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New Publication : Between precedent autonomy and the patient's best interests: a reasonable path for advance medical assistance in dying requests

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 23:45:55 +0000

This chapter, written by Jocelyn Maclure and Naïma Hamrouni, was published in Research Handbook on Voluntary Assisted Dying Law, Regulation and Practice edited by Ben White.

Access the work: Between precedent autonomy and the patient's best interests

A Conversation on Public Philosophy with Joseph Heath

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:31:44 +0000

An informal seminar on Public Philosophy with Joseph Heath Professor of Philosophy, 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

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:26:55 +0000

Lecture given by Joseph Heath Professor of Philosophy, University of Toronto

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

AI, Explainability and Epistemic Dependence

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 22:11:13 +0000

Lecture given by Jocelyn Malure at the University of Hamburg

Are You Even a Person? LLMs and Agentic Distrust

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:16:23 +0000

Work-in-Progress hosted by Alexis Morin-Martel PhD candidate at ��VR��Ƶ

Leacock 927 from 1:30-3:30 on December 18

Open to all, registration required

The Ethic of Griefbots LLMs and the Digital Afterlife

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:08:11 +0000

Workshop on griefbot ethics on the 11th and 12th of December 2025

Workshop taking place at the Centre for Ethics at the University of Toronto.

AI, Public Reason and the Right to Explanation

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 19:46:09 +0000

Seminar given by Jocelyn Maclure with the Social and Political Theory Group at Pompeu Fabra University

Grief and Memory in Radically Extended Lives

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 19:09:15 +0000

Lecture by Michael Cholbi Professor and Personal Chair in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh

Leacock 232

Reception to follow

Open to all, registration required

Workshop on AI and the philosophy of grief

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 19:18:45 +0000

Workshop by Michael Cholbi Professor and Personal Chair in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh

Leacock 927

Open to all, registration required

Can chatGPT be your friend? Join us for a conversation on AI companionship

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:08:33 +0000

Join us for a conversation on AI companionship Speakers: Jocelyn Maclure, Michael Inzlicht, Karina Vold, more TBA

Free for Students, $5 for the public.

Comparative Perspectives on Agency: Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Sun, 17 May 2026 12:29:02 +0000

IVADO Symposium organized by the IVADO Regroupement – Ethics, EDI, and Indigenous Engagement

Forthcoming: Canadian Association for the Philosophy of AI

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:57:22 +0000

The first annual conference of the

Jeff Sebo Lecture: Next Steps for AI Welfare Research and Policy

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:59:12 +0000

Date: April 23, 2026

Time: 4:00-6:00pm

Congratulations to Dr. Alexis Morin-Martel!

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — 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.

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

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 03:55:17 +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.