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  • On the right is a statue of a seated man with hand under his face. On left is a blue background with text stating Celebrating 20 years of the Socrates Project
    Undergraduate TAs experiencing the Socratic approach of learning philosophy by teaching philosophy
  • Image of man with glasses on right and blue background on left with text New Royal Society of Canada Fellow: Sergio Tenenbaum
    Congratulations to UTM's Sergio Tenenbaum for his contribution to ethics and the philosophy of action
  • Pink and purple magazine cover with brain at top. Text in pink stating Philosophy New Magazine. Headline text includes Consciousness & Memory with more text underneath
    The 2026 edition of the Philosophy News edition is now available online and in the department
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    Stephen Menn joins the department as the inaugural Michael & Virginia Walsh Chair in History of Philosophy
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    Alex Koo, recipient of a Faculty of Arts & Science Outstanding Teaching Award--Early Career, talks pedagogy and community
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Left photo is a black and white photo of a man with short hair with the text Kwesi Thomas below; the photo on the right is of a man with short hair in front of a bookcase with text below stating Liang Zhou Koh. Between the two pictures is text that states Savan Prize winners

2026 David Savan Dissertation Prize for Liang Zhou Koh and Kwesi Thomas

Monday October 19, 2026

We are thrilled to announce that this year’s David Savan Dissertation Prize has been awarded jointly to Liang Zhou Koh for his dissertation Knowing Together and to Kwesi Thomas for his dissertation The Philosophical … Read More

Woman with long hair standing with arms crossed in front of light green painting. Blue backdrop around image with text stating "Can a tiny worm make decisions?" on left. On right the text reads "Philosophy PhD Candidate Cassandra Williams on the surprising complexity of simple minds.

PhD Candidate Cassandra Williams explores the surprising complexity of simple minds

Friday October 16, 2026

Can a tiny worm make decisions? Can they have what could be described as attention?

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Aesthetics Reading Group (John Dyck, Misssissippi State University)

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Ethics and Political Philosophy Interest Group Talk (Iwao Hirose, McGill)

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Applying to Grad School Workshop and Panel

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Continental Philosophy Research Group (Thimo Heisenberg, Rice University)

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Language, Epistemology, Metaphysics, and Mind Research Interest Group (Brian Hedden, MIT)

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