3PR Conference on Avicenna, al-Ghazālī and Their Philosophical Legacy

Call for Long Abstracts: Avicenna, al-Ghazālī and Their Philosophical Legacy

Princeton University · February 12–13, 2027

Avicenna and al-Ghazālī are two of the most influential philosophers of the medieval Islamic world. Their works transformed debates concerning metaphysics, theology, epistemology, psychology, logic and ethics. Their influence also extended across the Islamic world and into Jewish, Christian, and Latin intellectual traditions. This conference seeks to celebrate and explore their rich philosophical legacy.

The conference aims to bring together scholars working on Avicenna and al-Ghazālī across the history of philosophy, Islamic philosophy and theology, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of religion, logic, philosophy of mind, ethics, and other fields they have exerted influence over (It is a bonus if the paper engages with issues of contention between the two of them!). We also welcome papers that approach these figures from the perspective of contemporary analytic philosophy, provided that they engage substantively with their historical texts and arguments. Likewise, papers need not focus exclusively on Avicenna or al-Ghazālī: contributions concerning their predecessors, contemporaries, students, critics, or later interpreters are welcome where they illuminate their philosophical significance.

Confirmed Speakers

• Lenn Goodman — Vanderbilt University
• Jon McGinnis — University of Toronto
• Taneli Kukkonen — NYU Abu Dhabi
• Mahrad Almotahari — University of Edinburgh
• Stephen Ogden — University of Notre Dame
• Hüseyin Güngör — Princeton University & University of Glasgow

Submission

We invite submissions of abstracts of 500–1,000 words for a conference at Princeton University devoted broadly to the philosophy, theology, and intellectual legacies of Avicenna and al-Ghazālī (Please attach the abstract as an attachment of a word or pdf file to the email body).

Abstracts should clearly state the central question or thesis of the paper and provide sufficient detail about the argument and its significance. Submissions should be suitable for a 45-minute conference presentation with a 30 minute Q&A to follow.

The travel and accommodation will be provided by Princeton Project in Philosophy and Religion (3PR) and the PRÈCIS initiative.

Submission deadline: November 15, 2026
Submission email: [email protected]

Please include in the abstract:

• Title of the paper
• Abstract (500–1,000 words)

Please include in the e-mail subject line:

• The title of the paper only

Please include in the e-mail body:

• Name and institutional affiliation
• Email address

Organized by Princeton Project in Philosophy and Religion (3PR) and the PRÈCIS initiative.

For any queries, please e-mail [email protected] or [email protected].