CFP: University of Waterloo’s 32nd Annual Graduate Conference in Philosophy

Call For Papers  

University of Waterloo’s 32nd  Annual Graduate Conference in Philosophy  

In-Person Conference – April 3rd & 4th, 2025

200 University Ave W, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1 

Keynote Speaker: Natalie Stoljar (McGill University)

Submission Deadline: December 10th, 2024

This year, the theme of the conference is: Relationships.  The University of Waterloo’s Philosophy Graduate Student Association is interested in diverse interpretations of this theme, and encourages submissions which relate to the theme in creative ways, and from all areas of philosophy.  This can include (though is certainly not limited to):

• Relationships with others (sexual, loving, knowing, identity, community)

• Relationships with ourselves

• Relationships with the planet and/or environmental relationships

• Relationships with non-human animals

• Political relationships

• Relationships with AI and machines

• Relationships with the inanimate

Submissions should be no more than 3,000 words and suitable for a 20-minute presentation. Please prepare all submissions for anonymous review and include the following information in the body of the email:  

• Paper title  

• Author's name and institutional affiliation  

• E-mail address  

• Word count  

• A short abstract (approximately 150 words)

• In an effort to include demographic minorities in philosophy, if you are part of a minority group, you may include that information. 

Please e-mail your submission in either .doc, .docx, or .pdf format to [email protected]  

Any further questions can be directed to [email protected]

https://uwaterloo.ca/philosophy-graduate-student-association/conference/current-conference