In Conversation: Exploring the Philosophy of Money and Finance &ndash\; Series III
\nA series of interviews with contributors to The Philosophy of Money and Finance (Hardcover\, OUP 2024\; Paperback\, fall 2025)
\nSchedule
\n"Truth in Financial Accounting"
Author: Christopher J. Cowton (Emeritus\, University of Huddersfield)
Interviewer: Lisa Warenski (CUNY Graduate Center)
Date and Time: 15 January 2026\, 18:00 CET
"Green Central Banking" \;
Authors: Peter Dietsch (University of Victoria)\; Clé\;ment Fontan (University of Louvain)
Interviewer: Jens van't Klooster
Date and Time: 25 March 2026\, 18:00 CET
"On the Wrongfulness of Bank Contributions to Financial Crises"
Author: \;Richard Endö\;rfer (University of Gothenburg)
Interviewer: Kobi Finestone (Univeresity of San Diego)
Date and Time: 01 June 2026\, 18:00 CET
"Bitcoins Left and Right: A Normative Assessment of a Digital Currency"
Authors: Lars Lindblom and Joakim Sandberg
Interviewer: TBA
Date and Time: September (TBA) 2026\, 18:00 CET
This is a zoom series on the value of consciousness\, taking place every first Tuesday of the month at noon Eastern time in the US/6pm in Europe. The program is below. The zoom link is this:
\nhttps://riceuniversity.zoom.us/j/93096236283?pwd=s6SO6NqrM5mnGpqjFtKNfTNoxaHGUg.1
\nProgram:
\nSept. 2: Takuya Niikawa\, &ldquo\;Consciousness Aesthetics&rdquo\;
Oct. 7: Anna Giustina\, &ldquo\;Prospects for an Aesthetics of Consciousness&rdquo\;
Nov. 11: Emad Atiq\, ""Agency\, Normativity\, and Acquaintance"
Dec. 2: Lé\;a Salje\, &ldquo\;Feeling Like Oneself&rdquo\;
Jan. 6: David Builes\, &ldquo\;Four Views of the First Person&rdquo\;
Feb. 3: Adrià\; Moret\, &ldquo\;No Welfare without Sentience&rdquo\;
Mar. 3: Gwen Bradford\, &ldquo\;Dreams and Incommunicable Aesthetic Value&rdquo\;
Apr. 7: Enrico Terrone\, "The Type-Token Dilemma for the Aesthetics of Consciousness"
May 5: Leonard Dung\, &ldquo\;Varieties of Sentientism About Moral Standing&rdquo\;
Dear All\, \; I am very excited to announce the start of a bi-weekly online research seminar series: \;Philosophy of Science of Decision Making. \;
\nThe aim of the series is to bring together philosophers of science and decision researchers across the cognitive\, behavioral\, and social sciences to discuss new and evolving trends in the study of human and non-human decision making. This includes topics such as practical reasoning and deliberation\, preference formation\, \;learning and optimization methods\, \;tool use and decision-enhancing (and -disrupting) technologies\, irrational and aberrant choice\, addiction\, self control and commitment strategies. \;
\nThe seminar series does not privilege any particular philosophical or scientific perspective\; it seeks to provide a wide and welcoming platform for both speakers and attendees representing diverse fields\, targets of study\, and modes and methodologies of analysis to share ideas and research in progress. Seminars typically will last 90 mins (45-60 minutes for presentation followed by Q&\;A). \;
\nThe seminar series will kick off on \;September 12th @ 14:00 CET (GMT +2) \;with a talk by \;Professor Don Ross \;(University College Cork and University of Cape Town). Please note that the \;talk has changed since the first announcement of the series. Professor Ross will now present his research on "Integrating the economics of networks with quantitative sociology " (the keywords and abstract can be found on the website). \; \;
\nFuture speakers also include: \; \;
\nArmin Schulz \;(University of Kansas)
Camilla Colombo \;(RWTH Aachen University)
Magda Osman \;(University of Cambridge)
Aliya Rumana \;(University of Pittsburgh)
José\; L. Bermú\;dez \;(Texas A&\;M University)
Conrad Heilmann \;(Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Angelica Kaufmann \;(University of Milan)
Wim De Neys \;(Sorbonne Paris Cité\; University)
Malvina Ongaro \;(Politecnico di Milano)
Magdalena Małecka \;(University of Copenhagen)
Lukas Beck \;(Leibniz University Hannover)
Enrico Petracca \;(Konrad Lorenz Institute)
Matteo Colombo \;(University of Tilburg) \; \;
If you are interested to attend this seminar and/or become a regular participant in the series\, please email me at \;james.grayot@gmail.com \;with the subject line \;PhilSciDec. Video conference links will be sent only to those who register with me by email prior to each seminar. \;Note: if you have already signed up for the seminar series\, you need not reply to this or future calls for participation. \; \;
\nFor more information about the dates and topics of future talks\, visit the website. \;
\nSincerely\, James Grayot
ORGANIZER;CN=James Grayot: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250919T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T170000 SUMMARY:Zicklin Center Workshop in Normative Business Ethics UID:20260321T191343Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:3730 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, United States\, 19104 DESCRIPTION:Call for Abstracts for The Zicklin Center Normative Business Ethics Workshop Series
\nOver the 2025-2026 academic year\, the Zicklin Center for Governance and Business Ethics at the Wharton School\, University of Pennsylvania\, will convene a regular works-in-progress series for scholars working in normative business ethics (NBE). In particular\, the Series will workshop papers pursuing business ethics issues from a normative perspective\, or papers in moral or political philosophy with implications for the market\, distributive justice\, labor relations\, the role of business in society\, etc.
\nWorkshop Objectives
\nThe Series is part of an effort to foster normative business ethics in the academy and the public sphere. This particular initiative has two key objectives: First\, it endeavors to provide a regular forum for scholars working on business ethics from a normative perspective. The community of such scholars is relatively small\, and dispersed across numerous institutions\, and there are few opportunities for these individuals to convene and share work. This Series is an effort to connect these scholars and to enrich their shared intellectual life. Second\, the Series aims to be especially valuable to junior faculty and advanced graduate students\, by providing them with feedback from\, and opportunities to interact with\, more established members of the normative business ethics community. To that end\, we hope to have (at least) one junior author and one senior author at each session.
\nWorkshop Format
\nThe workshop will meet six times over the academic year. Any academic or practitioner with an interest in normative business ethics is invited to attend the sessions. Attendees are expected to read the papers in advance\, and to come with feedback for the paper authors. To maximize the opportunity for paper improvement\, authors will not present their papers\; we will instead spend our time together on questions and comments for the author.
\nSessions will be held on Fridays\, beginning at 1:00 pm unless otherwise indicated. We will discuss two to three papers at each session. Attendees are expected to read the papers in advance\, and to come prepared to offer feedback.
\nWe plan to hold all sessions in-person\, on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania\, in Philadelphia.
\nSession Dates:
\nSeptember 19th\, 2025
\nOctober 17th\, 2025
\nJanuary 16th\, 2026
\nFebruary 13th\, 2026
\nMarch 20th\, 2026
\nApril 10th\, 2026
\nCall for Abstracts
\nWe invite abstract submissions from \;faculty and post-docs\, and from graduate students who have advanced to the ABD stage. \;Preferential treatment will be given to those who have not presented work at the Series before\, and we especially welcome submissions from women and under-represented minorities.
\nThe abstract should propose a paper in normative business ethics\, as described above. We ask that submissions offer a fairly detailed sense of the paper without exceeding 500 words.
\nWe ask that applicants identify three of the above dates\, in order of preference\, at which they would like to present their work. Please send your abstract to Brian Berkey &ndash\; bberkey@wharton.upenn.edu -- by July 25th\, 2025. Individuals will be notified about whether their paper has been selected for presentation by August 4th\, 2025.
\nInformation for Selected Authors
\nThe Zicklin Center will likely be able to offer travel funding of $1000 for paper authors for the session at which their paper will be discussed\, though there is a bit of uncertainty regarding our funding situation at the moment. In cases of need\, we may be able to offer additional funding\, with preference given to graduate students and international scholars.
\nReimbursement for travel expenses is subject to two conditions. By accepting the offer to workshop a paper\, the paper author pledges that:
\n1. \; \; \; \; The paper they will share is at a stage of development where the author can incorporate feedback gained at the workshop (e.g.\, the paper is not yet in page proofs or in print)\; and
\n2. \; \; \; \; The paper author will send their draft paper to the organizers no fewer than 14 days before their presentation date.
\nFor co-authored papers\, we can ordinarily only provide travel funding for one of the authors\, though other co-authors are welcome to attend.
\nPlease address any questions about the CFA or the workshop to one of the organizers: Brian Berkey (bberkey@wharton.upenn.edu)\, Amy Sepinwall (sepin@wharton.upenn.edu)\, or Julian Jonker (jonker@wharton.upenn.edu).
ORGANIZER;CN=Brian Berkey;CN=Amy J. Sepinwall;CN=Julian Jonker: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251001T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260630T170000 SUMMARY:UK XPHI Online UID:20260321T191344Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to announce the next series of our monthly online workshop devoted to discussion of work in progress in experimental philosophy. The workshop is usually held via Teams\, the second Wednesday of each month\, 16:00-18:00 UK time. \; Details of 2025/26 season TBC
\n \; ORGANIZER;CN=James Andow;CN=Eugen Fischer: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251009T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260604T170000 SUMMARY:Sign\, Language\, Reality Seminar 2025/26 UID:20260321T191345Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Sign. Language\, Reality (SLR) Seminar Series 2025/26
\nWe are pleased to announce the program for the upcoming academic year of the Sign. Language\, Reality (SLR) Seminar\, hosted by the Faculty of Philosophy\, University of Warsaw and the Polish Semiotic Society. The series brings together scholars working on philosophy of language\, logic\, philosophy of linguistics\, theoretical semiotics\, and related areas.
\nProgram 2025/26:
\n9 October 2025 &mdash\; Franç\;ois Recanati (Collè\;ge de France)
Mental files\, concepts\, and modes of presentation
23 October 2025 &mdash\; Antonina Jamrozik (University of Warsaw)
Why do we need the notion of a lie? Considerations from the case of presuppositional lies
6 November 2025 &mdash\; Edward Zalta (Stanford University)
How to Ground Semantics in Higher-Order Metaphysics
4 December 2025 &mdash\; Thomas Hodgson (University of Gdansk / Shanxi University)
The act-type theory of propositions as a theory of empty names
22 January 2026 &mdash\; Hannes Leitgeb (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)
The Additive Logic of Epistemic Reasons. An Axiomatic Account
19 February 2026 &mdash\; Piotr Stalmaszczyk (University of Lodz)
Conceptual Engineering\, Semiotics and Metalinguistics
19 March 2026 &mdash\; Merel Semeijn (University of Groningen)
Common ground in non-face-to-face settings
16 April 2026 &mdash\; Louis Rouillé\; (University of Liè\;ge)
The dynamics of fictional names: an antirealist perspective
21 May 2026 &mdash\; Diego Feinmann (IPI PAN)
Theories of Relevance
4 June 2026 &mdash\; Antonio Negro &\; Salvatore Pistoia-Reda (Università\; degli Studi di Siena)
The contradiction puzzle for logicality
Participation is free and open to all scholars.
\nZoom information:
The seminar will be held online. To join the meeting\, please use the Zoom information below:
https://uw-edu-pl.zoom.us/j/92716044372?pwd=0l7PETAOwqQDBKTMCnheYQN7ag7zx1.1
ID: 927 1604 4372
Code: 697648
New Generation Research Exchange
\n\;Call for Applications \;
\nSummary \;
\nThe Humane Philosophy Society\, in collaboration the Faculty of Philosophy\, University of Warsaw\, Blackfriars Hall\, University of Oxford\, and Faculty of Philosophy\, Zagreb University invite applications for the New Generation Research Exchange programme. The Exchange programme will give young scholars in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) working on Big Questions of fundamental human importance the opportunity to participate in three fully funded workshops taking place at the Universities of Warsaw\, Zagreb and Oxford. Participants will have the further opportunity to apply to continue the research during a term of funded supervised research at the University of Oxford on the Marek Matraszek Fellowship. Participants&rsquo\; research projects will be assessed by an external committee after the final workshop takes place to determine possible supervisors for research visits to Oxford. The Fellowship will conclude with an alumni workshop in the summer of 2026 to take place in Trogir\, Croatia. \;
\nAn introductory video can be viewed here: \;
\nhttps://youtu.be/vfaPrP2W2Hs
\nEligibility
\nApplicants will normally be MA or early PhD students at Central and Eastern European research institutions\, including universities\, research academies and seminaries\, or young scholars from CEE on equivalent degree programmes outside the region. The programme is intended to support research projects of successful candidates during the final year of their MA course\, or developing their MA research topics for publication\, or with a PhD application in mind\, as well as those beginning to work on a PhD. Proposed projects should broadly fall under the project themes\, which are outlined below. \; It is expected that most applications will be submitted by natural scientists\, theologians and philosophers\, but there are no disciplinary restrictions and applicants with academic backgrounds in other areas are also welcome. Applications are welcome from researchers working in any religious tradition\, and from researchers working in no religious tradition.
\nFor the purposes of the project\, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is defined as: Albania\, Armenia\, Azerbaijan\, Belarus\, Bosnia and Herzegovina\, Bulgaria\, Croatia\, Czechia\, Estonia\, Georgia\, Hungary\, Kosovo\, Latvia\, Lithuania\, Moldova\, Montenegro\, North Macedonia\, Poland\, Romania\, Serbia\, Slovakia\, Slovenia and Ukraine.
\nActivities
\nSuccessful candidates will participate in a series of three masterclasses during the course of the programme. The meetings will take place over three days each at the Universities of Zagreb\, Warsaw\, and Oxford. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss their work as a group and with invited mentors\, as well as participate in seminars led by prominent visiting speakers. The Fellowship will cover all the costs of participating in each masterclass including travel and accommodation. The fellowship will conclude with an alumni workshop in the summer of 2026 which will cover all participant costs except travel. The total value of the Fellowship is 4000 USD. \;
\nSelected participants will have a further opportunity to receive the Marek Matraszek Oxford Fellowship to complete their work during a term at Oxford University\, where they will be able to work closely with a secondary supervisor to advance their research. The funding for research visits at Oxford University will cover accommodation\, living costs\, college fees\, and supervision and have a total value of 3000 USD. \;
\nSupported Research Themes
\nThe programme will support research which engages with Big Questions of universal human importance. We are especially interested in research into fundamental issues which straddle boundaries between disciplines including philosophy\, psychology\, physical sciences\, social sciences\, theology\, literature and cultural studies. Applicants will be expected to engage with recent developments in their disciplines\, and demonstrate a high standard of academic rigor. Suitable topics include\, but are not limited to:
\n▪ The significance of theological traditions for scientific practice today\;
\n▪ The relations of brains\, minds and human persons\;
\n▪ Whether physical cosmology can explain the origin of the cosmos\;
\n▪ The role of religion in the historical development of science\;
\n▪ The place of values in the natural world\;
\n▪ The relevance of literary works and traditions for understanding and interpreting Big Questions\;
\n▪ Phenomenology of human life and interpersonal relations\;
\n▪ Intellectual traditions in CEE and their import for Big Questions\;
\n▪ Free will and scientific determinism and/or divine foreknowledge\;
\n▪ Empirical psychology and the second person perspective\;
\n▪ Phenomenological approaches to religion\;
\n▪ Understanding notions of God\, good and evil in a scientific age.
\nFor further example areas that explore Big Questions applicants are strongly encouraged to visit the Humane Philosophy Society&rsquo\;s website where example areas of interest are listed.
\nFor more information on the NGRE fellowship programme as well as on NGRE alumni visit: \;https://www.humanephilosophy.com/ngre
\nApplication process
\nApplications for Exchange Fellowships must be submitted no later than 1 August 2025 for the cycle of the programme starting October 2025. Applications must include the following documents. \; \;
\n▪A proposal describing the research the candidate is carrying out\, how far the research is advanced\, and an outline of the work the candidate expects to complete during the course of their final year. \;
\n▪A full curriculum vitae\, and a statement saying how the candidate expects to benefit from participating in the programme
\n▪Two academic references including a reference from the candidate&rsquo\;s supervisor if the research project is part of an MA degree. \;
\n▪A confirmation from the candidate&rsquo\;s institution stating that they are allowed to participate in the programme during the academic year 2025&ndash\;6. \;
\nAll application materials should be submitted via email to info@humanephilosophy.com stating in the subject line: &ldquo\;NGRE application&rdquo\;. The results of the competition will be announced in September 2025.
\nBy submitting an application for the New Generation Research Exchange candidates accept and acknowledge the terms of processing their personal data for the purpose of the application process. For further information concerning the processing of personal data by the University of Warsaw see the personal data information sheet. If you have any questions please contact Dr Mikołaj Sławkowski-Rode: m.slawkowski-rode@uw.edu.pl \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Mikolaj Slawkowski-Rode;CN=Marija Selak;CN=Ralph Stefan Weir: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251024T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260508T170000 SUMMARY:Monthly Phenomenology 2025–2026 UID:20260321T191347Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;
We are very pleased to announce the 6th season (2025&ndash\;2026) of:
MONTHLY PHENOMENOLOGY
An online forum of discussion on recent work in phenomenology \;
Description: This series of talks gathers together scholars interested in phenomenology and its relation to contemporary issues in philosophy\, especially in the philosophy of mind. It establishes a forum of discussion where people can meet on a regular basis and present their work-in-progress or recent publications. The topics addressed will stretch from the history of early phenomenology to the systematic application of phenomenological insights in recent debates in analytic philosophy. \;
Schedule: The talks will take place once a month on a Friday from October to May. Time: 10:15am ET\, 3:15pm GMT/GMT+1\, 4:15pm CET. Talks last 90 minutes\, including a 45 minutes Q&\;A. \;
Participation: Talks are held on \;zoom. To participate\, please send an email to \;hamid.taieb@hu-berlin.de \;with the heading "Registration Monthly Phenomenology". A zoom link will be sent to you the day preceding each talk. \;
Programme:
Francesca Forlè\; (Università\; Vita-Salute San Raffaele)
Embodied Affectivity. A Phenomenological Account of the Connection between Affective Phenomena and Bodily Expressions
Friday\, \;24 October 2025
James Kinkaid (Bilkent University)
Husserlian Idealism and the Identity Theory of Truth
28 November 2025
Maryam Ebrahimi Dinani (University of Neuchâ\;tel)
Adolf Reinach's Theory of Social Acts: Illuminating Debates on Joint and Collective Intentionality
5 December \;2025 \;
Pascale Roure (Yildiz Technical University)
Phenomenology in Turkey
16 January 2026 \;
Benoit Guilielmo (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Exploring the Essence of Bullshit through Early Phenomenology (Kolnai and Hildebrand)
20 \;February 2026 \;
Lorenza D'Angelo (Pompeu Fabra University)
Pleasure\, Pain and Introspection
6 \;March 2026 \;
Mohammed Saleh Zarepour (University of Manchester)
The Flying Man and the Transparency of (Self-)Knowledge
24 April 2026 \;
Sebastian Watzl (University of Oslo)
Attention Norms and Frames. On the Social Organisation of Experience
8 May 2026
Convenors:
Guillaume Fré\;chette (University of Geneva)
Marta Jorba (Pompeu Fabra \;University)
Alessandro Salice (University College Cork)
Hamid Taieb (Humboldt University Berlin)
Í\;ngrid Vendrell-Ferran (Philipps University Marburg) \;
Organized on behalf of the \;Network for Phenomenological Research \;
&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;
The Tulane German Philosophy Workshop is based out of Tulane University&rsquo\;s Philosophy and Germanic &\; Slavic Studies departments. It is aimed at promoting the discussion of scholarship about the German philosophical tradition and the establishment of relations between philosophers and departments that focus on the German philosophical tradition. It welcomes scholars interested in the many ways to engage with this rich tradition and the specific projects and concerns of its many representatives&mdash\;from Leibniz to Wittgenstein\, Kant to Gadamer\, Hegel to Habermas&mdash\;as well as the reception of this tradition.
ORGANIZER;CN=Jeffrey Patrick Colgan;CN=Nicolas Day: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260201T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260630T170000 SUMMARY:Inquiry Network WIP Talks (Spring 2026) UID:20260321T191349Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:The Inquiry Network WIP Talks feature presentations of work in progress related to inquiry\, broadly understood. For example\, presentations might discuss (but are not limited to): the epistemology of inquiry\, the metaphysics of inquiry\, ethical norms of inquiry\, historical perspectives on inquiry\, or the structure of scientific inquiry.
We aim to foster the sharing of ideas in an inclusive\, welcoming and low-pressure environment. Papers that are already accepted for publication will not be accepted. We aim to be sensitive to the needs of early-career scholars.
The group meets biweekly on Zoom during each of the Fall and Spring semesters. Meeting times are determined shortly before the beginning of each semester with the goal of finding a time that works for as many members as possible. Special consideration is given to finding a meeting time that works for presenters of accepted papers.
I am excited to share that the \;Reconstructing Carnap Webinar Series \;will resume in \;February 2026! Please find the official flyer attached. All talks will take place from \;4:30 PM to 6:30 PM CET \;(10:30 AM&ndash\;12:30 PM EST).
The webinar can be accessed via the following link: https://meet.google.com/uaq-jqpf-mwr
Schedule of speakers:
The series is organized in collaboration with \;Carnap in Context IV \;(Ö\;AW\, FWF Grant PAT7905424) and \;Rudolf Carnap Digital \;(MCMP\, LMU Munich). \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Caterina Del Sordo;CN=Luca Oliva;CN=Silvano Zipoli Caiani: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260220T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260522T170000 SUMMARY:Online Bayle Seminar 2026 : Education and Pedagogy in the Philosopher of Rotterdam UID:20260321T191351Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:The \;Online Bayle Seminar \;is a study and research group devoted to the figure of Pierre Bayle. In the very spirit of the &ldquo\;Republic of Letters&rdquo\; so dear to Bayle\, it seeks to be both international and interdisciplinary\, and aims&mdash\;thanks to the possibilities offered by online communication&mdash\;to overcome the divisions between schools and approaches that have sometimes characterized Bayle scholarship. Founded in 2025\, the seminar hosted in its first year a series of talks on various themes in Bayle\, such as atheism\, tolerance\, and the \;Dictionary. It thus provided an opportunity to discover the most recent research on Bayle carried out in Europe as well as in the Americas and Asia.
\nFor this second year\, we have chosen to develop the seminar&rsquo\;s format around a concrete theme through which Bayle&rsquo\;s work and thought&mdash\;and the context in which he evolved&mdash\;will be analyzed. The objective of this new format is to examine the production of the philosopher of Rotterdam in a more systematic way. Sessions will alternate between reading workshops devoted to the study of selected passages circulated beforehand\, and talks on specific topics. The theme for this second year is \;&ldquo\;Education and Pedagogy in Bayle.&rdquo\; \;The seminar will begin in 2026.
\nWhether from a biographical or a philosophical perspective\, the question touches closely upon Bayle&rsquo\;s life and writings. As a child\, Bayle himself suffered from an irregular schooling\, which he recalls in his correspondence and from which he draws lessons in the advice he gives to his brother Joseph. Later\, Bayle served as a teacher for almost his entire adult life. As is well known\, he first worked as a tutor\, in Coppet and Rouen\, and then as a professor at Sedan and Rotterdam. His philosophy courses\, included among the \;Miscellaneous Works\, are well known. His work as a writer and philosopher is marked by questions of education. The prefaces and forewords of his works not only provide information on the author&rsquo\;s status and his relationship to an ideal reader\; they also contain pedagogical reflections that fit more broadly within the theme of education. Likewise\, the project of a \;Journal of the Republic of Letters\, based on reviewing recent publications\, not only demonstrates an interest in erudition but also affirms the possibility of a learned public and the importance of its education. One should not forget the Reformed context in which Bayle pursued his schooling and his teaching: can one detect confessional markers in his reflections on education?
\nOn a political and theological level\, royal legislation concerning the children of the Huguenots raised the issue of the right to educate one&rsquo\;s children according to one&rsquo\;s own religious convictions. Religious controversy during the revocation of the Edict of Nantes also raises the question of the purpose and means of education: should one not &ldquo\;instruct&rdquo\; erring consciences rather than persecute them? At what point can one judge that the other has been sufficiently taught and that his error stems from culpable obstinacy? Can religious truth be taught in the same way to all minds? This question of &ldquo\;pedagogical differentiation&rdquo\; must be correlated in Bayle with his moral anthropology&mdash\;namely\, attention to the place and role of temperament and passions in the psychic and intellectual life of the individual. And this is directly linked to the &ldquo\;prejudices of childhood and education\,&rdquo\; where Bayle explicitly equates childhood and education with those factors that hinder the formation and exercise of a critical mind. Although the secondary literature has at times examined these issues in Bayle\, the question of education as such has been little studied in his work.
\nProgramme:
\nFriday 20 February\, 2:00 pm: Andy Serin (EPHE-PSL and Paris 1 University): \;&ldquo\;Text analysis: education and tolerance in the Supplement to the Philosophical Commentary&rdquo\;
\nFriday 20 March\, 2:00 pm: Isabelle Moreau (ENS de Lyon): \;&ldquo\;Bayle: education and religious identity&rdquo\;
\nFriday 24 April\, 2:00 pm: Ana Carmona (University of Geneva): \;&ldquo\;Text analysis: the power of prejudices&rdquo\;
\nFriday 22 May\, 2:00 pm: Chiara Musolino (Paris 1 University): \;&ldquo\;How to read philosophy? The pedagogy of doubt at work in Pierre Bayle&rdquo\;
\nPractical information:
\nThe sessions will take place online on Fridays at 2:00 pm (French time). The language used is French\, but it is possible to participate in English. The videoconference link and the texts can be obtained by sending an email to bayle.seminar@hotmail.com.
ORGANIZER;CN=Andy Serin;CN=Ana Alicia Carmona Aliaga: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260314T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260325T170000 SUMMARY:Modern Language Association UID:20260321T191352Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:America/Los_Angeles LOCATION:Los Angeles\, United States ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260316T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260318T170000 SUMMARY:On Finding: From Epistemic Acts to Accepted Facts UID:20260321T191353Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Heinrich-von-Kleist-Straße 22-28\, Bonn\, Germany\, 53113 DESCRIPTION:Scientific discoveries are often discussed in terms of their outcomes: new facts\, new theories\, new bodies of knowledge. Much less attention has been paid to the process that leads from not-yet-knowing to accepted knowledge -- and in particular to the epistemic act of finding itself.
\nThe workshop starts from the idea that finding is neither mere perception nor invention\, neither pure luck nor the mere application of method. Rather\, it is a distinctive epistemic practice that combines activity and receptivity\, background knowledge and imagination\, disciplined search and openness to what presents itself. Acts of finding are often tentative\, fallible\, and fragmentary\, and their epistemic significance is not yet fixed at the point at which they emerge.
\nA focus of the workshop is the transition from such individual epistemic acts to publicly accepted facts. How are tentative findings assessed\, challenged\, and refined under conditions of uncertainty? How do epistemic norms\, background assumptions\, and forms of collective scrutiny shape what counts as a promising or trustworthy finding in the first place? The workshop also examines the roles of curiosity\, chance\, and creativity in these processes. Against this background\, it investigates how linguistic acts\, reporting practices\, naming\, and classification articulate findings\, stabilize them within a community\, and turn something found into something accepted -- and eventually into shared knowledge.
\nBringing together perspectives from epistemology\, philosophy of science\, and philosophy of language\, the workshop is conceived as a small\, focused workshop\, with an emphasis on work in progress and conceptual exploration.
ORGANIZER;CN=Jan G. Michel: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260316T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260316T234500 SUMMARY:3rd Annual Philosophy & Legal Theory Collaborative Summer Workshop at UC Berkeley UID:20260321T191354Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:America/Los_Angeles LOCATION:2240 Piedmont Ave\, Berkeley\, United States\, 94720 DESCRIPTION:The Philosophy &\; Legal Theory Collaborative will host its third annual summer workshop at the UC Berkeley on May 27\, 2026\, the day before the beginning of the \;Law and Society Association Annual Meeting \;in San Francisco.
To propose a paper presentation or register to attend the event\, please fill out this google form:
https://forms.gle/K3KdPNkafv8soSrH8
We will consider multiple presentation formats\, including:
Proposals will be considered on a rolling basis until March 16\, 2026\, in order to enable organizers to send out early acceptances to make it easier to plan around.
\n
The scope of the Philosophy &\; Legal Theory Collaborative summer workshop includes all areas of philosophy of law\, and philosophical work relevant to legal questions from all philosophical traditions. We also welcome work in political philosophy\, political theory\, moral philosophy\, social epistemology\, social ontology\, moral psychology\, normative and applied ethics\, meta-ethics\, philosophy of action and decision theory on topics relevant to law or socio-legal topics.
Confirmed speakers include Mitchell Berman (UPenn)\, Michael Bratman (Stanford)\, \;Matt McManus (Spelman)\, Sarah Paul (NYU Abu Dhabi) and Rebecca Stone (UCLA).
For questions concerning the workshop\, please write to \;info@philosophyandlegaltheory.org
\n
For updates\, please consider joining our mailing list at \;https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/philosophyandlegaltheory
https://www.philosophyandlegaltheory.org/ \; \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Samantha Godwin;CN=Amin Ebrahimi Afrouzi;CN=Jacob Schriner-Briggs;CN=Alma Diamond;CN=Gregory Antill;CN=Isabella Mariani: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260317T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260317T153000 SUMMARY:Chris von Rueden on egalitarianism in human political organisation UID:20260321T191355Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:The next assembly of our reading group will take place on March 17th at 13:00 (Lisbon/London Time). 14pm Central European Time.\nThe next assembly of our reading group will take place on March 17th at 13:00 (Lisbon/London Time). 14pm Central European Time.
The agreed-upon reading for this upcoming session is \; Stibbard-Hawkes\, Duncan &\; von Rueden\, Chris\; [accepted manuscript for BBS] «\;Egalitarianism is not Equality: Moving from Outcome to Process in the Study of Human Political Organisation»\;\, https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/behavioral-and-brain-sciences/article/egalitarianism-is-not-equality-moving-from-outcome-to-process-in-the-study-of-human-political-organisation/8B8E13583AF33C64A1FB1B05AEB2846B \; Chris \;von Rueden \;has confirmed their presence in the meeting.
If you want to attend this online meeting or more generally join the mailing list of the online seminar\, please write a \;short email to Joao Pinheiro [joaopinheiro [youknowwhat] hotmail.com] and Hugo Viciana [hugo.viciana [youknowhat] gmail.com] and \; briefly describing your interest\, and your background or affiliation.
Further info about the reading group can be found here: https://cfcul.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/reunioes/reading-group-sobre-the-sciences-of-ethics-and-political-philosophy-2/
Der zweite Vortrag fü\;hrt nach Auschwitz\, den Ort des Martyriums Edith Steins. Das Vernichtungslager erinnert an die unzä\;hligen jü\;dischen und anderen Opfer des terroristischen und kriegerischen Wahns im Herzen Europas. Im Blick auf die Vollendung ihres Lebens- und Glaubensweges widmen wir uns der Spiritualitä\;t und dem christlichen Engagement Edith Steins. Dabei fragen wir\, wie sie als Christin der menschenfeindlichen Ideologie\, der Verblendung der Vielen und dem Krieg begegnete &ndash\; und wie ihr Zeugnis Zeichen des Friedens und der Hoffnung fü\;r kommende Generationen setzen kann.
\nWenn Sie die erste Vorlesung verpasst haben\, kö\;nnen Sie sie hier auf YouTube ansehen: \;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8qInc6AmYc
\nDiese Veranstaltungen sind thematisch aufeinander abgestimmt\, kö\;nnen aber auch unabhä\;ngig voneinander besucht werden.
\nPreis: 10&euro\;/ ermä\;ß\;igt 7&euro\;
ORGANIZER;CN=Josh Roe: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260318T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260320T170000 SUMMARY:Valence Asymmetries Conference UID:20260321T191359Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/Madrid LOCATION:Roc Boronat 138\, Barcelona\, Spain\, 08018 DESCRIPTION:VALENCE ASYMMETRIES \;CONFERENCE: 19/03/2026 TO 20/03/2026
\nPRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP: 18/03/2026
\nSALA NAU \;| UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA \;| ROC BORONAT\, POBLENOU\, \;BARCELONA
\nREGISTRATION: CLOSING SOON
\nThe first \;Valence Asymmetries \;conference is nearly here. The conference will will take place on March 19th-20th 2026 with a pre-conference workshop on the 18th of March. The conference will take place in Sala Nau at the Poblenou Campus of Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona.
\nThis interdisciplinary event will discuss themes surrounding the role of valence asymmetries - the systematic ways in which "the bad" and "the good" differ - \; in language and cognition. These include the role of affect in perception\, language processing\, social cognition\, communication\, judgement and morality. The program brings together philosophical analysis and argumentation with experimental and corpus-based work in linguistics and psychology\, including cross-linguistic work\, formal semantics\, experimental pragmatics\, and computational approaches to affect and emotion in language.
\nThis event brings together researchers at all career levels\, with participants joining from around the world. We hope you can join us and contribute your perspective to the discussion.
\nOur keynote speakers are: \;
Hans Alves (Ruhr Universitä\;t Bochum)\,
Fré\;dé\;rique de Vignemont (Institut Jean Nicod)\,
Saif M. Mohammad (National Research Council Canada)\,
Pascale Willemsen (Universitä\;t Zü\;rich)
In addition to our invited speakers\, we will also have talks by Filippo Domaneschi &\; Federico Bina\, Ida Miczke\, Alexey Tymbay\, Leila Glass and Valentina Apresyan. Our pre-conference workshop includes talks from Said M. Mohammad\, Eirini Sossidi\, Anouch Bourmayan\, as well as talks from the Valence Asymmetries Team (Morgan Moyer\, Michelle Stankovic and Isidora Stojanovic).
\nWe hope to see you all there!
\nRegistration closes 20 February. Registration is free\, but necessary. If you plan on attending\, please register by clicking on the enrol button \;on our eventum page: http://eventum.upf.edu/go/valenceasymmetries
\nContact: \;valence.asymmetries@upf.edu
\nEvent page: \;http://eventum.upf.edu/go/valenceasymmetries
\nWebsite: \;https://www.upf.edu/web/valence-asymmetries
\nThis \;event is funded by Isidora Stojanovic&rsquo\;s ERC Advanced Grant &ldquo\;Valence Asymmetries: the positive\, the negative\, the good and the bad in language\, mind and morality&rdquo\; (GA n°\; 101142133).
\nWorkshop: Philosophical Conceptions of Autonomy in Human AI-Teaming
\nAI systems are becoming increasingly autonomous\, in ways that pose important ethical challenges. This is particularly significant in cases of human-AI teaming (HAT) - that is\, where a human (or group of humans) works \;with \;AI systems to complete a task. But what is autonomy and how can AI systems have it? How should we understand human-AI teaming? Do AI systems in HAT function like mere tools or more like genuine collaborators? If we can truly collaborate with AI\, what are the different forms this collaboration can take? And how do these differences affect ethical concerns regarding responsibility gaps\, transparency\, and trustworthiness in AI? \;
\nPlease join us on the \;18th and 19th of March \;for a two day workshop with a series of fascinating talks addressing these issues\, organised by University of Sheffield&rsquo\;s Centre for Machine Intelligence. \;The workshop will take place at Halifax Hall Hotel \;(see \;map \;for location). It is presented in collaboration between the University of Sheffield and the University of Manchester and is part of a UK government-funded project on AI and Autonomy.
\nPlease see below for the workshop schedule. If you plan to attend\, please use this link to the registration form \;to let us know you&rsquo\;ll be coming to the workshop:
\nhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdAtJNXJjPHzvV-2gaUA53h5qonzPVzOIqEjT-N29GTiqr2jA/viewform?usp=header
\nPlease register by Tuesday the 17th of March \;as we are trying to get a sense of numbers. Please also note that we have some limited funds for supporting ECRs at any stage who&rsquo\;d wish to attend. Do email \;G.Surtees@sheffield.ac.uk \;for more information about this.
\nSchedule \;
\nWednesday the 18th of March:
\n10:30-11:00: Registration
\n11:00-12:00: Eleanor Turner - What Manipulation Cases Reveal About the Autonomy of AI Systems \;
\n12:00-13:00: Lunch
\n13:00-14:00: Jan Broerson - To What Extent Are LLM-Based AI Agents Autonomous?
\n14:00-14:15: Break
\n14:15-15:15: Paul Faulkner - AI Testimony and Autonomy
\n15:15-15:30: Break
\n15:30-16:30: Nathan Hughes: Definitional Uncertainty and Conceptual Confusion (DUCC!): Exploring pitfalls in the reification of human-AI teaming found in experimental studies
\n16:30-19:00: Drinks
\n19:00-21:00: Dinner at Proove Pizza
\nThursday the 19th of March:
\n11:00-12:00: Max Hayward - TBC
\n12:00-13:00: Lunch
\n13:00-14:00: Ruby Hornsby - Autonomy in Human-AI Imaginary Friendship
\n14:00-14:15: Break
\n14:15-15:15: Felicity Fu: Living Longer and Better or Lonelier and More Bored? &ndash\; Superintelligent Robots and the Prudential Value of Digital Immortality
\n15:15-15:45: Discussion
\n15:45-17:00: Drinks
\nHope to see you there! \;
\nGeorge Surtees.
ORGANIZER;CN=George Surtees: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Athens:20260318T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Athens:20260318T190000 SUMMARY:Reasons and Causes as Projections of Processual Reality UID:20260321T191401Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/Athens LOCATION:Ipsilantou 9\, Athens\, Greece DESCRIPTION:The Research Centre for Greek Philosophy at the Academy of Athens invites you to the second lecture of the seminar series
'Reason and Nature' by Dionysis Christias (Associate Research Professor of Philosophy of Language at the Research Centre for Greek Philsoophy of the Academty of Athens)\, entitled:
Reasons and Causes as Projections of Processual Reality
\nAbstract: The topic of this talk is the seeming incommensurability between two equally indispensable ways of understanding ourselves-in-the-world: our normativist self-image\, which singles out human beings from the rest of nature due to their normative capacities and abilities\, and our causal-naturalistic self-image\, in which human beings are complex physical systems just like all other natural processes. The normativist framework makes an item intelligible by placing it in the &lsquo\;space of reasons&rsquo\; while the naturalistic framework makes an item intelligible by placing it in the &lsquo\;space of causes&rsquo\;. It will be suggested that both these intelligibility spaces are best understood as fractured projections of processual reality. To this end a) I argue that the space of reasons and the space of causes are mutually irreducible yet &lsquo\;parallel&rsquo\; orders\, and I make explicit the connection of this view to Spinoza&rsquo\;s psychophysical parallelism\, and b) I propose that a process metaphysical framework is needed to provide determinate meaning to the view that these irreducible ways of understanding ourselves-in-the-world are different projected dimensions of one and the same metaphysical reality. Finally\, it is suggested that the language of reasons and the language of causes can be understood as practically indispensable discursive tools for diachronically updating and revising our beliefs in the context of inquiry. \; \;
\nZoom Link: \; https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82296542792?pwd=GvMlQg5bGeWi7PjSltv8aKfwRol0VF.1 \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Dionysis Christias: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260318T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260318T234500 SUMMARY:I Congreso Éticas Aplicadas de la Universidad de Málaga UID:20260321T191402Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/Madrid LOCATION:Boulevard Louis Pasteur 27\, Málaga\, Spain\, 29010 DESCRIPTION:I Congress on Applied Ethics at the University of Malaga:
\nInjustice and differential treatment
\n\nOne of the central themes of ethical reflection is denouncing and fighting against injustice in all its forms. Ethics provides a critical space from which to question the foundations of unequal treatment\, from social and economic inequalities to discrimination based on gender\, race\, sexual orientation or species.
\nHowever\, these asymmetries are not only currently prevalent\, but are also developing in new areas\, thus creating new challenges for philosophy and other disciplines. Interdisciplinary work is therefore of the utmost importance\, as it offers new perspectives that enrich research into phenomena in which inequality manifests itself in some way. Many interdisciplinary collaborations result in the development of new applied ethics\, which become essential tools for analysing\, understanding\, and guiding action in the face of various forms of differential treatment.
\nWith this in mind\, the I Congress on Applied Ethics at the University of Malaga: Injustice and Differential Treatment has been created. This interdisciplinary meeting space will allow us to discuss how to deal with specific situations of injustice. The event will take place on 7 and 8 May 2026 at the University of Malaga's Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. The specific venues will be announced at a later date. The Congress aims to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences on the application of ethics in various fields of study and practice.
\nWe warmly invite students of all levels\, as well as researchers and professionals\, to join this rewarding discussion. The conference's themes are designed to encourage debate on current issues\, offering frameworks for analysis and proposals that contribute to theory and practice in a world demanding increasingly urgent ethical responses. The thematic lines are:
\n&bull\; Issues of (in)justice in public health and healthcare.
\n&bull\; Classic problems of applied ethics in the context of technological advances.
\n&bull\; The ethics of care and personal and collective responsibility.
\n&bull\; Ethical and political responses to discrimination based on gender\, age\, race\, sexual orientation\, socioeconomic status and other factors.
\n&bull\; Business and economic ethics: distributive justice\, sustainability and precariousness.
\n&bull\; The ethics of communication in the age of disinformation.
\n&bull\; Professional ethics: engineering ethics\, sports ethics\, etc.
\n&bull\; Ethics and animal welfare and theories of moral status.
\n&bull\; Schools of thought in ethics in relation to the environment: ecofeminism\, environmental ethics\, conservationism\, longtermism\, etc.
\n&bull\; Research methodologies in ethics: experimental ethics\, empirical bioethics\, conceptual engineering\, etc.
\n&bull\; Ethical education and training for critical citizenship.
\n&bull\; Other related topics not included in the above categories (please indicate these in the proposal).
\nIn order to submit a proposal\, two documents must be provided in either Spanish or English. The first document must include the following:
\na. Basic contact information (full name and email address).
\nb. The title of the paper.
\nc. A brief biography of the author of no more than 150 words\, including affiliation/university\, academic interests\, publications\, and relevant contributions.
\nThe second document must include the following information anonymously:
\na. Theme(s) covered by the proposal (one to two).
\nb. The title of the paper.
\nc. Five keywords in alphabetical order.
\nd. An abstract of the paper of approximately 200&ndash\;300 words.
\ne. A brief provisional bibliography.
\n\nThe deadline for submitting proposals is 18 March 2026. Please send your proposals by email\, attaching the two PDF files to seminarioeticaactual@gmail.com. We will respond with the scientific committee's evaluation and decision as soon as possible. The registration fee for speakers is 25 euros\, except for students\, who can register free of charge. This fee must be paid by 17 April 2026. We will communicate the payment method at a later date.
\nPapers presented at the seminar may be eligible for subsequent publication as articles in Ontos. Journal of Practical Philosophy &\; Bioethics (https://ontos.eduverso.pro/index.php/ontos/index). More information on this will be provided at a later date. If you have any questions\, please send a message to the above address.
\n\nKeyspeakers
\n\;
\nFernando Aguiar (CSIC)
\nFernando Aguiar holds a PhD in Philosophy and is a Scientific Researcher at the Institute of Philosophy of the Spanish National Research Council (IFS-CSIC). His work lies between moral and political philosophy and applied ethics\, and is characterised by the systematic incorporation of experimental methods to study how moral judgements and norms are formed and operate in real social contexts. He has been instrumental in establishing experimental philosophy as a recognised field of research through initiatives such as founding the Spanish Experimental Philosophy Association (AEFEX) and launching the European X-Phi Congress.
\nHis recent research focuses on three topics: the limits of moral disgust and its role in assessing harm to third parties\, contemporary disputes over the social and moral value of effort in scenarios of justice and cooperation\, and the new problems of moral responsibility associated with autonomous artificial intelligence and robotics systems. He has conducted research at several institutions\, including the University of Oxford\, the University of California\, San Diego (Institute for Practical Ethics)\, the University of Essex and the University of Mannheim. He also maintains ongoing collaborations with international teams in experimental philosophy and the social sciences.
\nHe has edited the Revista Internacional de Sociologí\;a (CSIC) and promoted research networks in experimental social science. His work has appeared in leading academic journals such as AI &\; Society\, PLoS ONE\, Science and Engineering Ethics\, Current Psychology\, American Behavioural Scientist\, Philosophy of the Social Sciences\, Isegoria\, and Economics and Philosophy. He has also co-edited Experiments in Moral and Political Philosophy (Routledge) and co-authored Una introducció\;n a la é\;tica experimental (Cá\;tedra).
\n\nPedro Garcí\;a-Guirao (UMA)
\nHe is a Professor of Moral and Political Philosophy at the University of Malaga (Spain) and an Ambassador for Peace at the Universal Peace Federation (UPF). He holds a degree in Philosophy from the University of Murcia\, a Master's degree in Bioethics from UNIR\, and a PhD from the University of Southampton (United Kingdom). He has taught and conducted international research at universities in the United States (Duke University)\, the United Kingdom (the University of Southampton\, the University of Bath and King's College London)\, the Czech Republic (the Cervantes Institute and the University of Ostrava) and Poland (WSB Merito University). A staunch advocate of multidisciplinarity\, his research focuses on the history of political ideas\, discourse analysis\, education for peace\, reading for civic competence\, notions of justice in bioethics and how bioethical issues such as euthanasia are received by the media.
\nHe has also had work published in renowned journals such as Global Intellectual History\, the International Journal of Iberian Studies\, the Journal for the Study of Radicalism\, the Peace Studies Journal\, Frontiers in Education\, Patterns of Prejudice\, and Investigaciones sobre Lectura. He has also had work published by publishers such as PM Press\, Peter Lang\, Stockholm University Press\, Cambridge Scholars Publishing\, Thomson Reuters\, Renacimiento\, Octaedro\, and Fragua. Together with Manuel Abella Martí\;nez\, he translated Eric Voegelin's book Las religiones polí\;ticas (Trotta). He teaches undergraduate and master's degree courses at the University of Malaga in the faculties of Philosophy and Letters\, Education\, and the Higher Technical School of Computer Engineering (Biomedical Engineering degree). His two most recent publications related to bioethics are Inteligencias imperfectas: Bioé\;tica\, eugenesia liberal y selecció\;n embrionaria por cognició\;n mejorada (UMA Editorial\, 2025) and Eutanasia en los medios malagueñ\;os: Perspectivas bioé\;ticas desde la Ley Orgá\;nica reguladora de la eutanasia (Revista de Ciencias Sociales\, RCS\, 2025).
\nFurther information can be found at: https://philpeople.org/profiles/pedro-garcia-guirao.
\n\nOrganising committee
\n&bull\; Á\;lvaro Herrera-Moya (University of Malaga)
\n&bull\; Francisco M. Mací\;as-Pozo (University of Malaga)
\n&bull\; Marta Postigo Asenjo (University of Malaga)
\n&bull\; Olga Ramí\;rez Calle (University of Malaga)
\n&bull\; Pedro Garcí\;a-Guirao (University of Malaga)
\n&bull\; Yecenia Rodrí\;guez-Caro (University of Malaga)
\n\nScientific Committee
\n&bull\; Alejandro Jimé\;nez Delgado (University of Malaga)
\n&bull\; Antonio Trujillo Bandera (University of Malaga)
\n&bull\; Cristian Moyano Ferná\;ndez (Spanish National Research Council)
\n&bull\; Daniel Martí\;n Ruiz (University of Granada)
\n&bull\; Ester Massó\; Guijarro (University of Granada)
\n&bull\; Jesú\;s Ló\;pez-Montilla (University of Granada)
\n&bull\; Julia Vé\;lez Ramos (University of Salamanca)
\n&bull\; Manuel Toscano Mé\;ndez (University of Malaga)
\n\n&bull\; Marta Postigo Asenjo (University of Malaga)
ORGANIZER;CN="Francisco Miguel Macías-Pozo";CN=Marta Postigo Asenjo;CN=Olga Ramirez Calle;CN="Pedro García-Guirao";CN="Álvaro Herrera-Moya": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T020000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260321T170000 SUMMARY:Metaphysics and the Authority of Intelligence UID:20260321T191403Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Yale University\, New Haven\, United States DESCRIPTION:See call for abstracts on MSA website. Deadline: September 1\, 2025.
ORGANIZER;CN=Phillip Stambovsky: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260319T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260320T170000 SUMMARY:Capitalism – Democracy – Emancipation. Encounters Between Critical Theory and Radical Democratic Theory UID:20260321T191404Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/Vienna LOCATION:Vienna\, Austria DESCRIPTION:Capitalism &ndash\; Democracy &ndash\; Emancipation. Encounters Between Critical Theory and Radical Democratic Theory \;
\nDate: March 19 - 20\, 2026
\nPlace: Vienna\, Austria
\nKeynotes: Lea Prix (Dortmund)\, Oliver Marchart (Vienna)
\nVenue: University of Vienna\, Department of Political Science
\nOrganisers: Valerie Scheibenpflug (Vienna) and Julia Werthmann (Vienna)
\nAccording to Karl Marx (1981)\, democracy is the &ldquo\;resolved riddle of all constitutions&rdquo\;. However\, it poses countless further riddles. Today\, democracy is often framed as being synonymous with liberal democracy in Western capitalist societies. Although liberal-democratic constitutions declare that power emanates from the people\, key political decisions are made based on the principles of profit maximization. How does the principle of popular sovereignty relate to the economic constitution of Western liberal societies? Can political equality and freedom exist in an order characterized by social and economic inequality? Is democracy merely a facade of bourgeois rule\, or does it offer the possibility of liberation from it?
\nThese questions point to a tension between democracy and capitalism. In contemporary debates within Critical Theory\, capitalism and the associated questions of labor and social justice are central to the analysis. For instance\, Nancy Fraser understands capitalism as inherently crisis-prone\, as it constantly undermines its natural\, social\, and political conditions. She also proposes interpreting the struggles of social movements (anti-racist\, ecological\, feminist) as &ldquo\;labor struggles&rdquo\; (Fraser\, 2022). Axel Honneth speaks of the &ldquo\;working sovereign&rdquo\;\, attempting to rethink the connection between democratic self-determination and the organization of labor (Honneth\, 2023). Rahel Jaeggi interprets the current democratic regression as society's inability to solve its contradictions (Jaeggi\, 2023). Critical Theory highlights the dimension of domination within liberal democracy and shifts the focus to labor\, exploitation\, and alienation. While this perspective has a strong critical dimension\, its view of the emancipatory potential of the principle of popular sovereignty and democratic agency is less pronounced. This raises questions: What understanding of democracy underpins Critical Theory? What perspectives on democratic emancipation are enabled or hindered?
\nRadical Democratic Theory\, on the other hand\, is dedicated to reviving and radicalizing the democratic principles of freedom\, equality\, and popular sovereignty in response to their liberal limitations and neoliberal erosion (e.g.\, Brown\, 2015\; Butler 2015\; Laclau/Mouffe\, 2000\; Mouffe\, 2007). These approaches understand democracy as a radically open\, contingent and conflictual process. While Chantal Mouffe proposes the idea of a &ldquo\;left populism&rdquo\; (Mouffe\, 2018) as a means of radical democratization\, Jacques Ranciè\;re rejects any conception of democracy as a form of &ldquo\;regime&rdquo\; (Ranciè\;re\, 2019). Unlike Critical Theory\, Radical Democratic Theory explicitly distances itself from a Marxist perspective on democracy as an ideology of bourgeois rule. Rather\, its strategy reclaims concepts and subversively reinterprets their meanings to reveal the contingency of political structures and challenge their assumed necessity. From the perspective of Critical Theory\, however\, this emphatic understanding of democracy and emancipation risks ignoring the entrenched inequalities within liberal democracy. This gives rise to the following questions: What is the relationship between liberal democracy (theory) and radical democracy (theory)? Can Radical Democratic Theory critically interrogate capitalist relations of exploitation and subjugation without falling into &ldquo\;normativity justification traps&rdquo\; (Flü\;gel-Martinsen\, 2016)? On the contrary\, what might be neglected when placing too much emphasis on &ldquo\;the political&rdquo\; and less on &ldquo\;the economic&rdquo\;?
\nDespite the differences\, both schools of thought share a stance of critique towards society and a desire to change the status quo. The conference seeks to explore connections between these discourses. We welcome contributions that engage with the following questions or further develop them:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; What role do capitalist labor relations play in shaping the principles of freedom\, equality\, solidarity\, and popular sovereignty? To what extent do economic structures and the concentration of power undermine the political equality that democracy presupposes? What is the relationship between economy and politics?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; How are liberal democracy and capitalism historically and ideologically intertwined? What is the connection between primitive accumulation\, the emergence of liberal democracy\, and contemporary social inequality? How can the production of inequality be analyzed from feminist\, anti-racist\, and ecological perspectives\, and what role does the category of labor play in this context?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; What strategies are necessary to overcome the fragmentation of social movements and build collective counter-hegemonic power? What role do prefigurative practices play in mobilizing against capitalist power structures? What role does the significant &ldquo\;capitalism&rdquo\; play in these struggles? How can democracy be lived\, defended\, and transformed in a capitalist society\, and what role do social movements\, protests\, and populist strategies play in reproducing or transforming existing conditions? What are counter-hegemonic\, anti-capitalist institutions\, and how can they be built?
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; What differences and commonalities can be identified between Radical Democratic Theory and Critical Theory regarding the relationship between capitalism and democracy? To what extent can Critical Theory enrich and further develop Radical Democratic Theory\, and vice versa? How should we conceive the relationship between theory and praxis? Should political theory define and represent &ldquo\;the oppressed&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;the oppressing structures&rdquo\; &ndash\; or avoid doing so? How can theory remain critical despite its integration into capitalist labor relations?
\nPlease submit your abstract (maximum 250 words) for a 15-20 minute presentation and a short biography by January 20\, 2026\, either via our homepage or via email to valerie.scheibenpflug@univie.ac.at \;and julia.werthmann@univie.ac.at. \;
\nFunded by the Vienna Doctoral School of Social Sciences. Members of the Vienna Doctoral School of Social Sciences will be prioritised.
\nLiterature: \;
\nButler\, J. (2015). Notes Toward a Performative Theory of Assembly. Harvard University Press. 2015.
\nBrown\, W. (2015). Undoing the Demos: Neoliberalism&rsquo\;s Stealth Revolution. Zone Books.
\nFraser\, N. (2022). Cannibal Capitalism: How our system is devouring democracy\, care\, and the planet - and what we can do about it. Verso.
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\nRanciè\;re\, J (2019). Der Hass der Demokratie (M. Muhle\, Ü\;bers.). August Verlag.
\nRamin\, L. von\, Schubert\, K.\, Gengnagel\, V.\, &\; Spoo\, G. (Hrsg.). (2023). Transformationen des Politischen. Radikaldemokratische Theorien fü\;r die 2020er Jahre. transcript. \; \;
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260319T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260320T170000 SUMMARY:Beneath the Surface of the Life Sciences: How Epistemic Uncertainty\, Metaphysical Assumptions\, and Value Judgments Shape Ethical and Political Reasoning. UID:20260321T191405Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/Lisbon LOCATION:Universidade do Minho\, Campus de Gualtar\, Braga\, Portugal\, 4710-057 DESCRIPTION:Today\, the life sciences - evolutionary biology\, genetics\, the medical sciences\, and ecology - are generally presented as being rigorously grounded both empirically and methodologically as well as being value-neutral. Yet\, their conceptual frameworks frequently rely on ambiguous epistemic claims\, idealized models\, metaphors and analogies\, pragmatic shortcuts\, unexamined assumptions and arguably even value judgments.
\nNevertheless\, in our society science has assumed an increasingly important role in supporting political and ethical decisions. The significant reliance on scientific opinion and modelling during the COVID-19 pandemic\, or the use of empirical evidence of sentience as the key driver in the articulation of animal welfare legislation\, illustrate how science increasingly influences policymakers and becomes embedded in ethical and political reasoning. \;
\nThe epistemological and metaphysical foundations of the life sciences are thus no longer confined to academic circles: beneath the surface\, they subtly shape how citizens perceive the world. Much like in &lsquo\;The Devil Wears Prada&rsquo\;\, where Andrea&rsquo\;s blue sweater\, unbeknownst to her\, originated on haute couture runways\, filtered through designer collections\, and eventually ended up in a clearance bin where she picked it up\, ingenuously believing her choice was free from the fashion industry&rsquo\;s influence\, policymakers and citizens are constantly influenced by frameworks that are neither scientifically coherent nor politically independent. \;
\nThis &lsquo\;Philosophical Colloquium&rsquo\; brings together scholars from diverse areas of philosophy to critically examine the metaphysical and epistemological foundations of the life sciences\, and to explore their growing but often-invisible impact on society.
\nIn the end\, we may still choose to wear the same sweater\, but with a clearer understanding of why we do\, and where it truly comes from.
\nSchedule
\nThursday\, March 19th
\n09:00 - 09:15- Welcome and Introduction of module I: &ldquo\;Inferring Minds: Epistemic Challenges in Sentience and Neuroscience&rdquo\;
\n09:15 - 10:15 - Lorenzo Baravalle (Universitat de Valencia): &ldquo\;Avoiding the Wrong Mistake: Type I and Type II Errors as Hidden Constraints in Sentience Research"
\n10:15 - 10:45 - Break
\n10:45 - 11:45 - Davide Vecchi (UNED\, Madrid): &ldquo\;Sentience research between naturalism\, scientism and pseudoscience"
\n11:45 - 12:45 - \;Gil Santos (Universidade de Lisbooa): &ldquo\;Brain\, Mind\, and Society: Unjustified inferences in/from neuroscience and their ethical implications."
\n12:45 \;- 14:00 &ndash\; Lunch break
\n14:00 - 14:15Introduction of Module II: &ldquo\;Classifying and Measuring the Living World "
\n14:15 - 15:15 - \;Beatriz Martí\;n \;(UNED\, Madrid): &ldquo\;Health\, Resilience\, or Services: Normativity in Ecological Evaluation"
\n15:15 - 15:45 - Break
\n15:45 16:45 - Jaime Soler Parra (Universitat de Valencia): &ldquo\;Classification is not a neutral activity"
\n16:45 - 17:45 - \;Victor Luque \;(Universitat de Valencia): &ldquo\;Prediction in evolutionary systems and the problem of quantification" \;
\nFriday\, March 20th
\n09:00 - 09:15Introduction of Module III module III: &ldquo\;Engineering Life: Biology\, Technology\, and the Future of the Human"
\n09:15 - 10:15 - Maurizio Esposito (Università\; Statale degli Studi\, Milano): &ldquo\;Biology in the Age of Engineers"
\n10:15 - 10:45 - Break
\n10:45 - 11:45 - Vanessa Triviñ\;o (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos\, Madrid): &ldquo\;Reductionism\, Emergence\, and Grounding in the Ontology of Biological Individuals"
\n11:45 - 12:45 - Spyridon A. Koutroufinis (Technical University of Berlin): &ldquo\;Seeing Watchmakers? A Skeptical Encounter with Transhumanism"
ORGANIZER;CN=Giorgio Airoldi: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260319T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260320T170000 SUMMARY:Valence Asymmetries Conference UID:20260321T191406Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/Madrid LOCATION:Pompeu Fabra University\, Poblenou Campus\, Barcelona\, Spain\, 08018 DESCRIPTION:The \;Valence Asymmetries ERC team \;is happy to announce that it will be organizing the first VALENCE ASYMMETRIES conference on \;March 19th-20th \;2026 at the Pompeu Fabra University in \;Barcelona\, Spain.
\nThe event is funded by Isidora Stojanovic&rsquo\;s ERC Advanced Grant &ldquo\;Valence Asymmetries: the positive\, the negative\, the good and the bad in language\, mind and morality&rdquo\; (GA n°\; 101142133).
\nThis interdisciplinary event will discuss themes which are central to the \;Valence Asymmetries project\, including the role of valence asymmetries in perception\, emotion\, morality\, language\, and communication. Discussion will draw upon insights from philosophy\, psychology\, and linguistics.
\nThere will be invited talks by Hans Alves\, Frederique de Vignemont\, Saif Mohammad\, and Pascal Willemsen. There is also room for 4-6 additional talks\, to be selected from open submissions. Each selected talk will be assigned a 50 min slot\, including discussion. \;
\nTopics will include: \;the relation between value\, valence\, and polarity\; theoretical and empirical accounts of valence asymmetries in language\, including in negative strengthening\, scalar inferences\, and irony\; the asymmetry between virtue and vice\, and between praise and blame\, in normative and applied ethics\; as well as other discussions of valence asymmetries in linguistics\, cognitive science\, moral psychology\, and cognate areas.
\nTopic areas: Cognitive science\, linguistics\, psychology\, philosophy of mind and language\, value-theory\, ethics and metaethics.
ORGANIZER;CN=Isidora Stojanovic;CN=Lorenza C. D'Angelo;CN=Morgan Moyer;CN=Michelle Stankovic: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Montreal:20260319T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Montreal:20260320T170000 SUMMARY:The 2026 McGill Graduate Philosophy Conference UID:20260321T191407Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:America/Montreal LOCATION:845 Sherbrooke St West\, Montréal\, Canada DESCRIPTION:The department of philosophy at McGill is excited to announce its first annual graduate conference\, to be held on March 19th and 20th\, 2026. We welcome abstract submissions in any area of philosophy from current MA or PhD graduate students. On day one of the conference\, we'll have an afternoon keynote by Professor Daniel Weinstock (McGill University\, Law and Philosophy)\, followed by an evening reception with light snacks and beverages. On day two\, we'll have presentations from the invited grad student speakers\, each followed by short commentary from a McGill philosophy grad student. \;
\n\n\nSubmission deadline: December 31st\, 2025.
\nNotification of results: January 31st\, 2026.
\nDate of conference: March 19th and 20th\, 2026.
\n\n\nConference organizing team: Radheesh Ameresekere and Alex Carty. \;
\nSend questions to Radheesh and Alex at: mcgillgpc@gmail.com \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Alexander Carty;CN=Radheesh Ameresekere: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260319T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260320T170000 SUMMARY:On the Idiosyncrasy of Thinking: On Alphonso Lingis’s Philosophical Opera UID:20260321T191408Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/Prague LOCATION:AKC – Academic Conference Centre\, Prague\, Husova 4a\, Praha\, Czech Republic DESCRIPTION:&ldquo\;On the Idiosyncrasy of Thinking: On Alphonso Lingis&rsquo\;s Philosophical Opera&rdquo\;
\nInstitute of Philosophy\, Czech Academy of Sciences\, Prague
AKC &ndash\; Academic Conference Centre\, Prague\, Husova 4a
19-20 March 2026
Free
Call for Attendance
\n\nThis event addresses Alphonso Lingis&rsquo\;s philosophical opera and approaches it in terms of its uniqueness\, peculiarity\, and irreducible singularity. Lingis&rsquo\;s phenomenological work is genuinely fascinating because\, following Deleuze\, he urges his readers to discover how to speak in their own distinctive manner\, to find a singular and unmistakable voice. What\, then\, does it mean to speak in one&rsquo\;s own name\, and how do we accomplish that\, and how do we find the courage for it? How do we cultivate such a voice?
\n\nKeynotes: Dalia Staponkutė \;and Joff P. N. Bradley
\n\nInvited Speakers: Martin Nitsche\, Petr Kouba\, Ví\;t Pokorný\;\, Niki Young\, Enrico Schirò\;\, Miguel Paley
\n\nFind out more about the event &ndash\; including paper titles\, programme\, and attendance &ndash\; on the event homepage: &ldquo\;On the Idiosyncrasy of Thinking: On Alphonso Lingis&rsquo\;s Philosophical Opera&rdquo\;.
\n ORGANIZER;CN=Joff Bradley;CN=Martin Nitsche: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260319T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260320T170000 SUMMARY:Annual Meeting of Mississippi Academy of Sciences\, History & Philosophy of Science Division UID:20260321T191409Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:Biloxi\, United States DESCRIPTION:A history and philosophy of science meeting on the Gulf coast! This is a fun\, low-key event. Submissions by grad students\, faculty\, and those working in other fields are welcome.
ORGANIZER;CN=Gregory Johnson;CN=Paula Smithka: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260320T010000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260320T013000 SUMMARY:Beyond Self and Species: Zhuangzi’s Non-Dual Vision and the Moral Status of Animals UID:20260321T191410Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Asia/Hong_Kong LOCATION:7/F Council Chamber\, main academic building\, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, Hong Kong\, Hong Kong DESCRIPTION:International Conference Ethics in Chinese Philosophy\, HKUST \;
\nTo celebrate the 35th \;anniversary of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)\, the Division of Humanities is organizing a conference titled "Ethics in Chinese Philosophy\," which will take place on \;March 20-21\, 2026 (Friday and Saturday) \;at HKUST. \; \;
\nWe plan to collect presentation papers and publish them in a special issue of the journal \;Asian Studies\, ensuring that the insights gained during the conference reach a broader audience and contribute to ongoing scholarly discussions.
\nPotential topics include: ·\; \; \; \; \; Various schools of thought within Chinese philosophy\, including Confucianism\, Daoism\, and Buddhism\, with a focus on their distinct ethical frameworks and contributions.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Contemporary ethical issues that explore how traditional Chinese ethical theories can inform and address modern challenges\, including:
\no \; \; \; \;Technology: \;Ethics\, AI and Chinese philosophy\; algorithmic bias\; data security and privacy\; and the impact of social media on mental health.
\no \; \; \; \;Healthcare: \;Medical ethics and Chinese philosophy\; Transhumanism\; Euthanasia\, abortion\, end-of-life care\; and the ethical considerations surrounding new medical technologies.
\no \; \; \; \;Social Issues: \;Discrimination based on race\, gender\, or sexual orientation\; social justice\; and the responsible use of social media.
\no \; \; \; \;Education: \;Cheating and plagiarism\; bullying\; equitable access to resources\; and the ethical implications of technology in the classroom.
\no \; \; \; \;Business: \;Fair trade practices\; responsible advertising\; conflicts of interest\; data privacy\; and the ethical implications of artificial intelligence in the workplace. \;
\nWe have a limited number of spaces available for \;postgraduate presentations. Interested individuals are invited to submit an abstract of no more than 500 words and a CV to (hmjhung@ust.hk) for the selection process by \;November 30\, 2025. The results of the selection will be announced in December 2025.
ORGANIZER;CN=Jenny Hung;CN=Eric S. Nelson;CN=Simon Man Ho Wong;CN=Anish Mishra;CN=Kuen Anita Lam: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260319T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260319T190000 SUMMARY:Common ground beyond the grave UID:20260321T191411Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:The next meeting of the Sign-Language-Reality seminar in the academic year 2025/26 will take place: \;
\nThursday\, the 19th of March 2026\, 17.00\, Central European Time \;
\n\nMerel Semeijn
\n(University of Groningen)
\nwill deliver a talk: \;
\n\nCommon ground beyond the grave
\nAbstract:
\n
Existing characterizations of the notion of common ground in pragmatics do not adequately apply to conversations with a delay in messages arriving. This paper explains why this is a problem\, and offers a novel definition of common ground that is applicable to cases of asynchronous communication. Using insights from multi-agent system logics\, I propose a switch from defining common ground between interlocutors at a certain time\, to defining common ground between 'interlocutors at certain times'.
About the speaker:
\nMerel Semeijn is a postdoctoral researcher in formal semantics and the philosophy of fiction at University of Groningen. Her current NWO Veni project\, Fact\, fiction and deception in the digital age\, brings the tools of semantics\, logic\, and philosophy of language to &ldquo\;impure&rdquo\; discourse - cases that slide between fact\, fiction\, and deception\, such as social-media hoaxes\, conversations with chatbots\, and contemporary gossip media.
\nHer earlier work already shows why these questions are so live. In her Rubicon-funded postdoctoral research at Institut Jean Nicod (É\;cole Normale Supé\;rieure)\, she developed a broader philosophy of fiction that moves beyond the novel to include theatre\, pretend play\, poetry\, and other media -taking puzzles like &ldquo\;breaking the fourth wall&rdquo\; seriously as data for theory. Her publications span leading venues in philosophy and formal semantics\, including Erkenntnis\, Synthese\, British Journal of Aesthetics\, Linguistics and Philosophy\, Journal of Philosophical Logic\, and Review of Philosophy and Psychology.
\nThe seminar will be held online\, to join the meeting\, please use the information below:
\n
Join Zoom Meeting \; \;https://uw-edu-pl.zoom.us/j/92716044372?pwd=0l7PETAOwqQDBKTMCnheYQN7ag7zx1.1
Meeting ID: 927 1604 4372 Passcode: 697648 \; The meeting opens at 4:45 pm\, the talk starts at 5 pm. \; \;
https://www.pts.edu.pl/seminarium
\n ORGANIZER;CN=Tadeusz Ciecierski: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260320T093000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20260321T170000 SUMMARY:Ethics in Chinese Philosophy UID:20260321T191412Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Asia/Hong_Kong LOCATION:7/F Council Chamber\, main academic building\, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, Hong Kong\, Hong Kong DESCRIPTION:Ethics in Chinese Philosophy\nInternational Conference\n35th \;Anniversary of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\n \;\nFormat: hybrid (in person and online)\n \;\nPlace: \;\nCouncil Chamber\, 7th \;Floor\, Main Academic Building\, HKUST (Lift 13-15)\n*please write to Jenny (hmjhung@ust.hk) if you plan to attend in person. We will try to arrange free meals for you!\n \;\nZoom link: \;We are pleased to announce a two-day workshop dedicated to the discussion of Marina Sbisà\;&rsquo\;s \;Austinian Themes: Illocution\, Action\, Knowledge\, Truth\, and Philosophy \;(OUP\, 2024).
\nThe workshop will take place on \;20&ndash\;21 March \;and will be held exlusively online. The link to join the event is available here: \;http://bit.ly/3ZZDXOx. \; All times are given in Central European Time (CET\, UTC+1). \; \;
\nSchedule:
\n20 March
\n14:00 &ndash\; Welcome and Introduction \; \;
\nSession 1 &ndash\; Chair: Paolo Labinaz (University of Trieste)
\n14:15 &ndash\; Pré\;cis of the Book Marina Sbisà\; (University of Trieste)
\n14:45 &ndash\; Adducing a reason as illocution Cristina Corredor (UNED\, Madrid)
\n15:30 &ndash\; Convention\, illocution\, and cultural evolution Mitchell Green (University of Connecticut) \;
\n16:15 &ndash\; Break \;
\nSession 2 &ndash\; Chair: Paolo Labinaz (University of Trieste)
\n16:30 &ndash\; Accommodation\, illocution\, and social construction Rae Langton (Newnham College\, University of Cambridge)
\n17:15 &ndash\; Open Discussion. \; \;
\n21 March \;
\nSession 3 &ndash\; Chair: Madelaine Angelova-Elchinova (University of Sofia)
\n14:00 &ndash\; &ldquo\;If you know\, you can&rsquo\;t be wrong&rdquo\; \;Guy Longworth (University of Warwick)
\n14:45 &ndash\; What type of speech act is an utterance of a sentence with a reportative evidential? Velislava Todorova (University of Sofia)
\n15:30 &ndash\; Situated assertions and conventional procedures Maciej Witek (University of Szczecin) \;
\n16:15 &ndash\; Break
\nSession 4 &ndash\; Chair: Madelaine Angelova-Elchinova (University of Sofia)
\n16:30 &ndash\; Marina&rsquo\;s replies 17:00 &ndash\;
\nConclusion and closing remarks \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Paolo Labinaz;CN=Madelaine Angelova-Elchinova;CN=Mitchell Green: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260320T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260320T170000 SUMMARY:OG70: Ortega y Gasset 70 Years Later UID:20260321T191414Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:Piazza Dante\, 32\, Catania\, Italy\, 95124 DESCRIPTION:Etica-mente \;organizes an international conference to celebrate the Spanish philosopher Ortega y Gasset 70 years after his death (1955-2025).
\nDate
20 March 2026
Venue
Dept. of Humanities\, University of Catania\, Italy
Conference Program
Invited Key Speaker: Prof. I. Blanco Alfonso\, Fundació\;n Ortega-Marañ\;ó\;n\, Madrid
The final program will be published in the next weeks.
Registration
Proceed to register on \;Eventbrite \;at your earliest convenience.
Travel and Lodge
Catania International Airport
Contact
Organization Committee Head:
Simona Lorenzano
For more details\, please feel free to contact the conference organizer at \;OG70@etica-mente.org.
The CEMORY project team at the Jagiellonian University in Krakó\;w (Centre for Comparative Studies of Civilisations) invites Participants to join the "Forgotten Voices. Holocaust Memories Through the Perspective of Minorities" International Conference.
\nThe "Forgotten voices. Holocaust Memories Through the Perspective of Minorities" International Conference is organised under the auspices of the &ldquo\;Central European Memory of the Holocaust in a Multicultural and Multidimensional Perspective&rdquo\; [CEMORY] project funded by the Citizens\, Equality\, Rights and Values Programme (CERV).
\n"Forgotten Voices" Conference\, vol. 1 will be held in situ at the Jagiellonian University in Krakó\;w on 20&ndash\;21 March 2026.
\nThe Call For Papers for presentations for thematic panels IS NOW OPEN.
In order to submit a proposal please use Proposal submission and Registration form: \;https://forms.office.com/e/4pPp0NufLk. \;Deadline for submission is 30 September 2025.
Participating in the "Forgotten Voices" Conference\, vol. 1 is free of charge. To avoid last-minute cancellations\, please consider your in-person availability for the "Forgotten Voices" Conference\, vol. 1\, which will be held in Krakó\;w on 20&ndash\;21 March 2026 before submitting a proposal. In the event that circumstances prevent you from attending the conference in Krakó\;w\, we encourage you to join our virtual "Forgotten Voices" Conference\, vol. 2.
\nQ&\;A and discussion sessions will be held after each panel. For "Forgotten Voices" Conference we wish to encourage a healthy discussion culture\, based on respect for others. The activities planned are meant to be safe spaces and aggressive behaviour will not be tolerated. We encourage all Participants to meaningfully interact and engage in Q&\;A sessions. The "Forgotten Voices" Conference\, vol. 1 is open to public participation (open for attendees both from and outside the academic community).
\nAll participants need to register in order to participate in the Forgotten Voices Conference\, vol. 1. Registration Form for Participants will be available soon on the Conference website: \;https://cemory.project.uj.edu.pl/conference/forgottenvoices-1 \;
\nWe strive to ensure that neither the physical environment or digital space exclude any person with disabilities and specific needs from participation. The Conference will be designed to be accessible to everyone\, including people with disabilities.
\n[CEMORY project is funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.]
ORGANIZER;CN=Anna Kuchta: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Budapest:20260320T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Budapest:20260320T170000 SUMMARY:Budapest Workshop in Continental Philosophy UID:20260321T191416Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/Budapest LOCATION:Nador u. 15\, Budapest\, Hungary\, 1051 ORGANIZER;CN=Joseph Tanke: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260320T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260321T170000 SUMMARY:Responsible Trusting Without Prejudice First Workshop UID:20260321T191417Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Overview
One lesson of Wittgenstein&rsquo\;s On Certainty is that responsible inquiry requires that we take certain things on trust rather than seeking evidence in their favour\, and yet\, accepting things without evidence can be a manifestation of prejudice. How can we distinguish cases in which accepting something without evidence is demanded of us as responsible epistemic agents from those in which it must be avoided? What steps might we take as an epistemic community to promote responsible inquiry\, given the risks of falling into prejudicial thinking?
These questions have particular urgency in the present social context\, in which real social harm is caused both by unjustified doubts&mdash\;such as climate change denial\, distrust of experts etc. &mdash\;and unjustified acceptances&mdash\;as seen in the phenomenon of online echo chambers\, the proliferation of conspiracy theories etc. \; This project will clarify what it takes to be a responsible inquirer in a world that is so uncooperative\, and where the consequences of lapsing into prejudicial thinking are so harmful.
Some issues to be explored draw on and evaluate hints and insights from On Certainty and views advanced in the extensive literature of what has come to be known as hinge epistemology. What should be included in the range of presuppositions that inquiring rational agents cannot but &lsquo\;take for granted&rsquo\; as background to the responsible formation of belief&mdash\;for example\, propositions about the effectiveness of their own cognitive capacities and the suitability of the circumstances in which they are deployed for the effective function of those capacities. Some of these propositions will admit of independent investigation\, but that of course will rest upon a further set of propositions.
More specific questions to be addressed at the workshop include:
\; * \; \;What are the nature and limits of rationally unavoidable epistemic trust?
\; * \; \;What is the nature of epistemic responsibility?
\; * \; \;What are the conditions for the effective transmission of reliable information?
\; * \; \;What is the significance of &lsquo\;inherited&rsquo\; backgrounds and echo chambers.
\; * \; \;Why are people susceptible to disinformation?
Programa
9:15 \;Bienvenida
9:30 \;Julieta Elgarte: Có\;mo (no) cuestionar la riqueza extrema: peligros de la lí\;nea de riqueza propuesta por Robeyns
10:30 \;Marina Trakas: Injusticias cognitivas y su relació\;n con injusticias socio-econó\;micas
11:30 \;Pausa
11:40 Panel virtual
Manuel Francisco Serrano: Reparació\;n histó\;rica y sistemas socio-ecoló\;gicos: autonomí\;a indí\;gena\, ordenamiento territorial y judicializació\;n ambiental en San Luis
Maria Iné\;s Silenzi: Injusticia afectiva\, gentrificació\;n y sesgos en la era digital
12:40 \;Almuerzo
14:30 Blas Radi: Hacia una caracterizació\;n sustantiva de la prá\;ctica de no dar tribuna
15:30 Mariela Aguilera: Algunas injusticias en la agencia espacial
16:30 \;Pausa
16:40 Facundo Garcí\;a Valverde: ¿\;Tiene valor emancipatorio la objeció\;n de la crueldad?
17:40 Discusió\;n final
James Maffie \;is Senior Lecturer\, Emeritus\, Department of History\, University of Maryland.
\nTitle: \;A \;Mexica Metaphysics \;of Transformative \;Becoming
\nAbstract: The Mexica cosmos exhibits three patterns of transformative becoming and change: \;olin\, \;malinalli\, and \;nepantla. After defining these\, I focus upon one kind of malinalli-defined transformation: what I call \;comestible transformation \;or the transformation that occurs in one person when they consume life-energies of another person. After briefly discussing the nature of maize\, I examine the transformation that occurs in human beings consequent upon their consuming maize. \;
\nGetty L. Lustila \;is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Philosophy and Religion and Associate Director of the Humanities Center at Northeastern University.
\nTitle: \;'Looking at Ourselves Through Our Own Eyes&rsquo\;: The Case of V.F. Cordova
\nAbstract: V.F. Cordova was the first Native American woman to receive a PhD in philosophy. She sees philosophy as a means by which &lsquo\;American native peoples&rsquo\; can come to our &lsquo\;own explanations&rsquo\; of the world and our place in it. Nevertheless\, Cordova recognizes that the tools of philosophy have been traditionally used to prop up colonial systems of thought. Her work therefore provides a window into what it looks like to navigate this tension inherent in the nature and practice of philosophy. In this talk I will explore Cordova&rsquo\;s views about philosophical method and how philosophy can serve the ends of Indigenous sovereignty. \;
\nNatalie Avalos \;is an Assistant Professor in the Ethnic Studies Department at the University of Colorado\, Boulder. \;
\nTitle: Restoring the Sacred: The Ethical Ground of Land as Kin
\nAbstract: Settler colonialism has produced a de-sacralized world\; one devoid of any coherent morality\, where only material life and its consumption matters. Western materialism and its attendant derision of the immaterial\, not just in spiritual power but in all forms of respect for the numinous\, has made Native peoples vulnerable to existential estrangement from the land and one another. Native peoples in the Americas generally understand the universe as alive and sentient&mdash\;all phenomena in it are understood to be a distinct expression of life force\, or spirit. Human and other-than-human persons\, such as plants\, animals\, rivers\, winds and mountains\, are material expressions of spirit. In this sense\, material life is not inert\, it is teeming with life\, conscious awareness and thus\, intersubjective. This is why decolonization has been described as a shift in worldview\, or rather a return to an Indigenous one (Deloria 1994). In this sense\, liberation is both material and metaphysical\, necessitates a transformed experience and comprehension of oneself in relation to a greater reality. In this talk\, I draw on ethnographic research with Native and Chicano peoples as well as Indigenous and decolonial theory to illustrate how the regeneration of relations to land as kin restores an embodied sense of the sacred\, which can be understood as an Indigenous ontology. It is through these reciprocal relations that land-based ethics become apparent\, not as ideas in the abstract\, but as living commitments to care for the inhabitants of land as extensions of oneself.
\nZenó\;n Depaz Toledo \;is Professor and Chair in the Department of Philosophy at Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos\, Peru.
\nTitle: \;The Waka&rsquo\;s Merciful Silence
\nAbstract: Based on a passage from the ancient Quechua \;Huarochirí\; Manuscript \;in which an Andean deity confronts the questioning of a convert to Christianity\, I will propose some reflections on ancestral Andean sacredness&mdash\;its connections to the diversity\, relationality\, and contingency that characterize life&mdash\;as well as its continued relevance and projection in a late modern era burdened by nihilism and fundamentalisms (intertwined phenomena) of a monotheistic matrix.
ORGANIZER;CN="César Cabezas";CN=Gwendalynn Roebke;CN="Jesús Rivera Guzman": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260320T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260321T170000 SUMMARY:The Chinese New Leviathan: Cultural Subjectivity and Statecraft Today UID:20260321T191420Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:25 West 43rd Street\, 17th Floor\, New York\, United States\, 10036 DESCRIPTION:The Telos-Paul Piccone Institute Annual Conference
March 20&ndash\;21\, 2026
The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute\, Queens College/CUNY
25 West 43rd Street\, 17th Floor
New York\, NY 10036
Co-sponsored by the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute\, Queens College/CUNY
\n\nThe Chinese New Leviathan: Cultural Subjectivity and Statecraft Today \;
\nKeynote Speaker: Wang Hui (汪晖)
\nRenowned as a critical theorist and one of China&rsquo\;s leading intellectual historians\, Wang Hui (Tsinghua University) will speak on the nexus of state\, nation\, and empire in modern Chinese history\, and its implications for our understanding of modernity as such.
\n \;\nConference Description
\nFollowing the fruitful discussion that took place during our \;China Keywords \;conference in March 2025\, the \;Telos-Paul Piccone Institute \;(TPPI) invites paper proposals for our 2026 annual conference on &ldquo\;The Chinese New Leviathan? Cultural Subjectivity and Statecraft Today.&rdquo\; The conference is part of TPPI&rsquo\;s five-year \;China Initiative\, which aims to foster a critical and mutually regarding discussion of social and political theory between China and the West\, well beyond the circles of China specialists. This outreach effort across political boundaries continues a tradition established by the journal \;Telos\, which played a pivotal role in fostering dialogue between intellectuals in the Anglosphere and Eastern Europe during the Cold War.
\nAs one of the most potent and complex keywords in modern China\, \;nationalism \;demands our rigorous theoretical engagement. It functions as a source of state legitimacy\, a tool of social mobilization\, and a site of intense public debate. From official state proclamations of rejuvenation to the pulse of online crowds\, nationalism flows through China&rsquo\;s internal politics and its global stance. Its conceptualization has provided the intellectual context for the development of modern Chinese power\, and it therefore needs to be understood both on endogenous terms and from a global philosophical perspective.
\nUnder General Secretary Xi Jinping\, Chinese civilizationalist discourse has surged. This discourse blends traditional Chinese thought with party ideology\, positioning the PRC as a civilizational state and depicting international politics as an interplay of civilizations. While some critics warn that civilizationalist discourse establishes an imperialist form of nationalism\, essentializes &ldquo\;Chinese characteristics&rdquo\; (the official phrase: &ldquo\;Socialism with Chinese Characteristics&rdquo\;)\, and entrenches a rigid\, even antagonistic\, East-West divide\, others take a more optimistic view. As Jin Huimin of Sichuan University observed in his keynote at our 2025 China conference\, an unreflective call for cultural self-confidence can indeed devolve into a closed-door cultural nationalism that polemicizes against Western cultures. Yet if we recognize that cultural subjectivity can encompass &ldquo\;learning from and absorbing all the outstanding achievements of human civilizations\, then it in turn can enrich an open-minded cultural self.&rdquo\;
\nProf. Jin&rsquo\;s proposal echoes R. G. Collingwood&rsquo\;s \;The New Leviathan \;(1942) in advancing a more open-ended conception of a civilizational state. It is partly with Collingwood&rsquo\;s ideas in mind that TPPI issues this call for papers. Are we witnessing in China the emergence of a full-fledged alternative nationalist political modernity? Is the world indeed entering the mysterious New Era prophesied by some Chinese political thinkers? Or will the consequences of the CPC&rsquo\;s effort to refigure the meaning of nationhood\, as one critique would have it\, be authoritarian repression buttressed with new conceptual tools&mdash\;and in the West as much as in China? If the latter\, then in light of Collingwood&rsquo\;s and related philosophical perspectives\, what might be a promising path forward? \;
\nWe invite papers that move beyond descriptive accounts to theorize the multifaceted nature of Chinese nationalism. We are particularly interested in papers that place Chinese political thought in dialogue with Western critical theory\, exploring points of convergence\, divergence\, and mutual illumination. While some speakers and participants in this conference will be China specialists\, we warmly encourage non-specialists to become part of our conversation. We also welcome papers from every political and ideological perspective. Indeed\, the clash of radically divergent\, often unconventional ideas is one of the hallmarks of our conferences.
\nTopics and guiding questions include\, but are not limited to: how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) cultivates\, manages\, and deploys nationalist sentiment\; the relationship between party ideology and popular nationalism\; the defining features of nationalism as expressed on Chinese social media and in popular culture\; Chinese nationalism and global order\; the interaction between Han nationalism and the identities of ethnic minorities\; and the contours of nationalist sentiment in Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, and the broader Chinese diaspora.
\nWe are particularly interested in critical deconstructions\, analyses\, and applications of key concepts in contemporary Chinese political thought. Contributors are encouraged to engage these concepts explicitly in their theoretical reflections&mdash\;not only as entry points into Chinese political thinking\, but also as tools for critically examining sociopolitical idealisms\, institutions\, and power structures in both China and the West. In the context of Chinese nationalism\, the following key concepts are of central importance:
\nOur 2026 conference will be organized by Prof. Chia-Hao Hsu of Si-Wan College\, National Sun Yat-sen University in Taiwan. \;
\nSubmissions Guidelines
\nPresentations at the conference should be no more than 15 minutes long and between 1\,500 and 2\,000 words. Our conference has a two-stage process for acceptance: first\, submission of a presentation proposal and\, second\, submission of a presentation draft. Both stages must be completed for final acceptance to the conference.
\nPresentation proposals should describe the topic of a talk or of a full panel in 100 to 250 words. Proposals for full panels\, which can include up to four presenters\, should include proposals for all presentations as well as for the panel as a whole. \;
\nUPDATE: Due to the overwhelming enthusiasm for the conference\, we have extended the submission deadline to October 15.
\nWith each proposal\, please include the name and institutional affiliation of each presenter\, along with a curriculum vitae or ré\;sumé\;. In addition to established university faculty\, independent scholars\, students\, and individuals working fully outside university circles are warmly invited to submit proposals.
\nReview of proposals will be conducted on a rolling basis until the October 15 deadline. Successful proposals will be invited to submit a presentation draft.
\nPresentation drafts are due by \;December \;1\, 2025. A presentation draft need be only 1\,000 words long and need not be polished\, though submission of full presentations is strongly encouraged. Final notification of acceptance will take place by December \;15. The organizers will provide feedback on drafts to ensure a substantive and intellectually rich conference marked by a fruitful exchange of competing and complementary ideas.
\nPlease note that TPPI is unable to provide travel or accommodation funds\, that there will be no option to present via Zoom\, and that there will be a conference registration fee. Past registration fees for non-student members of TPPI have been about $300. These fees provide not only for conference attendance but also for a celebratory conference dinner\, lunches\, and refreshments.
\nSubmit proposals or inquiries to \; \;teloschina2026@telosinstitute.net.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260320T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260320T153000 SUMMARY:Philosophy of science of decision making UID:20260321T191421Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Dear All\, \; \;
\nYou're cordially invited to the next installment of the \;Philosophy of Science of Decision Making \;seminar series. \; \;
\nSpeaker: \;Matteo Colombo (University of Tilburg)
\nTitle: \;&ldquo\;Tolerance to drugs&rdquo\;
\nDate: \;20 March 2026\, \;14:00 CET
\nFormat: \;Online\, in English \;
\nAbstract: \;Drug tolerance is the decrease in the effects of a substance after repeated consumption. Despite its significant role in the development and maintenance of substance use disorders\, tolerance has received hardly any philosophical attention\, particularly in the context of the puzzle of addiction\, which is why a person continues to consume drugs despite their negative consequences. Prominent answers to this question emphasise conative and cognitive dimensions of addiction in the form of\, respectively\, compulsion and denial. Here\, I explore an alterative answer focused on tolerance\, namely that there is no puzzle of as to why drug use persists despite its negative effects if I develop tolerance to these effects. To evaluate this answer\, I distinguish different ways of understanding the nature and mechanism of tolerance\, and conclude that\, while tolerance does not solve the puzzle of addiction\, it helpfully displays addiction also as a disorder of sensory adaptation. \;
\nRegistration: \;If you would like to join this seminar and have not previously registered\, please send an email to \;james.grayot@gmail.com \;with the subject line "PhilSciDec". Video links will be shared only with those who register at least 24 hrs in advance of the seminar.
Info: \;For more information about the seminar series\, including future speakers and topics\, please visit the website \;below. \; \; \;
ORGANIZER;CN=James Grayot: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260320T094500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260321T170000 SUMMARY:The Fifth Annual Formal and Experimental Philosophy Workshop (FAX5) UID:20260321T191422Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:555 N Sheridan Rd\, Lake Forest\, United States\, 60045 DESCRIPTION:The Fifth Annual Formal and Experimental Philosophy Workshop (FAX5) at Lake Forest College brings together philosophers who use formal and experimental methods to address a wide range of philosophical questions. Although these methods have developed largely in isolation\, they share data-driven foundations\, often aim to answer similar questions\, and can greatly enrich one another when integrated. Over two days\, leading scholars and emerging researchers will share advances\, explore collaborations\, and develop new ways to combine empirical and formal methods. By fostering cross-methodological dialogue and building learning networks\, FAX5 aims to strengthen\, expand\, and integrate these methods across the discipline.
ORGANIZER;CN=Paul Henne: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260320T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260321T170000 SUMMARY:Syracuse University Philosophy Graduate Conference 2026 UID:20260321T191423Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Syracuse University\, Syracuse\, United States\, 13210 DESCRIPTION:The annual Syracuse University Philosophy Graduate Conference will take place on Friday March 20th and Saturday March 21st 2026 on campus at Syracuse University\, New York. The conference consists of 5 talks by invited graduate student speakers and two keynote addresses from faculty&mdash\;one invitee from another university and one from Syracuse. The keynote speakers for this year&rsquo\;s conference are Mark Heller (Syracuse University) and Selim Berker (Harvard University).
\nWe are inviting submissions in any area of philosophy from graduate students who wish to participate in the conference as invited speakers. The submission details are as follows:
\nSUBMISSION DEADLINE: January 4th\, 2026 (11:59 pm EST)
\nSUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Each paper should be prepared for a 20&ndash\;25 minute presentation\, and it should be no more than roughly \;3\,000 words \;(excluding footnotes and bibliography).
\nPlease submit (i) your \;anonymized \;paper (the name of the file should be the title of your paper) and (ii) \;a cover letter \;including your name\, institutional affiliation\, email address\, the title of your paper\, the general/specific topic of your paper (e.g.\, Metaphysics/Fundamentality\, Epistemology/Imagination)\, and an abstract of no more than 300 words to: \;sugradconference@gmail.com \;by \;January 4th\, 2026 (11:59 pm EST).
\nWe encourage submissions from members of underrepresented groups.
\nIf your paper is accepted and you come to present at the conference\, your presentation slot will comprise the aforementioned presentation\, a commentary (your commentator will be a current Syracuse University philosophy department graduate student) as well as a 30-minute Q&\;A.
\nAuthors of accepted papers will be notified by \;mid February. For any further information\, please contact the conference organizers\, Shiyu Chen and Ana Zamora at \;sugradconference@gmail.com.
ORGANIZER;CN=Shiyu Chen;CN=Ana Carolina Zamora Buen Abad: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260320T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260320T170000 SUMMARY:Risk and Uncertainty in Ethics UID:20260321T191424Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Leeds\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:We invite abstract submissions for a 2-day workshop on risk and uncertainty in ethics\, hosted by the Centre for Aesthetic\, Moral\, and Political Philosophy (CAMP) at the University of Leeds. \;
\nRisk and uncertainty pose challenges throughout ethical theory and practice: when we make choices while uncertain about the relevant moral principles or non-moral facts\, when we face questions about the permissibility of taking risks on behalf of others\, and in foundational debates about the nature of normative judgements themselves. \;
\nThe aim of this workshop is to explore these issues\, through work in metaethics\, normative ethics\, ethics and decision theory\, applied ethics\, and moral epistemology. Talks may address questions such as: \;
\n- How should we act under moral uncertainty? \;
\n- What are the moral constraints on our attitudes to risk and ambiguity? \;
\n- What is the moral significance of imposing risks on others? \;
\n- How should risk and uncertainty be handled in domains such as medicine\, law\, and public policy? \;
\n- What do deontological or virtue-ethical theories say about decisions under risk and uncertainty? \;
\n- How should we understand the dimension of certitude in our ethical judgements? \;
\n- Can the tools of formal epistemology and decision theory be fruitfully applied to questions about our moral judgements and choices? \;
\nPlease submit your anonymised abstract of no more than 500 words\, suitable for a 45 minute presentation.
\nAbstracts should be sent to: n.d.makins@leeds.ac.uk. \;
\nThe deadline is 20th March 2026.
\n
We welcome abstracts from people at all career stages\, though have reserved several slots for early career researchers. We hope to be able to offer some financial support to speakers\, but will prioritise support for those most in need. \;
Justice and Solidarity
\nThe Philosophy Graduate Student Association at the University of Tennessee\, Knoxville invites abstracts from graduate students in philosophy and other relevant disciplines for its ninth annual conference\, &ldquo\;Justice and Solidarity\,&rdquo\; to be held on March 20-22\, 2026. \;
\nWe are pleased to share that our keynote speakers will be Dr. Sally Scholz\, of Villanova University\, and Dr. Avery Kolers\, of the University of Tennessee\, Knoxville. \;
\nQuestions of justice lie at the heart of philosophy and are increasingly relevant today. From Plato&rsquo\;s Republic to Rawls's Theory of Justice to contemporary scholarship\, we have sought to understand what we owe each other as individuals\, citizens\, and members of humanity. Yet justice is often treated in terms of fairness\, rights\, and duties\, while the concept of solidarity - with its connotations of mutual recognition\, shared struggle\, and collective responsibility - has received less attention. Questions around the relationship between the two remain\, intersecting the fields of metaphysics\, ethics\, political philosophy and historical scholarship. \;
\nPossible subjects of exploration include\, but are not limited to: \;
\nWhat is the relationship between justice and solidarity? Are there tensions between the two? Is one a subset of the other? \;
\nSolidarity and restorative\, distributive\, or recognitive justice.
\nSolidarity and justice in non-ideal contexts
\nThe ethical foundations or limits of solidarity.
\nThe role of justice and/or solidarity in addressing global or local crises\, such as climate change\, migration\, pandemics\, and economic equality. \;
\nSolidarity and justice in practice
\nNovel scholarship related to historical conceptions of justice or solidarity\, especially from philosophers outside the canon. \;
\nSolidarity and epistemic justice.
\nSubmission Guidelines
\nAbstracts of 500 to 750 words should be prepared for blind review and submitted as PDFs to Kaeleigh Damico at kdamico1@tennessee.edu by no later than 11:59 pm on Thursday\, January 15\, 2026. Please include your name\, contact information\, and institutional affiliation in the email.
\nThis event will be held in-person. Accepted presenters will be notified by late January. Full papers (approximately 3000 words) should be prepared for 30 minute presentations and will be followed by commentary and discussion. Please direct questions to Kaeleigh Damico at kdamico1@tennessee.edu
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260320T230000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260320T230000 SUMMARY:Pre-conference workshop: Values in science in the rest of the world UID:20260321T191426Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/Helsinki LOCATION:Helsinki\, Finland DESCRIPTION:The idea that social\, political and ethical values do and should influence science has become a mainstream position in philosophy of science. The main points of contention in the current discussion about values in science include identifying the right values\, the right ways to manage their role in science\, the right stakeholders to participate in the conversation\, and the right methods for fostering public participation.
\nWhile this is a flourishing research programme\, it overwhelmingly takes place in North America and Western Europe. And in the vast majority of it\, the assumed societal context is an Anglophone democracy. This limits the kinds of values included in the discussion and the modes by which those values are considered. Some philosophers of science have recently started paying attention to this bias and the lacunae it creates\, discussing\, for instance\, values in science in non-democratic contexts (Pulkkinen forthcoming 2026)\, science and democracy in light of theories of democracy that are not mainstream in anglophone academia (Hilligart &\; Wilholt forthcoming 2026)\, and the lack of philosophical discussions about scientific communities in subaltern regions (Gutié\;rrez Valderrama 2025). However\, our understanding of the full consequences of this bias is currently limited.
\nThe aim of this two-day workshop is to open up the discussion about values in science to include a broader range of values and approaches to value inclusion in science\, with case studies from a wider set of geographical locations. Appropriate topics for submission include\, but are not limited to:
\nWe invite 500-word abstracts to be submitted to sciencevalueshelsinki@gmail.com by March 20\, 2026.
\nThis is a pre-conference workshop just before ENPOSS 2026\, the 15th Conference of The European Network for the Philosophy of the Social Sciences.
ORGANIZER;CN=Inkeri Koskinen;CN=Katherine Furman: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260320T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260320T234500 SUMMARY:Perspectives on the Foundations of Information Theory and Statistical Mechanics UID:20260321T191427Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:Europe/Zurich LOCATION:Università della Svizzera italiana\, Lugano\, Switzerland DESCRIPTION:We invite submissions of abstracts for contributed talks at the workshop &ldquo\;Perspectives on the Foundations of Information Theory and Statistical Mechanics&rdquo\;\, to be held at the Institute of Philosophy of USI (Università\; della Svizzera italiana) in Lugano\, Switzerland\, May 7&ndash\;9\, 2026.
\n\nThe workshop will explore the foundational and philosophical implications of information theory and statistical mechanics\, with a particular focus on entropy\, probability\, correlations\, and physical information. It aims to bring together philosophers\, physicists\, and computer scientists working on conceptual issues at the intersection of these fields\, and to foster dialogue between technical approaches and broader interpretive and metaphysical questions. \;
\n\nTopics may include\, but are not limited to:
\nSubmissions from graduate students and early-career researchers are especially encouraged. We aim to select two speakers to join the invited speakers.
\n\nFunding: We expect to cover accommodation (3 nights) and at least part of the travel costs for selected speakers. This workshop is generously supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) through a Scientific Exchange grant (grant number IZSEZ0_241781).
\n\nAbstracts: up to 1000 words\, for 45-minute contributed talks (including discussion).
\n\nDeadline: 20 March 2026. We plan to notify the applicants within a few days after the deadline.
\n\nPlease upload your anonymous abstracts (PDF) to https://forms.gle/VRxaSMTCnKD91QaV7\, including your name\, affiliation\, career stage\, and CV in the form. We look forward to your submissions!
\n
Organisers: Joshua Babic\, Niccolò\; Covoni\, Lorenzo Lorenzetti
The Department of Philosophy at the University of Aberdeen invites submissions for its upcoming workshop\, &ldquo\;Migration and Asylum in Scotland: A Philosophical Perspective&rdquo\;. This one-day workshop will explore how a distinctively philosophical voice might be added to the existing scholarly literature on migration and asylum in Scotland in particular\, and in sub-state regions more generally. \;
\nWorkshop Date: Wednesday 29th April 2026 \;
\nSubmission Deadline: Friday 20th March 2026
\nConfirmed Speakers:
\nOrganiser: \;Eilidh Beaton (University of Aberdeen)
\nDetails
\nThe philosophy of migration and asylum is often state-centric. Much work in this area focuses on migrants&rsquo\; entitlements against states\, and states&rsquo\; corresponding responsibilities to fulfil these entitlements (e.g. Carens 2013\, Miller 2016\, Gibney 2018). In recent years\, however\, calls have been made to move beyond this state-centric lens\, including by paying more attention to the role of sub-state political authorities (e.g. Sager 2016\, Buxton 2024). \;
\nAgainst this background\, Scotland presents itself as a promising case study. As a devolved nation within the UK\, the Scottish Parliament retains control over a wide range of social matters\, including housing\, benefits\, and social services. Hence\, as Gareth Mulvey (2018) nicely summarises\, while immigration policy is reserved to Westminster\, immigrant policy&mdash\;what happens once people arrive&mdash\;is largely devolved to the Scottish government. Layered legal landscapes of this sort raise questions which remain as-yet under-explored in the philosophical literature. For instance\, how should existing recommendations for migrant integration and inclusion (e.g. Carens 2013\, De Schutter &\; Ypi 2015\, Miller 2016) be (re-) interpreted and applied in such contexts\, given their distinctive features\, promises\, and risks (e.g. Arrighi 2014\; Galandini et al 2018)?
\nSocio-culturally too\, the Scottish context is ripe for further exploration. It is common across sub-state regions to find discourse portraying the regional government as more progressive and welcoming than the &lsquo\;exclusionary and hostile&rsquo\; central state (Edwards &\; Wisthaler 2023)\, and Scotland is no exception (e.g. SNP 2025\, Brand Scotland). However\, the reality of Scottish attitudes toward migration is more complex than these announcements suggest (e.g. Kyambi &\; Kay 2025)\, and this discourse of progressiveness often serves regional nation-building projects (Edwards &\; Wisthaler 2023\, Wisthaler 2023). Again\, this context raises normative questions worthy of greater philosophical attention&mdash\;for instance\, the extent to which advocates seeking meaningful material support for migrants should support or oppose such rhetoric. \;
\nThis one-day workshop aims to explore how a distinctively philosophical voice might be added to the existing scholarly literature on migration and asylum in Scotland in particular\, and in sub-state regions more generally. Contributions addressing any issue concerning migration and asylum in Scotland from the lens of political philosophy are welcome.
\nThis workshop is sponsored by the Scots Philosophical Association\, the Society of Applied Philosophy\, and CEKAS at the University of Aberdeen.
\nApply
\nFunding is available for one additional speaker to join our line-up of talks. Reasonable travel costs within the UK\, one night&rsquo\;s hotel in Aberdeen\, and food/drink during the workshop will be covered. Early-career scholars and graduate students are particularly encouraged to apply.
\nApplicants should send talk proposals in the form of an 500-1000 word abstract to Dr Eilidh Beaton\, eilidh.beaton@abdn.ac.uk\, alongside a separate cover sheet outlining their name\, institutional affiliation and position\, contact information\, and a short bio. The successful applicant will be expected to prepare a talk of around 30-45 minutes by Wednesday 29th April. (A complete paper draft is not required.)
\nSubmission Deadline: Friday 20th March 2026
\nReferences
\nArrighi\, Jean-Thomas\, &lsquo\;Managing Immigration in a Multinational Context. Border Struggles and Nation-Building in Contemporary Scotland and Catalonia&rsquo\;\, in The Politics of Immigration in Multi-Level States: Governance and Political Parties ed. by ed. by E. Hepburn and R. Zapata-Barrero (London: Palgrave MacMillan\, 2014)\, 108-129.
\nBrand Scotland\, &lsquo\;Scotland Welcomes Refugees&rsquo\; (accessed Jan 2026). Available at .
\nBuxton\, Rebecca\, &lsquo\;The State by Philip Pettit&rsquo\;\, Mind (2024)\, 1-7.
\nCarens\, Joseph\, The Ethics of Immigration (Oxford: Oxford University Press\, 2013).
\nDe Schutter\, Helder and Lea Ypi\, &lsquo\;Mandatory Citizenship for Immigrants&rsquo\;\, British Journal of Political Science 45:2 (2015)\, 235-251.
\nEdwards\, Catrin Wyn and Verena Wisthaler\, &lsquo\;The Power of Symbolic Sanctuary: Insights from Wales on the Limitations and Potential of a Regional Approach to Sanctuary&rsquo\;\, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 49:14 (2023)\, 3602-3628.
\nGalandini\, Silvia\, Gareth Mulvey\, and Laurence Lessard-Phillips\, &lsquo\;Stuck Between Mainstreaming and Localism: Views on the Practice of Migrant Integration in a Devolved Policy Framework&rsquo\;\, Journal of International Migration and Integration 20 (2019)\, 685-702.
\nGibney\, Matthew J.\, &lsquo\;The Ethics of Refugees&rsquo\;\, Philosophy Compass 13:10 (2018)\, 1-9.
\nHepburn\, Eve and Ricard Zapata Barrero\, The Politics of Immigration in Multi-Level States: Governance and Political Parties (London: Palgrave Macmillan\, 2014).
\nKyambi\, Sarah and Rebecca Kay\, &lsquo\;Attitudes to Immigration in Scotland: Changing\, complex\, contradictory&rsquo\;\, Migration Policy Scotland (2025). Available at .
\nMiller\, David\, Strangers in Our Midst (Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press\, 2016).
\nMulvey\, Gareth. &lsquo\;Refugee Integration Policy: The Effects of UK Policy-Making on Refugees in Scotland&rsquo\;\, Journal of Social Policy 44:2 (2015)\, 357-375.
\n&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;.\, &lsquo\;Social Citizenship\, Social Policy and Refugee Integration: a Case of Policy and Divergence in Scotland?&rsquo\;\, Journal of Social Policy 47:1 (2018)\, 161-178.
\nSager\, Alex\, &lsquo\;Methodological Nationalism\, Migration and Political Theory&rsquo\;\, Political Studies 64:1 (2016)\, 42-59.
\nSNP\, &lsquo\;First Minister John Swinney addresses the nation about Scotland&rsquo\;s right to decide &ndash\; Full Speech&rsquo\;. Available at .
\nWisthaler\, Verena\, &lsquo\;Migrants\, New Citizens\, Co-Citizens and Citizens by Adoption &ndash\; Regionalist Parties&rsquo\; Framing of Immigrants in the Basque Country\, Corsica\, South Tyrol\, Scotland and Wales&rsquo\;\, in Revising the Integration-Citizenship Nexus in Europe ed. by Roxana Barbulescu\, Sara Wallace Goodman\, Luicy Pedroza (Cham\, Switzerland: Springer Nature\, 2023)\, 91-109.
ORGANIZER;CN=Eilidh Beaton: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260317T024143Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260321T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260321T170000 SUMMARY:Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Philosophy Conference UID:20260321T191429Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:8c16:90ff:fea7:70aa%3 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:1 Cunningham Square\, Providence\, United States DESCRIPTION:CALL FOR PAPERS:
\nUndergraduate Interdisciplinary Philosophy Conference: Providence College Date: March 21\, 2026. \;Providence College. \;Providence\, Rhode Island
\nKeynote Speaker: Professor John Russon (University of Guelph)
\n\nThe Philosophy Department at Providence College celebrates undergraduate scholarship in philosophy and in the humanities&mdash\;and we particularly support attempts by undergraduates to make philosophy speak to and with other disciplines.
\nOur first annual interdisciplinary conference on March 21\, 2026 seeks to provide a welcoming forum for undergraduates to share their scholarship in what we might call engaged philosophy. In this call for papers\, we solicit submissions of undergraduate work in either a branch of philosophy&mdash\;ancient\, medieval\, modern\, contemporary&mdash\;or in an interdisciplinary connection between philosophy and psychology\, philosophy and business\, law or politics\, and philosophy and health or nursing or medicine\, etc. We welcome submissions in Continental and Analytic thought. And we welcome submissions in ethics\, either general or applied.
\nAccepted papers will be presented in person and discussed among those attending the conference. Each paper should be written for a 20-30 minute presentation time (approximately 10 typed pages).
\nWe are also seeking respondents for accepted papers. \;Each commentary should be written for a 10-minute delivery (approximately 5 typed pages)\, to be delivered after the presented paper. Following the response\, there will then be time for approximately 20 minutes of question and answer. Students interested in being involved in the conference without submitting a paper are very welcome to attend or to provide ac ommentary. Please let us know of your intention to attend\, as that helps in planning. Also\, please indicate if you would like to be considered for the presentation of one of the commentaries and let us know your particular interests in philosophy.
\nKeynote speaker Professor John Russon will give the keynote address to the conference early in the morning on Saturday\, March 21\, 2026. Professor Russon is Distinguished Presidential Professor and Research Leadership Chair at the University of Guelph. He is author of numerous books in Continental philosophy\, including \;Human Experience\, Bearing Witness to Epiphany\, \;and \;Sites of Exposure. \;His research interests include Aristotle\, Hegel\, Merleau-Ponty\, and Indian philosophy.
\nSubmission Guidelines: Please email the following to \;providencecollegephl@gmail.com \;by \;January 12\, 2026:
\nA \;2500-3000 word paper \;(.docx or .pdf) prepared for blind review.
\nB) In the main body of the email please include (i) your first and last name\, (ii) paper title\, (iii) paper abstract\, (iv) institution.
\nThe subject line should read: LastName PCPHL Undergrad Paper Submission.
\nWe encourage papers to discuss pure philosophy or the relationships of philosophy with other interdisciplinary subjects. These topics can include but are not limited to exploring ancient thought used in current discourse and institutions\, such as analyzing Plato's \;Republic \;to discuss government\, community\, virtue\, religion and or spirituality. The conference also looks for papers discussing the ethics of\; medicine\, psychology\, AI\, law\, and sports. We welcome any intersectionality between specialized areas of study and philosophy. \;
Deadline for Submission: January 12th\, 2026 \; \;
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