Officers Of The Society
President and Vice Presidents
President: Onora O’Neill
Vice President: David Archard
Officers
Helen Frowe (Stockholm University): Honorary Chair
Massimo Renzo (King’s College, London): Honorary Secretary
Chris Bennett (Sheffield University): Honorary Treasurer
Elected Members of the Executive Committee
Anneli Jefferson (University of Cardiff)
Natasha Mckeever (University of Leeds)
Karam Chadha (University of Durham)
Paulina Sliwa (University of Cambridge)
Cathy Mason (Central European University)
Valeria Ottonelli (University of Genoa)
Ex-officio Members of the Executive Committee
Jon Cameron (University of Aberdeen): Society Administrator
Avery Kolers (University of Tennessee, Knoxville) ): Co-Editor Journal of Applied Philosophy
Tina Rulli (University of California, Davis): Co-Editor Journal of Applied Philosophy
International Representatives:
Thierry Ngosso (St Gallen University): Africa Representative
Dong An (Zheijang University): Asia Representative
Piero Moraro (Edith Cowan University): Australasia Representative
Yuan Yuan (University of California, San Diego): North America Representative
Fernando Arancibia (PUC): South America Representative
SAP Annual Conference
SAP Annual Conference 2026
03 – 05 July
University of Edinburgh, JMCC
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Membership of the Society is open to anyone interested in our aims, whether or not you hold a philosophical qualification or are employed as a professional philosopher.
Membership includes online access to the Journal of Applied Philosophy, as well as a reduced fee for the Society’s annual conference. Members can also apply for event funding through the Society’s grant scheme.
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Latest News
SAP Annual Lecture 2025 — Society as a Common Possession: Membership and Solidarity in Diverse Societies, Will Kymlicka (Queen’s University)
Annual Lecture 2025: Society as a Common Possession: Membership and Solidarity in Diverse Societies, Professor Will Kymlicka (Queen’s University). The lecture will take place at 6.00 -7.00pm (UTC/GMT +0) on Wednesday 12 November at the Dickson Poon School of Law,
Funding Opportunities and Awards
The society is proud to support a range of activities in applied philosophy: • Event Funding of up to £3000. (Deadlines: 01 January, 01 May, 01 September.) • Doctoral Scholarships (up to £10,000 in year of award) – Awards are
Society for Applied Philosophy — Annual Conference 2026
The Society’s 2026 conference will take place at University of Edinburgh, JMCC. Papers will be given on a wide range of topics across the field of applied philosophy (Authors of papers selected for inclusion in the programme can confirm or
[SAP Sponsored Event] Social AI workshop
The rise of Generative AI in recent years has, not surprisingly, been met with an outpouring of philosophical work. Such work covers all manner of philosophical inquiry, including asking whether AI is (or ever can be) conscious, how AI enhances and/or threatens our epistemic endeavours, and what the ethical implications
SAP Sponsored Event: Boycotts and Beyond: How should we respond to ethically compromised sporting events?
Major sporting events can be ethically charged. They may be hosted by fascist regimes, as a way to gain a perception of legitimacy on the world stage. Notably, the 1936 Olympic games was hosted by Nazi Germany, and opened by Adolf Hitler. More recently, the FIFA World Cup in 2018
SAP Sponsored Event: Democratically Governing Geoengineering Research
The Applied Philosophy Speaker Series is co-organized by W.A.V.E. (Workshop on Agency, Value, and Ethics) and Yuan Yuan, faculty member UCSD, in her capacity as the North American Overseas Representative of the Society for Applied Philosophy. Events in the series will occur annually from 2025 to 2028. We extend our gratitude to the