Bernard D. Katz Retirement Conference

Online

Ryerson University is hosting a conference in honor of Bernard Katz's retirement. Please see the Ryerson event page for a full schedule of speakers and abstracts. Bernard D. Katz worked in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto from 1976 until his retirement in 2021. This conference is ... Read More

Colloquium (Cian Dorr, NYU)

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), Room 2212 252 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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

History of Modern Philosophy Research Group Author Meets Critic Session (Deborah Brown, Queensland, and Calvin Normore, UCLA)

Online

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

Ethics and Political Philosophy Group Talk (Max K. Hayward, Sheffield)

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

The Ethics and Political Philosophy Research Interest Group is delighted to welcome as a speaker Max K. Hayward, a lecturer (assistant professor) in the Philosophy Department at the University of Sheffield who is currently a Fellow-in-Residence at the Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University. His areas of interest include ... Read More

Ethics and Political Philosophy Group Talk (Theron Pummer, St. Andrews)

Online

Please note date change! Theron Pummer is a Senior Lecturer at the University of St. Andrews. His areas of interest include normative ethics, value theory, and social and political philosophy. His recent work includes "Supererogation and conditional obligation," (Philosophical Studies, 2021) and editing a volume on effective altruism, Effective Altruism: ... Read More

UNESCO World Philosophy Day (Vanessa Wills, George Washington)

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), Room 2212 252 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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

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