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tina thư lê's MA defence will take place on Monday, March 30th at 11 a.m.

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The Department of Philosophy at Concordia University is pleased to welcome Prof. Sean Kelsey on Friday, March 27, for an invited guest lecture as part of its Speaker Series. He will present:

“Forms of Understanding in Aristotle's De Anima”
Friday, March 27, 3 to 5 p.m.
LB-362 (Webster Library)

Sean Kelsey is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Chicago.

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Philosophy Speaker Series | Events - Concordia University The Department of Philosophy is pleased to welcome invited guest lecturer Sean Kelsey.

Malou Sopcak's MA defence will take place on Friday, March 13th at 10:30 a.m.

MA Defence: Malou Sopcak, Philosophy | Events - Concordia University The Error of Ignorance: Suspension of Judgement in Climate Science

Jiarui Ma's MA defence will take place on Thursday, March 12th at 9:00 a.m.

MA Defence: Jiarui Ma, Philosophy | Events - Concordia University Believe Partially or Believe Rationally? New Objections to Epistemic Partiality

Biyang Pan's MA defence will take place on Friday, February 27th at 10:00 a.m.

MA Defence: Biyang Pan, Philosophy | Events - Concordia University Values in Psychiatric Classification: Analyzing Epistemic and Social Considerations in DSM-5

The Department of Philosophy at Concordia University is pleased to welcome Prof. Devin Sanchez Curry on Friday, March 13, for an invited guest lecture as part of its Speaker Series. He will present:

“Ryle on Cartography and (Cognitive) Ontology”
Friday, March 13, 3 to 5 p.m.
LB-362 (Webster Library)

Devin Sanchez Curry is Associate Professor of Philosophy at West Virginia University. He specializes in the history and philosophy of psychology.

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Philosophy Speaker Series | Events - Concordia University The Department of Philosophy is pleased to welcome invited guest lecturer Devin Curry Sanchez.

The Department of Philosophy at Concordia University is pleased to welcome Prof. Michael Goodhart on Friday, February 27, for an invited guest lecture as part of its Speaker Series. He will present:

“Human Rights and Resurgent Fascism”
Friday, February 27, 3 to 5 p.m.
H-1220 (1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)

Michael Goodhart is Professor of Political Science and Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. He is also Professor (by courtesy) of Philosophy. Michael Goodhart's core research interests include democracy, human rights, (in)justice, and emancipatory political struggles.

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Philosophy Speaker Series | Events - Concordia University The Department of Philosophy is pleased to welcome invited guest lecturer Michael Goodhart.

The Department of Philosophy at Concordia University is very pleased to host Raphaël Tossings for an invited guest lecture in the new year:

"Objects Without Essences: A Reading of Brandom’s Theory of Objectivity in 'Making It Explicit'"

Friday, January 16th, 3 to 5 p.m.
MB-14.250 (1450 Guy St.)

Raphaël Tossings is a PhD student and part-time professor at the University of Ottawa and Sorbonne University.

The event is free and open to all.

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Congrats to Kay Rollans, graduate of Concordia's Philosophy MA (2017), who has been hired as an acquisitions editor at the University of Alberta Press!

University of Alberta Press Hires New Acquisitions Editor - University of Alberta Press University of Alberta Press is pleased to announce that Kay Rollans will join us as our new Acquisitions Editor as of December 1, 2025. She will work

Jintao Liang's MA defence will take place on Monday, December 1st at 10:00 a.m.

MA Defence: Jintao Liang, Philosophy | Events - Concordia University The Question of Horizons in Frantz Fanon’s Critical Philosophy of Race

✨The Department of Philosophy welcomes Dr. Jason Millar on Friday, November 21st, for the Annual Ethics Lecture. He will present:

"Ethics Modelling: A New Applied Ethics for Tech Design"
November 21, 2025, 3 to 5 p.m.
4th Space (LB-103, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)

Dr. Jason Millar is the Canada Research Chair in the Ethical Engineering of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence and an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Ottawa, with cross appointment to the Department of Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts.

Join us in person or online by registering for the Zoom meeting or watching live on YouTube.

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Ethics Modelling: A New Applied Ethics for Tech Design | Events - Concordia University Over the years, there have been repeated calls for technology to be designed more ethically. Recently we have seen these calls directed towards robotics and AI—technologies that are significantly impacting our daily lives, exposing us all to novel risks. But calls for more “ethical” (or “res...

David Morris, Professor of Philosophy, will deliver an introductory lecture, “Philosophy and Existentialism: Freedom, Existence, and Existentialism as a Philosophy for Today,” at the Concordia Open House this Saturday, October 25th, 1 to 2 p.m. in MB 2.445.

The presentation is free and open to all. Please register to attend.

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David Morris | Philosophy and Existentialism: Freedom, Existence, and Existentialism as a Philosophy for Today | Events - Concordia University Philosophy takes up fundamental questions and probes the conceptual underpinnings of our thinking about the world, human affairs, ethics, science, and more. Studying philosophy exercises and improves your ability to analyze texts, arguments, and concepts, and communicate complex points with clarity....