5th European Experimental Philosophy Conference

We are excited to announce the 5th European Experimental Philosophy Conference taking place from the 10th till the 12th of July, 2025 at the University of East Anglia, in Norwich, UK. The conference will be an in-person event. 

Keynote speakers:

Emma Borg (Institute of Philosophy, School of Advanced Studies, University of London)

Susan Gelman (University of Michigan)

Nat Hansen (University of Reading)

Joshua Knobe (Yale University)

The satellite workshop ‘Experimental argument analysis: Interdisciplinary perspectives on verbal reasoning’, on July 9-10, 2025, will feature a keynote by

Edouard Machery (University of Pittsburgh)

Call for abstracts

The conference welcomes contributions from all areas of experimental philosophy. We welcome three kinds of contributions: talks, posters, and symposia.

Talks will be allocated 30-minute slots and should leave 5-10 minutes for discussion.

Symposia will be allocated 2 hours and should consist of three talks and a panel discussion involving the three speakers and possibly up to two further discussants, all addressing one overarching question or topic from different perspectives. We encourage adversarial collaboration for this format.

All abstracts should be submitted by March 1st, 2025, via ((insert link here))

Decisions by April 1st, 2025.

Abstracts for talks and posters should be anonymised for review and not exceed 500 words. References and figure captions do not count towards the word limit.

Abstracts for symposia should be submitted as a single file, name the symposiasts, and consist of a 500-word introduction that sets out the questions and rationale of the symposium as well as 500-word abstracts for each talk and a shorter abstract for the panel discussion, indicating the guiding questions to be discussed and the discussants involved. References and figure captions do not count towards the word limit.

Submitted symposia contributions will automatically be considered for inclusion as regular talks, if the symposium submission cannot be accepted. Submitted talks will be automatically considered for poster presentations, if they cannot be accepted as talks.

The number of submissions for talks is capped at one per corresponding author. For joint papers, the submitting/corresponding author should always be the first author. A corresponding author may be named as a co-author of joint papers submitted for talks by other corresponding authors. For accepted talks, the submitting/corresponding author should be the main presenter of the talk at the conference. There are no limitations on poster submissions.

Please note the separate CFA for the satellite workshop. We are delighted to be able to cover the accommodation costs of speakers presenting submitted talks at this workshop. ((link here))

Venue and practical information

Euro X-Phi 2025 will take place at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, just under two hours by train from London. The tourist prospectus says: “Norwich is the most complete medieval city in the UK with stunning Norman Cathedral and Castle, a quaint covered market, lively restaurants, bars and nightlife, and a heritage that is a delight to explore.” All true. Also, the finest beaches in the country are just an hour away. Consider staying for an extra day!

Norwich is easily accessible by train from all London airports except Luton. The closest ones are London-City and Stansted airport. The most convenient (but pricier) airport is Norwich International Airport, via Amsterdam. For on-campus accommodation, contact theBroadview Hotel.

Organizers and contact

The conference is organized by the UEA Experimental Philosophy Group (https://x-phi.uea.ac.uk/). The satellite workshop is organised by the project team of the research project Experimental argument analysis (https://eugenfischer.net/thyssen-project/).

For any questions about conference or workshop, please email: [email protected]

We thank the Fritz Thyssen Foundation for generous support of the workshop and the University of East Anglia for generous support of the main conference.