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UofT Centre for Ethics
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Interdisciplinary institute at #UofT advancing research, teaching, & public discourse on ethics
What is it ‘to value’ something?

Join us next Friday, November 21 for Christine Tappolet’s talk "Valuings as Sentiments"

📆 Friday, November 21st
🕛 12:00-2:00PM
📍Centre for Ethics, Larkin 200
🥪 Lunch will be provided!

Join us online here: www.youtube.com/live/usgDlOB...
November 7, 2025 at 12:39 AM
📣 Join us this week for Ishtiaque Ahmed's talk on “Ethics in Translation: AI Across Borders” for our ABC Series. Can’t wait to see you in person and online!

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🗓 Wednesday, November 12
🕐 3:00–5:00 PM
📍 Centre for Ethics, Larkin 200
☕ Refreshments provided!
November 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Join us this Thursday as Meena Krishnamurthy discusses her new book: Emotions of Nonviolence: Revisiting Martin Luther King, Jr’s "Letter from Birmingham Jail"

📆 Thursday, November 6th
🕓4:00-6:00PM
📍Centre for Ethics, Larkin 200

↗️ Click here for more information: sites.google.com/view/uoftc4e...
November 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
What does it really mean to be equal in friendship? 💭

Ethics@Noon-ish is back! Join us for Yiran Hua's talk "Equal as Friends".

🗓 Wednesday, November 5
🕐 12:30–2:30 PM
📍 Centre for Ethics, Larkin 200
🍕 Pizza & refreshments provided!

For more information, visit our website!
October 31, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Come join us for the talk "Unwitting Yet Praiseworthy Rightdoing: On Posigence, Negligence’s Positive Counterpart" presented by Daniel Telech

📆 Monday, October 27th
🕓4:00-6:00 PM
📍Centre for Ethics, Larkin 200

📺 Join us online here: youtube.com/live/5ao0yE-...
October 21, 2025 at 10:18 PM
🎥 Join us this Friday for screening of the film IHAMBA, followed by a Q&A with Co-Director David Borish

📆 Friday, October 24th
🕓4:00-5:30PM
📍Centre for Ethics, Larkin 200

↗️ Click here for more information: sites.google.com/view/uoftc4e...
October 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
‼️Join us for Ethics@Noon-ish!
This week, we’re excited to welcome Garrath Williams for a talk on “The Transnational Corporation as Neo-Colonial Boomerang.” See you there!

🗓 Wednesday, October 22
🕐 12:30–2:30 PM
📍 Centre for Ethics, Larkin 200

For more information, visit our website.
October 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
⏰ 3 PM TOMORROW! Professor Catherine Stinson will give a talk on "Chatbots as Psychotherapist Proxies: Possibilities and Limitations?" for our Algorithm Bias in Canada Series. Join us in person at the Centre for Ethics or Join online (QR code) if you can't make it in person. See you then!
October 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Come join us next week on Monday, September 29, 2025
4:00-6:00 PM for a talk by Kyle Stroh: The Holism of Intersectionality Theory and the Problem of Fragmentation.
We look forward to seeing you there!

More info: sites.google.com/view/uoftc4e...
September 24, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Our first Ethics@Noon talk of the year is almost here! Join us September 24, 12-2PM for a talk by Alisabeth Ayars: Moral Worth and the Problem of Psychological Contingency.
We hope to see you there!

More info: sites.google.com/view/uoftc4e...
September 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Join us next week on Wednesday, September 17, 3-5pm for a talk by Dr. Benjamin Wald: First Nations Data Sovereignty and AI. We hope to see you there!

Link to view online: youtube.com/live/fM7Gjo_...
More info: sites.google.com/view/uoftc4e...
September 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Join us this Friday, July 25, 1-3PM for a talk by Reza Mosayebi: Gradated Racism: Moving between ‘Ends in Themselves’ and ‘Mere Means.’ We hope to see you there!

More info: sites.google.com/view/uoftc4e...
July 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
‼️Now Accepting Applications‼️
The Centre for Ethics at the University of Toronto is accepting applications for the following opportunities: Doctoral and Undergraduate Fellowships; Algorithm Bias Project Internships.

Apply here: sites.google.com/view/uoftc4e...
Opportunities
Every year, the Centre for Ethics hosts a group of fellows who play a key role in the Centre’s intellectual life by conducting ethics-related research in the Centre’s interdisciplinary setting, and co...
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July 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
UPDATE: This event has been rescheduled to May 20. We hope you will join us then!
May 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
UPDATE: This event has been postponed. New details to come - stay tuned!
April 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
🐣 Happy Easter! Join us Tuesday, Apr 29, 4-6PM for a thought-provoking talk by Marcia Baron: A Subjective Standard of Reasonableness for Self-Defense? This event will be in-person - see you then!
April 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Join us on April 7, 9AM–5:30PM at the Undergraduate Conference held at the Centre for Ethics (Larkin 200) for a jam-packed day of ethical talks by undergrad fellows + a keynote speaker Alice MacLachlan from York U! Click here for more info: ethics.utoronto.ca/events/under...
March 31, 2025 at 1:23 PM
‼️Now Accepting Applications‼️
The Centre for Ethics at the University of Toronto is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Algorithm Bias for the 2025–2026 academic year.
📅 Deadline: April 30, 2025
🔗 Apply here: ethics.utoronto.ca/postdoctoral...
March 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
When are we complicit in the wrongful actions of others? From climate change to war, explore ethical topics at the Moral Complicity: Theory and Context Conference on May 9–10, 2025 at the Centre for Ethics! More details here: sites.google.com/view/moral-c...
March 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
🌍 What is the Catastrophic Sublime, and how can we think with and beyond Kant in the Anthropocene? 💭 Join us on Monday, March 31, from 4-6 PM for a talk with Nikolas Kompridis at the Centre for Ethics. See you there!
March 21, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Charting Ethical Paths on a Divided Campus! 📢 Join us on Fri, Apr 11, 5-7PM for a discussion on the ethical challenges universities face in times of division—protests, administrative duties, and neutrality in public pronouncements. Register here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/1276734149....
March 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
How do elementary language arts teachers in Ontario navigate ethical dilemmas, discussions, and decision-making? Join us for Ethics@Noon-ish with Tina Ta on Wednesday, March 26 at 12pm at the Centre for Ethics. See you there!
March 15, 2025 at 12:16 AM
🧳 What are the demands of immigrant integration, and how is self-respect impacted? Join us next Monday, March 17, from 4-5 PM for a talk with Ashwini Vasanthakumar at the Centre for Ethics. See you there!
March 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Join us for this exciting event tomorrow!
📖 Agnes Callard & Paul Bloom in conversation! Join us on Tuesday, Mar 11, 5-7PM for a thought-provoking discussion on Callard’s new book, Open Socrates. This event is in-person, sign up for your ticket via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.ca/e/agnes-call...
March 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Please sign up on Eventbrite (QR code on the poster) to join us!
Very excited about this upcoming event at the @uoftethics.bsky.social
March 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM