All lectures are held from 2:00-4:00 PM, in the Aquinas Hall Auditorium, unless otherwise noted. The flyer, as well as more details, can be found here.

The CUA School of Philosophy presents the 2025 Fall Lecture Series:

Artificial Intelligence



Friday, October 3

AI Companions and the Ethical Implications of Artificial Affection

Father Michael Baggot, Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum in Rome, Italy
Professor of Bioethics


Friday, October 24

Understanding Natural Understanding and Artificial Intelligence: Does AI have any idea of what it is doing

Gyula Klima, Fordham University
Professor of Philosophy


Friday, November 21

Military AI and Its Ethical Discontents

Edward Barrett, United States Naval Academy
Director of Research, United States Naval Academy Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership


Friday, December 5

Medieval Theology and Modern Robots

Jordan Wales, Hillsdale College
Associate Professor of Theology and the John and Helen Kuczmarski Chair in Theology


Friday, January 16 

Love and Consciousness

Alva Noë, University of California, Berkeley
Professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy