Department of Philosophy
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PhD Candidate Fedra Cabrera Solano Publishes Dialogue in Caribbean Philosophical Association Newsletter
PhD candidate Fedra Cabrera Solano and Elizabeth Sánchez Sánchez have published " Mujer Liminal: Nesting in the Dissonances of Trans Womanhood " on the Caribbean Philosophical Association website. In this discussion, they reflect on their experiences of...
Harvard Magazine Highlights Growth of Philosophy Concentration at Harvard
In a recent feature, Harvard Magazine explores the remarkable growth of the Philosophy concentration, which has more than doubled in size over the past two decades to become Harvard's largest Arts and Humanities concentration. Read more here .
Quinn White’s “Love First” Selected for Philosopher’s Annual
Professor Quinn White’s “Love First,” first published in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research and available here, was selected as one of the ten best articles published in philosophy in 2025. Read more about the 45th edition of Philosopher’s Annual an...
Upcoming Events
History of Philosophy Workshop: Lauren Kopajtic (Fordham University), "Sentimental Education: Adam Smith and the Value of Literature"
October 23, 2026
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3:00PM - 5:00PM EDT
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Robbins Library, Emerson 211
In Person
Abstract: In the final (1790) edition of his Theory of Moral Sentiments, Adam Smith adds a striking reading recommendation to his discussion of how we learn the hard lessons of morality, claiming that literary authors—he mentions Racine and Voltaire...
Colloquium Lecture: Kathleen Creel (University of Michigan), "Against the Platonic Representation Hypothesis"
October 30, 2026
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5:00PM - 7:00PM EDT
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Emerson Hall 305
In Person
Abstract: The Platonic Representation Hypothesis posits that “neural networks, trained with different objectives on different data and modalities, are converging to a shared statistical model of reality in their representation spaces” (Huh et al. 2024)...
Colloquium Lecture: Alex Worsnip (University of North Carolina)
November 20, 2026
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3:00PM - 5:00PM EST
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Emerson Hall 305
In Person
Colloquium Lecture: Vida Yao (UCLA)
February 12, 2027
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3:00PM - 5:00PM EST
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Emerson Hall 305
In Person