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
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
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
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
Published: July 16, 2018
Posted In: Alumni, Announcements, Awards and Honours, Graduate, St. George
We’re delighted to announce that Johanna Thoma (PhD, 2017) has been selected as the winner of the 2017 David Savan Dissertation Prize for her dissertation Advice for the Steady: Decision Theory and the Requirements of Instrumental Rationality, supervised by Professor Sergio Tenenbaum. Dr. Thoma’s dissertation was also the recipient of a Governor … Read More
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
Published: June 25, 2018
Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, St. George, UTM
We’re delighted to announce that Nate Charlow has been promoted to the rank of associate professor with tenure, effective July 1, 2018. Professor Charlow is not only an acclaimed scholar (his dissertation was one of the top 16 of 750 PhD dissertations at the University of Michigan in 2011); he … Read More
Published: May 22, 2018
Posted In: Faculty, General, St. George, Undergraduate
What qualifies as science? How are scientific observations and theories related? What is inference? How do we calculate likelihood? What methods do we use to know things? These and related questions are familiar to philosophers of science, and indeed to all philosophers, but they may not be commonly heard at … Read More
Published: May 20, 2018
Posted In: Alumni, Announcements, General, St. George, UTM, UTSC
“U of T alumni help generate economic wealth and prosperity, are respected community volunteers and mentors, and are prolific creators of academic and creative works,” says the University’s 2017 Alumni Impact Survey. Conducted in 2017, the primary aim of the Alumni Impact Survey (AIS) was to analyse the impact made by … Read More
