York University's Undergraduate Philosophy Student Association

Hello everyone! We will be hosting the much anticipated Philosophy of Mind discussion for our upcoming meeting this Monday! We will be kicking it off with a brief recap of core ideas and problems before opening it up to discussion.

When: Monday November 9th from 6:00-8:00pm
Where: South Ross S421

Here is a sample of some of the questions we shall be tackling together:
– What is the mind/body problem and is it reconcilable?
– Will we ever in principle be able to understand another person’s subjective conscious experience (qualia)?
– How can we truly know other minds exist?
– What is Panpsychism and how could it resolve the mind/body problem?
– Can consciousness ever be explained reductively through neuroscience?

We hope to have our friends from psych and cogsci to contribute some different perspectives to these long standing philosophical questions. Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Come one come all to our Halloween event! We will be discussing dreary, dark, and haunting subjects such as death, suffering, and the spookynatural. We shall be exploring the grim aspects of the human condition and contemplating how aspects of the supernatural including the afterlife, spirits, and the paranormal play a role in our psychology. Come out for the tricks AAAND the treats.

When: Monday October 26th from 6:00-8:00pm
Where: South Ross S421

We hope to see you there!

To make sure you’re ready for the final day to place your ballot, come out this Thursday (Oct. 15) to join us in a politically based discussion!

We want to explore questions like, how is democracy holding up against socialist based countries, what is the current ‘democracy’ in Canada, how has our national identity been put to the test this electoral season, & whaaat is going on in Canada’s federal election?! Predictions anyone?
The floor is yours on Thursday!

Cheers everyone! Hope to see you this week!

WHEN: Thursday 15th from 6-8pm
WHERE: South Ross S421