ArgLab
04/03/2026
2nd Luso-Brazilian Colloquium on Leibniz Translation: Leibniz and Cartesianism
Call for abstracts
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25–26 June 2026
NOVA University Lisbon (NOVA FCSH), Lisbon, Portugal


Building on a longstanding collaboration with Brazilian scholars, the School of Social Sciences and Humanities of NOVA University Lisbon will host the 2nd Luso-Brazilian Colloquium on Leibniz Translation, organised by IFILNOVA in collaboration with CHAM. Dedicated to the study, translation, and interpretation of G. W. Leibniz’s work, this edition of the Colloquium focuses on Leibniz and Cartesianism. Taking as its point of departure the multiple forms of Leibniz’s critical engagement with Cartesian philosophy, the Colloquium aims to deepen the study of the reception and translation of Cartesian philosophy within Leibniz’s thought, as well as to explore the philological, philosophical, and historical challenges involved in interpreting and translating Leibniz’s writings devoted to this theme.

Submission of Abstracts

We invite the academic community to submit proposals for papers addressing topics related to the theme of the Colloquium.


  • Accepted languages: Portuguese, Spanish, French, and English.
  • Duration of presentations: 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of discussion.

Participants are requested to submit two documents (in Word or PDF format) to the following email address: lusobrleibniz@gmail.com, with the title and abstract of the proposed paper (maximum 200 words):


  • An identified document clearly indicating the author’s name and institutional affiliation;
  • An anonymous document prepared for blind peer review.

Deadline for abstract submission: 15 April 2026.
Notification of acceptance: by 30 April 2026.


The registration fee for selected participants is €60.

Organising Committee

Marta Mendonça, NOVA University Lisbon / IFILNOVA
Adelino Cardoso, NOVA University Lisbon / CHAM
Sofia Araújo, NOVA University Lisbon / CHAM


For further information, please contact: lusobrleibniz@gmail.com.


Event supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology (Fundação para a Ciência e para a Tecnologia) of the Portuguese Ministry of Education and Science under the projects UID/04666/2025 https://doi.org/10.54499/UID/04666/2025 (CHAM) and UID/00183/2025 https://doi.org/10.54499/UID/00183/2025 (IFILNOVA).

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