Conference: Kant and Analytic Metaphysics

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

Organized by Professor Nick Stang, this conference aims to generate dialogue between contemporary analytic metaphysicians and scholars of Kant, who famously questioned whether such a thing as metaphysics is even possible. Participants include Amie Thomasson (Dartmouth), Eric Watkins (UC San Diego), our own Damian Melamedoff, and many more.

History of Metaphysics Conference: Infinity

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

The History of Modern Philosophy Group is pleased to present the 2017 History of Metaphysics Conference: Infinity. The conference is organized by professors Karolina Hübner and Nick Stang.

Continental Philosophy Conference: Intersubjectivity and the Second Person

Jackman Humanities Building, Room 100 (Main Floor Lecture Hall) 170 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The conference on the concept of intersubjectivity in continental philosophy is organized by professors Owen Ware and Michael Morgan. A more detailed schedule of events and speakers will be posted shortly.

Conference – Interdisciplinary Simmel

208 North House Munk School of Global Affairs, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

This conference explores interdisciplinary approaches to the work of George Simmel; presenters include Omar Lizardo, Natàlia Cantó Milà, Elizabeth Goodstein, and more.

Conference – Spinoza: New Directions in Research

170 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

This year's speakers at this annual conference on Spinoza's philosophy include Lilli Alanen, John Carriero, Olli Koistinen, Jon Miller, Steve Nadler, Alan Nelson, Alison Peterman, and Noa Shein.

2019 Undergraduate Philosophy Research Conference

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

Every year, our department hosts a Philosophy Research Conference for undergraduate students to showcase top work at the university. This year's conference will feature 20 student talks, as well as a keynote presentation by Professor Alice MacLachlan of York University. The conference will also see the launch of two journals, volume 20 of Noēsis and the inaugural issue of the journal of the University of Toronto Undergraduate Bioethics Society (UTUBS). All are welcome!

Ontario Philosophy Teachers’ Association (OPTA) Conference

Jackman Humanities Building, Room 100 (Main Floor Lecture Hall) 170 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The annual OPTA full-day conference consists of a plenary and break-out sessions on topics of two kinds: theoretical sessions led by university professors, and pedagogy-oriented sessions delivered by practicing high school philosophy teachers.

Conference: The Idea of Freedom: 19th and 20th Century Perspectives

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

"The Idea of Freedom: 19th and 20th Century Perspectives" is organized by Professors Owen Ware and Michael Morgan, and will also feature lectures by Jacqueline Mariña, Dean Moyar, and Karin Nisenbaum.

2021 Undergraduate Philosophy Research Conference

Online

Get a taste of the latest undergraduate research in philosophy at the 2021 Undergraduate Philosophy Research Conference. Keynote speaker will be Dr. Talia Mae Bettcher, professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy at California State University, Los Angeles.

2022 Undergraduate Philosophy Research Conference

Jackman Humanities Building, Room 100 & Room 418

Get a taste of the latest undergraduate research in philosophy at the 2022 Undergraduate Philosophy Research Conference. Keynote speaker will be Dr. Helen Fielding, a professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies and Feminist Research at Western University.

Fifth Annual Scientific Understanding and Representation (SURe) Workshop

Jackman Humanities Building, Room 100 & online 170 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The fifth annual SURe Workshop, in honour of Margie Morrison and with keynote speakers Eran Tal (McGill) and Agnes Bolinska (South Carolina) aims to foster greater synergy between scientific understanding and scientific representation in the philosophy of science, as they face complementary problems—and hold the promise of complementary solutions.

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