Conference in Honor of George Sher

April 24, 2026 - April 25, 2026
Department of Philosophy, Rice University

Houston
United States

Speakers:

University of California, San Diego
University of Toronto, St. George Campus
Yale University
Cornell University
Rice University
University of California, Los Angeles

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Rice University

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The Rice Philosophy Department is hosting a conference to honor George Sher and celebrate his work this spring (April 24-25, 2026). The event will feature papers from some of George’s friends, interlocutors, and colleagues. Talks will take up major themes of his work, including responsibility, blame, desert, freedom of thought and speech, neutrality, and distributive justice. 

The conference is free and open to the public upon registration, space permitting.

For more information, or to register, contact Samuel Reis-Dennis ([email protected]). 

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April 17, 2026, 9:00am CST

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