The 2026 LanCog Summer Metaphysics Workshop
The 2026 LanCog Summer Metaphysics Workshop will be an intensive, three day workshop on metaphysics, and will feature leading scholars from around the world. Attendance is open to all who are interested, but anyone who is planning to attend should register for the workshop through the link below, so that the organizers can make sure there is enough coffee.
The 2026 LSMW will be an in-person event. There will, unfortunately, be no way to attend remotely.
Schedule:
June 22nd
9:30-10:00 Coffee, tea, snacks
10:00-11:30 Anna Giustina (University of Valencia), “Moods and the Structure of Consciousness” (Sharon Casu (University of Fribourg), commentator)
11:45-13:15 Ricardo Santos (LanCog, University of Lisbon), “Future Contingents: Gaps or Gluts?” (Jordi Castillo (University of Massachusetts Amherst), commentator)
14:45-16:15 Margarida Hermida (University of Salzburg), “The Freedom to Try to Do What You Want: Randomness, Organismal Agency, and Free Will” (Jeremy Pober (LanCog, University of Lisbon), commentator)
16:30-18:00 Elton Junior Martins Marques (Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte), “Determinism Without the Laws of Nature” (Pablo Rychter (University of Valencia), commentator)
June 23rd
9:30-10:00 Coffee, tea, snacks
10:00-11:30 David Yates (LanCog, University of Lisbon), “Hylomorphic Functionalism” (Christabel Cane (University College London), commentator)
11:45-13:15 Francisca Silva (University of St. Andrews), “Sets as a subclass of extensional rigid embodiments” (Giorgio Lando (University of L’Aquilla), commentator)
14:45-16:15 Brigitte Everett (University of Sydney), “Metaphysical Pluralism, Dialetheism, and the Attributes Problems” (Mafalda Vale (LanCog, University of Lisbon), commentator)
16:30-18:00 Pedro Merlussi (PUC Rio de Janeiro), “An Argument for Fatalism” (Marta Campdelacreu (University of Barcelona), commentator)
June 24th
9:30-10:00 Coffee, tea, snacks
10:00-11:30 Omobola Badejo (Obafemi Awolowo University), “Digital Objects and the Social Metaphysics of AI” (Gabriel Malagutti (LanCog, University of Lisbon), commentator)
11:45-13:15 Diogo Santos (LanCog, University of Lisbon), “A Further Look at the Mirror: A Reassessment of the Historical Condition” (José Mestre (LanCog, University of Lisbon), commentator)
14:45-16:15 Min Ohn (University of Massachusetts), “Neither Equal nor Unequal: Democritus’ Cone and Smooth Infinitesimals” (Mariana Seabra (LanCog, University of Lisbon), commentator)
16:30-18:00 Erica Shumener (Syracuse University), “The Problem of Surplus“ (Grace Atkins (University of Southern California), commentator)
Register for the 2026 LanCog Summer Metaphysics Workshop
Co-Organizers: Ned Markosian (UMass Amherst, LanCog)
Hugo Luzio (LanCog, CFUL)
For any information or further queries about the workshop, please contact the organizers at the following email addresses: markosian@umass.edu or hugo.luzio@.edu.ulisboa.pt.
This event is funded by Portuguese national funds through FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., within the project UID/00310/2025, Centro de Filosofia da Universidade de Lisboa (https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDB/00310/2025)