{"id":996,"date":"2023-09-08T16:03:13","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T23:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/phil\/?page_id=996"},"modified":"2025-01-13T09:33:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T17:33:31","slug":"california-metaphysics-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/phil\/california-metaphysics-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"California Metaphysics Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The USC Dornsife School of Philosophy at the University of Southern California is pleased to host the annual California Metaphysics Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--link-list \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--link-list\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Upcoming Conference\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">The University of Southern California Philosophy Department will be hosting the 9th annual California Metaphysics Conference, <strong>January 16-18, 2026<\/strong>. This year\u2019s topic is <strong><em>Metaphysics and Feminism<\/em><\/strong>!<\/span><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"inherit-font-size wixui-rich-text__text\">\u200b<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Attendance is open (and free) to all who would like to come, but you <strong><em>must register<\/em><\/strong> by emailing sjk [at] parthood [dot] com no later than December 15, 2025. \u00a0Please include your full name and university (or other) affiliation in the email.\u00a0 Also, let me know if you are a graduate student from outside CA and you are interested in being an assistant organizer!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"links-container\">\n\n                        \n        \n          \n            <div class=\"column\">\n                <ul>\n                                                                  <li>\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/www.parthood.com\/cmc2025\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Conference Website\"  \n>\n    Conference Website \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/li>\n                                                          <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n\n          \n          \n        \n          \n          \n        \n\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--link-list \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--link-list\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Past Conferences\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"links-container\">\n\n                        \n        \n          \n            <div class=\"column\">\n                <ul>\n                                                                  <li>\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/philosophy-conferences\/persistence\/\n    aria-label=\"Read more about January 20-22, 2012 - 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