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Wayne Sumner Asks Whether Morality Can Be Defended

Published: August 17, 2026

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University Professor Emeritus Wayne Sumner has just published an article in the Canadian Journal of Philosophy called “Defending Morality.” It is a revised version of his recent Canadian Philosophical Association’s keynote address in June 2026. His article considers the work of Ronnie de Sousa, another Emeritus Professor from the department, whose … Read More

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Rasmus Rosenberg Larsen Discusses Psychopathy on CBC Ideas

Published: August 12, 2026

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According to popular culture, psychopaths are dangerous, sometimes brilliant, but callous, incapable of empathy, and prone to antisocial behaviour and violent crimes. In the law, assessments of psychopathy are used to justify crucial judicial decisions. Rasmus Rosenberg Larsen, Associate Professor of Forensic Epistemology and Philosophy of Science at the University … Read More

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Owen Ware: Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Prize Fellow

Published: July 15, 2026

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Congratulations to Owen Ware for receiving the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany. As a result, he is currently a fellow at the Center for Post-Kantian Philosophy at Potsdam University for the 2026 summer semester as well as for 2027. This summer he is working … Read More

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2026 Faculty Promotions

Published: June 25, 2026

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We are delighted to announce five faculty promotions to the rank of professor in the department, all of which will take effect on July 1, 2026. Gwen Bradford (St George) studies value theory and normative ethics, and is particularly interested in ill-being—the opposite of well-being—and how perfectionism might account for … Read More

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William Paris wins CPA Book Award

Published: June 15, 2026

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Congratulations to William Paris for winning the Canadian Philosophical Association’s (CPA) 2026 Book Award for Race, Time, and Utopia: Critical Theory and the Process of Emancipation (Oxford University Press, 2025). By analyzing the writings of historical figures like W. E. B. Du Bois, Martin Delany, Marcus Garvey, Frantz Fanon, and … Read More

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In memoriam: Hans George Herzberger

Published: May 11, 2026

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It is with great sadness that the Department of Philosophy remembers our cherished colleague Professor Emeritus Hans George Herzberger, a philosopher and logician with a varied set of interests from Gottlob Frege’s inexpressible to the silence of Buddha. He passed away in the Rishi Valley, India, on January 30, 2026, … Read More

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New Faculty Book Publications

Published: January 19, 2026

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Congratulations to Franz Huber and Cheryl Misak on the publication of their latest books. Huber‘s Causality, Counterfactuals, and Belief: More Means-End Philosophy just appeared with Oxford University Press. The work offers a novel approach to metaphysics, the philosophy of science, and philosophical logic by exploring means-end derivations of the logics of … Read More

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Welcoming the Inaugural Michael & Virginia Walsh Chair in History of Philosophy: Stephen Menn

Published: January 9, 2026

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The Department of Philosophy is delighted to welcome Stephen Menn, the inaugural Michael & Virginia Walsh Chair in History of Philosophy. His main areas of research are in ancient Greek philosophy (with current projects in Aristotle, in the pre-Socratics, and in neo-Platonism), in medieval Arabic and Latin philosophy, and in … Read More