The History of Philosophy Group is pleased to welcome guest speaker Steven Methven, David Mitchell Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy at Oxford University. Dr. Methven's specialities are the history of analytic philosophy, philosophical logic, and philosophy of mathematics.
Robert Mason is a PhD student in U of T's Department of Philosophy whose research is in early modern philosophy and ethics. Robert's talk is titled "Leibniz on the Determination of Substances in Possible Worlds".
Talk Title: "Chisholm's Paradox in Perspective"
Talk Title: “Aristotle on Theoretical and Practical Wisdom”
Talk Title: "Treachery and Trust in Just War Theory"
Prof. Gardner's research interests include the philosophy of psychoanalysis, Kant and post-Kantian philosophy, German idealism, and the aesthetic turn in post-Kantianism. He will deliver a talk titled "Critique of the Power of Judgement".
Talk Title: "The Prudential Badness of Failure"
Talk Title: "Appealing to Kuhn: Forced Incommensurability as a Method of Career Advancement"
Talk Title: "Collective Partiality"
Talk Title: "Forgiveness and Negative Partiality"
Day one of a two-day conference on ethics co-sponsored by U of T's Faculty of Law, Munk School of Global Affairs, and Centre for Ethics takes place at the Dept. of Philosophy. Learn more.
Keynote speakers: U of T alumni Janette Dinishak (UC Santa Cruz) and Jacob Weinrib (Queen’s University). A full schedule of speakers and events for Graduate Research Weekend will be announced shortly.
