University of Calgary Department of Philosophy

‘Empathy activism’ and how 1 educator is creating more inclusive teaching spaces. 2023 Inclusive Excellence Award recipient, 's Safaneh Mohaghegh Neyshabouri approaches empathy as a skill that can be taught.

‘Empathy activism’ and how 1 educator is creating more inclusive teaching spaces 2023 Inclusive Excellence Award recipient Safaneh Mohaghegh Neyshabouri approaches empathy as a skill that can be taught

Be sure to attend the next talk by Arthur Sullivan on Feb 2: "On the Guises of Irony." 3:00PM, SS 1253.

On the Guises of Irony The concept of irony is ancient, multi-faceted, and protean. In sophisticated scholarly work, several different sub-types of irony are distinguishe...

at the University of Calgary invites graduate students to submit papers for consideration at its 12th Annual Philosophy Graduate Conference, "Global Feminism", May 1-2, 2024. To register and submit papers, see: https://philevents.org/event/show/118489

Global Feminism The Department of Philosophy at the University of Calgary invites graduate students to submit papers for consideration at its 12th Annual Philosophy Graduate Conference. The overarching theme of this conference is global feminism, explored at both theoretical and applied levels. Our envisioned....

Prof. Safaneh Neyshabouri has won the Safaneh Mohaghegh Neyshabouri has won the 2023 University of Calgary Inclusive Excellence (Individual) Teaching Award. Congratulations, Safaneh!

Safaneh Neyshabouri wins University of Calgary Teaching Award | News | University of Calgary New award for Inclusive Excellence celebrates educators who create inclusive learning experiences

Nov 6, "In Conversation With David M. Shribman." A panel conversation with a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. Nov 6, 2:00PM, Social Sciences 623.

In Conversation With David M. Shribman Frank Towers (Department of History), Anthony Sayers (Department of Political Science), and Mark Migotti (Department of Philosophy) will engage in ...

Don't miss the next lecture in the Philosophy Speakers Series by Patrick Girard, University of Auckland. Friday Nov 3, 3:00PM, Social Sciences 1253.

Logic Doesn’t Oppress People, People Oppress People Logic is often presented as a neutral tool for reasoning, but in reality, it can be used to uphold oppressive power structures. Can it? This talk w...

Don't miss the next talk by Patrick Girard, University of Auckland on Nov 3, Logic Doesn’t Oppress People, People Oppress People. Social Sciences 1253, 3:00PM.

Logic Doesn’t Oppress People, People Oppress People Logic is often presented as a neutral tool for reasoning, but in reality, it can be used to uphold oppressive power structures. Can it? This talk w...

Be sure to attend the next talk in the Philosophy Speakers Series on Oct 13 by Ryoa Chung, :

Structural Health Inequality and Health Security in the Age of New Health Risks In this talk, I will outline the conceptual model of structural health inequalities produced by the interaction of structural and epistemic injusti...

Don't miss the next talk by James Sterba on Sep 29: "Is a Good God Logically Possible? An Update." 3:00PM, Social Sciences 1253.

Is a Good God Logically Possible? An Update The question I seek to address in this talk is whether or not an all-good, all- powerful God is logically possible given the degree and amount of m...

Don't miss the first Philosophy Colloquium talk for 2023-24 by Janet Kourany, U Notre Dame: Sep 22, "Race and Gender: Toward a Proper Pattern of Knowledge and Ignorance in Research."

Race and Gender: Toward a Proper Pattern of Knowledge and Ignorance in Research This paper concerns a project to right a wrong, an epistemic as well as social wrong. The wrong? Science was to serve all humankind; that is what F...

In Memoriam: Miranda Dall'Alba, Manager, Operations, University of Calgary Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts. Campus flag will be lowered today.

PhD student Ahmed Al-Juhany was recently awarded the 2023 Richard Hadden Prize for his essay "What are False Models Good For? Lessons from a Case Study in Economics."Congratulations, Ahmed! https://news.ucalgary.ca/news/what-are-false-models-good-lessons-case-study-economics