Philosophica

Hosted at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University

Lublin, Poland – 17-18/09/2026

Philosophica is an analytic philosophy conference series hosted by the Institute of Philosophy at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS). 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.

The conference will take place from the 17th to the 18th of September 2026.

Plenary Speakers:

Matti Eklund (Uppsala University)

Luca Gasparri (CNRS)

James Miller (Durham University)

Julia Zakkou (Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf)

Registration

Registration for the conference is now open.

Please use the following form: Philosophica II – Registration form

The registration deadline is 29/06/2026.

Payment information is found below.

Location and Travel

Traveling to Lublin involves either taking a train to Lublin Główny (Lublin Central Station) or flying into Port Lotniczy Lublin (Lublin Airport).

There are frequent and fast train connections to other large cities in the country. The trip between Lublin and Warsaw takes under two hours and costs around 50 PLN (13 EUR).

As for air travel, there are direct connections between Lublin and many large European cities, serviced by both national and budget airlines.

Venue and traveling in the city

The symposium will take place in the main building of the Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (pl. Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej 4, 20-031 Lublin).
The easiest way to navigate the city is by using google maps, which has local public transportation fully integrated. Another option is the popular service "jakdojadę" (https://jakdojade.pl/lublin), which also provides precise timetable information and routes.