From August 23 to 28, 2027, the 18th International Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology (CLMPST 2027) will take place at Kobe University, Japan. One of its twenty-one thematic sections is devoted to empirical and experimental philosophy of science and technology.
Abstracts can be submitted until November 15, 2026. The call reads:
CLMPST is the premier forum on Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology. Its aim is to bring together active researchers in this broad field. The International Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology (CLMPST) is organized under the auspices of the Division of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IUHPST/DLMPST).
CLMPST has a long history – it started in 1960, and has been held every four years since then in capital cities and/or by leading university centres in this field. Recent previous CLMPST Congresses were held in Buenos Aires (2023), Prague (2019), Helsinki (2015), Nancy (2011), and Beijing (2007). The 2027 edition will take place at Kobe University in Kobe, Japan.
Aims and Scope
As in previous editions, CLMPST 2027 aims to foster connections between the research fields of logic and philosophy of science and technology, as well as research studying the foundations and methodology of science and technology. We are looking forward to having papers and symposia on all topics pertaining to our fields, from mathematical logic to metaphilosophy, from the foundations of the exact sciences to philosophy of the social sciences, from philosophy of technology to historical perspectives on the sciences, presented by researchers from all regions and cultures of the world.
CLMPST 2027 calls for contributed papers and contributed symposia in 21 thematic sections:
A. Logic
- A.1 Mathematical Logic
- A.2 Philosophical Logic
- A.3 Computational Logic and Applications of Logic
- A.4 Historical Aspects of Logic
- A.5 Educational Aspects of Logic
B. General Philosophy of Science
- B.1 Methodology
- B.2 Formal Philosophy of Science and Formal Epistemology
- B.3 Empirical and Experimental Philosophy of Science and Technology
- B.4 Metaphysical Issues in the Philosophy of Science and Technology
- B.5 Ethical, Social and Political Issues in the Philosophy of Science and Technology
- B.6 Historical Aspects in the Philosophy of Science and Technology
- B.7 Educational Aspects of Philosophy of Science and Technology
C. Philosophical Issues of Particular Disciplines
- C.1 Philosophy of the Formal Sciences (including Logic, Mathematics, Statistics)
- C.2 Philosophy of the Physical Sciences (including Physics, Chemistry, Earth Science, Climate Science)
- C.3 Philosophy of the Biological Sciences
- C.4 Philosophy of the Biomedical and Health Sciences
- C.5 Philosophy of the Cognitive and Behavioural Sciences
- C.6 Philosophy of Computing and Computation
- C.7 Philosophy of the Humanities and the Social Sciences
- C.8 Philosophy of the Applied Sciences and Technology
- C.9 Philosophy of Emerging and Interdisciplinary Sciences
The language of the congress is English.
Contributed Papers
Submissions will be made through the EasyChair platform. Please submit an abstract of 500 words, including the references, prepared for anonymous review. Indicate to which congress section you submit the paper (tick the appropriate box). The allocated time for each contributed paper is 30 minutes, including discussion.
Contributed Symposia
Symposia are groups of talks on a common theme. Each symposium consists of four to twelve papers. In EasyChair, please make a submission for (a) the symposium as a whole; and (b) each paper in the symposium (so, for example, for a four-paper symposium, you should make a total of five submissions).
(a) For the symposium as a whole, please provide an abstract with a general description of the format and the topic of the proposed symposium and its significance (up to 500 words), and suggest a symposium chair. If desired, it is acceptable for the symposium organiser to be the chair. Indicate to which congress section you submit the symposium (tick the appropriate box). After the abstract, please list the titles of the talks in the order they should appear at the conference. Please provide the symposium with an acronym, and write this acronym at the beginning of the title of the symposium.
(b) For each paper within a symposium, please submit a 500-word abstract (including references). Indicate to which congress section the symposium belongs. Please write the acronym of the symposium at the beginning of the title of the talk.
Note to symposium organisers: Papers intended to be presented as parts of a symposium must be submitted by their respective authors. Symposium organisers should contact all symposium speakers in advance and make sure that they submit their abstracts by the submission deadline of 15 November 2026.
Although the exact format of symposia is up to the symposium organizers, the allocated time for each symposium paper is 30 minutes.
Important Dates
- Submission deadline: November 15, 2026
- Notifications of acceptance: Early March 2027
- 18th CLMPST, Kobe University, Japan: August 23–28, 2027