Students

Prof. Joshua Skorburg, IVADO visiting fellow at the Chair

admin — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:47:46 +0000

Prof. Joshua Skorburg will be a new visiting fellow at the Chair.

Fellow Bio: Joshua August (Gus) Skorburg is Associate Professor of Philosophy, Academic Co-Director of the Centre for Advancing Responsible and Ethical Artificial Intelligence (CARE-AI), and Faculty Affiliate at the One Health Institute at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. From 2018-2022 he was Adjunct Professor in the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. He received his PhD in Philosophy in 2017 from the University of Oregon. His research spans topics in applied ethics and moral psychology.

Informal Seminar with Jennifer Nagel

nathalia.duartecamara@mcgill.ca — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:58:01 +0000

Informal Seminar with Jennifer Nagel (University of Toronto)

October 23, 2026
10:00 AM-12:00 PM
Location: Leacock Room 927

Jarislowsky Lecture Series: Jennifer Nagel (University of Toronto), "Natural and Natural Conversations"

nathalia.duartecamara@mcgill.ca — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:54:39 +0000

Jarislowsky Lecture Series in Human Nature and Technology "Natural and Natural Conversations" Jennifer Nagel (Department of Philosophy, University of Toronto)

Jeff Sebo Lecture: Next Steps for AI Welfare Research and Policy

nathalia.duartecamara@mcgill.ca — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:59:18 +0000

Date: April 23, 2026

Time: 4:00-6:00pm

Congratulations to Dr. Alexis Morin-Martel!

admin — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:39:24 +0000

Alexis Morin-Martel successfully defended his PhD dissertation on March 18. Title of the dissertation: The Value of Trust

Jury members: Jocelyn Maclure, Natalie Stoljar, Daniel Weinstock, Mauro Rossi, Mark Alfano

Alexis will be a SSHRC postdoctoral fellow in the department of philosophy at Chapel Hill, starting in September 2026.

Liam B. Murphy, "If You Do Have the Power to Promise, We’ll Grant You All the Rest: Against (Natural) Moral Powers"

christina.rosania@mcgill.ca — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:37:08 +0000

You are warmly invited to attend a lecture with Professor Liam B. Murphy, Herbert Peterfreund Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at New York University.

Flavie Chevalier and Jocelyn Maclure Publish a Chapter on AI and Semantic Understanding

admin — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:19:58 +0000

Flavie Chevalier and Jocelyn Maclure publish a chapter on AI and Semantic Understanding in Vocabulaire critique de l’intelligence artificielle, a book edited by Thierry Ménissier.

The book was published in November 2025.

Read chapter: AI and Semantic Understanding

New Publication: “Pour un tournant institutionnel en éthique de l’IA”

admin — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 03:55:18 +0000

This chapter, co-authored by Jocelyn Maclure and Alexis Morin-Martel was published in Donner un sens à l’éthique publique : Mélange en l’honneur de Luc Bégin edited by Patrick Turmel.

For more information, visit the Presses de l’Université Laval site

Stephanie Collins, "Forward-looking Responsibility for Structural Injustice"

christina.rosania@mcgill.ca — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:41:15 +0000

"Forward-looking Responsibility for Structural Injustice" Stephanie Collins (Monash)
March 30, 2026, 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Leacock 927

Ignacio Cofone (Law, ��VR��Ƶ), "The Privacy Fallacy. Harm and Power in the Information Economy"

nathalia.duartecamara@mcgill.ca — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 17:01:02 +0000

The Research Group Human Nature and Values In The Digital Age and The Jarislowsky Chair Present a Book Seminar on:

Launch Event of the Forum Le Québec Autrement: "Un Nouveau Projet des Lumières à l'Ère du Numérique?"

nathalia.duartecamara@mcgill.ca — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 18:40:21 +0000

Launch Event of the Forum Le Québec Autrement: "Un Nouveau Projet des Lumières à l'Ère du Numérique?"

Workshop: Moral Theory and the Challenge of Future People

nathalia.duartecamara@mcgill.ca — Wed, 10 May 2023 15:13:36 +0000

Workshop: Moral Theory and the Challenge of Future People

Jarislowsky Chair Lecture Series: Markus Gabriel (University of Bonn), "Being Wrong in the Digital Age"

nathalia.duartecamara@mcgill.ca — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 18:20:18 +0000

Jarislowsky Chair Lecture Series "Being Wrong in the Digital Age" Markus Gabriel (University of Bonn)
Friday, October 6, 2023
3:30- 5:30 PM
Leacock 927

Lin Centre’s Annual Lecture with C. Thi Nguyen (University of Utah)

nathalia.duartecamara@mcgill.ca — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 17:32:35 +0000

Lin Centre’s Annual Lecture

C. Thi Nguyen (University of Utah)
Thursday, March 30, 2023
4:30-6:00 PM
Faculty Club Ballroom (3450 McTavish St.)

Hartmut Rosa, "Resonance, Acceleration and Alienation: The Desire for Control and The Uncontrollability of the World"

christina.rosania@mcgill.ca — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 15:23:46 +0000

Jarislowsky Chair Lecture Series in Human Nature and Technology "Resonance, Acceleration and Alienation: The Desire for Control and The Uncontrollability of the World"