13th William James Scholar in Residence
Rosa Maria Calcaterra (Roma Tre University)
Two Zoom-Events on 22 January 2026
Workshop, 10:15-12am:
“Constructing on Contingency: William James From Biology to Ethics and Politics”
Lecture 6:15-8pm:
“The Dynamic Unity of Pragmatism. Key Elements of a Common Philosophical Project”
For the workshop, the paper needs to read in advance.
For the zoom-links for two events and the text for the workshop please write to:
william-james-center@uni-potsdam.de
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: INAUGURAL EUROPEAN CONGRESS FOR METAPHYSICS
Submission Deadline: 1 March 2026
We invite extended abstracts of up to 1000 words for presentation at the first meeting of the European Congress for Metaphysics to be held 9-11 July 2026 in Munich, Germany. Abstracts are welcome in any area of metaphysics, where this should be construed widely so as to include topics in metaphysics of science, social metaphysics, history of metaphysics, metametaphysics, metaphysics of mind, metaphysics of value, and formal metaphysics. Abstracts may be submitted using the following instructions.
PhD students and scholars within 10 years of their PhD are additionally welcome to submit a 4000-5000 word paper on any topic in metaphysics for consideration for the European Congress for Metaphysics Essay Prize. Submissions for the Essay Prize should also include the extended abstract of 1000 words. In addition to the Essay Prize, all paper submissions from students and scholars within 10 years of their PhD will be considered for travel grants of 800 Euro each, to defray travel costs. 10 such grants will be awarded.
Abstracts and papers are particularly welcome from women, members of other groups historically underrepresented in metaphysics, and early career scholars, including PhD students.
This conference will include keynote presentations from Esa Díaz-León, Jonathan Schaffer, and Barbara Vetter, as well as the recipient of the European Congress for Metaphysics Essay Prize. The program committee comprises Giacomo Andreoletti, Boris Demarest, Fabrice Correia, Esa Díaz-León, Jani Hakkarainen, Mario Hubert, Max Kistler, Øystein Linnebo, Anna-Sofia Maurin, Alyssa Ney, Asya Passinsky, and David Yates.
Instructions:
To be considered for inclusion on the conference program, abstracts (and papers) must meet the following conditions:
To be considered, the body of the email should include the following information:
The sponsors for the 2026 European Congress for Metaphysics are the Center for Advanced Study and the Lehrstuhl für Metaphysik (Chair of Metaphysics) at Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich.
This international and interdisciplinary workshop investigates the role of trust and bias in human reasoning. It brings together philosophers working in epistemology, philosophy of mind, and argumentation theory, as well as psychologists and cognitive scientists to explore how trust and cognitive bias shape reasoning and decision-making. The aim is to foster dialogue across disciplines and deepen our understanding of human reasoning and decision-making.
Registration is free of charge but places are limited. Please register by 1 February 2026, via the form on the website.
Please see our workshop website for programme details and registration: https://www.philosophie.hhu.de/trust-bias-reasoning
Venue: Schloss Mickeln, HHU Düsseldorf
Book Symposium „Labor in the Boardroom: The Political Theory of Workplace Democracy“
with Iñigo González Ricoy (University of Barcelona)
Date: 29 January 2026, 10:15 am–3:45 pm
Location: Munich – ZEPP | Center for Ethics and Philosophy in Practice (Room M210 in LMU Munich’s Main Building)
Organised by Paulus Kaufmann and Hannes Kuch
More Information: https://www.zepp.uni-muenchen.de/veranstaltungenlehre/aktuelle-veranstaltungen/symposium-labor-boardroom/index.html
Registration: https://eveeno.com/511755302
The workshop will discuss Iñigo González Ricoy’s book manuscript „Labor in the Boardroom: The Political Theory of Workplace Democracy“. Christian Neuhäuser (TU Dortmund), Philipp Stehr (TU Munich), and Eva Weiler (University of Duisburg-Essen) will comment on González Ricoy’s manuscript, followed by responses from the author and an open debate with the audience.
In recent years, labor-managed firms – whether through codetermination, employee ownership, or worker cooperatives – have attracted growing public and scholarly attention. Political theorists have offered increasingly nuanced arguments for why such firms merit public support, including limiting corporate power, encouraging civic participation, reducing wage inequality, and countering managerial domination. Labor in the Boardroom argues that many existing views are not fully persuasive, while also reinforcing concerns that labor-managed firms may sacrifice efficiency in pursuit of these and other values. This could lead to economic outcomes that negatively affect not just investors but also consumers, taxpayers, and workers. The book develops an alternative normative account centered on efficiency as a key justification, maintaining that we have reason to hold firms to an efficiency requirement not only for economic reasons but also to protect workers from domination by their employers. It contends that labor-managed firms are uniquely positioned to reconcile efficiency with the value of freedom from domination.
Unser Ziel: Ein offenes und unterstützendes Umfeld für Promovierende der Philosophie zu schaffen, in dem wir gemeinsam Herausforderungen meistern, Erfahrungen teilen und voneinander lernen.
Das Format: Unser Austauschforum bietet Raum für gegenseitigen Austausch über promotionsbezogene Themen wie Arbeits- und Organisationstechniken, Leistungsdruck und Stress, Probleme in der Betreuungssituation, Stellenbewerbungen und vieles mehr. Perspektivisch sind gemeinsame Schreibtage geplant. Die Gruppe ist für alle Promovierenden der Philosophie offen – es können und sollen gerne selbst Themen eingebracht werden. Der Austausch findet auf Deutsch statt.
Bei jedem Treffen stehen etwa 50 Minuten zur Verfügung, um über ein spezifisches Thema zu sprechen. Die verbleibenden 10 Minuten nutzen wir dafür, das Thema sowie eine Moderation für die kommende Sitzung festzulegen.
Zeit und Ort: Wir treffen uns jeden 2. Freitag im Monat von 16.00-17.00 Uhr digital über Zoom
Save the Date: Unser nächstes Treffen findet am Freitag, 12.12.2025 von 16.00 -17.00 Uhr statt. Wir sprechen über ein Thema, das viele von uns betrifft und beschäftigt: Den Umgang mit und die Möglichkeit des Widerstandes gegen den Druck in der akademischen Philosophie und einer Karriere in Academia.
Wir freuen uns auf Euch und auf den Austausch mit Euch!
Die Max Uwe Redler Stiftung vergibt 2026 erneut den hochdotierten „Deutschen Preis für Philosophie“. Gewürdigt wird eine aktuelle Monographie oder kleinere Gruppe von Arbeiten von besonderer philosophischer Qualität, die dem Nachdenken über die soziale und normative Verfasstheit der menschlichen Lebensform gewidmet und für die Selbstauslegung moderner Gesellschaften bedeutsam ist. Nominierte sollten an einer deutschen Wissenschaftseinrichtung tätig sein und sich noch eine Zeitlang im aktiven Dienst befinden. Für eine Nominierung sind zwei Gutachten erforderlich, Selbstbewerbungen sind nicht möglich. Hochschullehrerinnen oder Hochschullehrer, die eine geeignete Person für den Preis vorschlagen möchten, wenden sich bitte an Frau Andresen: Mareike.Andresen@stifterverband.de
Venue: Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg Delmenhorst
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.
The workshop will feature keynote lectures by Hans-Johann Glock (Zürich) and Michael Williams (Johns Hopkins), as well as six other talks. The preliminary program can be found here: https://hanse-ias.de/veranstaltungen/veranstaltung-detail-uebersicht/event/623
We welcome interested scholars and students who would like to register for this event. Registration should take place via e-mail to lossau1@uni-bremen.de by January 9th, 2026. A registration fee of 30€ will need to be paid at the event, which will be used to pay for catering during the workshop.
In this workshop, we will discuss the topics of purism, impurism and the causal role of the soul according to Aristotle. For the program, please visit https://www.tida.uni-tuebingen.de/events.html.
The event is organized by the research team TIDA („Text and Idea of Aristotle’s Science of Living Things“; ERC-grant, led by Klaus Corcilius).
In der Praktischen Philosophie kommt fast kein Text und keine Diskussion ohne den Verweis auf eines oder mehrere Beispiele aus, die oftmals scheinbar beiläufig in die Argumentation eingeflochten werden. Von Aristoteles‘ Schuhmacher bis zu Rawls‘ Surfern von Malibu lassen sich historische und gegenwärtige Positionen der Praktischen Philosophie auch anhand ihrer Beispiele erschließen. Sie verhandeln philosophische Kernprobleme und lassen dabei nicht selten auch implizite Annahmen oder Konsequenzen eine Theorie deutlich werden.
Im Rahmen der Tagung werden zentrale Beispiele der Praktischen Philosophie vorgestellt, interpretiert, kritisiert und auf ihren historischen Einfluss befragt. Alle Interessierten sind herzlich willkommen.
Die Tagung wird von der Universität Passau und der Zeitschrift für Praktische Philosophie veranstaltet.
Organisation: Karoline Reinhardt, Gottfried Schweiger, Johanna Sinn
Programm und zoom-Link:
https://www.geku.uni-passau.de/angewandte-ethik/tagung-beispiele-in-der-praktischen-philosophie
https://www.praktische-philosophie.org/zfpp/announcement/view/28
This workshop will bring together philosophers working on normativity. This includes work on practical, epistemic, and other forms of normativity, on foundational problems of moral philosophy, and on reasons, rationality, and value. Our primary aim is to provide a forum for lively and constructive exchange amongst philosophers currently working in the field.
Keynote Speakers:
John Skorupski (St Andrews)
Sarah Stroud (UNC Chapel Hill)
Speakers:
Henrik Andersson (Lund University)
Irene Bosco (University of South California)
Jingzhi Chen (McGill University)
Javier González de Prado Salas (UNED Madrid)
Daniel Häuser (London School of Economics)
Felix Lambrecht and Marina Moreno (LMU Munich)
Brian Talbot (University of Colorado Boulder)
Michael Vollmer (Heidelberg University)
The Bielefeld-Southampton-Berlin (BiSoBer) Normativity Workshop, formerly known as Humboldt-Southampton Normativity Conference, is the tenth edition in a series of annual workshops, alternating between Humboldt University in Berlin, Southampton University, and, starting in 2025, Bielefeld University.
Participation is free, but registration is required and spaces are limited.