Department Events

Upcoming Events

2024 Apr 25

Whitehead Lectures: Miranda Fricker (New York University), "Bernard Williams’ Historical Self-Consciousness"

Thu - Fri, Apr 25 to Apr 26, 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Location: 

Emerson 210

Lecture I: A Project of ‘Impure’ Enquiry—Descartes and Wittgenstein

Lecture II: ‘Philosophical Anthropology’—Hume and Nietzsche

One of the dominant themes in Bernard Williams’ philosophy, especially his ethical philosophy, is the importance of history. This idea makes repeated appearances throughout his oeuvre, and in a number of different guises: one is the importance to philosophy of having a sense of itself as a contingently shaped way of making sense of life; another is the importance of observing the limits of speculative thinking so that we can refrain from a...

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Past Events

2023 Sep 11

Philosophy Department Open House

4:00pm to 5:30pm

Location: 

Robbins Library, Emerson Hall 211
The Department Open House is an information session and social event for undergraduate students interested in Philosophy, and current concentrators.
2023 Apr 27

Social Philosophy Workshop: Identity, Alienation, Emancipation

Thu - Sat, Apr 27 to Apr 29, 2:00pm - 2:15pm

Location: 

Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics 124 Mt. Auburn St Suite 520N, Cambridge, MA 02138

Social Philosophy Workshop: Identity, Alienation, Emancipation 

Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics

124 Mt. Auburn St Suite 520N, Cambridge, MA 02138

Please see attached PDF for the full schedule

Thursday, April 27th

2-5pm

 

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