Events

History of Philosophy Workshop: Patrick Connolly (Johns Hopkins University), "Newton’s Matter Theory: Between Mechanism and Hylomorphism"

September 11, 2026

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3:00PM - 5:00PM EDT

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Robbins Library, Emerson Hall 211

Abstract: The shift from hylomorphism to mechanism is among the defining features of the early modern philosophy. Mechanist philosophers rejected the Scholastic hylomorphic accounts of bodies on the grounds that they were unintelligible, unparsimonious...

Colloquium Lecture: Tom Parr (University of Warwick), "Markets, Firms, and the Gender Pay Gap"

September 25, 2026

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3:00PM - 5:00PM EDT

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Emerson Hall 305

Abstract: Assuming that the gender pay gap is unjust, what are the corresponding responsibilities of firms, in particular, to eliminate their own gender pay gap? In this presentation, I challenge the extremely popular, and seemingly modest, claim that...

History of Philosophy Workshop: Sean Greenberg

October 9, 2026

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3:00PM - 5:00PM EDT

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Robbins Library, Emerson 211

Book Release: Céline Leboeuf, "The Tyranny of Thinness"

October 21, 2026

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7:00PM EDT

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Porter Square Books (1815 Massachusetts Avenue)

Céline Leboeuf (PhD '16) is an associate professor of philosophy and affiliate faculty in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Florida International University. This event will be hosted by Porter Square Books. Find more information and register here. ...

History of Philosophy Workshop: Lauren Kopajtic (Fordham University)

October 23, 2026

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3:00PM - 5:00PM EDT

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Robbins Library, Emerson 211

Colloquium Lecture: Kathleen Creel (Northeastern University)

October 30, 2026

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3:00PM - 5:00PM EDT

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Emerson Hall 305

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

Colloquium Lecture: Vida Yao (UCLA)

February 12, 2027

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3:00PM - 5:00PM EST

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Emerson Hall 305

History of Philosophy Workshop: Janum Sethi (University of Michigan)

February 19, 2027

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3:00PM - 5:00PM EST

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Robbins Library, Emerson 211

Colloquium Lecture: Nick Riggle (University of San Diego)

March 5, 2027

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3:00PM - 5:00PM EST

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Emerson Hall 305

History of Philosophy Workshop: Emily Kress (Brown University)

March 26, 2027

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3:00PM - 5:00PM EDT

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Robbins Library, Emerson 211

Colloquium Lecture: Barbara Herman (UCLA)

April 2, 2027

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3:00PM - 5:00PM EDT

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Emerson Hall 305