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Martin Pickavé talks emotions in medieval philosophy on Peter Adamson’s podcast

Published: December 4, 2017

Posted In: Faculty, General, St. George, Video and Audio

This past weekend. Professor and Canada Research Chair in Medieval Philosophy Martin Pickavé was interviewed by Peter Adamson, professor of philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King’s College London, on Adamson’s podcast, History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps. Incidentally, Prof. Adamson visited Toronto back in October of this year to present … Read More

Jennifer Nagel and Joe Heath awarded JHI Fellowships

Published: November 30, 2017

Posted In: Announcements, Awards and Honours, Faculty, St. George, UTM

Associate Professor Jennifer Nagel (UTM) and Professor Joseph Heath (St. George) have each been awarded a Jackman Humanities Institute Faculty Research Fellowship for 2018-19. Each year, these fellowships are awarded under a research theme; the theme for this year is “Reading Faces – Reading Minds”, and focuses on what it means to read a … Read More

Jennifer Nagel elected Vice-President of APA’s Central Division

Published: November 29, 2017

Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, General, UTM

The department is proud to announce that our own Associate Professor Jennifer Nagel has recently been elected to serve on the Executive Committee of the American Philosophical Association’s Central Division. As Vice-President (President-Elect), Prof. Nagel joins U of T alumnus (and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at The Graduate Center at CUNY) Charles Mills, … Read More

Joe Heath on sci-fi novelist Iain M. Banks’ visions of technology and culture

Published: November 13, 2017

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

What is the relationship between technology and culture? The sci-fi genre has endlessly grappled with this question. Now, Professor Joseph Heath, specialist in social and political philosophy, business ethics, moral philosophy, and distributive justice, has written an article in Sci Phi Journal on the science fiction writing of Scottish novelist … Read More

Listen: Mohan Matthen featured in UTM’s “View to the U” research podcast

Published: October 26, 2017

Posted In: Faculty, UTM, Video and Audio

“View to the U” is a series of podcasts hosted by Carla DeMarco of the UTM Office of Research. On a recent episode of the podcast, Professor Mohan Matthen discusses his research in perception, and the scientific perspective he brings to his particular branch of philosophy, as well as his more recent … Read More

Philosophy represented at the “Ethics of Apology” conference

Published: October 25, 2017

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

Apologies were the subject of an interdisciplinary conference at U of T’s Centre for Ethics on October 20 and 21, and a number of U of T scholars spoke at the conference. Our very own Professor Mark Kingwell explored the style and rhetoric of contemporary celebrity apologies in his talk at the conference. A trend … Read More

Out now: the 2016-2017 edition of Philosophy News

Published: October 10, 2017

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

Our annual newsletter, Philosophy News (PDF), covers the activities, events, and accomplishments of the Department of Philosophy’s faculty, staff, and students over the most recent academic year. 2016-17 was a busy and fruitful year for our department as the study of philosophy continued to grow in breadth and popularity at the … Read More

Margaret Morrison delivers plenary lecture on experiment vs. simulation at #EPSA17

Published: September 6, 2017

Posted In: Faculty, St. George

Professor Margaret Morrison, specialist in philosophy of science and history of physics, and winner of a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship in 2017, is one of the keynote speakers at the 2017 European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA) conference taking place at the University of Exeter, UK, from September 6-9, 2017. Prof. Morrison delivered the … Read More

UTM Philosophy welcomes new faculty member Owen Ware

Published: August 31, 2017

Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, Undergraduate, UTM

Assistant Professor Owen Ware has just joined the faculty at the University of Toronto Mississauga Department of Philosophy. Prof. Ware works primarily on Kant and early 19th century German philosophy. The focus of his research is on motivation, freedom, justification, and normativity, as well as other topics at the intersection of … Read More

Joe Heath interviewed on CBC about free speech on campus

Published: August 25, 2017

Posted In: Faculty, In the News, St. George, Video and Audio

Our very own Professor Joseph Heath, whose specializations are in social and political philosophy, moral philosophy, and distributive justice, was interviewed on the CBC’s The 180 with host Jim Brown about free speech on campus, particularly at institutions across North America. Prof. Heath discussed the concept of free speech, a topic that has been hotly debated … Read More

Thomas Hurka wins 2017 Killam Prize in Humanities

Published: June 14, 2017

Posted In: Announcements, Awards and Honours, Faculty, St. George

The Department of Philosophy of the University of Toronto is proud to announce that University Professor Thomas Hurka has won a prestigious 2017 Killam Prize – one of five presented to top Canadian Scholars by His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, in a ceremony at … Read More

Parisa Moosavi wins 2017 Arts & Science Superior Teaching Award

Published: May 1, 2017

Posted In: Awards and Honours, Faculty, Graduate, St. George, Undergraduate

Parisa Moosavi has been recognized for teaching excellence with a Faculty of Arts & Science Superior Teaching award for 2017. Moosavi was recognized for her excellent work teaching Bioethics (PHL281HJF) this past summer. Her research interests are broad, ranging from epistemology and philosophy of science to ethics and metaethics. Read … Read More

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