Notice Board

The Department of Philosophy is hosting its 2025 Philosophy Undergraduate Conference, featuring talks by University of Lethbridge undergraduates Leya Emond, Gop Majac, Cameron Bluekens, Autumn Rea, Justin Cleland, and Joseph Dyck.

Our keynote speaker is Professor Mark Migotti, who will give a talk entitled "Excellence of a Human and Political Kind: Consistency, Community, and Philosophy in the Apology of Socrates."

Location: AH118 and AH176 (Anderson Hall)

Morning Session: 9:15AM-12:00PM

• 9:15 - 9:30 a.m.: Welcome/Oki, Introduction of Professor Mark Migotti
• 9:30 - 10 a.m.: Leya Emond, "Public and Private Healthcare When Paired"
  • 10 - 10:15 a.m.: Questions and Discussion
• 10:30 -11 a.m.: Gop Majac, "Disability, Justice and Healthcare"
  • 11 - 11:15 a.m.: Questions and Discussion
• 11:30 - Noon: Cameron Bluekens, "Unproblematic Perfectionism"
  • Noon - 12:15 p.m.: Questions and Discussion

Lunch: 12:15 - 1:30 p.m.

Afternoon Session: 1:30 - 4:15 p.m.

• 1:30 - 2 p.m.: Autumn Rea, "Democratizing Science: Will Marginal Voices Be Heard?"
  • 2 - 2:15 p.m.: Questions and Discussion
• 2:30 - 3 p.m.: Justin Cleland, "We Are What We Repeatedly Do: Excellence Then Is Not an Act but a Habit"
  • 3 - 3:15 p.m.: Questions and Discussion
• 3:30 - 4 p.m.: Joseph Dyck, "Rorty and Deliberative Democracy"
  • 4 - 4:15 p.m.: Questions and Discussion

Break: 4:15 - 4:45 p.m.

Keynote: 4:45 - 5:30 p.m.

• Professor Mark Migotti (University of Calgary), "Excellence of a Human and Political Kind: Consistency, Community, and Philosophy in the Apology of Socrates"