North American Kant Society - Midwest Study Group 2025
The Midwest Study Group of the North American Kant Society was founded in 1995 by Manfred Kuehn, then at Purdue University, in order to advance the discussion of Kant and to promote interaction among Kant scholars. Weekend meetings, held annually in late Fall, feature several refereed papers and plenty of time for discussion and interaction. Recent meetings have also featured invited speakers. The History of Philosophy Forum is pleased to co-sponsor this year's annual Midwest Study Group.
Overview
When: November 14–15, 2025
Where: First Floor reading room, Jordan Hall, University of Notre Dame
Host: Professor Alix Cohen
Registration
In order to indicate your plans to attend this year's study group at Notre Dame, please fill out this form. Registration fees and tickets to meals and drink receptions can be paid in-person on the day of the event.
Hotel
NAKS has arranged a room block with the Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites, which is within walking distance of campus. You can book your hotel room here.
Program
While the final details of the conference schedule remain to be confirmed, the following is a prospective program for the meeting:
Friday 14 November 2025
09:00–09:30 Breakfast
09:30–10:40 Maya Krishnan — “Against Unificationism: Toward a Particularist Reading of the Transcendental Dialectic”
10:50–12:00 Mario Shärli — “The Optionality of Special Metaphysics”
12:00–13:00: Lunch
13:00–14:10 Logan Ginther —“Taking It to Heart: What It Means to Have an Obligatory End”
14:20–15:30 Sina Rezaei — “The Moral Grounds of Private Property: Locke’s Colonial Vision vs. Kant’s Indigenous Protections”
15:30–16:00 Coffee Break
16:00–18:00 Keynote: Allen Wood — “Kant on Lying”
18:00–20:00 Drinks & Dinner
Saturday 15 November 2025
09:00–09:30 Breakfast
09:30–10:40 Farshid Baghai — “Adorno’s Account of the Social Nature of Kant’s Transcendental Subject”
10:50–12:00 Hyoung Sung Kim — “Judgment, Freedom, and the B-edition Transcendental Deduction”
12:00–13:00 Lunch
13:00–14:10 Aileen C. Luo — “Sense and Sensibility: Kant on Berkeley on Spatial Representation” (Nominee for the Markus Herz Prize)
14:20–15:30 Patrick Kain (Purdue University) — "Kant and Karl on Dignity" & Patrick Frierson (Whitman College), "Regressive Arguments: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"
15:30–16:00 Coffee Break
16:00–18:00 Panel on Karl Ameriks, featuring Eric Watkins, Noell Birondo, Katharina Kraus, Anja Jauernig, Clinton Tolley, Angela Schwenkler, and Lara Ostaric; chaired by Andrew Chignell.
18:00–20:00 Reception in honor of Karl Ameriks, sponsored by Notre Dame Philosophy
20:00–22:00 Dinner