3rd Annual Philosophy & Legal Theory Collaborative Summer Workshop at UC Berkeley

The Philosophy & Legal Theory Collaborative will host its third annual summer workshop at the UC Berkeley on May 27, 2026, the day before the beginning of the Law and Society Association Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

The scope of the Philosophy & Legal Theory Collaborative summer workshop includes all areas of philosophy of law, and philosophical work relevant to legal questions from all philosophical traditions. We also welcome work in political philosophy, political theory, moral philosophy, social epistemology, social ontology, moral psychology, normative and applied ethics, meta-ethics, philosophy of action and decision theory on topics relevant to law or socio-legal topics.

Confirmed speakers include Mitchell Berman (UPenn), Michael Bratman (Stanford), Matt McManus (Spelman), Sarah Paul (NYU Abu Dhabi)  Rebecca Stone (UCLA) with additional speakers to be announced on our website.

To propose a paper presentation or register to attend the event, please fill out this google form:

https://forms.gle/K3KdPNkafv8soSrH8

Proposals will be considered on a rolling basis until March 16, 2026, in order to enable organizers to send out early acceptances to make it easier to plan for.

Details of the workshop dinner will be sent to registered participants.

It is not necessary to participate in the Law and Society Association meeting to participate in the Philosophy & Legal Theory Collaborative May 21st workshop. However, the Philosophy & Legal Theory Collaborative is sponsoring a set of around 10 panels at the Law and Society Association meeting in Chicago, from May 22-May 25 through our LSA division (https://www.lawandsociety.org/crn17/). This stand-alone workshop will enable participants to receive more focused feedback on their work and get to know some attendees with shared interests before the LSA meeting begins. If you plan to participate in the LSA meeting, you are welcome to present a longer form of the paper if you are presenting at the LSA, or you can present a different paper or incubator idea for discussion.

For questions concerning the workshop, please write to [email protected]

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