The Departement of philosophy at UQAM invites you to the 2024 Hugues-Leblanc lectures, October 10th-11th, room W-5215. 

Guest speaker Prof. SIMON CANEY (Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick) will deliver three lectures on the theme: CLIMATE JUSTICE

Schedule:

“What Kind of Climate Duties Do We Have to Future Generations?” 

Thursday, October 10th, 15:30-17:30 (Eastern Standard Time)

Commentator: Éric Pineault (UQAM)

“What is a Just Transition to a Sustainable World?”

Frisday, October 11th, 10h00-12h00 (Eastern Standard Time)

Commentator: Dominique Leydet (UQAM)

“Political Responsibilities to Tackle Climate Change”

Vendredi 11 octobre, 13h30-15h30 (Eastern Standard Time)

Commentator: Matthias Fritsch (Concordia)

All activities will take place in person, room W-5215 (UQAM, Departement of philosophy, 455 Boulevard René-Lévesque Est, Montréal, Québec, Canada). Refreshments will follow the talks, as well as a light lunch on Friday noon. 

Can’t make it in-person? The talks will be available online through Zoom.

In any case, please register (required) here. 

For more information, check the following website.

Organization: Dominique Leydet (leydet.dominique@uqam.ca) and Christophe Malaterre (malaterre.christophe@uqam.ca)

This event is organized with the support of the Département de philosophie, the Chaire de recherche du Canada en philosophie des sciences de la vie, the Faculté des Sciences humaines, the Institut des sciences de l’environnement de l’UQAM, the Centre interuniversitaire de recherche sur la science et la technologie, the Groupe de recherche interuniversitaire en philosophie politique, and the Centre de recherche en éthique.