Philosophy News - Department of Philosophy

Building a Culture of Debate: The Inaugural Ontario High School Ethics Bowl

Published: March 27, 2020

Posted In: Faculty, General, Graduate, In the News, St. George, Undergraduate, UTM

Sunny skies and crisp air graced the Greater Toronto Area on March 7, 2020, but inside the University of Toronto Mississauga’s (UTM) Instructional Building, the heat was on: teams from 11 provincial high schools had come together to compete in the inaugural Ontario High School Ethics Bowl. Organized with diligence … Read More

Jennifer Nagel and Denis Walsh appointed part of Schwartz Reisman Institute’s inaugural Research Leadership Team

Published: March 23, 2020

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

We are proud to announce that two members of our department, Jennifer Nagel and Denis Walsh, have been appointed part of the inaugural Research Leadership Team of the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society, established in 2019. The Institute, under the leadership of Gillian Hadfield, brings together leading scholars … Read More

Current Departmental Office Hours

Published: March 16, 2020

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

With the rapidly changing situation around COVID-19, we are instituting some changes around departmental office hours. Starting the evening of Tuesday, March 17, the Jackman Humanities Building, like all University buildings, will be closed to the general public and members of the University community will need fob or key access … Read More

Cheryl Misak publishes Frank Ramsey biography

Published: March 6, 2020

Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, In the News, St. George

We are delighted to announce the publication of Cheryl Misak’s long-awaited biography of Frank P. Ramsey, one of the twentieth century’s intellectual luminaries whose untimely death in 1930 at the age of 26 condemned him to popular obscurity. Frank Ramsey: A Sheer Excess of Powers (OUP, 2020) details with care … Read More

Kamil Majcherek wins 2020 JHP Jan Wojcik Memorial Prize

Published: March 4, 2020

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

With great pride and pleasure we announce that Kamil Majcherek, a current PhD student in the department, has been awarded the 2020 Jan Wojcik Memorial Prize from the Journal for the History of Philosophy. Every year the prize goes to one exceptional graduate student to support their travel for research … Read More

Willi Goetschel awarded 2020 Moses Mendelssohn Prize

Published: March 2, 2020

Posted In: Awards and Honours, St. George

Congratulations to Professor Willi Goetschel for receiving the 2020 Dessauer Moses Mendelssohn Prize. The Moses Mendelssohn Society in Dessau, Germany, dedicated to scholarship and education in the realm of German Jewish history and culture, awards the prize biennially to recognize scholarly work that advances “enlightened reason, the tolerant co-operation between … Read More

Eliran Haziza takes the 2019 Martha Lile Love Essay Award

Published: February 18, 2020

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

With great pleasure we announce that Eliran Haziza has emerged as the winner of this year’s Martha Lile Love Essay Award for his essay titled “Asserting, Implying, and Knowing That You Know.” In the piece, Eliran argues that if one accepts a knowledge norm of assertion, according to which one … Read More

In memoriam: Professor Emeritus Colin Howson

Published: January 10, 2020

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

Colin Howson, a respected philosopher of science and decision theorist who taught at the University of Toronto’s Department of Philosophy between 2008 and 2014, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2020, leaving behind his spouse of many years, Professor Emerita Margaret Morrison. At U of T, Howson led classes on … Read More

Emma McClure wins 2019 Martha Lile Love Teaching Award

Published: December 20, 2019

Posted In: Awards and Honours, Graduate

It is our pleasure to announce that Emma McClure has won the 2019 Martha Lile Love Teaching Award for her outstanding work teaching PHL367 – Decolonial and Intersectional Feminism(s). The committee was impressed with McClure’s course design, assignment structure, and ability to motivate student engagement. In addition, Aaron Henry and Zachary Weinstein receive … Read More

The Varsity writes up Metaphysics conference hosted at U of T

Published: December 3, 2019

Posted In: Graduate, In the News, St. George, Undergraduate, UTSC

It was already at the beginning of November that philosophers of science from across the globe gathered at Victoria College here at the University of Toronto for the fifth annual conference of the Society for the Metaphysics of Science, locally organized by the Department of Philosophy’s professors Michael Miller and … Read More

Unnati Patel proves it’s never too late to follow your dreams

Published: November 20, 2019

Posted In: Alumni, Graduate, In the News, St. George, UTM

Recent UTM philosophy graduate Unnati Patel and her family this year celebrate fall Convocation, 30 years after her first graduation, when she received a degree in applied science and electrical engineering. Read more about Unnati’s journey in U of T News. You can also listen to Unnati speak with Matt … Read More

2019 Aristotle Contest winners announced

Published: November 12, 2019

Posted In: Announcements, General

The evidence is clear: Canadian high school students do not shy away from the difficult questions. In collaboration with the Ontario Philosophy Teachers’ Association (OPTA), U of T’s Department of Philosophy this year once again called on budding philosophers in Canada to show their intellectual mettle and respond to one … Read More

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