Political Philosophy Reading Group: Christine Sypnowich (Queen's)

Date

Tuesday October 3, 2023
11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Location

Queen's University, Watson 517

Faculty and graduate students are welcome to join, in person, the upcoming meeting of the Political Philosophy Reading Group, to discuss a chapter by our own Christine Sypnowich (Queen's), titled "Taking Responsibility for Egalitarianism".

Further details, as well as Christine's chapter, will be circulated via email. For more information, contact Christine (christine.sypnowich@queensu.ca).

Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy: Sarah Fine (Cambridge)

Date

Monday November 27, 2023
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Location

Watson 517

Members of the Queen’s community are invited to join the final workshop of the 2023 Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy, which will welcome Sarah Fine (Cambridge).

Note that the Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy is a “pre-read” event: guests’ papers are circulated beforehand, and participants who wish to ask questions and contribute to the discussion are expected to have read them. The papers, once available, can be found on the Colloquium’s webpage. The convenors will share the password to access the papers via email.

Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy: Aditi Bagchi (Fordham)

Date

Monday November 13, 2023
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Location

Watson 517

Members of the Queen’s community are invited to join the next workshop of the 2023 Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy, which will welcome Aditi Bagchi (Fordham).

Note that the Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy is a “pre-read” event: guests’ papers are circulated beforehand, and participants who wish to ask questions and contribute to the discussion are expected to have read them. The papers, once available, can be found on the Colloquium’s webpage. The convenors will share the password to access the papers via email.

Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy: Humeira Iqtidar (KCL)

Date

Monday October 30, 2023
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Location

Watson 517

Members of the Queen’s community are invited to join the next workshop of the 2023 Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy, which will welcome Humeira Iqtidar (KCL).

Note that the Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy is a “pre-read” event: guests’ papers are circulated beforehand, and participants who wish to ask questions and contribute to the discussion are expected to have read them. The papers, once available, can be found on the Colloquium’s webpage. The convenors will share the password to access the papers via email.

Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy: Aaron Mills (McGill)

Date

Monday October 16, 2023
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Location

Watson 517

Members of the Queen’s community are invited to join the next workshop of the 2023 Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy, which will welcome Aaron Mills (McGill).

Note that the Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy is a “pre-read” event: guests’ papers are circulated beforehand, and participants who wish to ask questions and contribute to the discussion are expected to have read them. The papers, once available, can be found on the Colloquium’s webpage. The convenors will share the password to access the papers via email.

Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy: Martha Albertson Fineman (Emory)

Date

Tuesday October 3, 2023
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Location

Zoom

Members of the Queen’s community are invited to join, over Zoom, the next workshop of the 2023 Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy, which will welcome Martha Albertson Fineman (Emory).

Note that the Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy is a “pre-read” event: guests’ papers are circulated beforehand, and participants who wish to ask questions and contribute to the discussion are expected to have read them. The papers, once available, can be found on the Colloquium’s webpage. The convenors will share the password to access the papers via email.

Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy: Michael Wilkinson (LSE)

Date

Monday September 18, 2023
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Location

Law Building (128 Union), Room 400

Members of the Queen’s community are invited to join, in person, the first workshop of the 2023 Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy, which will welcome Michael Wilkinson (LSE).

Note that the Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy is a “pre-read” event: guests’ papers are circulated beforehand, and participants who wish to ask questions and contribute to the discussion are expected to have read them. The papers, once available, can be found on the Colloquium’s webpage. The convenors will share the password to access the papers via email.

da Silva, Joel

Photograph of Joel da Silva

Joel da Silva

Ph.D. Student

Philosophy

Research Interests:

Political philosophy, Rawls, the ideal/nonideal theory distinction, rectificatory justice, affirmative action 

Biography:

  • BA, Honours (Philosophy) Wilfrid Laurier University 
  • MA (Philosophy) Toronto Metropolitan University 

Joel’s research focuses primarily on bridging the gap between ideal and nonideal theories of justice.  More precisely, he’s attempting to develop a broadly Rawlsian theory of nonideal justice that incorporates several plausible yet rivalrous precepts of nonideal justice (e.g., 'do whatever most efficiently realizes ideal justice’ and ‘fairly distribute the costs of realizing ideal justice’) into a single, coherent scheme. With this theory, he hopes to systematically address the question of whether, in what form and under what conditions affirmative action for racialized minorities is compatible with a Rawlsian view of justice.