Croatian Philosophical Society
Department of Philosophy
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Croatian Philosophical Society
Department of Philosophy
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Split, April 3-5, 2025
The Croatian Philosophical Society and the Department of Philosophy of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Split cordially invite you to the
XIX. conference Mediterranean Roots of Philosophy – Philosophia Perennis: Celebrating the 800th Birth Anniversary of St. Thomas Aquinas.
The conference is organized by the Croatian Philosophical Society and the Department of Philosophy at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Split. It will take place from April 3 to 5, 2025.
The conference sessions will be held on April 3 and 4. On April 5, participants are invited to join an optional guided tour of the city of Split, with a special focus on its medieval history.
This year’s theme honours the monumental legacy of Thomas Aquinas, the greatest medieval thinker of the Mediterranean. His work represents a profound synthesis of philosophy and theology, fostering harmony and mutual respect between philosophy, religion, and science, and highlighting their complementarity. A key feature of Thomistic philosophy is its realistic method, rooted in common-sense experience, while its enduring intellectual appeal lies in its speculative insights into transcendence, which are central to Aquinas’s metaphysics of being. For these reasons, the tradition has fittingly described Aquinas’s philosophy as philosophia perennis—the eternal philosophy.
In addition to this year’s special theme, the symposium is also open to our permanent focus: the exploration of Mediterranean philosophy and culture. Therefore, the program is divided into the following thematic sections:
I. Thomas Aquinas – Thomism – Neo-Thomism
II. Ecumenism and Interreligious Dialogue in the Mediterranean
III. Mediterranean Roots of Philosophy
IV. Philosophy in the Mediterranean
V. Globalization Challenges and Multiculturalism in the Mediterranean
Interdisciplinary research is welcomed.
There are two possible ways to register:
i. by filling out the Online form
ii. by sending the completed Application Form to the e-mail address: mkf.ffst@gmail.com or alunic@ffst.hr
Application deadline: February 21st.
Notification of (non)acceptance: February 24th.
The registration fee includes:
participation in the symposium, publication of the abstract in the Book of Abstracts and Certificate of participation
hot drinks and snacks during coffee breaks (both days of the conference), lunch (both days of the conference)
optional city tour (April 5)
invitation to publish full papers in international scientific journals (Filozofska istraživanja and Synthesis Philosophica; double-blinded peer review; no processing fee)*
Details about the registration fee payment will be e-mailed after the Notification of acceptance/rejection.
Notification of acceptance/rejection will be sent by the 14th of February.
*Important: The deadline for submitting full papers (after presenting at the conference) is April 30th. However, submitting full papers for publication is not mandatory.
After participating in the conference, participants can submit their papers for publication in international scientific journals Synthesis Philosophica (https://hrcak. srce.hr/synthesis-philosophica; in English) or Filozofska istraživanja (https://hrcak.srce.hr/filozofska-istrazivanja; in Croatian). Both journals are included in the most important international databases:
a. Synthesis Philosophica: Current Contents Connect - Web Of Science: Arts & Humanities Citation Index – Scopus - Doaj - Scimago Jr - Journal Citation Reports - Erih Plus - The Philosopher's Index - Philosophy Research Index - Socindex - Political Science Complete - Llba - Linguistic And Language Behavior Abstracts – Sociological Abstracts - Social Services Abstracts - Worldwide Political Science Abstracts - Humanities International Complete - Ibz Online - Humanities Source
b. Filozofska istraživanja: Web Of Science Core Collection / Arts And Humanities Citation Index - Scopus – Erih Plus - The Philosopher's Index - Philosophy Research Index - Clarivate Journal Citation Reports - Doaj – Ceeol - Scimago Jr - Rilm - Hrčak.
Please prepare the papers in accordance with the guidelines of the journal, available at the following links:
a. For Synthesis Philosophica: https://hrcak.srce.hr/upute/upute_autorima_Synthesis_philosophica.pdf
b. For Filozofska istraživanja: https://hrcak.srce.hr/upute/upute_autorima_Filozofska_istra%C5%BEivanja.pdf
Important: The deadline for submitting full papers (after presenting at the conference) is April 30th. However, submitting full papers for publication is not mandatory.
The working languages of the conference are Croatian (and related South Slavic languages) and
English.
All thematic units are interdisciplinary. Individual panels will be organised according to the principle
of thematic or methodological similarity.
The conference part of the symposium takes place on the 3rd and 4th of April. On April 5th, we will organise an optional expert-led tour of Diocletian's Palace and the surrounding city center, with a special focus on medieval history.
Important: The conference venue is accessible to people with disabilities.
For participants staying in Split after the conference, an optional expert-led tour of Diocletian's Palace
and the surrounding city center will be organized on April 5, with a special focus on medieval history.
Participants are responsible for arranging their own accommodation, as it is not provided by the organizers.
UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY
Poljička cesta 35, 21000 Split
Tel.: +385-(0)21-541-902
e-mail: mkf.ffst@gmail.com
CROATIAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
Filozofski fakultet, Ivana Lučića 3
HR–10000 Zagreb
Tel.: +385-(0)1-6111-808
Fax: +385-(0)1-6117-012
e-mail: hrfd@hrfd.hr
Prof. Mislav Kukoč, Chair
Anita Lunić, PhD, Conference secretary
Prof. Hrvoje Relja
Prof. Dževad Zečić
Prof. Marita Brčić Kuljiš
Assoc. Prof. Davor Balić
Assoc. Prof. Bruno Ćurko
Assoc. Prof. Zoran Dimić
Assoc. Prof. Tomaž Grušovnik
Josip Guć, PhD
Antonio Kovačević, MA
Prof. Mislav Kukoč, Chair
Anita Lunić, PhD, Conference secretary
Prof. Jasna Jeličić-Radonić
Prof. Dunja Jutronić
Prof. Hrvoje Relja
Prof. Luka Tomašević
Prof. Marita Brčić Kuljiš
Assoc. Prof. Bruno Ćurko
Assoc. Prof. Borislav Dadić
Josip Guć, PhD
Danica Radoš, MA
Antonio Kovačević, MA
Mira Matijević, business secretary