FrankMeta Conference

8th Frankfurt Metaethics Conference - 19th & 20th of June 2026, Frankfurt

What FrankMeta is

FrankMeta is the annual metaethics conference organized by Frankfurt School's Computational Science & Philosophy department.

Date

19 June - 20 June 2026

Time

09:30 - 17:15

Location

Frankfurt

Language

English
FrankMeta is the annual metaethics conference organized by Frankfurt School's Computational Science & Philosophy department.
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FrankMeta is designed to bring together philosophers working on normativity and metanormativity, broadly construed. It features new work in the metaphysics, (meta)semantics, epistemology and psychology of normative discourse, as well as papers on reasons and rationality.  The conference runs over two days and provides plenty of time for discussion and exchange. There is no conference fee.

Our speakers are

Sarah McGrath (Princeton)

Michael Ridge (Edinburgh)

Christine Tappolet (Montreal) 

Mauro Rossi (Montreal) 

Matthew Lutz (Wuhan)

Wentao Ding (Syracuse)

Jonathan Way (Southampton)

Eric Sampson (Purdue) 

James Brown (UCL)

Please direct any inquiries about the conference to Sebastian Köhler

Our speakers are

Sarah McGrath (Princeton)

Michael Ridge (Edinburgh)

Christine Tappolet (Montreal) 

Mauro Rossi (Montreal) 

Matthew Lutz (Wuhan)

Wentao Ding (Syracuse)

Jonathan Way (Southampton)

Eric Sampson (Purdue) 

James Brown (UCL)

Please direct any inquiries about the conference to Sebastian Köhler

Programme

09.30 – 10.00              Registration

10.00 – 11.30              Michael Ridge – Relaxed Realism Meets Another Moral Twin       Earth

11.30 – 11.45              Coffee break

11.45 – 13.15              Eric Sampson – Ideally Coherent Plato: A New Challenge to Metaethical Constructivism

13.15 – 14.30              Lunch

14.30 – 16.00              Jonathan Way – Social Rules and Normative Attitudes 

16.00 – 16.15              Coffee break

16.15 – 17.45              Mauro Rossi & Christine Tappolet – Sentiments as Valuings

19.00 –                        Conference Dinner 

09.30 – 11.00               James Brown – Prudential Particularism

11.00 – 11.15               Coffee break

11.15 – 12.45               Wentao Ding – The Humean Account of Moral Laws

12.45 – 14.00               Lunch

14.00 – 15.30               Matt Lutz – What is Metaethical Naturalism?

15.30 – 15.45               Coffee break

15.45 – 17.15               Sarah McGrath – False Justified Moral Beliefs and the Problem of Over-Exoneration

Registration

Registration for the FrankMeta.8 Conference

Registration

Registration for the FrankMeta.8 Conference

Travel Directions

  • Take the S-Bahn train (direction: “Frankfurt Innenstadt”) to Konstablerwache station
  • Then take the U5 metro (direction: “Preungesheim”) to Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
  • Cross Adickesallee directly at the traffic lights at the German National Library
  • The Frankfurt School Campus is diagonally opposite the German National Library on the other side of Adickesallee Street
  • Take the S-Bahn train (direction: “Frankfurt Innenstadt”) to Konstablerwache station
  • Then take the U5 metro (direction: “Preungesheim”) to Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
  • Cross Adickesallee directly at the traffic lights at the German National Library
  • The Frankfurt School Campus is diagonally opposite the German National Library on the other side of Adickesallee Street
  • From Konstablerwache station, take the U5 metro (direction: “Preungesheim”) to Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
  • Cross Adickesallee directly at the traffic lights at the German National Library
  • The Frankfurt School Campus is diagonally opposite the German National Library on the other side of Adickesallee Street
  • From Hauptwache or Willy-Brandt Platz station, take the U1, U2, U3 or U8 metro heading north (direction: Oberursel, Bad Homburg, Riedberg, etc.) to Polizeipräsidium / Miquel-/Adickesallee station
  • Walk east along Adickesallee for about five minutes; the campus is on the left

Local public transport tickets are available from ticket machines, situated at the local railway stations. Remember that you will need to purchase a ticket before boarding the train. By touching the screen, you can set the operating instructions to various languages (English, French, Italian, Spanish and Turkish). Then follow the instructions on the user screen and select the type of ticket required (single adult ticket, day ticket, short hop ticket). The ticket machines accept payment in coins and banknotes and usually also allow for cashless payment.

Travelling by Car

  • Take the A5 to the Nordwestkreuz junction, then take the A66 heading towards Frankfurt
  • Drive to the end of the motorway, then continue to follow the road (now called Miquelallee)
  • Miquelallee joins Adickesallee; the Frankfurt School campus is on the left
  • To turn left, one needs to drive straight forward at the big crossing (traffic light) 
  • Just behind the crossing, it is possible to turn and drive back
  • Then, the Frankfurt School campus is on the right
  • Take the A66 heading towards Frankfurt/Miquelallee until you reach the end of the motorway, then continue to follow the road (now called Miquelallee)
  • Miquelallee joins Adickesallee; the Frankfurt School campus is on the left
  • To turn left, one needs to drive straight across the big junction (traffic light)
  • Just behind the crossing, it is possible to turn and drive back
  • Then, Frankfurt School campus is on the right
  • Take the A661 until you reach Exit 7 signposted “Frankfurt-Eckenheim’, then head in the direction of Frankfurt-Innenstadt
  • After about 4 km (2.5 miles) turn right into Adickesallee
  • Drive another 150 metres or so; the Frankfurt School campus is on the right after the Adickasallee traffic light / Eckenheimer Landstraße

DEREK BAKER

Associate Professor of Philosophy
Derek Baker

Sebastian Köhler

Associate Professor of Philosophy
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Sebastian Köhler

Christine Tiefensee

Professor of Philosophy
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Christine Tiefensee