2024 Apr 25 Whitehead Lectures: Miranda Fricker (New York University), "Bernard Williams’ Historical Self-Consciousness" Thu - Fri, Apr 25 to Apr 26, 3:00pm - 5:00pmLocation: Emerson 210 Lecture I: A Project of ‘Impure’ Enquiry—Descartes and Wittgenstein Lecture II: ‘Philosophical Anthropology’—Hume and Nietzsche Abstract: One of the dominant themes in Bernard... Read more about Whitehead Lectures: Miranda Fricker (New York University), "Bernard Williams’ Historical Self-Consciousness"
2024 Sep 05 Action, Reflection, and Response: Themes from the Philosophy of Richard Moran Thu Sep 5 (All day) to Sat Sep 7 (All day) Location: Thompson Room, Barker Center, 12 Quincy St, Cambridge MA
2024 Sep 27 The Analytic Tradition: A Celebration of the Work and Teaching of Warren Goldfarb Fri - Sat, Sep 27 to Sep 28, 9:00am - 12:00pm
2023 Oct 17 Harvard History of Philosophy Workshop: Jean-Pascal Anfray (ENS Paris), “Dispositions and Forces: Descartes on Powers in the Material World” 3:00pm to 5:00pm Location: Robbins Library, Emerson Hall 211
2023 Oct 16 Sophomore Open House 4:00pm to 5:30pm Location: Robbins Library, Emerson Hall 211 An informal gathering to discuss Philosophy as a concentration.
2023 Oct 13 Colloquium Lecture: Carol Rovane (Columbia), "Skepticism and Naturalism — and Relativism?" 3:00pm to 5:00pm Location: Emerson 305 Abstract: In Skepticism and Naturalism: Some Varieties, Strawson makes clear that his making central the idea of relativization to a perspective does not rule out adopting a realist attitude towards... Read more about Colloquium Lecture: Carol Rovane (Columbia), "Skepticism and Naturalism — and Relativism?"
2023 Oct 10 Sea of Perception: An Exhibition Featuring the Art of Becky Moon 5:00pm to 7:00pm Location: Robbins Library, Emerson Hall 211 https://beckymoon.art/seaofperception Read more about Sea of Perception: An Exhibition Featuring the Art of Becky Moon
2023 Sep 29 Leibniz Society of North America Annual Conference Fri - Sun, Sep 29 to Oct 1, 12:00pm - 3:15pmLocation: Baker Center Thompson Room (110) Harvard History of Philosophy Workshop The Seventeenth Annual Conference of the Leibniz Society of North America Barker Center Thompson Room (110) 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA 02138 Friday, September 29 12:00 – 1:15: Optional visit to Harvard Art... Read more about Leibniz Society of North America Annual Conference
2023 Sep 19 Harvard History of Philosophy Workshop: Matthias Armgardt (University of Hamburg), Leibniz's Legal Philosophy 3:00pm to 5:00pm Location: Robbins Library, Emerson Hall 211
2023 Sep 11 Philosophy Department Open House 4:00pm to 5:30pm Location: Robbins Library, Emerson Hall 211The Department Open House is an information session and social event for undergraduate students interested in Philosophy, and current concentrators.
2023 May 13 Conference Celebrating Christine Korsgaard 9:30am to 6:00pm Location: American Academy of Arts & Sciences, 136 Irving St, Cambridge, MA 02138 Celebrating Christine Korsgaard May 13, 2023 9:30am-6pm ... Read more about Conference Celebrating Christine Korsgaard
2023 May 05 Kant’s Theory of Imagination: A Workshop Fri - Sat, May 5 to May 6, 9:45am - 6:15pmLocation: Thompson Room (110), Barker Center, 12 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA 02138 Kant’s Theory of Imagination: A Workshop ... Read more about Kant’s Theory of Imagination: A Workshop
2023 May 03 Foundations of Physics @Harvard: Wayne Myrvold (Western University) 1:00pm to 3:00pm Location: Zoom, please register below ... Read more about Foundations of Physics @Harvard: Wayne Myrvold (Western University)
2023 May 01 Is Philosophy at an End? Lecture by Jean-Luc Marion (Académie Française) 4:30pm to 6:30pm Location: Emerson Hall, Room 210 Is Philosophy at an End? Lecture by Jean-Luc Marion (... Read more about Is Philosophy at an End? Lecture by Jean-Luc Marion (Académie Française)
2023 Apr 27 Social Philosophy Workshop: Identity, Alienation, Emancipation Thu - Sat, Apr 27 to Apr 29, 2:00pm - 2:15pmLocation: 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 Elise... Read more about Social Philosophy Workshop: Identity, Alienation, Emancipation
2023 Apr 13 Whitehead Lectures: Peter Godfrey-Smith (University of Sydney) Thu - Fri, Apr 13 to Apr 14, 3:00pm - 5:00pmLocation: Emerson Hall, Room 210 57th annual Whitehead Lectures ... Read more about Whitehead Lectures: Peter Godfrey-Smith (University of Sydney)
2023 Apr 12 Foundations of Physics @Harvard: Jacob Barandes (Harvard) 12:00pm to 2:00pm Location: Zoom, please register below “A New Formulation of Quantum Theory” Jacob Barandes... Read more about Foundations of Physics @Harvard: Jacob Barandes (Harvard)
2023 Mar 31 Colloquium Lecture: Vincent Descombes (EHESS) 3:00pm to 5:00pm Location: Emerson 305 Harvard Department of Philosophy Colloquia Lecture Series Vincent Descombes École des hautes études en sciences sociales (... Read more about Colloquium Lecture: Vincent Descombes (EHESS)
2023 Mar 29 Foundations of Physics @Harvard: Neil Dewar (University of Cambridge) 1:00pm to 3:00pm Location: Zoom, please register below “Intrinsic Quantum Mechanics” ... Read more about Foundations of Physics @Harvard: Neil Dewar (University of Cambridge)
2023 Mar 24 Political Deference and Partisanship Workshop 1:30pm to 1:00pm Location: Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics and Zoom Deference in politics is often necessary. Political issues are highly complex, and it would be too demanding to expect citizens to responsibly... Read more about Political Deference and Partisanship Workshop
2023 Mar 22 A Realistic Blacktopia: Derrick Darby (Rutgers) 5:00pmLocation: Emerson Hall, Room 305 A Realistic Blacktopia: Why We Must Unite to Fight Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 5:00pm Professor Derrick Darby (... Read more about A Realistic Blacktopia: Derrick Darby (Rutgers)
2023 Mar 09 Harvard Law School Class of 2023 Section 5 Lecture Series: William Ramsey (UNLV) 4:00pm to 6:00pm Location: Zoom Harvard Law School Class of 2023 Section 5 Lecture Series William Ramsey University of Nevada, Las Vegas The Methodological Relevance of Cognitive Science March 9, 4-6pm ... Read more about Harvard Law School Class of 2023 Section 5 Lecture Series: William Ramsey (UNLV)
2023 Mar 08 Foundations of Physics @Harvard: Barry Loewer (Rutgers) 1:00pm to 3:00pm Location: Zoom, please register below “What Breathes Fire Into the Equations?” ... Read more about Foundations of Physics @Harvard: Barry Loewer (Rutgers)
