><br>The conference welcomes contributions from diverse philosophical perspectives and especially encourages submissions from underrepresented traditions\, particularly Islamic philosophy.<br><br><strong>For submissions and further details</strong>: https://engage.moc.gov.sa/philosophy_conference/?lang=en<br>&nbsp\;<br><br><u><strong>Presenters will receive a competitive honorarium\, full-board accommodation\, and airfare.&nbsp\;</strong></u></p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Nader A. Alsamaani:
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20261009T224311Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261209T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261209T170000
SUMMARY:Philosophy of AI / Philosophie de l'IA
UID:20261013T182337Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:98a9:e4ff:fef8:2072%3
TZID:Europe/Paris
LOCATION:91 Avenue de la Libération\, Nancy\, France\, 54000
DESCRIPTION:<p>The rapid development of generative AI raises profound and pressing moral and theoretical questions about humanity\, mindedness\, agency\, technology\, responsibility\, and governance. The philosophy department of the Universit&eacute\; de Lorraine is pleased to host this first workshop in a planned annual series\, which marks the announcement of its English-language Masters programme in Applied Philosophy\, beginning in 2027. The Philosophy of AI is one of three core themes of the Masters programme\, alongside climate and environment\, and health. The workshop will take place in English and French.</p>\n\n<p>Speakers: Carina Prunkl (INRIA)\, Henri Stephanou (Paris 1)\, Andrew Arana (Universit&eacute\; de Lorraine)\, Baptise M&eacute\;l&egrave\;s (CNRS)</p>\n\n<p>Attendance is free and open to all but numbers are limited. To register\, please email Conor McHugh (Conor-Paul.Mc-Hugh@univ-lorraine.fr)\, using the subject line &lsquo\;AI workshop registration&rsquo\;.</p>\n\n<p>Venue: Room 324\, 91 Avenue de la Lib&eacute\;ration\, Nancy Organisers: Conor McHugh and Andrew Arana\, Universit&eacute\; de Lorraine We gratefully acknowledge the support of ENACT\, the Grand Est AI Cluster. &nbsp\;</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Conor McHugh:
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20261009T224311Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270111T234500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270111T234500
SUMMARY:Dimensions of Radical Embodiment IV
UID:20261013T182338Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:98a9:e4ff:fef8:2072%3
TZID:Europe/London
LOCATION:Bristol\, United Kingdom
DESCRIPTION:<p>The 4th instalment of the Dimensions of Radical Embodiment Conference series will take place at the University of Bristol on 26-27th July 2027.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>The conference focuses on Radical Embodied Cognition\, Ecological Psychology\, and Enactivist approaches to the mind\, and related philosophical issues.</p>\n<p>As well as addressing broad issues relating to these approaches\, this instalment of the conference will have two specific areas of focus:</p>\n<p>1.Radical Embodiment in Healthcare and Psychopathology</p>\n<p>2.Radical Embodiment in AI and Robotics</p>\n\n<p>Invited Speakers</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Dr Steve Battle (UWE)</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Dr Joel Krueger (University of Exeter)</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Prof. Ute Leonards (University of Bristol)</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>The conference will also include talks based on submitted abstracts (see Call for Contributions page)\, with some spaces reserved for early career researchers and PhD students. The deadline for submitted abstracts is Monday 11th January 2027.</p>\n<p>If you are interested in presenting your work at the conference\, please submit an anonymised abstract (maximum 500 words) for a talk of roughly 30 minutes by email to dre4bristol@gmail.com</a> by the deadline of midnight on Monday 11th January 2027.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Please also submit a separate document including the following information:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Name</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Affiliation</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Position or Student Status</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>If a PhD graduate\, the year of your PhD award</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Whether you are interested in also attending the Embodiment and Intelligence in Philosophy and Robotics conference on 28-29th July</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Whether your proposed talk is:</p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>A general talk on Radical Embodiment</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>A talk on Radical Embodiment in healthcare and psychopathology</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>A talk on Radical Embodiment in AI and Robotics</p>\n</li>\n</ol></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Suggested topics</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Novel explanations of mental phenomena in terms of radical embodied / ecological psychology / enactivist frameworks</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Responses to challenges posed to radical embodied / ecological psychology / enactivist frameworks</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Proposals for integration or separation of radical embodied vs. enactivist frameworks</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Forging links between radical embodied / ecological psychology / enactivist frameworks and established issues in other areas of philosophy</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Radical embodiment and epistemic injustice</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Radically embodied accounts of ineffability</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Radical embodiment and bodily doubt</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Applications of radical embodied / ecological psychology / enactivist frameworks in healthcare</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Affordances in illness and old age</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Applications of radical embodied / ecological psychology / enactivist frameworks in psychopathology</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Affordances in psychopathology</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Applications of radical embodied / ecological psychology / enactivist frameworks in robotics</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Anti-representationalist approaches to understanding AI</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Critiques of computational functionalism in AI narratives from radical embodied / ecological psychology / enactivist perspectives</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Robotic affordances</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Radical embodied / ecological psychology / enactivist approaches to artificial consciousness</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>The conference will be immediately followed by a partner event at the same venue\, the British Academy conference on Embodiment and Intelligence in Philosophy and Robotics\, which will take place on 28-29th July 2027. Speakers at Dimensions of Radical Embodiment 4 will not need to pay a registration fee to attend this extra conference.</p>\n\n<p>If you have any questions about the conference\, please email the organizer\, Max Jones (max.jones@bristol.ac.uk</a>).</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Max Jones:
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20261009T224311Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270127T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270129T170000
SUMMARY:Philosophical and Technological Reflections on Contemporary Cosmology
UID:20261013T182339Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:98a9:e4ff:fef8:2072%3
TZID:Europe/London
DESCRIPTION:<p>Cosmology has undoubtedly become an epistemically successful science. Some of its successes include explaining the Cosmic Microwave Background and its features (temperature\, anisotropies\, polarization\, etc.) with high precision\; accounting for the abundances of the light chemical elements in the universe with high accuracy\; discovering the isotropic accelerated expansion of the universe\; establishing a model that synthesizes the results of various observational research projects (SNIFS\, BOSS\, COBE\, etc.) into a relativistic model of an overall flat geometry with predictive power\, and much more.</p>\n<p>On the one hand\, its success makes cosmology a reliable ground on which to test philosophical theses and frameworks motivated by research in other areas of science (Doboszewski &amp\; Elder\, 2026\; Elder\, 2025). On the other hand\, despite its success\, there remain several philosophical concerns regarding the standard model of cosmology and inflation (Jacquart\, 2021\; Smeenk\, 2014)\, the conceptual character and metaphysics of the phenomena it aims to account for (Martens &amp\; Lehmkuhl\, 2020\; Josset\, P&eacute\;rez &amp\; Sudarsky\, 2017)\, the integration of relativistic and quantum theories into a coherent whole (Sudarsky\, Urrutia &amp\; Vucetich\, 2002\; Ok&oacute\;n &amp\; Sudarsky\, 2014)\, the epistemological significance of computational methods (Gueguen\, 2020\; Meskhidze\, 2023)\, and the challenges involved in developing a science of the universe itself (Ellis\, 2001\; Smeenk\, 2017).&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Our aim is to provide space for these discussions.&nbsp\;</p>\n\n&nbsp\;
ORGANIZER;CN="Andrés E. Vázquez-Quijano";CN="María del Rosario Martínez-Ordaz";CN="Ana Rosa Pérez Ransanz":
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20261009T224311Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270201T234500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270201T234500
SUMMARY:The Digital Worlds Workshop
UID:20261013T182340Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:98a9:e4ff:fef8:2072%3
TZID:Europe/London
DESCRIPTION:<p>The philosophy departments at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and The University of North Dakota invite submissions for a virtual workshop to be conducted remotely from April 30 - May 2\, 2027. We seek papers that interrogate the way modern digital technology enhances\, hampers\, or alters our experience of our lived worlds. We encourage submissions on any aspect of the digital world\, and in particular on this year&rsquo\;s theme of rootedness.</p>\n\n<p>Work on digital technologies often focuses on their alienating\, atomizing and polarizing effects. This year\, we are particularly interested in explorations of the flip side: rootedness and correlate concepts like dwelling\, community\, connection\, place\, resonance\, etc. Are there ways that digital worlds promote rootedness? If alienation is a problem\, what are the appropriate responses? We especially encourage collaborative projects that cross disciplinary boundaries.</p>\n\n<p>The purpose of this workshop is to collaboratively develop works-in-progress with an eye toward publication. This is a pre-read workshop with each paper having a designated commenter to lead the conversation\, rather than formal conference presentations. We invite extended abstract submissions of approximately 500 words by February 1st\, 2027. We also invite expressions of interest to be a commenter on a paper\, independent of a submission (it is not necessary to submit a paper to provide commentary). The discussion draft of the papers will be required one month in advance of the meeting for everyone to pre-read and for commenters to review and prepare feedback.</p>\n\n<p>Abstracts and any questions should be submitted to: digitalworldsworkshop@gmail.com</p>\n<p>Further information\, including programs from past workshops\, can be found at</p>\n<p>https://digitalworldsworkshop.com/</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Michael Butler;CN=Ian Werkheiser:
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20261009T224311Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20270217T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20270219T170000
SUMMARY:Artificial Companionship as Communication Infrastructure
UID:20261013T182341Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:98a9:e4ff:fef8:2072%3
TZID:Europe/Vienna
LOCATION:Doktor-Ignaz-Seipel-Platz 2\, Vienna\, Austria\, 1010
DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>Call for Papers: Artificial Companionship as Communication Infrastructure</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Vienna\, 17&ndash\;19 February 2027</strong><br><strong>Conference language: German</strong><br><strong>Submission deadline: 15 September 2026</strong></p>\n<p>Generative AI systems are increasingly used not merely as tools but addressed as advisers\, tutors\, confidants\, companions\, or communicative counterparts. This raises philosophical and ethical questions concerning agency\, responsibility\, trust\, autonomy\, attribution\, and changing human&ndash\;technology relations.</p>\n<p>The 2027 Annual Conference of the German-speaking&nbsp\;<strong>Network Media Ethics (Netzwerk Medienethik)</strong>\, entitled</p>\n<p><strong>&ldquo\;Artificial Companionship als Kommunikationsinfrastruktur &ndash\; Medienethische Implikationen von KI-Partnerschaft und &Ouml\;ffentlichkeit&rdquo\;</strong></p>\n<p>invites philosophical\, ethical\, and interdisciplinary contributions addressing topics such as:</p>\n<p>&ndash\; philosophical and ethical concepts of artificial companionship<br>&ndash\; human&ndash\;AI relations and philosophy of technology<br>&ndash\; agency\, attribution\, and responsibility<br>&ndash\; trust\, autonomy\, dependency\, and epistemic authority<br>&ndash\; anthropomorphism\, personhood\, and the status of artificial counterparts<br>&ndash\; social and communicative roles of generative AI<br>&ndash\; media ethics\, AI ethics\, and digital anthropology<br>&ndash\; implications of AI companionship for communication and the public sphere</p>\n<p>The conference welcomes theoretical and empirical papers as well as panels and interactive formats.</p>\n<p><strong>Please note: The conference language is German. Submissions should therefore be suitable for presentation and discussion in German.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Conference:</strong>&nbsp\;17&ndash\;19 February 2027<br><strong>Venue:</strong>&nbsp\;Austrian Academy of Sciences and University of Vienna\, Vienna<br><strong>Abstract:</strong>&nbsp\;approx. 4\,000 characters including spaces<br><strong>Submission deadline:</strong>&nbsp\;15 September 2026</p>\n<p><strong>Conference website:</strong>&nbsp\;<a data-rich-text-autolink="">https://www.netzwerk-medienethik.de/jahrestagung/artificial-companionship/<br></a><strong>Call for Papers (PDF):</strong>&nbsp\;<a data-rich-text-autolink="">https://www.netzwerk-medienethik.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/CFP-nme2027.pdf<br></a><strong>Submission via ConfTool:</strong>&nbsp\;<a data-rich-text-autolink="">https://www.conftool.net/medienethik2027/<br></a><strong>Contact:</strong>&nbsp\;<a href="mailto:tobias.eberwein@oeaw.ac.at">tobias.eberwein@oeaw.ac.at</a></p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Alexander Filipovic;CN=Matthias Rath:
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20261009T224311Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270226T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270227T170000
SUMMARY:AFK in Florida: The 5th Annual Philosophy of Video Games Conference
UID:20261013T182342Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:98a9:e4ff:fef8:2072%3
TZID:America/New_York
LOCATION:Boca Raton\, United States
DESCRIPTION:<p>The Department of Philosophy at Florida Atlantic University invites submissions for the <strong>fifth annual AFK in Florida: The Philosophy of Video Games Conference</strong>.</p>\n<p>This interdisciplinary conference brings together philosophers\, artists\, and educators to explore the ethical\, aesthetic\, metaphysical\, social\, and political dimensions of games and play. We welcome papers that approach video games as philosophically rich texts and experiences\, as well as work that examines the broader philosophical implications of interactive media and ludic culture.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>We are delighted to welcome Dr. Alexandre Declos\, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Neuch&acirc\;tel\, as our keynote speaker. Dr. Declos has published extensively on the ontology and aesthetics of games and digital objects\, with articles appearing in journals such as <em>Journal of the Philosophy of Games</em>\, <em>Synthese</em>\, <em>Erkenntnis</em>\, <em>The Philosophy Quarterly</em>\, and <em>The British Journal of Aesthetics</em>.</p>\n<p>Although the primary focus is on video games\, we also encourage submissions on related domains of play--board games\, puzzles\, amusement and theme parks\, and other forms of play&mdash\; and issues related to technology--virtual reality\, social media\, robots--inasmuch as they raise meaningful philosophical questions. <strong>Preference will be given to papers that engage directly with video games.</strong>&nbsp\;Also\, please note this conference will be entirely in person.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Topics may include\, but are not limited to:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ethics and games: agency\, violence\, moral choice</li>\n<li>Aesthetics: the art status of games\, expression\, representation</li>\n<li>Metaphysics of virtual worlds and digital identity</li>\n<li>Epistemology and game mechanics: knowledge\, discovery\, and rule systems</li>\n<li>Virtue theory and character development in gameplay</li>\n<li>Games as vehicles for social or political critique</li>\n<li>Philosophical themes in game narratives and design</li>\n<li>Mind\, embodiment\, and virtual experience</li>\n<li>The nature of fun\, fantasy\, and imagination</li>\n<li>The philosophy of play and its role in human life</li>\n<li>Philosophical pedagogy through games and in the classroom &nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n<p>For questions\, random thoughts\, cat pictures\, and fun conversation\, contact Nicholas Baima\, nbaima@fau.edu</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Nicholas Baima;CN=Sarah Malanowski:
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20261009T224311Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20270305T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20270307T170000
SUMMARY:Artificial Intelligence and The Philosophy of Technology/Künstliche Intelligenz und die Philosophie der Technik
UID:20261013T182343Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:98a9:e4ff:fef8:2072%3
TZID:Europe/Berlin
LOCATION:Brüggener Weg 6\, Düsseldorf\, Germany\, 40547
DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>Symposium</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Artificial Intelligence and the Philosophy of Technology</strong></p>\n<p>March 5&ndash\;7\, 2027</p>\n<p>EKŌ Center of Japanese Culture\, D&uuml\;sseldorf</p>\n<p><strong>About the Symposium:</strong></p>\n<p>The EKŌ Center of Japanese Culture in D&uuml\;sseldorf is hosting a symposium on the topic of &ldquo\;Artificial Intelligence and the Philosophy of Technology&rdquo\; on March 5-7\, 2027.</p>\n<p>Today\, artificial intelligence has become an indispensable part of people's daily lives\; examples include search engines\, ChatGPT\, navigation and traffic management systems\, voice assistants\, facial recognition\, personalized advertising\, and more. In this context\, AI attempts&mdash\;by means of algorithms&mdash\;to mimic human thought\, to optimize it\, and perhaps\, one day\, to replace it.</p>\n<p>This symposium aims to shed light on the philosophy of AI and technology. It is designed to be both intercultural and interdisciplinary in scope. At its center lie the following questions: What is AI\, and how does it function? What are its ethical implications? Is the term &ldquo\;Artificial Intelligence&rdquo\; a contradiction in terms? Will AI one day attain consciousness? To what extent will it shape our future lives? To what degree is AI an expression of &ldquo\;Western thought and Western culture&rdquo\;\, and how do other cultures or religions&mdash\;such as Buddhism&mdash\;view technology? In this context\, the symposium will also explore the place of AI within Japanese culture.</p>\n<p>The following sections are planned:</p>\n<p>-&nbsp\;Intercultural Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence and Technology</p>\n<p>-&nbsp\;AI and Consciousness</p>\n<p>-&nbsp\;Western Technology and Buddhism</p>\n<p>-&nbsp\;AI and Technology in Japan</p>\n<p>We welcome submissions from established scholars as well as early-career researchers (doctoral candidates\, postdocs) in the fields of Philosophy (Philosophy of Technology\, Philosophy of Mind\, Philosophy of Language\, Ethics\, Metaphysics\, Philosophy of Religion\, etc.)\, Japanese Studies\, Cultural Studies\, and related disciplines.</p>\n<p><strong>Call for Papers:</strong></p>\n<p>&middot\; Interested scholars are invited to submit abstracts (in German or English) of 300&ndash\;500 words by <strong>September 30\, 2026</strong>\, to: <a href="mailto:hantke@eko-haus.de">hantke@eko-haus.de</a></p>\n<p>&middot\; Notification of acceptance will be sent in mid-October 2026.</p>\n<p>&middot\; Limited financial support for travel and accommodation expenses is available for selected speakers.</p>\n<p>&middot\; The presentations will subsequently be published in <em>H&ocirc\;rin. </em><em>Vergleichende Studien zur japanischen Kultur</em> (<em>H&ocirc\;rin. </em><em>Comparative Studies on Japanese Culture</em>) by the Iudicium Verlag:</p>\n<p><a href="https://eko-haus.de/sonstiges/publikationen/#j2">https://eko-haus.de/sonstiges/publikationen/#j2</a></p>\n<p><strong>Abstracts and Registration to:</strong></p>\n<p>Dr. Myriam-Sonja Hantke: <a href="mailto:hantke@eko-haus.de">hantke@eko-haus.de</a></p>\n<p><strong>Further information will be available at:</strong></p>\n<p><a href="https://eko-haus.de/">https://eko-haus.de/</a></p>\n<p><strong>Organization:</strong></p>\n<p>Prof. Dr. Hisao MATSUMARU</p>\n<p>Dr. Myriam-Sonja HANTKE</p>\n<p>Br&uuml\;ggener Weg 6 &bull\; 40547 D&uuml\;sseldorf &bull\; Germany</p>\n<p>----------------------------------------------------------------------</p>\n<p><strong>Symposium</strong></p>\n<p><strong>K&uuml\;nstliche Intelligenz und die Philosophie der Technik</strong></p>\n<p>05.03.-07.03.2027<strong></strong></p>\n<p>EKŌ-Haus der Japanischen Kultur e.V. in D&uuml\;sseldorf<strong></strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&Uuml\;ber das Symposium:</strong></p>\n<p>Das EKŌ-Haus der Japanischen Kultur e.V. in D&uuml\;sseldorf veranstaltet vom 05.03. bis zum 07.03.2027 ein Symposium zum Thema &bdquo\;K&uuml\;nstliche Intelligenz und die Philosophie der Technik&ldquo\;.</p>\n<p>K&uuml\;nstliche Intelligenz ist heutzutage aus dem Alltag der Menschen nicht mehr wegzudenken\, Beispiele sind Suchmaschinen\, ChatGPT\, Navigation und Verkehrsmanagement\, Sprachassistenten\, Gesichtserkennung\, personalisierte Werbung etc. Die KI versucht dabei mittels Algorithmen menschliches Denken nachzuahmen\, dieses zu optimieren und vielleicht eines Tages zu ersetzen.</p>\n<p>Bei diesem Symposium soll die Philosophie der KI und der Technik n&auml\;her beleuchtet werden. Das Symposium soll dabei interkulturell und interdisziplin&auml\;r ausgerichtet sein. Im Zentrum stehen die Fragen: Was ist KI und wie funktioniert sie? Welche ethischen Implikationen besitzt sie? Ist der Begriff &bdquo\;K&uuml\;nstliche Intelligenz&ldquo\; ein Widerspruch in sich? Wird die KI eines Tages Bewusstsein erlangen? Wie sehr wird sie unser zuk&uuml\;nftiges Leben bestimmen? Inwieweit ist die KI Ausdruck des &bdquo\;westlichen Denkens und der westlichen Kultur&ldquo\; und wie betrachten andere Kulturen bzw. Religionen wie beispielsweise der Buddhismus Technik? Auch soll in diesem Zusammenhang nach dem Ort der KI in der japanischen Kultur gefragt werden.</p>\n<p>Folgende Sektionen sind geplant:</p>\n<p>- Interkulturelle Philosophie der K&uuml\;nstlichen Intelligenz und der Technik</p>\n<p>- KI und Bewusstsein</p>\n<p>- Westliche Technik und Buddhismus</p>\n<p>- KI und Technik in Japan</p>\n<p>Wir freuen uns &uuml\;ber Beitr&auml\;ge von Wissenschaftlern/Innen und auch von Nachwuchswissenschaftlern/Innen (Doktoranden/Innen\, PostDocs) aus der Philosophie (Philosophie der Technik\, Philosophie des Geistes\, Sprachphilosophie\, Ethik\, Metaphysik\, Religionsphilosophie etc.)\, Japanologie\, Kulturwissenschaften sowie aus angrenzenden Disziplinen.</p>\n<p><strong>Call for Papers:</strong></p>\n<p>&middot\; Interessierte sind aufgerufen\, Abstracts (Deutsch oder Englisch) mit einem Umfang von 300-500 W&ouml\;rtern bis zum <strong>30.09.2026</strong>einzureichen an: <a href="mailto:hantke@eko-haus.de">hantke@eko-haus.de</a></p>\n<p>&middot\; Die Benachrichtigung &uuml\;ber die Annahme der Beitr&auml\;ge erfolgt Mitte Oktober 2026.</p>\n<p>&middot\; Es besteht die M&ouml\;glichkeit einer begrenzten finanziellen Unterst&uuml\;tzung f&uuml\;r Reise- und Unterkunftskosten ausgew&auml\;hlter Vortragender.</p>\n<p>&middot\; Die Vortr&auml\;ge werden anschlie&szlig\;end in <em>H&ocirc\;rin. Vergleichende Studien zur japanischen Kultur</em> im Iudicium-Verlag ver&ouml\;ffentlicht:</p>\n<p><a href="https://eko-haus.de/sonstiges/publikationen/#j2">https://eko-haus.de/sonstiges/publikationen/#j2</a></p>\n<p><strong>Abstracts und Anmeldungen an: &nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p>Dr. Myriam-Sonja Hantke: <a href="mailto:hantke@eko-haus.de">hantke@eko-haus.de</a></p>\n<p><strong>Weitere Informationen folgen auf:</strong></p>\n<p><a href="https://eko-haus.de/">https://eko-haus.de/</a></p>\n<p><strong>Organisation:</strong></p>\n<p>Prof. Dr. Hisao MATSUMARU</p>\n<p>Dr. Myriam-Sonja HANTKE</p>\n<p>Br&uuml\;ggener Weg 6 &bull\; 40547 D&uuml\;sseldorf &bull\; Germany</p>
ORGANIZER:
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20261009T224311Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270430T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270502T170000
SUMMARY:The Digital Worlds Workshop
UID:20261013T182344Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:98a9:e4ff:fef8:2072%3
TZID:Europe/London
DESCRIPTION:<p>The philosophy departments at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and The University of North Dakota invite submissions for a virtual workshop to be conducted remotely from April 30 - May 2\, 2027. We seek papers that interrogate the way modern digital technology enhances\, hampers\, or alters our experience of our lived worlds. We encourage submissions on any aspect of the digital world\, and in particular on this year&rsquo\;s theme of rootedness.</p>\n\n<p>Work on digital technologies often focuses on their alienating\, atomizing and polarizing effects. This year\, we are particularly interested in explorations of the flip side: rootedness and correlate concepts like dwelling\, community\, connection\, place\, resonance\, etc. Are there ways that digital worlds promote rootedness? If alienation is a problem\, what are the appropriate responses? We especially encourage collaborative projects that cross disciplinary boundaries.</p>\n\n<p>The purpose of this workshop is to collaboratively develop works-in-progress with an eye toward publication. This is a pre-read workshop with each paper having a designated commenter to lead the conversation\, rather than formal conference presentations. We invite extended abstract submissions of approximately 500 words by February 1st\, 2027. We also invite expressions of interest to be a commenter on a paper\, independent of a submission (it is not necessary to submit a paper to provide commentary). The discussion draft of the papers will be required one month in advance of the meeting for everyone to pre-read and for commenters to review and prepare feedback.</p>\n\n<p>Abstracts and any questions should be submitted to: digitalworldsworkshop@gmail.com</p>\n<p>Further information\, including programs from past workshops\, can be found at</p>\n<p>https://digitalworldsworkshop.com/</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Michael Butler;CN=Ian Werkheiser:
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20261009T224311Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270430T234500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270430T234500
SUMMARY:Survey on the Perceived Permissibility of Using Artificial Intelligence in the Activities of Academic Agents (Students\, Professors\, Researchers\, Translators\, Reviewers\, Editors\, and Evaluators)
UID:20261013T182345Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:98a9:e4ff:fef8:2072%3
TZID:Europe/London
DESCRIPTION:<p>This study is conducted by the Philosophical Investigation Group (DGP/CNPq)\, coordinated by Prof. Dr. Rodrigo Reis Lastra Cid\, and focuses on the ethical use of AI in academia. Your participation helps ground the reflection on this topic.</p>\n<p>This survey presents a series of detailed\, real-world scenarios involving the use of AI by students\, professors\, researchers\, translators\, reviewers\, editors\, and evaluators. For each scenario\, we ask you to rate the usage according to the scale we provide. There are no right or wrong answers. Our goal is to map where the academic community converges and diverges\, thereby providing an empirical basis for the philosophical reflection that will guide the "Technology in Philosophical Investigation" meeting in July 2027. &nbsp\; The questionnaire is divided into blocks based on professional profiles. Each block contains approximately 10 scenarios. You may answer only those blocks that are relevant to your experience. Your explanations will be the most valuable part of this survey\; they will reveal the actual criteria behind your judgments\, not just the final verdict. Your participation\, even if partial\, contributes directly to a collective reflection on an issue that already affects the daily work of those who teach\, conduct research\, translate\, review\, edit\, and evaluate. Please remember to submit the form at the end.<br><br>Thank you for taking the time to think about this with us.</p>\n<p>Click the link to start the survey:&nbsp\;</p>
ORGANIZER:
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20261009T224311Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270726T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270727T170000
SUMMARY:Dimensions of Radical Embodiment IV
UID:20261013T182346Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:98a9:e4ff:fef8:2072%3
TZID:Europe/London
LOCATION:Bristol\, United Kingdom
DESCRIPTION:<p>The 4th instalment of the Dimensions of Radical Embodiment conference series will take place at the University of Bristol on 26-27th July 2027.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>The conference focuses on Radical Embodied Cognition\, Ecological Psychology\, and Enactivist approaches to the mind\, and related philosophical issues.</p>\n<p>As well as addressing broad issues relating to these approaches\, this instalment of the conference will have two specific areas of focus:</p>\n<p>1.Radical Embodiment in Healthcare and Psychopathology</p>\n<p>2.Radical Embodiment in AI and Robotics</p>\n<p>Invited Speakers</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Dr Steve Battle (UWE)</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Dr Joel Krueger (University of Exeter)</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Prof. Ute Leonards (University of Bristol)</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>The conference will also include talks based on submitted abstracts (see CFP page)\, with some spaces reserved for early career researchers and PhD students. The deadline for submitted abstracts is Monday 11th January 2027.</p>\n<p>The conference will be immediately followed by a partner event at the same venue\, the British Academy conference on Embodiment and Intelligence in Philosophy and Robotics\, which will take place on 28-29th July 2027. Speakers at Dimensions of Radical Embodiment 4 will not need to pay a registration fee to attend this extra conference.</p>\n<p>If you have any questions about the conference\, please email the organizer\, Max Jones (max.jones@bristol.ac.uk).</p>\n<p>The conference is funded by the University of Bristol Faculty of Arts and the Epistemic Injustice in Healthcare Project (Wellcome Trust Discovery Award)</p>\n<p><br><br></p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Max Jones:
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR