Art der Ankündigung: Call for Paper (Veranstaltung)

As part of our research-oriented teaching of Prof. Hedda Hassel Mørch’s exciting book „Non-physicalist theories of consciousness“ (Cambridge University Press 2024) we organize a workshop and invite MA and PhD Students as well as Postdocs to submit abstracts for presentation at the workshop.

Please send abstracts (max. 700 words) to Franziska.Klasen@rub.de by November 1st, 2025.

Speakers:

Tim Crane (CEU Vienna)

Hedda Hassel Mørch (University Inland Norway)

Andrew Y. Lee (University of Toronto)

Azenet Lopez (LMU Munich)

Luke Roelofs (University of Texas, Arlington)

Organization:

Tobias Schlicht & Team

Ruhr-University Bochum

As part of our research-oriented teaching of Prof. Susana Monsó’s fascinating book „Playing Possum“ (Princeton University Press 2024) we organize a workshop and invite MA and PhD Students as well as Postdocs to submit abstracts for presentation at the workshop.

Please send abstracts (max. 700 words) to Franziska.Klasen@rub.de by September 30th, 2025.

Speakers:

Marriah Alcantara (York University Toronto)

Susana Monsó (UNED Madrid)

Richard Moore (University of Warwick)

Claudio Tennie (University of Tübingen)

Organization:

Tobias Schlicht & Tobias Starzak

Ruhr-University Bochum

Norms are constraints on actions, beliefs, or intentions. They guide us, among other things, in satisfying desires, in being morally upright, or in acquiring knowledge. However, it is not easy to see what different kinds of norms there are, how different kinds of norms are linked to each other, and how we should deal with norm conflicts. In particular, so-called epistemic norms, which somehow pertain to the formation, maintenance, or revision of beliefs, are in many ways hard to align with moral or prudential norms, which concern more practical matters.

At the conference, we will discuss novel insights and ideas on questions like the following:

• How do norms, reasons, and values relate to each other? Are they rooted in our actual aims and desires, or are they largely independent of what we in fact feel and want?
• How do moral, prudential, epistemic, and other kinds of norms relate to each other? For instance, do we have non-moral and non-prudential reasons to comply with epistemic norms, or are epistemic norms merely instrumentalist in the sense that they depend on non-epistemic aims?
• What kinds of norms govern such activities as making assertions or inquiring into the truth of some proposition? More generally, to what activities do moral, prudential, and epistemic norms respectively extend?
• Is there a way to balance norms of different kinds, and if yes, how? Is there something like an all-things-considered ought, and if yes, how can it integrate moral, prudential, social, and epistemic requirements?
• When are we to blame for violating norms? Is there a distinctive epistemic kind of blame? And what are the interrelations between blame, responsibility, and direct voluntary control over actions, intentions, and beliefs?
• Are our most essential norms internalist (subjectivist) or externalist (objectivist) requirements? How much internalism is needed to preserve their guidance function, and how much externalism is needed to deal with otherwise counterintuitive consequences?

Keynote Speakers:

Arianna Falbo (Toronto Metropolitan University)

Antti Kauppinen (University of Helsinki)

Kate Nolfi (University of Vermont)

Sebastian Schmidt (University of Zurich)

Asbjørn Steglich-Petersen (Aarhus University)

Submissions:

In addition to keynote presentations, there will be six to eight slots for contributed papers. Each slot will be allocated 60 minutes, divided equally between presentation and discussion. Please submit an anonymized PDF file containing an extended abstract (max. 1,000 words) to marc.andree.weber@uni-mannheim.de.

Deadline: Oct. 31, 2025

Notification of Acceptance: Nov. 15, 2025

Location:

University of Mannheim, Schloss, EO 242

Organization:

Marc Andree Weber

Paderborn University, L3 204 – L-building, Pohlweg 57, 33098 Paderborn – Germany

Dear Colleagues

From September 8-12, 2025, the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists will host the nextLibori Summer School. During this exciting summer school, we will explore the early works of Émilie du Châtelet with interested scholars, students, and renowned experts. The summer school is open to everyone and will be held in a hybrid format at Paderborn University. Led by Prof. Dr. Ruth Edith Hagengruber and organized by Dr. Jil Muller with the support of Felix Grewe the Summer School invites students (of all stages) from around the world to engage in a collaborative, in-depth exploration of Du Châtelet’s early writings and intellectual legacy.

We are encouraging students to submit papers sharing their ideas on the works of Du Châtelet that we will discuss about the following texts and within the proposed program:

• Monday, 8 September 2025: Enlightenment perspectives on ethics and moral theory: Commentaire et traduction de la Fable des abeilles de Mandeville (Original) | Commentary on Mandeville’s Fable of the Bees (English translation)
• Tuesday, 9 September 2025: The nature of liberty and free will: Chap. 5. De la liberte (Original) | Chapter 5 On Liberty (English translation)
• Wednesday, 10 September 2025: The foundations of natural philosophy: Chap. 4. De la formation des couleurs (Original) | Chapter 4 On the Formation of Colours (English translation)
• Thursday, 11 September 2025: On language and ontology: Grammaire raisonnee (Original) | Chapter 6 On Grammar (English translation)
• Friday, 12 September 2025: On metaphysics, eternity, immortality of the soul and an eternal being: Traité de metaphisique (Original) | Treatise on Metaphysics (English translation)

Curious about Enlightenment debates on liberty and free will? Eager to explore Du Châtelet’s interpretation of Mandeville’s ethics? Interested in the intersections of natural philosophy and sciences, and in the exploration of Du Châtelet’s thoughts about Newtons’ theory of light and colors?

We welcome applications from students with a keen interest in early modern philosophy, Enlightenment thought, or the history of science. Credits can be gained through in-person and hybrid participation.

To apply for the student sessions, please submit:

• An updated CV (max. 1 pages)
• A committed analysis of 1000 words on at least one of the above mentioned topics (Liberty /Mandeville / Colours / Grammar / Metaphysics). This paper will be discussed during the Libori Summer school’s students session.

Application deadline: August 30, 2025. Please submit your documents via our mail: contact@historyofwomenphilosophers.org

Further information about the Libori Summer School 2025, the program, the experts, the venue and theregistration can be found at our webpage: https://historyofwomenphilosophers.org/libori-summer-school-2025/

We look forward to your participation at this year’s Libori Summer School.

For further questions contact: contact@historyofwomenphilosophers.org

Libori Summer School 2025 – The early works of Émilie Du Châtelet

Organizers: Prof. Dr Ruth E. Hagengruber & Dr. Jil Muller

Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists

Paderborn University

Contact: contact@historyofwomenphilosophers.org

Co-organised by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) and the Academy for Responsible Research, Teaching, and Innovation (ARRTI) at the Karlsruher Institute for Technology (KIT).

After more than 25 years of applied ELSI/ELSA (ELS-X) research in the European Union with the adoption of the 4th framework program by the European Commission, many methodological, conceptual and practical challenges remain.

As public awareness grows regarding the complex impacts of technological innovation, research into ethical, legal, social, and economic aspects/impacts/factors is becoming increasingly important to help anticipate and avoid undesirable consequences. Now firmly embedded in European funding requirements for research and innovation actions, this type of research must clearly define its objectives, practices, and intended audiences.

This is exactly where we want to start with this workshop: to stimulate an interdisciplinary discussion about methodological and content-related aspects of ELSI/ELSA/ELSE, fostering collaboration across disciplines to better understand and address the multifaceted nature of these challenges. We also want to raise the profile of the international research scene and contribute to better networking among all those involved in ELSI/ELSA/ELSE-research.

Call for abstracts and posters

The main aim of this workshop is to engage in focused discussion. Next to a number of invited presentations on best practice examples, this workshop calls for submissions of posters and abstracts for short presentations.

We welcome contributions from all disciplines with focus on ethical, legal, social and (socio)economic issues and especially contributions addressing (but not limited to) the following questions:

• Who is and ought to be the target audience and what is the end goal of ELS-X?
• How can ELS-X be leveraged to be truly impactful, rather than a tick-box exercise?
• How should interdisciplinarity be conceived and implemented?
• ELS aspect, impacts or ethical, legal, social and economic (ELSE) factors?
• What methods work well for ELS-X? How can ELS-X research be anticipatory and participatory?
• What is the ideal timing of ELS-X research in an innovation process?
• How should ELS-X relate to other frameworks, such as RRI, ALTAI, Fundamental Rights Impact Assessments?
• What is a best-practice example from conducting ELS-X research?

Papers will be selected based on relevance for the workshop, ability to contribute to advancing the ELS-X research approach or starting a discussion, and with attention to the interdisciplinarity of presentations.

Submission Details and important dates

• Poster: please send your poster for consideration by 14 September 2025 via email to a.bagattini@kit.edu with “Poster for ELSA workshop” in the subject line.
• Short presentation: Please send your short abstracts of maximum 250 14 September 2025 via email to a.bagattini@kit.edu with “Submission for ELSA workshop” in the subject line.
• If you would like to participate without a presentation or poster, this is of course also possible: in this case, please register by email to: a.bagattini@kit.edu

We are raising funds to award prizes for particularly outstanding contributions, so that the winners will receive a travel stipend if not covered by institutional funding.

Notification of results via email by 15 October 2025

Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg Delmenhorst

Organizers: Hans-Johann Glock (University of Zurich), Tammo Lossau (University of Bremen), Mark Siebel (University of Oldenburg), Norman Sieroka (University of Bremen)

Keynote Speakers: Hans-Johann Glock (University of Zurich), Michael Williams (Johns Hopkins University)

Aside from an interest in linguistic practice, Wittgenstein also (primarily in On Certainty) shows an interest in our epistemic practice. His idea that our practice of doubting requires us to rely on “hinges” has gained significant prominence in recent discussions, but many of his other observations on skepticism and the idea of ignorance also allow for a range of interesting applications. Based on a close and attentive reading of Wittgenstein’s works, this workshop aims to make progress on understanding our epistemic practice and the issues surrounding it.

Presentations can be on any topic connected to Wittgenstein’s late epistemology and could include exegetical questions as well as topics from hinge epistemology or applications of Wittgenstein’s ideas to issues like conspiracy theories, echo chambers or the epistemology of democratic processes.

We are welcoming the submission of short abstracts (ca. 500-800 words) of those interested in presenting a talk at the workshop. These abstracts should be anonymized for review, but authors should disclose their name and affiliation in the e-mail. Presentations should be ca. 30 minutes long, as each slot will be 60 min. in total. Abstracts should be sent to lossau1@uni-bremen.de by October 1, 2025. We aim to notify accepted speakers by November 1, 2025. We are currently trying to acquire funding that will provide (limited) support for travel costs, but cannot guarantee such support at this point.

TU Dortmund, Lamarr Institute for Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

The workshop aims at interdisciplinary discussions between philosophers, physicists, and computer scientists about methods of data analysis that employ Monte Carlo simulations and, more recently, machine learning. It is part of the research project „Data, Theories, and Scientific Explanation: The Case of Astroparticle Physics“: https://app.physik.tu-dortmund.de/en/research/philosophy-of-astroparticle-physics/

and organized in cooperation with the Lamarr Institute for Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence.

Please submit abstracts in PDF-format of up to 500 words (references excluded).

Submissions should be prepared for blind review. We will inform you of our decision by September 20th.

Participation in the workshop will be free of charge.

We are excited to announce the Libori Summer School 2025, dedicated to exploring the early works of Émilie Du Châtelet, one of the most influential women in the history of philosophy and science.

Led by Prof. Dr. Ruth Edith Hagengruber and organized by Dr. Jil Muller with the support of Felix Grewe the Summer School invites students (of all stages) from around the world to engage in a collaborative, in-depth exploration of Du Châtelet’s early writings and intellectual legacy.

This year’s program offers a rare opportunity to engage directly with the first digital and historical-critical edition of Du Châtelet’s early manuscripts—produced in collaboration with the National Library of Russia, Saint Petersburg. These texts, rich with philosophical insight and annotated by Du Châtelet herself, reveal how her thought shaped and was shaped by the major metaphysical debates of her time.

Are you passionate about early modern philosophy?

Curious about Enlightenment debates on liberty and free will? Eager to explore Du Châtelet’s interpretation of Mandeville’s ethics? Interested in the intersections of natural philosophy and sciences, and in the exploration of Du Châtelet’s thoughts about Newtons’ theory of light and colors?

The Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists warmly invites applications to its 2025 Libori Summer School—a weeklong immersion into the groundbreaking philosophical and scientific work of Émilie Du Châtelet, one of the Enlightenment’s most interesting intellects.

Application deadline: August 15, 2025

Exams (ETCS credits) only possible with in-person participation. 

This year’s program offers a rare opportunity to engage directly with the first digital and historical-critical edition of Du Châtelet’s early manuscripts—produced in collaboration with the National Library of Russia, Saint Petersburg. These texts, rich with philosophical insight and annotated by Du Châtelet herself, reveal how her thought shaped and was shaped by the major metaphysical debates of her time.

What to Expect:

• Expert-led sessions on Du Châtelet’s early works, including her writings on liberty, metaphysics, natural philosophy and ethics
• Keynote-Sessions by renowned scholars: Viridiana Platas Benitez, Linda Gardiner, Bryce Gessell, Ruth. E Hagengruber, Julia Jorati, Eszter Kovac, Ulla Kölving, Fritz Nagel, Pedro Pricladnitzky, Ana Rodrigues, and Judith Zinsser.
• Hands-on access to digital manuscript editions
• Student-led presentations and workshops in a collaborative, supportive atmosphere
• Opportunities for critical discussion, networking, and engagement with leading scholars

Application Details:

We welcome applications from students with a keen interest in early modern philosophy, Enlightenment thought, or the history of science. To apply, please submit:

• An updated CV (max. 1 pages)
• A committed analysis of 1000 words on at least one of the above mentioned topics (Liberty /Mandeville / Colours / Grammar / Metaphysics). This paper will be discussed during the Libori Summer school’s students session.

Please submit your documents via our mail:

contact@historyofwomenphilosophers.org

Call for Speaker für Studierende

Im gesellschaftlichen Diskurs sind Polemisierungen, Polarisierungen und Ungenauigkeiten allgegenwärtig.

Dem wollen wir etwas entgegensetzen, indem wir gesellschaftlich relevante Themen aus der Philosophie heraus differenziert behandeln und dies verständlich an die Öffentlichkeit kommunizieren. Dabei ist uns eine Vermittlung philosophischer Stärken besonders wichtig.

Im Rahmen der Vortragsreihe geben wir Studierenden Raum, um Ihre Hausarbeiten, Essays und philosophischen Ideen als Vortrag vor einem öffentlichen Publikum zu präsentieren.

Alle Informationen gibt es auf unserer Website: https://hu.berlin/oeffentliche-philosophie

Wir würden uns freuen wenn Dozierende ihre Studierenden auf unseren Call for Speaker aufmerksam machen würden. Leider können wir diesmal sehr wahrscheinlich keine Fahrtkosten erstatten, würden aber versuchen eine Unterkunft in Berlin zu organisieren.

The 8th Workshop in Political Philosophy will be held on January 9 and 10, 2026 at the University of Graz, Austria. This edition of the series is organized by Julian F. Müller, David P. Schweikard, and Fabian Wendt. Submissions on any topic in analytical political philosophy, very broadly construed, are welcome. For the peer review process, please send your anonymized abstract of ca. 750 words as a pdf (named “title_of_your_paper.pdf”) by September 1, 2025 to fabianwendt@vt.edu. Only submissions in English will be accepted. This is a small, friendly workshop, and we expect everyone to participate for the whole two days. Speakers will have 45 minutes including Q&A. For more information on the workshop series see https://workshopfuerpolitischephilosophie.weebly.com.