Logic and Philosophy \;is a biennial conference organised and hosted by the Institute of Philosophy at Vilnius University. The conference is intended as a venue for philosophical discussions on logic broadly construed. We invite submissions that address philosophy of logic\, philosophical issues related to classical or non-classical logics\, the history of logic\, and philosophical applications of logic.
\nKeynote \;Speakers
\nAlexander Paseau (University of Oxford)
\nGillian Russell (Australian National University)
\nCatarina Dutilh Novaes (VU Amsterdam)
\nAbstract Submission
\nProspective authors are invited to submit extended abstracts suitable for anonymous review by email to \;logic@fsf.vu.lt. Abstracts should not exceed 800 words. Accepted speakers will be asked to present their papers in approximately 30-minute-long presentations\, followed by a Q&\;A. The deadline for submission is \;1 March 2026. The date of notification is \;15 March 2026.
\nImportant dates
\nAbstract submission: 1 March 2026
\nAuthor notification: 15 March 2026
\nConference: 22 - 23 May 2026
\nRegistration fees
\nStudents 50&euro\;
\nNon-students 100&euro\;
\n(Registration fee covers the conference dinner\; waivers might be considered)
\nConference Venue
\nFaculty of Philosophy\, Vilnius University\, Universiteto street 9\, Vilnius\, Lithuania.
\nOrganizers
\nJonas Dagys (Vilnius University)\, Mindaugas Gilaitis (Vilnius University)\, Pranci&scaron\;kus Gricius (University of Oxford)\, Živilė Pabijutaitė (Vilnius University)\, Monika Morkūnaitė (Vilnius University)\, \;Paulius Rimkevičius (Vilnius University)
\nInstitute of Philosophy\, Vilnius University
\n\nPlease direct all inquiries by email to \;logic@fsf.vu.lt\, or directly to jonas.dagys@fsf.vu.lt \;or \;pranciskus.gricius@st-hildas.ox.ac.uk
\nThe event is free to attend. If you intend to come to the conference as a non-speaker\, please register by sending an email \;to logic@fsf.vu.lt. The deadline for registration is May 15\, 2026.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260517T163235Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20260629T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20260702T170000 SUMMARY:Levinas as Educator UID:20260528T040250Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Vilnius LOCATION:Universiteto str. 9\, Vilnius\, Lithuania DESCRIPTION:How to teach philosophy has always been one of philosophy&rsquo\;s central questions. \;In person\, in some sense\, but how precisely\, and why? The traditional answers usually rely on distinguishing between opinion and knowledge and aligning this epistemological distinction with an ontological-metaphysical distinction between appearance and reality: truth\, based in the real\, can be taught. \; Socrates\, seeking definition\, interrogated his interlocutors face-to-face\; Plato established an Academy and published Dialogues\; Aristotle set up a Lyceum and published his lectures. \;Levinas calls for a fundamental reorientation of intelligibility\, finding its source not in knowledge and being but in moral responsibility\, in ethics. \;Levinas\, throughout his adult life\, was a teacher\, from 1930 at a Jewish school in Paris through to the 1980s\, when\, after WWII\, he became Director of the same school\, and for fifteen years\, from 1961 to 1976\, he was also a French university professor. His life and thought are devoted to teaching as an integral part of ethics. &ldquo\;Teaching\,&rdquo\; Levinas wrote at the start of Totality and Infinity (1964)\, &ldquo\;is not reducible to maieutics\; it comes from the exterior and brings me more than I contain. \; In its non-violent transitivity\, the very epiphany of the face is produced.&rdquo\; \;
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260517T163235Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20260706T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20260706T090000 SUMMARY:Inheriting Ordinary Language Philosophy UID:20260528T040251Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Vilnius LOCATION:Universiteto g. 9\, Vilnius\, Lithuania DESCRIPTION:Recent years have witnessed a renewed interest in so-called ordinary language philosophy &ndash\; one of the main traditions in 20th century analytic philosophy. The conference will contribute to this renewed engagement by examining the legacy and contemporary significance of the tradition and its leading representatives. At the same time\, the conference aims at critically examining the idea of an ordinary language philosophy tradition itself. The thinkers typically grouped under this label differ substantially in philosophical outlook and method. Assessing the depth and significance of these differences raises broader questions about how unified the tradition really is. Is the current resurgence best understood as the continuation of a shared philosophical approach\, or does it instead consist of diverse and sometimes competing attempts to draw on different elements of this legacy? By addressing these questions\, the conference will both clarify the historical significance of ordinary language philosophy and assess the prospects for its contemporary revival.
\nKeynote speakers
\nAvner Baz (Tufts University)
\nBenjamin De Mesel (KU Leuven)
\nHans-Johann Glock (University of Zurich)
\nMartin Gustafsson (Å\;bo Akademi University)
\nNicole Rathgeb (University of Bern)
\nImportant dates
\nAbstract submission: July 6\, 2026
\nAuthor notification: July 16\, 2026
\nConference: October 2-3\, 2026
\nRegistration fees
\nStudents 50 &euro\;
\nNon-students 100 &euro\;
\n(Registration fee covers the conference dinner\; waivers might be considered)
\nConference Venue
\nFaculty of Philosophy\, Vilnius University\, Universiteto street 9\, Vilnius\, Lithuania.
\nSubmitting an abstract for a presentation (30 minutes including discussion)
\nAbstracts at a maximum length of 400 words should be submitted as Word or PDF to mindaugas.gilaitis@fsf.vu.lt. Make sure to state your name and affiliation clearly in the abstract. The deadline for submission is \;July 6\, 2026. The date of notification is \;July 16\, 2026.
\nOrganizers
\nMindaugas Gilaitis (Vilnius University)\, Martin Gustafsson (Å\;bo Akademi University)
\nPlease direct all inquiries by email to mindaugas.gilaitis@fsf.vu.lt or martin.gustafsson@abo.fi.
\nThe event is free to attend. If you intend to come to the conference as a non-speaker\, please register by sending an email to mindaugas.gilaitis@fsf.vu.lt. The deadline for registration is \;September 25\, 2026.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260517T163235Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20260821T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20260828T170000 SUMMARY:Ecosocial Ideas: Coexistence and Change UID:20260528T040252Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Vilnius LOCATION:Universiteto str. 9\, Vilnius\, Lithuania DESCRIPTION:Ecosocial Ideas: Coexistence and Change.
\nInterdisciplinary Summer School and Conference\,
\nAugust 21&ndash\;26 &\; 27-28\, 2026
\n(Post)Authoritarian Landscapes Research Centre\, Vilnius University
\nDetails:
\nInitiated by the (Post)Authoritarian Landscapes Research Centre (PAScapes) at Vilnius University\, Lithuania\, this twofold event invites participants to examine the notion of the \;ecosocial \;as a landscape\, milieu\, and site of encounter with a potential to reconfigure coexistence and build practices of transformation. \;
\nWe invite contributions from philosophy and humanities\, social and environmental sciences\, memory and genocide studies\, STS\, ecocriticism and landscape studies\, Western and Russian colonialism studies\, cognitive sciences\, history\, archaeology\, and beyond.
\nKeynote Speakers: \;
\nLuba Jurgenson (Sorbonne University)
\nLambros Malafouris (University of Oxford)
\nSvitlana Matviyenko (Simon Fraser University)
\nCary Wolfe (Rice University)
\n&ndash\;&ndash\;&ndash\;
\nVaiva Dara&scaron\;kevičiūtė (PAScapes\, Vilnius University)
\nMarija Drėmaitė (PAScapes\, Vilnius University)
\nMintautas Gutauskas (PAScapes\, Vilnius University)
\nKristupas Sabolius (PAScapes\, Vilnius University)
\nCall for papers:
\nThe Summer School
\nVilnius University\, Faculty of Philosophy
\nAugust 21-26\, 2026
\nThe Summer School is dedicated to early-career professionals\, primarily PhD students. It will feature keynote addresses\, lectures by scholars from relevant fields\, presentations by participating PhD students\, and joint discussions. The participants are also encouraged to stay for the Conference that will immediately follow the Summer School.
\nAbstracts must be 300-500 words in length and feature your ongoing research in relation to the problem of the ecosocial. Your affiliation\, the topic of Phd (MA\, postdoc) thesis\, and supervisor must be indicated. Short presentations based on the submitted abstracts will be carried out and discussed during the Summer School. Participation is free but limited to 20 participants. \;
\nHow to submit an abstract
\n1. Send an email to \;info@pascapes.lt \;with your abstract attached (acceptable formats: .doc\, .docx\, .rtf\, .pdf).
\n2. Use the subject line: Summer School. Ecosocial Ideas 2026
\nThe deadline for submitting an abstract: extended \;to January 18\, 2026.
\nNotification of reviewers&rsquo\; decision: \;February 10\, 2026.
\nThe Conference \;
\nVilnius University\, Faculty of Philosophy
\nAugust 27-28\, 2026
\nAppropriate topics for submission include\, among others:
\n- \; \; \; ecosocial ontologies and materialities\;
\n- \; \; \; social\, technological\, and environmental interactions\;
\n- \; \; \; aesthetics\, art\, and the ecosocial\;
\n- \; \; \; cognitive dimensions of the ecosocial\;
\n- \; \; \; the methodologies of ecosocial frameworks\;
\n- \; \; \; genocide\, trauma and the ecosocial\;
\n- \; \; \; ambicolonial (Western and Russian) perspectives and the ecosocial.
\nAbstracts must be 500 words in length\; please add your short bio and affiliation. Participation is free\, but the number of presentations is limited. Talks will be 30 minutes\, including Q&\;A.
\nHow to submit an abstract
\n1. Send an email to \;info@pascapes.lt \; \;with your abstract attached (acceptable formats: .doc\, .docx\, .rtf\, .pdf).
\n2. Use the subject line: Conference. Ecosocial Ideas 2026
\nThe deadline for submitting an abstract: extended to April \;11\, 2026. \;
\nNotification of reviewers&rsquo\; decision: May \;1\, 2026.
\n\;
\nFurther information:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Regarding the summer school\, free accommodation will be provided for international participants (those coming from outside Vilnius University). Coffee breaks and light meals will be provided.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; \;Regarding the conference\, the organizers do not cover travel and accommodation costs. Coffee breaks will be provided. Lunch breaks and the Conference dinners will be offered for an additional cost.
\nOrganizers \;
\nEcosocial Ideas Research Group at PAScapes\, Vilnius University
\nKristupas Sabolius\, Head of Group
\nMintautas Gutauskas\, Vaiva Dara&scaron\;kevičiūtė\, Anda Pleniceanu\, Dominykas Barusevičius
\nFor further information:
\ninfo@pascapes.lt
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260517T163235Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20261002T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20261003T170000 SUMMARY:Inheriting Ordinary Language Philosophy UID:20260528T040253Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Vilnius LOCATION:Universiteto g. 9\, Vilnius\, Lithuania DESCRIPTION:Recent years have witnessed a renewed interest in so-called ordinary language philosophy &ndash\; one of the main traditions in 20th century analytic philosophy. The conference will contribute to this renewed engagement by examining the legacy and contemporary significance of the tradition and its leading representatives. At the same time\, the conference aims at critically examining the idea of an ordinary language philosophy tradition itself. The thinkers typically grouped under this label differ substantially in philosophical outlook and method. Assessing the depth and significance of these differences raises broader questions about how unified the tradition really is. Is the current resurgence best understood as the continuation of a shared philosophical approach\, or does it instead consist of diverse and sometimes competing attempts to draw on different elements of this legacy? By addressing these questions\, the conference will both clarify the historical significance of ordinary language philosophy and assess the prospects for its contemporary revival.
\nKeynote speakers
\nAvner Baz (Tufts University)
\nBenjamin De Mesel (KU Leuven)
\nHans-Johann Glock (University of Zurich)
\nMartin Gustafsson (Å\;bo Akademi University)
\nNicole Rathgeb (University of Bern)
\nImportant dates
\nAbstract submission: July 6\, 2026
\nAuthor notification: July 16\, 2026
\nConference: October 2-3\, 2026
\nRegistration fees
\nStudents 50 &euro\;
\nNon-students 100 &euro\;
\n(Registration fee covers the conference dinner\; waivers might be considered)
\nConference Venue
\nFaculty of Philosophy\, Vilnius University\, Universiteto street 9\, Vilnius\, Lithuania.
\nSubmitting an abstract for a presentation (30 minutes including discussion)
\nAbstracts at a maximum length of 400 words should be submitted as Word or PDF to mindaugas.gilaitis@fsf.vu.lt. Make sure to state your name and affiliation clearly in the abstract. The deadline for submission is July 6\, 2026. The date of notification is July 16\, 2026.
\nOrganizers
\nMindaugas Gilaitis (Vilnius University)\, Martin Gustafsson (Å\;bo Akademi University)
\nPlease direct all inquiries by email to mindaugas.gilaitis@fsf.vu.lt or martin.gustafsson@abo.fi.
\nThe event is free to attend. If you intend to come to the conference as a non-speaker\, please register by sending an email to mindaugas.gilaitis@fsf.vu.lt. The deadline for registration is September 25\, 2026.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260517T163235Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20270128T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20270130T170000 SUMMARY:Collective Agency in Classical and Continental Philosophy (Vilnius\, 2027) UID:20260528T040254Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Vilnius LOCATION:Vilnius\, Lithuania DESCRIPTION:Conference description
\nIt is commonly assumed that individuals\, rather than collectives\, are the primary agents of action. According to ontological individualism\, social phenomena and collective actions are ultimately reducible to the actions and mental states of individuals. In recent decades\, however\, \; philosophers have developed a vibrant debate around collective agency\, noting for instance that certain mutual obligations cannot be reduced to individual duties and that groups can exhibit a unity of intention and action beyond the sum of their members. Much of this discussion has taken place within the analytic tradition.
\nThis conference asks what new insights can be gained by turning to classical and continental philosophy to enrich our understanding of collective agency. We believe that these traditions offer rich\, as yet underexplored\, conceptual resources that can open up fruitful new perspectives on questions of collective intentionality\, action\, and identity. In doing so\, the conference seeks to bridge philosophical traditions that often work in isolation\, bringing continental\, classical\, and analytic thinkers into dialogue around a shared theme. This will be one of the first forums to put figures from phenomenology\, hermeneutics\, personalism\, ancient and classical philosophy in direct conversation with analytic approaches to collective agency &ndash\; a creative synthesis we hope will break new theoretical ground.
\nWe invite contributions from scholars in continental philosophy (especially phenomenology\, hermeneutics\, existentialism\, personalism\, critical theory etc.)\, classical philosophy (e.g. ancient Greek and Roman thought\, medieval philosophy\, Neo-Aristotelian and Neo-Platonic traditions)\, political and social theory\, and related areas. Submissions from analytic philosophers that engage with the aforementioned traditions are also welcome.
\nPossible questions and topics that conference papers might address include\, but are not limited to\, the following themes:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; &ldquo\;We&rdquo\; in the individual identity
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Relational nature of personhood
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Collectives and ontological unity
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Categorisation of group agency
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Group intentions\, beliefs\, minds
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Collective emotions
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Individual duties and virtues in relation to groups
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Collective justice
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Groups and moral responsibility
\n·\; \; \; \; Acting together in politics (solidarity\, civil disobedience\, collective movements)
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Institutions\, corporations\, states as unitary agents and minds
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Collective identity and play\, art\, culture
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; &ldquo\;We&rdquo\; in the aesthetic experience
\nConfirmed keynote speakers:
\nThornton Lockwood (University of Florida)
\nSophie Loidolt (TU Darmstadt)
\n\nSubmission guidelines
\nSubmission deadline and acceptance notification
\nThe abstracts must be submitted by Monday 1st June 2026.
\nThe acceptance notifications might be expected after Tuesday 30th June 2026.
\nSubmission procedure
\nWe invite proposals from researchers at every stage of their career and particularly welcome submissions from PhD students and early-career researchers. Abstracts should be submitted as .pdf or .docx files and should not exceed 500 words (without references). Abstracts should contain the title and a short outline of the paper\, specifying the main problem\, thesis\, and the intended line of argument.
\nPlease write &lsquo\;Conference Abstract Submission&rsquo\; in the subject line of your email and include in the email your name\, departmental affiliation\, email address\, short bio.
\nThe abstract must be submitted via email:cola.conference2026@gmail.com
\nPaper delivery
\nAll the authors of the accepted papers will be expected to submit their full papers before the conference. Presentations will be 45 minutes long\, including discussion. The papers will have to be sent for the conference organizers by Monday 11th January 2027.
\nOther practicalities
\nPlease note that this is an in-person conference held at Vilnius University\, Lithuania.
\nLunch and dinner will be provided throughout the conference. Unfortunately\, we are unable to cover travel and accommodation costs.
\nOrganisers
\nThis conference is part of the research project &ldquo\;Collective Agency: Towards A Three-Part Philosophical Theory&rdquo\; (No. S-MIP-25-108)\, funded by the Lithuanian Research Council. Project implementers and conference organisers are Vilius Bartninkas\, Simas Čelutka\, and Aistė Noreikaitė.
ORGANIZER;CN=Vilius Bartninkas: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260517T163235Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20270601T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20270601T000000 SUMMARY:Collective Agency in Classical and Continental Philosophy (Vilnius\, 2027) UID:20260528T040255Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Vilnius LOCATION:Vilnius\, Lithuania DESCRIPTION:Conference description
\nIt is commonly assumed that individuals\, rather than collectives\, are the primary agents of action. According to ontological individualism\, social phenomena and collective actions are ultimately reducible to the actions and mental states of individuals. In recent decades\, however\, \; philosophers have developed a vibrant debate around collective agency\, noting for instance that certain mutual obligations cannot be reduced to individual duties and that groups can exhibit a unity of intention and action beyond the sum of their members. Much of this discussion has taken place within the analytic tradition.
\nThis conference asks what new insights can be gained by turning to classical and continental philosophy to enrich our understanding of collective agency. We believe that these traditions offer rich\, as yet underexplored\, conceptual resources that can open up fruitful new perspectives on questions of collective intentionality\, action\, and identity. In doing so\, the conference seeks to bridge philosophical traditions that often work in isolation\, bringing continental\, classical\, and analytic thinkers into dialogue around a shared theme. This will be one of the first forums to put figures from phenomenology\, hermeneutics\, personalism\, ancient and classical philosophy in direct conversation with analytic approaches to collective agency &ndash\; a creative synthesis we hope will break new theoretical ground.
\nWe invite contributions from scholars in continental philosophy (especially phenomenology\, hermeneutics\, existentialism\, personalism\, critical theory etc.)\, classical philosophy (e.g. ancient Greek and Roman thought\, medieval philosophy\, Neo-Aristotelian and Neo-Platonic traditions)\, political and social theory\, and related areas. Submissions from analytic philosophers that engage with the aforementioned traditions are also welcome.
\nPossible questions and topics that conference papers might address include\, but are not limited to\, the following themes:
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; &ldquo\;We&rdquo\; in the individual identity
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Relational nature of personhood
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Collectives and ontological unity
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Categorisation of group agency
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Group intentions\, beliefs\, minds
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Collective emotions
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Individual duties and virtues in relation to groups
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Collective justice
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Groups and moral responsibility
\n·\; \; \; \; Acting together in politics (solidarity\, civil disobedience\, collective movements)
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Institutions\, corporations\, states as unitary agents and minds
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Collective identity and play\, art\, culture
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; &ldquo\;We&rdquo\; in the aesthetic experience
\nConfirmed keynote speakers:
\nThornton Lockwood (University of Florida)
\nSophie Loidolt (TU Darmstadt)
\n\nSubmission guidelines
\nSubmission deadline and acceptance notification
\nThe abstracts must be submitted by Monday 1st June 2026.
\nThe acceptance notifications might be expected after Tuesday 30th June 2026.
\nSubmission procedure
\nWe invite proposals from researchers at every stage of their career and particularly welcome submissions from PhD students and early-career researchers. Abstracts should be submitted as .pdf or .docx files and should not exceed 500 words (without references). Abstracts should contain the title and a short outline of the paper\, specifying the main problem\, thesis\, and the intended line of argument.
\nPlease write &lsquo\;Conference Abstract Submission&rsquo\; in the subject line of your email and include in the email your name\, departmental affiliation\, email address\, short bio.
\nThe abstract must be submitted via email:cola.conference2026@gmail.com
\nPaper delivery
\nAll the authors of the accepted papers will be expected to submit their full papers before the conference. Presentations will be 45 minutes long\, including discussion. The papers will have to be sent for the conference organizers by Monday 11th January 2027.
\nOther practicalities
\nPlease note that this is an in-person conference held at Vilnius University\, Lithuania.
\nLunch and dinner will be provided throughout the conference. Unfortunately\, we are unable to cover travel and accommodation costs.
\nOrganisers
\nThis conference is part of the research project &ldquo\;Collective Agency: Towards A Three-Part Philosophical Theory&rdquo\; (No. S-MIP-25-108)\, funded by the Lithuanian Research Council. Project implementers and conference organisers are Vilius Bartninkas\, Simas Čelutka\, and Aistė Noreikaitė.
ORGANIZER;CN=Vilius Bartninkas: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR