[PHILOS-L] DEADLINE EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER 30: workshop "Philosophy of Agency in a More-Than-Human-World" (Santiago de Compostela, January 13-14, 2026)

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Dear All,

The deadline for the call for contributions for the workshop "Philosophy of Agency in a More-Than-Human-World" has been extended to September 30.

Philosophy of Agency in a More-Than-Human-World

January 13 and 14, 2026 

Faculty of Philosophy 

University of Santiago de Compostela Santiago de Compostela (Spain)

Call for Contributions:
We are pleased to announce a 2-day workshop to be held at the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain). Keynote speakers include, among others, Maria Alvarez (King's College London), Elizabeth Pachérie (Institut Jean Nicod Paris) and Helen Steward (University of Leeds). The workshop is focused on the philosophy of agency from a more-than-human perspective. What is commonly understood as "human agency" is often the result of the interaction of human and nonhuman agents. Studies addressing different kinds of nonhuman agency (nonhuman animals, plants, parts of organisms, bacteria, robots and artificial intelligent systems) have shaped and ultimately changed not only our understanding of human agency and action, but also our concept of agency itself. This workshop is devoted to different kinds of nonhuman agency, focusing on what is distinctive of them, how they are related to each other, whether there can be nonhuman moral agents, and how agency should be reconceptualized in a more-than-human world. We welcome contributions (please see instructions for submissions below) addressing topics which may include, but are not restricted to, the following ones:


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living nonhuman agency (nonhuman animals, plants, microorganisms,...);
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material agency;
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agency in robots and artificial intelligent systems;
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collective agencies: human and nonhuman ways of supraindividual action and their interaction;
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hybrid agencies: interspecies assamblages, modes of collaboration between human and nonhuman agents;
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conceptual boundaries of agency, actors, and action.

Confirmed Speakers:

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Maria Alvarez (King's College London)
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Elizabeth Pachérie (Institut Jean Nicod, Paris)
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Miguel Segundo Ortín (University de Murcia)
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Pablo Seoane (University of Santiago de Compostela)
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Helen Steward (University of Leeds)

Conference Dates:
January 13th and 14th, 2026

Location:
Faculty of Philosophy, Sala de Xuntas (2nd Floor)
Plaza Mazarelos s/n
Santiago de Compostela (Spain)

Organizers: Xavier de Donato and Pablo Seoane (University of Santiago de Compostela)

Funding: Discourse & Identity GRC Research Group

Format:
In addition to the keynote lectures, the workshop will include 30-minute presentations (20 minutes + 10 Q&A) from contributed speakers and a roundtable panel discussion.

Instructions for Submissions:
Anonymized abstracts of no more than 500 words (excluding references) should be sent to:

Xavier de Donato (xavier....@usc.es)

by September 30 (submission deadline)

Please mark submissions with “Abstract to PhoA” in the subject line.

Please visit the following website for the most up to date information:
https://discursoeidentidade.com/?page_id=8748&lang=es

Xavier de Donato-Rodriguez
University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)

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