CFP: The BEYOND LANGUAGE 2026 Conference

The international conference Beyond Language - Vienna edition, hosted at the University of Vienna - brings together scholars from philosophy, theology, linguistics, and related disciplines to discuss the role and limits of language in human knowledge, experience, and social life. The conference aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue on how language shapes understanding, truth, justification, and social practices of knowledge.

We invite submissions addressing topics such as philosophy of language, epistemology, neopragmatism, political epistemology, hermeneutics, religion and the public sphere, and other interdisciplinary approaches to language, meaning, and knowledge.

Submission

Please submit an abstract including:

• title of the paper

• abstract (300–400 words) clearly presenting the research question, theoretical framework, and main argument

• short academic bio (max. 100 words)

• institutional affiliation

Presentation time: 10–15 minutes, followed by discussion.

Submissions should be sent to: [email protected] and [email protected]