CFP: Interventionism and Non-Causal Dependence

Call for abstracts

We invite submissions of abstracts for participation at an upcoming conference on Interventionism and Non-Causal Dependence

to take place on

March 12-13, 2026

at IHPST (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) in Paris.

The workshop is co-sponsored by Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne (HIPHIMO and IHPST) and Université Bordeaux Montaigne (SPH). The organizers are Max Kistler (HIPHIMO, Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne) and Thomas Blanchard (SPH, Université Bordeaux Montaigne).
The workshop aims to address the status of non-causal dependence relationships within interventionism, as well as related open questions and issues concerning interventionism that are currently the focus of intense debate. Key questions include whether and how to extend interventionism to account for metaphysical dependence, whether interventionism can adequately distinguish between causal and non-causal association laws, and how to conceptualize interventions in contexts involving metaphysically and conceptually related variables.

Confirmed speakers at the workshop are:

Michael Baumgartner (University of Bergen),

Lorenzo Casini (University of Bologna),

Jennifer McDonald (Columbia University),

Alexander Gebharter (Marche Polytechnic University),

Vera Hoffmann-Kolss (University of Bern),

Thomas Krödel (University of Hamburg), and

James Woodward (University of Pittsburgh).

Abstracts should be up to 1500 words, suitable for a 45-minute talk followed by 30 minutes of Q&A.

The deadline for submissions is January 10, 2026. Submissions should be sent to [email protected] with “Submission” in the subject line and a pdf file with the abstract as attachment.

If you have any questions please feel free to get in touch with Max
Kistler ([email protected]) or Thomas Blanchard
([email protected]).


www.thomasblanchard.net
https://philpeople.org/profiles/thomas-blanchard

https://maxkistler.org/

https://philpeople.org/profiles/max-kistler