Call for Papers: Prejudice in Hume and His Contemporaries

Call for Papers:  Prejudice in Hume and His Contemporaries

University College Dublin, 23-24 June 2026

Submission deadline: February 27, 2026

Confirmed speakers:

Amy Schmitter (University of Alberta)

Jacqueline Taylor (University of San Francisco)

Ross Carroll (Dublin City University)

Elena Gordon (University College Dublin)

Early modern philosophers had much to say about what it means to be prejudiced towards someone, how such prejudices are caused, and how (and if) they can be overcome. This conference aims to investigate Hume’s theory of prejudice from a social and critical perspective. It will also look at his possible inspirations and at his own influence on later authors in the Scottish Enlightenment and beyond. Thus, spreading outward from Hume, the conference aims to produce a more comprehensive and sophisticated understanding of the social aspects of prejudice in the broad context in which he was writing.

For more information, see the full CFP at  (opens in a new window)https://philevents.org/event/show/143697.

In case of any questions, please contact the organiser, Ruben Noorloos, at (opens in a new window)ruben.noorloos@ucd.ie.

The event is generously supported by the (opens in a new window)British Society for the History of Philosophy, the (opens in a new window)Mind Association, (opens in a new window)Taighde Éireann - Research Ireland, and the UCD School of Philosophy. It is organised as part of the project 'Hume and the Prejudiced Self', funded by Taighde Éireann - Research Ireland (grant number GOIPD/2025/1772).