Lectures & Events
Upcoming lectures & events
Daniel Steel is Associate Professor at the W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics and the School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia.
Dr. Fabrizio Baldassarri will discuss René Descartes's interpretation of plants as a case study of the mechanistic attempt to define plant activities, life, and behaviour.
Jay Bernstein is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research.
Karyn Lai is Professor of Philosophy at the University of New South Wales.
Recent lectures & events
Voulez-vous aborder certaines des préoccupations les plus importantes de l’humanité ? Le Département de philosophie offre des cours en éthique, l’histoire de la philosophie, la philosophie sociale et politique, la philosophie des sciences, la logique, et des théories féministes, dans un environnement collégial. Découvrez les programmes du département de philosophie : majeure et mineures au 1er cycle.
Want to grapple with some of humanity's most significant concerns? The Department of Philosophy offers courses in the history of philosophy, ethics, social and political philosophy, philosophy of the sciences, logic, contemporary epistemology, and feminist theory, in a collegial environment. Join the Undergraduate Program Director for a discussion about Major and Minor programs and how to apply.
Life, Embodiment, and Recognition in Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit, §§162-177
Jessica Gelber is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. Her primary area of research is Classical Greek and Roman Philosophy, with particular interests in foundational issues in ancient medicine and science.
Michael Pelias (Long Island University, Brooklyn, and founder of the Institute for Radical Imagination) will be speaking on the relationships between Nietzsche and Marx, both historically and conceptually, and their contemporary influence in social theory and practice. The event is presented by the Students of Philosophy Association (SoPhiA).
The Kristeva Circle supports research on, or influenced by, philosopher, psychoanalyst and novelist Julia Kristeva. The Circle holds regular gatherings to establish and advance Kristeva scholarship nationally and internationally. During these gatherings, scholars from a variety of fields and disciplines exchange ideas and collaborate on projects related to the work of Julia Kristeva.
What does cutting-edge research in philosophy look like? What are pressing and enduring questions it uncovers, and ways of addressing them? This event offers a taste. From enduring questions about the nature of morality and human experience, to urgent questions about how to overcome oppression, research conducted in Concordia’s Department of Philosophy reflects this diversity.
Eric Marcus is Professor of Philosophy at Auburn University. His second book "Belief, Inference, and the Self-Conscious Mind" was published by Oxford University Press in 2021.
Laura Tomlinson Makin is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Colgate University. She mainly works in ethics, metaethics, and philosophy of action.
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Affiliated Lecture Series
Centre de recherche en éthique (CRÉ) (Profs. Matthew Barker, Pablo Gilabert)
Groupe de recherche en éthique environmentale et animale (GRÉEA) (Prof. Matthew Barker)
Inter-University Research Group in Political Philosophy (GRIPP) (Profs. Matthias Fritsch, Pablo Gilabert)
Inter-University Research Group in Normativity (GRIN) (Profs. Murray Clarke, Ulf Hlobil, Katharina Nieswandt)
Loyola Sustainability Research Centre (LSRC) (Profs. Matthew Barker, Matthias Fritsch)
Montreal Inter-University Workshop in the History and Philosophy of Mathematics (Prof. Greg Lavers)
Montreal Philosophy of Science Network (Prof. Matthew Barker)