Published: December 1, 2025
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Faculty, Graduate, In the News, St. George, Undergraduate, UTM, UTSC
On November 14, colleagues and former students came together to celebrate a man whose research on and teaching of ancient Greek philosophy has shaped the field for decades: Lloyd P. Gerson. After more than fifty years in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto and a prolific writing … Read More
Published: October 15, 2025
Posted In: Faculty, In the News, St. George, UTM, UTSC
Are leading Canadian research universities doing enough to prepare students for life after graduation? Robert Gibbs wonders if they could be doing better by getting undergraduate students more involved and engaged in original research. It is what he explores in his latest book, What Could a University Be? Revolutionary Ideas for … Read More
Published: July 15, 2025
Posted In: Faculty, In the News, St. George, UTM, UTSC
Through the lens of the Chelsea Garden Show, Professor Sonia Sedivy in the Globe and Mail examines beauty as not just something of the moment but as a practical, political even, matter too–in this case, as a way to counter climate change. “Even with just a container or two, we … Read More
Published: July 2, 2025
Posted In: In the News, St. George, UTM, UTSC
Postdoctoral fellow Stephen Peprah‘s work explores the legacy of Anton Wilhelm Amo, an 18th-century African-German philosopher and former enslaved person who became a respected scholarly voice in Europe.
Published: May 28, 2025
Posted In: Faculty, General, Graduate, In the News, St. George, Undergraduate
Mark Kingwell’s latest book, Question Authority: A Polemic about Trust in Five Meditations (Biblioasis 2025), examines what he perceives as an immense crisis of trust in institutions of democratic authority and knowledge production. Kingwell asks readers to reassess how they think for themselves, also offering suggestions for restoring a healthy … Read More
Published: April 1, 2025
Posted In: Faculty, Graduate, In the News, St. George, Undergraduate
Karina Vold, an assistant professor of Philosophy at U of T’s Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IHPST), spoke to Adam Segal about AI’s existential questions.
Published: December 1, 2023
Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, In the News, St. George, UTM, UTSC
A generous donation from Michael and Virginia Walsh, matched by the Faculty of Arts & Science, will create a $5 million endowment to support the first endowed chair in the Department of Philosophy, the Michael & Virginia Walsh Chair in History of Philosophy.
Published: March 28, 2023
Posted In: Alumni, Faculty, General, Graduate, In the News, St. George, Undergraduate, UTM, UTSC
By Petra Dreiser A lone, forest-green banner fluttered in the breeze outside the University of Toronto Mississauga’s (UTM) Instructional Building on the morning of Saturday, March 4, 2023. It offered a rare flash of colour in a landscape blanketed in layers of frosty white by the season’s most intense … Read More
Published: March 23, 2023
Posted In: In the News, St. George
Martin Pickavé and Donald Ainslie have ranked among the U of T faculty members eager to come to the aid of Ukrainian scholars fleeing their war-torn country and seeking intellectual engagement in Canada. Viacheslav Zahorodniuk, now a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Philosophy who specializes in the work of … Read More
Published: February 8, 2023
Posted In: Faculty, In the News, St. George
Anxiety about non-human intelligent machines has been a longstanding theme of cultural production and consumption (think anything from Frankenstein to Black Mirror and beyond). It is rooted in the possibility that non-conscious entities may turn out superior to biological life forms, ultimately surpassing and possibly subjugating biological forms of intelligent … Read More
Published: June 6, 2022
Posted In: Graduate, In the News, St. George, UTSC
If you’re casting about for a short, thought-provoking read or have a half-hour to spare to listen to an equally absorbing podcast, look no further: On June 5, PhD candidate and president of the GPSU Alexandra Gustafson entered into conversation with David Rutledge on his podcast The Philosopher’s Zone to talk … 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
