CFP: Philosophica III - Objects and Metaphysics

Philosophica is an analytic philosophy conference series hosted by the Institute of Philosophy at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University. This edition's theme is objects and metaphysics, engaging with philosophical work addressing topics in metaphysics broadly construed, with an additional emphasis on the nature of objects.

Invited speakers:

• Franz Berto (University of St Andrews)
• Anna-Sophia Maurin (University of Gothenburg)
• Massimiliano Carrara (University of Padua)
• Nurbay Irmak (Boğaziçi University)

We invite abstracts on topics in metaphysics broadly construed; contributions do not need to place special emphasis on objects as such, though this is welcome. Topics include, but are not limited to:

• Metaontology
• The ontology of words
• Identity, persistence and individuation of objects
• Ontological dependence and grounding
• Properties, tropes and relations
• Parts, wholes and plurals (mereology)
• Abstract objects, artifacts and fictional characters
• Non-existent and impossible objects; hyperintensionality

We also welcome work broadly related to natural language, including the ontology or metaphysics of words and other traditional connections between metaphysics and language, as well as interdisciplinary perspectives drawing on logic, linguistics, philosophy of language, and other relevant areas.

Submission details:

Submitted abstracts should be prepared for blind review and be no more than 400 words (not including references); please also include 4-5 key words.

Submissions should be in English and suitable for 40-minute slots (30 minutes for presenting, 10 minutes for discussion).

The deadline for submissions is April 20th, 2027.

This will be an in-person event; there will be no online component.

Link for submissions: Philosophica III - Submission form

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