The 14th Nordic Wittgenstein Society Conference

The conference will contribute to this renewed engagement by examining the legacy and contemporary significance of the tradition and its leading representatives. At the same time, the conference aims at critically examining the idea of an ordinary language philosophy tradition itself. The thinkers typically grouped under this label differ substantially in philosophical outlook and method. Assessing the depth and significance of these differences raises broader questions about how unified the tradition really is. Is the current resurgence best understood as the continuation of a shared philosophical approach, or does it instead consist of diverse and sometimes competing attempts to draw on different elements of this legacy? By addressing these questions, the conference will both clarify the historical significance of ordinary language philosophy and assess the prospects for its contemporary revival. The 14th Nordic Wittgenstein Society Conference "Inheriting Ordinary Language Philosophy" will take place on October 2-3, 2026.

Keynote speakers

Avner Baz (Tufts University)
Benjamin De Mesel (KU Leuven)
Hans-Johann Glock (University of Zurich)
Martin Gustafsson (Åbo Akademi University)
Nicole Rathgeb (University of Bern)

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