Elena Gordon is currently an Extending New Narratives Postdoctoral Research Fellow at McGill University. She mainly works on the philosophy of David Hume, but her research for the Extending New Narratives project examines Catharine Macaulay’s (1731-1791) philosophy of education, with a particular focus on the role of non-human animals in human moral and epistemic development.
Viacheslav Zahorodniuk, a current postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Philosophy, is working on a project dedicated to Hume’s epistemology and methodological approaches under the supervision of Donald C. Ainslie.
Brian Bitar, a sessional lecturer in the Department of Philosophy, concentrates his research on moral and political philosophy, with consideration of their metaphysical basis. He specializes in the early modern period.
Join us for a two-day conference on acosmism and pantheism in Spinoza and German idealism, Kant, and Post-Kantian philosophy. Hosted by Michael Rosenthal and Nick Stang. Please note: all events begin at listed times, not 10 or 15 minutes after Program Monday, May 1 9:30–11:00 Karolina Hübner (Cornell), “How to Be a … Read More
Allauren Forbes’s (McMaster) research lies at the intersection of feminist philosophy and early modern philosophy.
Jonathan Cottrell, a lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, focuses his research on early modern philosophy, especially Hume’s work.
The two-day 2022 Québec-Ontario Workshop in Early Modern Philosophy will include talks by an array of international scholars.
We welcome Klaus Vieweg, a professor of Philosophy at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, who will give a talk about his recently published biography of Hegel. Dr Vieweg is internationally renowned for his research on Hegel’s philosophy as a way of thinking about freedom.
Join us for a two-day colloquium comprising talks and workshops in ancient and medieval philosophy. The colloquium is organized by Martin Pickavé, Deborah Black, and Peter King.
The History of Philosophy Group is pleased to welcome guest speaker Vili Lähteenmäki, distinguished professor of philosophy at the University of Helsinki and an Academy of Finland Research Fellow. Talk Title: Cartesian Self-Relations About the History of Philosophy Group One of five departmental Research Interest Groups, the History of Philosophy Group is home … Read More
Robbie Matyasi is a Graduate Student with us whose primary interests are 17th- and 18th-century philosophy (especially Spinoza and other rationalists) and metaphysics (especially properties, composition, and causation). He is currently writing a dissertation on Spinoza’s metaphysics of ordinary objects and organisms. Talk Title: TBA About the History of Philosophy Group … Read More
Michael A. Rosenthal (PhD Chicago, 1996) holds the Grafstein Chair in Jewish Philosophy, with appointments in both the Department and the Anne Tannenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies. Talk Title Life as a Marionette: The Role of the Imagination in Spinoza’s Ethics, Part V Abstract The goal of Part V of … Read More
