October 2021
Ethics and Political Philosophy Group Talk (Max K. Hayward, Sheffield)
Max K. Hayward is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the philosophy department at the University of Sheffield and is currently a Fellow-in-Residence at the Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University. His areas of interest include normative ethics, metaethics, and moral psychology. Recent publications include "More of me! Less of me! Reflexive imperativism about affective phenomenal character," (Mind, 2019) and "Immoral Realism," (Philosophical Studies, 2019). Talk Title TBA Talk Abstract TBA
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Find out more »November 2021
Ethics and Political Philosophy Group Talk (Theron Pummer, St. Andrews)
Theron Pummer is a Senior Lecturer at the University of St. Andrews. His areas of interest include normative ethics, value theory, and social and political philosophy. His recent work includes "Supererogation and conditional obligation," (Philosophical Studies, 2021) and editing a volume on effective altruism, Effective Altruism: Philosophical Issues (OUP, 2019) with co-editor Hilary Greaves. Talk Title TBA Talk Abstract TBA Location Zoom link TK About the Ethics and Political Philosophy Group The Ethics and Political Philosophy Group meets periodically throughout the year to…
Find out more »Global Philosophy Group Talk (Maria Heim, Amherst College)
Maria R. Heim (Amherst College) has an interest in the intellectual, philosophical, religious, and literary history of ancient India, with a particular emphasis on Buddhism.
Find out more »Language, Epistemology, Metaphysics, and Mind Research Interest Group Talk (Daniel Hoek, Virginia Tech)
Daniel Hoek (Virginia Tech.) researches the philosophy of language and mathematics, and has written about loose talk, questions, choices, probability and infinity.
Find out more »UNESCO World Philosophy Day (Vanessa Wills, George Washington)
This year's UNESCO World Philosophy Day lecture speaker, Vanessa Wills, is Assistant Professor at George Washington University. Her areas of interest include moral and political philosophy (particularly Karl Marx) and philosophy of race. Her recent work includes "Revolutionary Admiration" (The Moral Psychology of Admiration, 2019) and "'Man is the Highest Being for Man': Marx's Radical Irreligion" (The Blackwell Companion to Atheism and Philosophy, 2019). A reception will follow the talk. Talk Title TBA Talk Abstract TBA
Find out more »History of Modern Philosophy Research Group Talk (Manuel Vasquez Villavicencio, Toronto)
The History of Modern Philosophy Research Group is pleased to welcome Manuel Vasquez Villavicencio, a Postdoctoral Fellow in the philosophy department at the University of Toronto. Talk Title TBA Talk Abstract TBA About the History of Philosophy Group One of six departmental Research Interest Groups, the History of Philosophy Group is home to the History of Modern Philosophy Research Group, which focuses on the period, roughly, from Descartes to Kant.
Find out more »December 2021
Logic & Philosophy of Science Group Talk (Christoph Limbeck-Lilienau, Toronto)
Christoph Lilienau is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the philosophy department at the University of Toronto. His areas of interest include logical empiricism and the history of analytic philosophy, particularly pragmatism, Bertrand Russell and Frank Ramsey. Talk Title TBA Talk Abstract TBA
Find out more »Colloquium (Sean Kelsey, Notre Dame)
Sean Kelsey is Associate Professor at the University of Notre Dame. He specializes in ancient philosophy, particularly the work of Plato and Aristotle. Talk Title TBA Talk Abstract TB
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Kant & Post-Kantian German Philosophy Group Talk (Jake McNulty, Dartmouth)
Jake McNulty is Lecturer in Philosophy at Dartmouth College. His areas of interest include modern European philosophy with a focus on post-Kantian German Idealism and Marx. His talk will be on the philosophy of Hegel. Talk Title TBA Talk Abstract TBA The Kant & Post-Kantian German Idealism Group is a a subgroup of the History of Philosophy Research Group, which focuses on European philosophy in Kant and post-Kantian traditions.
Find out more »Global Philosophy Research Interest Group Talk (Daniele Cuneo, Sorbonne Nouvelle)
Daniele Cuneo is a Senior Lecturer at Sorbonne Nouvelle University. His areas of interest include Sanskrit philosophy, philosophy of emotion, and philosophy of art and literature. He recently published the article “’This is Not a Quote’. Quotation Emplotment, Quotational Hoaxes and Other Unusual Cases of Textual Reuse in Sanskrit Poetics-cum-Dramaturgy,” in Adaptive Reuse. Aspects of Creativity in South Asian Cultural History, edited by E. Freschi and P. Maas. Talk Title TBA Talk Abstract TBA
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