INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
The Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory has a strong record of organizing International Scientific Conferences both in Greece and abroad, bringing together distinguished scholars, researchers, and experts from diverse academic and cultural backgrounds.
Through its international conference activities, the Laboratory promotes interdisciplinary dialogue and facilitates the exchange of knowledge on contemporary issues in applied philosophy, ethics, bioethics, and related fields. These events serve as platforms for the presentation of cutting-edge research, the development of international academic collaborations, and the strengthening of scholarly networks across institutions and countries.
By hosting and coordinating scientific meetings in Greece and at international venues, the Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory contributes actively to the global academic community, fostering meaningful engagement between philosophical inquiry and the pressing ethical, social, and technological challenges of our time.
The Lyceum Project 2026: Entangled Intelligence
Date: 19 and 20 Junel 2026.
Venue: Athens Conservatoire & Aristotle’s Lyceum.
Location: Athens.
Organized by: National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos” and the World Human Forum.
Co-organized by: a.o., NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory.
Conference Format: in person/hybrid.
Official Language: English.
Website: Visit the link.
Programme: See the programme here.
Divergent Paths, Converging Visions
Date: 24-26 April 2026.
Venue: Mahatma Gandhi University Campus.
Location: Kottayam, Kerala, India.
Organized by: NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory and DE'THRI Foundation.
Co-organized by: Dr Paulos Mar Gregorios Chair, Mahatma Gandhi University.
Conference Format: in person/hybrid.
Official Language: English.
Website: Visit the link.
Programme: See the programme here.
Proceedings / Publications: Miltiadis Vantsos and Maria Zanou, editors. Divergent Paths, Converging Visions. NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Lab Press, 2026, forthcoming.
Talks on the Confluence of Indian and Greek Philosophies
Date: 18 & 19 August 2025.
Venue: DE'THRI Headquarters.
Location: Karjat, India.
Organized by: DE'THRI Foundation.
Co-organized by: NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory.
Conference Format: On-line.
Official Language: English.
Website: Visit the link.
Programme: See the programme here.
Proceedings / Publications: Ioannis Ladas, editor. Bioethics in a Plural World: Contemporary Challenges in Medical and Technological Ethics. NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Lab Press, 2026. https://doi.org/10.12681/aprlp.254.
Bioethics and the Holocaust
Date: 28 January 2020.
Venue: Ioannis Drakopoulos Hall, Main Building, NKUA.
Location: Athens.
Organized by: NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory.
Co-organized by: Maimonides Institute for Medicine, Ethics and the Holocaust (MIMEH); Conatus - Journal of Philosophy.
Conference Format: in person/hybrid.
Official Language: English.
Programme: See the programme here.
Proceedings / Publications: Conatus - Journal of Philosophy Vol. 4 No. 2 (December 2019) - Special Issue: Bioethics and the Holocaust. Guest Editors: Stacy Gallin and Ira Bedzow.
Material: See the Photo Gallery here.
From Callousness to Humanness: The Holocaust and the Awakening of a New Consciousness
Date: 9 & 10 November 2019.
Venue: Greek Orthodox Parish in Dortmund.
Location: Dortmund, Germany.
Organized by: NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory.
Co-organized by: Griechisch-Orthodoxe Metropolie von Deutschland, Kirche der heiligen Apostel.
Conference Format: in person.
Official Language: English/German/Greek.
Programme: See the programme here.
Hellenic-Serbian Philosophical Meeting III: Modernity and Contemporaneity
Date: 7 June 2019.
Venue: School of Philosophy, NKUA.
Location: Athens.
Organized by: NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory.
Co-organized by: Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad.
Conference Format: in person.
Official Language: English.
Programme: See the programme here.
Proceedings / Publications: E. D. Protopapadakis and G. Arabatzis, editors. Modernity and Contemporaneity. The NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Lab Press, 2022. https://doi.org/10.12681/aprlp.82.
Thinking in Action
Date: 6 June 2019.
Venue: The Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Greece.
Location: Athens.
Organized by: NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory.
Co-organized by: The Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Greece.
Conference Format: in person.
Official Language: English.
Programme: See the programme here.
Proceedings / Publications: G. Arabatzis and E. D. Protopapadakis, editors. Thinking in Action. The NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Lab Press, 2018. https://doi.org/10.12681/aprlp.16.
Bioethics - The Ever-expanding Horizons: Meeting in Honor of Tom L. Beauchamp
Date: 26 June 2018.
Venue: House of Cyprus.
Location: Athens.
Organized by: NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory.
Co-organized by: Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Athens; The Greek Unit of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics (Haifa).
Conference Format: in person.
Official Language: English.
Programme: See the programme here.
Hellenic-Serbian Philosophical Meeting II: Personhood
Date: 23 May 2018.
Venue: The Rectory Building, University of Novi Sad.
Location: Novi Sad, Serbia.
Organized by: Faculty of Philoosphy, University of Novi Sad.
Co-organized by: NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory.
Conference Format: in person.
Official Language: Serbian/English.
Programme: See the programme here.
Proceedings / Publications: D. Prole and G. Rujević, editors. Personhood. The NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Lab Press, 2020. https://doi.org/10.12681/aprlp.49.
20 Years after the Oviedo Convention
Date: 8 and 9 December 2017.
Venue: Medical Chamber of Thessaloniki.
Location: Thessaloniki.
Organized by: Laboratory for the Research of Medical Law and Bioethics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Co-organized by: Erasmus University of Rotterdam, University of Cantabria, NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory,
Conference Format: in person/hybrid.
Official Language: English.
Website: Viist the link.
Programme: See the programme here.
Imitation, Masses and Technology: Theorizing after Gabriel Tarde
Date: 28 and 29 September 2017.
Venue: Angelopoulos Auditorium, NKUA; School of Architecture, NTUA.
Location: Athens.
Organized by: Department of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, National Technical University of Athens.
Co-organized by: NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory.
Conference Format: in person.
Official Language: English.
Website: Visit the link.
Programme: See the programme here.
Proceedings / Publications: K. Theologou and G. Arabatzis, editors. Gabriel Tarde on Technology, Politics, and the Crowd. National Technical University of Athens, 2025. https://doi.org/10.12681/aked.246.
Hellenic-Serbian Philosophical Meeting I: Thinking in Action
Date: 1 June 2017.
Venue: House of Cyprus.
Location: Athens.
Organized by: NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory.
Co-organized by: Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Athens.
Conference Format: in person.
Official Language: English.
Programme: See the programme here.
Proceedings / Publications: G. Arabatzis and E. D. Protopapadakis, editors. Thinking in Action, The NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Lab Press, 2018. https://doi.org/10.12681/aprlp.16.
Corpus Aristotelicum in XXI Century
Date: 14 and 15 April 2016.
Venue: V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University.
Location: Yalta, Russian Federation.
Organized by: Crimean Philosophical Club and Russian Association of the Antiqued Studies.
Co-organized by: NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory.
Conference Format: in person/hybrid.
Official Language: Russian/English.
Programme: See the programme here.
Peter Singer in Athens
Date: 22 to 25 May 2015.
Venue: School of Philosophy, NKUA, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Ionia Hall, Great Hall, NKUA.
Location: Athens.
Organized by: NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory.
Co-organized by: Pan-Hellenic Animal Welfare and Environmental Federation.
Conference Format: in person.
Official Language: English.
Programme: See the programme here.
Material: See Peter Singer's lecture here (Part I) and here (Part II). See the Honorary Doctorate Conferment Ceremony here.