Events
Sievert Lecture: Declan Smithies, The Ohio State University
Friday, September 19, 2025 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Declan Smithies, The Ohio State University“Valenced Experience and the Epistemology of Value”

Weather, Fiction and Lies
Thursday, October 2, 2025 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Stephanie LeManager will lecture about the role of fiction in the environmental humanities.

War as a Genre of Climate Change
Friday, October 3, 2025 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Stephanie LeManager will lecture about the role of fiction in the environmental humanities.
Colloquium: Jovana Davidovic, University of Iowa
Friday, October 17, 2025 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Jovana Davidovic, University of Iowa“Bridging the responsibility gaps for warfighting AI”
Colloquium: Mihailis Diamantis, University of Iowa
Friday, November 7, 2025 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Mihailis Diamantis, University of Iowa“The Corporate Artifact”
Iowa Care Lab Distinguished Senior Scholar Lecture
Friday, November 14, 2025 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Lori Gruen, Wesleyan University"Empathy’s Role in Care Ethics"Supported by the Office of the Vice President for Research, the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies’ C. Esco and Avalon L. Obermann Endowment Fund, the Philosophy Department, and the Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies Department.
Colloquium: Katarina Perovic, University of Iowa
Friday, February 13, 2026 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Katarina Perovic, University of Iowa
Hall Lecture: Robert Gooding-Williams, Yale University
Friday, February 27, 2026 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Robert Gooding-Williams, Yale University
Public Philosophy Lecture and UIGPS Keynote Lecture: Jennifer Lackey, Northwestern University
Friday, April 3, 2026 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Jennifer Lackey, Northwestern University
Colloquium: Carrie Swanson, University of Iowa
Friday, April 17, 2026 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Carrie Swanson, University of Iowa
Public Philosophy Lecture-- Social Epistemology: Duncan Pritchard, UC Irvine
Friday, May 1, 2026 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Duncan Pritchard, UC Irvine