2025-26 Philosophy Speaker Series
The annual Philosophy Speaker Series brings scholars from across the country to present new work being done in philosophy and to discuss topics of crucial interest to Christian thinkers. All lectures are free and open to the public.
Fall 2025 Speakers
Why Have a Child? Choosing Life in an Age of Fear
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
7:30 pm, Blanchard Hall Room 339
Dr. Naomi Fisher
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Loyola University Chicago
Kierkegaard's Conception of the Role of Admiration in Human Life
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
7:30 pm, Blanchard Hall Room 339
Richard McCombs, St. John's College, Santa Fe
Author of Art and Praise in Kierkegaard’s Works of Love (2023)
Spring 2025 Speakers
Taking the Text Seriously: Gadamer on the Demands of Reading
Thursday, February 20, 2025
7:30 pm, Blanchard Hall Room 339
Greg Lynch, North Central College
Co-author of The Event of Meaning in Gadamer's Hermeneutics (2024)
Wheaton College Philosophy Colloquium
Friday, March 28, 2025
Schedule TBA
The first- and second-prize winners of our first Philosophy Essay Contest will present their papers. More details to come.