Upcoming events in General Philosophy of Science

23 Mar

Conference: Second Workshop of the Indeterminacy in Science Project

Topics: Metaphysics, General Philosophy of Science

26 Mar

Conference: Science, Expertise, and Society

History and Philosophy of Science (HPS) Program, University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame HPS Annual Conference

Topics: Epistemology, General Philosophy of Science, Social and Political Philosophy

27 Mar

Conference: Environment, Science, and Society

Department of Philosophy, Michigan State University

15th Annual Michigan State University Department of Philosophy Graduate Student Conference

Topics: General Philosophy of Science, Normative Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

31 Mar

CFP: New Directions in Law-Based Explanations in the Sciences

HybridCentre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, London School of Economics

Topics: General Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Biology, Philosophy of Physical Science

30 Mar

CFP: Embedding Systems, Vol II. Yearbook for Philosophy of Complex Systems

Topics: Metaphysics and Epistemology, General Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Social Science

31 Mar

CFP: Philosophy of Risk: Beliefs, Values and Decisions

Topics: Epistemology, General Philosophy of Science

31 Mar

CFP: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF LIFE

Institute of Philosophy - Department of Philosophy of Nature, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw

Filozoficzne i naukowo-przyrodnicze elementy obrazu świata / Philosophical and Scientific Components of the Worldview (edition 15th)

Topics: Epistemology, General Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Biology

31 Mar

CFP: Synthese Topical Collection "Meta-Level Reflections on the Scientific Realism Debate"

Topics: Epistemology, General Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Science, Miscellaneous

2 Apr

Conference: Science and Technology in the Anthropocene

Department of Philosophy, University of Cincinnati

Topics: General Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Applied Ethics

10 Apr

Conference: Philosophy in Technology Conference – 5th Edition: AI, Human Uniqueness, and Emerging Forms of Agency

HybridWrocław University of Science and Technology

Topics: General Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Computing and Information

10 Apr

CFP: Hostile epistemic environments / Entornos epistémicos hostiles

Topics: Epistemology, Philosophy of Language, General Philosophy of Science

13 Apr

CFP: Critical Political Epistemology

Professorship for Epistemology & Theory of Science, University of Freiburg (Germany)

Topics: Epistemology, General Philosophy of Science, Value Theory

14 Apr

Conference: 2º Workshop UFABC-USP: Philosophy and Neuroscience

Department of Philosophy / Department of Neuroscience, UFABC-USP

Topics: Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, General Philosophy of Science

17 Apr

Conference: Theory and Practice after the Practice Turn – Where Social Theory and Empirical Philosophy meet

OnlineNormative Orders, Goethe University of Frankfurt

Topics: Epistemology, Metaphilosophy, General Philosophy of Science

20 Apr

Conference: Annual Philosophy of Science Conference Dubrovnik

Inter-University Centre Dubrovnik

Topics: General Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Physical Science

30 Apr

Conference: Second 'HPS of Biodiversity' Meeting

Section for History and Philosophy of Science, University of Copenhagen

Topics: General Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Biology, Philosophy of Science, Miscellaneous

1 May

CFP: Philosophy in Astrobiology - special issue of Philosophical Problems in Science

Topics: General Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Biology, Philosophy of Cognitive Science

2 May

Conference: Rotman Graduate Student Conference 2026: Philosophical Issues in the Life Sciences

HybridRotman Institute of Philosophy, University of Western Ontario

Rotman Graduate Student’s Conference

Topics: General Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Biology, Philosophy of Cognitive Science

11 May

Conference: 1st UFFS International Congress on Neurophilosophy: Neurophilosophy, after 40 years

OnlineDepartment of Philosophy, Federal University of Fronteira Sul

Topics: Metaphilosophy, Philosophy of Mind, General Philosophy of Science

12 May

Conference: Transitions in Emergence

SPiN, University of Namur

Topics: Metaphysics, General Philosophy of Science

14 May

Conference: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF LIFE

Institute of Philosophy - Department of Philosophy of Nature, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw

Filozoficzne i naukowo-przyrodnicze elementy obrazu świata / Philosophical and Scientific Components of the Worldview (edition 15th)

Topics: Epistemology, General Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Biology

15 May

Conference: Theoretical Rationality and Practical Reason

Department of Philosophy, Sofia University

Topics: Epistemology, Philosophy of Action, General Philosophy of Science

22 May

Conference: Power and Vulnerability: Narratives of Uncertainty in Global Dynamics

Faculty of Theology, “Ovidius” University of Constanța (Romania)

RELIGION, KNOWLEDGE, SOCIETY

Topics: Philosophy of Religion, General Philosophy of Science, Social and Political Philosophy

23 May

Conference: Shanghai-Hong Kong Philosophy of Science Workshop 2

Fudan University

Topics: General Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Biology, Philosophy of Physical Science

25 May

Conference: Beyond Basic Bayesianism

University of Helsinki

Topics: Epistemology, General Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Probability

26 May

Conference: Duke Summer Seminars in Neuroscience and Philosophy

Department of Philosophy, Duke University

Neuroscience and AI

Topics: General Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Biology

27 May

Conference: 8th Scientific Understanding and Representation (SURe) annual workshop

Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences

Topics: Epistemology, M&E, Miscellaneous, General Philosophy of Science

29 May

Conference: Karl Popper in China

Center for Philosophy of Science, HKUST

Topics: Asian Philosophy, European Philosophy, General Philosophy of Science

31 May

CFP: Synthese: Philosophy of Science in Public Policy

Topics: General Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Social Science, Social and Political Philosophy

1 Jun

Conference: AI and Data Ethics Summer Training Program

Ethics Institute / Philosophy Department, Northeastern University

Topics: General Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Computing and Information, Applied Ethics

2 Jun

CFP: Workshop on Philosophical Issues in Neural Computation

Department of Philosophy II, Ruhr University Bochum

Topics: General Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Computing and Information

2 Jun

Conference: Workshop on Philosophical Issues in Neural Computation

Department of Philosophy II, Ruhr University Bochum

Topics: General Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Computing and Information

11 Jun

Conference: Existential Threats and Other Disasters: Novel (Bio)ethical Solutions for Novel Challenges

https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/content/reid-hall, Columbia University

Existential Threats and Other Disasters: Novel (Bio)ethical Solutions for Novel Challenges

Topics: Epistemology, General Philosophy of Science, Applied Ethics

16 Jun

Conference: Entity Realism Beyond Manipulation

HybridInstitute of Philosophy, University of Bern

Topics: General Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Science, Miscellaneous

22 Jun

Conference: Second Biennial Conference of the Society for the Study of Measurement

University of Edinburgh

Topics: General Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Science, Miscellaneous

24 Jun

Conference: History and Philosophy of Science: Past, Present, and Future

Center for Philosophy of Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Topics: History of Western Philosophy, Miscellaneous, General Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Social Science

30 Jun

Call for Papers: 1st UFFS International Congress on Neurophilosophy: Neurophilosophy, after 40 years

OnlineDepartment of Philosophy, Federal University of Fronteira Sul

Topics: Metaphilosophy, Philosophy of Mind, General Philosophy of Science

20 Jul

Conference: MCMP Summer School for Widening Participation in Mathematical Philosophy 2026

Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München

Topics: Philosophy of Action, General Philosophy of Science

24 Aug

Conference: Pre-conference workshop: Values in science in the rest of the world

Practical Philosophy, University of Helsinki

Topics: General Philosophy of Science

1 Sep

Conference: SOCRATES Summer School 2026: "Bridging the Gap: Science, Trust, and the Climate Crisis"

Institute of Philosophy, Leibniz University Hannover

SOCRATES Summer Schools

Topics: General Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Science, Miscellaneous, Value Theory, Miscellaneous

14 Sep

Conference: New Directions in Law-Based Explanations in the Sciences

HybridCentre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, London School of Economics

Topics: General Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Biology, Philosophy of Physical Science

14 Sep

Conference: 13th International Philosophy of Medicine Roundtable Conference

OnlineDepartment of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh

Topics: General Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Biology

15 Sep

Conference: Critical Political Epistemology

Professorship for Epistemology & Theory of Science, University of Freiburg (Germany)

Topics: Epistemology, General Philosophy of Science, Value Theory

15 Sep

Talk: A Puzzle Concerning Reason and the Emotions

Department of Law, Philosophy, and International Studies, University of Inland Norway

The Lillehammer Lecture in Philosophy

Ram Neta (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)

Topics: Epistemology, General Philosophy of Science

8 Oct

Conference: Causality and Causal Inference in Medicine

Departamento de Filosofía, Lógica y Filosofía de la Ciencia, Universidad de Sevilla

Conferences on Causality in the Sciences (CitS)

Topics: General Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Biology, Philosophy of Science, Miscellaneous

30 Nov

CFP: Philosophia Reformata special issue on the legacy of MD Stafleu

Topics: Philosophical Traditions, Miscellaneous, General Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Physical Science