Published: August 30, 2021
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Faculty, Graduate, UTSC
The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce that a paper by our late colleague Waheed Hussain has been selected for the 40th Philosopher’s Annual, a prestigious collection of the best philosophy articles published in the year 2020. Waheed Hussein’s article “Pitting People against Each Other,” appeared in Philosophy & … Read More
Published: July 26, 2021
Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, St. George, UTSC
Congratulations to Professor Sonia Sedivy on the publication of her edited collection, Art, Representation, and Make-Believe: Essays on the Philosophy of Kendall L. Walton (Routledge, 2021). The book is the first collection of essays focused on the varied work of Kendall L. Walton, who has shaped debate about the arts for … Read More
Published: June 30, 2021
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Faculty, St. George, UTSC
Heartfelt congratulations to our colleagues Jessica Gelber and Julia Nefsky who have been granted tenure. Starting Thursday, July 1, 2021, both will be at the rank of Associate Professor with tenure. We could not be happier for them. About Jessica Gelber Jessica Gelber joined the department (St. George and Graduate … Read More
Published: June 28, 2021
Posted In: Faculty, In the News, UTSC
Jessica Wilson, who in May published Metaphysical Emergence (Oxford University Press, 2021), recently spoke to Richard Marshall for his philosophy interview series titled 3:16 (philosophy interviews after 3:00 AM). There the philosopher of metaphysics and epistemology discusses topics as divergent as gender and philosophy, why anyone would be pessimistic about … Read More
Published: June 23, 2021
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Graduate, UTSC
We are delighted to share the news that Hamish Russell has won a 2021 UTSC Teaching Award for his outstanding work for the department over the past few years. The award recognizes the contributions by Unit 1 Course Instructors and their exceptional teaching promise. The Department of Philosophy at the University … Read More
Published: June 10, 2021
Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, Graduate, St. George, UTM, UTSC
To celebrate the wide range of publications produced by members of the Department of Philosophy in the past year (May 2020–May 2021), we highlight on this page the published work of faculty members, students, postdoctoral fellows, and lecturers. Once again, we are extremely proud of the wide range and innovation … Read More
Published: April 27, 2021
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Faculty, St. George, UTM, UTSC
The department is thrilled to announce that Sonia Sedivy and Gurpreet Rattan have been promoted to the rank of full professor, effective July 1, 2021. Sedivy, who has worked in the department for more than 20 years, serves as the current chair of the Department of Philosophy at the University … Read More
Published: February 1, 2021
Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, UTSC
With the premature passing of Waheed Hussain on January 30, 2021, the philosophy community lost not only a valued faculty member and spellbinding teacher but also one of the most innovative contemporary thinkers at the intersection of politics, moral philosophy, and economics. Students and colleagues mourn a man of deep … Read More
Published: October 26, 2020
Posted In: Alumni, Announcements, Awards and Honours, Faculty, Graduate, In the News, St. George, Undergraduate, UTM, UTSC
The past six months have passed in a whirlwind, but they’ve been incredibly productive and successful for the department! Take a look at a recap of our biggest news since March in issue 12 of the Department of Philosophy e-News. Accidentally missing from the announcements in the e-bulletin is another … Read More
Published: September 24, 2020
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Faculty, UTSC
Congratulations to assistant professor Christian Pfeiffer (UTSC) for ranking among the 56 U of T scholars awarded a 2020 Connaught New Researcher Award. The award recognizes junior professors within the first five years of a tenure-stream academic appointment and aims to help recipients establish a strong research program and increase … Read More
Published: August 10, 2020
Posted In: Announcements, General, St. George, UTM, UTSC
Elizabeth Zhu is a name to remember. Last year, as a 16-year-old Grade 11 student, Elizabeth genuinely impressed the judges with her submission to the 2019 Aristotle Contest, an annual essay-writing competition co-hosted between U of T’s Department of Philosophy and OPTA, the Ontario Philosophy Teachers’ Association. The adjudicating committee … Read More
Published: June 25, 2020
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Faculty, St. George, UTM, UTSC
We are thrilled to announce that three members of the department—Waheed Hussain, James John, and Owen Ware—have been promoted to rank of Associate Professor. Hussain and Ware have just received tenure; by the middle of next week (July 1), they will be at the rank of Associate Professor with tenure. … Read More
