Month: July 2026

Job: Lectureship or Senior Lectureship in Philosophy (Loughborough, UK)

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Loughborough University, UK, is hiring a lecturer or senior lecturer in philosophy. The call is open, but the department is looking for candidates whose teaching and research speak to PPE, including experimental philosophers.

Applications are possible until August 26, 2026. The job announcement reads:

My department is advertising for a lecturer or senior lecturer in philosophy. This is an open call, but we are looking for someone whose teaching/research interests speak to PPE in some way. (This might include, but is not necessarily limited to, many normative theorists, philosophers of science, experimental philosophers, epistemologists, philosophers of language, and more.) Applications are due by 26 August.

Call: “18th International Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology”

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From August 23 to 28, 2027, the 18th International Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology (CLMPST 2027) will take place at Kobe University, Japan. One of its twenty-one thematic sections is devoted to empirical and experimental philosophy of science and technology.

Abstracts can be submitted until November 15, 2026. The call reads:

CLMPST is the premier forum on Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology. Its aim is to bring together active researchers in this broad field. The International Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology (CLMPST) is organized under the auspices of the Division of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IUHPST/DLMPST).

CLMPST has a long history – it started in 1960, and has been held every four years since then in capital cities and/or by leading university centres in this field. Recent previous CLMPST Congresses were held in Buenos Aires (2023), Prague (2019), Helsinki (2015), Nancy (2011), and Beijing (2007). The 2027 edition will take place at Kobe University in Kobe, Japan.

Aims and Scope

As in previous editions, CLMPST 2027 aims to foster connections between the research fields of logic and philosophy of science and technology, as well as research studying the foundations and methodology of science and technology. We are looking forward to having papers and symposia on all topics pertaining to our fields, from mathematical logic to metaphilosophy, from the foundations of the exact sciences to philosophy of the social sciences, from philosophy of technology to historical perspectives on the sciences, presented by researchers from all regions and cultures of the world.

CLMPST 2027 calls for contributed papers and contributed symposia in 21 thematic sections:

A. Logic

  • A.1 Mathematical Logic
  • A.2 Philosophical Logic
  • A.3 Computational Logic and Applications of Logic
  • A.4 Historical Aspects of Logic
  • A.5 Educational Aspects of Logic

B. General Philosophy of Science

  • B.1 Methodology
  • B.2 Formal Philosophy of Science and Formal Epistemology
  • B.3 Empirical and Experimental Philosophy of Science and Technology
  • B.4 Metaphysical Issues in the Philosophy of Science and Technology
  • B.5 Ethical, Social and Political Issues in the Philosophy of Science and Technology
  • B.6 Historical Aspects in the Philosophy of Science and Technology
  • B.7 Educational Aspects of Philosophy of Science and Technology

C. Philosophical Issues of Particular Disciplines

  • C.1 Philosophy of the Formal Sciences (including Logic, Mathematics, Statistics)
  • C.2 Philosophy of the Physical Sciences (including Physics, Chemistry, Earth Science, Climate Science)
  • C.3 Philosophy of the Biological Sciences
  • C.4 Philosophy of the Biomedical and Health Sciences
  • C.5 Philosophy of the Cognitive and Behavioural Sciences
  • C.6 Philosophy of Computing and Computation
  • C.7 Philosophy of the Humanities and the Social Sciences
  • C.8 Philosophy of the Applied Sciences and Technology
  • C.9 Philosophy of Emerging and Interdisciplinary Sciences

The language of the congress is English.

Contributed Papers

Submissions will be made through the EasyChair platform. Please submit an abstract of 500 words, including the references, prepared for anonymous review. Indicate to which congress section you submit the paper (tick the appropriate box). The allocated time for each contributed paper is 30 minutes, including discussion.

Contributed Symposia

Symposia are groups of talks on a common theme. Each symposium consists of four to twelve papers. In EasyChair, please make a submission for (a) the symposium as a whole; and (b) each paper in the symposium (so, for example, for a four-paper symposium, you should make a total of five submissions).

(a) For the symposium as a whole, please provide an abstract with a general description of the format and the topic of the proposed symposium and its significance (up to 500 words), and suggest a symposium chair. If desired, it is acceptable for the symposium organiser to be the chair. Indicate to which congress section you submit the symposium (tick the appropriate box). After the abstract, please list the titles of the talks in the order they should appear at the conference. Please provide the symposium with an acronym, and write this acronym at the beginning of the title of the symposium.

(b) For each paper within a symposium, please submit a 500-word abstract (including references). Indicate to which congress section the symposium belongs. Please write the acronym of the symposium at the beginning of the title of the talk.

Note to symposium organisers: Papers intended to be presented as parts of a symposium must be submitted by their respective authors. Symposium organisers should contact all symposium speakers in advance and make sure that they submit their abstracts by the submission deadline of 15 November 2026.

Although the exact format of symposia is up to the symposium organizers, the allocated time for each symposium paper is 30 minutes.

Important Dates

  • Submission deadline: November 15, 2026
  • Notifications of acceptance: Early March 2027
  • 18th CLMPST, Kobe University, Japan: August 23–28, 2027

Survey: “Intuitions and Philosophical Expertise”

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Ivar Hannikainen and Joshua Knobe are running a study on philosophers’ intuitions about thought experiments and are looking for participants. Taking part takes about five minutes, and all responses are anonymous. Participants who complete the study are shown how philosophers and non-philosophers answered each of the questions.

They write:

We are running a quick study on philosophers’ intuitions about certain thought experiments. If you happen to have a moment, it’s available here.

After you take the study, it will give you information about how philosophers and non-philosophers answered each of the questions. All responses are completely anonymous.

Talk: “The Voice that Whispers Ideas” (Aleksandr Fadeev)

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On August 20 from 16:30–18:00 (UTC+2), Aleksandr Fadeev (KU Leuven) will talk about “The Voice that Whispers Ideas – Inner Speech, Semiosis, and Insight Problem Solving” in the Inner Speech Colloquium, organized by Jonida Kodra, Daniel Müller, and Mathijs Geurts (University of Osnabrück and Paris Lodron University Salzburg).

The talk can be accessed via Microsoft Teams. The abstract reads:

Inner speech, the internal silent experience of language, plays a central role in human cognition, supporting a range of cognitive processes, including thinking, memory, and self-awareness. Beyond its cognitive functions, its role in the generation and transformation of meaning remains largely underexplored. Drawing on Vygotsky’s theory and Lotman’s semiotic model of autocommunication, the talk discusses a semiotic perspective in which inner speech is understood as a dynamic process of semiosis: socially acquired signs undergo structural, functional, and semantic transformations through internalisation, thereby enabling the emergence of new and personally meaningful formations. From this broader perspective, the talk discusses how phenomenological variations in inner speech may be relevant for understanding processes of meaning transformation.

As an empirical case, we focus on insight problem solving, in which changes in problem representation and semantic restructuring are particularly important. Across a series of experiments, participants solved compound remote associate tasks (CRATs), and reported their inner speech experience after finding solutions, as well as whether solutions emerged through gradual analytical search (non-insight) or via a sudden insight (“Aha!” experience). A mixed-method approach combined open-ended reports, VISQ, semi-structured interviews, and dual-task procedures.

Findings indicate that inner speech is highly prevalent during problem solving but varies across solution types: insight solutions are associated with more condensed and less articulated forms of inner speech, whereas non-insight solutions involve more deliberate and expanded forms. These differences suggest that different modes of problem solving are associated with distinct phenomenological forms of inner speech. The study is discussed in relation to the broader semiotic view of inner speech, suggesting that phenomenological variations may contribute to understanding how meaning transformations unfold and may inform theoretical accounts of inner speech.

Call: “The Identities of Action”

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The Society for Philosophy of Emotion and the Journal of Philosophy of Emotion are organizing a book symposium on Joseph Ulatowski’s “The Identities of Action – How the Normative Valence of Consequences Matters for Act Evaluation.” They are looking for commentators as well as for a session chair and guest editor.

Expressions of interest are possible until August 28, 2026. The call reads:

Abstract

Individuating action depends upon how people comprehend value judgements about the consequences of an action to distinguish – or not to distinguish – between them. The question “what is action?” cannot be fully addressed until it is established whether two action descriptions – whether in law, business, insurance policies, or ordinary conversation – refer to the same or different actions. This book approaches the problem of action individuation by arguing for a variantist account, where the moral valence of the consequences of an action plays a foundational role in distinguishing between actions. Actions with bad consequences are associated with the originating act from which the action arises; actions with positive consequences are separate from their originating act. When we consider whether a bad or good consequence is identical to an originating action, the normative valence of the consequences of the action matter. Drawing from an empirical assessment that tests non-philosophers’ intuitions about individuating actions, along with real-world examples, Joseph Ulatowski explores the practical and philosophical significance of how we distinguish between actions.

Author Bio

Joseph Ulatowski is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Assistant Vice-Chancellor of Sustainability at the University of Waikato, Aotearoa New Zealand. Besides Identities of Action, he is the author of Commonsense Pluralism about Truth – An Empirical Defence, co-editor of two forthcoming anthologies: Lynch and His Critics and Experimental Philosophy and Corpus Analysis, as well as special issues of the Asian Journal of Philosophy on cross-cultural analyses of the nature of truth, Synthese on Paul Horwich’s minimalism about truth, and an Australasian Philosophical Review with a lead article on the value of truth in a post-truth era by Gila Sher. His work largely focuses on the nature and value of truth, action theory, and the history of philosophy in Poland.

Overview

The Society for Philosophy of Emotion and the Journal of Philosophy of Emotion (JPE) are organizing a book symposium on Professor Ulatowski book, The Identities of Action: How the Normative Valence of Consequences Matters for Act Evaluation. We are looking for commentators and session chair/guest editor for the SPE’s 2027 Central APA (in-person) affiliated group session, and for a subsequent publication in the Journal of Philosophy of Emotion, including a JPE podcast edition. (No additional work beyond seeing your commentary through to publication with the JPE will be required for the podcast edition.) If you are interested in engaging in a critical discussion of Professor Ulatowski’s book, with the aim of moving forward the discourse on relevant topics highlighted by his book as they relate to the philosophy of emotion, or chairing the APA affiliated group session and guest editing this book symposium, please complete the APA Affiliated Group Session and JPE Book Symposium Interest Form. Because the JPE requires the use of Google workspace tools, you will be required to log-in with a Google account to access the form. If you do not use your Gmail account on a regular basis, we recommend you set your Gmail to forward your emails to the email that you regularly use so you do not miss any correspondence from us. If you are interested in participating as a commentator or session chair/guest editor, please complete the form, which includes uploading a copy of your CV, by August 28, 2026. We will contact you by September 4, 2026, with a decision regarding your expressed interest and any further details.

Society for Philosophy of Emotion

Accepted commentators will be invited to present their commentaries during the in-person book symposium, as a part of a Society for Philosophy of Emotion (SPE)-American Philosophical Association (APA) affiliated group session at the 2027 Central APA, which will be an in-person conference. Commentaries for this book symposium are due to the author six (6) weeks before the SPE-APA session date, and author replies are due (3) weeks before the session date, in accordance with the APA meeting participation guidelines and prior to the due date for the JPE book symposium. Commentators would also be required to register for the 2027 Central APA conference, and be a member of the SPE at the time of their participation (which includes a one-time JPE submission fee waiver). An annual SPE membership is $35, with a discounted rate of $10 for graduate students and underemployed scholars.

Guest editors would be invited to contribute an editorial introduction, including highlighting the significance of the discussions in the book symposium to the relevant scholarly discourses. Information on guest editor responsibilities can be found on the JPE’s Join the Team page. The session chair/guest editor would also be required to register for the 2027 Central APA conference, but they will receive a free one year SPE membership (which includes a one-time JPE submission fee waiver).

Please note that commentators and guest editors who agree to participate in this in-person book symposium will not be eligible for any funding assistance from the APA since only those who are presenting in an APA main program event are eligible for such funding. However, participants can also submit a paper or volunteer to comment on a paper for an APA main program event and apply for APA funding if they are accepted, since APA main program participants are allowed to also participate in affiliated group sessions without any restrictions. Organizers will also be informed to avoid any scheduling conflicts.

Journal of Philosophy of Emotion

Commentaries for the JPE will be due one month after the Society for Philosophy of Emotion (SPE)-American Philosophical Association (APA) affiliated group session for this book symposium. We encourage a diversity of scholars of all ranks who are interested in participating as a commentator to respond to this CFP, provided that they are willing and able to commit to fulfilling the expectations set by the JPE’s submission guidelines and the JPE’s double-anonymous peer review process. Please refer to past issues of the JPE for examples, and all submissions must adhere to the JPE’s style guideline (which includes a Google Doc manuscript template), and note that authors are responsible for providing all necessary DOIs and appropriately formatting their references. All contributors are also responsible for copyediting their own submissions and providing any requested citation information, although the JPE will also conduct a preliminary review and copyedit check of all submissions prior to sending them to peer review. No submission will be sent to peer review without the appropriate formatting, in accordance with the JPE style guidelines. The JPE also requires a submission fee of $35 or you can use your SPE one-time JPE submission fee waiver.

Selection Criteria and Peer Refereeing

Commentators will be selected not only based on their qualifications, but also based on their cooperative compliance and the consideration for the value of diversity and inclusiveness among equally qualified commentators. Potential contributors are also welcome to let us know in their letter of interest in refereeing this book symposium if for some reason they were not invited to contribute a commentary, but would still like to contribute to the book symposium, or if they would rather referee the book symposium. All referees may also choose to be publicly acknowledged in a subsequent winter issue of the JPE. Referee’s will also receive a free membership to the Society for Philosophy of Emotion, which includes a one time author submission fee waiver for the JPE, for the year of their membership.

Job: “Political Anger and Democracy” (Jerusalem, Israel, and Heidelberg, Germany)

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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Heidelberg University are jointly offering a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in the research project “Political Anger and Democracy – A Philosophical-Empirical Study,” led by Oded Na’aman and Nora Heinzelmann. The post-holder will spend the first year in Jerusalem and the second in Heidelberg.

Applications are possible until August 15, 2026. The announcement reads:

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Heidelberg University invite applications for a two-year post-doctoral fellowship, starting 1 October, 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter. The post-holder will spend the first year at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the second year at Heidelberg University. Remote work is not possible. Suitable candidates will have a specialization in philosophy of emotion and political philosophy, as well as experience in using empirical methods. That said, we encourage candidates to apply even if they only roughly meet these requirements.

The post is associated with, and made available through, a research grant from the German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development (GIF), “Political Anger and Democracy: A Philosophical-Empirical Study” (Principal Investigators: Oded Na’aman, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Nora Heinzelmann, Heidelberg University).

A short description of the research project: With populist movements rising worldwide, democratic erosion has accelerated. Yet while research links inequality, anger, polarization, and democratic decline, the relationship between different types of anger and democracy remains poorly understood. Superficially similar expressions of political anger may have opposite democratic implications: some defend democratic accountability, others undermine legitimate authority. The project develops a normative-empirical matrix that systematically distinguishes between types of political anger and their implications for democratic stability. It integrates philosophical theories of anger with experimental methods from moral psychology: through qualitative interviews, pilot studies, and large-scale validation in both Germany and Israel, the project develops novel measurements of what different expressions of anger are about – their “fitting objects” – and examines how specific anger types relate to democratic attitudes across political contexts. The aim is to provide tools for distinguishing anger that strengthens democracy from anger that undermines it.

The fellowship carries an average yearly salary of approximately 62,000 EUR before tax.

To be eligible, applicants must have received their PhD no more than five years before the start of the position, that is, on or after 1 October, 2021. Candidates who have not yet completed their PhD may apply, provided the degree is conferred before the position begins.

Applications should include a cover letter that explains the relevance of the candidate’s background to the project, a CV, a list of publications, the names and contact details of three referees (whom we may contact for letters of recommendation later in the process), and a sample of written work (a chapter from a monograph or doctoral dissertation or a recent journal article).

All materials should be sent to lisa.wiebalck@uni-heidelberg.de as one pdf. Informal inquiries should be sent to oded.naaman@mail.huji.ac.il. The deadline for receiving applications is August 15, 2026.

Heidelberg University stands for equal opportunities and diversity. Persons with severe disabilities will be given preference if they are equally qualified. Information on job advertisements and the collection of personal data is available at www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/job-market.

Conference: “6th European Experimental Philosophy Conference”

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From September 8 to 11, 2026, the 6th European Experimental Philosophy Conference will take place at the University of Cagliari, Italy. It opens with the Linguistic Justice Society’s satellite workshop “Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Linguistic Justice” on September 8, followed by the main conference from September 9 to 11.

Non-presenters who would like to attend are asked to register by July 31, 2026. The announcement reads:

The 6th European Experimental Philosophy Conference will take place at the University of Cagliari from September 8th to 11th, 2026. It will consist of the Linguistic Justice Society Satellite Workshop “Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Linguistic Justice” on September 8th, followed by the main Conference on September 9th–11th.

The event is generously supported by Gian Pietro Storari Funds, Dipartimento di Pedagogia, Psicologia, Filosofia, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Fondazione di Sardegna, Esperantic Studies Foundation, Regione Autonoma Sardegna. The program of the entire event is available on the conference website.

The event will be open also to non-presenters. The Satellite Workshop on Linguistic Justice can be attended either online or in person, while the main Conference can be attended only in person. No registration fee is required for either event.

If you plan to attend the Satellite Workshop and/or the main Conference as a non-presenter, please send us an email by July 31st to 6EuroXPhi@gmail.com.

In the email, please specify whether you plan to attend the Satellite Workshop, the main Conference, or both. If you plan to attend the Satellite Workshop, please also let us know whether you will attend online or in person.

All are welcome!