CFP: Universality and Indifference: Is Logic Neutral?

Call for Posters

Logic is often regarded as a neutral framework for reasoning, independent of subject matter and detached from social or political commitments. Yet contemporary debates in philosophy and logic have increasingly questioned whether such neutrality can be fully sustained, both in theory and in practice. This workshop will examine the idea of logical neutrality from multiple perspectives, bringing together approaches from logic, philosophy, mathematics, computer science, and related disciplines.

Confirmed Speakers

• Diderik Batens (University of Ghent, Belgium)
• Christian Damböck (Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria)
• Otávio Bueno (University of Miami, USA)
• María José Frápolli (University of Granada, Spain)
• Gillian Russell (Australian National University, Australia)
• Sara L. Uckelman (Durham University, United Kingdom)
• More speakers to be announced

We invite poster submissions from PhD students and early-career researchers. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

• Logical pluralism and neutrality
• Topic-neutrality and domain dependence
• Logic and social or institutional practices
• Applied and non-classical logics
• Expressive power and conceptual frameworks
• Formal methods and political commitments
• Logic in scientific and technological contexts
• Historical perspectives on neutrality in logic

Submissions should consist of an anonymous abstract of up to 500 words (excluding references). Please send abstracts and a separate document containing name, affiliation, career stage, and contact information to This will be the event's email [email protected] by 1 July 2026. Notifications of acceptance and rejection will be made within a few weeks.

Accepted posters will be presented during a dedicated poster session at the workshop.

Please note that no funding will be provided for travel or accommodation expenses.