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Helping International Refugee Students: Jennifer Nagel and Sergio Tenenbaum in the Toronto Star

Published: April 8, 2022

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

Based on their experience helping Afghani UTM student and women’s rights advocate Sana Hashim escape her home country while continuing her studies at the University of Toronto, Jennifer Nagel and Sergio Tenenbaum consider what Canada might do to help vulnerable students living as refugees continue their higher education. Read the Toronto … Read More

JHI Fellows Spotlight: Alex de Guzman

Published: April 1, 2022

Posted In: Awards and Honours, St. George, Undergraduate, UTM

Alex de Guzman, a specialist in UTM Philosophy and the president of its Academic Philosophy Society, is a 2021-22 Jackman Humanities Institute (JHI) Undergraduate Fellow (Jukka-Pekka Saraste Undergraduate Award in the Humanities). Read more about his JHI project, titled “Aesthetic Experience: Heroic Higher Pleasure.”

New Books on and by Faculty Members

Published: March 18, 2022

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

We’re delighted to announce the recent publication of three books by or about the work of members of the Department of Philosophy. The Long Arc of Legality: Hobbes, Kelsen, Hart (Cambridge University Press, 2022), by David Dyzenhaus, breaks the current deadlock in philosophy of law between legal positivism and natural … Read More

In memoriam Frank Cunningham (1940-2022)

Published: February 4, 2022

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

With deep sadness the department announces the passing of our colleague Frank Cunningham. He suffered from leukemia and died at his Vancouver home on February 4, 2022, assisted by the Canadian Medical Assistance in Dying program. Maryka Omatsu, his wife of more than 50 years, wrote: “Frank died as he … Read More

Resilience, Courage, and a Helping Hand

Published: January 28, 2022

Posted In: In the News, St. George, UTM

When Sana Hashim‘s life turned upside down, the UTM student used her studies as an anchor—and reached out to some of her professors for help. The department’s Sergio Tenenbaum was one of them.

Kayla Wiebe Honoured with 2021 Martha Lile Love Teaching Award

Published: January 14, 2022

Posted In: Awards and Honours, Graduate, St. George, UTM, UTSC

With great pleasure we announce that Kayla Wiebe has won the 2021 Martha Lile Love Teaching Award for her outstanding work teaching PHL440 –Clinical Bioethics. The committee was impressed with her thoughtful course design, approach to accessibility, and ability to motivate student engagement. In addition, Griffin Klemick and Zachary Weinstein received honourable mentions for their excellent work in teaching B33 – God, Self, World and PHL240 – Persons, … Read More

Spotlight on JHI Research Fellow Mohan Matthen

Published: January 6, 2022

Posted In: Faculty, St. George, UTM, Video and Audio

Mohan Matthen is a Jackman Humanities Institute (JHI) Faculty Research Fellow for 2021-2022. His research interests include the philosophy of mind, especially perception, and the philosophy of biology. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Watch this short video produced by the JHI to learn more … Read More

Tri-campus Undergraduate Awards 2021

Published: December 1, 2021

Posted In: Awards and Honours, Undergraduate, UTM, UTSC

Congratulations to the recipients of various tri-campus undergraduate awards! Your hard work and dedication to philosophy make us proud—and they bode well for the field. Prizes and scholarships have been awarded over the past months. St. George Andres Llano Scotia Capital Markets Bursary in Philosophy Hikmat Jamal Thomas J. … Read More

Carefully Balancing Caution and Creativity: The Winners of the 2021 Aristotle Contest

Published: November 17, 2021

Posted In: Awards and Honours, General, St. George, UTM, UTSC

Every year in the late summer, a special kind of excitement hovers over the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto—it’s when the time has come to read the submissions to the annual Aristotle Contest, a Canada-wide high school philosophy essay-writing competition co-sponsored by the department and the Ontario … Read More

Past Six Months in Review

Published: November 10, 2021

Posted In: Alumni, Announcements, Awards and Honours, Faculty, Graduate, In the News, St. George, Staff, UTM, UTSC

It’s hard to believe we’re already in November 2021, but it’s worth pausing for a moment to review the past six months in the Department of Philosophy: we welcomed new colleagues, celebrated many awards and promotions, and also proudly sent a few freshly minted PhDs into the world. Read issue … Read More

Owen Ware Recipient of a 2021 UTM Annual Research Prize

Published: October 22, 2021

Posted In: Awards and Honours, Faculty, St. George, UTM

The department is thrilled to announce that Owen Ware has received the 2021 UTM Annual Research Prize in the Humanities for his outstanding contributions to the study of Kant, German idealism, and 19th-century philosophy. UTM Annual Research Prizes recognize excellence in scholarship for a period of up to two years … Read More

Recent Book Titles by Faculty Members

Published: October 14, 2021