18th Midwest Epistemology Workshop

The building University Hall
Fri, September 11 - Sat, September 12, 2026
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
University Hall Room 350

Friday 11 September

9:00-10:30 Wes Siscoe (The Ohio State University)

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-12:30 Nicholas Silins (Cornell University)

12:30-2:00 Lunch break

2:00-3:30 Jane Friedman (New York University)

3:30-4:00 Coffee break

4:00-6:00 Keynote address: John Hawthorne (University of Southern California)

Saturday 12 September

9:00-10:30 Bob Beddor (University of Florida)

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-12:30 Elizabeth Jackson (St Louis University)

12:30-2:00 Lunch break

2:00-3:30 Sinan Dogramaci (University of Texas at Austin)

3:30-4:00 Coffee break

4:00-5:30 Sophie Horowitz (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)

 

Registration

Conference registration is free but required for everyone who attends. Click here to register until August 28th. 

 

Hotel

Graduate by Hilton Columbus (750 North High Street) 

This hotel is located in the Short North Arts District about 2 miles south of main campus. Rooms are available at a discounted rate of $122 per night plus tax until August 11th.

The Blackwell Inn (2110 Tuttle Park Place) is another option located on campus a short walk from the philosophy department.

 

Transportation

The closest airport is John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH), which is 15 minutes by taxi or rideshare to the Short North. There are direct flights from many airports around the United States.

The Short North is about 2 miles south of the main campus. It is less than 10 minutes by taxi or rideshare and not much longer by bus. COTA Bus Line 1 & 2 runs north and south along High Street between the Short North and the main campus.

 

Our Sponsors

This conference is funded by the College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of Philosophy, and the MME Graduate Student Group.

 

Contact

If you have any questions, please contact the organizer, Declan Smithies, at smithies.2@osu.edu