[PHILOS-L] CFP: Deep Disagreement and the Limits of Argumentation (Bratislava, October 21, 2026)

[Tomas Kollarik]

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CALL FOR PAPERS

Deep Disagreement and the Limits of Argumentation – One-Day Symposium

Date: Wednesday, 21 October 2026

Venue: Institute of Philosophy, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia

Keynote speaker: Scott F. Aikin (Vanderbilt University), "Deep Disagreement and the Owl of Minerva Problem"

We invite submissions of abstracts for a one-day symposium exploring the nature and consequences of deep disagreement for argumentation theory. When interlocutors lack shared premises, standards of evidence, or even criteria for what counts as a good argument, what—if anything—can argumentation still accomplish?

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

– The nature and scope of deep disagreement

– Epistemic and argumentative responses to fundamental disagreement

– The limits of rational persuasion

– Deep disagreement in political, moral, and religious contexts

– The role of argumentation in polarized discourse

– Argumentation and epistemic agency under conditions of disagreement

Submission guidelines: Please submit an abstract of 300–500 words to deepdisagr...@gmail.com by 30 June 2026. Include your name, affiliation, and contact details in the body of the email.

Notification of acceptance: 1 August 2026.

There is no registration fee. Further details regarding the programme and practical arrangements will follow.

Organizer: Tomáš Kollárik (Institute of Philosophy, Slovak Academy of Sciences)

Contact: deepdisagr...@gmail.com

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