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Rasmus Rosenberg Larsen Discusses Psychopathy on CBC Ideas

Published: August 12, 2026

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According to popular culture, psychopaths are dangerous, sometimes brilliant, but callous, incapable of empathy, and prone to antisocial behaviour and violent crimes. In the law, assessments of psychopathy are used to justify crucial judicial decisions. Rasmus Rosenberg Larsen, Associate Professor of Forensic Epistemology and Philosophy of Science at the University … Read More

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Reza Hadisi: Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Faculty Scholar Award

Published: July 31, 2026

The Institute of Iranian Studies at the University of Toronto has presented Reza Hadisi with the Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Faculty Scholar Award. The Institute states that the award shall be granted to University of Toronto tenure-track faculty members in Iranian/Persian studies to assist in compiling successful tenure files. Activities covered may … Read More

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Owen Ware: Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Prize Fellow

Published: July 15, 2026

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Congratulations to Owen Ware for receiving the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany. As a result, he is currently a fellow at the Center for Post-Kantian Philosophy at Potsdam University for the 2026 summer semester as well as for 2027. This summer he is working … Read More

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2026 Faculty Promotions

Published: June 25, 2026

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We are delighted to announce five faculty promotions to the rank of professor in the department, all of which will take effect on July 1, 2026. Gwen Bradford (St George) studies value theory and normative ethics, and is particularly interested in ill-being—the opposite of well-being—and how perfectionism might account for … Read More

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William Paris wins CPA Book Award

Published: June 15, 2026

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Congratulations to William Paris for winning the Canadian Philosophical Association’s (CPA) 2026 Book Award for Race, Time, and Utopia: Critical Theory and the Process of Emancipation (Oxford University Press, 2025). By analyzing the writings of historical figures like W. E. B. Du Bois, Martin Delany, Marcus Garvey, Frantz Fanon, and … Read More

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Recent PhDs – Spring 2026

Published: May 13, 2026

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The Philosophy Department congratulates the latest PhDs to defend their dissertations. David Rattray defended “Getting Purposes in Mind,” supervised by Denis Walsh in October 2025. Denis Walsh describes David Rattray’s work as a highly innovative dissertation that “draws out some of the implications of agent-centred evolutionary biology for traditional issues … Read More

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In memoriam: Hans George Herzberger

Published: May 11, 2026

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It is with great sadness that the Department of Philosophy remembers our cherished colleague Professor Emeritus Hans George Herzberger, a philosopher and logician with a varied set of interests from Gottlob Frege’s inexpressible to the silence of Buddha. He passed away in the Rishi Valley, India, on January 30, 2026, … Read More