Philosophy News - Faculty

Congratulations to Willi Goetschel for being elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, one of the highest honours available to an academic in Canada. As an internationally acclaimed philosopher, literary historian, and leader in the field of German Jewish thought in Canada, Goetschel, cross-appointed to the Departments of … Read More

In April, Rachel Barney spoke at University of California, Berkeley to deliver the prestigious Tanner Lectures on Human Values. Barney’s three lectures, collectively titled “The Authority of Craft,” centered around recovering Plato’s idea of craft or art, technê, and the craft model: the idea that both the moral virtue of … Read More

Professor Emerita Ingrid Stefanovic recently received an NSERC Alliance grant for her work looking at the problem of reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs), as part of a team headed by Ali Bayat at the University of Alberta. Canadians rely daily on underground infrastructure delivery services and utilities: water and wastewater, energy, … Read More

In recognition of his service to the University of Toronto in a variety of roles, University Professor of philosophy and law Arthur Ripstein, Howard Beck, Q.C., Chair, has received the 2024 Vivek Goel Faculty Citizenship Award. The Vivek Goel Faculty Citizenship Award recognizes a faculty member who has served the University … Read More

Rachel Barney, internationally recognized as one of the world’s most innovative and creative researchers on ancient Greek philosophy, has received a 2023 Dean’s Research Excellence Award from the Faculty of Arts & Science at the University of Toronto. Launched last year, the Dean’s Research Excellence Awards recognize faculty members with … Read More

Congratulations to Rebecca Comay, a professor of Philosophy and Comparative Literature, who was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Copenhagen on recommendation of its Faculty of Theology. Her citation described Comay as “an internationally renowned scholar who for more than three decades has made significant contributions to research … Read More

For his exceptional work in the field of legality in the philosophy of law and political theory, University Professor David Dyzenhaus has been honoured with a Gold Medal from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the organization’s highest recognition.