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SUMMARY:2026 Roseman Lecture in Practical Ethics (Sally Haslanger\, MIT)
DESCRIPTION:This year’s Roseman Lecture will be delivered by Sally Haslanger\, the Ford Professor of Philosophy and Women’s & Gender Studies at MIT. She pursues broad philosophical interests\, beginning her philosophical career specializing in analytic metaphysics and epistemology\, and in ancient philosophy (especially Aristotle). Over time she has developed interests in social and political philosophy\, feminist theory\, and critical race theory. Dr. Haslanger has published on the problem of persistence through change\, pragmatic paradox\, and Aristotle’s hylomorphic theory of substance. \nTalk Title\nThe “Care Crisis”: A Systems Approach \nTalk Abstract\nIf societies are complex dynamic systems\, how can local interventions scale to promote social transformation?  For the purposes of this lecture\, I will focus on women’s role in unwaged caregiving in the private sphere\, traditionally in families. This is a domain where gender oppression is rampant and the gender norms that govern in the family spread far and wide across society.  Moreover\, this gendered division of labor produces a relatively stable equilibrium that is difficult to change. I will argue that attention to the dynamics of social reproduction points to some strategies that give women more power.  I’m rather skeptical about policy changes\, at least until we have done more to change social norms. So I’ll sketch very briefly a model for social change through chapter-based social movements that takes aim at social norms. \n  \nThe Roseman Lectures in Practical Ethics are sponsored by Ellen Roseman and the Constance and David Roseman Fund at the Toronto Community Foundation. \n 
URL:https://philosophy.utoronto.ca/event/roseman-lecture-practical-ethics-sally-haslanger-mit/
LOCATION:Claude T. Bissell Building\, BL 205\, 140 St. George Street\, Toronto\, ON\, M5S 3G6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Graduate,St. George,Undergraduate
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SUMMARY:Logic and Philosophy of Science Group Talk (Isaac Wilhelm)
DESCRIPTION: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. \nTalk Title\nAlgebraic Quantum Gunk \nTalk Abstract\nTheories of the parthood relation generally focus on the non-relativistic\, non-quantum realm: on parthood among more ordinary\, familiar objects like tables and chairs. According to most metaphysicians\, however\, the parthood relation also obtains among far more fundamental items than that — including the posits of relativistic quantum physics. So in this paper\, I propose and defend a theory of parthood based on the posits of algebraic quantum field theories. Among its other virtues\, the theory implies several standard mereological principles that are usually adopted as axiomatic primitives. Importantly\, the theory supports an argument from a wide class of algebraic quantum field theories to the existence of mereological gunk. And finally\, and more generally\, the theory illustrates what metaphysicians stand to gain from sustained attention to contemporary physics.\n\n\nAbout the Logic and Philosophy of Science Group\nOne of six departmental Research Interest Groups\, the Logic and Philosophy of Science Group hosts talks on logic\, general philosophy of science\, and philosophy of the particular sciences\, as well as talks in allied areas such as formal epistemology\, decision theory\, and the metaphysics of science.
URL:https://philosophy.utoronto.ca/event/logic-and-philosophy-of-science-group-talk-isaac-wilhelm/
LOCATION:Jackman Humanities Building\, Room 418\, 170 St. George Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5R 2M8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Graduate,St. George,UTM,UTSC
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SUMMARY:Continental Philosophy Research Group Talk (Jacob McNulty\, Yale)
DESCRIPTION:The Continental Philosophy Research Group is pleased to welcome as guest speaker Jacob McNulty\, an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. \nTalk Title\n“Hegel and Nietzsche on Masters and Slaves” \nTalk Abstract\nHegel and Nietzsche agree that a primitive social relationship of domination — and its breakdown—was consequential for the history of the human race. Yet they differ in their understanding of that relationship\, specifically over whether it is born of a desire for recognition or not. Hegelian masters desire recognition\, whereas Nietzschean ones are largely indifferent. As Deleuze was the first to point out\, Hegel’s account appears suspect from a Nietzschean point of view\, specifically because it seems to involve a slavish perspective on mastery — over-generalizing what is in fact a slavish personality trait\, namely\, the desire for standing in the eyes of others. In this talk\, I respond to Deleuze by presenting two arguments on behalf of Hegel’s recognition-based model of the master/slave relationship. These arguments leverage what I will the economic and the existential dimensions of social relationships of domination and oppression to show that they are inherently recognitive. The lesson to emerge is that Nietzsche biologizes and psychologizes what are\, in fact\, “spiritual” phenomena in Hegel’s sense. Nietzsche’s account then involves a bad appeal to “immediacy” or brute fact. \n  \nAbout the Continental Philosophy Group\nOne of six departmental research interest groups\, the Continental Philosophy Group works in the traditions of textual interpretation of human consciousness\, phenomenology\, and post-structuralist critical theory\, among other related traditions of thought. \n  \n 
URL:https://philosophy.utoronto.ca/event/continental-philosophy-research-group-talk-jacob-mcnulty-yale/
LOCATION:Jackman Humanities Building\, Room 418\, 170 St. George Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5R 2M8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Graduate,St. George,UTM,UTSC
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SUMMARY:Spinoza on Religion and Politics Conference
DESCRIPTION:Spinoza on Religion and Politics or The Contemporary Relevance of a 17th Century Text: THE THEOLOGICAL-POLITICAL TREATISE \n  \nLocation: The Centre for Ethics\, University of Toronto\, Larkin 200 \n  \nThursday April 23rd \nSession I (9:45 AM) \nJulie Klein (Villanova University) \n“Obedience” \n  \nSession II (11:00 AM) \nDaniel Garber (Princeton University) \n“Theocracy” \n  \nSession III (1:30 PM) \nYitzhak Melamed (Johns Hopkins University) \n“Power & Right” \n  \nSession IV (2:45 PM) \nMélanie Zappulla (UW-Madison) \n“The People” \n  \nSession V (4:00 PM) \nMichael Rosenthal (University of Toronto) \n“The Jews” \n  \nFriday April 24th \nSession I (10:00 AM) \nJacob Zellmer (UW-Madison) \n“Flattery” \n  \nSession II (11:15 AM) \nJustin Steinberg (Cornell University) \n“Seditious Speech” \n  \nSession III (1:45 PM) \nWilli Goetschel (University of Toronto) \n“Freedom of Thought” \n  \nSession IV (3:00 PM) \nJason Yonover (Yale University) \n“Genealogy”
URL:https://philosophy.utoronto.ca/event/spinoza-on-religion-and-politics-conference/
LOCATION:Centre for Ethics\, 200 Larkin\, 15 Devonshire Place\, Toronto\, ON\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Graduate,St. George,UTM,UTSC
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SUMMARY:Kant & Post-Kantian Philosophy Group Talk (Myriam Stihl\, HU-Berlin)
DESCRIPTION: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. \n  \nTalk Title\nTemporal Divisibility in Kant’s Second Antinomy \nTalk Abstract\nTBD \n  \nThere will be a workshop of a pre-read paper by Myriam Stihl the following day\, Friday\, April 24th from 11:00am – 1:00pm in JHB 519. The paper will be\, “Kant on Persistence and Duration”. Please email Professor Nick Stang (nick.stang@utoronto.ca) for a copy of the paper\, no sooner than one week ahead. \n  \nAbout the Kant and Post-Kantian Philosophy Group\nThe Kant and Post-Kantian Philosophy Group hosts readings-based discussions\, works-in-progress workshops\, and talks from faculty\, graduate students\, and invited speakers relating to Kant\, German idealism\, German romanticism\, Neo-Kantianism\, phenomenology\, and existentialism.
URL:https://philosophy.utoronto.ca/event/kant-and-post-kantian-research-group-talk-myriam-stihl-hu-berlin/
LOCATION:Jackman Humanities Building 519
CATEGORIES:Graduate,St. George,UTM,UTSC
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SUMMARY:Annual Toronto Workshop in Ancient Philosophy 2026: Ancient Political Thought
DESCRIPTION:Friday April 24 \nSession I (2:00 – 3:30pm): \nJean-Marc Narbonne (Laval) \n“Protagoras’ Democratic Involvement and his Epistemological Background” \nCommentator: Mark Johnstone (McMaster) \n\nSession II (4:00 – 5:30pm): \nCecilia Li (Western) \n“A Fork in the Road: Politics as the Master Art in Plato’s Gorgias (517c4–518c1)” \nCommentator: Merrick Anderson (Southern California) \n  \nSaturday April 25 \nSession III (9:30 – 11:00am): \nRichard Kraut (Northwestern) \n“The Seeds of Democratic Theory in Plato and Aristotle” \nCommentator: Claudia Yau (Michigan) \n\nSession IV (11:30am – 1:00pm): \nCinzia Arruzza (Boston) \n“Women’s Nature and Lack of Authority in Plato’s Laws“ \nCommentator: Myrthe Bartels (Pardubice) \n\nSession V (2:00 – 3:30pm): \nJames Warren (Cambridge) \n“Aristotle on Being Ruled Well” \nCommentator: David Riesbeck (Purdue) \n\nSession VI (4:00 – 5:30pm): \nEric Brown (Washington University\, St. Louis) \n“Stoic Anti-Slavery” \nCommentator: Brad Inwood (Yale) \n  \nThe Annual Toronto Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy is sponsored by the Collaborative Specialization in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (CSAMP).
URL:https://philosophy.utoronto.ca/event/annual-toronto-workshop-in-ancient-philosophy-2026-ancient-political-thought/
LOCATION:Jackman Humanities Building 100
CATEGORIES:Graduate,St. George,UTM,UTSC
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SUMMARY:History of Philosophy Research Group Talk (Amy Schmitter\, Alberta)
DESCRIPTION:The History of Modern Philosophy Group is pleased to welcome as its guest speaker Amy Schmitter\, a professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Alberta. Dr. Schmitter’s 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. \nTalk Title\n“Affective Remedy\, Government and Standards: Naturalist Strategies for Ameliorating the Passions in Early Modern Philosophy” \nTalk Abstract\n\nMany early modern philosophers turn to what they variously called the ‘passions\,’ ‘affects\,’ or ‘sentiments’ as a reservoir of naturalist solutions to problems in philosophical psychology. Although the term “naturalist” is a bit anachronistic\, I hope to show that it is a fair description of how a number of early modern philosophers thought the passions shape our experience as finite\, embodied creatures immersed in social and physical environments not of our own making. At the same time\, those philosophers thought we could improve on the passionate hand\, so to speak\, that nature had dealt us. Here I will explore some of the myriad ways that Descartes\, Hobbes\, Spinoza\, and (maybe) Hume offer for moderating\, remedying\, regulating\, or governing our passionate dispositions that can justifiably be considered naturalist. \n  \n\nOne of six departmental Research Interest Groups\, the History of Philosophy Group explores topics in ancient and/or medieval philosophy\, the period from Descartes to Kant\, and Jewish philosophy from the medieval period to the 20th century.
URL:https://philosophy.utoronto.ca/event/history-philosophy-group-talk-amy-schmitter-alberta/
LOCATION:Jackman Humanities Building\, Room 418\, 170 St. George Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5R 2M8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Graduate,St. George,UTM,UTSC
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