We are pleased to announce the Graduate Workshop on "Explaining
Explaining" to be held in Vienna from September 1-3, 2025. The workshop
is organized under the auspices of, and funded by, the Vienna Doctoral
School of Philosophy (VDP).

THEME
Explanations recur as a constant and central theme in philosophy:
philosophers contend that in mathematics, proofs are favoured for their
explanatory values; in the sciences, theories are selected according to
explanatory virtues they exhibit; in metaphysics, explanatory relations
direct our accounts of concepts and ontological priority; in philosophy
more broadly, we offer and compare explanations for facets of reality in
order to resolve conceptual problems.

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
Prof. Dr. Francesca Poggiolesi (CNRS, Paris)
Prof. Dr. Chiara Lisciandra (Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf)
Prof. Dr. Benjamin Schnieder (University of Vienna, Vienna)
Fourth speaker to be confirmed

SUBMISSIONS
We invite graduate students (Master and PhD) to present their original
work on topics related to the philosophy of explanation at the workshop.
That includes approaches from different areas, including but not limited
to logic, metaphysics, philosophy of science and so on. The time
allocated for each presentation is 30 minutes, including discussion.
Students from underrepresented groups are particularly encouraged to
apply to promote diversity and equity in academia.

Abstracts (up to 500 words, references not included) should be sent in
PDF file format to [email protected].
Please make sure to include your name, affiliation and the title of your
paper.

In case you need financial support, please write a brief statement of
financial aid. We can partly fund travel/accommodation expenses.

DATES
Deadline for Applications: June 1, 2025
Notification of Acceptance: June 15, 2025
Workshop: September 1-3, 2025

For further information, don't hesitate in contacting us via
[email protected].

We look forward to your submissions!