Published: June 15, 2021
Posted In: Announcements, Awards and Honours, Faculty, St. George
Congratulations to Professor Nick Stang on his second term as a Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Metaphysics and Its History. In his ongoing project, Stang intends to broaden the scope of his work on Immanuel Kant and metaphysics from his first CRC term, which commenced in 2015. While his recent research … Read More
Published: May 19, 2021
Posted In: Awards and Honours, St. George
Congratulations to Joseph Heath, who has been awarded the 2020 Donner Prize.
Published: May 7, 2021
Posted In: Awards and Honours, St. George, Staff
It’s hard not to feel at ease around him: a warm smile always on his face, Eric Correia, the Department of Philosophy’s undergraduate administrator, will do what he can to make your life less stressful. He feels it’s simply his job: “I’ve always tried to look at things from the … Read More
Published: April 27, 2021
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Faculty, St. George, UTM, UTSC
The department is thrilled to announce that Sonia Sedivy and Gurpreet Rattan have been promoted to the rank of full professor, effective July 1, 2021. Sedivy, who has worked in the department for more than 20 years, serves as the current chair of the Department of Philosophy at the University … Read More
Published: April 21, 2021
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Faculty, St. George
Congratulations to Professor Joseph Heath for having his latest book, The Machinery of Government: Public Administration and the Liberal State (Oxford University Press, 2020), shortlisted for the prestigious 2020 Donner Prize. The award, founded in 1998, annually rewards excellence and innovation in public policy writing by Canadians. In bestowing this recognition, … Read More
Published: April 9, 2021
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Graduate, St. George
At the end of March, C Dalrymple-Fraser, one of the department’s PhD students and course instructors, received recognition for their dedication to accessible, equitable, and practice-based undergraduate instruction in the form of a Superior Graduate Student Course Instructor Teaching Award from the Faculty of Arts & Science. C’s PHL382 course, … Read More
Published: March 24, 2021
Posted In: Awards and Honours, St. George, Undergraduate
Her graduation—in the summer of 2020—did not look quite as she had imagined: instead of stepping onto the stage in Convocation Hall under the applause of proud family, friends, and peers, Sophia Whicher stood at home, intensely watching a screen for her own name, whose appearance would mark her as … Read More
Published: March 18, 2021
Posted In: Awards and Honours, St. George, Undergraduate
Molly Dea-Stephenson and Sanghoon Oh, two of our Philosophy undergraduates, have been awarded a University of Toronto Student Leadership (“Cressy”) Award for their sustained and enthusiastic efforts on behalf of the student community. Molly, who is in the final year of her bachelor’s degree, has become a well-known entity in … Read More
Published: March 9, 2021
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Graduate, St. George
PhD student Rashad Rehman has received the Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award for the 2020 Annual Concerned Philosophers for Peace (CPP) Conference for his essay “Pieper’s Defense of Aquinas on Peace.” The yearly conference had been rescheduled to January of this year from October 2020 because of the current coronavirus … Read More
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Posted In: Awards and Honours, Graduate, St. George
Congratulations to Roberto Granieri who successfully defended his doctoral thesis on March 1, 2021. Written under the supervision of Lloyd Gerson, Roberto’s thesis was titled “Being as a Kind in Plato’s Sophist.” We look forward to seeing what’s next on your path, Roberto!
Published: February 4, 2021
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Faculty, St. George
The Canada Council for the Arts has recognized Arthur Ripstein, University Professor of philosophy and law, with the distinguished 2021 Killam Prize for his outstanding contributions to scholarship in the humanities. Five prizes are awarded every year—one each in the fields of humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences, and … Read More
Published: January 27, 2021
Posted In: Announcements, Awards and Honours, Graduate, St. George
The Department of Philosophy is thrilled to announce that Robbie Matyasi successfully defended his doctoral dissertation on January 25, 2021, becoming the most recent PhD among our students. Robbie, who has taken on a number of roles in the department throughout the years, defended his thesis titled “Spinoza’s Metaphysics of … Read More
