Graham Harman (Philosopy & Associate Provost for Research Administration), William Melaney (English and Comparative Literature), Rashmika Pandya (Philosophy), and Robert Switzer (Philosophy & Dean of Undergraduate Studies) recently formed part of a “Close Encounters” panel for the American philosopher Alphonso Lingis. The panel took place on June 2 at the annual conference of the International Association for Philosophy and Literature (IAPL) in Tallinn, Estonia.