Workshop on Philosophy of Language & Philosophy of Normativity, Bielefeld, June 25–26, 2026, organized by Benjamin Kiesewetter and Christian Nimtz in cooperation with the Society for Analytical Philosophy.
The call for applications poster can be found here. The workshop is aimed at doctoral candidates and prospective doctoral candidates in Philosophy with a project in the philosophy of language or the philosophy of normativity (metaethics and metaepistemology, reasons and rationality, foundational questions of moral philosophy and other normative disciplines of philosophy). Beyond this, there is no specific thematic focus. All topics within either of these two areas are welcome.
Participants will have the opportunity to exchange ideas about their projects and research findings with each other and with established philosophers. The participating experts are: Singa Behrens (Frankfurt), Katharina Felka (Münster), Tim Henning (Mainz), Benjamin Kiesewetter (Bielefeld), Christian Nimtz (Bielefeld), and Sebastian Köhler (Frankfurt). All participants will give a substantive presentation on a topic of their choice from the context of their doctoral project (25-minute presentation + 20-minute discussion) and will have a detailed individual feedback session with two of the supervising experts.
To apply, (1) a text on the dissertation project (max. 1,000 words) and (2) an academic CV must be sent to eike.schilling@uni-bielefeld.de. Applications can be submitted in German or English. The application must be sent as a PDF file named after the applicant’s last name. The application deadline is May 1, 2026. Upon acceptance, a more detailed project description will be requested if available. Notifications of acceptance and rejection are expected to be sent by mid-May 2026.
The workshop itself is free of charge. We aim to finance accommodation and travel costs up to the amount of a 2nd class train ticket (with a BahnCard if possible) for all participants who cannot obtain funding elsewhere.