Join us for a study day on radicalization, scheduled for April 23, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the Félix-Antoine Savard Pavilion at Laval University, 2325 rue des Bibliothèques, in Quebec City. This event will feature a presentation by guest speaker Miriam Schleifer McCormick, professor of philosophy at the University of Richmond, titled “The Value of Doubt.”

Schedule:

Morning (room FAS-428)

• 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.: Laurence Lévesque (PhD student in philosophy, ULaval), “Changement de valeurs et radicalisation : une objection à la théorie du bien-être de Valerie Tiberius”
• 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: Vincent Rochelle (PhD student in philosophy, ULaval), “Rationalité et temporalité dans la radicalisation émotionelle”
• 11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.: Break 
• 11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.: Romane Marcotte (PhD student in philosophy, ULaval), “Faut-il blâmer les personnes radicalisées ?”
• 11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.: Erika Olivaux (PhD student in philosophy, ULaval), “À quoi sert le concept de victime ?”

Lunch, from 12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.

Afternoon (room FAS-413)

• 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.: Catherine Rioux (Professor of Philosophy, ULaval), “Engagements profonds et vie épanouie : une tension insurmontable ?”
• 2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.: Break
• 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Miriam Schleifer McCormick (Professor of Philosophy, University of Richmond), “The value of doubt”

*Please note that all presentations will be given in French, with the exception of the keynote speaker’s lecture. 

This event is organized by the Centre de recherche en éthique (CRÉ), the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (CRSH – SSHRC) and the Groupe de recherche interuniversitaire sur la normativité (GRIN).