WORKSHOP
SIFA-SISFA Workshop on
Platonism in Metaphysics and the Philosophy of Mathematics:
Ancient and Contemporary

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

We invite graduate students (both MA and PhD) and early career scholars (within five years of obtaining the PhD) to submit abstracts for this workshop. We welcome submissions engaging with any aspect of Platonism in metaphysics and philosophy of mathematics broadly construed—historical, systematic, comparative, or critical. Topics may include (but are not limited to):

• The nature of forms, universals, and abstract entities

• The relationship between metaphysical realism and Platonism

• Anti-Platonist or nominalist critiques

• Platonism’s implications for ontology, logic, or the philosophy of mathematics

• The ontological status of mathematical objects in the Platonist tradition

• Not-being, absence and nothingness

Each accepted paper will be assigned a commentator.

Submission Guidelines

• Abstract length: maximum 400 words (excluding bibliography).

• Format: anonymized PDF, suitable for blind review.

• Language: English (preferred) or Italian 

• Deadline: 10 January 2026 (noon, CET).

• Notification of acceptance: by 31 January 2026.

Submission email: send your anonymized abstract to both

sofia.bonicalzi@uniroma3.it
roberto.granieri@uniroma3.it 

The accompanying email should include:

• Full name

• Institutional affiliation

• Current position (and whether the PhD has been obtained)

• Dissertation topic

We particularly encourage submissions from members of groups underrepresented in philosophy and related disciplines.

Organization and Contacts:

sofia.bonicalzi@uniroma3.it 

roberto.granieri@uniroma3.it 

Event Category:
Convegni, giornate di studio e presentazioni