Workshop: Maṇḍana on Ritual Duties

Jackman Humanities Building, Room 418 170 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

In this weeklong workshop, we will read, translate, and discuss Maṇḍana's Vidhiviveka ("Discernment about Commands"), chapters 12—14, with a group of international scholars.

CPA Summer Institute Lecture: Chike Jeffers (Dalhousie)

Jackman Humanities Building 100

Chike Jeffers (Dalhousie), Canada Research Chair in Africana Studies, is an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at Dalhousie University, cross-appointed with Canadian Studies and International Development Studies. He specializes in Africana philosophy and philosophy of race, with general interest in social and political philosophy and ethics.

Celebrating Mohan Matthen

University College, Rooms UC 140 & UC 240 15 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON, Canada

This three-day event will celebrate the life and work of our dear colleague Mohan Matthen, who is retiring this year. Program JULY 13 9:00-9:15 AM Introduction and Welcome 9:15-10:15 AM Lana Kuhle (Illinois State), "The Tone of Embodiment in Perception & Action" 10:30-11:30 AM Casey O’Callaghan (Washington in St. Louis), ... Read More

Conference in Honour of Tom Hurka

Jackman Humanities Building 100

This conference will celebrate the work and life of our cherished colleague Tom Hurka, who is retiring this year. It will take place in person in the Jackman Humanities Building at the University of Toronto, as well as being live-streamed. To register for the Zoom link, please contact the assistant ... Read More

Book Launch: Waheed Hussain, Living with the Invisible Hand

Centre for Ethics Larkin Building, Room 200, 15 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON, Canada

Join us for the book launch of Living with the Invisible Hand: Markets, Corporations, and Human Freedom (OUP, 2023), by the late Waheed Hussain and edited by Arthur Ripstein and Nicholas Vrousalis.

Phantoms and Philosophy

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), Room 8214

Calling all Witches and Wittgensteinians, all Golems and Gödelians, all Fairies and Fregeans, and all other philosophers with a taste for the eerie: the Philosophy Course Union (PCU) is excited to announce the return of its annual "Phantoms and Philosophy" event. Come dressed as your favourite philosopher and sit in on three presentations whose topics deal with the scarier side of philosophy.

UNESCO World Philosophy Day (Sharon Street, NYU)

Jackman Humanities Building, Room 100 (Main Floor Lecture Hall) 170 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Sharon Street, a professor of Philosophy at NYU, specializes in metaethics. She has authored a series of articles on how to reconcile our understanding of normativity with a scientific conception of the world. Her work concerns the nature of both practical and epistemic reasons, and it draws especially on an evolutionary biological perspective.

Applying to Grad School Workshop

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Interested in a graduate program in Philosophy at U of T? Have a panel of experts share their advice and insights.

Workshop: Maṇḍana on Various Types of Commands

Jackman Humanities Building, Room 418 170 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

In this weeklong workshop, we will read, translate, and discuss Maṇḍana's Vidhiviveka ("Discernment about Commands"), chapter 15, with a group of international scholars.

b2B Careers in Philosophy

Jackman Humanities Building, Room 418 170 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Join Philosophy alumni in working in various non-academic fields to learn about their career paths and the role of philosophy in following them.

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