History of Philosophy Research Group Talk (Tarek Dika, Toronto)

The History of Modern Philosophy Group is pleased to welcome as its guest speaker Tarek Dika, an associate professor in the department who specializes in phenomenology, especially Heidegger and contemporary French phenomenology. He also has research interests in early modern philosophy and science, especially Descartes. He has recently completed a book on Descartes’ method, and he is currently writing a book on Heidegger and the possibility of ontology.

Talk Title

Theory of Distinctions and Ontology in Descartes: Some Problems

Talk Abstract

One of six departmental Research Interest Groups, the History of Philosophy Group explores topics in ancient and/or medieval philosophy, the period from Descartes to Kant, and Jewish philosophy from the medieval period to the 20th century.