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APS Mix & Mingle — September 30, 5-7pm.

Published: September 24, 2015

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Welcome back UTSC Students! Are you taking a Philosophy course this Semester? Come to our Social (Meet and Greet) on Wednesday September 30th in PO102 – Philosophy Lounge. It will be a great chance for you to get to know some of your professors as well as other students interested … Read More

Philosophy in an Inclusive Key Summer Institute (PIKSI): June 13-22, 2015

Published: January 30, 2015

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The Philosophy in an Inclusive Key Summer Institute is designed to encourage undergraduate students from under-represented groups to consider future study in the field of philosophy. PIKSI will emphasize the on-going project of greater inclusiveness that is transforming the discipline, inviting students to be participants in the conversation. Transportation to … Read More

Wi-Phi: Open Access Philosophy

Published: January 21, 2015

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Philosophy is more than a scholarly pursuit, and the philosophy department is making it known. Toronto is now teaming up with Wi-Phi, an open access philosophy site that aims to increase the role of philosophy in the public realm. Started in 2013 by PhD students Gaurav Vazirani (Yale) and Damien … Read More

2014 APA Guide to Graduate Programs in Philosophy

Published: January 7, 2015

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The Guide to Graduate Programs in Philosophy, originally published biennially until the early 2000s, was relaunched in 2012 as an annual online resource by the American Philosophical Association . The guide compiles data on both doctoral and master’s degree programs in philosophy at institutions throughout the US and Canada, offering … Read More

Ergo: A New Open Access Journal of Philosophy

Published: July 20, 2013

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Congratulations to Franz Huber and Jonathan Weisberg! They have just launched Ergo, a new general online philosophy journal. The journal is entirely open access and is accepting submissions on all philosophical topics and from all philosophical traditions. This includes, among other things: history of philosophy, work in both the analytic and continental traditions, as … Read More

First year enhancement program: “Bring Reason to Life”

Published: April 22, 2013

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The UTSC (Scarborough campus) Department of Philosophy’s first year enhancement program, “Bring Reason to Life” was brought to life in Julia Nefky’s PHLA11 course. It featured an in-class debate between Prof. Andrew Seppielli and Prof. Russ Shafer-Landau (Univ. of Wisconsin – Madison), followed by a luncheon in the philosophy department … Read More

Sixth UTSC Undergraduate Conference a success

Published: April 2, 2012

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The sixth annual UTSC undergraduate conference was held on March 9, 2013 and was a great success. The keynote speaker was Professor Angelika Kratzer from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The undergraduate speakers were Osasha Fertal (Agnes Scott College), Antoine Jean-Bressani (McGill University), Janet Kwon (Wilfrid Laurier University) and Benny … Read More