The SLR Conference: Science, Language and Reality. Themes from the Philosophy of Susan Haack aims to deepen the tradition of analytic philosophy by exploring points of intersection between three of its central areas: philosophy of science, metaphysics, and philosophy of language. The conference seeks to bring together scholars from around the world working on these topics in order to foster dialogue, exchange of ideas, and mutual enrichment.

The intellectual inspiration for this conference is found in the philosophical work of Susan Haack, whose contributions exemplify the fruitful interaction between philosophy of science, and philosophy of language within the analytic tradition. Haack’s work has consistently emphasized the importance of understanding scientific inquiry through an integrated philosophical perspective–one that connects questions about evidence, truth, and justification with issues concerning meaning, reference, and the structure of scientific theories. Her development of foundherentism and her defense of a critical, commonsense form of scientific realism illustrate how philosophical reflection on science inevitably engages with both metaphysical and semantic questions.

In recent decades, developments in analytic philosophy have increasingly shown that many fundamental questions concerning the nature of scientific knowledge—such as scientific realism, the structure of scientific theories, explanation in science, and the ontological status of entities posited by science—require close engagement with both metaphysical and semantic issues. In particular, the analysis of scientific ontology, laws of nature, causation, and modality is deeply intertwined with questions about reference, meaning, and linguistic representation within scientific theories.

This conference aims to provide a forum for examining these connections from a variety of philosophical perspectives. By bringing together researchers working in analytic metaphysics, philosophy of language, and philosophy of science, the event seeks to encourage interdisciplinary dialogue and to promote collaboration among research groups working in these areas.

Submission Guidelines

We invite submissions of a short abstract (max. 300 words) through our submission system (Easychair) and by our mail slrconference2026@gmail.com by 1 June 2026. To submit, please prepare your abstract for blind review. The total time allocated to each contributed talk at the conference will be 30 minutes, of which max. 20 minutes will be for presenting the research and rest will be for Q&A. Speakers whose submissions are accepted should send an extended version of their work to slrconference2026@gmail.com before 15 August 2026 to be considered for publication in Teorema. Revista Internacional de Filosofía.

Timeline

• 1 June 2026 - Abstract submission deadline 
• 15 July 2026 (approx.) - Notification of acceptance/rejection
• 15 August 2026 - Final deadline for early-bird registration  
• 1 September 2026 - Final deadline for registration 

Conference registration fees:

• Faculty: 100€

• Non-faculty/PhD/Postdoc: 50€

List of Topics

The SLR Conference Organizing Committee invites submissions about the following topics of interest related with the work of Susan Haack, among others:

• Themes from Philosophy of Logic
• Scientific Realism and Anti-Realism
• Epistemology of Scientific Inquir
• Pragmatism and its Importance in Epistemology, Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of Logic
• Interactions between Language, Evidence and Reality in Scientific Inquiry
• The nature of Explanation in Science
• Science and Scientificism 

Committees

Program Committee

Concha Martínez Vidal (USC), Javier Cumpa (UCM), Obdulia Torres (USAL), Ana Cuevas Badallo (USAL), Marta Campdelacreu (UB), Atocha Aliseda (UNAM), Rodrigo López Orellana (UVal), Alfredo Marcos (UVA), Antonio Blanco Salgueiro (UCM), Noemí Sanz (UIB), Susana Gómez López (UCM)

Organizing committee

Andrei Moldovan, Llanos Navarro Laespada, Benedicto Acosta Díaz, Violeta Conde  

Invited Speakers

• Prof. Timothy Williamson (University of Oxford)
• Prof. María José Frapolli (Universidad de Granada/University College London)
• Prof. María Caamaño (Universidad de Valladolid)

Venue

Edificio FES, Universidad de Salamanca 

Campus Miguel de Unamuno, P.º Francisco Tomás y Valiente, s/n

Salamanca, 37007,

Spain

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to slrconference2026@gmail.com

Sponsors

Fundación General de la Universidad de Salamanca