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  • On the right is a statue of a seated man with hand under his face. On left is a blue background with text stating Celebrating 20 years of the Socrates Project
    Undergraduate TAs experiencing the Socratic approach of learning philosophy by teaching philosophy
  • Image of man with glasses on right and blue background on left with text New Royal Society of Canada Fellow: Sergio Tenenbaum
    Congratulations to UTM's Sergio Tenenbaum for his contribution to ethics and the philosophy of action
  • Pink and purple magazine cover with brain at top. Text in pink stating Philosophy New Magazine. Headline text includes Consciousness & Memory with more text underneath
    The 2026 edition of the Philosophy News edition is now available online and in the department
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    Stephen Menn joins the department as the inaugural Michael & Virginia Walsh Chair in History of Philosophy
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    Alex Koo, recipient of a Faculty of Arts & Science Outstanding Teaching Award--Early Career, talks pedagogy and community
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Ingrid Leman Stefanovic Argues Kindness not Aggression is Essential to Human Civilization

Wednesday October 14, 2026

At a time when public discourse is rife with division and bestsellers suggest that having empathy is suicidal for society, philosopher Ingrid Leman Stefanovic is fighting the good fight. She is arguing that … Read More

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Can We Solve the Mystery of Consciousness?

Thursday October 8, 2026

For almost 150 years, we’ve struggled to explain conscious experience. Andrew Lee thinks an answer may be within reach.

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2026 Annual Toronto Graduate Philosophy Conference

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Friday October 16, 2026 - Saturday October 17, 2026
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Oct
23
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Aesthetics Reading Group (John Dyck, Misssissippi State University)

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3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Oct
29
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Ethics and Political Philosophy Interest Group Talk (Iwao Hirose, McGill)

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3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Nov
5
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Continental Philosophy Research Group (Thimo Heisenberg, Rice University)

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3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Nov
6
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Language, Epistemology, Metaphysics, and Mind Research Interest Group (Brian Hedden, MIT)

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3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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