The Fifth Annual Formal and Experimental Philosophy Workshop (FAX5) will be held at Lake Forest College on March 20–21, 2026.
About the workshop
The Fifth Annual Formal and Experimental Philosophy Workshop (FAX5) at Lake Forest College brings together philosophers who use formal and experimental methods to address a wide range of philosophical questions. Although these methods have developed largely in isolation, they share data-driven foundations, often aim to answer similar questions, and can greatly enrich one another when integrated. Over two days, leading scholars and emerging researchers will share advances, explore collaborations, and develop new ways to combine empirical and formal methods. By fostering cross-methodological dialogue and building learning networks, FAX5 aims to strengthen, expand, and integrate these methods across the discipline.
FAX5 is hosted by the Lake Forest College Philosophy Department with support from the Ethics Center and the Neuroscience Department.
Location and timing
FAX5 will be held at Lake Forest College on March 20–21. All events will take place in the Tarble Room, Brown Hall (view the campus map).
Speakers
Ángel Pinillos
Professor and Faculty Head of Philosophy
Arizona State University
Carlotta Pavese
Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science
Oxford University
Eleonore Neufeld
Assistant Professor in Philosophy and, by courtesy, in Psychological and Brain Sciences and in Linguistics
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Felipe De Brigard
Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Member of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society, Core Faculty at the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences & Center for Cognitive Neuroscience
Duke University
Jen Semler
Postdoctoral Associate in the Digital Life Initiative
Cornell Tech
Joshua Knobe
Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Psychology and Linguistics, Chair of Cognitive Science Program
Yale University
Justin Bruner
Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy
University at Buffalo
Kevin Dorst
Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Prerna Nadathur
Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics
Ohio State University
Tania Lombrozo
Professor of Psychology, Associate in Philosophy and the Center for Human Values, Director of the Program in Cognitive Science, and Co-Director of the Natural Artificial Minds Research Initiative
Princeton University