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Reading Groups
Reading groups are self-assembled and aim to bring together different communities of scholars and partners working at the intersection of specific topics of interest. Hosts identify engaging work that represents various perspectives and that will inspire discussion among participants.
The duration and frequency of meetings may vary from group to group. Each session is self-contained, so participants who are unable to attend all sessions are still welcome to join the group.
The groups organized for the 2025-26 academic year are listed below. Learn more about each group, or join by inquiring with the group’s main contact person.
Active Reading Groups
The Eclectic Mind Research Group (EMRG – read ’emerge’), supervised by Michael Anderson, is dedicated to the theoretical and empirical study of the mind and the brain. Our research combines ideas and methods ranging from embodied cognition, ecological psychology, theoretical neuroscience, brain imaging, and dynamical system theory among others.
Meetings are held bi-weekly at 1 p.m. on Mondays in WIRB 7107 this term.
The Feelings and Psychiatry reading group is open to anyone interested in emotions and consciousness in psychiatric categories, as well as anyone working on some of these aspects (emotions, consciousness, philosophy of psychiatry). It aims at creating an interdisciplinary platform where researchers in philosophy and in empirical disciplines interested in these topics can meet and start collaborations. We will read and discuss papers with a philosophical scope on psychiatry and psychiatric categories, particularly those with an emphasis on emotions, feelings, or consciousness.
Contact: Amy MacKinnon (amacki22@uwo.ca)
Contact: Corinne Lajoie (corinne.laj@gmail.com)
The Philosophy and Cognitive Science Reading Group is open to anyone interested in the intersection between cognitive science and philosophy.
Meetings are held biweekly on Mondays at 1-2pm in WIRB 7107 and virtual this term.
Contact: Andrew Richmond (arichmo8@uwo.ca)
The Philosophy of Physics reading group is made up of some faculty and graduate students in the philosophy of physics. Most of the reading is quite technical, so either a good background in physics or mathematics or a willingness to acquire it is required to get the most out of the group. In addition to more pure philosophy of physics, we sometimes read and discuss some history of physics that’s of relevance to the philosophical development of physics.
Meetings are held biweekly on Tuesdays at 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. in WIRB 7107 and virtual.
Contact: Adam Koberinski (akoberin@uwo.ca)
Previous Reading Groups
AI Ethics
Knowledge Translation and Ontologies
Minds and Machines
Politics and Media Technology
Process Philosophy and Philosophy of Biology
Synthetic Biology and Philosophy
Weight Stigma and Eating Disorders
Well-Being