Conferences

9Sept

ConferenceIn person

FilMat 2026 — Philosophy of Mathematics: Applicability, Ontology and Reasoning

Philosophy of mathematics

The fifth international conference of the Italian network for the philosophy of mathematics, at the University of Bologna. One keynote, by Chris Pincock, asks: do mathematical objects have a nature?

9 September 2026 – 11 September 2026

University of Bologna, Department of Philosophy, Bologna, Italy

FilMat — Italian Network for the Philosophy of Mathematics · Chris Pincock (Ohio State University)

Official site →Source: FilMat Network

19Sept

ConferenceIn person

HowTheLightGetsIn London 2026

Philosophy, science, politics and art

The festival that calls itself the world's largest philosophy and music festival comes to London in September. Emily Wilson speaks on adaptations of Homer in a session titled 'The Ego and the Epic'.

19 September 2026 – 20 September 2026

London, United Kingdom

Institute of Art and Ideas · Emily Wilson, Louis Theroux, Roger Penrose, Mariana Mazzucato

23Sept

ConferenceIn person

5th World Congress on Logic and Religion (WoCoLoR 2026)

Logic, philosophy of religion and the epistemology of belief

The fifth international congress on the relation between logic and religion, reason and faith, meets in Vancouver. Working groups run from artificial intelligence and epistemic coherence to the Jain and Chinese traditions.

23 September 2026 – 27 September 2026

SFU Harbour Centre · University Canada West · UBC Robson Square, Vancouver, Canada

World Congress on Logic and Religion

30Oct

SymposiumIn person

Arendt/Schürmann Symposium: Stanley Cavell

Stanley Cavell, aesthetics and scepticism

A two-day conference on Cavell from the Department of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research. The focus is his writing on aesthetics and the part scepticism about other minds plays in his reading of art.

30 October 2026 – 31 October 2026

Wollman Hall, 5th floor, 65 W 11th Street, New York, United States

The New School for Social Research, Department of Philosophy · Alice Crary, Jay Bernstein, Zed Adams, Francey Russell, Byron Davies, Benjamin Goff, Vincent Joshua Adams, Paola Marrati

Free · no registration required

Official site →Source: PhilEvents

6Nov

CongressIn person

Timothy Williamson Encountering Chinese Philosophy

Epistemology, metaphysics and Chinese philosophy

At a congress at Fudan University, scholars of Chinese philosophy engage critically with Williamson's work, and Williamson replies.

6 November 2026 – 7 November 2026

Shanghai, China

Fudan University · Timothy Williamson

Official site →Source: PhilEvents

10Nov

ConferenceIn person

41st Kyoto Prize Ceremony

Arts and Philosophy

The programme of the 41st ceremony for the Inamori Foundation's Kyoto Prize, awarded in three fields. This year's laureate in Arts and Philosophy is Laurie Anderson.

10 November 2026

Japan

Inamori Foundation · Laurie Anderson

Official site →Source: Inamori Foundation

19Nov

PanelHybrid

World Philosophy Day 2026

Philosophical dialogue and public debate

World Philosophy Day, marked by UNESCO on the third Thursday of November each year, falls on 19 November in 2026. Talks, panels, workshops and debates are held around the world.

19 November 2026

Worldwide

UNESCO

Varies by event

Official site →Source: UNESCO

19Nov

CongressIn person

SPEP — Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy 2026 Annual Meeting

Phenomenology, existentialism and contemporary continental philosophy

The largest annual meeting in continental philosophy in North America is in Chicago this year, hosted by Loyola University Chicago on 19-21 November.

19 November 2026 – 21 November 2026

Hyatt Centric Chicago Magnificent Mile · Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, United States

Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy

Official site →Source: SPEP

20Nov

ConferenceIn person

Philosophy of Animal Welfare

Animal welfare, consciousness and moral status

A two-day conference at Duke University on the nature, measurement and moral significance of animal welfare, organised jointly by the Duke Center for Law, Economics and Public Policy and the NYU Center for Mind, Ethics, and Policy.

20 November 2026 – 21 November 2026

Duke University School of Law, Durham, NC, United States

Duke Center for Law, Economics and Public Policy · NYU Center for Mind, Ethics, and Policy

Official site →Source: Duke University School of Law

23Aug

ConferenceIn person

CLMPST 2027 — 18th International Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology

Logic, methodology, philosophy of science and technology

The eighteenth edition of the congress that has met every four years since 1960 takes place at Kobe University. Keynote speakers: Hasok Chang, Sonja Smets, Katie Steele and Jun Otsuka. The call for papers and symposia is open.

23 August 2027 – 28 August 2027

Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe, Japan

IUHPST/DLMPST · Japan Association for Philosophy of Science · Kobe University · Hasok Chang (Cambridge), Sonja Smets (Amsterdam), Katie Steele (ANU), Jun Otsuka (Zen University)

Upcoming Events

FilMat 2026 — Philosophy of Mathematics: Applicability, Ontology and Reasoning

HowTheLightGetsIn London 2026

5th World Congress on Logic and Religion (WoCoLoR 2026)

Arendt/Schürmann Symposium: Stanley Cavell

Timothy Williamson Encountering Chinese Philosophy

41st Kyoto Prize Ceremony

World Philosophy Day 2026

SPEP — Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy 2026 Annual Meeting

Philosophy of Animal Welfare

CLMPST 2027 — 18th International Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology

Past Events

83rd Venice Film Festival — world premiere of 'The Basics of Philosophy'

Conference News

The congress that meets every four years goes to Kobe: the CLMPST 2027 call is open

Reason and faith in Vancouver: the World Congress on Logic and Religion meets in September

ENPOSS — 15th Conference of the European Network for the Philosophy of the Social Sciences

Why does mathematics work? FilMat 2026 meets in Bologna

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