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  • Head shot of a smiling Margie Morrison in front of a tapestry

    Margaret Morrison Memorial

    Jackman Humanities Building, Room 418 170 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Join us as we remember and celebrate the life and legacy of our late colleague Professor Emerita Margaret "Margie" Morrison.

  • Close-up of a smiling, bespectacled Harvey Lederman in a dark blue sweater

    Colloquium (Harvey Lederman, Princeton)

    Jackman Humanities Building, Room 100 (Main Floor Lecture Hall) 170 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Harvey Lederman is professor and Jonathan Edwards Bicentennial Preceptor at Princeton University, with broad interests in contemporary philosophy and the history of philosophy.

  • A bespectacled Agnes Callard dressed in a purple-and-black-striped dress sitting in front of a colorful wall of patterened artworks

    UNESCO World Philosophy Day (Agnes Callard, Chicago)

    George Ignatieff Theatre 15 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON

    Agnes Callard is an associate professor of Philosophy at the University of Chicago and that department's director of undergraduate studies. Dr. Callard's primary areas of specialization lie in ancient philosophy and ethics., and she is also noted for her work in and on public philosophy.

  • Rainer Forst in thinker pose in front of a blurred background of bookshelves

    CANCELLED—2023 Jerome S. Simon Lectures (Rainer Forst, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt)

    Jackman Humanities Building, Room 100 (Main Floor Lecture Hall) 170 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Rainer Forst (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt), winner of the 2012 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize, works mainly on political theory, pragmatism, tolerance, and political and social justice. He is considered one of the world's most eminent authorities on the subject of toleration. This year's Simon Lectures occur under the general title "The Nature of Normative Concepts: Dependence vs. Independence."

  • Head shot of an elderly Kathryn P. Morgan to the right of the frame, smiling into the camera, with a festive dinner scene in the blurred background.

    Celebrating the Life of Kathryn P. Morgan

    William Doo Auditorium 45 Willcocks Street, Toronto, ON

    The Women and Gender Studies Institute and the Department of Philosophy are hosting a memorial service in honour of the late Professor Emerita Kathryn P. Morgan celebrating her life, legacy, and work.

  • On a black background, colorful squiggles respresenting Mechanistic target of rapamycin, a protein which regulates cell growth, cell proliferation, cell motility, cell survival, protein synthesis, autophagy, and transcription.

    Fifth Annual Scientific Understanding and Representation (SURe) Workshop

    Jackman Humanities Building, Room 100 & online 170 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    The fifth annual SURe Workshop, in honour of Margie Morrison and with keynote speakers Eran Tal (McGill) and Agnes Bolinska (South Carolina) aims to foster greater synergy between scientific understanding and scientific representation in the philosophy of science, as they face complementary problems—and hold the promise of complementary solutions.

  • Headshot of a smiling Mohan Matthen in a kitchen, with a sheep puppet hanging in the background

    Celebrating Mohan Matthen

    University College, Rooms UC 140 & UC 240 15 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON, Canada

    This three-day event will celebrate the life and work of our dear colleague Mohan Matthen, who is retiring this year. Program JULY 13 9:00-9:15 AM Introduction and Welcome 9:15-10:15 AM Lana Kuhle (Illinois State), "The Tone of Embodiment in Perception & Action" 10:30-11:30 AM Casey O’Callaghan (Washington in St. Louis), ... Read More

  • Black-and-white image of Tom Hurka speaking and smiling, with his right hand outstretched as if to demonstrate

    Conference in Honour of Tom Hurka

    Jackman Humanities Building 100

    This conference will celebrate the work and life of our cherished colleague Tom Hurka, who is retiring this year. It will take place in person in the Jackman Humanities Building at the University of Toronto, as well as being live-streamed. To register for the Zoom link, please contact the assistant ... Read More

  • Head shot of Jenann Ismael, a middle-aged woman with long, reddish brown hair smiling into the camera wearing a purple dress

    Colloquium (Jenann Ismael, Johns Hopkins)

    Claude T. Bissell Building, BL 205 140 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Jenann Ismael is the inaugural William H. Miller III Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. She specializes in philosophy of physics, metaphysics, philosophy of science, and the philosophy of mind.

  • Rainer Forst in thinker pose in front of a blurred background of bookshelves

    2023 Jerome S. Simon Lectures (Rainer Forst, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt)

    Jackman Humanities Building 100, Victoria College 215, Claude Bissell Building 205

    Rainer Forst (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt), winner of the 2012 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize, works mainly on political theory, pragmatism, tolerance, and political and social justice. He is considered one of the world's most eminent authorities on the subject of toleration. This year's Simon Lectures occur under the general title "The Nature of Normative Concepts: Dependence vs. Independence."

  • Head shot of Julia Jorati, a white woman with short, dark blonde hair wearing glasses and standing in front of a reddish building background

    Colloquium (Julia Jorati, Massachusetts Amherst)

    Tartu College Event Space 3 Madison Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Julia Jorati is a professor of Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The main focus of Dr. Jorati’s research is the history of early modern philosophy, at the moment especially debates about slavery and race in the 17th and 18th centuries.

  • On the right, a headshot of a bespectacled Wahhed Hussain, sporting glasses and a stubbly beard. To the left, the cover of "Living with the Invisible Hand," featuring a futuristic inside of a building.

    Book Launch: Waheed Hussain, Living with the Invisible Hand

    Centre for Ethics Larkin Building, Room 200, 15 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Join us for the book launch of Living with the Invisible Hand: Markets, Corporations, and Human Freedom (OUP, 2023), by the late Waheed Hussain and edited by Arthur Ripstein and Nicholas Vrousalis.