Jewish philosophy Archives - Department of Philosophy

Poster for The Work of Hannah Arendt, showing Arendt holding a cigarette, surrounded by smoke and hands

9:00 am - 5:30 pm

Fifty years ago, on November 24, 1972, the first conference on German-Jewish political theorist Hannah Arendt’s work was held in Toronto, resulting in her only visit to the city. The Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies marks the 50th anniversary of this historical conference with a one-day workshop. Faculty, graduate students, and postdocs at Toronto universities will revisit the “work of Hannah Arendt” in three interdisciplinary thematic panels.

Detail of illustration of Moses holding the Torah by Ephraim Moses Lilien

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

What exactly is the rule of God? Join us for an all-day workshop sponsored by the Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies & the Grafstein Chair in Jewish Philosophy.

Sunday November 14, 2021, 11:00 am - Monday November 15, 2021, 5:30 pm

The concept of forgiveness is central to Jewish life. It has inspired much philosophical reflection and still provokes many questions. This two-day workshop explores in depth.

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3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Prof. Stern will deliver a talk on “Maimonides and the Falasifa on Certainty and the Certainty of Prophecy.” His research is broadly in contemporary philosophy of language and medieval philosophy, especially Arabic and Jewish philosophy.

Jewish philosophy

The Work of Hannah Arendt (Workshop and Staged Reading)

Theocracy—Jewish Philosophy Reading Group Workshop

The Im/Possibility of Forgiveness in Modern Jewish Thought (Workshop)