CFP: Diskurso 2026: Philosophy at the Margins

The UPLB Sophia Circle is the premier student philosophical organization of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB). The Academic Year 2025-2026 marks a significant milestone in the history of the organization as we celebrate our 25th anniversary. True to our commitment to stimulate awareness and enthusiasm in the field of philosophy, we conclude our celebration by reviving Diskurso, the organization’s conference series during the pandemic, with the theme: “Philosophy at the Margins.”

The conference features undergraduate papers on the conditions and liberation of marginalized identities and communities. The conference will be held onsite on June 5, 2026 at the University of the Philippines Los Baños. The conference is made possible through the support of the American Philosophical Association and in partnership with the Women Doing Philosophy (WDP), UPLB Philosophy Division, and the UPLB Department of Humanities.

The conference features works on philosophy at the margins. Creative literary works are required to present a full paper or presentation demonstrating how the work is philosophical.  

• Feminism and Intersectionality
• Feminist Social Epistemology
• Critical Theory
• Postcolonial/Decolonial/Critical Race Theory
• Queer Theory
• Trans Philosophy
• Indigenous Philosophy
• Africana/Latin American/Filipino Philosophy
• Disability and Crip Studies
• Social, Environmental, and Food Justice
• Philosophy for Children and Childhood
• Liberation Philosophy

  We also welcome the application of these approaches in other fields of philosophy and other topics focusing on the conditions and liberation of marginalized communities/identities.