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.Call For PapersThe Midwest Study Group of the North American Kant Society (NAKS) invites submissions for detailed abstracts (1,000-1,200 words) for its 2025 annual meeting, to take place November 14–15, 2025, at the University of Notre Dame, hosted by Professor Alix Cohen. Submissions (in .doc, .docx, or .pdf format) should be prepared for anonymous review and include a word count. Please supply author name, affiliation, and contact information in a separate file. Graduate students should note their status in the contact information. Please send all abstracts electronically to Bennett McNulty, mcnu0074@umn.edu. The submission deadline is July 15th, and notifications will be send out in mid-August. The selection committee welcomes contributions on all topics of Kantian scholarship (both contemporary and historically-oriented), including discussions of Kant’s immediate predecessors and successors. We especially encourage submissions from individuals of groups underrepresented in philosophy and Kant scholarship in particular. The best graduate student paper will receive a $200 stipend and be eligible for the Markus Herz Prize awarded by NAKS. Papers already presented at other NAKS study groups or meetings are not eligible for submission. Presenters must be members of NAKS in good standing (though this is not required in order to submit a paper). Originally published at historyofphilosophy.nd.edu.

During the long twelfth century, culminating roughly with the Fourth Lateran Council (1215), in the context of new political developments and rapid changes in society and the Church, the first universities were established and “a republic of letters” took shape, marked by a new, transnational approach to learning and research, later called scholasticism. Subsequent high points of European culture—such as the philosophy and theology of the thirteenth century and the Italian Renaissance and beyond—all had their roots in this less dramatic, and less remembered, twelfth century renaissance. This interdisciplinary conference will offer a fresh look at the philosophy, theology, and history of this pivotal moment in European history. Register here Speakers: Mark Clark (The Catholic University of America, Washington DC)Richard Cross (University of Notre Dame)Christoph Egger (Institut für Österreichische Geschichtsforschung, Vienna)Nicholas Lombardo, OP (University of Notre Dame)Stephen Metzger (Vatican Library)Samu Niskanen (University of Helsinki)Pietro Podolak (Università Ca’ Foscari, Venice)Dominique Poirel (Institut de recherche et d’histoire des textes, CNRS, Paris)Marco Rainini, OP (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan)Andrea Riedl (University of Regensburg)Riccardo Saccenti (University of Bergamo)Luisa Valente (La Sapienza University, Rome)Sr. Maura Zátonyi, OSB (Pontificio Ateneo Sant' Anselmo, Rome) Sponsors: Notre Dame GlobalMedieval InstituteCenter for Italian StudiesHistory of Philosophy ForumFranco Family Institute for Liberal Arts and the Public GoodDepartment of PhilosophyDepartment of Theology