Topic
The 3rd annual Social Metaphysics Workshop will be held on June 22-25, 2022 in Durham, North Carolina. The topic of the workshop will be social metaphysics, broadly construed. The keynote speaker will be Brian Epstein.

Format
There will be eight sessions over three days (2 full days, 1 half day), plus a welcome day. Aside from the keynote, sessions will consist of one speaker and two commentators. There will be time for recreational activities each evening and an optional recreational activity on Saturday afternoon. The workshop is only open to selected participants and Duke-affiliated students and faculty. The number of non-Duke-affiliated participants will be limited to 25.

Submit or Volunteer
If you would like to  present a paper at the workshop, please submit an extended abstract  (750-1000 words) by January 16th, 2022. You can also volunteer to be a chair, commentator, or attendee. We strongly encourage underrepresented minorities in philosophy to apply. For more details, see the page on how to submit or volunteer.

COVID-19 Guidelines
We plan to host the workshop in-person. All participants will be expected to comply with the Duke University COVID-19 guidelines as well as any applicable government guidelines. In the event that an in-person workshop is untenable, we will go virtual.

Organizers
Kevin Richardson is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Duke University. He currently works at the intersection of metaphysics, philosophy of language, and social philosophy. 

Asya Passinsky is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Central European University in Vienna. Her main areas of research are metaphysics, social philosophy, and feminist philosophy.

Hosts
This workshop is hosted by the Duke University Philosophy Department.