We invite you to the Vilnius Philosophy Graduate Conference – an international event dedicated to MA and PhD students in philosophy. Organized on the occasion of World Philosophy Day, the conference aims to bring together young researchers from different countries, foster academic dialogue, exchange of ideas, and encourage new collaborations.
Over two days, participants will present their research in paper sessions followed by discussions and Q&A, complemented by keynote lectures. The program will feature contributions from diverse areas of philosophy – from analytical to continental, and interdisciplinary perspectives.
The conference seeks to create an open and intellectually stimulating environment in which emerging scholars can present their work, receive constructive feedback, and engage with an international community of peers.
The conference will take place at Vilnius University Aula Parva (Universiteto g. 3, Vilnius), 2nd floor.
Organizers
Lukas Butkevičius (Vilnius University), Mykolas Lekevičius (Vilnius University), Miglė Gorskytė (LMU Munich)
Scientific Committee
Paulius Rimkevičius (Vilnius University), Laurynas Peluritis (Vilnius University), Pranciškus Gricius (Oxford University), Rokas Vaičiulis (Vilnius University)
Conference Program
November 21st
09.30-09.50 | Registration period
09.50-10.00 | Conference opening Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy prof. Jonas Dagys and the organizing committee.
10.00-11.00 | Keynote lecture. The Concept of Routine in Phenomenology and Neuroscience. Nerijus Milerius (Vilnius University)
11.00-11.30 | Biodiversity Offsetting: Justification and moral relevance. Alyssa Delarosa (University of Graz)
11.30-12.00 | Coffee break
12.00-12.30 | Glaringly White: Hannah Arendt’s “Reflections on Little Rock” and the American Racial Contract. August Korb (University of Tartu)
12.30-13.00 | The Temporality of the Worker: A Critical Analysis of the Worker’s Relation to Time under Capitalism. Joel Flores (Fordham University)
13.00-13.30 | The Problem of Epistemic Asymmetry in Transgender and Gender Diverse Patient-Doctor Relationships. Evita Bukonte (University of Tartu)
13.30-15.00 | Lunch break
15.00-15.30 | Justifying the Laws of Logic. Aleksandras Melnik (LMU Munich)
15.30-16.00 | Negative Facts are (indirectly) Self-defeating. Dani Alnashi (Lund University)
16.00-16.30 | Coffee break
16.30-17.00 | Had Kant Ever Grown Up? The Enlightenment Transformation of Adulthood (Mündigkeit). Jan Adamec (Charles University)
17.00-17.30 | Nietzschean Sadism/Sadean Nietzscheism: The Curious Case of an Unlikely Connection. Vojtěch Trnka (Palacky University of Olomouc)
NOVEMBER 22nd
10.00-11.00 | Keynote lecture. Bereavement and Personal Identity. Vilius Dranseika (Jagiellonian University)
11.00-11.30 | Narrative Thinking: A Mere Vehicle for Pleasure Accumulation? Litianyi D. Zhao (Universiteit Utrecht)
11.30-12.00 | Coffee break
12.00-12.30 | Bloat all the Way Down: The Binding Problem and the Unity of Consciousness. Maja Longfors (University College London)
12.30-13.00 | Questioning Questions – On Erotetic Norms. Lea Spiegl (University of Vienna)
13.00-13.30 | Dualism, physicalism, and the hard problem of the many. Aleksandra Kuciel (Syracuse University)
13.30-15.00 | Lunch break
15.00-15.30 | Perfecting the Veil: Moral Perfectionism in the Original Position and Its Application to Social Welfare. Shawn C. Vigil (Charles University)
15.30-16.00 | The Fear of Death is neither Rational nor Irrational – it is Arational! Itay Melamed (Cornell University)
16.00-16.30 | Coffee break
16.30-17.00 | Radical Goodness: Plotinus and Beauty. Isabelle Woodcock (University of Edinburgh)
17.00-17.30 | Art Is a Social Object: An Objection to Object-Oriented Ontology. Rūdis Bebrišs (University of Latvia)