Professional Lectures

  1. "Idealism in India," Atlantic Region Philosophical Association, St John's, Newfoundland, October 2005
  2. “Ethics under Idealism,” Conference on Idealism Today, Harris Manchester College, Oxford, 18-22 July 2005.
  3. “Politics and Aesthetic Consciousness,” R. G. Collingwood Conference, Monk Coniston, Conistonwater, Cumbria (England), 6–9 July, 2005.
  4. “Technology, Religion and Human Destiny,” Conference on “Technology and the Changing Face of Humanity,” University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, 29-30 May 2005.
  5. “Philosophy and Human Rights,” Symposium on “Michael Ignatieff and the Philosophy of Rights,” University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, 29-30 May 2005.
  6. "Challenges for Ethics in the Politics of New Independent States," “Metaphilosophical Reflections – on Current Challenges of Philosophy”, Helsinki (Finland), 18-19 May 2005.
  7. “Idealism and cross-cultural ethical dialogue,” Conference on “Dialogues among Cultures,” Seoul (Korea), April 20, 2005.
  8. “History and Teleology,” Huafan University, Taipei (Taiwan), December 16, 2004.   
  9. “"Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Law in Jacques Maritain, and Some Contemporary Applications," [9 lectures], Fu Jen University, Taipei (Taiwan), December 7-17, 2004.
  10. “History and Teleology,” 2 lectures [The Principal William Miller Endowment Lectures, 2004-05], University of Madras (India), August 31, 2004.
  11. "Religion and the Challenges of Science," [Golden Jubilee Lectures], Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati (India), August 30, 2004.
  12. "Science and Religion," Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College, Madras/Chennai (India), August 26, 2004.
  13. "Religious Heritage and Freedom," Conference on ‘Asian Heritage in a Global Society', Asian Association of Catholic Philosophers, Bangkok (Thailand), August 18-20, 2004.
  14. "The Limits of Religious Freedom," Bangalore Academy of Philosophy, Bangalore (India), August 12, 2004.
  15. "R.F.A. Hoernlé and Idealism in South Africa," International Workshop on "British Idealism: Moral and Social Philosophy," International Society for the Study of European Ideas (ISSEI), Pamplona (Spain), August 3, 2004.
  16. "Secularism and Freedom of Religion in Multi-cultural Democracies," International Conference on ‘Religions - Cultures - Globalisation: Living Together in a Global Age,' Salzburg (Austria), July 30 - August 1, 2004.
  17. "Cultural Integrity and Obligations," Conference on ‘Cultural Traditions and Social Progress', Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Shanghai (P.R. China), June 29, 2004.
  18. "Religion and the Challenges of Science," Philosophical Encounter Circle, Taipei (Taiwan), June 12, 2004.
  19. "What is Beauty?," Department of Philosophy, Soochow University, Taipei (Taiwan), June 16, 2004.
  20. "Philosophy under Apartheid," Conference on "Ideas Under Fire," Canadian Jacques Maritain Association, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, May 2004.
  21. "The Use of History," History in Education, Institut for Pædagogisk Filosofi - Danmarks Pædagogiske Universitet, København (Denmark), March 24-25, 2004.
  22. "A.R. Lord and Later Idealist Political Philosophy," International Conference on Anglo-American Idealism, Peloponese (Greece), August, 2003.
  23. "Culture and Pluralism in Philosophy,"  XXIst World Congress of Philosophy, Istanbul (Turkey), August 14, 2003.
  24. "Individuality, Relationality, and the Human Person," Keynote Address, Conference on Metaphysics and Mysticism, Rome, Italy, July, 2003.
  25. "Bosanquet, Collingwood, and Historicism," Canadian Philosophical Association, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, May, 2003. 
  26. "Edith Stein: From Empathy, through Dialogue, to ‘The Science of the Cross’ (Kreutzeswissenschaft)," invited paper for Conference on Mysticism, Notre Dame University, Beirut, Lebanon, May 2003.
  27. "Alvin Plantinga's God," invited paper for the International Congress on «La philosophie et la question de Dieu», Universite Laval, Quebec, 10-12 April 2003.
  28. "Catholic Universities, Freedom of Religion, and Human Rights," Jean Mathieu Soulerin Memorial Lecture, University of St Michael's College, University of Toronto, November 22, 2002.
  29. "On Being Human," Canadian Jacques Maritain Association [Presidential Address], Saint Paul University, Ottawa, October 25, 2002.
  30. "Maritain and Freedom of Conscience," American Maritain Association, Princeton University, October 2002.
  31. "Individuality and Human Personhood: from ‘refined observation' to metaphysics," Institute for Metaphysical and Mystical Studies, New York, NY, September 2002.
  32.  "Idealism and Pluralism," Hoernlé Research Seminar, Department of Philosophy, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa), August 30, 2002.
  33. "Freedom of Religion and the Justification of Violence," Asian Association of Catholic Philosophers, Kisarazu-shi, Chiba (Japan), August 21, 2002.
  34. "Being Human," Philosophy Encounter Circle, Taipei (Taiwan) August 16, 2002.
  35. "Wittgenstein on Religion," Department of Philosophy, University of Chennai, (India), August 14, 2002.
  36. "Does Science Contradict Religion?," Satya Nilayam (Jesuit ecclesiastical Faculty of Philosophy), Chennai  (India), August 13, 2002.
  37. "Evolution, Science, and Religion," Dr S Radhakrishnan Endowment Lecture, Madras Christian College, August 12, 2002.
  38. "What it is to be a Person," Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati (India), August 9, 2002.
  39. "The Relevance of Philosophy to the Study of Culture," Rani Durgavadi University, Jabalpur (India), August 6, 2002.
  40. "Absolute Idealism and the Nature of the Self," Conference on Mysticism, Reason, Art, and Literature: East West Perspectives, Calcutta, India, July 31, 2002.
  41. "Wittgenstein on Religion," University of Dhaka, Dev Centre for Philosophical Research, Bangladesh, July 24, 2002.
  42. "Economics, Social Science, and Moral Philosophy," Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 24, 2002. H
  43. "Anatomy of Corruption: Philosophical Perspectives," [Roundtable presentation], Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 23, 2002.
  44. "Philosophy, Pluralism, and Culture," University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 22, 2002.
  45. "Plantinga's God," Australasian Association of Philosophy, University of Canterbury, New Zealand - 7-12 July, 2002.
  46. Economics, Philosophy, and the Social Sciences,” Western Economic Association International, 77th Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, June 29-July 3, 2002.
  47. "Evolution, Science, and Religion," Presidential Address, Canadian Society of Christian Philosophers, Congress of the Social Sciences and the Humanities, University of Toronto, May  28, 2002
  48. "South African Philosophers, Cultural Diversity, and Political Practice," Tel Aviv University, Israel, December 26, 2001.
  49. “‘Sweet’s Bosanquet’: a response,” Book symposium on Idealism and Rights by William Sweet, Political Studies Association - British Idealism Research Group / Collingwood and British Idealism Research Centre, Gregynog, Wales, December 18, 2001.
  50. "Philosophical Challenges to Christian Religious Belief Today: A Paradigm Shift from the Period of Enlightenment," Bangalore Academy of Philosophers, Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram, Bangalore, India, November 13, 2001.
  51. Lectures onReligious Belief and Demonstration: The Contemporary Debate,” Dharma Endowment Lectures (2001-2002), Dharmaram College, Bangalore, India, November 12-13, 2001.
  52. “Idealism, Bosanquet, and the Nature of Aesthetic Experience,” 13th International Congress of Aesthetics on “Aesthetics at the 21st Century," The University of Tokyo, Japan. August 27-31, 2001.
  53. “The Methods of Metaphysics,” Colloquium on ‘Philosophy, Methodology, and our World,’ Hong Kong, China, August 21-24, 2001.
  54. “South African Philosophers, Pluralism, and Apartheid,” invited paper for the conference “Philosophy, Pluralism, and Culture,” organized by the Canadian Jacques Maritain Association, Université Laval, May 25, 2001.
  55. “Universal Human Rights and Cultural Integrity,” invited paper for International Conference on Human Rights and Dialogue of Civilizations, (organised by Mofid University, Qom), Tehran (Iran), May 5-6, 2001
  56. “Theories of Rights and Political and Legal Instruments,” invited paper for International Seminar on “Politics and Ethics,” Academy of Sciences (Georgian Republic) Institute of Politology, Tbilisi (Georgia), May 1-2, 2001.
  57. “Science and Religion,” Academy Day lecture in honour of St Thomas Aquinas, Vijnananilayam Institute of Philosophy and Theology (affiliated to Andhra University), Eluru, A.P., India, January 23, 2001.
  58. “Cultural Integrity and Liberty Rights,” University of Pune, India, January 19, 2001.
  59. “What is it like to be a person? An idealist perspective,” University of Pune, India, January 16, 2001.
  60. “Two Post-Rawlsian Liberals,” University of Pune, India, January 15, 2001.
  61. “Idealism: West and East,” University of Pune, India, January 9, 2001.
  62. “Cultural Integrity and Liberty Rights,” invited paper, International Conference on Ethnicity, Cultural Identity and Freedom, (Afro-Asian Philosophy Association), New Delhi (India), January 1, 2001.
  63. “Canadian and Indian Idealism,” Indian Philosophical Congress Platinum Jubilee Celebrations, New Delhi (India), January 1, 2001.
  64. “Misconceptions about the Origins of Bosanquet's Metaphysics,” invited paper, Conference on British Idealism at the Millennium, The Collingwood and British Idealism Centre, Cardiff University, Gregynog, Tregynon, near Newtown Powys, Wales, December 14-16, 2000.
  65. “Is Tradition Old-fashioned?,” Dominican College of Philosophy and Theology, Ottawa, ON, December 3, 2000.
  66. "Philosophical Foundations, Cultural Integrity and Human Rights,” invited paper, Departments of Philosophy and Political Science, Soochow University, Taipei, November 28, 2000.
  67. “Philosophy, Culture, and the Future of Tradition,” invited paper for Conference on Christian Philosophy and Chinese Culture, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei (Taiwan), November 24, 2000.
  68. “Globalization, Cultural Integrity and ‘Participative Construction’,” invited paper, seminar, Council on Research and Values in Philosophy, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, October 27, 2000.
  69. "Religious Belief, Political Culture, and Community," American Maritain Association annual meeting, University of Notre Dame, Indiana (USA) October 19-22, 2000.
  70. "'Christian Philosophy' and J.H. Newman," World Conference on Metaphysics - "Metaphysics for the Third Millennium," Rome (Italy), September 5-8, 2000.
  71. "Metaphysics and Cross Cultural Truth in Religion," World Conference on Metaphysics - "Metaphysics for the Third Millennium," Rome (Italy), September 5-8, 2000.
  72. "Christianity and Cross-Cultural Truth in Religion," Association for Reformational Philosophy - International Symposium, Amersfoort, the Netherlands. August 21-25, 2000
  73. "Idealist Social Policy and Liberalism,"  Vth Conference of the International Society for the Study of European Ideas - Bergen, Norway, August 14-18, 2000.
  74. "Bosanquet's Logic and the Relation between Society and the Individual,"  Vth Conference of the International Society for the Study of European Ideas [Workshop 443: British Idealism and European Philosophy], Bergen, Norway, August 14-18, 2000.
  75. "Faith, demonstration, and the epistemic character of religious belief in J.H. Newman,"  XVIII Congress, International Association for the History of Religion, Durban (South Africa), August 11, 2000.
  76.  "Solidarity and Human Rights," Faculty Seminar, Department of Philosophy, University of Cape Town (South Africa), July 27, 2000.
  77. "Globalization, ecumenism, and the possibility of a global ethic," International Society of Business, Economics, and Ethics, 2nd World Congress, São Paulo, Brazil. July 19-23, 2000.
  78. "Global Markets, Moral Theory, and Arguing for Economic Justice," Conference on ‘Rethinking Wealth Creation and Distribution in the Jubilee: A Double Challenge for Catholic Social Thought and Management Education,' Universidad Iberoamericana, Puebla, Mexico, July 12-14, 2000.
  79. "Religious Belief and Demonstration in J.H. Newman," Canadian Society for the Study of Religion, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Edmonton, Alberta, May 25, 2000.
  80.  "Comments on H. Hart and K. Nielsen, Walking the Tightrope of Faith: Philosophical Conversations about Reason and Religion" Canadian Philosophical Association Annual Congress, Conference of the Social Sciences and the Humanities, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, May 24, 2000.
  81. "Natural Law and Human Rights," Fu Jen University, Taiwan, January 11, 2000.
  82. "The Future of Tradition," University of the Social Sciences and the Humanities, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Mihn City (Vietnam), January 3, 2000.
  83. "Newman and Maritain on the Ways of Knowing God," American Maritain Association, Berkeley, California, USA, October 24, 1999.
  84. "Maritain, Newman et les voies de la connaissance de Dieu," Centre Indépendent de Recherche Philosophique, Toulouse, France, August 30, 1999.
  85.  "Victorian Society, Liberalism, and British Idealism," Universiti Malaya (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), August 23, 1999.
  86. "Science and Religion," University of Lucknow (India), August 20, 1999.
  87. "Philosophy and Globalization," Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College (Chennai, India), August 18, 1999.
  88. "Scientific and Religious Truth in a Cross-Cultural Setting," University of Madras (Chennai, India), August 17, 1999.
  89. "The Compatibility of Science and Religion," University of Madras (India), August 17, 1999.
  90. "Science and Religion in Conflict," University of Madras (India), August 16, 1999.
  91. "Maritain, Solidarity, and Human Rights," Ateneo de Manila University, Manila, Philippines, August 11, 1999.
  92. "Scientific and Religious Truth in a Cross Cultural Setting," Ateneo de Manila University, Manila, Philippines, August 10, 1999.
  93. "Globalization, Philosophy, and Ecumenism," University of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, August 5, 1999.
  94. "Scientific and Religious Truth in a Cross-Cultural Setting," Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia, August 2, 1999.
  95.  "British Idealism and University Education in India," University of the South Pacific (Suva, Fiji) July 27, 1999.
  96. "Wittgenstein, le fidéisme wittgensteinien et la nature des croyances religieuses," Canadian Society for the Study of Religion, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Sherbrooke, Qc, on June 4, 1999.
  97. "Pluralisme culturel: la situation occidentale de la philosophie,"Canadian Philosophical Association (CPA) Annual Congress, Canadian Society for Studies in Religion, annual meeting, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Sherbrooke, Qc, on June 5, 1999.
  98. "Bosanquet's Social Philosophy and Social Policy," invited paper for the Political Studies Association (UK) University of Nottingham (England), March 24, 1999.
  99. "Practical Ethics and Idealism," invited Royal Institute of Philosophy lecture, Cardiff (Wales), in March 22, 1999.
  100. "Religious Belief and Community," Institute for Christian Studies, Toronto, ON, March 19, 1999.
  101. "Philosophy, Community, and the Model of Ecumenism," invited paper for Round Table session on "The Future of Value Inquiry," XXth World Congress of Philosophy, Boston, MA (U.S.A.), August 14, 1998.
  102. "Bosanquet, Culture, and the Influence of Idealist Logic," XXth World Congress of Philosophy, Boston, MA (U.S.A.), August 13, 1998.
  103. "Maritain, Solidarity and Human Rights," invited paper for Conference on "Human Rights: Philosophical Perspectives," organised by the Canadian Jacques Maritain Association, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Ottawa, May 28-29, 1998.
  104. "Comments on 'Hobbes, Machiavelli, Bacon,'" 1998 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA), (Political Theory Section), University of Ottawa, May 31, 1998.
  105. "Comments on Hart on Philosophy and Theology," Canadian Philosophical Association (CPA) Annual Congress, University of Ottawa, May 28, 1998.
  106. "Comments on Walters on MacIntyre and Gewirth," 1998 Annual Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers (Canadian Section), University of Ottawa, May 27, 1998.
  107. "The Origins of Evidentialism in Religious Belief," invited lecture, Department of Philosophy, University of Manitoba, February 2, 1998.
  108. "The Call to Solidarity and the Role of Human Rights," invited lecture, St Paul's College, University of Manitoba, February 3, 1998.
  109. "Persons, Connatural Knowledge, and the Universality of Natural Law," XVIIIth Annual Meeting of the Canadian Jacques Maritain Association, Ottawa, ON, November 1, 1997.
  110. "Paley, Whately, and Evidentialism," Conference on "Atheism and Deism in the Enlightenment," Trinity College, Dublin (Ireland), July 25-27, 1997.
  111. "Bosanquet's Analysis of the Nature of Religious Belief," International Conference on "Anglo-American Idealism 1865-1927," Manchester College, University of Oxford (England), July 4-6, 1997.
  112. "Religious Belief, Meaning and Argument," Canadian Society for Studies in Religion, annual meeting, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, NF, June 1997.
  113. "Richard Whately and the Origins of Evidentialism," invited paper for symposium on "God and Argument," Canadian Jacques Maritain Association, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, NF, June 1997.
  114. "Bernard Bosanquet et les droits de la personne," Equipe de recherche en ethique sociale, Universite du Quebec a Montreal, February 1997.
  115. "Les droits de l'homme comme fondement de la solidarité: A partir de la pensee de Jacques Maritain Universite catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium) December 17, 1996.
  116. "Can there be Universal Human Rights?" University of Pune (India), December 3, 1996.
  117. "Idealism, Panpsychism, and the Value of the Person," World Philosophers Meeting - 71st Indian Philosophical Association Congress, Pune (India), November 27, 1996.
  118. "Religious Belief and Argument," University of Madras (India) November 18, 1996.
  119. "Human Rights and Cultural Diversity," University of Bombay (India), November 15, 1996.
  120. "Religious Belief and Rationality," St Pius College, Bombay (India), November 15, 1996.
  121. "'Absolute Idealism' and Finite Individuality," Flinders-Adelaide Research Seminar, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide (Australia), November 8, 1996.
  122. "Religious Knowledge and Religious Discourse," Hoger Institut voor Wijsbegeerte, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium), October 10, 1996.
  123. "Discourse and the Nature of Religious Truth," Prague International Colloquium on `The Nature of Truth,' Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, September 17, 1996.
  124. "Discourse and Religious Knowledge," Center for Religious Studies, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania, September 13, 1996.
  125. "A Defence of Universal Human Rights," Faculty of Philosophy, Saint Petersberg State University, Saint Petersberg, Russia, September 10, 1996.
  126. "Human Rights and Pluralism," Department of Practical Philosophy, University of Latvia Riga, Latvia, September 2, 1996.
  127. "Human Freedom, Economic Justice and Natural Law," Vth World Congress of Christian Philosophy, Catholic University of Lublin (Poland), August 23, 1996.
  128. "Herbert Spencer's liberalism and the deduction of natural rights," Vth Conference of the International Society for the Study of European Ideas, University of Humanist Studies, Utrecht (Netherlands), August 20, 1996.
  129. "Religious Belief and Religious Knowledge," Deakin University, Toorak Campus, Melbourne (Australia), August 10, 1996.
  130. "Religious Truth," Australian Catholic University, Melbourne (Australia), August 8, 1996.
  131. "Discourse and Religious Truth," Monash University Centre for Religion and Theology, Melbourne (Australia), August 8, 1996.
  132. "MacIntyre's Anti-foundationalism and Moral Practice," Australasian Association of Philosophy, University of Queensland, Brisbane (Australia), July 12, 1996.
  133. "Religious Discourse and Religious Knowledge," Conference on Knowledge and Discourse, University of Hong Kong (China), June 18, 1996.
  134. "The Bases of Ethics: Some Conclusions," invited paper for the conference "The Bases of Ethical Theory," organized by the Canadian Jacques Maritain Association, Brock University, May 31, 1996.
  135. "Meaning, Truth and Religious Belief," Annual meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers (Canadian Section), Brock University, May 29, 1996.
  136. "Bosanquet's Criticisms of Mill's Analysis of Rights,", Colloque "L'utilitarisme: analyse et histoire," Universite de Lille 1 (France), January 25-26, 1996.
  137. "Maritain's Criticisms of Natural Law Theory," the XVIth Annual Meeting of the Canadian Jacques Maritain Association, Ottawa, ON, October 28, 1995.
  138. "Religious Belief and the Influence of Technology," Society for Philosophy and Technology Biennial Congress, Hofstra University (New York), June 10, 1995.
  139. "The Foundations of Ethics and Moral Practices," invited paper for the conference "The Foundations of Ethics," organized by the Canadian Jacques Maritain Association, Universite du Quebec a Montreal, June 6, 1995.
  140. "British Idealism and the Value of the Individual," Canadian Philosophical Association Annual Meeting, Universite du Quebec a Montreal, June 6, 1995.
  141. "Idealism and British Liberalism," Canadian Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Political Theory Section, Universite du Quebec a Montreal, June 6, 1995.
  142. "Can there be Moral Knowledge?" Professor Henry Herbert Glasmacher Lecture, Saint Paul University (Ottawa), October 28, 1994.
  143. "Was Bosanquet a Hegelian?," invited paper for the conference, "Hegel and British Idealism," organized by The Hegel Society of Great Britain, Pembroke College, University of Oxford, (England), September 9, 1994.
  144. "Bosanquet and British Political Thought," invited paper for the conference, "Idealism in the Twentieth Century", organized by The British Society for the History of Philosophy, University of Hertfordshire, (England), September 7, 1994.
  145. "Is Later British Idealist Political Theory Fundamentally Conservative?," IVth Conference of the International Society for the Study of European Ideas, Karl-Franzens-Universitat, Graz (Austria), August 26, 1994.
  146. "New Paradigms in the Philosophy of Religion," IVth Conference of the International Society for the Study of European Ideas, Karl-Franzens-Universitat, Graz (Austria), August 23, 1994.
  147. "Bernard Bosanquet on the Nature of Religious Belief", Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Religion (CSSR), University of Calgary, June 8, 1994.
  148. "Foundationalism, Evidentialism and J. Maritain," Catholic University of Lublin (Poland), January 7, 1994.
  149. "Post-Modern Epistemology and the Rationality of Religious Belief," Catholic University of Lublin (Poland), January 6, 1994.
  150. "Clifford, James and Maritain on Religious Belief," XIVth Annual Meeting of the Canadian Jacques Maritain Association (CJMA), Ottawa, ON, October 30, 1993.
  151. "F.H. Bradley and Bernard Bosanquet on the Nature and Value of the Individual," XIXth World Congress of Philosophy, Moscow (Russia), August 23, 1993.
  152. "Law, Liberty and Autonomy in Mill and Bosanquet," Xth International Conference on Social Philosophy, University of Helsinki (Finland), August 18, 1993.
  153. "Autonomy, Authority and the Law in 19th Century Political Thought" 1993 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA), (Political Theory Section), Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, June 8, 1993.
  154. "Hendrik Hart and the `Rationality' of Religious Belief" 1993 Annual Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers (SCP), (Canadian Section), Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, May 30, 1993.
  155. "Mill and Bosanquet on Autonomy and the Law," School of Economics and Social Studies, Politics and Philosophy Sectors, University of East Anglia, Norwich (England), March 4, 1993.
  156. "Maritain, Post-Modern Epistemologies and the Rationality of Religious Belief," XIIIth Annual Meeting of the CJMA, Ottawa, ON, October 31, 1992.
  157. "Is there a Relation between Technology and Religious Belief?," International Conference on Science and Belief (Workshop on Meta-Science), Pascal Centre, Ancaster, ON, August 11-15, 1992.
  158. "Liberalism, Bosanquet and the Theory of the State," IXth International Conference on Social Philosophy, Davidson, NC (USA), August 2, 1992.
  159. "Technology and Change of Religious Belief," Annual Meeting of the CSSR, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI, June 8, 1992.
  160. "`Society' and `State' in Bernard Bosanquet," Annual Meeting of the Atlantic Philosophical Association, Universite de Moncton, Moncton, NB, October 19, 1991.
  161. "Does the Discourse of Rights Presuppose a Liberal Individualist Paradigm of Political Philosophy?", VIIth International Conference on Social Philosophy, Colorado Springs, CO (USA), August 10, 1991.
  162. "Bernard Bosanquet on Society and the State," Annual Meeting of the CPSA, (Political Theory Section), Queen's University, Kingston, ON, June 2, 1991
  163. "Falsification, Rationality and Religious Belief," (with C.B. O'Connell) Annual Meeting of the CSSR, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, May 29, 1991.
  164. "Fideism, Empiricism and Religious Belief," University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, January 25, 1991.
  165. "Hobbes, Jaume et les droits de la personne," 58th Congress of l'Association canadienne-francaise pour l'avancement des sciences (ACFAS) and 17th Congress of la Societe de Philosophie du Quebec (SPQ), Universite Laval, Quebec, QC, May 1990.
  166. "Bernard Bosanquet and the Development of Rousseau's Idea of the General Will," Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (CSECS), Montreal, QC, October 1989.
  167. "Les `droits naturels' et les `titres' selon Robert Nozick," Canadian Philosophical Association (CPA) Annual Congress, Universite Laval, Quebec, QC, May 1989.
  168. "Individualisme, Maritain et Bosanquet," 54th Congress of l'ACFAS and 13th Congress of la SPQ, Universite de Montreal, Montreal, QC, May 1986.
  169. "Some Reflections on Equality Rights," International Association for the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy, Canadian Section (IVR, CS), Universite de Montreal, Montreal, QC, June 1985.
  170. "Comments on `Faith and Reason: A Consideration of Logical Options'," CPA Annual Congress, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, June 1982.
  171. "How not to Criticize the Right to Liberty," Philosophy Faculty Seminar, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, February 1981.
  172. "Dworkin on Rawls and Rights," Philosophy Faculty Seminar, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, November 1980.
  173. "Bosanquet on Individual Rights," Philosophy Department Seminar, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, March 1980.
  174. "Human Reason and its Role in Humanities and Social Science," Carleton University Philosophical Society, Ottawa, ON, February 1979.
  175. "Religious Belief as Absolute and Non-hypothetical," Graduate Conference in Philosophy, The American University, Washington, D.C. (USA), October 1976.


Invited Talks

  1. “Preserving Culture,” Class in The Philosophy of Culture, Dominican College of Philosophy and Theology, Ottawa, April 17, 2001.
  2. “Faith and Reason in Newman’s Thought,” Newman Centre Lecture Series, McGill University, Montreal, March 5, 2001.
  3. “Religion and Science: two lectures,” Vijnananilayam Institute of Philosophy and Theology, Eluru, A.P., India, January 24-25, 2001.
  4. “Closing Address,” Conference on Ethics in Health Care, St Francis Xavier University, May 22, 1999.
  5. "Is Religion an Impediment to Spirituality?" Chaplaincy Lecture Series, St Francis Xavier University, February 9, 1999.
  6. "Thomas Merton and Mysticism," Chaplaincy Lecture Series, St Francis Xavier University, February 5, 1996.
  7. "Bradley, Bosanquet and the Value of the Self," Philosophy Department Seminar, St Francis Xavier University, December 1, 1995.
  8. "What is Truth?" Science Forum, St Francis Xavier University, November 24, 1995.
  9. "Social Justice," Four workshops for the Coady International Institute, St Francis Xavier University, October - November 1995.
  10. "Bosanquet's Criticisms of Mill's Theory of Rights," St Francis Xavier University Philosophy Society, November 6, 1995.
  11. "Ethical Theories and Moral Decision Making," Class in Business Administration (BSAD 358 - Business and Society), St Francis Xavier University, February, 1995.
  12. "Philosophy and the Foundation of Ethics," Arts IV Lecture series, St Francis Xavier University, January 1995.
  13. "Comments on `Constitutionalism in the Institutional Church: A Divisive Myth?'," Conference on "Law, Authority and Consent in the Roman Catholic Tradition," Institute of Human Values, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, NS, October 1994.
  14. "Relativism, Objectivism and Subjectivism in Ethics," Class in Business Administration, (BSAD 358 - Business and Society), St Francis Xavier University, October 1993.
  15. "What Technology tells us about Religious Belief," Chaplaincy Lecture Series, St Francis Xavier University, January 1993.
  16. "Le siecle des lumieres et le Second discours de Rousseau," Class in 18th Century French Literature, St Francis Xavier University, November 1991.
  17. "Falsification, Rationality and Religious Belief," St Francis Xavier University Philosophy Society, March 1991.
  18. "Aquinas and Natural Law," Class in History of Political Thought (PSCI 200 - History of Political Thought), St Francis Xavier University, January 1991.
  19. Panel Participant: "Le prix de la confiance", (Lancement du pelerinage des etudiants a Chartres), Communautes chretiennes de Paris (Cep), Paris, March 1987.
  20. "Contemporary Liberal Democratic Views of Rights, the Person, and Society," Graduate Seminar in Moral Theology, Saint Paul University, Ottawa, ON, November 1983.
  21. "Some Modern Theories of Rights," Class on General Ethics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, November 1982.

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