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In the News: Sonia Sedivy on the Practicality of Beauty in the Globe and Mail

Tuesday July 15, 2025

Through the lens of the Chelsea Garden Show, Professor Sonia Sedivy in the Globe and Mail examines beauty as not just something of the moment but as a practical, political even, matter too–in … Read More

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Meet Stephen Peprah: Exploring the Legacy of Anton Wilhelm Amo

Wednesday July 2, 2025

Postdoctoral fellow Stephen Peprah‘s work explores the legacy of Anton Wilhelm Amo, an 18th-century African-German philosopher and former enslaved person who became a respected scholarly voice in Europe.

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Kant & Post-Kantian Philosophy Group Talk and Workshop (Robert Pippin, Chicago)

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2025 Annual Toronto Graduate Philosophy Conference

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Friday October 24, 2025 - Saturday October 25, 2025
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