Forum for the Philosophy of Engineering and Technology
Call for Papers Forum for the Philosophy of Engineering and Technology
University of Maryland College Park
https://philosophyengineering.com/fpet2026
College Park, MD
The event deadline(s) (month, date, year): 25 January 2026
The mission of fPET is to encourage reflection on engineering, engineers, and technology; and to build bridges between existing organizations of philosophers, engineers and scholars in related fields. A biennial conference having its first meeting in 2007, fPET has been a leading site for work on the philosophy of engineering. Information about the fPET steering committee and past fPET events can be found here.
Call for abstracts details!
500 word (max) abstract deadline is January 25th, 2026, with acceptances in mid-February. Tracks include:
· Track 1: Philosophy of engineering and technology,
· Track 2: Ethics relating to engineering and technology,
· Track 3: Interdisciplinary reflections on engineering practice;
· Track 4: Reflections on Hardware and ‘Materiality’ in Engineering
A small number of special sessions are also being solicited to explore collaboration approaches and insights across engineers, philosophers and other related disciplines.
All submissions will be peer-reviewed by the program committee, listed below, with leadership from the conference and program co-chairs. Abstracts accepted for presentation will be published on the fPET website.
Poster submissions are also welcome; we will ensure dedicated conference attention to posters and view it as an excellent opportunity to share work. There will not be panel proposals.
Submissions to fPET will be made at this website: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/fPET2026. You must create an account there to submit an abstract.
Please see the rest of the site for more information, including how to 'Join the Conversation!, which has a listserv. Questions can be sent to fPET2026@gmail.com.
Factsheet: https://philosophyengineering.com/fpet2026 Contact— David Tomblin: dtomblin@umd.edu
