Undergraduate 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.

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

A Conversation on Public Philosophy with Joseph Heath

christina.rosania@mcgill.ca — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 21:13:57 +0000

An informal Seminar on Public Philosophy with Joseph Heath, a professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto.

This event is co-hosted with the Katharine A. Pearson Chair in Civil Society and Public Policy.

The Enforcement Threshold Approach to Harm Reduction

christina.rosania@mcgill.ca — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 21:11:42 +0000

Lecture given by Joseph Heath, a professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto.

This event is co-hosted by the Katharine A. Pearson Chair in Civil Society and Public Policy

Jarislowsky Lecture Series: Workshop on AI and the philosophy of grief

nathalia.duartecamara@mcgill.ca — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 20:42:22 +0000

Jarislowsky Lecture Series: Workshop on AI and the philosophy of grief Workshop by Michael Cholbi

Leacock 927

Open to all, registration required

Jarislowsky Chair Lecture Series: Grief and Memory in Radically Extended Lives

nathalia.duartecamara@mcgill.ca — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 20:37:53 +0000

Jarislowsky Chair Lecture Series: Grief and Memory in Radically Extended Lives Lecture by Michael Cholbi

Leacock 232

Reception to follow

Open to all, registration required