Published: December 3, 2019
Posted In: Graduate, In the News, St. George, Undergraduate, UTSC
It was already at the beginning of November that philosophers of science from across the globe gathered at Victoria College here at the University of Toronto for the fifth annual conference of the Society for the Metaphysics of Science, locally organized by the Department of Philosophy’s professors Michael Miller and … Read More
Published: November 20, 2019
Posted In: Alumni, Graduate, In the News, St. George, UTM
Recent UTM philosophy graduate Unnati Patel and her family this year celebrate fall Convocation, 30 years after her first graduation, when she received a degree in applied science and electrical engineering. Read more about Unnati’s journey in U of T News. You can also listen to Unnati speak with Matt … Read More
Published: September 16, 2019
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Graduate
The Collaborative Program in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (CPAMP) and the Department of Philosophy congratulate graduate student Douglas Campbell as the winner of the 2018-2019 Essay Prize in Ancient Philosophy for his essay “Tomb and Prison: Plato on the Body as Cause of Psychic Disorders.” External adjudicator, Professor Emeritus John … Read More
Published: July 29, 2019
Posted In: Graduate, St. George
The Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto is pleased to announce the 19th annual Graduate Philosophy Conference, to be held November 15-16, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario. Our theme this year is „Reconstructing Reason: Developing the concept of reason through history‟. The conference invites submissions from graduate students working … Read More
Published: May 24, 2019
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Graduate
On May 17th, 2019, the list of recipients of the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS) was made public, and we’re delighted to announce that our very own PhD student Felix Lambrecht has been appointed a Vanier Scholar. Felix Lambrecht’s research interests are in social and political philosophy and ethics. He is particularly … Read More
Published: December 20, 2018
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Graduate
We are pleased to announce that Douglas Campbell has won the 2018 Martha Lile Love Teaching Award for his outstanding work teaching PHL210Y1Y (F term) 17th and 18th Century Philosophy at the St. George campus, summer 2018. The committee was impressed with Campbell’s thoughtful course design, his energy and focus in the classroom, … Read More
Published: December 10, 2018
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Graduate
It is our pleasure to announce that Liang Zhou Koh is the winner of this year’s Martha Lile Love Essay Award, for his essay, “Rational Dispositions, the Brain-Scrambler, and Brains-in-Vats”. Liang Zhou’s essay discusses Timothy Williamson’s argument that a content-oriented conception of epistemic rationality and a disposition-oriented one are not equivalent, … Read More
Published: October 11, 2018
Posted In: Alumni, Announcements, General, Graduate, St. George
The Department of Philosophy is immensely proud of our doctoral alumni, who are making an impact all over the world in their respective areas of research. We’re pleased to report that six of our recent PhD graduates have secured positions at a range of esteemed institutions across North America. Where … Read More
Published: August 22, 2018
Posted In: Announcements, General, Graduate, St. George
The 2018-19 incoming class of MA and PhD students in the Department of Philosophy has a wide range of research areas and backgrounds. Let’s get to know the next generation of scholars in our department. Strength in continental philosophy The department’s concentration in continental philosophy will be strengthened with the … Read More
Published: August 1, 2018
Posted In: Announcements, Awards and Honours, Graduate, St. George
We’re very proud to announce that PhD student Michaela Manson is the recipient of this year’s Jan Wojcik Memorial Prize from the Journal for the History of Philosophy. The prize is awarded annually to one exceptional graduate student in order to support travel for research or presenting work. Michaela’s research revolves around … Read More
Published: July 27, 2018
Posted In: Announcements, Awards and Honours, Graduate, St. George
On July 19, 2018, the list of recipients of the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS) was made public, and we’re delighted to announce that our very own PhD student Lu-Vada Dunford has been appointed a Vanier Scholar. Lu-Vada’s research is in ethics, political philosophy, and pragmatism, with a particular … Read More
Published: July 25, 2018
Posted In: Faculty, General, Graduate, St. George, UTM
The tri-campus Department of Philosophy is very proud of the breadth of specialists we have in all branches of philosophy, and we’ve started to feature brief reflections from a diverse range of our scholars on key issues in their particular fields. In the last issue of our annual magazine, Philosophy News, we … Read More
