Eastern Study Group

About the Study Group

The Eastern Study Group of the North American Kant Society was founded in 2004 by Sharon Anderson-Gold with the aim of promoting discussion of Kantian scholarship among students and faculty on the east coast. Our annual meetings are usually held in the spring and take place at colleges and universities from Maine to Washington, DC. Meetings feature invited speakers and papers selected through blind review by ENAKS committee members. The best graduate student paper at each conference receives a stipend of $200 and is nominated for the the Markus Herz Award. Meetings are open to the public. Students and faculty are warmly invited to join in friendly and rigorous discussion. 

Contact

Kate Moran, Regional Chair

2026 NAKS Eastern Study Group Meeting

Call for Abstracts

Dates: November 20–21, 2026

Location: University of Toronto

Host: Nick Stang

Keynotes: Arthur Ripstein (University of Toronto) and Anja Jauernig (New York University)

Submission deadline: September 1, 2026

Notification: around September 15, 2026

The Eastern Study Group of NAKS invites submissions for detailed abstracts (1,000-1,200 words) for its 2026 annual meeting, to take place at the University of Toronto, in Toronto, Ontario. Submissions (in .doc, .docx, or .pdf format) should be prepared for anonymous review and include a word count. Please supply author name, affiliation, and contact information in a separate file. Graduate students should note their status in the contact information.

Please send all abstracts electronically enaks2026@gmail.com.

The selection committee welcomes contributions on all topics in Kant scholarship and the Kantian philosophical tradition (both systematic and historically-oriented), including discussions of Kant’s immediate predecessors and successors.

The best graduate student paper will receive a $300 stipend and be eligible for the Markus Herz Prize awarded by NAKS. Papers already presented at other NAKS study groups or meetings are not eligible for submission. Presenters must be members of NAKS in good standing (though this is not required in order to submit a paper).