Published: October 15, 2025
Posted In: Faculty, In the News, St. George, UTM, UTSC
Are leading Canadian research universities doing enough to prepare students for life after graduation? Robert Gibbs wonders if they could be doing better by getting undergraduate students more involved and engaged in original research. It is what he explores in his latest book, What Could a University Be? Revolutionary Ideas for … Read More
Published: September 17, 2025
Posted In: Faculty, Graduate, St. George, Undergraduate, UTM, UTSC
Congratulations to Rasmus Rosenberg Larsen and Bob Gibbs on the publications of their latest books: Larsen’s Psychopathy Unmasked: The Rise and Fall of a Dangerous Diagnosis, published by MIT Press, brings to the fore the scientific wrongheadedness of society’s fascination with psychopaths and examines how the criminal justice system has misused … Read More
Published: September 8, 2025
Posted In: Faculty, General, Graduate, St. George, Undergraduate
We are saddened to announce the passing of Professor Emeritus Brian Cantwell Smith on September 6, 2025. Although he held his main appointment in the Faculty of Information, Cantwell Smith had been cross-appointed in Philosophy since his arrival at the University of Toronto in 2003, and he regularly taught courses … Read More
Published: July 15, 2025
Posted In: Faculty, In the News, St. George, UTM, UTSC
Through the lens of the Chelsea Garden Show, Professor Sonia Sedivy in the Globe and Mail examines beauty as not just something of the moment but as a practical, political even, matter too–in this case, as a way to counter climate change. “Even with just a container or two, we … Read More
Published: June 25, 2025
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Faculty, St. George, Undergraduate, UTM, UTSC
We are delighted to announce six faculty promotions in the department, all of which will take effect on July 1, 2025. Sara Aronowitz (St. George) and Tarek Dika (St. George) have both been promoted to associate professor with tenure, while Alex Koo (St. George) earned a promotion to associate professor … Read More
Published: June 9, 2025
Posted In: Faculty, St. George
It is with sadness that the department announces the passing of our late colleague, Professor Emeritus Peter H. Hess. Born in Germany on September 22, 1934, Hess moved to Canada in 1957 and obtained an undergraduate degree from what was then the University of Western Ontario. He enrolled in the … Read More
Published: May 28, 2025
Posted In: Faculty, General, Graduate, In the News, St. George, Undergraduate
Mark Kingwell’s latest book, Question Authority: A Polemic about Trust in Five Meditations (Biblioasis 2025), examines what he perceives as an immense crisis of trust in institutions of democratic authority and knowledge production. Kingwell asks readers to reassess how they think for themselves, also offering suggestions for restoring a healthy … Read More
Published: May 24, 2025
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Faculty, Graduate, St. George, Undergraduate
Alex Koo, an assistant professor in the Teaching Stream, has won the Faculty of Arts & Science’s Outstanding Teaching Award–Early Career. The award recognizes excellence in undergraduate and graduate education, with a focus on classroom instruction, course design, and curriculum development. “The quality of our undergraduate and graduate teaching is … Read More
Published: May 14, 2025
Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, St. George, Undergraduate, UTM, UTSC
A new podcast at the University of Toronto Scarborough is inviting students to slow down and think more carefully. The Agora, launched by the Association of Philosophy Students (APS), is a student-led initiative that brings philosophical discussion into a format that’s accessible, engaging, and timely. Rather than offering answers, it … Read More
Published: April 4, 2025
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Faculty, St. George
David Dyzenhaus, a University Professor in the Department of Philosophy and in the Faculty of Law, has received an honorary doctorate from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, his alma mater. Wits awards honorary doctorates recognizing individuals who have made lasting contributions to their respective fields, advancing knowledge, research and … Read More
Published: April 2, 2025
Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, Graduate, St. George, Undergraduate, UTM, UTSC
The Department of Philosophy is happy to announce four new faculty members, all of which will assume their positions with us in the summer. Michael Arsenault is a double graduate (BA and MA) of the University of Toronto, who earned his doctorate in philosophy at the University of California Berkeley … Read More
Published: April 1, 2025
Posted In: Faculty, Graduate, In the News, St. George, Undergraduate
Karina Vold, an assistant professor of Philosophy at U of T’s Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IHPST), spoke to Adam Segal about AI’s existential questions.
