International conference "The Normative Dimension"

On 19-20 of June, 2025, the Faculty of Philosophy of Vilnius University will host the international conference The Normative Dimension.

The conference is devoted to clarifying the nature of normativity in core areas of theoretical and practical philosophy, such as philosophy of language, philosophy of action, ethics, and epistemology. The questions to be addressed include (but are not limited) to:

• Does linguistic meaning have an essentially normative dimension? Is language governed by rules? Can there be linguistic normativity without rules?
• What place do norms occupy in a morality or moral outlook? What is the relationship between norms and values? Can culpability be defined in terms of norms?
• Does knowledge or justification depend on norms? What are epistemic norms? Can they be defined instrumentally?

• What is the relation between norms and reasons for action? Are action explanations inherently normative? Is normativity a stumbling block for naturalism?

Keynote speakers  

Maria Alvarez (King’s College London)  
Hans-Johann Glock (University of Zurich)  
John Hyman (University College London)
Indrek Reiland (University of Vienna)

Conference programme

Conference Venue

Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University, Universiteto street 9, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Organizers

Mindaugas Gilaitis (Vilnius University), Živilė Pabijutaitė (Vilnius University), Paulius Rimkevičius (Vilnius University).