This will be an online Zoom meeting. Please RSVP on our Meetup for this event to get access to the Zoom link. See our online meeting instructions at: https://torontooasis.org/online-meeting-instructions
Our program will run from 11 am to 12:30 pm but you can join in to the meeting starting at 10:45 am. Volunteers please join by 10:30 am.
Thought experiments are used to convey ideas that permit the contemplator to bracket their own experiences and preconceptions to understand an idea, concept or ideology. Thought experiments have two important aspects: the framework under which these will take place, and the content used to convey the idea. This content is sometimes augmented in ways that permit different perspectives of the same idea, which is useful insofar as they sometimes allow the contemplator to assess their own beliefs about a subject matter. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy lays out the academic rationale and underpinnings of thought experiments. Our featured speaker, Tim Mt. Pleasant, will present several thought experiments and how they were used historically for a specific purpose.
Tim Mt. Pleasant is a First Nations member of the LGBTQ2S+ and Disabled community from Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation and is currently studying Philosophy at Ryerson University. His experience comes from work in the Long-Term Care (10 years), Mental Health/Addictions (8 years) and Public Service Sector during the last 22 years. Tim has an interest in Bioethics and in the values that one assumes when entering various systems, the fluidity of control and capacity, and the new realm of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD).
Tim volunteers in areas that allow him to advocate for those with Mental Health or addiction challenges, including marginalized populations and those that get lost in various systems, specifically within Health Care and Social Services sectors. He has served on the Board of Directors of PFLAG Canada, the Canadian Bioethics Society, ARCH Disability Law Centre, Community Resource Connections of Toronto, Toronto Distress Centres, and the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto. Tim is also a member of and currently sits on the Equity Committee of the Canadian Philosophical Association and Ryerson’s Research Ethics Board. Tim recently completed an Undergraduate placement in Bioethics @ Princess Margaret Cancer Centre / University Health Network and is working on completing his final year of Philosophical studies at Ryerson.
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Looking forward to seeing familiar faces and perhaps some new ones!