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Lectures & Events

Upcoming lectures & events

When
October 25, 2025, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Where
SGW campus MB - John Molson Building 2.445 (1450 Guy)
Speaker(s)
David Morris, Professor of Philosophy
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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.

When
October 30, 2025, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Where
Online
Speaker(s)
Dr. Emilia Angelova
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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.

When
October 30, 2025, 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Where
Online
Speaker(s)
Dr. Emilia Angelova
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Recent lectures & events

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.

When
October 3, 2025, 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Where
Sir George Williams Campus LB - J.W. McConnell Building LB-362 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Drs. Nabeel Hamid, Emily Perry, Anna Brinkerhoff, Jing Hu
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David Wong will synthesize elements from the Confucian, Daoist and Western democratic traditions to address the contemporary challenge of achieving a reasonable degree of political and social harmony. He will also discuss what a democracy might look like if it realized this synthesis.

When
October 2, 2025, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Where
SGW campus MB - Pavillon John-Molson 14.250 (1450 Guy St.)
Speaker(s)
David Wong, Susan Fox Beischer and George D. Beischer Trinity College Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Duke University
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Hegel’s Speculative Idealism & The Truth of Freedom

When
August 18, 2025, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Where
Online
Speaker(s)
Isaiah Wilkinson
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ONLINE topics:academic_disciplines/philosophy, concordia-events-categories:examinations/thesis-defenses event-audiences:all event-audiences:concordia-community/students/graduate

Hegel and the Modern Debate of Historicism in Art: A Contemporary Reading of Hegel’s Ideal of Art through the Musical Form

When
August 18, 2025, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Where
Online
Speaker(s)
Farshad Jarrahi
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A Relational Egalitarian Account of Contributive Justice

When
July 15, 2025, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Where
Online
Speaker(s)
Chris Nicolson
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Karyn Lai is Professor of Philosophy at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

When
April 24, 2025, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Where
SGW campus LB - J.W. McConnell Building 362 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Karyn Lai, Professor of Philosophy, University of New South Wales
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Jay Bernstein is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research.

When
April 4, 2025, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Where
SGW campus LB - J.W. McConnell Building 362 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Jay Bernstein, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, New School for Social Research
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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.

When
March 25, 2025, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Where
SGW campus LB - J.W. McConnell Building 322 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Fabrizio Baldassarri, Joint Fellow, Villa I Tatti, Harvard University, and Warburg Institute, University of London
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Why Relational Facts Need to Be at Least as Primitive as Monadic Facts

When
March 24, 2025, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Where
SGW campus MB - John Molson Building MB-11.101-11.103 (1450 Guy)
Speaker(s)
Dax Avery Hamouth
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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.

When
March 14, 2025, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Where
SGW campus LB - J.W. McConnell Building 362 (1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
Speaker(s)
Daniel Steel, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
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Lectures & Events archive

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)

 
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