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: 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
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: June 7, 2018
Posted In: Announcements, General, UTM
*Update: August 7, 2018* If you are a UTM Philosophy student, please be advised that the department has now moved to the New North Building on UTM campus. Your professors’ office locations have been updated on our website; make sure you check where their offices are if you plan on going … 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
In the winter 1992 edition of Philosophy News, Ronald De Sousa interviewed Ian Hacking (both are now Professors Emeriti in our department). Professor Hacking discusses his writing strategies and his philosophical influences, and even reveals that he threw his manuscript of a book about Foucault into the “dustbin”! Read the interview … Read More
Published: April 26, 2018
Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, St. George, UTM
We’re delighted to announce that Jennifer Nagel has been promoted to the rank of full professor, effective July 1. The promotion “couldn’t be more deserved,” says department Chair Martin Pickavé. Professor Nagel is not only an acclaimed scholar (her paper “Intuitions and Experiments: a Defense of the Case Method in … Read More
Published: April 25, 2018
Posted In: Undergraduate, UTM
The Socrates Project is a departmental initiative that allows exceptional senior undergraduate students to become teaching assistants for PHL101H5. The Project has been run on our St. George campus for some time now, and was recently launched at U of T’s Mississauga campus as well. In the Project, selected senior … Read More
Published: April 19, 2018
Posted In: General, St. George, Undergraduate, UTM, UTSC
Every year, we mount a Philosophy Research Conference for undergraduate students to showcase their best work. This year’s conference featured 14 impressive student talks, as well as a keynote presentation by Professor Samantha Brennan of the University of Guelph. The conference was also the occasion for the launch of the 19th edition of Noēsis, our … Read More
Published: April 10, 2018
Posted In: Alumni, Announcements, Faculty, General, Graduate, St. George, Staff, Undergraduate, UTM, UTSC
What started as a 4-page black-and-white newsletter in 1991 has now evolved into a full-colour, glossy, 30+ page annual philosophy magazine with compelling features and interviews from around our discipline’s community in Toronto and beyond. We’re very proud to present the latest issue of Philosophy News! We’ll be publishing individual articles … Read More
Published: March 5, 2018
Posted In: General, St. George, UTM, UTSC
On March 1, 2018, the department welcomed Tommie Shelby, the Caldwell Titcomb Professor of African and African American Studies and of Philosophy at Harvard University for the 2018 Roseman Lecture in Practical Ethics. Shelby’s research interests include Africana philosophy, social and political philosophy, philosophy of race, and social theory. He spoke to … Read More
