Art der Ankündigung: Call for Paper (Veranstaltung)

50 Years International Wittgenstein Symposium

Scientific Organisers: Christian Kanzian (Innsbruck), Volker Munz (Klagenfurt), Joseph Wang-Kathrein (Innsbruck), Anja Weiberg (Vienna)

50 years have passed since the First International Wittgenstein Symposium – at that time it was called “Wittgenstein-Tage” – took place at “Hotel Post” in Kirchberg am Wechsel in Lower Austria. From April 24 to 26 1976, Elisabeth Leinfellner, Werner Leinfellner, Rudolf Haller, Paul Weingartner, and Adolf Hübner gave presentations on Wittgenstein. Their topics ranged from biographical remarks on Wittgenstein to philosophy of language, logic, and philosophy of mathematics. Still today, 50 years later, the impact of Ludwig Wittgenstein across various disciplines and beyond can hardly be overstated. Wittgenstein’s life and philosophy not only form the basis of the work of countless philosophers; but they also influenced scholars in other scientific disciplines and inspired artists to create new works.

Each year, the International Wittgenstein Symposium in Kirchberg am Wechsel (Austria) is dedicated to a different subject, bringing Wittgenstein and Wittgensteinian philosophy into dialogue with other areas of philosophical inquiry. The 2026 Symposium, however, is to be devoted to Ludwig Wittgenstein and his work in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the IWS. We welcome contributions to any of the following sections:

1. Ludwig Wittgenstein: Life – Work – Editions
2. Ludwig Wittgenstein: Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Science, Epistemology
3. Ludwig Wittgenstein: Logic and Philosophy of Mathematics
4. Ludwig Wittgenstein: Philosophy of Psychology, Philosophy of Mind
5. Ludwig Wittgenstein: Ethics, Aesthetics, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Culture
6. Ludwig Wittgenstein: In Interdisciplinary Contexts (Literature, Music, Visual Arts…)

List of confirmed speakers:

Hanne Appelqvist (Helsinki), Hanoch Ben-Yami (Vienna), Gisela Bengtsson (Bergen), William Child (Oxford), James Conant (Chicago), Anne-Marie S. Christensen (Odense), Mauro Engelmann (Minas Gerais), Cecilie Eriksen (Aarhus), Matthew Fielding (Halifax), David Finkelstein (Chicago), Eran Guter (Yezreel Valley), Thomas Hainscho (Klagenfurt), Michel ter Hark (Amsterdam), Richard Heinrich (Vienna), Lars Hertzberg (Abo), Ron Hustwitt (Wooster), Wolfgang Kienzler (Jena), Oskari Kuusela (Norwich), Michele Lavazza (Emilia Reggio), Stefan Majetschak (Kassel), Marie McGinn (York), Denis McManus (Southampton), Ray Monk (Southampton), Gabriele Mras (Vienna), Milijana Pavlovic (Innsbruck), Luigi Perisinotto (Venice), Christoph Pfisterer (Zurich), Martin Pilch (Vienna), Duncan Richter (Virginia), Josef Rothhaupt (Munich), Mario von der Ruhr (Swansea), Simo Säätelä (Bergen), Hans Sluga (Berkeley), Ilse Somavilla (Innsbruck), David Stern (Iowa), Ulrike Tanzer (Innsbruck), Thomas Wallgren (Helsinki), Meredith Williams (New York)

Deadline for paper submissions: April 7th, 2026

Final date for registration: July 16th, 2026

Instructions for authors: https://www.alws.at/iws_organization/instructions-for-authors/

Students and early career researchers are especially encouraged to submit a presentation.

For further information on travel and accommodation please visit www.alws.at

Conference languages: English and German

International Conference on Wilfrid Sellars’ Philosophy 

Center for Pragmatic Philosophy, Zhejiang University

Hangzhou, China • June 13–14, 2026

How Things Hang Together

The Center for Pragmatic Philosophy at Zhejiang University invites submissions for an international conference dedicated to the philosophy of Wilfrid Sellars and his enduring quest to understand „how things in the broadest possible sense of the term hang together in the broadest 

possible sense of the term.“

We particularly welcome papers addressing:

• Exegesis and close textual studies of Sellars‘ corpus

• Sellars‘ engagement with and development of the history of philosophy

• The convergence of Sellarsian thought with contemporary debates

• Sellars‘ position within the context of the Pittsburgh School

Submission Guidelines

• Abstract Deadline: February 13, 2026

• Submit an abstract (approximately 300 words) and short biography

• Paper Deadline: May 1, 2026

• Submit full paper for presentation with Associate Professor Wei Wang wangwei198411@zju.edu.cn

Practical Information

• Registration: No conference fee

• Accommodation & Meals: Provided by organizers during the event

• Travel: Participants responsible for own expenses

Keynote Speakers

• Robert Brandom (University of Pittsburgh) (online)

• Willem A. deVries (University of New Hampshire)

• James O’Shea (University College Dublin)

Center for Pragmatic Philosophy

School of Philosophy

Zhejiang University

Call for Abstracts (Workshop)

Forms of Exculpation: Nature and Norms of Blamelessness

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, March 12 and 13, 2026

Deadline: January 31, 2026

Confirmed Speakers: Daniele Bruno (HU Berlin), Simon-Pierre Chevarie-Cossette (Neuchâtel), Luis Duarte D’Almeida (Lisbon/Edinburgh), Elinor Mason (UCSB), Leonhard Menges (Salzburg)

Organiser: Daniele Bruno (daniele.bruno@hu-berlin.de)

This workshop is aimed at discussing questions regarding the relationship between prescriptive and hypological notions in the normative, with a specific focus on conceptual issues regarding excuses and exemptions. It is a familiar fact of life that agents can be exculpated through a variety of factors, ranging from ignorance, over duress, to permanent impairment of their rational facilities. Sometimes, these various factors are taken to directly affect what an agent ought to do, at other times, they are taken to constitute excuses for (nonetheless wrong) actions. Contributions to this workshop will deal with the question of how to best theoretically capture the various forms of exculpation, combining perspectives from ethics, epistemology and legal philosophy.

We have reserved a small number of slots for early-career researchers (including advanced PhD students) working on related issues. These will be selected from anonymized submissions based on quality and fit for the workshop theme. We have secured funds to reimburse travel fees of up to 300€ but unfortunately cannot cover accommodation costs (though we are happy to suggest affordable options within proximity to the workshop venue).

Potential topics of submissions include, but are not limited to:

• The difference between excuse and justification
• Full and partial excuses
• Varieties of exculpating conditions
• Epistemic excuses
• Excuses in the law and morality
• Exemptions and the “objective attitude”
• The role of blame and blameworthiness in relational theories of morality

Please submit an abstract (700-1000 words, prepared for blind review) until 31 January 2026 as a pdf file to philoeth@hu-berlin.de, with the subject line “Submission for Workshop: Forms of Exculpation”. Papers should be suitable for a presentation lasting 30-40 minutes. Authors of accepted papers will be notified by 10 February 2026. Submissions by underrepresented groups in philosophy are highly encouraged.

For any questions regarding the workshop, please contact Daniele Bruno (daniele.bruno@hu-berlin.de).

Rationale:

This international conference brings together leading philosophers to explore foundational questions in the epistemology of medicine. How do we generate, evaluate, and integrate knowledge in medical science and practice—especially in an era shaped by big data, advanced statistics, and artificial intelligence? By examining the nature of evidence, causal reasoning, and explanatory models in health and healthcare, the event aims to clarify how different sources of knowledge can be combined to guide effective medical decision-making and policy. Through interdisciplinary dialogue, The Epistemology of Medicine seeks to advance philosophical understanding while contributing to the broader goals of improving patient care and promoting societal well-being.

Invited Speakers:

• Enno Fischer (TU Dresden)

• Ina Jäntgen (LMU Munich)

• Ulrich Mansmann (LMU Munich)

• Lauren Ross (UC Irvine)

• Jacob Stegenga (NUT Singapore)

• Jon Williamson (Manchester)

Organizing Committee:

• Jürgen Landes (LMU Munich)

• Stephan Hartmann (LMU Munich)

Deadline for submission: 31.Jan. 2026

Notification: 28.Feb. 2026

Length of Submission: 1 Page

Submission via email to: office.hartmann@lrz.uni-muenchen.de

Award for best contributed paper: 500 Euros.

This event is generously supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Siemens Foundation.

Venue: Siemens Foundation, Südliches Schlossrondell 23, 80638 Munich, Germany

Call for Papers (Karlsruhe, Deadline: 31.01.2026)

Workshop: Autonomy & Algorithms

As algorithms shape the choices we make, traditional assumptions about autonomy and deliberation come under pressure. By curating what is visible, relevant, or recommended, algorithmic outputs play a formative role in human deliberation and action. These developments raise well-known yet unresolved philosophical questions: What does it mean to act and think autonomously in contexts mediated by algorithms? How do algorithmic environments affect inquiry or deliberation? What are the implications for democratic autonomy? Furthermore, how are we to assess all this normatively?

This workshop aims to examine these issues within the frameworks of philosophy of autonomy, ethics of AI, social epistemology, and political philosophy. We welcome contributions that address conceptual foundations, engage in normative evaluation, analyze epistemic dynamics in algorithmic environments, and reflect on their institutional or societal implications.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Conceptual analysis of autonomy under algorithmic influence
• Epistemic autonomy and algorithmic recommendation systems
• Responsibility gaps and distributed agency
• Algorithmic nudging, manipulation, and consent
• Autonomy in surveillance and data-intensive environments

We welcome submissions from analytic philosophy broadly construed (ethics, political philosophy, philosophy of mind, philosophy of technology, epistemology, AI ethics), as well as adjacent disciplines with strong philosophical engagement.We invite submissions from researchers at all career levels, especially from early-career scholars and doctoral candidates. Funding is available to cover travel and accommodation costs for those whose abstract is accepted.

Submission details

Please submit an extended abstract (800–1000 words) as a PDF suitable for anonymous review to alina.jacobs@kit.edu by 31.01.2026. Notification of acceptance will be sent by 16.02.2026.

Practical Information

The workshop will take place from 11.06.2026 to 12.06.2026 at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and is organized within the DFG project „The Ethics of State Mass Surveillance“. Invited speakers who have confirmed their participation include Simona Chiodo, Keith Harris, Nicola Mößner, Carina Prunkl, and Otto Sahlgren.

Organizers: Alina Jacobs & Christian Seidel

For inquiries, please contact the organizers via alina.jacobs@kit.edu.

Modus: Präsenzveranstaltung

Veranstaltungszeitraum: 11.06.2026-12.06.2026

Kontaktadresse: alina.jacobs@kit.edu

Bewerbungsfrist: 31.01.2026

Call for Papers

XIII. Tagung für Praktische Philosophie

24./25. September 2026

Universität Passau

Organisation: Karoline Reinhardt (Passau)

in Kooperation mit Birgit Beck (TU Berlin)

sowie Gottfried Schweiger (Salzburg) und Michael Zichy (Bonn)

 

www.tagung-praktische-philosophie.org

tfpp@uni-passau.de

 

Die XIII. Tagung für Praktische Philosophie findet 2026 am 24. und 25. September an der Universität Passau statt. Judith Simon (Hamburg) und Christof Rapp (München) werden die Plenarvorträge halten – die weiteren Beiträge werden noch gesucht. Wir laden daher alle Interessierten, mit und ohne universitäre Anbindung, ein, Vorschläge für Vorträge, thematische Panels oder Runde Tische einzureichen. Dabei sind Vorträge aus dem gesamten Spektrum der praktischen Philosophie (angewandte Philosophie, Sozialphilosophie, Ethik, Rechtsphilosophie, politische Philosophie und Theorie, Handlungstheorie, sowohl in analytisch-systematischer wie auch in historischer Tradition) und verwandter Disziplinen willkommen. Die Einreichung ist bis 15. April 2026 auf www.tagung-praktische-philosophie.org möglich.

 

The Society for the Metaphysics of Science (SMS):

https://socmetsci.org/

will be hosting its

11th Annual Conference,

in person

at University of Toronto, 25th-27th May, 2026

The Keynote speaker will be:

Heather Demarest (University of Colorado, Boulder)

https://sites.google.com/view/heatherdemarest/

In addition, Prof. Giuliano Torrengo (University of Milan)

https://sites.unimi.it/g_torrengo/

will deliver the Presidential Address.

We invite submission for papers on any aspect of the metaphysics of science, broadly construed. Whilst we are pleased to see the sustained interest in the metaphysics of physics within the SMS, we are committed to foster a plurality of views and topics. In the light of this we particularly encourage submissions in subfields such as, e.g., philosophy of biology, philosophy of chemistry, philosophy of cognitive science and neurosciences, philosophy of the social sciences to mention a few. Submissions on general topics in the metaphysics of science (nature of theories, laws, causation, metaphysical and scientific explanation, mechanicism, to mention a few representative examples) are also welcome. 

Submissions should be full papers in PDF format, of no more than 4,000 words (excluding references and footnotes), and should include an abstract of 150-250 words and a word count. All papers must employ gender-neutral language and be prepared for anonymous review.

Paper presentations will be 30 minutes, followed by: 10 minutes for a commentator, 5 minutes for the speaker’s reply, and 15 minutes for Q&A.

Please send your paper including title and abstract as a single PDF document to 

sms2026.toronto@gmail.com

Subject line should read: ‘Abstract Submission SMS 2026’

Your name, affiliation, and the title of the paper should instead appear in the body of the email.

The submission deadline is January 30th, 2026. Notification of acceptance is expected the first week of March 2026. Selected speakers should confirm their attendance by March 14th, 2026.

As well as various presentations, the conference will also feature an organizational meeting of the Society to elect officers, plan future conferences, etc. Both those interested in presenting papers and/or participating in the Society are invited to attend the conference.

Program committee:

Chair:

Claudio Calosi (Ca’Foscari University, Venice)

Members:

Elena Casetta (Turin)

Saaskshi Dulani (Johns Hopkins)

Sam Fletcher (Oxford)

Laurie Lertetre (Munich)

Cristian Mariani (USI)

Robert Michels (Lisbon)

Mike Miller (Toronto)

Ulrich Meyer (Colgate)

Marco Nathan (Boulder, Colorado)

Alyssa Ney (Munich)

Vanessa Seifert (Athens & Bristol)

Alessandro Torza (Parma)

Jessica Wilson (Toronto)

…TBA

The European Society of Analytic Philosophy invites submissions for its 12th conference, ECAP12, to be held in Madrid (Spain) on 24-28 August 2026

The ECAP12 Programme Committee invites contributed talks and symposia covering all subfields grouped into eleven Sections:

1. History of Philosophy, History of Analytic Philosophy
2. Epistemology
3. Philosophy of Science
4. Logic and Philosophy of Mathematics
5. Philosophy of Language
6. Philosophy of Mind and Action
7. Metaphysics
8. Ethics
9. Social and Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Law
10. Aesthetics
11. Philosophy of Religion

All topics in Analytic Philosophy are welcome. Everyone is encouraged to submit their contribution to the section they consider most relevant to the topic addressed in their work. The Scientific Committee will do its best to place contributions in the most suitable session block. Feel free to indicate your preferred designation for your work’s area in the keywords field.

We invite submissions in any of the following two types:

Contributed Papers 

We invite submissions of both a short abstract (max. 150 words) and an extended abstract (800-1000 words excl. title and references) through our submission system (Easychair) by 31 January 2026. To submit, please prepare your abstracts for blind review, and save your extended abstract as a PDF file. Then follow the link to our submission system. (Please note that first-time users must register as users of EasyChair.) The total time allocated to each contributed paper at the conference will be 35 minutes, of which max. 20 minutes will be for presenting the paper and the rest will be for Q&A. 

Symposia

We invite submissions of both a short abstract (max. 150 words) and a full proposal through our submission system by 31 January 2026. The proposed symposium/panel discussion can have any format, but they must include at least 3 and at most 5 speakers. The total time allocated to each symposium is 115 minutes, of which max. 70 minutes will be for talks and the rest will be for Q&A.

The full proposal should include (a) the title of the proposed symposium, (b) the contact details of the organizer(s) (who may or may not be a proposed speaker), (c) the names of all speakers along with a link to their website/philpeople page (or a short CV (max. 1 page)), (d) a general description of the topic and its significance (800-1000 words, excl. title and references), (e) titles plus a brief description (max. 150 words) of each speaker’s talk. All parts of the proposal should be compiled into one PDF file.

Call for Speaker

Vom 24.-26. April 2026 findet der dritte Studierenden-Kongress für öffentliche Philosophie statt.

Die Deadline für Einreichungen ist der 31. Januar 2026.

Fahrtkosten können voraussichtlich erstattet werden.

Den Call for Speaker und alle anderen Infos gibt es auf unserer Website.

An alle Dozierenden: Wir würden uns sehr freuen, wenn Sie in Seminaren und Vorlesungen darauf aufmerksam machen könnten und geeignete Studierende (die bspw. eine spannende Hausarbeit schreiben) gezielt darauf hinweisen könnten.

Summer School

Call for Applications

(Deadline: February 15, 2026)

24th univie: summer school – Scientific World Conceptions (USS-SWC)

GLOBAL HEALTH

Vienna, July 6-10, 2026

Course Description

‘Global health’ has attracted wide attention.This program will explore this interdisciplinary topic from a variety different but interrelated perspectives.First, global health reveals significant health disparities: but what causes these, and which disparities are unjust and demand redress? How types of social oppression – such as, racism and heterosexism – relate to health injustices will be explored, alongside investigating the contentious role of advocacy in public health. 

Second, global health reveals dilemmas between individual rights and communal benefits. For example, clinical trials funded by Western pharmaceutical companies benefit and exploit participants in low-income countries; measures to control the spread of Covid-19 protected and restricted individuals; and international differences in assisted dying legislation largely depend on how much a jurisdiction values individual autonomy. Such dilemmas are viewed through a philosophical bioethics/public health ethics lens.

Third, global health will be explored from a sociological and humanistic perspective, emphasizing how health is shaped by global interdependencies, power relations, and cultural meanings. Moving beyond biomedical paradigms, the sociology of health can highlight the social, political, and epistemological dimensions of illness, care, and inequality. In addition, Graphic Medicine as an innovative visual and narrative approach to representing experiences of vulnerability and global crisis, will be introduced.

Topics will be selected reflecting participants’ interests and may include:

• History of efforts to account for what causes public health disparities, and what makes a disparity an injustice/inequity in need of intervention
• Efforts to theorize how various types of social oppression relate to health injustices and the amelioration of those injustices
• Role of advocacy in public health, including limits on the roles of public health experts in crafting social policies around issues such as immigration and climate change
• Ethics of clinical trials by Western pharmaceutical companies that take place in low-income countries
• Justification for liberty-limiting measures to control the spread of Covid-19 around the globe
• International differences in forms of assisted dying and which, if any, are justifiable. 
• The conceptual evolution from Public Health to One Health and Planetary Health, focusing on how sociological approaches reframe health as a relational and systemic phenomenon
• Postcolonial and decolonial perspectives, questioning how global health reproduces colonial hierarchies and epistemic injustices
• Visual storytelling: how comics and graphic narratives contribute to understanding emotional labour, care, and social inequality in health

Lecturers:

Stephen Holland (University of York)

Veronica Moretti (University of Bologna)

Sean A. Valles (Michigan State University)

Application form and further information:

https://summerschool-ivc.univie.ac.at/application/