European Society for Process Thought

CfP: International Conference “Philosophical Foundations, Cultural Dimensions, and Societal Values of Ecological Civilization and Sustainable Development”

International Conference “Philosophical Foundations, Cultural Dimensions, and Societal Values of Ecological Civilization and Sustainable Development” Rationale: The conference will explore the philosophical and cultural roots of the ideas of ecological civilization (e.g., Confucian harmony, Taoist balance, etc.) and of sustainable development in Europe, America, Asia, Australia (e.g., Enlightenment rationality, anthropocentrism, EU green deal and green transition initiatives, …

CfP – Rethinking Process: History, Categories and Applications

We would like to inform you about a Call for Papers on Process Philosophy for the Philosophy Kitchen #24/2026, edited by Maria Regina Brioschi & Christian Frigerio. For bibliography and further information please check the PDF: https://philosophykitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DEF_CFP_PROCESS_ENG_oct30.pdf CALL FOR PAPERS The opposition between substance and process philosophy can be traced back to Parmenides and Heraclitus. …

Program: “Philosophy Nowadays” – Online Conference June 2 – 5, 2024

This summer from 2nd to 5th of June the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences organizes an International Conference on “Philosophy nowadays: philosophical approaches on cultural heritage, resilient communities and future times”. The conference will take place exclusiveley online. If you are interested in attending, please contact: petrov.vesselin@gmail.com and espt@posteo.de …

CfP: International Conference “Philosophy nowadays” – June 2 – 5, 2024 – Bulgaria

This summer from 2nd to 5th of June the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences organizes an International Conference on “Philosophy nowadays: philosophical approaches on cultural heritage, resilient communities and future times” at the House of the Bulgarian Academy at the Black Sea. Vesselin Petrov organized a panel for Process …

Dr. Helmut Maaßen (1946 – 2023)

It is with great sadness that we have to inform you on the untimely death of our good friend, colleague and mentor Dr. Helmut Maaßen. Helmut was co-founder and president of the German Whitehead Society (2010-2023) and president and co-founder of the European Society of Process Thought (ESPT) from 2012 to 2023. Helmut was born …

CfP: 13th International Whitehead Conference

Whitehead and the History of PhilosophyMunich, Germany26.-29. July 2023 Alfred North Whitehead developed his process philosophy with an explicit reliance on the value of the history of philosophy. While the trend of recent years has often suggested that different approaches to philosophical problems can be adequately categorized, using the dichotomy of purely systematic or purely …

CfP: 7th European Summer School in Process Thought, August 15 – 19, 2022

European Summer School in Process Thought • When: August 15-19, 2022 • Where: University of Namur, Belgium. • Topic: The Function of Reason in Process Metaphysics • Cost: free (including meals, coffee and tour of city) The participants have to pay for the hotel only. Abstract Submission Deadline: August 01, 2022 Submissions please to helmutmaassen22@gmail.com …

CfP: 6th European Summer School in Process Thought, August 2-6, 2021

“Natural and Artistic Beauty in Process Metaphysics” Abstract Submission Deadline: June 02, 2021 The European Society for Process Thought together with the Polish Whitehead Metaphysical Society announces the 6th European Summer School in Process Thought, which will take place from Monday, the 2nd of August 2 – till Friday, the 6th August 6, 2021. The …

Announcement: Summer School postponed

Due to pandemic restrictions and the still unstable situation in Poland, the sixth Summer School in Process Thought has to be rescheduled to August 2nd – 6th, 2021. All abstracts that have been sent so far will be considered for next year’s conference. Due to the extraordinary current circumstances, the deadline for new abstracts is …

CfP: 6th European Summer School in Process Thought, July 27-August 1, 2020! Abstract Submission Deadline: June 15, 2020

Abstract Submission Deadline: June 15, 2020 The European Society for Process Thought together with the Polish Whitehead Metaphysical Society announces the 6th European Summer School in Process Thought, which will take place from July 27-August 1, 2020, at the Franciscan Monastery in Katowice, 76 Panewnicka Street Poland. Organiser: Polish Whitehead Metaphysical Society (Bogdan Ogrodnik, Piotr …