Call For Student-Authored Philosophy Papers
29th Annual Philosophy Student Symposium
Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
An In-person/Zoom Hybrid Symposium
Submission Deadline: February 7, 2026
Symposium: Friday, April 10 through Saturday, April 11, 2026
The Philosophy Department at Texas State University and the members of the Phi Sigma Tau Philosophy Honors Society are hosting the 29th Annual Philosophy Student Symposium. This symposium will feature presentations of philosophy papers written by undergraduate and graduate students of philosophy, as well as responses and discussion of each presentation by philosophy students and faculty in attendance. Submissions should focus on applied philosophy or ethics understood in a broad sense, should be 8-12 pages in length, and suitable for a 20-minute presentation.
Please include a cover page with submitter’s name, contact information, and academic classification. Papers will be accepted based on the quality of the paper and on the planning committee’s ability to assign a student respondent for the topic. The author of the papers selected for presentation will be notified by Friday, March 6, 2026.
Send submissions to rross@txstate.edu.
This conference is free for all participants. For those in attendance, lunch will be provided on Saturday.
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