Published: May 3, 2016
Posted In: Announcements, Awards and Honours, General, St. George, UTM
Congratulations to Karolina Hübner (pictured), Peter King, Martin Pickavé, and Andrew Sepielli on their success in the past round of the Insight grant competition of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). The topics of the funded projects range from “Spinoza on Being” (Hübner) and “Moral Uncertainty … Read More
Congratulations to Diana Raffman on receiving two major awards. The American Philosophical Association (APA) has just announced that her recent book Unruly Words (OUP, 2014) is the winner of the 2015 Sanders Book Prize. The Sanders book prize is awarded “to the best book in philosophy of mind, metaphysics, or epistemology that … Read More
Published: May 7, 2015
Posted In: Awards and Honours, General, Graduate, St. George, UTM, UTSC
Sean Smith has been awarded the 2014-15 TATP Teaching Excellence Prize for teaching assistants across all divisions of the University of Toronto. This year, he is the only winner from the Humanities and Social Sciences, recognized in particular for his work in the department’s second year Introduction to Continental Philosophy … Read More
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Posted In: Awards and Honours, Faculty, General, St. George, UTM
The department is delighted that Diana Raffman’s recent book, Unruly Words: A Study of Vague Language, has been awarded a 2015 CPA Book Prize. Diana’s book (OUP 2014) was also the subject of an Author-Meets-Critics session at the recent Pacific APA. Diana brings lustre to a strong Toronto tradition. Previous … Read More
Published: March 9, 2014
Posted In: Alumni, Announcements, Faculty, UTM
Remembering André Gombay by Arthur Ripstein I had the privilege of being André’s colleague for twenty-seven years. I participated in the conference in his honour when he retired at the age of sixty-five. I presided over his re-retirement in my capacity as department chair, when, after fifteen years of post-retirement … Read More
Published: June 23, 2013
Posted In: St. George, UTM, UTSC
Congratulations to Mark Schranz!! Mark is one of four (4) University of Toronto graduate students to have been awarded the 2013 TATP Teaching Excellence Award; Mark was selected out of a field of 182 teaching assistants, through 462 student and 62 faculty nominations. Recipients of this award will receive a … Read More
Published: November 27, 2012
Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, General, UTM
Congratulations to our colleague Mohan Matthen on his election to the Royal Society of Canada!! The citation reads: “Mohan Matthen has contributed importantly to three philosophical sub disciplines. He showed how Greek ontology was shaped by the syntax of the Greek verb “to be”, and how Greek cosmology treats the … Read More
