Graduate Students

Prof. Joshua Skorburg, IVADO visiting fellow at the Chair

admin — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:47:46 +0000

Prof. Joshua Skorburg will be a new visiting fellow at the Chair.

Fellow Bio: Joshua August (Gus) Skorburg is Associate Professor of Philosophy, Academic Co-Director of the Centre for Advancing Responsible and Ethical Artificial Intelligence (CARE-AI), and Faculty Affiliate at the One Health Institute at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. From 2018-2022 he was Adjunct Professor in the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. He received his PhD in Philosophy in 2017 from the University of Oregon. His research spans topics in applied ethics and moral psychology.

Informal Seminar with Jennifer Nagel

nathalia.duartecamara@mcgill.ca — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:58:01 +0000

Informal Seminar with Jennifer Nagel (University of Toronto)

October 23, 2026
10:00 AM-12:00 PM
Location: Leacock Room 927

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.

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 Vocabulaire critique de l’intelligence artificielle, a book edited by Thierry Ménissier.

The book was published in November 2025.

Read chapter: AI and Semantic Understanding

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.

For more information, visit the Presses de l’Université Laval site

Stephanie Collins, "Forward-looking Responsibility for Structural Injustice"

christina.rosania@mcgill.ca — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:41:15 +0000

"Forward-looking Responsibility for Structural Injustice" Stephanie Collins (Monash)
March 30, 2026, 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Leacock 927

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

Work in Progress Series: Jocelyn Maclure & Christophe Facal: "On the Implausibility of Moral Machines: AI, Moral Agency and the Cognitive Role of Emotions"

nathalia.duartecamara@mcgill.ca — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:16:58 +0000

Work in Progress Seminar Series Fall 2025 "On the Implausibility of Moral Machines: AI, Moral Agency and the Cognitive Role of Emotions"

Patrick Girard (U Auckland): "The Frog and Mouse Battle: Logic, Politics and Justice"

nathalia.duartecamara@mcgill.ca — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 15:03:49 +0000

Montreal Inter-University Workshop on the History and Philosophy of Mathematics "The Frog and Mouse Battle: Logic, Politics and Justice" Patrick Girard (U Auckland)

Horizons Démocratiques

nathalia.duartecamara@mcgill.ca — Fri, 09 May 2025 20:00:21 +0000

Horizons Démocratiques Journée de Réflexion sur l’Érosion des Normes et des Institutions Démocratiques Friday, May 30, 2025
9 AM-5 PM
Ballroom, Thomson House

POSTPONED: Niclas Rautenberg (University of Hamburg), "Towards a Phenomenology of Digital Conflict"

nathalia.duartecamara@mcgill.ca — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 13:09:04 +0000

This event has been postponed. A new date will be announced shortly.

"Towards a Phenomenology of Digital Conflict"