Society for the Metaphysics of Science
The SMS seeks to promote work in the ‘metaphysics of science’, one of the most exciting areas of professional philosophical research.
We host an annual conference whose location cycles between Europe, North America, and virtually, in addition to satellite events.
About
History, constitution, members, etc.
2024 Conference
Learn about this year’s conference to be held virtually, August 29-31.
Information about this year’s virtual summer school, to be held August 20-21, coming soon.
Past Events
An archive of past activities of the Society.
Announcements
The CFP for SMS’s 9th Annual Conference, to be held virtually 29-31 August, 2024, is now available.
Here is a CFP for a special issue of Revue de métaphysique et de morale on the metaphysics of science (edited by Max Kistler)
The schedule and booklet for our 2023 Conference are now available.
Details about our 2023 Summer School are now available here.
We are now accepting submissions for our 2023 Conference at Dalhousie University, 10-12 August 2023.
The Conference Booklet for our 2022 Conference is now available!
Members of the SMS may be interested in the Persistence in Stability Workshop "Change and Change-Makers", 4-5 July 2022 online, hosted by the International Center for Philosophy NRW.
Due to room scheduling issues, we’ve adjusted the dates of our 2022 Conference from 7-9 September to 6-8 September. We apologize for any inconvenience.
The Call for Abstracts for our Group Session at the 2023 Eastern APA (Montreal, 4-7 January 2023) is now available: https://philevents.org/event/show/100406. The submission deadline is Friday, June 10th.
Kerry McKenzie’s book Fundamentality and Grounding is open access until 23 February 2022.
Inquiries and Membership
For general inquiries, to suggest an announcement, or to be added to our email/membership list, please email our Secretary, Jenn McDonald: jenniferrosemcdonald [at] gmail [dot] com