We are happy to announce another season of the online Inner Speech colloquium starting next month\, with a new list of speakers: \;
\n- May 28th - Gary Lupyan (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
\n- June 25th - \;Kasia Jaszczolt (University of Cambridge)
\n- July 16th - \;Romain Bourdoncle (Collè\;ge de France) &\; Axel Baptista (Institut Jean Nicod)
\n- August 20th - Aleksandr Fadeev (University of Leuven)
\n- September 24th - Keith Frankish (University of Sheffield) \;
\nTimes are all 16:30 CEST
\nMore info about the first talk coming soon. We hope to see many of you there next month! For more information or to subscribe to the mailing list\, contact: jonida.kodra@uni-osnabrueck.de
\nBest regards\,
\nJonida Kodra\, Daniel Mü\;ller and Mathijs Geurts (University of Osnabrü\;ck and \;University of Salzburg)
ORGANIZER;CN=Jonida Kodra;CN=Mathijs Geurts;CN="Daniel Lennart Müller": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260731T212035Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260731T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260731T234500 SUMMARY:Nonsense in Language and Thought UID:20260801T041655Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:301f:e8ff:fe7d:e0af%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Title:
\nNonsense in Language and Thought
\nGuest editor:
\nKrystian Bogucki (Polish Academy of Sciences)
\nJournal:
\nStudia Semiotyczne (Semiotic Studies)
\nhttps://studiasemiotyczne.pts.edu.pl/
\nDeadline for submissions:
\nthe 1st of May 2026
\nDescription
\nStudia Semiotyczne \;(Semiotic Studies) \;invites submissions for a special issue of the journal. Papers should be written in English and prepared for blind review.
\nAn interest in nonsense was a hallmark of the early analytic philosophy. Bertrand Russell (1908) thought that a theory of nonsense could help us avoid some daunting paradoxes in logic. Ludwig Wittgenstein (1922\, 1953) and Rudolf Carnap (1931) recognised nonsense as a fundamental concept for philosophical criticism. They claimed that much of philosophical discourse is defective in the most fundamental way: it is neither true nor false\, it does not consist of thoughts and propositions &ndash\; it is nonsense. According to the early Wittgenstein\, philosophers want to describe the nature of the world\, thought\, language and ethics\, but they unwittingly fall into nonsense. The \;Tractatus \;was supposed to free us from this troublesome position by presenting a perspicuous notation. On the other hand\, the later Wittgenstein claimed that we should compare deceptive philosophical images with our ordinary ways of thinking and speaking in order to avoid nonsense. Philosophical problems arise when language goes on holiday\, so we must always remember the everyday use of concepts. For Carnap\, propositions should be reducible to sense data and constructed according to the rules of logical syntax in order to be meaningful.
\nLater\, the topic of nonsense was discussed by Alfred Ayer\, Gilbert Ryle\, Willard V. O. Quine\, Arthur Prior\, Richard Routley and Georg H. von Wright\, among others. Since the late 1970s\, however\, the interest in nonsense has faded. Only recently\, some important works have been published. The first important stimulus came from foundational works on theories of nonsense (Cappelen 2012\, 2013\; Camp 2004\; Glock 2015\; Magidor 2009\, 2013). The second source of the revival of interest in nonsense was Wittgenstein scholarship on the austere and substantial conceptions of nonsense (Conant 2001\; Diamond 1995\, 2005\; Glock 2004\; Hacker 2003\; Moore 2003\; Sullivan 2003). Some works also examined the relation of nonsense to other phenomena (Gotham 2017\, Keller and Keller 2021\, Shaw 2015\, Sorensen 2003).
\nThe important questions to be addressed in the forthcoming volume are (to name but a few): What are the sources of nonsense? Are some parts of philosophical and non-philosophical discourse nonsense? What is the relation between nonsense and figurative speech? Is it at all possible to be wrong whether our own thoughts are meaningful? We hope that the special issue of \;Studia Semiotyczne \;will further strengthen and deepen the scholarly interest in nonsense.
\nPossible topics include\, but are not limited to:
\nTheories of nonsense
\nNonsense and logical syntax
\nNonsense and category mistakes
\nNonsense and figurative speech (e.g. metaphor\, metonymy)
\nNonsense and fiction
\nHistory of the concept of nonsense (in particular Wittgenstein's and the Vienna Circle's views on nonsense)
\nNonsense and understanding
\nNonsense and illusions of sense
\nNonsense and quantification
\nNonsense and linguistics
\nNonsense and ineffability
\nNonsense\, knowledge-how and knowledge-that
\nLogics of nonsense
\nNonsense and semantic paradoxes
\nHow to diagnose philosophical nonsense?
\nMetaphilosophical and methodological issues concerning nonsense
\nIn order to submit the paper\, one is kindly asked to submit the manuscript by sending it to:
\nkrystian.bogucki@ifispan.edu.pl \;and \;studiasemiotyczne@pts.edu.pl
\nAll submitted papers will be double-blind peer-reviewed.
\nAbout the journal:
\nStudia Semiotyczne \;(Semiotic Studies) is a journal founded in 1970 by Jerzy Pelc\, its editor-in-chief until 2015. Between 1970 and 2015\, \;Studia Semiotyczne \;was published non-periodically (during that period\, 29 volumes were published). In December 2015\, \;Studia Semiotyczne \;was transformed into a six-monthly print and Internet publication. Papers accepted for publication in the journal revolve around various aspects of semiotics (conceived in the Morris-Carnap sense) and philosophy. Papers submitted as articles are subject to a double-blind peer review. \;Studia Semiotyczne \;is an open-access journal published by The Polish Semiotic Society (Polskie Towarzystwo Semiotyczne).
\nThe journal is present in \;Academica\, \;BazHum\, \;CEEOL\, \;CEJSH\, \;DOAJ\, EBSCO Discovery Service\, \;ERIH Plus\, \;Index Copernicus\, \;Library of Science\, Philosopher&rsquo\;s Index\, \;PhilPapers\, \;Polona\, \;Scopus \;and Web of Science. The journal is also ranked by the following national agencies for scholarly evaluation:
\n- ANVUR (Italy): both as a scientific journal and as an A-Class (area 11)\,
\n- MEiN (Poland).
\nhttps://studiasemiotyczne.pts.edu.pl/
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260731T212035Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260806T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260807T170000 SUMMARY:Causation\, Grounding\, and Explanation II UID:20260801T041656Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:301f:e8ff:fe7d:e0af%3 TZID:Europe/Vienna LOCATION:NIG\, Universitätsstraße 7\, Vienna\, Austria\, 1010 DESCRIPTION:This workshop is a collaboration between philosophers from the University of Vienna and several Chinese universities (primarily Fudan). It is the second installment of an event that we organized last year at Fudan University in Shanghai.
\n\nThis event is funded by and part of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) projects Truth is Grounded in Facts (PI: Prof. B. Schnieder\, DOI: 10.55776/P36713) and Explanatory Gaps as a Guide to Reality (PI: D. Aleksiev\, DOI: 10.55776/ESP318).
ORGANIZER;CN=Damian Aleksiev;CN=Benjamin Schnieder;CN=Zhiwei Gu: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260731T212035Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T234500 SUMMARY:Central New York Philosophy of Language Workshop UID:20260801T041657Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:301f:e8ff:fe7d:e0af%3 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Rochester\, United States DESCRIPTION:Call for Abstracts: Central New York Philosophy of Language Workshop
\nEvent Date:Friday\, November 6\, 2026
Location: University of Rochester
Keynote Speaker: Seth Yalcin (Berkeley)
Scholars working on the philosophy of language are invited to submit paper abstracts for the third annual meeting of the Central New York Philosophy of Language Workshop (CNYPLW). We welcome submissions from faculty\, postdoctoral researchers\, and graduate students in philosophy or cognate disciplines (linguistics\, cognitive science\, or others). The workshop will be held on November 6\, 2026\, at the University of Rochester.
\nSubmission Guidelines:
\nAbstracts should be between 500-1000 words and prepared for blind review.
\nThe format of the workshop will be pre-read\, so full papers (up to 10\,000 words) will be expected in advance for distribution to participants.
\nTo promote scholarship within the Central New York Humanities Corridor\, preference may be given to scholars at corridor institutions (Syracuse University\, Cornell University\, University of Rochester\, Colgate University\,Hamilton College\, Hobart and William Smith Colleges\, Skidmore College\, St. Lawrence\, University\, Union College\, Le Moyne College\, Rochester Institute of Technology).
\nTravel Funding:
\nTravel funding is available for participants from corridor institutions. For more information\, please visitIntra-Corridor Travel Supplement.
\nSubmission Deadline: August 19\, 2026
\nHow to Submit: Abstracts should be submitted via the following form:https://universityrochester.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_205n42LjLiG9Lvg
\nOrganizers:
Martí\;n Abreu Zavaleta (Syracuse University)\, Jens Kipper (University of Rochester) and Zeynep Soysal (University of Rochester).
Support:
This workshop is supported by the Central New York Humanities Corridor (working group LIN16).
Contact Information:
For questions\, please contact Zeynep Soysal (zeynep.soysal@rochester.edu).
Political philosophy has long privileged public speech and institutional political discourse as central sites of analysis. Increasingly\, however\, attention has shifted toward the normative dimensions of ordinary language use and the dynamics of linguistic change in non-ideal social contexts.
Language is a social practice through which shared forms of understanding\, coordination\, and mutual orientation are sustained over time. Shifts in linguistic conventions can reshape how individuals relate to one another\, influence how social differences are marked or obscured\, and affect patterns of inclusion within pluralistic and diverse societies. The ways in which linguistic expressions are used\, repeated\, and taken up also structure expectations about what can be said and contribute to the reinforcement or attenuation of prejudices and stereotypes. In this sense\, language plays a constitutive role in shaping the normative environment in which social and political life unfolds.
This constitutive role gives rise to a range of philosophical questions concerning the emergence\, stability\, and contestation of norms governing language use. It invites reflection on how such norms are maintained over time and on the extent to which participants in shared linguistic practices are answerable to one another for their contributions to evolving communicative environments.
This panel seeks to bring together normative and descriptive perspectives on how patterns of language use emerge\, stabilize\, and transform across different settings. It therefore welcomes contributions that offer conceptual\, normative\, or empirically informed philosophical analyses of language as a social practice. These include\, but are not limited to\, the following areas:
&bull\; language in social construction
&bull\; the relationship between language use and social coordination
&bull\; feminist philosophy of language
&bull\; communicative responsibilities
&bull\; normative views on stereotyping and discrimination in communication
&bull\; social/political speech and social norm change
&bull\; linguistic injustice
&bull\; the distribution and justification of normative expectations across different speakers and contexts
&bull\; methodological issues in language and analytic ideology critique
&bull\; counterspeech
In contemporary philosophy of religion\, there is a lively debate about interreligious disagreement and interreligious dialogue. Likewise\, reflections in the philosophy of language on the semantics of the word "God"\, on the possibility of adequately describing a transcendent reality with our human languages\, and on the fundamental nature of religious language in general form central topics in the philosophy of religion. Up to now\, however\, these areas of inquiry have rarely been systematically connected\, even though they are in fact closely intertwined on a substantive level: both the possibility of genuine disagreement in the religious domain and the possibility of genuine understanding in dialogue depend on certain assumptions in the philosophy of language concerning the semantic content and referential properties of religiously used expressions. By deepening the linguistic dimension of the discussion about disagreement and dialogue\, the conference aims to help close this gap in research. Central questions to be addressed include: Is there something distinctive about religious language? If so\, what is the nature of religious language and discourse? What does the word "God" mean\, and how do assumptions about its meaning shape religious dialogue? What consequences do apophatic approaches have for religious dialogue? How should we respond to the fact that some of our religious or scientific peers do not share our beliefs? What consequences do fictionalist\, expressivist\, or realist interpretations of religious language have for interreligious dialogue? What role do the semantics of religious language play in conversations between adherents of religious and secular worldviews?
Speakers:
\nAmber L. Griffioen
\nJacob Hesse
\nLorraine J. Keller
\nWinfried Lö\;ffler
\nEva Schmidt
\nMichael Scott
\nMikael Stenmark
\nÅ\;ke Wahlberg
\nOliver J. Wiertz
\nParticipation is free. Please register via email by September 3rd: ake.wahlberg@sankt-georgen.de
ORGANIZER;CN=Jacob Hesse;CN="Åke Wahlberg": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260731T212035Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260914T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260916T170000 SUMMARY:Truth\, Use-Conditions\, Hyperintensionality: Visegrad Inspirations in Philosophy of Language UID:20260801T041700Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:301f:e8ff:fe7d:e0af%3 TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:Krakowskie Przedmiście 3\, Warsaw\, Poland DESCRIPTION:As part of the research project \;Analytic Philosophy in Visegrad Countries\, the University of Warsaw is pleased to announce a three-day workshop titled \;&ldquo\;Truth\, Use-Conditions\, Hyperintensionality: Visegrad Inspirations in Philosophy of Language&rdquo\;
\nThe Visegrad (V4) region&mdash\;Czechia\, Hungary\, Poland\, and Slovakia&mdash\;has shaped analytic philosophy of language in foundational yet often underrecognized ways. Some contributions\, such as Tarski&rsquo\;s work on semantics\, are widely known\; others&mdash\;early work on inferentialism\, situation semantics\, and hyperintensionality&mdash\;remain less familiar\, and many are still underexplored. In fact\, across nearly every area of contemporary philosophy of language\, V4 philosophers have developed distinctive ideas\, This includes original works on proper names\, indexicals\, quotation\, context-sensitivity\, attitude reports\, interrogatives\, speech act theory\, conditionals\, pronouns\, propositional content\, and logical form.
\nThis is not only a historical legacy: philosophy of language in the V4 region is a vibrant and increasingly visible research ecosystem today. The workshop aims to further raise the international profile of V4 work and to provide a shared forum where current V4 research can meet international\, V4-inspired research.
\n
Two submission paths:
To make the workshop both a genuine platform for V4 scholars and a bridge to the broader international community\, we invite submissions through two tracks:
\n
1) V4 Track
We welcome submissions on any topic in analytic philosophy of language (broadly construed) from scholars who are currently affiliated with an institution in a V4 country\, have held a significant past affiliation in the V4 region\, or have a substantial research connection to V4 philosophy of language (e.g. doctoral or postdoctoral \; affiliation\, long-term collaboration\, etc.).
2) International Track (Outside the V4)
We welcome submissions from scholars without a V4 affiliation or background on any topic in analytic philosophy of language explicitly inspired by V4 traditions&mdash\;historically (e.g. engaging with classic figures or schools) or inspired by current V4 contributions.
Topics:
We invite submissions on all areas of analytic philosophy of language (broadly conceived\, including philosophical logic)
Abstract submission:
&bull\; Abstract length: 250&ndash\;500 words\, prepared \;for anonymous review
&bull\; Language: English
&bull\; Deadline: 30 April 2026 (23:59 CEST)
&bull\; Decision of acceptance: 15 June 2026
&bull\; Talk: each accepted speaker will have 60 minutes\, including Q&\;A
Please submit:
1. an anonymized abstract (PDF preferred)\, and
2. a separate cover page with your name\, affiliation(s)\, email address\, paper title\, and submission track (V4 Track or International Track).
Practical information:
&bull\; Venue: Faculty of Philosophy\, University of Warsaw\, Warsaw\, Poland
&bull\; Dates: 14&ndash\;16 September 2026
&bull\; Format: in-person workshop
&bull\; Fee: no conference fee
&bull\; Support: we plan to provide accommodation for authors of accepted papers \;
Submissions &\; inquiries:
Please send submissions and inquiries to: zuzana.rybarikova@osu.cz or zuzka.rybarikova@gmail.com
(Subject line suggestion: &ldquo\;V4 Language Workshop 2026 &ndash\; Submission &ndash\; [V4 Track / International Track]&rdquo\;)
We warmly welcome contributions from both early-career researchers and established scholars.
CALL FOR PAPERS
\nAESTHETIC ASPECTS OF METAPHOR
\nItinera\, 32 (2026)
\nhttps://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/itinera/cfp
\nThis special issue aims to explore the aesthetic aspects of metaphor within contemporary discourse.
\nThe aim is to revive a philosophical perspective capable of integrating the sensory\, emotional and creative dimensions of metaphor\, examining its role in interpretative processes\, concept formation and expressive practices.
\nTopics (selection)
\n&bull\; Metaphor and perspective shift
\n&bull\; Metaphor\, intuitive perception and insight
\n&bull\; Embodiment and conceptual metaphors
\n&bull\; Metaphorical creativity and semantic innovation
\n&bull\; Metaphor and symbolisation in the arts
\n&bull\; Visual metaphors: immediacy\, emotional impact\, interpretation
\n&bull\; Metaphor and aesthetic and epistemic emotions in learning
\nDeadline for article submission: 31 July 2026 \; \; new deadline: 15 September 2026
\nLength: 25\,000&ndash\;40\,000 characters
\nLanguages: IT\, EN\, FR\, ES
\nExpected publication date: December 2026
\nEditors:
\nAlice Giuliani &mdash\; alice.giuliani@unimore.it
\nFrancesca D&rsquo\;Alessandris &mdash\; francesca.dalessandris@unimore.it
\nMarco Franceschina &mdash\; marco.franceschina@unimi.it
\n━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260731T212035Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260917T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260918T170000 SUMMARY:Philosophica II - Words and Language UID:20260801T041702Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:301f:e8ff:fe7d:e0af%3 TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:pl. Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej 4\, Lublin\, Poland\, 20-031 DESCRIPTION:Philosophica is an analytic philosophy conference series hosted by the Institute of Philosophy at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University. The theme of this edition of the conference is words and language\, engaging with philosophical work addressing the nature of expressions\, meaning\, and natural language more broadly construed.
\nWe invite contributions on topics like the ontology of words\, word individuation\, pragmatic features of expressions\, meaning in natural language (metasemantics)\, or the relationship between words and language\, among others.
\nTopics broadly related to natural language are welcome\; contributions do not need to place special emphasis on words as such\, though this is welcome.
\nInterdisciplinary perspectives drawing on linguistics\, semantics\, metaphysics\, and other relevant areas are also welcome.
\nThe event will take place exclusively in person\; it is open to both regular faculty and students.
\nThe conference will run from 17/09/2026 to 18/09/2026. \;
\nSubmissions through EasyChair (see also our CFP for details): \;https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=philosophica2
ORGANIZER;CN=Kamil Lemanek: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260731T212035Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260926T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260927T170000 SUMMARY:5th Annual Philosophy of Language Association Conference UID:20260801T041703Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:301f:e8ff:fe7d:e0af%3 TZID:America/Los_Angeles LOCATION:Los Angeles\, United States DESCRIPTION:The Fifth Annual Conference of the Philosophy of Language Associationwill take place at the University of California\, Los Angeles\, on September 26 &ndash\; 27\, 2026. The goal of the conference\, and of the association\, is to provide a venue for philosophers of language to discuss new work in all areas of the field.
ORGANIZER;CN=Samuel John Cumming;CN=Guillermo Del Pinal;CN=Eliot Michaelson;CN=Alex Radulescu;CN=Katherine Ritchie;CN="Una Stojnić";CN=Emanuel Viebahn;CN=Julia Zakkou: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260731T212035Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20261013T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20261016T170000 SUMMARY:Ontology As Structured by the Interfaces with Semantics 6 (OASIS 6) UID:20260801T041704Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:301f:e8ff:fe7d:e0af%3 TZID:Europe/Lisbon LOCATION:Lisbon\, Portugal DESCRIPTION:OASIS 6 (Ontology As Structured by the Interfaces with Semantics 6) will take place at the Centro de Linguí\;stica da Universidade de Lisboa\, 13-16 October\, 2026.
\nThe OASIS conference series aims to promote conversation across different disciplines that interface with semantics\, using ontological questions as shared reference points. The broad questions in the background are these: 1. What basic ontological building blocks do we use to talk and think about the world? 2. How do these building blocks get combined? 3. And how do grammatical and cognitive phenomena motivate the answers to the first two questions? For more information\, see the OASIS credo.
\nWe welcome submissions from semantics and semantics-adjacent domains\, including philosophy and the cognitive sciences. We will host sessions bringing together linguists and philosophers to discuss foundational questions in linguistics and their relation to broader philosophical issues. The sessions will introduce some of the central assumptions and frameworks of contemporary linguistic theory and provide informal opportunities for interdisciplinary exchange. Philosophers and others interested in language\, mind\, or cognition are particularly encouraged to attend.
\nInvited speakers:
\nSatellite session: Creoles as windows on language and cognition This special session will focus on Creoles as full-fledged natural languages that emerged in certain socio-historical environments shaped by European colonial expansion. For any given theory of Creole formation\, those contexts involve language contact and innovation through complex processes of language acquisition\, therefore providing a particular starting point for research on how conceptual categories are mapped into diverse grammatical systems.
\nAbstract submission:
\nAbstracts are due on May 15\, 2026. Submission will be via the conference Open Review page. Authors should be aware of OpenReview's moderation policy for newly created profiles in the Call for Papers:
\nIf you are submitting for the satellite workshop\, please indicate this by including &ldquo\;[for satellite workshop]&rdquo\; under the title of your abstract.
\nAbstracts must be anonymous\, in pdf format\, 2 A4 pages\, in a font size no less than 12pt. You may submit at most two abstracts but can be single author on only one.
\nLinguists and any others submitting very technical research: It is absolutely necessary that you do what you can to make your abstract accessible to an interdisciplinary audience. This doesn't mean eschewing all formalism\, but do pitch your abstract so that a non-technical reader can get something interesting out of it.
\nImportant dates:
\nContact: oasis6lisboa@letras.ulisboa.pt
\nMeeting URL: https://oasis.cnrs.fr/meetings/oasis-6
\nOrganizing Committee:
\nMotivation: \;
\nRecent advances in artificial intelligence&mdash\;especially large language models&mdash\;have renewed foundational philosophical questions about language\, inference\, and knowledge. These systems produce linguistically well-formed outputs and display patterns of reasoning\, yet their epistemic and semantic status remains unclear. Are we witnessing new forms of linguistic agency\, or merely sophisticated statistical artifacts? And what kinds of logical and formal tools are adequate to capture their behavior?
This workshop aims to bring together perspectives from logic\, linguistics\, and philosophy to address these questions. \;
This call for papers invites contributions to the Special Issue &ldquo\;Beyond Diagnostic Boundaries: Mentalizing\, Theory of Mind\, and Cognitive Heterogeneity in Neurodevelopmental Conditions\,&rdquo\; to be published in Reti\, saperi\, linguaggi &ndash\; Italian Journal of Cognitive Sciences\, a prestigious international peer-reviewed journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science&ndash\;ESCI.
\nThe Special Issue will explore mentalizing and Theory of Mind across neurodevelopmental conditions\, with particular attention to cognitive heterogeneity within and across diagnostic categories. We welcome empirical\, theoretical\, methodological\, and review contributions addressing topics such as autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions\, individual differences in social cognition\, language and interaction\, embodied and ecological approaches to mentalizing\, and innovative assessment methods.
\nResearchers interested in contributing should send a provisional title and a 300&ndash\;400-word abstract to paola.pennisi@unime.it by 18 October 2026. Preliminary decisions will be communicated by 2 November 2026. The deadline for full manuscripts is 30 May 2027\, with publication expected in July 2027.
\nManuscripts in English are especially encouraged. There are no submission or publication fees.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260731T212035Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20261026T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Mexico_City:20261027T170000 SUMMARY:Innovation and tradition: intersections\, interactions and disputes in culture UID:20260801T041707Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:301f:e8ff:fe7d:e0af%3 TZID:America/Mexico_City LOCATION:Cuernavaca\, Mexico DESCRIPTION:This colloquium emerges from the need to think and propose new epistemological positions to the cultural frame. From an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary perspective\, our aim is to bring together researchers from fields like sociology\, communication science\, Cultural Studies\, anthropology\, history\, computational sciences\, political science\, and others\, to explore critical \;reflections on cultural tradition and cultural innovation. \;
ORGANIZER;CN=Omar Cerrillo: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260731T212035Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261031T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261031T090000 SUMMARY:Special Issue of Análisis Filosófico: “Oppressive Argumentation: Silencing and Oppressive Speech in Argumentation” UID:20260801T041708Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:301f:e8ff:fe7d:e0af%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers
\nSpecial Issue of Aná\;lisis Filosó\;fico: &ldquo\;Oppressive Argumentation: Silencing and Oppressive Speech in Argumentation&rdquo\;
\nThis special issue aims to collect original articles in Spanish and English devoted to the analysis of oppressive discourses within our argumentative practices\, with a particular emphasis on those commonly found in Latin American contexts. Informal logic\, epistemology\, and gender studies will serve as the central&mdash\;though not exclusive&mdash\;perspectives guiding this special issue.
\nWe may understand &ldquo\;oppressive discourse&rdquo\; as a speech act that harms a person or group\, whose consequences contribute to the perpetuation of their conditions of subordination. One way in which oppression manifests itself is by depriving such individuals or groups of credibility (and\, consequently\, of epistemic authority)\, thereby reproducing discriminatory forms of subordination. This (epistemic) form of oppression typically accounts for the silencing of certain marginalized groups. This special issue will place particular emphasis on analyzing these forms of oppression\, as well as the discursive and argumentative mechanisms that sustain them.
\nLanguage is a powerful force\, deeply intertwined with social practices and ways of life: harmful stereotypes about individuals or groups are forged and reinforced through discursive activities. Thus\, in order to prevent epistemic injustices\, it is necessary to intervene in the discursive domain of power by critically reflecting on its influence on credibility\, epistemic authority\, and the prejudices associated with epistemic agents\, as well as on the fallacies and argumentative errors committed by those who produce oppressive discourses. Informal logic\, epistemology\, and gender studies have much to contribute to this area\, and this issue seeks to highlight contributions from these philosophical fields by examining recurring forms of discussion and argumentation in cases and examples drawn from everyday life. As a final outcome\, this collection aims to show how philosophical argumentation can both help mitigate situations of epistemic injustice and contribute to identifying and dismantling harmful prejudices that promote discrimination.
\nSubmissions are invited on topics including\, but not limited to:
\n● \; \; \; \; \; Discursive silencing and epistemic exclusion in argumentative contexts
\n● \; \; \; \; \; Epistemic injustice in practices of debate and deliberation
\n● \; \; \; \; \; Epistemic authority in argumentation
\n● \; \; \; \; \; Fallacies and argumentative errors in oppressive discourses
\n● \; \; \; \; \; Relations between social power\, language\, and argumentation
\n● \; \; \; \; \; Philosophical analysis of oppressive speech in Latin American contexts
\nSubmissions must be made through the Aná\;lisis Filosó\;fico website (https://analisisfilosofico.org/index.php/af/about/submissions)\, following the author guidelines (https://analisisfilosofico.org/index.php/af/guia-autores). When submitting the manuscript\, authors should include a note in the &ldquo\;Comments for the Editor&rdquo\; field indicating that the submission is intended for this special issue. All submissions will undergo double-blind peer review by external referees. The deadline for submissions is October 31\, 2026. For inquiries\, please contact:pyrosuarezcaro@gmail.com.
\nThe guest editorial team is composed of Pyro Suarez (lead editor)\, Pamela Lastres (editorial supervisor)\, and Luz Muñ\;oz (editorial assistant)\, all members of the research project &ldquo\;Silencing and Discourses of Oppression in Peru: Intersections between Informal Logic\, Epistemology\, and Gender Studies&rdquo\; at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260731T212035Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261106T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261106T170000 SUMMARY:Central New York Philosophy of Language Workshop UID:20260801T041709Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:301f:e8ff:fe7d:e0af%3 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Rochester\, United States DESCRIPTION:Scholars working on the philosophy of language are invited to submit paper abstracts for the third annual meeting of the Central New York Philosophy of Language Workshop (CNYPLW). We welcome submissions from faculty\, postdoctoral researchers\, and graduate students in philosophy or cognate disciplines (linguistics\, cognitive science\, or others). The workshop will be held on November 6\, 2026\, at the University of Rochester.
ORGANIZER;CN=Zeynep Soysal;CN=Jens Kipper;CN="Martín Abreu Zavaleta": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260731T212035Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261128T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261129T170000 SUMMARY:Anti-Democratic Communication UID:20260801T041710Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:301f:e8ff:fe7d:e0af%3 TZID:America/Toronto LOCATION:Waterloo\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Manipulative language has played a vital role in the rise of authoritarian regimes and the undermining of democracy worldwide. This topic will be the focus of a two-day networking workshop to be held at the University of Waterloo (November 28-29\, 2026)\, on Anti-Democratic Communication. \;The workshop is intended to be the founding event of an international network in social and political philosophy of language. \;In addition to keynotes\, there will also be 6 papers chosen from submissions to a CFA. \;Six travel bursaries of up to $1000 CAD are available for presenters of accepted papers. \;It will be followed by a special journal issue including papers from the workshop. \;
\nThe event is sponsored by SSHRC\, the University of Waterloo\, Brock University\, and the University of Toronto.
ORGANIZER;CN=Jennifer Saul: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260731T212035Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261215T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261215T170000 SUMMARY:Fiction and Lies: the ASIFF/SIRFF Fourth International Congress UID:20260801T041711Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:301f:e8ff:fe7d:e0af%3 TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Edinburgh\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:Supported by the British Society of Aesthetics and the Scots Philosophical Association
\nKEYNOTE SPEAKERS
\n--Professor Eileen John (Philosophy\, University of Warwick)
--Professor Pierre Bayard (Literature\, Université\; Paris 8 - Saint-Denis)
From Plato&rsquo\;s indictment of the tragic poets as misrepresenting the truth\, to Sir Philip Sidney&rsquo\;s famous claim in the Defence of Poesy that &lsquo\;the Poet\, he nothing affirms\, and therefore never lieth&rsquo\;\, to current debates about fictionality and factuality\, the relationship between \;fiction \;and \;lies \;has been a focus of scholarly attention. Both \;fiction-makers and liars make things up and misrepresent the truth. But it is traditionally assumed that with \;fiction\, the invention is non-deceptive. As Margaret Macdonald (1954\, 170) put the point\, &lsquo\;The conviction induced by a story is the result of a mutual conspiracy\, freely entered into\, between author and audience. A storyteller does not \;lie\, nor is a normal auditor deceived&rsquo\;. Macdonald proposed that instead\, \;fiction-makers engage in a non-deceptive pretence of assertion\; but other approaches also distinguish between fictionality and deception\, from philosophers who associate \;fiction \;with an invitation to make-believe rather than to believe to narratologists who treat fictionality as a rhetorical mode of communication that overtly signals fabrication. If \;lies \;are assertions aimed at deception\, perhaps \;fictions \;are incapable of \;lying.
Yet a sharp distinction between fictionality and deception confronts numerous challenges. Scholars across disciplines have considered the many ways in which \;fictions \;can affect our beliefs\, for good or ill. Even if \;fictions \;cannot \;lie \;in some technical sense\, they can certainly mislead\, insinuate\, obfuscate and so on. Works of \;fiction \;may be instances of propaganda which misrepresent the facts\; think of Oliver Stone&rsquo\;s film JFK (1991) or Michael Crichton&rsquo\;s \;novel \;State of Fear (2004). And the distinctions between the \;fictional \;and factual are under increasing pressure in the current culture of disinformation and &lsquo\;fake news&rsquo\; &ndash\; a category not so easy to distinguish from &lsquo\;fictional \;news&rsquo\;.
This three-day international conference aims to explore the relationship between \;fiction \;and \;lies \;from a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives\, including philosophy\, literary history and theory\, narratology\, film and media studies\, psychology and cognitive science. Proposals may address fiction in general\, or any historical period or cultural tradition. We also encourage studies of fictional works in a variety of media (including video games\, comics\, film\, and television series).
Possible topics include but are not limited to:
\n&bull\;The possibility of lying in/through fiction
\n&bull\;Other modes of deception and dissimulation in fiction (in particular works\, in different media\, etc.)
\n&bull\;Fiction and fictionality as (tools for) propaganda
\n&bull\;The relationship between fiction and fake news
\n&bull\;Differing historical or cultural conceptions of the relationship between fiction and lies
\n&bull\;Representations of deception within fiction (e.g.\, unreliable narrators\, lying protagonists\, forgers)
\n&bull\;Fictions that (seem to) deceive about their own status (e.g.\, mockumentary)\, and more generally\, questions of &lsquo\;framing&rsquo\;
\n\nPlease note: There may be a conference registration fee (discounted for students) depending on the outcome of grant funding applications.
\n\nSubmission guidance
\n&bull\;All submissions should be sent by attachment in Word or pdf to fictionlies2026@gmail.com by 15 December 2025. \;
\n&bull\;Papers: Abstracts should be no longer than 350 words\, in English or French. Bear in mind that sessions scheduled for paper presentations will be 30 minutes (20 minutes presentation\, 10 minutes questions and answers). \;
\n&bull\;Symposia: Proposals\, in English or French\, should be no longer than 500 words and should include a description of the topic/theme\, the names/affiliations of participants and brief abstracts of the papers. Sessions for symposia will be 1.5 hours or 2 hours depending on the schedule and thus should typically have no more than three speakers. \;
\n&bull\;We encourage submissions from\, and symposia including\, members of groups underrepresented in their disciplines\, including women in philosophy. Symposia in philosophy should ensure that the proposal follows the Good Practice Policy of the British Philosophical Association and the Society for Women in Philosophy (see bpa.ac.uk/resources/women-in-philosophy/good-practice). Please also take note of the BPA&rsquo\;s Environment/Travel Guideline Scheme (bpa.ac.uk/policies).
\n&bull\;Funding may be available towards the cost of arranging childcare for speakers who may require it. Please ask for details.
\n&bull\;Participants in the conference will be expected to become members of the Association if they are not already (www.fictionstudies.org).
\nEarly career prize
\nThe ASIFF/SIRFF will offer a prize for the best paper by an early-career scholar (doctoral student or scholar who has received their PhD within the last 3 years)\, to be presented at the conference. The winner will receive a monetary award of &euro\;1\,000 (euros). If you would like to be considered for this award\, please submit your completed conference paper (no more than 3\,500 words/20\,000 characters) by 28 February 2026 to fictionlies2026@gmail.com. The article must be unpublished.
\n \; ORGANIZER;CN=Stacie Friend: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260731T212035Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270131T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270131T090000 SUMMARY:Clinical Pragmatics and the Cognitive Sciences UID:20260801T041712Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:301f:e8ff:fe7d:e0af%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:CALL FOR CHAPTERS
\nCLINICAL PRAGMATICS AND THE COGNITIVE SCIENCES
Language\, Mind\, and Communication Across the Lifespan
Edited by Paola Pennisi
University of Messina\, Italy
Proposed for the Springer series
Perspectives in Pragmatics\, Philosophy &\; Psychology
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\nABOUT THE VOLUME
\nClinical pragmatics offers a privileged perspective on the relationships between language\, meaning\, cognition\, and social interaction.
\nThis edited volume will bring together clinical\, linguistic\, philosophical\, psychological\, neuropsychological\, and cognitive-scientific approaches to pragmatic communication across the lifespan.
\nWe particularly welcome contributions that begin with the description or analysis of clinical and atypical pragmatic-linguistic profiles and use this evidence to develop\, refine\, or challenge broader theories of language\, meaning\, cognition\, and interaction.
\nThere are no submission or publication fees for contributors.
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\nTOPICS MAY INCLUDE
\n&bull\; Autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions
&bull\; Social and pragmatic communication disorders
&bull\; Developmental language disorder and intellectual disability
&bull\; Genetic and rare syndromes
&bull\; Schizophrenia\, psychosis\, and psychiatric conditions
&bull\; Aphasia and right-hemisphere communication disorders
&bull\; Traumatic brain injury
&bull\; Parkinson&rsquo\;s disease\, dementia\, and other neurodegenerative conditions
&bull\; Hearing loss\, visual impairment\, and multimodal communication
&bull\; Pragmatic development and pragmatic changes across the lifespan
&bull\; Theory of mind\, mentalizing\, and social cognition
&bull\; Executive functions\, memory\, attention\, emotion\, and cognitive flexibility
&bull\; Pragmatic inference\, implicature\, presupposition\, and speech acts
&bull\; Metaphor\, irony\, humour\, sarcasm\, and indirect language
&bull\; Narrative\, discourse\, conversation\, prosody\, gesture\, and gaze
&bull\; Embodied\, enactive\, phenomenological\, ecological\, and interactional approaches
&bull\; Pragmatic assessment\, diagnosis\, intervention\, and rehabilitation
&bull\; Cross-linguistic\, cross-cultural\, and multilingual perspectives
&bull\; Digital technologies\, computational methods\, and artificial intelligence
Related proposals are also welcome.
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\nTYPES OF CONTRIBUTIONS
\nThe volume welcomes:
\n&bull\; Experimental and observational studies
&bull\; Descriptions of pragmatic-linguistic profiles
&bull\; Qualitative\, quantitative\, and mixed-method studies
&bull\; Conversation\, discourse\, narrative\, and multimodal analyses
&bull\; Clinical case studies and case series
&bull\; Comparative and transdiagnostic studies
&bull\; Assessment and intervention studies
&bull\; Methodological contributions
&bull\; Theoretical and philosophical papers
&bull\; Systematic\, scoping\, and narrative reviews
&bull\; Meta-analyses and interdisciplinary position papers
Contributions may address any age group\, from early childhood to older adulthood.
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\nSUBMISSION
\nPlease submit:
\n&bull\; A provisional title
&bull\; An abstract of approximately 300&ndash\;500 words
&bull\; Five keywords
&bull\; Authors&rsquo\; names\, affiliations\, and contact details
&bull\; A short biographical note
&bull\; The proposed type of contribution
Abstracts should be sent to:
\nPaola Pennisi
University of Messina
paola.pennisi@unime.it
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\nIMPORTANT DATES
\nAbstract submission: 31 January 2027
Notification of acceptance: 14 February 2027
Full chapter submission: 7 January 2028
Peer-review reports: 28 February 2028
Final manuscript submission to Springer: June 2028
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\nAll chapters will undergo scholarly peer review. Acceptance of an abstract does not automatically guarantee publication of the final chapter.
\nProspective contributors are welcome to circulate this call among interested colleagues.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260731T212035Z DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20270210T090000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20270212T170000 SUMMARY:Conspiracies\, Facts\, and Truth III UID:20260801T041713Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:301f:e8ff:fe7d:e0af%3 TZID:Pacific/Auckland LOCATION:Knighton Road Hamilton 3240\, Hamilton\, New Zealand DESCRIPTION:In February of 2027 we (Joe Ulatowski [University of Waikato] and myself\, M R. X. Dentith [Beijing Normal University]) will be running the third "Conspiracies\, Facts\, and Truth&rdquo\; workshop at the University of Waikato\, Aotearoa New Zealand.
\nDates: February 10\, 2026 - February 12\, 2027
\nThe aim of this workshop series is to share new work on the philosophy of conspiracy theory theory\, the value of truth and facts in public discourse more generally\, and related topics. We are interested in philosophical talks (both full presentations as well as shorter work-in-progress talks) concerning conspiracy theory theory\, fake news\, post truth\, mis-\, dis- and malinformation (and other related subjects).
\nWe are accepting proposals for both in person and online presentations\, with a preference towards in person talks.
\nIf you are interested in joining us and sharing your work\, please email either Joe Ulatowski (joe.ulatowski@waikato.ac.nz) or M R. X. Dentith (m.dentith@bnu.edu.cn) with the title and short 150-word abstract of your work\, as well as an indication as to whether this is a full paper or a work-in-progress\, by the 1st December\, 2026. Space is limited\, so please contact the organisers as soon as possible.
ORGANIZER;CN=M R. X. Dentith;CN=Joseph Ulatowski: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260731T212035Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270301T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270301T000000 SUMMARY:Mind without Inner Representation? Psychological Discourse\, Rationality\, and Mental Anti-Representationalism (Special Issue of JCCP) UID:20260801T041714Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:301f:e8ff:fe7d:e0af%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:CFP: Mind without Inner Representation?
\nPsychological Discourse\, Rationality\, and Mental Anti-Representationalism
\nSpecial Issue of \;Journal of Contemporary Chinese Philosophy (JCCP)
\nGuest Editor: Rusong Huang
\nContact: rusongh@gmail.com
\nSubmission deadline: March 1\, 2027
\nTopic areas: Philosophy of Mind\; Philosophy of Language\; Metaphysics\; Normativity\; Philosophy of Psychology
\nDescription
\nWhen we attribute beliefs\, desires\, intentions\, fears\, memories\, imaginings\, sensations\, or experiences to someone\, what are we doing?
\nMuch of modern philosophy of mind has assumed that psychological sentences are representational: they describe mental states\, properties\, events\, or processes belonging to a subject. This assumption generates familiar metaphysical pressures. If psychological sentences represent mental facts\, then we must explain how such facts fit into the physical world. This gives rise to what has been variously called the location problem\, the placement problem\, the accommodation problem\, or the problem of how mind can be at home in nature.
\nThis special issue invites papers that examine whether the representational assumption about psychological discourse should be rejected\, revised\, or defended. It focuses on a family of views that challenge\, in different ways\, the idea that psychological sentences primarily function to represent inner mental facts. These include fictionalism\, eliminativism\, error theory\, illusionism\, and mental anti-representationalism &mdash\; what we may call\, for convenience\, the FEEL theories and MAR. The issue welcomes both sympathetic and critical treatments of these views\, as well as papers that defend more traditional representationalist approaches.
\nA central aim of the issue is to explore the relations among these positions. Are the FEEL theories and MAR competing alternatives\, or can they be combined? Does MAR collapse into one of the FEEL theories\, or does it offer a distinct way of rejecting inner-fact representationalism? Can these approaches preserve the explanatory\, rational\, and normative roles of psychological discourse while avoiding the metaphysical burdens of inner-object models of mind?
\nPossible topics
\nSubmissions may address\, but are not limited to:
\nPapers may be sympathetic\, critical\, historical\, systematic\, or comparative.
\nSubmission instructions
\nSubmissions should be original articles not currently under consideration elsewhere.
\nManuscripts should be prepared for anonymous review and should not exceed 10\,000 words\, including quotations and footnotes but excluding reference lists.
\nPlease submit manuscripts in the Editorial Manager for JCCP: \; https://www.editorialmanager.com/jccp/default.aspx \;
\nYou may see submission instructions here.
\nPlease indicate that the paper is intended for the special issue &ldquo\;Mind without Inner Representation? Psychological Discourse\, Rationality\, and Mental Anti-Representationalism.&rdquo\;
\nSubmission deadline: March 1\, 2027
\nExpected publication: Fall 2027 / early 2028
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260731T212035Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:29990101T033000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:29990201T120000 SUMMARY:POSTPONED - Creativity and Improvisation in Thought\, Practice\, and Mind: An Interdisciplinary Conference UID:20260801T041715Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:301f:e8ff:fe7d:e0af%3 TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:6001 Dodge Street\, Omaha\, United States\, 68182 DESCRIPTION:*Please note that this event has officially been postponed. More information will be made available asap in the near future*
\nMany human cognitive capacities and processes may be deployed creatively\, from unique choices made for oneself up through novel cultural shifts. Similarly\, large swaths of our daily lives are taken up with performing spontaneous\, on-the-fly\, and unplanned activities that are\, in a word\, improvised. \; Charting out the nature of both creativity and improvisation\, taken individually or together\, remains an open and pressing issue. In this conference\, we will delve into various philosophical\, theoretical\, empirical\, and interdisciplinary issues that are related to creativity and improvisation. A non-exhaustive list of related questions and themes for this topic include:
\n- What is the relationship between improvisation and creativity?
\n- What is the relationship between creative activity and well-being?
\n- What is the best way to model individual and collective creativity?
\n- Is creativity in the arts the same thing as in other domains\, such as in science or business?
\n- What are the pros and cons of different scientific operationalizations of creativity and improvisation?
\n- Provide a conceptual analysis of creativity and/or improvisation.
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