Study Break hosted by Being in the World
Dodd Hall 321Monday, June 1, 2026 5:00 - 7:00 PM Dodd Hall 321 RSVP HERE Take a study break, eat pizza, and come share your post-grad or summer plans with other philosophy students! Join our mailing list! Sign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events, conferences, and colloquia!...
Department of Philosophy Commencement 2026
Royce Hall 10745 Dickson Ct, Los Angeles, CASaturday, June 13, 2026 Royce Hall 4:00 PM: Ceremony 5:00 PM: Reception Congratulations, class of 2026! We look forward to celebrating with you at our departmental commencement event in June. Visit our Commencement 2026 page for details!
SLIME 5 (Studies in Language, Information, Meaning and Expression)
Royce Hall 314September 18-19, 2026 Royce Hall 314 RSVP HERE Please join us for SLIME 5 (Studies in Language, Information, Meaning and Expression), a workshop at UCLA from September 18-19, 2026. The conference is "pre-view": recorded talks will be available ahead of time. Discussion is led by a commentator (20 min), followed by replies from the...
2026-27 Philosophy Department Open House
Shostak TerraceWednesday, September 23, 2026 12:00 - 2:00 PM Shostak Terrace RSVP HERE Please join us on Wednesday, September 23, 2026 from 12:00 – 2:00 PM for the Philosophy Department’s Annual Open House. It will take place at the Shostak Terrace (in front of Murphy Hall, across from the School of Law). This event is open to current and incoming students. ...
5th Annual Philosophy of Language Association Conference
Dodd Hall 167Sat-Sun, September 26-27, 2026 Dodd Hall 167 LEARN MORE The Fifth Annual Conference of the Philosophy of Language Association will take place at the University of California, Los Angeles, on September 26 – 27, 2026. The goal of the conference, and of the association, is to provide a venue for philosophers of language to...
Colloquium: “Kant’s Awakenings” – Desmond Hogan, Princeton University
UCLA Law Building, Room 1447Friday, October 9, 2026 4:00 - 6:00 PM Law Building, Room 1447 RSVP HERE Join us on Friday, October 9, 2026, for a colloquium with Desmond Hogan, Princeton University. The talk will take place from 4:00 – 6:00 PM with a reception to follow at the Shapiro Law Courtyard. Kant’s Awakenings In...
“Abduction First, Kinds Second: Mary Shepherd’s Reply to Hume’s Inductive Skepticism” – Jeffrey K. McDonough (Harvard University)
Dodd Hall 321Thursday, October 22, 2026 12:00 - 2:00 PM Dodd Hall 321 Please join the UCLA Modern Philosophy Roundtable for "Abduction First, Kinds Second: Mary Shepherd’s Reply to Hume’s Inductive Skepticism," a talk by Jeffrey K. McDonough (Harvard University). Abduction First, Kinds Second: Mary Shepherd’s Reply to Hume’s Inductive Skepticism This essay defends an...
Legal Theory Workshop: Thomas Adams, University of Oxford
UCLA School of Law - Faculty LibraryThursday, October 29, 2026 4:30 - 6:00 PM Law Faculty Library RSVP HERE Join us for a Legal Theory Workshop with Thomas Adams, Oxford University. The Legal Theory Workshop series, which is offered regularly throughout the year, brings prominent speakers from other universities. Students are encouraged to attend. All upcoming sessions are...
“Public Kindnesses and Valuing Persons as Persons” – Cheshire Calhoun (Arizona State University)
Dodd Hall 175Friday, October 30, 2026 4:00 - 6:00 PM Dodd Hall 175 RSVP HERE Please join us for a colloquium with Cheshire Calhoun, Arizona State University. Public Kindnesses and Valuing Persons as Persons There’s an upsurge in cultural attention to kindnesses to strangers and mere acquaintances. Are there reasons other than, or in...
Biological Naturalism about Consciousness
Royce Hall - Room 306Please see below for updated schedule as of 11/5/26. Please join us for the "Biological Naturalism about Consciousness," a conference at UCLA from Thursday-Friday, November 5-6, 2026 in Royce Hall 306. RSVP HERE About the conference Can non-biological systems be conscious? If not, why not? These questions have taken on new weight...