[PHILOS-L] Call for Applications Seasonal School ROBOPHIL – Robo-Philosophy: Dimensions of Co-Agency

[Stefano Calboli]

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Call for Applications

Seasonal School ROBOPHIL – Robo-Philosophy: Dimensions of Co-Agency
Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies (Pisa, Italy)
25–29 May 2026

Accommodation and meals are covered for selected participants.

The Seasonal School ROBOPHIL – Robo-Philosophy: Dimensions of Co-Agency (https://www.santannapisa.it/en/formazione/seasonal-school/robophil) will take place at the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (Pisa, Italy) from 25 to 29 May 2026.

ROBOPHIL offers a compact and focused transdisciplinary training programme devoted to the philosophical, social, political, and technical dimensions of the systemic transformations linked to robotics and artificial intelligence. The School adopts a perspective attentive to different philosophical approaches and to the multiple dimensions of agency.

Learning Objectives

The main objective of ROBOPHIL is to provide participants with an in-depth and critically informed understanding of contemporary technological transformations, fostering dialogue across disciplinary boundaries.

The three educational pillars of the School are:

1. Technical and philosophical aspects of new technologies
2. Social transformations connected to Industry 5.0
3. Virtual and collaborative co-existence (cobots and AI)

These themes will be addressed in a transdisciplinary way through the participation of moral and political philosophers, social scientists, engineers, and computer scientists.

Teaching Methodologies

Participants will experience an interactive and cross-disciplinary learning environment, including:

• classroom lectures;
• discussion-based sessions;
• interactive and hands-on activities.

Target Participants

The School is open to:

• PhD students and PhD candidates (priority will be given to them);
• Postdoctoral researchers;
• Master’s and advanced undergraduate students;

from backgrounds in Philosophy, Social Sciences, and Human–Robot Interaction–related fields (e.g., Engineering and Computer Science).

A maximum of 20 participants will be admitted. Selected participants will be provided with accommodation and meals for the entire duration of the School.

Further details regarding the application procedure, deadlines, and required documents are available here: https://www.santannapisa.it/en/formazione/seasonal-school/robophil

Coordination Staff
Dr. Elena Ricci
Dr. Stefano Calboli

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