The International Social Ontology Society (ISOS) has awarded six small grants this year to support member-led workshops that promote innovative research and collaboration in social ontology: isos.wildapricot.org/2026-workshops

A call for papers for a special issue of Phenomenological Perspectives, on Social Constitution Through Affectivity. Deadline 20th of March 2026. For details, see: ojsnew.lexis.srl/index.php/Ph...

Claxon for social ontologists who are on the market: the University of Leeds is looking for a lecturer or associate professor with expertise in some combination of theoretical and social philosophy. Details in the link; deadline 5th of November. jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

🌟 Call for Applications: Small Grants for Workshops in Social Ontology 🌟 The International Social Ontology Society is excited to announce the opening of our Small Grants program for 2026! We fund innovative workshops that advance research in social ontology: isos.wildapricot.org/page-18190

Final keynote: Esa Díaz-León on Social Constructionism Revisited

Fifth keynote: Ying Huang, winner of the 2025 Junior Scholar Essay Prize of the Journal of Social Ontology, speaking on Let's Talk About The Metaphusics of Intersectionality, But Let's Take It Slow. (Rapt with attention, your correspondent regrettably forgot to take a picture.)

Fourth keynote of Social Ontology 2025: David Wiens on Idealistic Models in a Non-Ideal World.

Third keynote of Social Ontology 2025: Joakim Sandberg speaking on the moral justification of limited liability for corporations

Second keynote of Social Ontology 2025: Elizabeth Barnes speaking on Is Hysteria Real?

Second plenary session at Social Ontology 2025: book symposium on Hans Bernhard Schmid's We Together: The Social Ontology of Us, featuring Glenda Satne and David Schweikard.

First keynote of Social Ontology 2025, delivered by Bill Wringe, speaking on Non-Agential Groups in Political Philosophy. #SocialOntology2025

Social Ontology 2025 at Trinity College Dublin will kick off tomorrow! isosonline.org/Social-Ontol.... The Society looks forward to seeing all of you there, and for those who can't be there, we'll be posting some pictures on this account. #SocialOntology2025

The ISOS Philosophy Essay Prize for Young Scholars submission deadline has been extended to January 31, 2025! Submit your essay and be part of advancing the field of social ontology! For details on eligibility and how to submit: isosonline.org/EssayprizeSu...

Note that the deadline for this has been extended to the 10th of January, if you haven't had time to submit your abstract yet!

📣 The call for abstracts for Social Ontology 2025 is now open!! The conference will be held in-person at Trinity College Dublin, 5-8 August, 2025. We hope to see you there! Details of how to submit here: isosonline.org/Social-Ontol...

A reminder about the small grants fund of the International Social Ontology Society: we are currently accepting applications and would love to receive one from you! All relevant information here: isos.wildapricot.org/page-18190 We have extended the deadline to 12 January 2025!

📣 The call for abstracts for Social Ontology 2025 is now open!! The conference will be held in-person at Trinity College Dublin, 5-8 August, 2025. We hope to see you there! Details of how to submit here: isosonline.org/Social-Ontol...

📢 ISOS, in collaboration with the JSO, is thrilled to announce its biennial essay prize for junior scholars!! This prestigious award includes an invitation to keynote at the ISOS Conference in Dublin next year, along with a prize of €500! Details here: isosonline.org/News/13394583

📣 SAVE THE DATE!!! Social Ontology 2025 will be held at Trinity College Dublin, 5-8 August, 2025! Huge thank you to the local organiser (and newly elected ISOS committee member!), Kenneth Silver! Keep your eyes peeled for the CFA 👀 Can't wait to see you all in Dublin next summer!

📣 SAVE THE DATE!!! Social Ontology 2025 will be held at Trinity College Dublin, 5-8 August, 2025! Huge thank you to the local organiser (and newly elected ISOS committee member!), Kenneth Silver! Keep your eyes peeled for the CFA 👀 Can't wait to see you all in Dublin next summer!

The ISOS Election results are in! Let's welcome our wonderful new team: President: Åsa Burman Vice-president: Glenda Satne Steering Committee: Ásta, Thomas Brouwer, Peter Fioncchiaro, Säde Hormio, Kirk Ludwig, Asya Passinsky, Kenneth Silver, Leonie Smith. Congratulations, all! 👏👏👏

We want to express our gratitude to everyone who made Social Ontology 2024 such a success! Our organizing committee, Kevin Richardson and Ásta, our program committee chair, Elanor Taylor, all our wonderful keynotes and presenters, and everyone else who helped out! Thank you!

ISOS Members: Please remember to vote for your new President, Vice-President, and Steering Committee by midnight on July 25 (US EST). This year our elections will take place online so check your emails for the candidates' statements and the voting link! Happy voting! 🗳

ISOS Members: Please remember to vote for your new President, Vice-President, and Steering Committee by midnight on July 25 (US EST). This year our elections will take place online so check your emails for the candidates' statements and the voting link! Happy voting! 🗳

📣 CFP of interest to social ontologists! Workshop on Contemporary Views on Social Ontology and the Philosophy of Law in Milan in November. Deadline for papers: July 10, 2024. Full details here: philevents.org/event/show/1...

📣New edition of the Journal of Social Ontology has dropped! This is a special issue on 'Cultures & Ontologies: Empirical, Ethical & Political Consequences'. Check out the 5 original papers here: journalofsocialontology.org/index.php/js...

Don't forget to check out the latest issue of the Journal of Social Ontology! Feeling inspired? The Journal of Social Ontology is currently accepting submissions! journalofsocialontology.org/index.php/js...

📢 CFP of interest to social ontologists! Collective Intentionality, Normativity, and the Space of Reasons: Engaging Wilfrid Sellars, Oct 2024, Georgetown University in Qatar Deadline: 31 March Info here: philevents.org/event/show/1...

🚨Two very important deadlines for social ontologists this week! Abstracts for Social Ontology 2024 at Duke are due on Dec 15th. Info here: isosonline.org/ISOS2024 And proposals for ISOS's small grants for workshops scheme are due on Dec 14th. Info here: isosonline.org/page-18190

The deadline for our small grants fund is a week today!! We were able to fund a fantastic line-up of workshops this year. Make sure you submit your proposals for next year by December 14! Info about the scheme is here: isosonline.org/page-18190

Just over two weeks until the Social Ontology 2024 deadline for abstracts! Don't forget to submit - it's going to be great! Details here: isosonline.org/ISOS2024

Looking for some midweek social ontology? Check out all these recorded talks from an ISOS funded workshop at UC Riverside this year, organized by Anna Strasser & Eric Schwitzgebel: Humans and Smart Machines as Partners in Thought! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

The International Society for Social Ontology is currently accepting applications from members for its small grants fund! Deadline December 14, 2023. All info here: isos.wildapricot.org/page-18190

It is that time!! The call for abstracts is now out for Social Ontology 2024! Deadline for abstracts: 15 December. Social Ontology 2024 is happening at Duke University and our amazing organisers have a fantastic line-up of keynotes! Details here: isosonline.org/ISOS2024