Global Philosophy Roundtable (Mohammed Rustom, Carleton)

The Global Philosophy Research Interest Group is delighted to welcome Mohammed Rustom as part of a roundtable on the question: What would make it possible for you to include more global philosophy materials in your classes?

The roundtable is occasioned by the publication of Mohammed Rustom’s A Sourcebook in Global Philosophy (2025), which includes many new translations of primary texts from global traditions that will be useful for teaching. The UofT library has ordered the online version of the book, and we hope it will become available for teaching soon.

Rustom will be with us to introduce the book. We will begin with short presentations by Don Ainslie, C. Darlymple‑Fraser, Katharine O’Reilly, Reza Hadisi, and Elisa Freschi, followed by a response from Rustom and an open discussion.

Zoom Link: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/82013298079

The Global Philosophy Research Interest Group explores the benefits of drawing on diverse traditions of thought in approaching philosophical questions. These include novel insights into familiar problems, new questions and research directions, and fresh methodologies. We work to deprovincialize and decolonize all aspects of philosophy in the academy. The group currently has strengths in Sanskrit philosophy, and Chinese philosophy, Indian philosophy in English, and classical Islamic philosophy.