XVII International Conference Theoretical and Applied Ethics: Traditions and Prospects – 2025. Moral Progress: Lessons of the Past and Challenges of the Present.
Saint-Petersburg State University, November 20-22 2025
Discussions about the existence of moral progress and its nature have been debated by thinkers since the emergence of ethics. Today, the scope of moral analysis continues to expand: the ethical status of animals, nature, and artificial moral agents regularly become subjects of ethical debates. Current trends in the development of the capitalist system highlight the need for business structures to seek an updated ethical framework. Concepts of education and interpersonal relationships are also transforming. The current state of social, scientific, technological, and cultural development necessitates analysis within classical ethical approaches and the further evolution of philosophical thought.
The international scientific conference "Theoretical and Applied Ethics: Traditions and Prospects" is devoted to the study of the most important ethical phenomena of modern society and the categories of morality and practical philosophy. The key task of the conference is to identify the theoretical and methodological foundations of the current state of ethical science, to identify the main problems and prospects for the development of scientific research in the field of theoretical and applied ethics. History has repeatedly confronted humans with the limit situations, as well as today's world issues new challenges for us. Thus, the value strategies, the choice that everyone makes in such conditions should be the direct subject of ethical research. The practice of philosophical understanding of economic, political and civil shocks in Russia has formed the tradition of ethical and philosophical reflection in the context of the transformation of reality.
The International Scientific Conference “Theoretical and Applied Ethics: Traditions and Prospects” has been heldsince 2007. The geography of the conference covers the whole country: from Kaliningrad to Khabarovsk and fromKrasnodar to Murmansk. Foreign participants join the discussion from various parts of the world: China, Japan, Brazil,USA, EU countries, Argentina, Belarus, Serbia, Turkey, Iran, Kuwait.
We welcome young researchesto participate, in order to advance their academic careers. We're holding a Young Scholars’ Competition during the Conference.
Abstract requirements:
- 300-500 words
- Text without formatting, figures, tables, footnotes, etc.
- Abstract without a list of references
- Please do not include the full names of the authors, abstract title and other metadata, grant name and number, etc. in the abstract text – see special columns in this form
- If your abstracts contains references to organizations recognized in Russia as undesirable, extremist or terroristas well as people and organizations included in the registry of foreign agentsthey must be labeled in accordance with the law.
- The titles of abstracts are indicated in a standard font, capital letters are used at the beginning of sentences and in proper names. We kindly ask you not to use Capslock.
If the requirements for abstract formatting are violated, the application will be rejected.
The conference is held both in person and online.
Conference languages: Russian, English.
The proceedings of the conference with ISSN are indexed докладов конференции (ISBN, РИНЦ)
Registration fee is 1300 rub. ( for participants of the student conference - 500 rub.) Payment instructions is sent to participants after the finalization of the conference program
The program committee Chairman
Vadim Yu. Perov(St. Petersburg State University)
The members of the Program committee:
Glebova Sofia (HSE — St. Petersburg) — Vice-Chairman
Larionov Igor (St. Petersburg State University) — Vice-Chairman
Perova Nina (Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences) — Executive Secretary
Abakarova Raiganat (Dagestan State University)
Ageeva Dinara (Interregional public organization in the field of animal protection «Voices for Animals»)
Artemov Georgiy (St. Petersburg State University)
Bartashevich Tatiana (St. Petersburg State University)
Brodsky Alexander (St. Petersburg State University)
Vasilyev Ilia (St. Petersburg State University)
Derzhivitsky Evgeniy (St. Petersburg State University)
Zimbuli Andrey (Herzen University)
Kovaleva Tatiana (St. Petersburg State University)
Kulakova Tatyana (St. Petersburg State University)
Laptenok Alexander (Belorussian State University of Economics, Rep. Belarus)
Lisanyuk Elena (Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences)
Ovchinnikova Elena (St. Petersburg State University)
Plotnikova Tatiana (Leadership Program Manager, «Lenta» Retail, St. Petersburg)
Polozhentsev Andrey (St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design)
Razin Alexander (Moscow State University)
Sinyutin Mikhail (St. Petersburg State University)
Strebkov Alexander (St. Petersburg State University)
Sunami Artem (St. Petersburg State University)
Tarkovsky Vladimir (Kostroma State University)
Shevchenko Alexander (Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch)
Jaskevitch Jadviga (Belorussian State University of Economics, Rep. Belarus).
The Organizing Committee reserves the right to select applications for participation in the conference and publication, as well as the workshops schedule. The Organizing Committee does not enter into any correspondence regarding the content of the abstracts or topics of the presentations.
Contacts
For all questions, please contact the conference coordinators by e-mail: theoretical.applied.ethics.spbu@gmail.com
Postal address of the Organizing Committee:
Russia, 199034, St. Petersburg, Mendeleevskaya Line, 5. St.Petersburg State University, Institute of Philosophy, Department of Ethics.
Phone no: (812)328-94-21 (1843)
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