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SUMMARY:Dean’s Lecture in Humanistic Inquiry: Kate Manne on Sensitivity and Survival
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, April 30\, 2026\n4:00 – 6:00 PM\nRoyce Hall 314\nMORE INFO\n  \nThe Inaugural Dean’s Lecture in Humanistic Inquiry\nPresented by the UCLA College Division of Humanities\nThe Dean’s Lecture in Humanistic Inquiry is a biennial lecture dedicated to exploring cross-cutting topics and ideas in humanistic research and examining how humanistic inquiry connects to the most pressing questions of the day. \n  \nAbout our inaugural speaker\nKate Manne is a professor at the Sage School of Philosophy at Cornell University. She specializes in moral\, social and feminist philosophy\, and has written three books: DOWN GIRL: The Logic of Misogyny (Oxford University Press\, 2018)\, ENTITLED: How Male Privilege Hurts Women (Crown\, 2020) and UNSHRINKING: How to Face Fatphobia (Crown\, 2024). In addition to her academic work\, she regularly writes opinion pieces and essays for a wider audience\, including in outlets such as The New York Times\, The Cut\, The Washington Post\, The Atlantic\, The Nation and Time. She writes a Substack newsletter\, More to Hate\, exploring misogyny\, fatphobia and their intersection. \n  \nAbout Professor Manne’s lecture\nSensitivity and Survival\nAccusations of oversensitivity are nowadays very common. Are they typically warranted? Is there in fact a scourge of snowflakes? \n  \nIn this lecture\, Kate Manne will distinguish three things that are commonly meant by “oversensitivity”: over-identification of instances\, over-extension of the relevant concepts and over-reactions to the relevant harms or forms of injustice\, such as sexism\, misogyny and racism. Her talk will draw on two rich humanistic traditions: feminist epistemology and non-ideal theory. \n  \nWhile acknowledging that oversensitivity of all three kinds can and does occur\, Manne will highlight and explore the comparatively under-emphasized converse dangers: the under-identification of instances\, the under-extension of concepts\, and under-reactions or the undermining of warranted reactions\, respectively. In view of this\, she concludes that what is called oversensitivity is often simply sensitivity: a normatively valuable and justified way of reacting to harms and injustices that often go under the radar in society as we know it. \n  \nEvent cosponsors\nThank you to our cosponsors: UCLA Department of Philosophy\, UCLA Department of Gender Studies\, UCLA Center for the Study of Women | Streisand Center\, and UCLA Program in Experimental Critical Theory \n  \n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://philosophy.ucla.edu/event/deans-lecture-in-humanistic-inquiry-kate-manne/
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SUMMARY:Spinoza on Mind: A Manuscript Workshop
DESCRIPTION:April 25-26\, 2026\nRoyce Hall 306\nRSVP HERE\n  \nPlease join us on Saturday-Sunday\, April 25-26\, 2026 in Royce Hall 306 for a manuscript workshop on Spinoza on Mind by Karolina Hübner! \n  \nPresented by: UCLA Modern Philosophy Roundtable \nTitle: A Manuscript Workshop: Spinoza on Mind by Karolina Hübner (UCLA) \nDates: Saturday-Sunday\, April 25-26\, 2026 \nLocation: UCLA\, Royce Hall\, Room 306 \n  \nComments by:  \nMichael Della Rocca (Yale) \nSam Newlands (Notre Dame) \nKristin Primus (Berkeley) \nTad Schmaltz (Michigan) \nStephan Schmid (Hamburg) \n  \nFor the manuscript precis and workshop details please email khubner@humnet.ucla.edu. \n  \nWorkshop Program\nDownload PDF program \nSaturday\, April 25\n10:00 – 10:30 AM: Coffee & light breakfast \n10:30 – 10:35 AM: Justin Steinberg (Cornell/UCLA): Welcome \n10:35 – 11:15 AM: Karolina Hübner (UCLA): Manuscript overview \n11:45 AM – 12:45 PM: Michael Della Rocca (Yale): Expression and intelligibility \n12:45 – 1:45 PM: Lunch for participants \n1:45 – 2:45 PM: Stephan Schmid (Hamburg): The theory of ideas \n3:15 – 4:15 PM: Kristin Primus (UC Berkeley): Arguments for a thinking substance \n4:15 – 5:00 PM: General Discussion \n  \nSunday April 26\n9:30 – 10:00 AM: Coffee & light breakfast \n10:00 – 11:00 AM: Sam Newlands (Notre Dame): Idealism and substance as an infinite thinking cause \n11:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Tad Schmaltz (Michigan): Infinite intellect\, idea Dei\, and mental parts \n12:30 – 1:00 PM: General Discussion \n1:00 – 2:00 PM: Lunch for participants \n  \nRSVP HERE\n  \n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE\n 
URL:https://philosophy.ucla.edu/event/spinoza-on-mind-manuscript-workshop/
LOCATION:Royce Hall – Room 306
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SUMMARY:"The Distribution of Doubt" - Eleanor Gordon-Smith (University of Southern California)
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, April 24\, 2026\n4:00 – 6:00 PM\nDodd Hall 321\nRSVP HERE\n  \nJoin us on Friday\, April 24\, 2026 for a lecture by Eleanor Gordon-Smith (University of Southern California). This event is hosted by Women in Philosophy. The talk will take place from 4:00 – 6:00 PM in Dodd 321 with a small reception to follow. \n  \nThe Distribution of Doubt\n  \nIn this talk I connect two seemingly disparate questions. First\, how suspicious should each of us be of our fellow members of public life? On the one hand\, it is important for us to find out about malfeasance where it exists; this seems to recommend a lot of scrutiny. On the other hand\, many of our most important political and social projects fare better when we do not subject each other to strong suspicion; collective projects often fare better under trust or hope or faith than under suspicion. Second question: what justifies the special privileges journalists seem to hold\, e.g.\, to violate duties of confidentiality in the service of their discoveries? \n  \nThe question of how suspicious we should be of one another in public life has frequently been understood as a question of which attitude we all should take. The effort to justify journalistic privileges has frequently been treated as an extension of rights to free speech. Against both tendencies\, I argue for a division of skepticism\, in which just some of us take on an attitude I call ‘paranoid investigating’ towards others in public life. Second\, I argue that seeing journalists in the role of dedicated paranoid investigators supplies new and fruitful justification for their privileges. The ethics of interpersonal attitudes and the ethics of the press can both be advanced by this model\, on which questions of attitudes in public life are not just individual epistemology or moral psychology at scale. \n  \nRSVP HERE\n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://philosophy.ucla.edu/event/the-distribution-of-doubt-eleanor-gordon-smith-usc/
LOCATION:Dodd Hall 321
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SUMMARY:Being in the World: Careers in Academia
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, April 20\, 2026\n7:00 – 8:00 PM PST\nZoom\nRSVP HERE\n  \nConsidering a career in academia after earning your Philosophy degree? Join us for a virtual career panel with UCLA Philosophy alumni who have built meaningful careers as professors and scholars within the field of philosophy! \n  \nJesse Summers and Jonathon Klyng will discuss their careers as professors of philosophy and answer any questions you might have about pursuing similar paths. \n  \nFind out what our alumni are doing now and how they got there. Walk away with real-world advice for how to approach your post-grad career. \n  \nRSVP here to get the Zoom link\n  \n  \nMeet the Speakers\n  \n\nJesse Summers\, Adjunct Associate Professor of Philosophy\, Duke University; Associate Director\, Purpose Project\nJesse Summers teaches philosophy and ethics at Duke University where he has been since 2013. His dissertation from UCLA was on the topic of addiction\, he has one book on the subject of moral OCD\, and he works generally in the areas of ethics and moral psychology. \n  \n  \n\nJonathon Klyng\, Professor of Philosophy and Distance Education Coordinator\, Los Angeles Harbor College \nJonathon is a professor of Philosophy and Distance Education Coordinator at Los Angeles Harbor College\, where he led the transition from in-person to online during Covid. After completing his undergraduate studies in philosophy\, he earned an MA in Philosophy and CSU Los Angeles and an EdD from UCLA. \n  \n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://philosophy.ucla.edu/event/being-in-the-world-careers-in-academia-3/
LOCATION:On Zoom
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SUMMARY:2026 USC-UCLA Graduate Conference in Philosophy
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 2026\nUCLA\, Royce Hall 314\nRSVP HERE\n  \nJoin us for the 2026 USC-UCLA Graduate Student Conference in Philosophy happening on Saturday\, April 18\, 2026 at UCLA\, Royce Hall\, Room 314! \n  \nThe USC-UCLA Graduate Student Conference began in 2006. Each year\, the graduate students of the University of Southern California and the University of California\, Los Angeles solicit high-quality papers in all areas of philosophy from graduate students studying at other departments to be presented at the annual conference. \n  \nThis year’s keynote address will be given by Julia Staffel (University of Colorado\, Boulder)\, whose talk is titled\, “The Planning Fallacy and the Agent’s Perspective.” \n  \nConference Program\nDownload PDF \nGraduate Student Talks: 25 minutes for talk\, 5 minutes for commentary\, 5 minutes for a reply\, 15 minutes for Q&A \n  \n10:00 – 10:55: “Innocent Apologies\,” Ilya Shemmer (New York University) \n11:00 – 11:55: “On inquiring lovingly: A Murdochian account\,” Lepei Liu (University of Minnesota\, Twin Cities) \n12:00 – 1:20: Lunch (provided) \n1:30 – 2:25: “What My Future Beliefs Should Be About\,” Konstantinos M. Konstantinou (Stanford University) \n2:30 – 3:25: “The Epistemic Rationality of Grit\,” Jingzhi Chen (McGill University) \n4:00 – 5:50: Keynote Address given by Julia Staffel (Boulder): “The Planning Fallacy and the Agent’s Perspective” \nDinner (for invited speakers and conference organizers) will be held at 6:30 after the conference. \n  \nFor any questions\, please contact uscucla.conference@gmail.com \n  \nRSVP HERE\n  \n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://philosophy.ucla.edu/event/usc-ucla-graduate-conference-2026/
LOCATION:Royce Hall 314
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SUMMARY:Colloquium: "Beyond Speech: Pictures and Oppression" - A.W. Eaton (University of Illinois\, Chicago)
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, April 17\, 2026\n4:00 – 6:00 PM\nRoyce Hall 314\nRSVP HERE\n  \nJoin us on Friday\, April 17\, 2026 for a colloquium with A.W. Eaton\, University of Illinois\, Chicago. The talk will take place from 4:00 – 6:00 PM in Royce 314 with a reception to follow. \n  \nBeyond Speech: Pictures and Oppression\n  \nPhilosophical work on oppressive forms of expression strongly tends to give verbal and written linguistic expression pride of place. When it comes to pictures\, there is a tendency to either treat them as if they were language – one sees this in feminist work on pornography – or worse\, to ignore pictures altogether when the topic at hand least typically pictorial or typically has a significant pictorial dimension – one sees this in Jason Stanley’s work on propaganda. Against this linguisticism\, I argue that central and influential forms of oppressive “speech” are in fact pictorial and that to understand how they do their oppressive work\, we must approach pictures as pictures rather than as forms of spoken or written language. In this paper\, I first examine one glaring case of linguisticism\, then say something about what I think is going on here\, and finally briefly examine examples of oppressive pictures and give the outlines of an explanation of how they do their oppressive work. \n  \nPlease note that I will be discussing pictures that glorify and eroticize rape\, and pictures that mock\, shame\, and demean Black persons. I will also mention pictures of lynchings. I will briefly show some of these pictures\, though not the lynching pictures. I will not leave any pictures up for long because they are triggering or otherwise injurious for many of us. That\, after all\, is part of the point of this paper. I will do my best to give warning before I show or mention these pictures. \n  \nA.W. Eaton is Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean at University of Illinois Chicago (sometimes known as “Chicago Circle”). She received her PhD in both philosophy and art history from The University of Chicago. She has published on topics such as the relationship between aesthetic and ethical value\, pornography\, erotic art\, fatness\, feminist aesthetics\, aesthetics and race\, and artistic representations of rape. She is currently developing a pragmatic account of pictures and working on various topics related to aesthetic injustice. Eaton has been a Laurence Rockefeller Fellow at Princeton’s Center for Human Values; Senior Research Fellow at Lichtenberg Kolleg\, University of Göttingen; and the Brady Distinguished Visiting Associate Professor\, Northwestern University. \n  \nRSVP HERE\n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://philosophy.ucla.edu/event/beyond-speech-pictures-and-oppression-a-w-eaton-university-of-illinois-chicago/
LOCATION:Royce Hall 314
CATEGORIES:Colloquia
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SUMMARY:"Evolutionary Theory and the Unification of Life Sciences in the 21st Century" - Eva Jablonka\, Prof. Emerita\, Tel Aviv University
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, April 13\, 2026\n12:00 – 1:30 PM\nHaines Hall 352\nRSVP HERE\n  \nJoin us on April 13\, 2026 at 12:00 – 1:30 PM in Haines Hall 352 for a talk with Eva Jablonka\, hosted by the UCLA Department of Anthropology. This lecture is part of the Frank Marlowe Memorial Lecture Series\, in the Center for Behavior\, Evolution and Culture. \n  \nThere will be a reception to launch the exhibition of artwork by Jablonka’s collaborator\, Anna Zeligowski\, with food and drinks at 5:30 – 7:00 PM in Dodd Hall 321. \n  \nEvolutionary Theory and the Unification of Life Sciences in the 21st Century\n  \nI argue that the changes in our current view of evolutionary theory are leading to a new unification of life-sciences\, which is occurring\, seemingly paradoxically\, within the context of their increased specialization and fracturing.  Unlike the modern evolutionary synthesis of the 20th century (the MS) which claimed that selection is the only direction-giving process in evolution\, the current synthesis incorporates not only new biological domains but also processes that were excluded by the MS. I consider two aspects of this unification: the first is the synthesis between development and heredity\, which involves enrichment of both notions and is leading to important changes in our view of evolution\, discussed within the framework of the extended evolutionary synthesis (EES). The second aspect is the study of mental processes stemming from research into the evolutionary origins and effects of consciousness. I argue that these developments enable the construction of a unifying evolutionary framework for the expanding domain of 21st century life sciences\, which is becoming based on broader and richer views of heredity\, adaptation and cognition. \n  \nEva Jablonka is Professor emerita\, The Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas\, Tel-Aviv University. At present\, she is a visiting fellow in the Simons Center for Systems Biology in the IAS\, Princeton. \n  \nVisit the Anthropology event page for more info: https://bec.ucla.edu/event/eva-jablonka-prof-emeritus-tel-aviv-univ/ \n  \nRSVP HERE\n  \n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE\n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://philosophy.ucla.edu/event/evolutionary-theory-eva-jablonka/
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SUMMARY:"The Evolution of Animal Consciousness" - Eva Jablonka\, Prof. Emerita\, Tel Aviv University
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, April 10\, 2026\n4:00 – 6:00 PM\nRoyce Hall 306\nRSVP HERE\n  \nJoin us on April 10\, 2026 for a talk with Eva Jablonka\, hosted by the UCLA Department of Philosophy. The talk will take place from 4:00 – 6:00 PM in Royce 306. \n  \nThe Evolution of Animal Consciousness\n  \nThe study of animal consciousness is becoming a respectable domain of study\, which has implications for neuroscience\, evolutionary biology and ethics. In this lecture I discuss the theoretical commitments of different naturalistic approaches to animal consciousness and point to markers of consciousness.  I suggest that an approach focusing on cognitive capacities in humans that were shown by contrastive experiments (comparing conscious and non-conscious perception) to require consciousness is a good starting point for the search for consciousness markers in non-human animals. However\, the choice of contrastive experiments that are deemed relevant for animals is theory-dependent. I present an evolutionary approach suggesting that consciousness is the outcome of the evolution of a complex form of associative learning (unlimited associative learning\, UAL)\, and that the cognitive architecture that evolved to enable this kind of learning is the architecture of minimal consciousness. This theory provides a framework for observational and experimental studies in animals and has many testable predictions. I end by discussing the implications of the evolutionary approach for consciousness studies and for research in evolutionary biology. \n  \nEva Jablonka is Professor emerita\, The Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas\, Tel-Aviv University. At present\, she is a visiting fellow in the Simons Center for Systems Biology in the IAS\, Princeton. \n  \nRSVP HERE\n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE\n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://philosophy.ucla.edu/event/animal-consciousness-eva-jablonka/
LOCATION:Royce Hall – Room 306
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SUMMARY:Legal Theory Workshop: Ashwini Vasanthakumar\, Queen’s University
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, April 9\, 2026\n3:20 – 5:20 PM\nLaw Room 1314\n  \nJoin us for a Legal Theory Workshop with Ashwini Vasanthakumar\, Queen’s University. \n  \nThe Legal Theory Workshop series\, which is offered regularly throughout the year\, brings prominent speakers from other universities. Students are encouraged to attend. \n  \nAll upcoming sessions are linked here:  Legal Theory Workshop schedule \n  \n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE\n 
URL:https://philosophy.ucla.edu/event/legal-theory-workshop-ashwini-vasanthakumar-queens-university/
LOCATION:UCLA Law Building\, Room 1314
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SUMMARY:Being in the World: Careers in Management and Finance
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, April 6\, 2026\n7:00 – 8:00 PM PST\nZoom\nRSVP HERE\n  \n  \nConsidering a career in management or finance after earning your Philosophy degree? Join us for a virtual career panel discussion and Q&A with a UCLA Philosophy alumnus who has built a successful career at the intersection of these fields! \n  \nRebekah Chauvie\, Strategic Leader in Project Management at Gibson Dunn\, will discuss her career and answer any questions you might have about pursuing a similar path. \n  \nFind out what our alumni are doing now and how they got there. Walk away with real-world advice for how to approach your post-grad career. \n  \nRSVP here to get the Zoom link\n  \n  \nMeet the Speaker\n  \n\nRebekah Chauvie\, Strategic Leader in Project Management\, Gibson Dunn\nRebekah Chauvie is a Los Angeles-based project management leader currently serving as Project Manager – Finance at Gibson Dunn\, where she oversees end-to-end delivery of complex integration and digital transformation initiatives. With over six years of experience leading cross-functional teams\, she specializes in API development\, process optimization\, and bridging the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders. \nRebekah holds a Master of Arts in Philosophy from California State University\, Long Beach\, and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from UCLA. She is currently pursuing a Project Management Certificate through UCLA Extension. \n\n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://philosophy.ucla.edu/event/being-in-the-world-careers-in-management-and-finance/
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SUMMARY:Legal Theory Workshop: Lily Hu\, Yale University
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, March 19\, 2026\n3:20 – 5:20 PM\nLaw Room 1314\n  \nJoin us for a Legal Theory Workshop with Lily Hu\, Yale University.  \n  \nThe Legal Theory Workshop series\, which is offered regularly throughout the year\, brings prominent speakers from other universities. Students are encouraged to attend. \n  \nAll upcoming sessions are linked here:  Legal Theory Workshop schedule \n  \n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE\n 
URL:https://philosophy.ucla.edu/event/legal-theory-workshop-lily-hu-yale-university/
LOCATION:UCLA School of Law – Room 1314
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SUMMARY:The Aristotle Bash 2026
DESCRIPTION:March 13-15\, 2026\nRoyce Hall 314 & Dodd Hall 247\nRSVP HERE\n  \nPlease join us from Friday to Sunday\, March 13-15\, for The Aristotle Bash! \n  \nConference Program\nDownload PDF \nFriday\, March 13\, 2026 | Royce Hall 314\n4:00 – 6:00 PM – Colloquium: Voula Tsouna (UCSB) – “Is there such a thing as defective goodness? Virtue and the faulty polities and characters in Plato’s Republic 8-9”6:00 – 7:00 PM – Reception with food \n  \nSaturday\, March 14\, 2026 | Dodd Hall 24710:30 – 11:00 AM – Coffee & light breakfast\n11:00 AM -12:30 PM – Gabor Betegh (Cambridge) (Presenting via Zoom) – “Plato on Forgetting and Re-Understanding”12:30 – 2:00 PM – Lunch2:00 – 3:30 PM – Merrick Anderson (USC) – “The Opening of Laws Book 3”3:45 – 5:45 PM – Workshop*: “Passages from Republic Books 8-9.578c” led by Voula Tsouna (UCSB) and Gavin Lawrence (UCLA)5:45 – 6:15 PM – Light reception \n *Please bring texts. We will let you know some particular passages and issues to focus on. \n  \nSunday\, March 15\, 2026 | Dodd Hall 2479:00 – 9:30 AM – Coffee & light breakfast\n9:30 – 11:00 AM – Christopher Shields (UCSD) – “Acting\, Well\, Metaphorically” 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM – Sean Kelsey (Chicago) – “Forms of understanding in Aristotle’s De Anima”1:00 – 2:00 PM – Lunch \n  \nWith the participation of Richard McKirahan (Pomona)\, Monte Johnson (UCSD)\, and David Blank (UCLA) \n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://philosophy.ucla.edu/event/aristotle-bash/
LOCATION:Royce Hall 314 & Dodd Hall 247
CATEGORIES:Work Shops
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SUMMARY:Study Break with the Philosophy Department
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, March 9\, 2026\n5:00 – 7:00 PM\nDodd Hall 399\nRSVP HERE\n  \nTake a study break and relax with the Philosophy Department while you enjoy some pizza and refreshments in Dodd 399! \n  \n  \n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://philosophy.ucla.edu/event/study-break-with-the-philosophy-department-10/
LOCATION:Dodd Hall 399
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260305T152000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260305T172000
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SUMMARY:Legal Theory Workshop: Steve Schaus\, University of Michigan
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, March 5\, 2026\n3:20 – 5:20 PM\nLaw Room 1314\n  \nJoin us for a Legal Theory Workshop with Steve Schaus\, University of Michigan. \n  \nThe Legal Theory Workshop series\, which is offered regularly throughout the year\, brings prominent speakers from other universities. Students are encouraged to attend. \n  \nAll upcoming sessions are linked here:  Legal Theory Workshop schedule \n  \n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE\n 
URL:https://philosophy.ucla.edu/event/legal-theory-workshop-steve-schaus-university-of-michigan/
LOCATION:UCLA School of Law – Room 1314
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260227T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260227T180000
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SUMMARY:The Tenth Herbert Morris Lecture in Law & Philosophy: Christopher L. Eisgruber
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, February 27\, 2026\n4:00 – 6:00 PM\nLaw Room 1357\nRSVP HERE\n  \n  \nPlease join us for the Tenth Herbert Morris Lecture in Law & Philosophy on Friday\, February 27\, 2026. \n  \nPrinceton University President\, Christopher L. Eisgruber\, will deliver a lecture entitled\, “Terms of Respect: Free Speech and Inclusivity on Campus” \n  \nReception to follow remarks in the Lincoln Alcove. \n  \n\n  \nQuestions? Email Ben Austin austin@law.ucla.edu \n  \n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://philosophy.ucla.edu/event/the-tenth-herbert-morris-lecture-in-law-philosophy-christopher-l-eisgruber/
LOCATION:UCLA School of Law – Room 1357
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260223T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260223T200000
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SUMMARY:Being in the World: Software Engineering and Startup Panel
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, February 23\, 2026\n7:00 – 8:00 PM PST\nDodd Hall 247\nRSVP HERE\n\n  \nCurious about what a career in software engineering or entering the startup world could look like after earning your Philosophy degree? Join us for an in-person career panel with UCLA Philosophy alumni who have successful careers in the worlds of tech and startups! \n  \nChristopher Cross\, Software Engineer at Tinder\, and David Titarenco\, Co-Founder & CTO at Crypto Raiders\, will discuss their careers and answer any questions you might have about pursuing similar paths. \n  \nFound out what our alumni are doing now and how they got there. Walk away with real-world advice for how to approach your post-grad career. \n  \nCome hungry–there will be pizza!  \n  \nRSVP HERE\n  \n  \nMeet the Speakers\n  \n\nChristopher Cross\, Software Engineer\, Tinder\nMy interest in philosophy began in high school\, when I first read Jean Paul Sartre’s Existentialism is a Humanism. More generally\, I was drawn to the mind-body problem\, with all its deep implications for identity and our understanding of reality. I was accepted to Princeton University through a program called QuestBridge and intended to study molecular biology… or perhaps cognitive neuroscience? In the end I obtained a BA in Philosophy\, penning a senior thesis aimed at interrogating certain computational models of mind. Thereafter\, I matriculated to UCLA to begin working toward a Philosophy PhD. During my first year in the program\, I became interested in computer science and began taking intro computer science coursework. At the end of the second year\, I stepped away to pivot to software engineering. I have worked in tech for five years and currently work as a software engineer at Tinder. I have previously worked at Amazon and JP Morgan Chase. I specialize in designing and building distributed systems that scale with large\, global userbases. I remain interested in non-hegemonic philosophy\, particularly in critical theory\, sociology\, and history. \n  \n\nDavid Titarenco\, Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer\, Crypto Raiders\nDavid is a Romanian-born immigrant and UCLA alum based in Silicon Beach\, where he builds startups and software products. He co-wrote Introducing Meteor\, edited Dart for Absolute Beginners\, and has contributed to open-source projects including Go. A former professional Counter-Strike player\, he later built Game:ref\, featured by PC Gamer\, Polygon\, VICE\, Red Bull Esports\, and Tom’s Hardware. Most recently\, he served as CTO and co-founder of a gaming startup\, raising over $6M and leading a fully remote team of engineers and designers. He studied philosophy and mathematical logic at UCLA and is now focused on AI and natural-language automation. \n  \n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://philosophy.ucla.edu/event/being-in-the-world-software-engineering-and-startup-panel/
LOCATION:Dodd Hall 247
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260219T152000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260219T172000
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SUMMARY:Legal Theory Workshop: Lowry Pressly\, Stanford University
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, February 19\, 2026\n3:20 – 5:20 PM\nLaw Room 1314\n  \nJoin us for a Legal Theory Workshop with Lowry Pressly\, Stanford University. \n  \nThe Legal Theory Workshop series\, which is offered regularly throughout the year\, brings prominent speakers from other universities. Students are encouraged to attend. \n  \nAll upcoming sessions are linked here:  Legal Theory Workshop schedule \n  \n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE\n 
URL:https://philosophy.ucla.edu/event/legal-theory-workshop-lowry-pressly-stanford-university/
LOCATION:UCLA School of Law – Room 1314
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260209T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260209T200000
DTSTAMP:20260206T174513Z
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SUMMARY:Being in the World: Law & Healthcare Career Panel
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, February 9\, 2026\n7:00 – 8:00 PM PST\nZoom\nRSVP HERE\n  \n  \nConsidering a career practicing law in the healthcare sector? Join us for a virtual career panel with UCLA Philosophy alumni who have built successful careers in law in the healthcare space! \n  \nJeff Stinnett\, Attorney at Stinnett Law Firm\, and Carrie Camarena\, Senior Counsel for the CA Department of Housing and Community Development\, will discuss their careers and answer any questions you might have about pursuing similar paths. \n  \nFind out what our alumni are doing now and how they got there. Walk away with real-world advice for how to approach your post-grad career. \n  \nRSVP here to get the Zoom link\n  \n  \nMeet the Speakers\n  \n\nJeff Stinnett\, Attorney\, Stinnett Law Firm\nJeff Stinnett was raised in Ventura\, California. He attended UCLA and studied philosophy\, completing his degree in 1991. He did some work in local government and did some graduate study in philosophy at Cal State L.A. He then attended law school at Pepperdine. He practices law in Ventura and has his own law firm of 3 other attorneys and support staff. \nJeff is very grateful for his time at UCLA and appreciates it more and more as the years pass. \n  \n\nCarrie Camarena\, Senior Counsel\, CA Dept. of Housing and Community Development\nCarrie Camarena is Senior Counsel at the California Department of Housing and Community Development. Originally from Santa Cruz\, she earned her B.A. in Philosophy from UCLA before spending several years in Lake Tahoe enjoying snowboarding and mountain biking. Carrie later graduated from UC Davis School of Law and began her legal career as a public defender. For most of her career\, she has served as an attorney for the State of California\, focusing on health law and\, more recently\, housing law. She lives in Sacramento and remains an avid supporter of UCLA and its athletic programs. \n  \n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://philosophy.ucla.edu/event/being-in-the-world-law-healthcare-career-panel/
LOCATION:On Zoom
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SUMMARY:Women in Philosophy Mixer
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, February 6\, 2026\n4:00 – 6:00 PM\nRoyce Hall 3rd Floor Balcony (between rooms 334 and 340)\nRSVP HERE\n  \nJoin us for a women in philosophy mixer on Friday\, February 6th from 4-6pm! The event will take place outside on the Royce Hall 3rd Floor Balcony (between rooms 334 and 340). \n  \nAll women and non-binary grad and undergrad students interested in philosophy are welcome to attend! There will be light bites and refreshments. \n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://philosophy.ucla.edu/event/women-in-philosophy-mixer/
LOCATION:Royce Hall 3rd Floor Balcony
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260206T133000
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SUMMARY:Law & Philosophy: Brian Soucek\, "The Opinionated University" - Book Talk
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, February 6\, 2026\n12:00 – 1:30 PM\nLaw Room 1314\nRSVP HERE\n  \n  \nJoin us for a book talk by Brian Soucek\, UC Davis School of Law\, on The Opinionated University. This event is hosted by the UCLA Law & Philosophy Program. \n  \nCopies will be available for sale\, and lunch will be provided. \n  \n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://philosophy.ucla.edu/event/law-philosophy-brian-soucek-the-opinionated-university-book-talk/
LOCATION:UCLA Law Building\, Room 1314
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260205T152000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260205T172000
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SUMMARY:Legal Theory Workshop: Brian Soucek\, UC Davis School of Law
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, February 5\, 2026\n3:20 – 5:20 PM\nLaw Room 1314\n  \nJoin us for a Legal Theory Workshop with Brian Soucek\, UC Davis School of Law. \n  \nThe Legal Theory Workshop series\, which is offered regularly throughout the year\, brings prominent speakers from other universities. Students are encouraged to attend. \n  \nAll upcoming sessions are linked here:  Legal Theory Workshop schedule \n  \n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://philosophy.ucla.edu/event/legal-theory-workshop-brian-soucek-uc-davis-school-of-law/
LOCATION:UCLA School of Law – Room 1314
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260202T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260202T190000
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SUMMARY:UCLA Philosophy Grad Student Panel
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, February 2\, 2026\n6:00 – 7:00 PM\nDodd Hall 399\nRSVP HERE\n  \nThinking about going to grad school? Join the UCLA Philosophy Club for a panel all about grad school! Come hear from current philosophy grad students and get your questions answered. \n  \nCome hungry–there will be pizza! 🍕 \n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://philosophy.ucla.edu/event/ucla-philosophy-grad-student-panel/
LOCATION:Dodd Hall 399
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260126T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260126T200000
DTSTAMP:20260120T201804Z
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SUMMARY:Being in the World: Careers in Tech Panel
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, January 26\, 2026\n7:00 – 8:00 PM PST\nDodd Hall 247\nRSVP HERE\n  \nCurious about pursuing a career in tech after earning your Philosophy degree? join us for an in-person career panel discussion and Q&A with UCLA Philosophy alumni who have built successful careers in the tech space! \n  \nJoseph Vaughan\, CIO/VP of Computing and Information Services at Harvey Mudd College\, and Riley Wilson\, Strategy & Operations at Clipboard Health\, will discuss their careers and answer any questions you might have about pursuing a career in technology. \n  \nFind out what our alumni are doing now and how they got there. Walk away with real-world advice for how to approach your post-grad career. \n  \nCome hungry–there will be pizza! 🍕 \n  \nRSVP HERE\n  \n  \nMeet the Speakers\n  \n\nJoseph Vaughan\, CIO/VP of Computing and Information Services\, Harvey Mudd College\nJoseph Vaughan has been CIO and Vice President of Harvey Mudd College since February 2008. Prior to that\, he was Director of the UCLA Center for Digital Humanities and Humanities Division CIO (2001-2008). Between 1994 and 2001 he managed multiple Humanities departments at UCLA and before that he owned and ran an English school in Madrid\, Spain. He holds a B.A. (1985) in Philosophy and Psychology from Trinity College\, Dublin and M.A. (1987) and C.Phil (1992) in Philosophy from UCLA. He has had a very varied career\, although the unifying thread is that he has always been involved in education of some form. Information Technology turned out to be the place where the intersection of what talents he has and the world around him produced a decent mix of opportunities to support and foster the educational missions of several different institutions. He is fascinated by organizational change and the challenges of bringing long lasting change to an organization. In that realm\, he has carried out two “turn arounds” of IT departments that were struggling and perceived as not providing needed services. Even more than working at Harvey Mudd\, he likes hanging out with his wife Susan (UCLA Art History Ph.D. 2008) and their three children Fish (19)\, Rowan (17) and Milo (15). And whenever there’s time left from all that\, he crews on racing sailboats. Recently\, he’s also gotten into woodworking with hand tools. \n  \n\nRiley Wilson\, Strategy & Operations\, Clipboard Health\nRiley Wilson currently works in Strategy & Operations at Clipboard\, a marketplace that connects healthcare professionals to healthcare facilities. Previously\, he was at Contrary and was a founder of Arist. You can find him online at rileywilson.co. \n  \n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://philosophy.ucla.edu/event/being-in-the-world-careers-in-tech-panel/
LOCATION:Dodd Hall 247
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260122T152000
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SUMMARY:Legal Theory Workshop: Amin Ebrahimi Afrouzi\, UCLA School of Law
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, January 22\, 2026\n3:20 – 5:20 PM\nLaw Room 1314\n  \nJoin us for a Legal Theory Workshop with Amin Ebrahimi Afrouzi\, UCLA School of Law. \n  \nThe Legal Theory Workshop series\, which is offered regularly throughout the year\, brings prominent speakers. Students are encouraged to attend. \n  \nAll upcoming sessions are linked here:  Legal Theory Workshop schedule \n  \n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://philosophy.ucla.edu/event/legal-theory-workshop-amin-ebrahimi-afrouzi-ucla-school-of-law/
LOCATION:UCLA Law Building\, Room 1314
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260112T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260112T200000
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SUMMARY:Being in the World: Law Career Panel
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, January 12\, 2026\n7:00 – 8:00 PM PST\nZoom\nRSVP HERE\n  \nConsidering a career in law after earning your Philosophy degree? Join us for a virtual career panel discussion and Q&A with UCLA Philosophy alumni who have built successful careers in the field of law! \n  \nRichard C. Rybicki\, Labor & Employment Attorney at Rybicki & Associates\, P.C.\, and Sophia N. Sahagún\, Associate Attorney at Vedder Price\, will discuss their careers and answer any questions you might have about pursuing a career in law. \n  \nFind out what our alumni are doing now and how they got there. Walk away with real-world advice for how to approach your post-grad career. \n  \nRSVP HERE to get the Zoom link\n  \n  \nMeet the Speakers\n  \n\nRichard C. Rybicki\, Labor & Employment Attorney\, Rybicki & Associates\, P.C.\nRichard Rybicki works closely with employers\, helping them navigate a wide array of tough workplace issues. He offers an experienced and practical approach to developing employment policies and managing workplace conflicts. When conflicts do not resolve\, Rick represents management in individual\, representative\, and class-action litigation. He has represented employers\, employer associations\, and employee benefit plans in courts and administrative proceedings throughout the United States. He was lead counsel in the first two cases filed under California’s Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”).​ Rick also practices under state and federal labor relations laws\, including union organizing\, collective bargaining\, arbitration\, and hearings before labor relations boards. He is a longtime editor of The Developing Labor Law (ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law)\, a leading national labor-management publication.​ Rick received a B.A. in Philosophy from U.C.L.A.\, graduate and undergraduate qualifications in Philosophy from the University of Cambridge\, and a J.D. with Concentration in Advocacy from Cornell University. He is admitted to practice in California and before various federal District Courts\, Courts of Appeals\, and the United States Supreme Court. \n  \n  \n\nSophia N. Sahagún\, Associate Attorney\, Vedder Price\nSophia Sahagún is an Associate in Vedder Price’s Los Angeles office and a member of the firm’s Global Transportation Finance group. Ms. Sahagún focuses her practice on complex commercial aircraft transactions and general equipment finance\, representing operating lessors\, lessees\, finance companies\, asset managers\, investors and commercial lenders in a broad range of high-value financing and acquisition transactions involving transportation assets. She also advises clients on day-to-day matters such as corporate structuring and general corporate and securities law. Ms. Sahagún received her law degree from the USC Gould School of Law\, where she was Vice President of the Latinx Law Students Association and a staff writer for the Business Law Digest. She graduated from the University of California\, Los Angeles with a B.A. in Philosophy. \n  \n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://philosophy.ucla.edu/event/being-in-the-world-law-career-panel-3/
LOCATION:On Zoom
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SUMMARY:FLOW: Philosophy and Jiu-Jitsu Workshop
DESCRIPTION:December 11-13\, 2025\nJohn Wooden Center (Blue Room) & Dodd Hall 399\nRSVP HERE\n  \nPlease join us December 11-13\, 2025 for FLOW: Philosophy Workshop. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFLOW is a pre-read workshop in which leading philosophers working in a range of areas in philosophy will present work in progress and receive comments from other leading philosophers in their respective fields. In addition to the usual academic discussions\, FLOW will have a distinctive community-building component– the workshop will include sessions at the Blue Room in the John Wooden Center in which workshop participants will be able to participate in sport jiu-jitsu together. We will be offering seminars by Dominyka Obelenyte\, Michael Schweiger\, and Christian Barry\, as well as open-mat sessions. These sessions will take place in the mornings of Dec 11-13. \n  \nIn the afternoons\, we will shift over to the philosophy position of the workshop. The format here is pre-read. Talks will be made available either as a paper or a recorded video. If you need access to view the papers\, please reach out to Ashna Madni at ashnamadni@humnet.ucla.edu. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSeminars\nDominyka Obelenyte\, Frogtown Jiu-Jitsu \nChristian Barry\, Australian National University \nMichael Schweiger\, Alliance Lucas Lepri \n  \nPre-Read Talks\n\n\nChristian Barry\, ANU / Comments by Josh Armstrong\, UCLA \nDaniel Greco\, Yale / Comments by Rush Stewart\, Rochester \nCaroline Wall\, Boston University / Comments by Thomas Lambert\, Pitzer \nAdam Elga\, Princeton / Comments by Isaiah Lin\, Providence Christian College \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWorkshop Program\n  \n***Update on 12/10/25 at 2:30 PM PST***: Adam Elga’s session has moved to Friday and Daniel Greco’s session has moved to Saturday. Isaiah Lin\, Providence Christian College\, will comment on Adam Elga’s paper. \n  \n\nThursday\, December 11\n1:00 PM – 3:00 PM – Gi Seminar with Michael Schweiger and Open Mat (Wooden Center Blue Room) \n4:00 PM – 4:30 PM – Welcome and introductions (Dodd Hall 399) \n4:30 PM – 5:30 PM – Talk by Dominyka Obelenyte on Philosophy of Jiu-Jitsu (Dodd Hall 399) \n5:30 PM – 7:30 PM – Pre-Read Talk: Christian Barry\, “Regulated Responsibilities.” Comments by Josh Armstrong (Dodd Hall 399) \n  \nFriday\, December 12\n10:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Open Mat (Wooden Center Blue Room) \n12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – Lunch provided for participants \n1:00 PM – 3:00 PM – Pre-Read Talk: Adam Elga\, “A money pump argument against imprecise credences.” Comments by Isaiah Lin (Dodd Hall 399) \n5:00 PM – 7:00 PM – Gi Seminar with Dominyka Obelenyte (Wooden Center Blue Room) \n  \nSaturday\, December 13\n10:00 AM – 12:00 PM – No-Gi Seminar with Christian Barry (Wooden Center Blue Room) \n12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – Lunch provided for participants \n1:00 PM – 3:00 PM – Pre-Read Talk: Caroline Wall\, “No Scars Left Behind: A Hegelian Account of Apologies and Forgiveness.” Comments by Thomas Lambert (Dodd Hall 399) \n3:30 PM – 5:30 PM – Pre-Read Talk: Daniel Greco\, “Can the Fragmentationist Accept a Formal Account of Irrationality?” Comments by Rush Stewart (Dodd Hall 399) \n  \n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://philosophy.ucla.edu/event/flow-philosophy-workshop/
LOCATION:John Wooden Center (Blue Room) & Dodd Hall
CATEGORIES:Work Shops
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SUMMARY:Study Break with the Philosophy Department
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, December 1\, 2025\n5:00 – 7:00 PM\nDodd Hall 399\nRSVP HERE\n  \nTake a study break and relax with the Philosophy Department while you enjoy some pizza and refreshments in Dodd 399! \n  \n  \n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://philosophy.ucla.edu/event/study-break-with-the-philosophy-department-9/
LOCATION:Dodd Hall 399
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SUMMARY:"A Puzzle Concerning Reason and the Emotions" - Ram Neta\, University of North Carolina\, Chapel Hill
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, November 7\, 2025\n4:00 – 6:00 PM\nRoyce Hall 314\nRSVP HERE\n  \nJoin us on November 7th\, 2025 for a colloquium with Ram Neta\, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. The talk will take place from 4:00 – 6:00 PM in Royce 314 with a reception to follow. \n  \nA Puzzle Concerning Reason and the Emotions\n  \nEach of the following theses enjoys some support in recent philosophical discussions. \n\nEmotions\, like judgments and resolutions\, can be exercises of rational agency\, and held in light of various considerations that seem to the agent to support them.\nEmotions\, unlike judgments or resolutions\, cannot constitute our drawing the conclusion of some reasoning.\nAny exercise of rational agency\, held in light of considerations that seem to support it\, can constitute our drawing the conclusion of reasoning from those same considerations.\n\nProponents of thesis (1) (e.g.\, Olivia Bailey\, Rachel Achs) have sought to argue against thesis (2).  Proponents of thesis (2) (e.g.\, Conner Schultz\, Nate Sharadin) have sought to argue against thesis (1).  In this paper\, I defend both theses (1) and (2)\, and give an explanation of why thesis (3) is false.  This explanation will shed light on how inference differs from other forms of reasons-responsiveness.  It will also expose an ambiguity in Hieronymi’s notion of “evaluative control”. \n  \nRam Neta is Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina\, Chapel Hill\, where he has taught since 2002.  He is the author of dozens of articles\, primarily in epistemology.  These have been published in The Philosophical Review\, Nous\, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research\, British Journal for the Philosophy of Science\, and many other venues.  He is also the editor of a number of volumes\, including a forthcoming volume on the Philosophy of John McDowell. \n  \nRSVP HERE\n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://philosophy.ucla.edu/event/ram-neta-university-of-north-carolina-chapel-hill/
LOCATION:Royce Hall 314
CATEGORIES:Colloquia
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SUMMARY:Grad School Application Workshop Hosted by MAP
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 6\, 2025\n6:00 – 8:00 PM\nDodd Hall 247\nRSVP HERE\n  \nInterested in applying for grad school? Join Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) this Thursday (11/6) for a free grad school application workshop hosted by a graduate school advisor! \n  \nWe’ll be going through and answering any questions about grad school preparation\, admission\, and life. We also highly encourage you to bring any grad application materials you have to get personalized feedback and advice from current UCLA grad students. \n  \nFood will be provided! \n  \nRSVP HERE\n  \n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://philosophy.ucla.edu/event/grad-school-application-workshop-hosted-by-map/
LOCATION:Dodd 247\, 390 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Work Shops
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SUMMARY:Practice and Theory: Next Steps in Kantian Practical Philosophy
DESCRIPTION:October 24 – 25\, 2025\nHershey Hall Salon (Room 158)\nRSVP HERE\n  \nPlease join us for Practice and Theory: Next Steps in Kantian Practical Philosophy\, a workshop at UCLA from Friday & Saturday\, October 24-25\, 2025. \n  \nWorkshop Program\n\nFriday\, October 24th\n12:00 – 1:00 PM: Lunch \n1:00 – 3:00 PM: Nataliya Palatnik (Milwaukee) “‘Not So Completely an Animal’: Kant on Moral Sensibility and Moral Constraint” \n3:00 – 3:30 PM: Break \n3:30 – 5:30 PM: Thomas Pendlebury (Chicago) “The Will and the Good” \n5:30 PM: Reception in Hershey Hall Salon \n  \nSaturday\, October 25th\n10:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Jordan Pascoe (Binghamton) “Kant\, Structural Injustice\, and Universalism” \n12:00 – 1:00 PM: Lunch \n1:00 – 3:00 PM: Japa Pallikkathayil (Pittsburgh) “Constitutional Constraints in the Kantian State” \n3:00 – 3:30 PM: Break \n3:30 – 5:30 PM: Rafeeq Hasan (Amherst) “What’s the Point of Kantian Independence?” \n  \nRSVP HERE\n  \nDirections to Hershey Hall: head toward the Terasaki Life Sciences Building just south of Parking Structure 2\, go down the steps or the nearby ramp and through the building’s underpass\, and you’ll see the entrance to Mira Hershey Hall on your left. Look for the signs that direct you to “Practice and Theory: Next Steps in Kantian Practical Philosophy.” \n  \nJoin our mailing list!\nSign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events\, conferences\, and colloquia! \nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://philosophy.ucla.edu/event/practice-and-theory-next-steps-in-kantian-practical-philosophy/
LOCATION:Hershey Hall Salon (Room 158)
CATEGORIES:Work Shops
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