Rutgers Epistemology Conference 2026

The 2026 edition of the Rutgers Epistemology Conference will take place May 1 and 2, 2026 at The Heldrich hotel in New Brunswick. The REC is a pre-read conference. The papers will be posted on the website: https://juancomesana.org/rec

The speakers will be John Bengson, Pamela Hieronymi, Sarah Paul, Declan Smithies, and Gideon Rosen. The commentators will be Selim Berker, Rachel Fraser, Sarah McGrath, and Kurt Sylvan. 

Please register by sending an email to [email protected]. 

There will be a conference dinner on Friday and a lunch on Saturday and we hope that everyone participates in the meals. Participation in meals will cost $100 total  if you are faculty and postdocs and $70 total if you are a graduate student or an undergraduate. You can pay via a link on the website (above). 

The Rutgers Epistemology Conference invites submissions to the Young Epistemologist Prize. The author of the prize-winning essay will present it at the Rutgers Epistemology Conference and it will be published in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. The winner of the prize will receive an award of $1,000 and all travel and accommodation expenses connected with attending the conference will be covered. Please see https://juancomesana.org/rec#yep for details. The Young Epistemology Prize will also be posted on PhilEvents as a CfP. 

Please direct inquiries to Adrian Liu, conference manager, at [email protected]