History of Modern Philosophy Group Talk (Matthew Wurst, U of T)
Wurst's research interests are in early modern philosophy. The title and abstract of Wurst's talk will be posted shortly.
Free
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Minds and machines: Creativity in humans and computers (Paul Thagard, Waterloo)
CCT Building, Room CC2150 1800 MIddle Road, Mississauga, Ontario, CanadaJoin guest speaker Paul Thagard, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Cognitive Science Program at the University of Waterloo, for a talk on creativity in humans and computers.
Colloquium (John Carriero, UCLA)
Jackman Humanities Building, Room 100 (Main Floor Lecture Hall) 170 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaJohn Carriero is Professor in the UCLA Department of Philosophy. His areas of interest include early modern philosophy (esp. Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz). Among his publications is Between Two Worlds: A Reading of Descartes's Meditations (Princeton University Press, 2008).
History of Philosophy Group Talk (Dai Heide, Simon Fraser University)
Jackman Humanities Building, Room 401 170 St. George St., Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDr. Heide's research interests include Kant, early modern philosophy, normative ethics, applied ethics, and symbolic logic.
UTM Philosophy Society Halloween Games Social (Monday, Oct. 30)
The UTM Philosophy Society and the Soc-Crim Society present a Halloween Games Social! Free food and beverages! Costumes Encouraged!
Applying to Grad School Workshop
Jackman Humanities Building, Room 418 170 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaThinking about Grad School? If you are interested in applying to graduate school in philosophy, come to our workshop and get information about requirements, application procedures and deadlines. You will also have a chance to talk to our panelists about any questions you might have. Our panelists include: Prof. Imogen ... Read More
Free
Student writing workshop with Charles Dalrymple-Fraser
Jackman Humanities Building, Room 418 170 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaNo RSVP necessary; just show up! Noesis and the Philosophy Course Union are hosting a writing workshop with PhD candidate and Vanier Scholarship recipient Charles Dalrymple-Fraser.
Workshop: writing a publishable paper
Jackman Humanities Building, Room 418 170 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaNoēsi, editors will talk about what they look for when reviewing papers, and how to make sure your submission reflects those qualities. They'll also go over the technical aspects of submission, like formatting and citations.
History of Philosophy Group Talk (Clinton Tolley, UCSD)
Jackman Humanities Building, Room 418 170 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaIn his talk, ‘Hegel’s account of thinking in his Logics’, Prof. Tolley will forumalate a critical assessment and partial defense of Hegel's theologized (rather than Kantian-transcendental) conception of logic.
Free
Language, Epistemology, Metaphysics, and Mind Group Talk (Anandi Hattiangadi, Stockholm)
Jackman Humanities Building, Room 418 170 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaIn her talk, "Logical Disagreement", Prof. Hattiangadi investigates three approaches to the semantics of normative statements and judgments in application to logical disagreement, and argues that none of these semantic theories is able to provide an adequate account of what we disagree about when we disagree about logic.
Placement Practice Job Talk – Speaker: Marion Durand (CPAMP)
Jackman Humanities Building, Room 418 170 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaTalk Title: "The Stoic Semantics for Nouns"
World Philosophy Day Lecture: Alva Noë (Berkeley)
Jackman Humanities Building, Room 100 (Main Floor Lecture Hall) 170 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaOrganized by the Philosophy Course Union, UNESCO World Philosophy Day will be marked with a lecture by Alva Noë of UC Berkeley, who specializes in perception, consciousness, and theories of art.