March 2020
UTM PAS Debate: “Should the Elite Run Society?”
"Who should run society? Should the society be run by 'the elites', or those who wield power without adhering to the general will of the people? Or should society be run as the majority of people want it to be run, in a more 'populist' spirit? Should decision-making be restricted to Ivy-League educated academic elites who 'know what they're doing' or must we also let the average blue-collar worker have a say? To debate these and related questions, the Philosophy…
Find out more »Colloquium (Sarah Moss, Michigan)
Sarah Moss works primarily in epistemology and the philosophy of language, and often on questions at the intersection of these subfields. She has argued that partial beliefs can constitute knowledge in the same way that full beliefs can.
Find out more »History of Modern Philosophy Group Talk (Michaela Manson, Toronto)
Michaela Manson is a graduate student in philosophy at the University of Toronto. She has interests in philosophies of mind and lanaguage and feminist philosophy in the early modern period.
Find out more »CANCELLED—Logic and Philosophy of Science Group Talk (Nina Emery, Mount Holyoke)
Nina Emery, an assistant professor of philosophy at Mount Holyoke College, focuses her research on the intersection of metaphysics and the philosophy of physics, especially on how our best scientific theories should inform our understanding of time, probability, and the laws of nature.
Find out more »Ontario High School Ethics Bowl
The inaugural Ontario High School Ethics Bowl is a collaborative and competitive event at which teams of students analyze and discuss ethical dilemmas.
Find out more »UTSC Association of Philosophy Students 2020 Conference
The University of Toronto Scarborough’s Annual International Undergraduate Philosophy Conference showcases undergraduate work in philosophy. This year’s topic is Bioethics.
Find out more »CANCELLED–Language, Epistemology, Metaphysics, and Mind Research Interest Group Talk (Ginger Schulteis, Chicago)
Ginger Schultheis, an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago, specializes in epistemology, with a particular interest in belief.
Find out more »CANCELLED–The 12th Annual Toronto Workshop in Ancient Philosophy
The 12th Annual Toronto Workshop in Ancient Philosophy explores Platonic metaphysics with 12 international speakers and commentators.
Find out more »CANCELLED–UTM Philosophy Colloquium Talk: Indigenizing From the Land
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Brian Burkhart, Associate Professor, University of Oklahoma presents "Indigenizing from the land." March 24, 2020 1:30pm KNL1220 Open to the public. Everyone is welcome. Contact Owen Ware (owen.ware@utoronto.ca) for details.
Find out more »CANCELLED–Workshop on “Indigenizing Philosophy through the Land: A Trickster Methodology for Decolonizing Environmental Ethics and Indigenous Futures” by Brian Burkhart (Oklahoma)
Join us to learn more about Brian Burkhart's Indigenizing Philosophy through the Land: A Trickster Methodology for Decolonizing Environmental Ethics and Indigenous Futures (2019).
Find out more »CANCELLED–Roseman Lecture in Practical Ethics: Cécile Fabre, All Souls College, Oxford
This year's Roseman Lecture will be delivered by Cécile Fabre, a professor of political philosophy and senior research fellow at All Souls College at the University of Oxford.
Find out more »April 2020
2020 Placement Job Talk – Etye Steinberg (Online)
Etye Steinberg is a graduate student in the Department of Philosophy at U of T. His central areas of interest are on the philosophy of action and ethics, but he also works on issues in business ethics, specifically on issues at the intersection of business ethics and technology.
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