Past Events

The Society funds a wide variety of events. Below you will find examples of events that have been sponsored in the past.

The Society holds an Annual Conference (at the very end of June or beginning of July) and holds an annual lecture (usually in the autumn).

Recordings of the Annual Lecture are available on our Soundcloud page.  (Online / video recorded events are available on our youtube channel).

We also sponsor a range of  workshops, conferences and colloquia.

Past events

31 October, 2023  
– 2 November, 2023
Murdoch University  

Much of our memories, narratives, and knowledge are social in character: collectively generated and interdependent. To a large extent, the philosophical discourses on these issues – questions of how we ‘think together’ – have been...

17 October, 2023  
– 17 October, 2023
University of Sheffield  

Join us for a day of talks exploring how engaged methodologies promote inclusive research and teaching. Schedule: 11.00am: Welcome 11.15-12.30: Albert Atkin: Visibility as Epistemic Exploitation 12.30-13.30: Lunch 13.30 – 14.45: Tareeq Jalloh: Against Restricting...

14 September, 2023  
– 14 September, 2023
Nash Lecture Theatre  

Annual Lecture 2023: Planning and its function in our lives Professor Michael E Bratman (Stanford University). The lecture will take place at 4.00 -5.30pm (BST) on Thursday 14 September. The Lecture will take place in...

16 August, 2023  
– 19 August, 2023
Stockholm University Campus Albano  

Place and location: 16th to 19th of August, 2023, Stockholm University Campus Albano Conference theme: Social ontology and the social sciences Confirmed keynote speakers: Michael E. Bratman, Stanford University Katharine Jenkins, University of Glasgow Muhammad...

14 July, 2023  
– 14 July, 2023
University of Essex, Colchester Campus  

NOVA Institute of Philosophy (Research project “Present Democracy for Future Generations”, PTDC/FER-FIL/6088/2020) CONVENORS Malte Jauch (University of Essex) & André Santos Campos (NOVA University Lisbon) ORGANISATION University of Essex IFILNOVA – NOVA Institute of Philosophy...

30 June, 2023  
– 2 July, 2023
University of Antwerp  

The Society’s 2023 conference will take place in Antwerp 30 June – 02 July. Papers will be given on a wide range of topics across the field of applied philosophy     Call for papers...

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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