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Mark Kingwell named fellow of prestigious Royal Society of Canada

Published: September 12, 2018

Posted In: Alumni, Announcements, Awards and Honours, Faculty, General, In the News, St. George

Congratulations are in order for Professor Mark Kingwell, who joins 10 other U of T scholars in being named a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, a prestigious body that recognizes outstanding scholarly, scientific, and artistic achievement. The honour is considered one of the country’s foremost scholarly accomplishments. Moreover, Professor … Read More

Sergio Marchionne, visionary who saved Fiat, studied philosophy at U of T

Published: August 23, 2018

Posted In: Alumni, Announcements, General, In the News

Italian-Canadian auto industry pioneer Sergio Marchionne, who died on July 25, 2018 from complications after shoulder surgery, had a history as a philosopher in our department and hailed the eye-opening aspects of philosophical studies. Mr. Marchionne was born in Italy in 1952 and moved to Toronto in 1966. He was … Read More

Dr. Johanna Thoma wins 2017 Savan Dissertation Prize

Published: July 16, 2018

Posted In: Alumni, Announcements, Awards and Honours, Graduate, St. George

We’re delighted to announce that Johanna Thoma (PhD, 2017) has been selected as the winner of the 2017 David Savan Dissertation Prize for her dissertation Advice for the Steady: Decision Theory and the Requirements of Instrumental Rationality, supervised by Professor Sergio Tenenbaum. Dr. Thoma’s dissertation was also the recipient of a Governor … Read More

U of T publishes results from 2017 Alumni Impact Survey

Published: May 20, 2018

Posted In: Alumni, Announcements, General, St. George, UTM, UTSC

“U of T alumni help generate economic wealth and prosperity, are respected community volunteers and mentors, and are prolific creators of academic and creative works,” says the University’s 2017 Alumni Impact Survey. Conducted in 2017, the primary aim of the Alumni Impact Survey (AIS) was to analyse the impact made by … Read More

Alumnus Charles Mills on pedagogy, white supremacy, and the future of philosophy

Published: May 16, 2018

Posted In: Alumni, General, St. George

An alumnus of our department (PhD, 1985), Charles Mills is currently Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Graduate Center, City University of New York. He specializes in social and political philosophy, particularly in oppositional political theory around issues of class, race, and gender. His first book The Racial Contract (Cornell University Press, 1997) has … Read More

From our archives: Ronald De Sousa interviews Ian Hacking (1992)

Published: May 10, 2018

Posted In: Alumni, Faculty, General, Graduate, St. George, UTM

In the winter 1992 edition of Philosophy News, Ronald De Sousa interviewed Ian Hacking (both are now Professors Emeriti in our department). Professor Hacking discusses his writing strategies and his philosophical influences, and even reveals that he threw his manuscript of a book about Foucault into the “dustbin”! Read the interview … Read More

Hot off the press: new issue of annual philosophy magazine out now

Published: April 10, 2018

Posted In: Alumni, Announcements, Faculty, General, Graduate, St. George, Staff, Undergraduate, UTM, UTSC

What started as a 4-page black-and-white newsletter in 1991 has now evolved into a full-colour, glossy, 30+ page annual philosophy magazine with compelling features and interviews from around our discipline’s community in Toronto and beyond. We’re very proud to present the latest issue of Philosophy News! We’ll be publishing individual articles … Read More

The Aristotle Contest: a high school philosophy essay contest

Published: February 5, 2018

Posted In: Alumni, Announcements, General, St. George, UTM, UTSC

We’re pleased to announce that we’re relaunching The Aristotle, our philosophy essay contest for high school students. We’ll be awarding cash prizes for the finest philosophical work by current Canadian high school students! If you’re a high school student, educator, parent, or community organizer interested in the contest, head over to … Read More

New volume on skepticism co-edited by U of T alumnus features faculty contributions

Published: February 2, 2018

Posted In: Alumni, Announcements, Faculty, General, Graduate, St. George, UTSC

Our alumnus G. Anthony Bruno (PhD, 2013) recently joined Royal Holloway University of London as lecturer, and has now co-edited a new volume on skepticism with A. C. Rutherford titled Skepticism: Historical and Contemporary Inquiries (Routledge). The book features a chapter by Prof. Bruno himself as well as U of T professors … Read More

U of T alum publishes new book on parental rights and responsibilities

Published: January 30, 2018

Posted In: Alumni, Announcements, General, Graduate, St. George

Joseph Millum completed his PhD in our department in 2005 (his dissertation, The Adaptation of Morality, was supervised by Prof. Paul Thomson), and he is now a bioethicist for the Clinical Center Department of Bioethics and the Fogarty International Center at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States. Dr. … Read More

U of T News profiles Mark Kingwell on the ethics of AI

Published: January 18, 2018

Posted In: Alumni, Faculty, General, In the News, St. George

The article below appeared in U of T News on Jan. 12, 2018, and features commentary from Prof. Mark Kingwell on the ethics and social implications of artificial intelligence, in advance of his Jan. 22 talk in London, titled “Humans and Artificial Intelligence – What Happens Next?” It’s time to talk about … Read More

In memoriam: Donald Evans (1927-2018)

Published: January 11, 2018

Posted In: Alumni, Announcements, Faculty, St. George

by Greg Evans Prof. Donald Dwight Evans (1927-2018) was a gifted philosopher, educator, mystic humanist, social activist, spiritual counsellor and mentor. Born September 21, 1927 to Ira Dwight Evans and Jesse Milliken Evans in Fort William (now Thunder Bay) Ontario, he lived a rich life, full of diverse intellectual pursuits. … Read More

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