Published: January 30, 2026
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Graduate, St. George, Undergraduate, UTM, UTSC
It is our pleasure to announce Kristen Beard as the winner of the 2024-25 Martha Lile Love Teaching Award for her outstanding work teaching PHLB13 Philosophy and Feminism. The committee was greatly impressed by Kristen’s solutions to the difficult task of teaching a large online class in the time of … Read More
Published: January 9, 2026
Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, Graduate, St. George, Undergraduate, UTM, UTSC
The Department of Philosophy is delighted to welcome Stephen Menn, the inaugural Michael & Virginia Walsh Chair in History of Philosophy. His main areas of research are in ancient Greek philosophy (with current projects in Aristotle, in the pre-Socratics, and in neo-Platonism), in medieval Arabic and Latin philosophy, and in … Read More
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: November 21, 2025
Posted In: Awards and Honours, St. George, Undergraduate, UTM, UTSC
Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Undergraduate Essay Awards: Zifan Nameer claimed the Hypatia Award for advanced undergraduates with his essay titled “How Is Metaphysics Metaphysically Possible?” The Spinoza Award, which recognizes excellence in undergraduate philosophy writing for early-year students, went to Matthew DeKock for his paper titled “Do … Read More
Published: September 17, 2025
Posted In: Faculty, Graduate, St. George, Undergraduate, UTM, UTSC
Congratulations to Rasmus Rosenberg Larsen and Bob Gibbs on the publications of their latest books: Larsen’s Psychopathy Unmasked: The Rise and Fall of a Dangerous Diagnosis, published by MIT Press, brings to the fore the scientific wrongheadedness of society’s fascination with psychopaths and examines how the criminal justice system has misused … Read More
Published: September 8, 2025
Posted In: Faculty, General, Graduate, St. George, Undergraduate
We are saddened to announce the passing of Professor Emeritus Brian Cantwell Smith on September 6, 2025. Although he held his main appointment in the Faculty of Information, Cantwell Smith had been cross-appointed in Philosophy since his arrival at the University of Toronto in 2003, and he regularly taught courses … Read More
Published: June 25, 2025
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Faculty, St. George, Undergraduate, UTM, UTSC
We are delighted to announce six faculty promotions in the department, all of which will take effect on July 1, 2025. Sara Aronowitz (St. George) and Tarek Dika (St. George) have both been promoted to associate professor with tenure, while Alex Koo (St. George) earned a promotion to associate professor … Read More
Published: June 17, 2025
Posted In: Awards and Honours, St. George, Undergraduate, UTM, UTSC
Two Philosophy undergraduate students, Petrina von Nieuwstadt and Kira Jensen, each received a 2025-2026 Undergraduate Fellowship at the Jackman Humanities Institute (JHI), allowing them to advance work on projects under the JHI’s Dystopia & Trust theme for the coming year. The JHI offers six such fellowships per year. Petrina von … Read More
Published: June 16, 2025
Posted In: St. George, Undergraduate, UTM, UTSC
Victor Chung graduates this year from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Music, but the occasion marks more than the completion of a degree. It is a moment of quiet culmination—of years spent navigating two disciplines, two modes of thought, and a deepening commitment to questions that resist … Read More
Published: June 10, 2025
Posted In: St. George, Undergraduate, UTM, UTSC
Peter Khan’s journey to the University of Toronto was anything but conventional. Born in South Korea, Peter has lived many lives—military cadet, international liaison officer, marketing writer, fashion trader, monastic aspirant, and now, a graduating philosophy student and financial advisor. His story is one of resilience, reinvention, and a relentless … Read More
Published: June 2, 2025
Posted In: Alumni, St. George, Undergraduate, UTM, UTSC
When Salem Kakish reflects on his undergraduate journey at the University of Toronto, he doesn’t just see a degree in philosophy—he sees a transformation. A graduating fourth-year philosophy specialist and soon-to-be Oxford law student, Salem’s story is one of intellectual curiosity, resilience, and a deep commitment to community. Born in … Read More
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
