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Jennifer Nagel elected Vice-President of APA’s Central Division

Published: November 29, 2017

Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, General, UTM

The department is proud to announce that our own Associate Professor Jennifer Nagel has recently been elected to serve on the Executive Committee of the American Philosophical Association’s Central Division. As Vice-President (President-Elect), Prof. Nagel joins U of T alumnus (and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at The Graduate Center at CUNY) Charles Mills, … Read More

Benjamin Wald wins 2017 Martha Lile Love Teaching Award

Published: November 28, 2017

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

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce that the winner of the Martha Lile Love Teaching Award for 2017 is Benjamin Wald, for his excellent course design and pedagogical approach in teaching PHLC93H3Y: Topics in Political Philosophy in the summer 2017 semester at UTSC. Wald chose the timely topic of political … Read More

Afghan refugee and UTM philosophy student shares her story

Published: November 1, 2017

Posted In: General, In the News, Undergraduate, UTM

Robina Aryubwal, who left Afghanistan with her family after being threatened by a warlord, studies philosophy, political science and French at U of T Mississauga. Her family’s move from Afghanistan is detailed in a new book by CBC journalist Carol Off, All We Leave Behind, a finalist for the Governor General’s … Read More

Listen: Mohan Matthen featured in UTM’s “View to the U” research podcast

Published: October 26, 2017

Posted In: Faculty, UTM, Video and Audio

“View to the U” is a series of podcasts hosted by Carla DeMarco of the UTM Office of Research. On a recent episode of the podcast, Professor Mohan Matthen discusses his research in perception, and the scientific perspective he brings to his particular branch of philosophy, as well as his more recent … Read More

Out now: the 2016-2017 edition of Philosophy News

Published: October 10, 2017

Posted In: Alumni, Announcements, Faculty, General, Graduate, St. George, Staff, Undergraduate, UTM, UTSC

Our annual newsletter, Philosophy News (PDF), covers the activities, events, and accomplishments of the Department of Philosophy’s faculty, staff, and students over the most recent academic year. 2016-17 was a busy and fruitful year for our department as the study of philosophy continued to grow in breadth and popularity at the … Read More

UTM Philosophy alum wins award from the American Philosophical Association

Published: September 26, 2017

Posted In: Alumni, Announcements, Awards and Honours, UTM

Philosophy specialist Rima Basu (’15), currently a PhD candidate at the University of Southern California, has won an APA Sanders Graduate Student Award for her paper “Moral Encroachment”. Rima’s research is at the intersection of ethics, epistemology, and philosophy of race. These annual prizes are awarded to the three best papers in mind, metaphysics, … Read More

UTM Philosophy Essay Clinic winter schedule

Published: September 16, 2017

Posted In: Announcements, Undergraduate, UTM

The UTM Philosophy Clinic is an extremely useful resource offered for the benefit of students taking Philosophy courses at UTM. The purpose of the essay clinic is to help you improve your academic writing, and specifically your academic writing in Philosophy courses. Visit the UTM Resources page for more information. Winter … Read More

UTM Philosophy welcomes new faculty member Owen Ware

Published: August 31, 2017

Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, Undergraduate, UTM

Assistant Professor Owen Ware has just joined the faculty at the University of Toronto Mississauga Department of Philosophy. Prof. Ware works primarily on Kant and early 19th century German philosophy. The focus of his research is on motivation, freedom, justification, and normativity, as well as other topics at the intersection of … Read More

UTM Philosophy announces 2018-19 award winners

Published: August 29, 2017

Posted In: Awards and Honours, Undergraduate, UTM

The UTM Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce its 2018-19 award winners. Top-of-the-Class Prizes, awarded to the students with the highest final grades in the four sections of PHL103 and PHL113. The 2018-19 winners are Alexander de Guzman, Anisha Hundal, Jeremy Baziw, Breanna Ashkar, and Jehuda Tjahjadi. Excellence 200 … Read More

Dr. Dominic Alford-Duguid winner of 2016 Savan Dissertation Prize

Published: May 2, 2017

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

Winner of the 2016 David Savan Dissertation Prize, for best dissertation defended in the Department of Philosophy, is Dominic Alford-Duguid, for his work “Getting Properties in Mind,” supervised by Imogen Dickie and with external examiner Bill Brewer. The dissertation, writes Alford-Duguid, explores “how perception puts us in a position to think … Read More

Andrew Sepielli wins first annual UTM Research Prize in the Humanities

Published: December 6, 2016

Posted In: Awards and Honours, Faculty, UTM

We’re delighted to announce that Prof. Andrew Sepielli is the winner of the first annual Research Prize in the Humanities at UTM. The UTM Annual Research Prizes were established by the Office of the Vice-Principal, Research and UTM’s Research Council in 2016 to recognize outstanding early-career faculty members at the University of … Read More

In memoriam: Jacqueline Brunning (1982-2016)

Published: October 31, 2016

Posted In: Alumni, Announcements, Faculty, UTM

On 11 October 2016, the University of Toronto Mississauga lost a treasured friend and member of our family: Professor Jacqueline Brunning of the Department of Philosophy passed away at age 81. Jackie would dislike that I am writing this because she asked that no commemorations be held in her memory. But … Read More

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