Jocelyn Maclure

@jocelynmaclure.bsky.social

Philosophy Professor, Jarislowsky Chair in Human Nature & Technology, McGill University https://www.mcgill.ca/jarislowsky-chair/ Président, Commission de l’éthique en science et en technologie du Québec, 2017-2024

Engaging with Habermas’ sophisticated philosophical system was incredibly formative when I was a graduate student and junior scholar. I am grateful to all my professors who encouraged me to step outside the analytic philosophy canon and engage with thinkers like Habermas.

Jürgen Habermas, influential German philosopher, dies at 96

The German philosopher died on Saturday March 14, 2026, at the age of 96 in Starnberg, a spokesperson for the Suhrkamp publishing house said.

lemonde.fr

"Où est donc passé l’esprit de solidarité ayant mené à l’accueil des réfugiés de l’Asie du Sud-Est il y a 50 ans ?" Telle est la question posée par Rima Elkhouri dans La Presse, à laquelle Rémi Chhem et votre humble serviteur tentent de répondre. www.lapresse.ca/actualites/c...

Accueil de migrants | À la recherche de la solidarité perdue

Où est donc passé l’esprit de solidarité ayant mené à l’accueil des réfugiés de l’Asie du Sud-Est il y a 50 ans ?

lapresse.ca

Next week at McGill University: a truly interdisciplinary discussion on our future with AI, bringing together computer science, philosophy, geography and sociology. Open to all but registration required. With Joelle Pineau, Renee Sieber, Matissa Hollister and me.

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Some solace:“Mr Trump still delights many hard-right European leaders. But for Ms Meloni and Ms Le Pen, the American president could become a serious headache. Europeans don’t like him: a tiny 6% of French and 8% of Italians told a poll in March that Mr Trump is “a friend of Europe”.(Same in Canada)

Trump is a problem for Europe’s most important hard-right leaders

His antics are causing headaches for Giorgia Meloni and Marine Le Pen

economist.com

Delighted that this paper co-authored with A. Morin-Martel is out in Digital Society. Building in pre-AI work in applied ethics, political & legal philosophy, we argue in favor of a two-pronged institutionalist approach to the regulation of AI technologies.

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