Political Philosophy Reading Group: Hillel Steiner (University of Manchester)

Date

Tuesday October 26, 2021
10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Location

Queen's University, Zoom

Faculty and graduate students are welcome to join, over Zoom, the upcoming meeting of the Political Philosophy Reading Group, to discuss a paper by guest Hillel Steiner (University of Manchester), titled, "Is the right to bequeath a supernatural power?".

Further details, as well as Hillel's paper, will be circulated via email. For more information, contact Christine Sypnowich (christine.sypnowich@queensu.ca).

Departmental Colloquium: David Friedell (Union)

Date

Thursday April 7, 2022
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Location

Watson Hall, Room 517

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to invite you to join, in person, the upcoming meeting of its regular colloquium series, which will welcome David Friedell (Union) to give a talk, titled, "Are People Abstract?" The abstract can be found on the poster below.

Departmental Colloquium: David Friedell (Union) | PDF Poster

Departmental Colloquium & The Lorne Maclachlan Lecture on Kant: Emily Carson (McGill)

Date

Thursday March 31, 2022
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Location

Watson Hall, Room 517

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to invite you to join, in person, the upcoming meeting of its regular colloquium series, which will welcome Emily Carson (McGill) to give this year's Lorne Maclachlan Lecture on Kant, titled, "Kantian construction in context". The abstract can be found on the poster below.

The annual Lecture on Kant was established by Dr. Lorne Maclachlan to allow ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ students to hear from experts on the philosopher whose challenging ideas were the subject of Dr. Maclachlan’s teaching and research throughout his career at ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´. An accomplished philosopher, as well as a beloved colleague and teacher, Dr. Lorne Maclachlan passed away in October 2020.

Emily Carson (McGill) | Lorne Maclachlan Lecture on Kant

Departmental Colloquium and Vlastos Lecture: Whitney Schwab (Maryland)

Date

Thursday March 24, 2022
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Location

Watson Hall, Room 517

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to invite you to join, in person, the upcoming meeting of its regular colloquium series, which will welcome Whitney Schwab (Maryland) to give this year's Gregory Vlastos Memorial Lecture, titled, "Epistemic Luck in Ancient and Contemporary Epistemology". The abstract can be found on the poster below.

Whitney Schwab (Maryland) | Gregory Vlastos Memorial Lecture

Departmental Colloquium: Shelbi Nahwilet Meissner (Georgetown)

Date

Thursday March 3, 2022
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Location

Queen's University, Zoom

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to invite you to join, over Zoom, the upcoming meeting of its regular colloquium series, which will welcome Shelbi Nahwilet Meissner (Georgetown), whose talk is titled, "Indigenous Feminist Philosophy of Language: Reclamation, Post-Traumatic Relationality, and Transformative Justice". The talk's abstract can be found on the poster linked below.

Zoom details will be distributed to the colloquium mailing list the day of the event. If you are not on the mailing list but wish to receive Zoom or other details, please contact philug@queensu.ca.

Departmental Colloquium: Shelbi Nahwilet Meissner (Georgetown) | Poster (PDF 200KB)

Departmental Colloquium: Avia Pasternak (University College London)

Date

Thursday January 20, 2022
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Location

Queen's University, Zoom

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to invite you to join, over Zoom, the upcoming meeting of its regular colloquium series, which will welcome Avia Pasternak (University College London), whose book talk is titled, "Responsible Citizens Irresponsible States: Should Citizens Pay for their State’s Wrongdoings?". The talk's abstract can be found on the poster linked below.

The Zoom link can be found on the poster linked below. Zoom details will also be distributed to the colloquium mailing list the day of the event. If you are not on the mailing list but wish to receive Zoom or other details, please contact philug@queensu.ca.

Departmental Colloquium: Avia Pasternak (University College London) | Book Talk Poster (PDF)

Departmental Colloquium: Markus Gabriel (U of Bonn & The New School)

Date

Thursday December 2, 2021
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Location

Queen's University, Kingston Hall, Room 201

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to invite you to join the upcoming meeting of its regular colloquium series, which will welcome Markus Gabriel (U of Bonn & The New School), whose talk is titled, "Being Wrong – Subjectivity and Fallibility". The talk's abstract can be found on the poster below.

For those who cannot join us in person, Zoom details will be distributed the morning of the event. If you are not on the colloquium mailing list, please contact philug@queensu.ca to receive updates.

Departmental Colloquium: Markus Gabriel (U of Bonn & The New School) | Poster (PDF 345KB)

Departmental Colloquium: Nicholas Wiltsher (Uppsala)

Date

Thursday November 25, 2021
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Location

Queen's University, Kingston Hall, Room 201

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to invite you to join the upcoming meeting of its regular colloquium series, which will welcome Nicholas Wiltsher (Uppsala), whose talk is titled, "Relations of Power in Aesthetic Communities". The talk's abstract can be found on the poster below.

For those who cannot join us in person, Zoom details will be distributed the morning of the event. If you are not on the colloquium mailing list, please contact philug@queensu.ca to receive updates.

Departmental Colloquium: Nicholas Wiltsher (Uppsala) | Poster (PDF 307 KB)

Departmental Colloquium: Jessica Nihlén Fahlquist (ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ & Uppsala)

Date

Thursday November 11, 2021
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Location

Queen's University, Kingston Hall, Room 201

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to invite you to join the upcoming meeting of its regular colloquium series, which will welcome Jessica Nihlén Fahlquist (ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ & Uppsala), whose talk is titled, "Moral responsibility and public health risks in the context of the Coronavirus pandemic". The talk's abstract can be found on the poster below.

For those who cannot join us in person, Zoom details will be distributed the morning of the event. If you are not on the colloquium mailing list, please contact philug@queensu.ca to receive updates.

Departmental Colloquium: Jessica Nihlén Fahlquist (ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ & Uppsala) | Poster (PDF 305 KB)