Professor T. M. Scanlon will present the 2012 Guelph Lecture in Philosophy: "What is Morality?" on Thursday, March 8, 5:30- 7:00 p.m. in the Academic Public Square, McLaughlin Library. Find out more about the talk and Dr Scanlon's work.
Professor T. M. Scanlon will present the 2012 Guelph Lecture in Philosophy: "What is Morality?" on Thursday, March 8, 5:30- 7:00 p.m. in the Academic Public Square, McLaughlin Library.
Unfortunately Dr Scanlon's lecture has been cancelled due to illness.
New PhD students in social and political philosophy whose dissertations touch on ethical issues related to globalization are eligible to receive additional funding ($1,000 - $3,000) from the Canada Research Chair in Ethics and Global Social Change. For additional information please contact Monique Deveaux.
Philosophy is a field that engages with every facet of life. However, academic philosophy these days could be doing a better job of engaging in dialogue with the public: this requires finding a common language, as well as being explicit about the relevance of the ideas at issue. \
Philopolis is a two-day festival that aims to facilitate just such an exchange through panel discussions, workshops and activities of many kinds. Find out more at the festival website.
The 2012 Guelph Philopolis was a festival that manifested how Philosophy engages with every facet of life. It achieved this through panel discussions, workshops and activities of many kinds. Find out more at the festival website.
The 2012 Guelph Philopolis was a festival that manifested how Philosophy engages with every facet of life. It achieved this through panel discussions, workshops and activities of many kinds. Find out more at the festival website.
Gordon Monahan's works for piano, loudspeakers, video, kinetic sculpture, and computer-controlled sound environments span various genres from avant-garde concert music to multi-media installation and sound art. As a composer and sound artist, he juxtaposes the quantitative and qualitative aspects of natural acoustical phenomena with elements of media technology, environment, architecture, popular culture, and live performance.
The Department's famous Rural History Roundtable is ten years old! Congratulations to Dr. Catharine Wilson, Dr. Douglas McCalla and all the speakers and coordinators who have made the Roundtable a College of Arts institution over the years. The Winter 2012 Roundtable schedule will carry on this great tradition with speakers addressing tourism, consumer culture, rural amusements and more. Get the schedule (.pdf)
The Department's famous Rural History Roundtable is ten years old! Congratulations to Dr. Catharine Wilson, Dr. Douglas McCalla and all the speakers and coordinators who have made the Roundtable a College of Arts institution over the years. The Winter 2012 Roundtable schedule will carry on this great tradition with speakers addressing tourism, consumer culture, rural amusements and more. Get the schedule (.pdf)