Philosophica II - Words and Language

Philosophica is an analytic philosophy conference series hosted at the Institute of Philosophy of Maria Curie-Skłodowska Univeristy. The theme of this edition of the conference is words and language, engaging with philosophical work addressing the nature of expressions, meaning, and natural language more broadly construed.

We invite contributions on topics like the ontology of words, word individuation, pragmatic features of expressions, meaning in natural language (metasemantics), the relationship between words and language, among others. Interdisciplinary perspectives drawing on linguistics, semantics, metaphysics, and other relevant areas are welcome.

The event is open to both regular faculty and graduate students.

The conference will run from 17/09/2026 to 18/09/2026.