Dave Hilbert Retirement Conference

On Sept 4th and 5th 2026, the UIC philosophy department will host a conference in honor of the retirement of David Hilbert. The conference will celebrate Dave's career by hosting talks which engage with his work on color and on George Berkeley. The program is below. 

All are encouraged to attend. Attendance is free but registration is required. Please register by emailing hilbert.conference@gmail.com. Any questions about the conference can also be addressed there. 

Program

(Titles and abstracts to follow)

Sept 4. 

Location: UIC Institute for the Humanities

Behavioral Sciences Building, 

1007 W Harrison Street, Suite 153

10:30am-12pm: Will Davies (Oxford)

12-1:00pm: Lunch

1-2:30pm: Lisa Downing (OSU)

2:30-2:45pm: Break

2:45-4:15pm: Jonathan Cohen (UCSD)

Sept 5. 

Location: ARC Building, room 241

940 W Harrison St 

10:00-11.30am: Colin Klein (ANU)

11.30am-11.45pm: Break

11:45am-1.15pm: Dave Hilbert (UIC)

Organizers: Rachel Goodman and Aidan Gray

The conference is sponsored by the UIC philosophy department and by the UIC Institute for the Humanities.