Scholarship in Early Modern Philosophy

Call for Papers

David Hume and the Enlightenment: New Perspectives

 

The editors of Hume Studies are planning to publish a special panel on “David Hume and the Enlightenment: New Perspectives.” We are especially interested in Hume’s relationship to neglected figures or to little-discussed Enlightenment themes, although all relevant topics are welcome. There is no word limit, but we highly prefer papers under 12,000 words, inclusive of notes. To submit your paper for consideration, simply go to the Hume Studies website and follow the instructions for submissions:

https://www.humesociety.org/ojs/index.php/hs

When you submit your paper, please write in the “Comments for the Editors” that you would like your paper considered for the special panel. Abstracts are not eligible; we will consider full papers only.

Submissions need not be formatted according to our style guide (Chicago) to be considered, but accepted authors will be asked to format them later. Papers submitted for the panel may also be considered for the annual Hume Studies Essay Prize, if they qualify. (Information on the Prize is found at the link above too). We will make every attempt to expedite review and deliver decisions within 8 weeks. The special panel is planned for issue 51:2 (Nov. 2026).

Due date for submissions: August 1, 2025.

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Call for Applications

New Narratives in the History of Philosophy Postdoctoral Fellowships

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Supported by the SSHRC Partnership Grant Extending New Narratives in the History of Philosophy, postdoctoral fellows will conduct research related to the retrieval and recognition of philosophical works by women and individuals from other marginalized groups in both the European and non-European traditions. The project is focused on the historical period from roughly the 9th century through to the early 20th century. The successful applicant(s) will also assist in activities aligned with the project. Information about the project objectives can be found at newnarrativesinphilosophy.net  
 
Two post-doctoral positions are available for the 2025-26 academic year, each to be held at one of the Partner institutions (Simon Fraser University, Western, Guelph, McGill, Duke, Penn, Columbia, Monash, Sydney, Lyon-3, Nanterre, and Jyväskylä). While Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be able to be appointed to positions at non-Canadian institutions, non-Canadians can be appointed to positions only at Canadian institutions. 
 
The successful applicants will have a PhD in Philosophy (within the past five years), expertise in a period in the history of philosophy, and a demonstrated interest in research and pedagogy involving women thinkers and thinkers from other marginalized groups of that period. Experience in methods in digital humanities would also be helpful. The research proposed must be significantly different and distinct from, or add significantly to, that of the applicant’s doctoral thesis.
 
Appointments will be for a period of 12 months, ideally September 1, 2025 - August 31, 2026 in the Northern Hemisphere. However, because of potential delays in securing necessary documentation (work permits, etc.), start dates may be adjusted, but will not go past January 1, 2026.
 
Salary: CAD $70,000/year + benefits. Please submit electronically the completed application form, a letter of application that should explain how the proposed research is related to the Extending New Narratives project, your CV, and a description of a project to be worked on during the post-doc (no more than 750 words), and arrange for 3 letters of reference to be emailed to the ENN Management Committee at new_narratives@sfu.ca.

Review of applications will begin 3 January 2025.

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For applications, see: https://www.newnarrativesinphilosophy.net/2025-26-post-doc-ad.html

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Call for Abstracts

Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop in Early Modern Philosophy

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The Early Modern Working Group at the University of Michigan is pleased to announce the inaugural Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop in Early Modern Philosophy. The workshop will take place in-person and the event will be held in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Friday and Saturday, 11–12 April 2025.

We invite proposals from graduate students and early career faculty on any topic in the field of early modern philosophy. Given the interdisciplinary nature of the working group at the University of Michigan, we welcome papers that involve a variety of approaches to texts in the early modern period, whether they be analytical, continental, literary, comparative, or historical. Each presenter will be given 25 minutes to present, followed by 5 minutes of a formal response from a commentator and 20 minutes of audience discussion. Please note as well that speakers will be expected to cover their own travel and lodging costs.

To submit a paper for consideration, please submit a single PDF document containing a 300–500-word abstract to MichiganEarlyModernWorkshop@gmail.com as an attachment. The PDF should contain no identifying information and be suitable for blind review but the body of the email should contain your name, paper title, university affiliation and position. 

Abstracts are due no later than 17 January 2025. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance by 31 January 2025. Full papers will be due to commentators by 14 March 2025.

Please feel free to send any questions you may have to Sean Costello, at scostel@umich.edu.

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Call for Applications

Grants programs at the History of Philosophy Forum 

 

The “2025-26 Small Grants Program for International Researchers” is open to scholars with a Ph.D. based at institutions outside the USA. These grants are intended to defray the costs of a short stay at the University of Notre Dame, for the purposes of conducting research that would benefit from the use of our world-class library resources and consultation/collaboration with our faculty. The grant can only be used to cover costs pertaining to travel and accommodation, up to $3500. We especially welcome applications that have some thematic relationship to our upcoming research cluster, "Historical Traditions of Ethics."  However, the grant program is open to all projects in the history of philosophy, broadly construed.

 

The “2025 Summer Writing and Research Grants Program” invites applications from scholars with a Ph.D. and active academic affiliation who are working on research projects in the history of philosophy, broadly construed. Recipients are given access to Notre Dame's world-class library and are provided free accommodation for one month in a furnished visiting faculty apartment next to campus. 

 

More information about the programs, as well as links to the online applications, can be found at https://historyofphilosophy.nd.edu/grants/.

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The submission deadline is February 1, 2025.  We ask that applicants contact one of our faculty affiliates to act as a faculty host before submitting their applications.

 

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Call for Abstracts

Traveling Early Modern Philosophy Organization (TEMPO)

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The Traveling Early Modern Philosophy Organization (TEMPO) is now accepting paper abstracts for our April 25-26th, 2025 conference to be held at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Details, programs from past iterations, and other information can be found at http://tempo-conference.net
We welcome papers on any aspect of Modern philosophy, roughly understood as the period from Montaigne through Mill.
Submissions on Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz and related figures, methods, and themes are particularly encouraged.
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Keynote Presentation: 

"Cavendish (and Aristotle and Augustine but not Hobbes) on Virtue" 
Daniel Whiting (University of Southampton)

Plenary Talks:
“Kant, Epistemic Dependence, and the Politics of Knowledge Production” Huaping Lu-Adler (Georgetown University)
“Shepherd on Mathematics”
Maité Cruz (Union College)
“Time, Mutability, and Punishment in Conway”
Alejandro Naranjo Sandoval (University of California, Davis)
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Please prepare 300-500 word abstracts for anonymous review. Papers should be suitable for a 25 minute presentation, followed by 30 minutes of Q&A.
Submit paper abstracts through http://tempo-conference.net/submit
The deadline for submissions is January 31st, 2025. Applicants will be notified of acceptance by February 18th.

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Find out more about the conference at http://tempo-conference.net, including information about our upcoming reading group on Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz.
The TEMPO Board remains committed to increasing the representation of diverse voices across Modern philosophy scholarship. Please see http://tempo-conference.net/diversity.html
Please direct questions to our program committee chair for 2025, Virginia Sharpe, at v.sharpe@rutgers.edu

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Call for Applications

Slavery and Early Modern Philosophy: An NEH Institute for Higher-Education Faculty

 

Date: June 16 – July 4, 2025

Place: Georgetown University

Description: This 3-week Institute explores philosophical debates about slavery in Europe and North America in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries—a topic that scholars of philosophy have largely ignored so far. The Institute will be residential and take place at Georgetown University’s main campus (Hilltop Campus) in Washington, DC, from June 16 to July 4, 2025. Eligible applicants must be higher-ed faculty members (at any stage of their career) or advanced graduate students in the U.S. For a full list of eligibility criteria, please visit the website listed below.

 

Deadline for submission: March 5, 2025

Notification of decision: April 5, 2025.

 

Organizers: Huaping Lu-Adler (Georgetown University); Julia Jorati (UMass Amherst)

 

Link: https://slaveryandearlymodernphilosophy.georgetown.domains/

Contact Information: Huaping Lu-Adler (hl530@georgetown.edu); Julia Jorati (jjorati@umass.edu)

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