The conference will take place at Florida State University on October 16-17\, 2026. The conference is open to any who is interested in attending. \;If you would like to attend and require further information\, please email \;Justice Cabantangan (jac24m at fsu.edu). The conference website (https://philosophy.fsu.edu/free-will-conference) \;is currently under maintenance.
\nhttps://philosophy.fsu.edu/free-will-conference ORGANIZER;CN=Justice Cabantangan: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260827T150905Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270101T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270101T130000 SUMMARY:Florida State University's Minorities and Philosophy Annual Graduate Philosophy Conference UID:20260827T150906Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:341e:85ff:fe23:45%3 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Tallahassee\, United States DESCRIPTION:Florida State University&rsquo\;s chapter of the Minorities and Philosophy Club invites submissions of abstracts for its Annual Graduate Philosophy Conference to be held on 4/2-4/3.
\nOur keynote speaker this year will be Manuel Vargas\, professor of philosophy at University of California\, San Diego. Vargas specializes in ethics\, agency\, and Latin American philosophy. In addition to publishing a prodigious number of articles\, \;he has written books on topics such as free will and moral responsibility.
\nSubmission Guidelines
\nDeadline: Monday\, January 1st\, 2027\, at 11:59pm.
\nLength: No longer than 500 word abstract. Abstracts should be suitable for a 20&ndash\;25 minute presentation.
\nSubject Matter: \;We welcome any work exploring the intersections of philosophy or the philosophical academy and marginalization or minority populations. This would include any work on philosophy of/and race\, gender\, class\, sexuality\, disability\, neurodiversity\, culture\, native language minorities\, and similarly underrepresented demographics in Western academic philosophy.
\nSubmission Portal: Submissions should be made at the following link: https://fsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dd0zXHYpBX0VFL8
\nMinority applicants are encouraged to apply. Applicants will know whether they were accepted by January 15th.
\nAny questions should be directed to Christian Pace at cpace@fsu.edu
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260827T150905Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270219T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270220T170000 SUMMARY:Historical Conceptions of Belief UID:20260827T150907Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:341e:85ff:fe23:45%3 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Longmire Building\, 204\, Tallahassee\, United States DESCRIPTION:CFP: Historical Conceptions of Belief
\nFlorida State University&rsquo\;s annual Werkmeister conference will focus on the theme of historical conceptions of belief. We are now accepting submissions!
\nConference Dates: February 19-20\, 2027
\nConference Location: Florida State University\, Tallahassee\, Florida\, USA\; Longmire Building\, Room 204
\nSubmission Deadline: Nov. 1\, 2026
\nSubmission Method: email 500-word paper abstract to conference Gmail account (historicalconceptionsofbelief@gmail.com)
\nTopic: Notions of belief have a long and complex history in philosophy\, one riddled with ambiguities and open questions. Inspired by Plato&rsquo\;s account of doxa (alternately translated as &ldquo\;beliefs&rdquo\; or as &ldquo\;opinions&rdquo\;) in The Republic and Theaetetus\, subsequent philosophers have continued to investigate belief&rsquo\;s relations to other cognitive states and especially to knowledge. However\, in connection with religion\, the same or similar notions are often treated in connection with &ldquo\;faith&rdquo\; and distinguished sharply from opinion&mdash\;and regarded as standing on a foundation wholly distinct from that of other cognitive states. This approach is commonly found in Medieval philosophy but also many modern thinkers\, including Immanuel Kant\, who regarded such &ldquo\;belief&rdquo\; (&ldquo\;Glaube\,&rdquo\; in German) as crucial to being a moral agent. Much later\, William James would come to argue that believing can sometimes be justified\, in absence of decisive evidence in favor of truth\, in light of its practical value. The aim of this conference is to bring together specialists from across the historical spectrum to answer a single question: How did different philosophers think about belief in different time periods? \;
\nIn addition to speakers who will be selected from the submissions\, the conference will feature the following invited speakers:
\n-Andrew Chignell (Princeton Philosophy and Religion)
\n-Scott MacDonald (Cornell Philosophy)
\n-Teresa Morgan (Yale Divinity)
\n-Jessica Moss (NYU Philosophy)
\n-Kristin Primus (Berkeley Philosophy)
\nPlease address inquiries to either Courtney Fugate (cf22t@fsu.edu) or Neil Van Leeuwen (nvanleeuwen@fsu.edu)\, who are the conference organizers. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Neil Van Leeuwen;CN=Courtney Fugate: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260827T150905Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270402T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270403T170000 SUMMARY:Florida State University's Minorities and Philosophy Annual Graduate Philosophy Conference UID:20260827T150908Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:341e:85ff:fe23:45%3 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Tallahassee\, United States DESCRIPTION:Florida State University&rsquo\;s chapter of Minorities and Philosophy invites you to its Annual Graduate Philosophy Conference to be held on the first weekend of April (4/2-4/3).
\nWe are one of over 180 chapters of MAP (http://www.mapforthegap.com/). The aim of our organization is to address structural injustices in academic philosophy and to remove barriers that impede participation in academic philosophy for members of marginalized groups. Towards this end\, this conference is an opportunity both for graduate students from marginalized backgrounds and those addressing issues of marginalization in philosophy to present their work.
\nOur keynote speaker this year will be Manuel Vargas\, professor of philosophy at University of California\, San Diego. Vargas specializes in ethics\, agency\, and Latin American philosophy. In addition to publishing a prodigious number of articles\, \;he has written books on topics such as free will and moral responsibility.
\nPlease see the CFP page for information about submissions.
\nAny questions should be directed to Christian Pace at cpace@fsu.edu
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