[News] Invitation to 15th WFAP Conference: "The Armchair on Trial: A Graduate Conference on Philosophical Methodology"

Dear all, the Vienna Forum for Analytic Philosophy (WFAP) is delighted to invite you to attend _The Armchair on Trial: A Graduate Conference on Philosophical Methodology_, taking place from July 9-11, 2026 at the Department of Philosophy, University of Vienna. This year's annual WFAP graduate conference brings together early-career and established researchers to explore the question: _How should philosophy be done?_ A central theme of the conference is the debate between traditional "armchair" approaches and empirically informed methodologies. The conference will feature discussions on naturalistic and experimental methods alongside more traditional philosophical approaches, including thought experiments, conceptual analysis, conceptual engineering, and formal methods. Together, these contributions will examine both the promises and the challenges of different ways of doing philosophy. Keynote Speakers We are especially pleased to welcome our keynote speakers: * HILARY KORNBLITH (University of Massachusetts Amherst) * JENNIFER NAGEL (University of Toronto) * CHRISTIAN NIMTZ (University of Bielefeld) Venue Department of Philosophy, University of Vienna Neues Institutsgebäude (NIG), 2nd Floor Rooms 2i & 2H Universitätsstraße 7 1010 Vienna, Austria Dates July 9-11, 2026 Format The conference will take place in person and is open to everyone. Registration is only required to participate in the social events (e.g. dinners). For more information on the program and the conference, visit: https://wfap.philo.at/conferences/armchair-on-trial/ For further questions, please contact: Veronika Lassl (veronika.lassl(a)univie.ac.at) We warmly invite students, graduate researchers, faculty members, and anyone interested in philosophical methodology to join us for three days of stimulating discussion and exchange. Kind regards on behalf of the Organizing Comittee, Veronika Lassl (Chairperson, WFAP) www.wfap.philo.at [1] Links: ------ [1] http://www.wfap.philo.at