The annual conference of the Hegel Society of Great Britain will be held on 3 – 4 September, 2026 at St Edmund Hall.
The topic of this year’s conference is Hegel and the Modern World.
A Call for Abstracts for the Early Career session will be circulated soon.
Registration for the conference will open later in the spring.
Conference Programme
Thursday, 3rd September
12.45: Conference registration
1.30-3.00: Josh Wretzel (Penn State University): “‘Only Hegel is Fit for America’: Hegel and Brandom on Conscience and the Beautiful Soul”
Coffee break
3.30-5.00: Karen Koch (Universität Basel): “Hegel’s Conception of the Earth”
5.30-7.00: Thomas Khurana (Universität Potsdam): “Hegel in the Anthropocene”
7.30: Dinner
8.45 AGM
Friday, 4th September
9.30-11.00: Jan Kandiyali (University of Durham): “Unity in Difference? A Critique of Hegel on Work and Solidarity”
Coffee break
Early Career Session
11.30-12.15: Sara Wexler (Columbia University): “Hegel on Abstract Labor and the Gut des Ganzen”
12.15-1.00: Matthew J. Delhey (KU Leuven): “Automation and the Ethics of Work: Hegel’s Critique of Abstract Labor”
1.00: Lunch
2.00-3.30: Caroline Bowman (Columbia University): “Hegelian Autonomy and Resistance to Oppression”
3.30 Conference ends
Registration
To register for the conference, please enter your details below and pay via PayPal. See below for alternative payment options.
Registration will close at 10 pm on Friday, 21 August 2026.
Alternative payment options
If you would prefer an alternative payment option, please submit a registration form to: Stephen.Houlgate@warwick.ac.uk, or return it by post to:
Prof. Stephen Houlgate, 13 Rouncil Lane, Kenilworth CV8 1FF UK.
Please pay by including a cheque (in UK pounds) with your registration form, or by bank transfer
Beneficiary name: HSGB
Bank sort code: 60 70 03
Bank account number: 50186809
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