Call for Abstracts
31st International Conference of the Friedrich Nietzsche Society, Panteion University, Athens, Greece
08-11 October 2026
Theme: "Nietzsche and Greek Thought"
Call for abstracts
The Friedrich Nietzsche Society (FNS) invites the submission of abstracts to be considered for presentation at our 31st International Conference, to be held in Athens (Greece) in 2026.
This conference will explore the relationship between Nietzsche and Greek thought in its multiple dimensions: ancient Greek philosophy, rhetoric, tragedy, and the emergence of Western philosophy in Greece. Nietzsche’s philosophical identity is deeply marked by his engagement with Greek culture―from his reflections on the Apollonian and Dionysian drives in The Birth of Tragedy to his later critiques of Socrates, Platonism, and the genealogy of Western rationality.
We welcome papers from established, early career, and independent scholars that illuminate how Greek thought informs and enriches Nietzsche’s work, and how Nietzsche, in turn, reinterprets and transforms the legacy of Greek philosophy, tragedy, and rhetoric. Abstracts for 30-minute papers need not address all aspects of the conference theme. Authors are encouraged to explore both continuities and ruptures between Nietzsche and Greek thought, as well as Nietzsche’s relevance for contemporary debates in philosophy, classics, and related fields.
Topics of relevance to the FNS 2026 Conference theme may include (but are not limited to):
Abstract guidelines and review information for authors
Due date for abstracts
Abstracts are due Monday, April 20th, 2026, 23:59 GMT+2 (Athens time).
Decision date
We aim to communicate acceptance decisions by May 20th, 2026.
Important note
We warmly encourage anyone interested in participating in the 2026 Conference to contact FNS ([email protected]) regarding accessibility needs.
08-11 October 2026
Theme: "Nietzsche and Greek Thought"
Call for abstracts
The Friedrich Nietzsche Society (FNS) invites the submission of abstracts to be considered for presentation at our 31st International Conference, to be held in Athens (Greece) in 2026.
This conference will explore the relationship between Nietzsche and Greek thought in its multiple dimensions: ancient Greek philosophy, rhetoric, tragedy, and the emergence of Western philosophy in Greece. Nietzsche’s philosophical identity is deeply marked by his engagement with Greek culture―from his reflections on the Apollonian and Dionysian drives in The Birth of Tragedy to his later critiques of Socrates, Platonism, and the genealogy of Western rationality.
We welcome papers from established, early career, and independent scholars that illuminate how Greek thought informs and enriches Nietzsche’s work, and how Nietzsche, in turn, reinterprets and transforms the legacy of Greek philosophy, tragedy, and rhetoric. Abstracts for 30-minute papers need not address all aspects of the conference theme. Authors are encouraged to explore both continuities and ruptures between Nietzsche and Greek thought, as well as Nietzsche’s relevance for contemporary debates in philosophy, classics, and related fields.
Topics of relevance to the FNS 2026 Conference theme may include (but are not limited to):
- Nietzsche and ancient Greek philosophy, Greek tragedy, and rhetoric
- The Apollonian and Dionysian drives and their later transformations in Nietzsche’s work
- Greek tragedy as the paradigm of art in Nietzsche
- Nietzsche and the Presocratics
- Nietzsche’s critique of Socrates; Nietzsche’s critique of Plato
- Nietzsche’s early lecture notes on rhetoric and their significance for his later writings
- Rhetoric’s influence on Nietzsche’s style, method, and conception of philosophy
- Nietzsche’s readings of Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Plato, Aristotle, and the sophists
- Greek notions of agon, paideia, and polis in Nietzsche’s thought
- Nietzsche’s conception of philology and the revaluation of classical antiquity
Abstract guidelines and review information for authors
- Submitted abstracts should be 300-500 words long, including any references to primary and secondary texts.
- Please ensure that the text of your abstract is prepared for anonymous review. Authors must not include any personal information (short CV, list of publications, links to a homepage, etc.) in the abstract itself. Abstracts not prepared for anonymous review may be returned for resubmission or declined.
- Please copy and paste the text of your abstract, and your presentation title, directly into the online submission form. There is no need to upload a separate document.
- Abstracts should clearly describe proposals for a 30-minute presentation and must be written in English.
- Abstracts must include a title and 3-5 keywords, present a clear thesis statement, demonstrate relevance to the conference theme, and set out a clear argument, including references to appropriate primary and secondary texts.
- Abstracts must be submitted to the FNS Conference Committee via the following Google Forms link: https://forms.gle/E3NirDRvgE4nY8vP9
- FNS will not accept abstracts for consideration that are not submitted via the Google Forms link.
- Authors should receive an automatic email confirmation of their abstract submission once they submit via Google Forms. Please check your spam folder as well as your inbox for this message.
Due date for abstracts
Abstracts are due Monday, April 20th, 2026, 23:59 GMT+2 (Athens time).
Decision date
We aim to communicate acceptance decisions by May 20th, 2026.
Important note
We warmly encourage anyone interested in participating in the 2026 Conference to contact FNS ([email protected]) regarding accessibility needs.
The organisers of FNS 2026 gratefully acknowledge the support of Klassik Stiftung Weimar in the preparation and delivery of this event.