Political Philosophy and the Good Life

Saint Louis University's Philosophy Graduate Student Association welcomes submissions from graduate students writing on topics at the intersection of political philosophy and the good life.

The conference will be held in person on 24-25 September 2026 at Saint Louis University. In addition to student presentations, there will be two keynote presentations, one by Professor Stephen Angle (Wesleyan University) and the other by Professor Dan Haybron (Saint Louis University). 

The conference theme is Political Philosophy and the Good Life. 

Relevant topics include (but are not limited to):

• Comparative political philosophy

• Critical theory

• Equality and egalitarianism

• Happiness 

• Liberal neutrality and perfectionism

• Liberal theory

• Alternatives to liberalism

• Philosophy of democracy

• Philosophy of law

• Philosophy of technology

• Social ontology

• Social metaphysics

• Well-being theory

• Virtue politics

We welcome submissions from all philosophical backgrounds.

Submission Guidelines

Submissions should be less than 3500 words, prepared for blind review, and accompanied by a separate cover page containing the author’s name, affiliation, paper title, word count, and an abstract of 350 words or fewer.

Please send all submissions to [email protected]. Format the subject line of your email as follows: SLUGRADCONF 2026 - [your name] - [your paper title].

You must be enrolled in a graduate program at the time of submission. Current SLU students are ineligible.

***The submission deadline is 19 June 2026.