The conference Whitehead for Education, the Humanities, and the Social Sciences: In Pursuit of a Metamorphosis of Pedagogy, held in Katowice, Poland on September 25, 2025, was met with an exceptionally positive response and exceeded initial expectations. A further significant outcome of the conference is the decision by the editors of Folia Philosophica to dedicate two forthcoming issues to process philosophy, as well as their expressed commitment to ongoing collaboration. See below for the details of the calls for papers of the two journal issues.
The success of the conference and the forthcoming journal issues represent an important step forward for the advancement of process philosophy in Poland and beyond.
Call for Papers #1
Whitehead: In Pursuit of a Metamorphosis of Pedagogy
Folia Philosophica 2027/1
Edited by: Lech Witkowski
In an era marked by ecological instability, technological acceleration, and cultural fragmentation, Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy offers a unique and urgently needed framework for rethinking education, cultural practice, and the social sciences. Whitehead’s insistence that “there is only one subject matter for education, and that is Life in all its manifestations” invites us to reconsider the pedagogical imagination from the ground up—ecologically, relationally, and cosmologically. This issue of Folia Philosophica seeks contributions that explore how processual thinking can transform our understanding of learning, teaching, creativity, and cultural inquiry.
Whitehead’s philosophy of organism opens possibilities for reshaping educational environments, reimagining cultural participation, and developing forms of knowledge attuned to becoming rather than static order. We especially welcome papers inspired by recent scholarly work that “interweaves” Whitehead’s processual concepts into contemporary humanities and social sciences, renewing debates on how learning relates to creativity, perception, embodiment, experience, and the complex dynamics of growth. Contributors are invited to reflect on how process thought enables a metamorphosis of pedagogy at a moment in history when education is increasingly shaped by technological reductionism and systemic pressures detached from life itself.
Submission Deadline: April 30, 2026
Call for Papers #2
Whitehead: Pedagogy in Motion, Thinking in Process
Folia Philosophica 2027/2
Edited by: Bogdan Ogrodnik
At a time when education faces mounting cultural, ecological, and epistemic pressures, Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy offers an opportunity to rethink its very foundations. Rather than proposing a ready-made reform, it invites a different mode of thought: one that understands learning as a rhythm of events, knowledge as a form of becoming, and pedagogy as a practice of attentiveness to life. The editors of this issue of Folia Philosophica invite contributions that explore how Whitehead’s categories may transform contemporary pedagogical reflection—opening it toward experience, value, relationality, and the interconnectedness of the human and the more-than-human world, especially in light of the outstanding work of the Polish humanist Lech Witkowski.
The point of departure for this volume is Professor Witkowski’s most recent and impressive book, Whitehead. Superjects and Concrescences for the Humanities and Education, which demonstrates to what profound extent the philosophy of organism can reinvigorate current debates in education, culture, and the humanities. Witkowski shows that Whitehead’s œuvre—often cited but rarely read in its full complexity—has the potential to reshape both theoretical frameworks and the very ethics of pedagogical thinking. Under the guest editorship of Bogdan Ogrodnik, this issue encourages contributors to deepen this conversation: to engage creatively or critically in a renewed “working through” of Whitehead in the context of the challenges faced by contemporary education.
Submission Deadline: April 30, 2026
Bogdan Ogrodnik, PhD is a philosopher and educator whose work bridges philosophy of nature, metaphysics, and educational theory. Trained originally as a physicist, he earned his doctorate in philosophy from University of Silesia in Katowice and spent many years teaching and researching philosophy of nature at the university level. His scholarly interests focus on organic, processual, and relational metaphysics, and their implications for contemporary understandings of science, ecology, and human development. Alongside his academic work, Dr. Ogrodnik has extensive experience in primary, secondary, and alternative education, as well as in teacher training and educational program development. He co-founded the Living Education Workshop (Pracownia Edukacji Żywej) and integrates philosophical reflection with attachment theory and experiential learning in nature, contributing to innovative approaches to education grounded in relationality, developmental psychology, and ecological awareness.