Prof. Hickson's recent research has focused on the history of 17-century philosophy, especially Descartes, Bayle, skepticism, and the problem of evil. Increasingly, his research includes both historical and contemporary issues related to conscience and toleration.
The Québec-Ontario Conference in Early Modern Philosophy will include talks by Christian Leduc (Université de Montréal), Elliot Paul (Queens University), Sandrine Roux (Université du Québec à Montréal), and many more scholars working in early modern philosophy.
Michaela Manson is a graduate student in philosophy at the University of Toronto. She has interests in the philosophy of mind and language, as well as in feminist philosophy in the early modern period.
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
Denis Kambouchner, professor emeritus at the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, has focused his research on the work of René Descartes. Since 2019, he has also served as president of the Société Française de Philosophie.
The Canadian Opera Company (COC) will be mounting the Canadian composer Julien Bilodeau’s new opera, La Reine-Garçon, with a libretto by Michel Marc Bouchard. This one-day symposium will explore how La Reine-Garçon is grounded in Cartesian philosophy and contemporary theories of gender and performance.
Tarek Dika is an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at U of T who specializes in phenomenology, especially Heidegger and contemporary French phenomenology. He also has research interests in early modern philosophy and science, especially Descartes.
