There has recently been a growing interest in truthmaker semantics as an alternative to the standard possible-worlds approach in philosophical and formal semantics. Following a successful initial meeting in 2023, the second Advances in Truthmaker Semantics conference will take place in:

Munich, July 28–30, 2025, at Carl-Friedrich-von-Siemens Foundation, Südliches Schlossrondell 23, 80638 Munich, Germany

(The last yellow cavalier house on the left in front of the side wing of Nymphenburg Palace)

The aim of the conference is to share recent advances in truthmaker semantics and related approaches, as well as to strengthen the intellectual ties within the community.

Confirmed speakers include Kit Fine, Hannes Leitgeb, Vita Saitta, Lisa Vogt, Stephen Yablo, Dongwoo Kim, Ivano Ciardelli (tentative), Reinhard Muskens, Mark Jago, and Lucas Champollion.

The conference is organized by Lucas Champollion, Erica Shumener, Martin Abreu Zavaleta, Mark Jago, Justin Bledin, and Kit Fine.

While there is no fee for participation, those not presenting will be asked to pay for any conference dinners they wish to attend (estimated 35 Euro per day).

We would also like to draw your attention to the upcoming workshop on Truthmaker Semantics and Modal Logic taking place in Bochum, August 4-8, 2025, at the ESSLLI summer school. The submission deadline is Feb 28, 2025. For more details, visit the ESSLLI 2025 website or contact [email protected].

Call for papers

Several slots will be available for contributed papers. We invite interested researchers to submit an anonymous abstract of max. 1000 words (excluding references) by 7 March 2025 to Mark Jago at:

[email protected]

We particularly encourage submissions by early career researchers (including PhD students and those who have recently received their PhD).

Notifications of acceptance will be sent out by late March 2025.

The organizers gratefully acknowledge funding and organizational support by Kit Fine, Hannes Leitgeb, Ursula Danninger, the Siemens Foundation, the Humboldt Foundation, LMU Munich, New York University, Syracuse University, and Nottingham University.