For 2026, we will have a special track devoted to philosophical issues pertaining to diagrams. Special theme topics include any research on the philosophy of diagrams, such as:

• aesthetic properties of diagrams,
• cultural, metaphysical, epistemological aspects of diagrams,
• diagrams for syllogisms,
• diagrams in formal logic,
• diagrams in mathematical practice,
• diagrams in the mind,
• historical aspects of diagrams,
• iconicity and ‘naturalness’ of diagrams,
• imagination,
• philosophy of notation,
• reasoning and argumentation with diagrams,
• semantics and/or pragmatics of diagrams,
• semiotics of diagrams,
• square of opposition, trees and graphs,
• the nature and definition of diagrams and diagramming,
• the work of philosophers such as Plato and C. S. Peirce
• visualization and intuition.

Submission information can be found here: https://diagrams-conference.org/2026/calls-2/submission/

Track Chair: Dave Beisecker, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Email: beiseckd@unlv.nevada.edu

Program Committee

Andrew Aberdien, Florida Institute of Technology
Ben Blumson, National University of Singapore
José-Martín Castro-Manzano, Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla
Daniele Chiffi, Politecnico di Milano
Silvia De Toffoli, IUSS Pavia
Lorenz Demey, KU Leuven
Ian Dove, University of Nevada
Nathan Haydon, University of Waterloo
Ingolf Max, Universität Leipzig
Brendan Larvor, University of Hertfordshire
Javier Legris, Universidad de Buenos Aires
Jens Lemansi, Universität Münster
Amirouche Moktefi, Tallinn University of Technology
Mario Piazza, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
Fabien Schang, Universidade Federal de Goiás
Dirk Schlimm, McGill University
Marco Segala, Università degli Studi dell’Aquila
Hans Smessaert, KU Leuven
Jean Van Bendegem Vrije, Universiteit Brussel
Ioannis Vandoulakis Hellenic, Open University of Cyprus
Ahti-Veikko Pietarinen, Hong Kong Baptist University
Arnold Oostra, Universidad del Tolima