UTSC Association of Philosophy Students

31/10/2021

Happy Halloween Transcendental Folks! Our team would like to present you a wonderful guest, Dr. Noel Carroll! In an interview, he talks about his work, The Philosophy of Horror, or Paradoxes of the Heart. Our video can be found on youtube, or you can find it on our discord channel! What a great way to unwind your decaying bones! All you horrific horror fans are gonna enjoy this one!

A huge thank you to our incredible VP of Speaker Relations Jla for working on and organizing this interview:

https://youtu.be/4dl6EtceraA

Enjoy and have a great spooky season. 👻

01/10/2021

Hello everyone! Welcome back to a new semester! The APS and the faculty of philosophy would like to invite you all to our virtual meet and greet on the 8th of October!

Topic: APS Meet and Greet

Time: Oct 8, 2021 04:00 PM America/Toronto

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us05web.zoom.us/j/82199581563?pwd=aTlFZnRqNDVwdCtxTnNSMmROZmNLQT09

Meeting ID: 821 9958 1563

Passcode: hfF7HN

05/07/2021

Congratulations to Professor Jessica Wilson on her new book 'Metaphysical Emergence'. It had been published by Oxford University in May. Be sure to check it out: https://www.3-16am.co.uk/articles/just-make-sense-metaphysics-metametaphysics-emergence-grounding-and-indeterminacy?fbclid=IwAR3yuswX9eDE2EiYMUSyqvqwdFOivFuNLH4kjGj3OsjPNRI_rh7PI39c6vE

A new book by Jessica Wilson, "Metaphysical Emergence", was published in May by Oxford University Press and is set to be reviewed in Philosophical Quarterly. The philosopher of metaphysics and epistemology discusses her writings in an interview with Richard Marshall for 3:16 Magazine. Be sure to check it out: https://www.3-16am.co.uk/articles/just-make-sense-metaphysics-metametaphysics-emergence-grounding-and-indeterminacy

27/04/2021

Hello all! The APS is happy to hold our annual elections on 10 May 2021. If you are interested in applying to be a member of the Executive Team next year, please fill out this Microsoft Form by midnight on Friday, 7 May 2021. All members are welcome to come to the General Meeting in which the election will be held.

23/04/2021

For more info: https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/philosophy/departmental-news

23/04/2021

Hello fellow philosophers! Wishing everyone the best of luck with their final exams! As we are at the end of term, the Socrates Project students will be presenting some of the research they have been working on over the past year. Everyone is welcome to attend and discuss their projects with them!
When: April 28 & 30 @ 1pm (EST)
Where: online via Zoom
Find the research topics and Zoom links on the UTSC department website:

It’s that time of year again! Join us to learn about and celebrate the exciting research done by our undergraduates in philosophy. Look forward to insightful and probing presentations by the students on their current work, as well as to a keynote address by Professor Talia Mae Bettcher of Californ...

15/04/2021

There is an opportunity to take part in the undergraduate philosophy conference @ NYU. Deadline for abstract and paper submission is today! Further details in the post:

CALL FOR UNDERGRADUATE PAPERS: NYU Philosophy Forum is looking for high-quality philosophy papers written by current undergraduates. Authors of accepted papers will be invited to present at a virtual conference on May 22nd- 23rd.

Submission deadline: Apr 15.
https://94n7lhy1m02.typeform.com/to/sIQm7oYh

To find out about more undergraduate opportunities, visit our department website: https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/philosophy/

08/04/2021

Mark your calendars and get ready for UofT's 2021 Undergraduate Philosophy Research Conference (Apr 13-14)! There will also be a keynote presentation by Professor Talia Mae Bettcher of California State University, Los Angeles. Dr. Bettcher describes herself as “an engaged philosopher who integrates critical reflection with tangible and meaningful action in our lived world.” She teaches and publishes in the areas of transgender studies, feminist philosophy, and q***r theory.

Find the event schedule and Zoom links at the UTSC Philosophy Department website:

It’s that time of year again! Join us to learn about and celebrate the exciting research done by our undergraduates in philosophy. Look forward to insightful and probing presentations by the students on their current work, as well as to a keynote address by Professor Talia Mae Bettcher of Californ...

30/03/2021

The APS will be having Dr. Michael Blezy as a guest speaker on April 5th! Details for his talk, as well as Zoom info is in the post.

The Association of Philosophy Students are hosting a talk by Dr. Michael Blezy on “The Relationship between thought and being in Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit”.
When? April 5th @ 4pm EST
Where? Online via Zoom
https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/84341612186
Meeting ID: 843 4161 2186
Passcode: 480528

23/03/2021

Professor Jessica Wilson will be a panelist at the "A Theory of Everything?" event tomorrow, link for the event in the description. All are welcome to attend.

A THEORY OF EVERYTHING? 6.00–7.15pm, Tuesday 23 March     The biologist Theodosius Dobzhansky wrote that nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution. Is there an even …

01/03/2021

The deadline for submission for the Undergraduate Philosophy Research Conference has been extended, and is now March 5th. Submissions are open to students from all UofT campuses. Please view the details in this post for information on how to submit.
Info:

01/03/2021

We are excited to share some wonderful news! On Monday March 8 at 12PM EST, the APS will be having Dr. Patricia Churchland host a very interesting talk! Dr. Churchland is a very distinguished figure within the sects of philosophy, and it is very much an honour to have her join us. Everyone is encouraged and is more than welcome to tap in virtually:

https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/81692669131
Meeting ID: 816 9266 9131
Passcode: 971155

We hope to see you there!