7th International Conference on Philosophy & Meaning in Life

Understood as a cluster of questions about the ultimate value and intelligibility of human existence, the topic of life's meaning has always been an important part of philosophical inquiry, from ancient philosophers' reflections on what characterizes the happiest form of life, to later philosophers' concerns about the highest good in life, to modern philosophers' attempts to understand such things as the vocation of humanity and the sense or absurdity of distinctly human endeavours.

In recent decades, there has been a notable resurgence worldwide of professional philosophical interest in the topic of life's meaning, so understood, and the International Conference on Philosophy and Meaning in Life has become the most prominent annual venue for sharing the latest contributions to this resurgence.

Organizers are pleased to announce this seventh installment of the conference, and are accepting abstracts for conference presentations until January 15, 2025. Presentations may be on any relevant aspect of meaning, including (but by no means limited to): the relationship between love and life's meaning, the role of reconciliation in a meaningful life, aesthetic aspects of meaning, moral requirements on a meaningful life, meaning and well-being in life, the impact of suffering on a meaningful life, potential threats to meaning from artificial intelligence, narrative-based concepts of meaning, tradition as a source of meaning, the phenomenology of meaning, meaning in the history of philosophy, memory and meaning, and making sense of cosmic perspectives on meaning.

The keynote speakers will be Professor Kiki Berk (Southern New Hampshire University) and Professor Iddo Landau (University of Haifa).

Please note that this installment of the conference will be fully in-person and contingent upon adequate funding.

For more information, and to submit an abstract, please visit the main conference webpage at the link below.