Lectures and Events

Yolonda Wilson
Benjamin Rabinowitz Symposium in Medical Ethics: Race, Health, and Justice, 2024
(June 28, 2024)
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Laura Ruetsche to Present 2023 O'Hara Lecture in Philosophy of Physics
(March 28, 2023)
George Yancy
Benjamin Rabinowitz Symposium in Medical Ethics on Race, Health and Justice
(April 26, 2022)
George Yancy
Register for the Benjamin Rabinowitz Symposium in Medical Ethics on “Race, Health and Justice" on April 15, 2022
(March 24, 2022)
Ethics of Immigration March 17-18-2022, with photos of Keynote Speakers
José Jorge Mendoza and Amelia Wirts featured at Ethics of Immigration Enforcement Symposium at Rock Ethics Institute
(March 15, 2022)
Dale Jamieson
Register for the Annual Ethics Lecture: Climate, Carbon, and What Really Matters – Dale Jamieson, NYU, March 3, 2022
(February 16, 2022)
Logo for borderland series
José Jorge Mendoza featured on Borderland: An Interview Series on Immigration Ethics
(October 29, 2021)
Stephen Gardiner
Stephen Gardiner gives the Alan Saunders Lecture
(October 1, 2021)
Line of police cars
Amelia Wirts on police and systematic oppression in the United States
(September 2, 2021)
Stephen Gardiner
Stephen Gardiner: "Climate Crisis & Institutional Denialism"
(July 12, 2021)
Katherine Brading
O’Hara Lecture in Philosophy of Physics - How Physics Flew The Philosophers’ Nest
(June 16, 2021)
Zoom gallery screen capture of the 2021 graduates
Graduation Celebration 2021
(June 14, 2021)
José Mendoza
APA Undergraduate Webinar: Underrepresented Perspectives on Pursuing Academic Philosophy
(June 8, 2021)
Judge Salvador Mendoza, Jr.
Announcing our Alumni Graduation Speaker: Judge Salvador Mendoza, Jr. (UW Philosophy B.A. 1994)
(May 25, 2021)
Dr. Cornel West
Dr. Cornel West presents Critical Thinking and the Cultivation of Your True Self
(May 6, 2021)
Stephen Gardiner
Stephen Gardiner gave the Annual Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Lecture
(May 5, 2021)
Poster for Lecture - all copy is listed below
Register for O’Hara Philosophy of Physics Lecture - How Physics Flew The Philosophers’ Nest - Katherine Brading, May 20, 2021
(April 30, 2021)
Dr. Cornel West
Critical Thinking and the Cultivation of Your True Self with Dr. Cornel West
(April 13, 2021)
Screen capture of Zoom Ethics Bowl Class
Washington State High School Ethics Bowl held virtually
(April 8, 2021)
William Talbott
William Talbott gave keynote address at PLATO WA
(March 23, 2021)
Book cover - A Sense of Brutality (photo of bullet holes in glass)
Author Meets Critics - Carlos Alberto Sánchez
(March 11, 2021)
Professor Ruth Faden
Register for "Social Injustice and COVID-19 Vaccines", Professor Ruth Faden, January 29, 3:30 p.m.
(January 7, 2021)
Photo of career panel on zoom
Alumni Career Panel
(November 5, 2020)
Poster with speakers and titles
Benjamin Rabinowitz Symposium in Medical Ethics - Emotion and Empathy [VIRTUAL]
(September 8, 2020)
Screenshot of career panelist in Zoom
Alumni Career Panel
(May 19, 2020)
Image of Plant covered scales
Ben Rabinowitz Workshop on Environmental Ethics: Climate Justice & Responsibility
(February 13, 2020)
David Wallace talking with students post-lecture
O'Hara Lecture in Philosophy of Physics: Emergence and Naturalness
(December 16, 2019)
Photo of Panel: Julio Covarrubias, Jane Lee, and India Orneals
Benjamin Rabinowitz Symposium in Medical Ethics: Race, Health and Justice
(December 3, 2019)
Cheshire Calhoun
Professor Cheshire Calhoun’s talk, “Responsibilities and Taking on Responsibility” 
(November 21, 2019)
Emergence and Naturalness Lecture Poster
Register for O'Hara Philosophy of Physics Lecture "Emergence and Naturalness" - Professor David Wallace, November 21, 2019
(October 28, 2019)
Cheshire Clahoun
"Responsibilities and Taking on Responsibility" - Professor Cheshire Calhoun, November 1, 2019
(October 21, 2019)
Human Rights
Normative Innovation, Human Rights & Democracy: Concepts and Strategies for a New Global Agenda International Conference
(October 14, 2019)
Andrew March
The Caliphate of Man: The Invention of Popular Sovereignty in Modern Islamic Thought - May 16th at 12 pm
(May 7, 2019)
Julio Covarrubias
Julio Covarrubias speaks at TEDxUofW 2018-2019
(May 3, 2019)
Nancy Fraser
Nancy Fraser, "What Should Socialism Mean in the 21st Century?" - May 8th, 7pm
(May 1, 2019)
Alumni Panel flyer- all information in the text
Alumni Career Panel, May 3rd
(April 24, 2019)
Katherine Branding
POSTPONED UNTIL 2019-2020  "How Physics Flew The Philosophers' Nest" - Professor Katherine Brading
(April 4, 2019)
Spinoza
Spinoza on Freedom and the Highest Good: Workshop on Ethics, Part V
(October 23, 2018)
Exploring Spacetime
Register for "Explaining Spacetime" - Professor Nick Huggett, November 7, 2018
(October 8, 2018)
Philosophy + Games
Philosophy+Games at Dawg Daze
(September 20, 2018)
Nick Hanauer
Nick Hanauer's Address at 2018 Philosophy Graduation Reception [with video]
(July 16, 2018)
Gerler Symposium on Race and Equity in Philosophy for Children at the University of Washington.
Gerler Symposium on Race & Equity in Philosophy for Children [with videos]
(June 27, 2018)
Philosophy Graduation 2018
Graduation Reception 2018
(June 12, 2018)
Professor Charles Mills
Charles W. Mills on Liberalism and Racial Justice: Video
(May 30, 2018)
Gerler Symposium on Race & Equity in Philosophy for Children
Register for the Gerler Symposium on Race & Equity in Philosophy for Children
(April 23, 2018)
Life Support Poster
Register for Medical Ethics Symposium - Life Support: The Role of Family, Friends and Community in Health and Healthcare 
(March 21, 2018)
Ethics Bowl 2018
Fifth Annual Washington State High School Ethics Bowl
(February 22, 2018)
Probability Workshop poster
Register for the Philosophy of Probability Workshop
(February 13, 2018)
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Epistemology for the Real World: Navigating in an Archipelago of Alt-Epistemology and Alt-Truth Conference - Videos
(February 1, 2018)
Émilie Du Châtelet, portrait by Maurice Quentin de La Tour
Pacific Northwest – Western Canada Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy, March 2 – 4, 2018
(January 17, 2018)