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    Global Philosophy Research Group Talk (Jack Beaulieu, Oxford)

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

    Jack Beaulieu, a graduate from the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto and now a Fellow by Examination (Junior Research Fellow) in Philosophy at Magdalen College, Oxford, works on the history of Sanskrit philosophy, focusing on philosophers belonging to the Nyāya and Prābhākara traditions. Dr. Beaulieu works broadly in the fields of epistemology, philosophy of mind, and metaphysics, with his research to date focusing primarily on absence.

  • Logic and Philosophy of Science Group Talk (Isaac Wilhelm)

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

    The Logic and Philosophy of Science Group is pleased to welcome as guest speaker Isaac Wilhelm, an associate professor at the National University of Singapore. Talk Title Algebraic Quantum Gunk Talk Abstract Theories of the parthood relation generally focus on the non-relativistic, non-quantum realm: on parthood among more ordinary, familiar ... Read More

  • Continental Philosophy Research Group Talk (Jacob McNulty, Yale)

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

    The Continental Philosophy Research Group is pleased to welcome as guest speaker Jacob McNulty, an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. Talk Title "Hegel and Nietzsche on Masters and Slaves" Talk Abstract Hegel and Nietzsche agree that a primitive social relationship of domination — and its breakdown—was consequential for ... Read More

  • Spinoza on Religion and Politics Conference

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

    Spinoza on Religion and Politics or The Contemporary Relevance of a 17th Century Text: THE THEOLOGICAL-POLITICAL TREATISE   Location: The Centre for Ethics, University of Toronto, Larkin 200   Thursday April 23rd Session I (9:45 AM) Julie Klein (Villanova University) "Obedience"   Session II (11:00 AM) Daniel Garber (Princeton University) ... Read More

  • Kant & Post-Kantian Philosophy Group Talk (Myriam Stihl, HU-Berlin)

    Jackman Humanities Building 519

    The Kant and Post-Kantian Philosophy Group is pleased to welcome as guest speaker Myriam Stihl, a doctoral researcher in philosophy at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.   Talk Title Temporal Divisibility in Kant's Second Antinomy Talk Abstract TBD   There will be a workshop of a pre-read paper by Myriam Stihl the ... Read More

  • Annual Toronto Workshop in Ancient Philosophy 2026: Ancient Political Thought

    Jackman Humanities Building 100

    Friday April 24 Session I (2:00 – 3:30pm): Jean-Marc Narbonne (Laval) "Protagoras’ Democratic Involvement and his Epistemological Background” Commentator: Mark Johnstone (McMaster) Session II (4:00 – 5:30pm): Cecilia Li (Western) "A Fork in the Road: Politics as the Master Art in Plato’s Gorgias (517c4–518c1)" Commentator: Merrick Anderson (Southern California)   Saturday April ... Read More

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    Global Philosophy Roundtable (Mohammed Rustom, Carleton)

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

    Mohammed Rustom will be joining us for a roundtable on the question: What would make it possible for you to include more global philosophy materials in your classes? Occasioned by the publication of: A Sourcebook in Global Philosophy (2025)

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    History of Philosophy Research Group Talk (Amy Schmitter, Alberta)

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

    Amy Schmitter is a professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Alberta with research interests include the history of early modern philosophy, the philosophy of art, the history of metaphysics and philosophy of mind, the history of theories of emotions, and feminist approaches to the history of philosophy

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    Vasubandhu on Intentional Action: From Mind-Body to Mind-Only (Allison Aitken, Columbia)

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

    The Global Philosophy Research Interest Group is pleased to welcome as its guest speaker Allison Aitken, a professor in the Department of Philosophy at Columbia University. Dr. Aitken’s research centers on non-standard theories of relations and dependence structures in the history of metaphysics, with a particular focus on Sanskrit and ... Read More

  • Third Kumārila Conference

    Maanjiwe nendamowinan 1535 Outer Circle Road, Mississauga

    From Monday May 18, 2026 to Friday May 22, 2026, the third Kumārila conference will take place at Maanjiwe Nendamowinan, 1535 Outer Circle, University of Toronto Mississauga. Kumārila is one of the rare thinkers who are truly irreplaceable. Sanskrit philosophy would not have been the same without his contributions to ... Read More

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    Conference on South Asian Philosophy & Religion

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    The inaugural Conference on South Asian Philosophy & Religion will be held on May 25th at UTM (MN2260) and May 26th at St. George (Faculty of Social Work, SK720). The conference brings together graduate students working on South Asia from philosophy and religious studies for interdisciplinary dialogue across methodological boundaries. ... Read More

  • How is Metaphysics Possible? A Critique of Analytic Reason

    Jackman Humanities Building 100

    On May 27–28, the Kant & Post-Kantian Philosophy Research Group (KPK) will host a 2-day workshop on (parts of) Nick Stang's in-progress book manuscript, How is Metaphysics Possible? A Critique of Analytic Reason. The invited discussants will be: Dai Heide (Simon Fraser), Damian Melamedoff-Vosters (NYU-Shanghai), Kris McDaniel (Notre Dame), and ... Read More