GAP.12
Pathways
to Truth
September 8–11, 2025

GAP.12: Programme

Programme

Keynotes

  1. Opening Lecture: Quill R Kukla
    (Mon 18.30 – 20.00)
  2. Erkenntnis Lecture: Erasmus Mayr
    (Tue 17.00 – 18.30)
  3. Frege Award Lecture: Hannes Leitgeb
    (Wed 19.15 – 20.45)
  4. Closing Lecture: Gillian Russell
    (Thu 17.00 – 18.30)

Sections Programme

The complete GAP.12 programme, including the sections programme with individual contributed papers, is now available via ConfTool. You must be logged into ConfTool to view the programme.

Our dedicated GAP.12 Conference App for mobile devices will be released at latest one to two weeks before the conference. This app will provide the most convenient way to navigate the conference. Both the GAP.12 App and ConfTool will continuously provide updated programme information in case of cancellations or other unforeseen circumstances. The app enables users to receive these updates via push notifications on their mobile devices. All registered participants will be notified by email about where and when this app becomes available.

Students’ Congress

As part of the GAP.12, the Student Council of Philosophy at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn has convened the seventh Students’ Congress of Philosophy. The selected BA and MA philosophy students’ papers will be presented concurrently with the GAP.12 program. They will also be integrated into our forthcoming conference app.

Fachpolitische Foren

Please note that these Forums on Higher Education Policy Issues in Academic Philosophy are among the very few German-speaking program items at GAP.12.

  1. Die Verantwortung der Fachphilosophie für das Lehramt (Mon 14.00 – 16.00)
    Organisation & Speakers: Anne Burkard (University of Göttingen), Almut von Wedelstaedt (Bielefeld University). Speakers: Frank Brosow (Paedagogische Hochschule Ludwigsburg), Henning Franzen (Berlin), Kirsten Meyer (HU Berlin).
  2. Die neue (In-)Transparenz (Mon 14.00 – 16.00)
    Organisation & Speakers: Klaus Erlach (Fraunhofer IPA Stuttgart), Nicola Mößner (Leibniz University Hannover). Speakers: Bernhard Mittermaier (Forschungszentrum Juelich), Lisa-Marie Stein (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY).
  3. Analytische Philosophie diverser gestalten (Mon 14.00 – 16.00)
    Organisation & Speakers: Sara Ayhan (Ruhr University Bochum), Gen Eickers (University of Bayreuth), Jessica Struchhold (TU Dortmund), Elmarie Venter (Ruhr University Bochum).

Colloquia

  1. Epistemische Kompetenzen (in German) (Tue 9.00 – 12.00)
    Organisation: Bettina Bussmann (University of Salzburg), David Lanius (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology). Speakers: Alexander Christian (University of Duesseldorf), Romy Jaster (HU Berlin).
  2. Moral Understanding Through Reflective Equilibrium (Tue 9.00 – 12.00)
    Organisation: Norbert Paulo (LMU Munich). Speakers: Claus Beisbart (University of Bern), Miloud Belkoniene (University of Zürich), Folke Tersman (Uppsala University).
  3. The Structure of Scientific Discoveries (Tue 9.00 – 12.00)
    Organisation: Andreas Bartels (University of Bonn), Jan Michel (HHU Düsseldorf). Speakers: Samantha Copeland (TU Delft), Radin Dardashti (University of Wuppertal), Mitchell Green (University of Connecticut).
  4. Progress in Philosophy – Meta-philosophical and Historical Issues (Wed 9.00 – 12.00)
    Organisation: Johannes Brandl (University of Salzburg). Speakers: Arnauld Dewalque (University of Liège), Thomas Grundmann (University of Cologne), Insa Lawler (UNC Greensboro).
  5. Reconceptualizing Empathy (Wed 9.00 – 12.00)
    Organisation: Maja Griem (Ruhr University Bochum), Albert Newen (Ruhr University Bochum). Speaker: Heidi Maibom (University of the Basque Country).
  6. Tarskian Themes in Language and Logic (Wed 9.00 – 12.00)
    Organisation: Sebastian Speitel (University of Bonn), Erik Stei (Utrecht University). Speakers: Michael Glanzberg (Rutgers University), Balthasar Grabmayr (University of Tuebingen), Gil Sagi (Haifa University).
  7. Abilities and Their Limits (Thu 9.00 – 12.00)
    Organisation: Nathaniel Baron-Schmitt (FU Berlin), Barbara Vetter (FU Berlin). Speakers: Maria Alvarez (King’s College London), Sanja Dembić (HU Berlin), Olivier Massin (Université de Neuchâtel).
  8. GWP/GAP-Colloquium: The Ethics of Science Communication in Democratic Societies – The Challenge of Epistemic Trespassing (Thu 9.00 – 12.00)
    Organisation: Rico Hauswald (TU Dresden), Pedro Schmechting (TU Dresden). Speakers: Nathan Ballantyne (Arizona State University), Mikkel Gerken (University of Southern Denmark), Lisa Herzog (University of Groningen).
  9. Pathways to Falsity (Thu 9.00 – 12.00)
    Organisation: Heinrich Wansing (Ruhr University Bochum). Speakers: Sara Ayhan (Ruhr University Bochum), Hitoshi Omori (Tohoku University), Graham Priest (City University of New York).

Book Symposia

  1. Responsibility for Rationality: Foundations of an Ethics of Mind (Tue 10.00 – 12.00)
    Author: Sebastian Schmidt; (University of Zurich); London (Routledge), 2024. Commentators: Antti Kauppinen (University of Helsinki), Eva Schmidt (TU Dortmund). Chair: Geert Keil (HU Berlin).
  2. The Sources of Necessity: Essence, Laws, and Logic (Wed 10.00 – 12.00)
    Author: Tobias Wilsch (University of Tübingen); Oxford (Oxford University Press), 2025. Commentators: Ralf Busse (University of Mainz), Barbara Vetter (FU Berlin). Chair: Stephan Schmid (University of Hamburg).
  3. The Right to Punish: Political Authority and International Criminal Justice (Thu 10.00 – 12.00)
    Author: Luise Müller (FU Berlin); Cambridge (Cambridge University Press), 2024. Commentators: Sofie Møller (University of Cologne), Antoinette Scherz (Stockholm University). Chair: Lukas Naegeli (University of Bern).

Satellite Workshops

  1. Climate Ethics Under Conditions of Increasing Non-Compliance
    Organisation: Christian Baatz (Kiel University), Antonia Holland-Cunz (Kiel University), Lukas Tank (Kiel University) und Nils Wendler (Kiel University)
  2. Explanation and the “practical turn" in philosophy of mathematics – an interdisciplinary perspective
    Organisation: Carolin Antos (Universität Konstanz), Deborah Kant (Universität Hamburg), Eva Müller-Hill (Universität zu Köln)
  3. Similarity after Carnap – Perspectives from Philosophy and Cognitive Science
    Organisation: Christian J. Feldbacher-Escamilla (University of Cologne), Matias Osta-Vélez (HHU), Nina Poth (Radboud University), Annika Schuster (TU Dortmund), Corina Strößner (RUB)
  4. The Situated Mind: Perception, Experience, and Imagination
    Organisation: Julia Wolf (RUB), Louis Loock (Osnabrück University), Nikola Kompa (Osnabrück University), Albert Newen (RUB)
  5. Functional Explanation in the Philosophy of Language
    Organisation: Kai Ploemacher (Universität Duisburg-Essen), Raphael van Riel (Universität Duisburg-Essen)
  6. Ethical Perspectives on Child Refugees
    This satellite workshop is cancelled.
  7. Hoffnung, Verzweiflung und Zeitbezug
    Organisation: Razvan Sofroni (Universität Potsdam), Francesca Bunkenborg (Universität Göttingen), Felicitas Krämer (Universität Potsdam)
  8. New Work on Metaphysical Indeterminacy
    Organisation: Robert Michels (University of Lisbon)
  9. Data-Driven Methods for Philosophy
    Organisation: Gregor Bös (Tilburg University), Max Noichl (Utrecht University)
  10. Mehr als Brieffreundinnen: Wie historische Philosophinnen in systematische Philosophielehre integriert werden können
    Organisation: Michaela Kirchhofer-Rehm (Universität Bielefeld), Ariane Schneck (Universität Bielefeld), Eva Weber-Guskar (RUB)

Asteroid Summerschool

The Asteroid Summer School, titled ‘P3: Pluralism, Pragmatism, Perspectivism,’ will take place from Monday to Friday, September 15–19, at the Haus der Universität. For details click here.

Closing Party at ZAKK

Join us on Thursday for the official Closing Party at ZAKK (off-campus venue, Fichtenstraße 40, 40233 Düsseldorf), starting at 19.30 and continuing until late. Tickets can be booked during registration via ConfTool. For conference participants, a small number of additional tickets will also be available at the box office at ZAKK.