Published: January 13, 2023
Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, General, St. George, UTM, UTSC
The Department of Philosophy is deeply saddened by the death of our colleague, Professor Emeritus FRSC Fred F. Wilson, on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, from complications of Parkinson’s disease. Wilson—an indefatigable scholar and dedicated teacher who also found time for a series of active service roles—worked in, and helped shape, … Read More
Published: December 19, 2022
Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, St. George, UTSC
We are thrilled to announce that on January 1, 2023, Avia Pasternak will join us as a tenured associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at UTSC and in the Graduate Department of Philosophy on the St. George campus. Professor Pasternak is a political philosopher whose work has centred on … Read More
Published: December 15, 2022
Posted In: Announcements, St. George
The Department of Philosophy wishes everyone a joyful and restorative holiday season, and a peaceful, healthy. and happy beginning to 2023. The department will be closed between 12 PM, December 20, 2022, and January 2, 2023. Between January 3 and 6, the administrative offices on the St. George campus will … Read More
Published: October 3, 2022
Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, St. George
The Department of Philosophy mourns Professor Emeritus Barry F. Brown, a cherished colleague, teacher, and long-time member and supporter of St. Michael’s College at the University of Toronto. Brown, who was born in small-town Manitoba in 1934 and raised in Vancouver, B.C., first joined U of T as a master’s … Read More
Published: September 19, 2022
Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, St. George
It is with deep sadness that the Department of Philosophy announces the passing of our colleague Professor Emerita Kathryn Pauly Morgan on September 16, 2022, after a protracted illness. She will be missed by her many dear friends in the department. Kathryn grew up in Wisconsin as the first-born child, … Read More
Published: September 14, 2022
Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, Graduate, St. George, Undergraduate, UTM, UTSC
With the beginning of the Fall 2022 term, the department is pleased to welcome new faculty members on all three campuses. At St. George, we extend a warm welcome to Sara Aronowitz, an assistant professor working on the study of memory, learning, and imagination. Reza Hadisi, also an assistant professor … Read More
Published: June 15, 2022
Posted In: Announcements, St. George, Undergraduate
Three years ago, when many of you had just completed your first year at the University of Toronto, the Toronto Raptors basketball team won the NBA Championship. I remember the massive crowd that gathered at Nathan Phillips Square to celebrate the team’s victory. None of us knew what was coming: … Read More
Published: February 14, 2022
Posted In: Announcements, General, Graduate, St. George
‘Tis the season to consider romantic love—but what of the broken heart? In Psyche, graduate student Alexandra Gustafson takes us on a tour of literature and the everyday to ponder the sublimity of unrequited love.
Published: February 4, 2022
Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, St. George, UTM, UTSC
With deep sadness the department announces the passing of our colleague Frank Cunningham. He suffered from leukemia and died at his Vancouver home on February 4, 2022, assisted by the Canadian Medical Assistance in Dying program. Maryka Omatsu, his wife of more than 50 years, wrote: “Frank died as he … Read More
Published: December 13, 2021
Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, St. George
Congratulations to Professor Franz Huber on his latest book, Belief and Counterfactuals: A Study in Means-End Philosophy (Oxford University Press, 2021). This marks the first of two volumes on the topic, providing an introduction to ranking theory, a powerful formal theory with a broad range of applications in various areas of … Read More
Published: November 10, 2021
Posted In: Alumni, Announcements, Awards and Honours, Faculty, Graduate, In the News, St. George, Staff, UTM, UTSC
It’s hard to believe we’re already in November 2021, but it’s worth pausing for a moment to review the past six months in the Department of Philosophy: we welcomed new colleagues, celebrated many awards and promotions, and also proudly sent a few freshly minted PhDs into the world. Read issue … Read More
Published: October 14, 2021
Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, St. George, UTM, UTSC
Wanting to add some titles to your bookshelf? Look no further than the most recent of our faculty members’ publications: In his Philosophical Foundations of Climate Change Policy (Oxford University Press, 2021), Joseph Heath tackles the extent of human obligations in the face of an anthropogenic climate crisis. Taking into consideration … Read More
