Philosophy News - UTSC - Department of Philosophy

Undergraduate philosophy journal now accepting submissions for 20th edition

Published: October 23, 2018

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

Founded in 1998, Noēsis is our department’s journal of undergraduate philosophy, and they are now accepting submissions for their 20th edition. All undergraduate students from a Canadian university (or on exchange at a Canadian university) are invited to submit their best papers for publication. Submission guidelines and instructions can be found on the … Read More

Five faculty members awarded SSHRC Insight Grants

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

Profile on epistemology: from cheshire cats to deep disagreement

Published: June 28, 2018

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

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

U of T publishes results from 2017 Alumni Impact Survey

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

Creativity, ambition, and great philosophy on display at Undergraduate Research Conference

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

Hot off the press: new issue of annual philosophy magazine out now

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

Photo Gallery: Roseman Lecture in Practical Ethics featuring Tommie Shelby

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

The Aristotle Contest: a high school philosophy essay contest

Published: February 5, 2018

Posted In: Alumni, Announcements, General, St. George, UTM, UTSC

We’re pleased to announce that we’re relaunching The Aristotle, our philosophy essay contest for high school students. We’ll be awarding cash prizes for the finest philosophical work by current Canadian high school students! If you’re a high school student, educator, parent, or community organizer interested in the contest, head over to … Read More

New volume on skepticism co-edited by U of T alumnus features faculty contributions

Published: February 2, 2018

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

Our alumnus G. Anthony Bruno (PhD, 2013) recently joined Royal Holloway University of London as lecturer, and has now co-edited a new volume on skepticism with A. C. Rutherford titled Skepticism: Historical and Contemporary Inquiries (Routledge). The book features a chapter by Prof. Bruno himself as well as U of T professors … Read More

From epistemology to emotions and beyond: grant-funded research projects underway

Published: December 20, 2017

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

Pictured: Jessica Wilson (L) and Jennifer Nagel (R). In summer of 2017, eight of our faculty members were 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 … 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

Out now: the 2016-2017 edition of Philosophy News

Published: October 10, 2017