Second Conference of the European Moral Responsibility Consortium (EMRC)

September 28-30, 2026
Department of Philosophy, University of Salzburg

The EMRC (European Moral Responsibility Consortium) is a platform devoted to facilitating coordination and cooperation among philosophers based in Europe who are working in the area of moral responsibility and on related topics (free will, blame, collective responsibility, punishment, moral responsibility and AI, etc.). The first conference of the EMRC took place in 2025 in Leuven, Belgium. From September 28-30, 2026, the second conference of the EMRC will be held in Salzburg, Austria.

Keynote Speakers:

  • Monika Betzler
  • Gunnar Björnsson
  • Jules Holroyd
  • Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen
Call for Abstracts

We invite submissions from researchers from all parts of the world at any career stage. If you are interested, please submit an anonymized abstract of 400-800 words by March 15, along with an email including your name, title, and affiliation to leonie.eichhorn@plus.ac.at. Acceptance will be communicated by April 15. If accepted, we will cover costs for at least one dinner.

  • Abstract submission deadline: March 15, 2026
  • Communication of acceptance: April 15, 2026
  • Conference: September 28-30, 2026, in Salzburg
Practical Information

Practical information will be available here at a later time.

Organizers & Contact

The conference is organized by Leonhard Menges and Leonie Eichhorn as part of the FWF-funded project Skepticism about Praiseworthiness.

If you have any questions regarding the conference, please contact us at leonie.eichhorn@plus.ac.at

The conference is funded by:

FWF Austrian Science Fund
German Society for Analytic Philosophy

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