Truth, Use-Conditions, Hyperintensionality: Visegrad Inspirations in Philosophy of Language

As part of the research project Analytic Philosophy in Visegrad Countries, the University of Warsaw is pleased to announce a three-day workshop titled “Truth, Use-Conditions, Hyperintensionality: Visegrad Inspirations in Philosophy of Language”

The Visegrad (V4) region—Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia—has shaped analytic philosophy of language in foundational yet often underrecognized ways. Some contributions, such as Tarski’s work on semantics, are widely known; others—early work on inferentialism, situation semantics, and hyperintensionality—remain less familiar, and many are still underexplored. In fact, across nearly every area of contemporary philosophy of language, V4 philosophers have developed distinctive ideas, This includes original works on proper names, indexicals, quotation, context-sensitivity, attitude reports, interrogatives, speech act theory, conditionals, pronouns, propositional content, and logical form.

This is not only a historical legacy: philosophy of language in the V4 region is a vibrant and increasingly visible research ecosystem today. The workshop aims to further raise the international profile of V4 work and to provide a shared forum where current V4 research can meet international, V4-inspired research.

Two submission paths:

To make the workshop both a genuine platform for V4 scholars and a bridge to the broader international community, we invite submissions through two tracks:

1) V4 Track
We welcome submissions on any topic in analytic philosophy of language (broadly construed) from scholars who are currently affiliated with an institution in a V4 country, have held a significant past affiliation in the V4 region, or have a substantial research connection to V4 philosophy of language (e.g. doctoral or postdoctoral  affiliation, long-term collaboration, etc.).

2) International Track (Outside the V4)
We welcome submissions from scholars without a V4 affiliation or background on any topic in analytic philosophy of language explicitly inspired by V4 traditions—historically (e.g. engaging with classic figures or schools) or inspired by current V4 contributions.

Topics:

We invite submissions on all areas of analytic philosophy of language (broadly conceived, including philosophical logic)

Abstract submission:

• Abstract length: 250–500 words, prepared for anonymous review
• Language: English
• Deadline: 30 April 2026 (23:59 CEST)
• Decision of acceptance: 15 June 2026
• Talk: each accepted speaker will have 60 minutes, including Q&A

Please submit:
1. an anonymized abstract (PDF preferred), and
2. a separate cover page with your name, affiliation(s), email address, paper title, and submission track (V4 Track or International Track).

Practical information:
• Venue: Faculty of Philosophy, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
• Dates: 14–16 September 2026
• Format: in-person workshop
• Fee: no conference fee
• Support: we plan to provide accommodation for authors of accepted papers 

Submissions & inquiries:
Please send submissions and inquiries to: [email protected]
(Subject line suggestion: “V4 Language Workshop 2026 – Submission – [V4 Track / International Track]”)

We warmly welcome contributions from both early-career researchers and established scholars.