Colloquia

Friday, April 10, 2026 4:00 – 6:00 PM Royce Hall 306 RSVP HERE   Join 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.   The Evolution of Animal Consciousness   The 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...

Monday, April 13, 2026 12:00 – 1:30 PM Haines Hall 352 RSVP HERE   Join 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.   There 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.   Evolutionary Theory and the Unification of Life Sciences in...

Friday, April 17, 2026 4:00 – 6:00 PM Royce Hall 314 RSVP HERE   Join 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.   Beyond Speech: Pictures and Oppression   Philosophical 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...