political philosophy

Annual Toronto Workshop in Ancient Philosophy 2026: Ancient Political Thought

Friday April 24, 2026, 2:00 pm - Saturday April 25, 2026, 6:00 pm

Friday April 24 Session I (2:00 – 3:30pm): Jean-Marc Narbonne (Laval) “Protagoras’ Democratic Involvement and his Epistemological Background” Commentator: Mark Johnstone (McMaster) Session II (4:00 – 5:30pm): Cecilia Li (Western) “A Fork in the Road: Politics as the Master Art in Plato’s Gorgias (517c4–518c1)” Commentator: Merrick Anderson (Southern California)   Saturday April … Read More

2026 Roseman Lecture in Practical Ethics (Sally Haslanger, MIT)

Sally Haslanger is the Ford Professor of Philosophy and Women’s & Gender Studies at MIT. She pursues broad philosophical interests, beginning her philosophical career specializing in analytic metaphysics and epistemology, and in ancient philosophy (especially Aristotle). Over time she has developed interests in social and political philosophy, feminist theory, and critical race theory. Dr. Haslanger has published on the problem of persistence through change, pragmatic paradox, and Aristotle’s hylomorphic theory of substance.

The Ethics of Uncivil Protest: A Workshop

Thursday October 12, 2023 - Friday October 13, 2023

This two-day workshop offers engagement with questions that have been at the forefront of political discourse in recent years: Can uncivil, violent resistance ever be justified as a means of protest? Speakers include Yann Allard-Tremblay (McGill), Candice Delmas (Northeastern), Jeffrey Howard (University College London), Cristina Lafont (Northwestern), Chong-Ming Lim (Nanyang Tech), José Medina (Northwestern), Temi Ogunye (Oxford), Avia Pasternak (Toronto), Erin R. Pineda (Smith College), Ẹniọlá Ànúolúwapọ́ Ṣóyẹmí (Oxford), and Daniel Viehoff (NYU).