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New UTM Philosophy Summer Camps Introduce Children to the Big Questions

Tuesday August 18, 2026

Conventional wisdom suggests that philosophy isn’t for kids: it’s too abstract, too attention-demanding, and too serious. Not so, according to the minds behind UTM’s new philosophy summer camps. The Little Thinkers Camp and … Read More

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Wayne Sumner Asks Whether Morality Can Be Defended

Monday August 17, 2026

University Professor Emeritus Wayne Sumner has just published an article in the Canadian Journal of Philosophy called “Defending Morality.” It is a revised version of his recent Canadian Philosophical Association’s keynote address in June … Read More

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The courtesy of phenomenology

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What Does It Mean that the Idea Is the truth

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Workshop on Hegel’s Sole Idea with Mark Alznauer

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An Unusual Zoroastrian Solution to the Problem of Evil

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2026 Toronto Colloquium in Medieval Philosophy: A Celebration of Deborah Black

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Friday September 18, 2026, 3:30 pm - Saturday September 19, 2026, 6:15 pm
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