James W. Carey Memorial Lecture - A Bright Side of AI: The Connoisseurial Essence of the Human


Wednesday, October 1, 2025
6:00 p.m.
Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus
Community, Faculty, Staff, Students


Announcing the 2025 James W. Carey Memorial Lecture by Graham Harman, Ph.D. discussing A Bright Side of AI, The Connoisseurial Essence of the Human

Announcing the 2025 James W. Carey Memorial Lecture by Graham Harman, Ph.D. discussing A Bright Side of AI, The Connoisseurial Essence of the Human.

Wednesday, October 1st at Loosemore Auditorium -- City Campus.

Reception at 6:00pm, Remarks at 7:00pm.

Graham Harman, Ph.D., is an American philosopher. He is the Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles. His work on the metaphysics of objects led to the development of object-oriented ontology. He is a central figure in the notion of speculative realism in contemporary philosophy.

No registration is needed for this in-person event. A Q&A session will follow the remarks.

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Location Information


Loosemore Auditorium, 401 Fulton St W, Grand Rapids, MI 49504 (Robert C. Pew City Campus)


Contact Information


For more information, please contact Peter Zhang at [email protected].


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This event was added to the calendar by Samantha Johnson (johnssr1@mail.gvsu.edu) on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 and was last updated on Friday, September 12, 2025 at 8:31 a.m.