Published: October 3, 2022
Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, St. George
The Department of Philosophy mourns Professor Emeritus Barry F. Brown, a cherished colleague, teacher, and long-time member and supporter of St. Michael’s College at the University of Toronto. Brown, who was born in small-town Manitoba in 1934 and raised in Vancouver, B.C., first joined U of T as a master’s … Read More
Published: September 19, 2022
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Faculty, St. George, UTSC
We are pleased to announce that Christian Pfeiffer was awarded tenure and promoted to the rank of associate professor, as of July 1, 2022. Pfeiffer specializes in ancient philosophy, in particular, in Aristotle’s theoretical philosophy. His 2018 book Aristotle’s Theory of Bodies (OUP) offers a ground-breaking study of Aristotle’s conception of … Read More
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Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, St. George
It is with deep sadness that the Department of Philosophy announces the passing of our colleague Professor Emerita Kathryn Pauly Morgan on September 16, 2022, after a protracted illness. She will be missed by her many dear friends in the department. Kathryn grew up in Wisconsin as the first-born child, … Read More
Published: September 14, 2022
Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, Graduate, St. George, Undergraduate, UTM, UTSC
With the beginning of the Fall 2022 term, the department is pleased to welcome new faculty members on all three campuses. At St. George, we extend a warm welcome to Sara Aronowitz, an assistant professor working on the study of memory, learning, and imagination. Reza Hadisi, also an assistant professor … Read More
Published: September 1, 2022
Posted In: Alumni, Awards and Honours, Faculty, General, St. George, UTM, UTSC
A few months ahead of his 90th birthday, in May 2022, David Gauthier, professor emeritus and former chair of the Department of Philosophy at U of T, published not one but two volumes of collected writings with Oxford University Press. The achievement reflects perfectly Gauthier’s eminence in philosophy and the … Read More
Published: August 4, 2022
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Faculty, St. George
The department is delighted to announce that Sophia Moreau, a professor of Philosophy and Law, is one of the recipients of the Canadian Philosophical Association’s (CPA) 2022 CPA Book Prize for her work Faces of Inequality: A Theory of Wrongful Discrimination (Oxford University Press, 2020). Faces of Inequality defends an … Read More
Published: June 27, 2022
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Faculty, St. George, UTM
Congratulations to Jennifer Nagel for having been awarded the 2023 Ernest Sosa Prize Lecture by the American Philosophy Association (APA). The Ernest Sosa Prize Lecture was established with the APA to honor substantial achievement in epistemology. Winners of the prize must be outstanding contributors to epistemology, able to explain complex ideas … Read More
Published: April 8, 2022
Posted In: Faculty, General, In the News, St. George, Undergraduate, UTM
Based on their experience helping Afghani UTM student and women’s rights advocate Sana Hashim escape her home country while continuing her studies at the University of Toronto, Jennifer Nagel and Sergio Tenenbaum consider what Canada might do to help vulnerable students living as refugees continue their higher education. Read the Toronto … Read More
Published: March 18, 2022
Posted In: Faculty, St. George, UTM, UTSC
We’re delighted to announce the recent publication of three books by or about the work of members of the Department of Philosophy. The Long Arc of Legality: Hobbes, Kelsen, Hart (Cambridge University Press, 2022), by David Dyzenhaus, breaks the current deadlock in philosophy of law between legal positivism and natural … Read More
Published: February 23, 2022
Posted In: Faculty, In the News, St. George
Recently, William Paris spoke to the Faculty of Arts & Science’s Sean McNeeley about his work, what originally drew him to explore thinkers from Africa and the African diaspora, and his current course, Philosophy and Social Criticism, which focuses on how our notions of justice change over time.
Published: February 4, 2022
Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, St. George, UTM, UTSC
With deep sadness the department announces the passing of our colleague Frank Cunningham. He suffered from leukemia and died at his Vancouver home on February 4, 2022, assisted by the Canadian Medical Assistance in Dying program. Maryka Omatsu, his wife of more than 50 years, wrote: “Frank died as he … Read More
Published: January 6, 2022
Posted In: Faculty, St. George, UTM, Video and Audio
Mohan Matthen is a Jackman Humanities Institute (JHI) Faculty Research Fellow for 2021-2022. His research interests include the philosophy of mind, especially perception, and the philosophy of biology. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Watch this short video produced by the JHI to learn more … Read More
