CFP: Ancient Philosophy Society, 25th Annual Meeting

Honoring the richness of Anglophone and European philosophical traditions, the Ancient Philosophy Society encourages submissions from a variety of interpretive perspectives. Phenomenological, postmodern, Anglo-American, Straussian, Tübingen School, hermeneutic, comparative, reception studies, philological, psychoanalytic, queer, decolonial, feminist, philosophy of race, and other interpretations of ancient Greek and Roman philosophical and literary works are welcome. The theme of the 2026 conference is Hospitality or Xenia, in honor of the 30th anniversary of Jacques Derrida and Anne Dufourmantelle’s Of Hospitality. In keeping with this theme, the conference especially welcomes comparative and interdisciplinary submissions. We also invite submissions in any area of Greek and Roman thought, and especially on less canonical figures and movements.

SUBMISSION FORM & GUIDELINES

Please submit papers via the secure portal at: https://www.ancientphilosophysociety.org/website/paper-submission/. Deadline: November 24, 2025. The author’s name, institution, and references pertaining to the identity of the author must be omitted from the paper, notes, and bibliography.

Papers must be written in English. Submission implies that the paper is entirely the author’s own unpublished work and that, where appropriate, the contributions of others are acknowledged.

Papers may not exceed 3,000 words (30 minutes’ reading time, max.), exclusive of footnotes and bibliography. Longer papers will not be forwarded to the Program Committee.

Because papers selected for presentation are collected and provided to meeting participants in a single Proceedings, please observe the following conventions: single-spacing, 1-inch margins on all sides, pages numbered, 12-point font for text, 10-point for footnotes.

Papers should be submitted in PDF.

Receipt of papers will be acknowledged by e-mail.

Only one submission per author will be considered.

No one may present a paper in consecutive years.

All papers are reviewed by an anonymous Program Committee selected by the Host and Executive Committee to represent the range of interpretive traditions. Decisions will be reached in January 2026, and authors will be notified by e-mail. You do not need to be a member of the society to submit a paper, but you must join the society to be on the program.

The APS values diversity in its membership as well as in its scholarly perspectives. We particularly invite submissions from members of groups underrepresented in philosophy, including women, people of color, LGBTQI individuals, and people with disabilities. The APS conference is wheelchair accessible.

In keeping with this commitment to diversity, the APS will award two prizes of $300 each:

The Diversity Prize: awarded to the best paper that is chosen for the program through the anonymous selection process written by a person from a group underrepresented in the discipline. Please check the box and self-identify in the optional relevant field on the paper submission form. Please keep your paper free of any identifying information.

The Emerging Scholar Prize: awarded to the best paper that is chosen for the program through the anonymous selection process written by a scholar who is either ABD or up to 3 years post Ph.D. Please check the box and self-identify in the optional relevant fields on the paper submission form. Please keep your paper free of any identifying information.Scholars may be considered for both prizes but can only be awarded one.