Michael Lindquist

Dr. Michael Lindquist is an assistant professor in the Department of Humanities and Communication. Dr. Michael Lindquist earned a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Georgia in 2022, a M.A. in Philosophy from Western Michigan University in 2015 and a B.S. in Philosophy with a double-major in Psychology from the State University of New York College at Oneonta in 2013. From 2022–2025, he served as an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin. Dr. Lindquist is an environmental philosopher with a primary research focus on applying and developing environmental philosophy in relation to issues in space exploration. Seeking to address biocentric biases in much of environmental thought, a primary stream of Dr. Lindquist’s long-term work is developing an ethical theory that adequately accounts for the moral mattering of abiotic environments with special attention to extraterrestrial environments. Dr. Lindquist has published on the ethics of terraforming, extraterrestrial wilderness protection and on questions regarding the ontological status of space debris. He has also published on de-extinction technology and the philosophy of smell. He is currently exploring the eco-politics of space settlement projects while expanding on his previous work.