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Dr. Owen Pikkert wins 2018 David Savan Dissertation Prize

Published: July 4, 2019

Posted In: Alumni, Announcements, Awards and Honours, St. George

We’re delighted to announce that Owen Pikkert (PhD, 2018) has been selected as the winner of the 2018 David Savan Dissertation Prize for his dissertation Leibniz and the Principle of Sufficient Reason, supervised by Professor Marleen Rozemond. “I came to graduate school knowing two things about Leibniz. The first is that Leibniz believed that God … Read More

Thomas Hurka publishes article on the importance of games in New Statesman

Published: March 5, 2019

Posted In: Faculty, General, In the News, St. George

What does it mean to play a game — and why does it matter? Entering into dialogue with both Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) and the more contemporary philosopher Bernard Suits (1925–2007), Thomas Hurka explores the possibilities in a few lusory paragraphs in “From Golf to Grand Theft Auto, Why Do We … Read More

Jennifer Nagel to give presidential address at the 2019 APA Central Division Meeting

Published: February 20, 2019

Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, General, Graduate, St. George, UTM

Currently underway in Denver is the American Philosophical Association (APA) 2019 Central Division Meeting, and quite a few scholars affiliated with our department will be presenting. Michael Barkarsi will be speaking on “The Role of Visual Representations in Seeing,” Evan Westra on “Knowledge of Character: Reliable Trait Attribution and the … Read More

Undergraduate philosophy journal now accepting submissions for 20th edition

Published: October 23, 2018

Posted In: Announcements, St. George, Undergraduate, UTM, UTSC

Founded in 1998, Noēsis is our department’s journal of undergraduate philosophy, and they are now accepting submissions for their 20th edition. All undergraduate students from a Canadian university (or on exchange at a Canadian university) are invited to submit their best papers for publication. Submission guidelines and instructions can be found on the … Read More

Six doctoral alumni take up new faculty posts across North America

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

Five faculty members awarded SSHRC Insight Grants

Published: September 28, 2018

Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, St. George, UTM, UTSC

Five of our faculty members were recently announced as recipients of the Social Sciences and Humanities Council’s Insight Grants, a program whose goal is to support research excellence in all subject areas of the humanities and social sciences. Both emerging and established scholars are eligible to receive funding for research initiatives … Read More

Brian Cantwell Smith appointed Reid Hoffman Chair in Artificial Intelligence and the Human

Published: September 21, 2018

Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, General, In the News, St. George

Everyone is thinking about artificial intelligence lately—from U of T computer scientist Raquel Urtasun who recently joined Uber’s research team to the establishment of the Vector Institute, an elite Toronto-based applied research outfit, and even to our own philosopher Mark Kingwell, who has recently spoken on the ethics of AI. Now, another … Read More

Mark Kingwell named fellow of prestigious Royal Society of Canada

Published: September 12, 2018

Posted In: Alumni, Announcements, Awards and Honours, Faculty, General, In the News, St. George

Congratulations are in order for Professor Mark Kingwell, who joins 10 other U of T scholars in being named a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, a prestigious body that recognizes outstanding scholarly, scientific, and artistic achievement. The honour is considered one of the country’s foremost scholarly accomplishments. Moreover, Professor … Read More

Meet our incoming class of graduate students!

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

Michaela Manson awarded JHP Jan Wojcik Memorial Prize

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

Lu-Vada Dunford awarded Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship

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

Profile on epistemology: from mindreading to intellectual autonomy

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

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