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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

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."

Espen Hammer, wearing a gray coat, unsmilingly looks into the camera with arms folded and against a general urban backdrop

CANCELLED—Continental Philosophy Research Group Talk (Espen Hammer, Temple)

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

Espen Hammer, professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy at Temple University, is a Norwegian philosopher whose main focus is on the post-Kantian European tradition of philosophy. Most of his work deals with questions of ethics, politics and subjectivity.

Head shot of a smiling Reza Hadisi sporting a light beard and wearing a black T-shirt topped by a light blue shirt

Global Philosophy Research Interest Group Talk (Reza Hadisi, Toronto)

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

Reza Hadisi (Toronto) pursues questions in ethics, epistemology, and action theory through the study of the history of philosophy. He is particularly interested in the Medieval Arabic and Persian traditions and Kant.

Headshot of Olufem,i Taiwo wearing a red beaded necklace.

Ethics and Political Philosophy Group Talk (Olufemi Taiwo, Georgetown)

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

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, an associate professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University, in his theoretical work draws liberally from the Black radical tradition, contemporary philosophy of language, contemporary social science, German transcendental philosophy, materialist thought, and histories of activism and activist thinkers.

Close-up of a smiling Brian Bitar

History of Modern Philosophy Group Talk (Brian Bitar, Toronto)

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

Brian Bitar, a sessional lecturer in the Department of Philosophy, concentrates his research on moral and political philosophy, with consideration of their metaphysical basis. He specializes in the early modern period.

Head shot of Joey Miller, bespectacled

Global Philosophy Research Interest Group Talk (Joey Miller, West Chester)

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Joseph Len "Joey" Miller is an assistant professor of Philosophy at West Chester University who specializes in Native American philosophy and ethics. As an enrolled member of Muscogee Nation, his research focuses on understanding the ethical frameworks of his ancestors and how these frameworks have been adapted to address settler colonialism.

Elena Gordon, smiling broadly and wearing glasses in front of an open, brownish background

History of Philosophy Group Talk (Elena Gordon, McGill)

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

Elena Gordon is currently an Extending New Narratives Postdoctoral Research Fellow at McGill University. She mainly works on the philosophy of David Hume, but her research for the Extending New Narratives project examines Catharine Macaulay's (1731-1791) philosophy of education, with a particular focus on the role of non-human animals in human moral and epistemic development.

Bokeh lights in red and golden hues on a black background

Acosmism and Pantheism in Spinoza and German Idealism

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

Join us for a two-day conference on acosmism and pantheism in Spinoza and German idealism. Kant and Post-Kantian   Please check back for details closer to the conference date.

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.

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