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The Metaphysical Society of America
Founded in 1950
Constituent of the American Council of Learned Societies

75th Annual Meeting

Reality: Actual, Possible, and Virtual

Marriott Conference Center Atlanta/Decatur Downtown/Emory
Atlanta, Georgia
March 20-22, 2025

Conference Details:

Plenary Address: The Poetry of Physics: What Literature Can Teach Us About the Ultimate Nature of Reality, Professor William Egginton.

Presidential Address: Radical Empiricism and Animal Farm Naturalism, Professor John Stuhr.

Call For Abstracts CLOSED.
Conference Program Available November 2024.

The MSA would like to publicly acknowledge generous donations from the following organizations:

  • Emory University Philosophy Department
  • Hocking Cabot Fund for Systematic Philosophy


Conference Registration:

Conference Registration

NOTE: All presenters must be up to date on Annual Dues.

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Keynote Presenters:
To be announced soon.

Aristotle Prize
Papers submitted by persons who have not yet earned a Ph.D. or whose Ph.D. is less than 5 years old at the time of submission will be considered for the Aristotle Prize if the Program Committee is alerted to eligibility. 

The prize carries a cash award of $500, inclusion in the program, and assistance with costs associated with attending the meeting. Please encourage graduate students and junior colleagues to consider entering the competition. Papers submitted for the Aristotle Prize must be complete by October 1, 2024. Please encourage graduate students and junior colleagues to consider entering the annual competition.


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Atlanta Decatur

Related Information

  • Travel:
    Regional airport: Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
    From Hartsfield Jackson International Airport to Marriott Conference Center Atlanta/Decatur Downtown/Emory:
    1) MARTA subway system: take Red or Gold line from the "Airport" stop to "Five Points," change to Blue line getting off at "Decatur" stop which is approximately two blocks from the conference hotel. 
    2) Taxis take about 35 minutes and will cost about $50.
    3) Uber, Lyft, and similar rideshare services have a designated pick-up location at Atlanta’s airport. 
    4) Rental cars from almost all companies are available at the airport; there is on-site parking for $10/day.
  • Hotel:
    Courtyard by Marriott Atlanta Decatur Downtown/Emory.
    Hotel reservations link coming soon.