Cian Dorr is Professor of Philosophy at New York University, having taught previously at Oxford University and the University of Pittsburgh. His areas of interest include metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of language, and philosophy of physics. This talk will be based upon joint work with Jake Nebel and Jake Zuehl. Talk ... Read More
The History of Modern Philosophy Research Group is pleased to host an author meets critic session on Descartes and the Ontology of Everyday Life, by Deborah Brown and Calvin Normore. Critics: Elliot Paul (Queen's University) Alison Simmons (Harvard University) Marleen Rozemond (University of Toronto) You can join this event ... Read More
Come to this workshop on applying to grad school and receive information about requirements, application procedures, and deadlines.
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 ... Read More
Barry Smith, Distinguished Julian Park Professor of Philosophy and professor of Biomedical Informatics, Computer Science and Engineering, and Neurology in the University at Buffalo, contributes to both theoretical and applied research in ontology.
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. Please note that this is a read-ahead event. To receive the full paper before the talk, please contact Michaela Manson. Talk Title A Virtuous ... Read More
Join us for a practice placement job talk by Steven Coyne titled "The Normative Force of Civil Disobedience."
Sean Kelsey is Rev. John A. O'Brien Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He specializes in ancient philosophy, particularly the work of Plato and Aristotle.
Diane Jeske is a professor of Philosophy at the University of Iowa. Her published work in ethics addresses topics such as the grounds of special obligations to intimates, the nature of friendship, utilitarianism versus deontology, political obligation, and the nature of reasons.
Mary Leng (University of York) will speak about questions in philosophy of mathematics, with a particular focus on mathematical fictionalism.
The theme for the 2022 ATWAP conference is "The Reception of Plato: Then and Now." This year's conference will offer occasion to celebrate the work of Professor Harold Tarrant, on his 75th birthday and retirement from the University of Newcastle, Australia.
The 2022 Underrepresented Philosophy Conference aims to spotlight and lend esteem to philosophy and philosophers underrepresented (or otherwise maligned) within the discipline and in the academy at large.
