School of Humanities
Philosophy and Religion Forum
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Fairchild Philosophy & Religion Forum - Fall 2026
Dr. Eric Schwitzgebel, Professor of Philosophy, University of California, Riverside
“Will AI Soon Be Conscious, and What Should We Do If We Don’t Know?"
Tuesday, September 29th, 6:30 pm
Dr. Nora Jacobsen Ben Hammed, Assistant Professor of Islamic Thought, University of California, Berkeley
“When Truth Mattered: Knowledge, Power, and Selfhood in Medieval Islamic Thought”
Tuesday, October 13th, 6:30 pm
Dr. Benjamin Breen, Associate Professor of History, University of California, Santa Cruz
“William James, Margaret Mead, and the Machine Age”
Tuesday, November 10th, 6:30 pm
All times are CST. The Spring 2026 Forum talks are hosted on Zoom. The meetings are available at the following link:
Topic: Fairchild Philosophy & Religion Forum
Meeting ID: 829 7505 9166
Passcode: 606894
All Fairchild Philosophy & Religion Forum talks are free and open to the public. They are generously supported by the Fairchild Lecture Funds and the School of Humanities at the University of Southern Mississippi.