Chike Jeffers (Dalhousie), Canada Research Chair in Africana Studies, is an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at Dalhousie University, cross-appointed with Canadian Studies and International Development Studies. He specializes in Africana philosophy and philosophy of race, with general interest in social and political philosophy and ethics.
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
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
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.
Calling all Witches and Wittgensteinians, all Golems and Gödelians, all Fairies and Fregeans, and all other philosophers with a taste for the eerie: the Philosophy Course Union (PCU) is excited to announce the return of its annual "Phantoms and Philosophy" event. Come dressed as your favourite philosopher and sit in on three presentations whose topics deal with the scarier side of philosophy.
Sharon Street, a professor of Philosophy at NYU, specializes in metaethics. She has authored a series of articles on how to reconcile our understanding of normativity with a scientific conception of the world. Her work concerns the nature of both practical and epistemic reasons, and it draws especially on an evolutionary biological perspective.
Interested in a graduate program in Philosophy at U of T? Have a panel of experts share their advice and insights.
In this weeklong workshop, we will read, translate, and discuss Maṇḍana's Vidhiviveka ("Discernment about Commands"), chapter 15, with a group of international scholars.
Join Philosophy alumni in working in various non-academic fields to learn about their career paths and the role of philosophy in following them.
This year's Roseman Lecture will be delivered by Niko Kolodny, a professor of moral and political philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley.
Join us at the upcoming Philosophy Career Night, Careers in Law. This is a great opportunity to discover the different career options available to you after graduation and what you can do now to prepare.
Let ideas take flight: Join us for the annual conference showcasing the best undergraduate research in Philosophy of 2024, as well as keynote speaker Kym Maclaren of the Department of Philosophy at Toronto Metropolitan University.
Please join us for a two-day workshop considering recent work on Aristotle's De anima.
The inaugural YUSEMP seminar, organized by York University's Matthew Leisinger, Zeyad El Nabolsy, and Ian MacLean-Evans, aims to be a small, informal venue for scholars of early modern philosophy at various career stages to share and discuss their work. Featured keynote speakers: Marleen Rozemond (Toronto) and Patricia Sheridan (Guelph).
Join us for the public lecture for the 2024 CPA Summer Institute at the University of Toronto, featuring Meena Krishnamurthy, an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at Queen's University.
The conference, organized by Elisa Freschi and Nilanjan Das and held at the Department of Philosophy at the UTM campus, will bring together experts who will lead two-hour reading sessions on key passages of Kumārila’s texts and provide participants with the necessary tools to understand the hidden gems of Kumārila’s philosophy
New undergrads, join us for two hours on Zoom to learn about the department and its people.
Carlotta Pavese, an associate professor of Philosophy at Cornell's Sage School of Philosophy, has areas of specialization are epistemology, action theory, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of language. She also works in linguistics, especially formal semantics and syntax.
Linda Martín Alcoff, a professor of Philosophy at Hunter College and the Graduate Centre, CUNY, has worked for many years on the intersections of knowledge, identity, and power. She specializes in social epistemology, feminist philosophy, philosophy of race, decolonial theory and continental philosophy, especially the work of Michel Foucault.
