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Congratulations to Dr. Alexis Morin-Martel!

admin — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:39:24 +0000

Alexis Morin-Martel successfully defended his PhD dissertation on March 18.

Title of the dissertation: The Value of Trust

Jury members: Jocelyn Maclure, Natalie Stoljar, Daniel Weinstock, Mauro Rossi, Mark Alfano

Alexis will be a SSHRC postdoctoral fellow in the department of philosophy at Chapel Hill, starting in September 2026.

Liam B. Murphy, "If You Do Have the Power to Promise, We’ll Grant You All the Rest: Against (Natural) Moral Powers"

christina.rosania@mcgill.ca — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:37:08 +0000

You are warmly invited to attend a lecture with Professor Liam B. Murphy, Herbert Peterfreund Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at New York University.

New Publication: "Pour un tournant institutionnel en éthique de l’IA"

admin — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 03:55:18 +0000

This chapter, co-authored by Jocelyn Maclure and Alexis Morin-Martel was published in Donner un sens à l’éthique publique: Mélange en l’honneur de Luc Bégin edited by Patrick Turmel.

Flavie Chevalier and Jocelyn Maclure Publish a Chapter on AI and Semantic Understanding

admin — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:19:58 +0000

Flavie Chevalier and Jocelyn Maclure publish a chapter on AI and Semantic Understanding in

A Conversation on Public Philosophy with Joseph Heath

christina.rosania@mcgill.ca — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 21:13:57 +0000

An informal Seminar on Public Philosophy with Joseph Heath, a professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto.

This event is co-hosted with the Katharine A. Pearson Chair in Civil Society and Public Policy.

The Enforcement Threshold Approach to Harm Reduction

christina.rosania@mcgill.ca — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 21:11:42 +0000

Lecture given by Joseph Heath, a professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto.

This event is co-hosted by the Katharine A. Pearson Chair in Civil Society and Public Policy

Jarislowsky Lecture Series: Workshop on AI and the philosophy of grief

nathalia.duartecamara@mcgill.ca — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 20:42:22 +0000

Jarislowsky Lecture Series: Workshop on AI and the philosophy of grief Workshop by Michael Cholbi

Leacock 927

Open to all, registration required

Jarislowsky Chair Lecture Series: Grief and Memory in Radically Extended Lives

nathalia.duartecamara@mcgill.ca — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 20:37:53 +0000

Jarislowsky Chair Lecture Series: Grief and Memory in Radically Extended Lives Lecture by Michael Cholbi

Leacock 232

Reception to follow

Open to all, registration required

ɬ�﷬ Talks AI: Navigating the Future Together

nathalia.duartecamara@mcgill.ca — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:40:08 +0000

ɬ�﷬ Talks AI: Navigating the Future Together

Event Work-in-Progress Session- Hugo Cossette-Lefebvre: "Can AI Systems Hold Wrongful Beliefs? Doxastic Wrongs in Machine Reasoning"

nathalia.duartecamara@mcgill.ca — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:07:57 +0000

The Jarislowsky Chair will be hosting Hugo Cossette-Lefebvre, a Postdoctoral Researcher for the chair, for a WIP session on March 17, 2025 at noon.

Event "Should We Worry About the Welfare of AI?" Roundtable with Jocelyn Maclure, Jonathan Simon and Heather Alexander

nathalia.duartecamara@mcgill.ca — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:12:47 +0000

*THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO ALL, BUT REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Please email julia.houwen [at] mcgill.ca to register*

Workshop: Contractualism and Beyond

nathalia.duartecamara@mcgill.ca — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 15:32:33 +0000

Workshop: Contractualism and Beyond

Axiology Workshop 2024

nathalia.duartecamara@mcgill.ca — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 15:08:00 +0000

Axiology Workshop 2024 Venue: ɬ�﷬, Montreal Dates: October 4-5, 2024 Keynote Speaker: John Broome (Oxford)

Workshop on Public Reason and Liberal Legitimacy

christina.rosania@mcgill.ca — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 19:03:09 +0000

Workshop on Public Reason and Liberal Legitimacy November 18-19, 2022
Bieler School of Environment Seminar Room

Department of Philosophy Colloquium Series

saleema.nawaz@mcgill.ca — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:01:39 +0000

"Casual Definitions and the Unity of Substance in Metaphysics Z"

Prof. Michael Ferejohn

Department of Philosophy

Duke University

All are welcome.