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In memoriam: Ian Hacking (1936-2023)

Published: May 10, 2023

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It is with deep sadness that the Department of Philosophy announces the passing of one of its most eminent members, Professor Emeritus Ian M. Hacking, CC, FRSC, FBA. The influential scholar, dedicated teacher, and prolific author—whose wide-ranging work probed foundational questions about the nature of concepts and who is credited … Read More

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2023 Graduate Student Service Award Winners

Published: May 8, 2023

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A great graduate department rests on more pillars than student excellence and a well-functioning administration. At least as important is a sense of thriving and supportive community—and while department leadership and staff certainly play a role in helping create such community, much of that work, often not or under-recognized, depends … Read More

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In memoriam: Derek Allen (1947-2023)

Published: May 4, 2023

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The Department of Philosophy is deeply saddened by the unexpected loss of our colleague and friend Professor Emeritus Derek Allen, Honorary Fellow Trinity College, University of Toronto. Allen was a respected scholar, consummate educator, and talented administrator who served for 16 years as Trinity College’s Dean of Arts & Vice-Provost. … Read More

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Living with the Invisible Hand: On Posthumously Publishing Waheed Hussain’s Book

Published: April 26, 2023

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When the moral and political philosopher Waheed Hussain prematurely lost his life to cancer in January 2021, he left behind an immense sense of loss—family, friends, colleagues, and students mourned a man of deep insight, fierce engagement, wit, and warmth. He also left behind an unfinished book manuscript, eight chapters … Read More

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Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Faculty Fellowship for Andrew Sepielli

Published: April 11, 2023

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Congratulations to Andrew Sepielli, an associate professor on the UTM campus and in the Graduate Department at St. George, who has received a Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Faculty Fellowship for the academic year 2023-24. Each year, Princeton University’s Center for Human Values awards fellows the opportunity to devote an academic … Read More

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FAS Superior Graduate Student Course Instructor Teaching Award for Alexandra Gustafson

Published: March 31, 2023

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Alexandra Gustafson has added another feather to her awards and recognition cap: the Philosophy PhD candidate, researcher of love, popular teacher, and mental health advocate has received a Superior Graduate Student Course Instructor Teaching Award for 2022–2023 from the Faculty of Arts & Science. Nominations are received from across the … Read More

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Congratulations to Lu-Vada Dunford, Our Latest PhD

Published: March 30, 2023

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Heartfelt congratulations to Lu-Vada Dunford, the latest PhD to emerge from our department. The award-winning teacher and popular Ethics Bowl judge who already holds a position in the Philosophy Department at St. Francis Xavier University of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, today passed her doctoral defense with flying colours. Her dissertation titled … Read More

Acts of Listening: The 2023 Ontario High School Ethics Bowl

Published: March 28, 2023

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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