Published: November 27, 2020
Congratulations to three members of our department for being awarded research fellowships for 2021-2022 by the Jackman Humanities Institute, for work that will fall under the chosen annual theme of “Pleasure.” George Boys-Stones received a 12-month appointment as a Chancellor Jackman Research Fellow in the Humanities for his project titled … Read More
Published: November 21, 2020
Posted In: Announcements, St. George, Undergraduate
To our Philosophy Graduates today: Congratulations! You have not only shown your dedication, intelligence, and courage in studying philosophy here at the University for the past several years—you have also managed to get through our program under the extremely challenging circumstances of COVID-19, when courses magically shifted online and professorial … Read More
Published: November 17, 2020
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Graduate, St. George
Congratulations to our PhD student Henry Krahn for winning this year’s Martha Lile Love Essay Award with his essay “The Dilemma of Sanctioning: Blame, Responsibility, and the Participant Stance,” originally written for Brendan de Kenessey’s seminar titled “Morality and Accountability.” The adjudication committee composed of George Boys-Stones and Jonathan Weisberg described Henry’s … 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: October 13, 2020
Posted In: In the News, St. George
A long-standing philosophical controversy deals with whether it is ever good in itself for bad people to suffer. In a recent Washington Post opinion piece, Professor Brendan de Kenessey took President Donald Trump’s recent diagnosis with COVID-19 as an entryway into the discussion, ultimately differentiating between wishing suffering on someone … Read More
Published: September 29, 2020
Posted In: Graduate, In the News, St. George
Two weeks ago, Alexandra Gustafson, a current PhD student in the department and the current co-chair of the Graduate Philosophy Students’ Union (GPSU) newly established Mental Health & Disability Caucus, returned to The College of Wooster, her alma mater in Ohio. She spoke to undergraduates about her research project on … Read More
Published: September 24, 2020
Posted In: In the News, UTM
The recent death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg has once again stirred discussions around reproductive rights. In light of these, Philosophy postdoctoral fellow Matthew Scarfone (UTM), an ethicist, has recently published a piece on the moral arguments used to defend both the pro-choice and the pro-life positions in The Conversation. Read his … Read More
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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: July 31, 2020
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Graduate, St. George
Heartfelt congratulations to two more of our exceptional grad students who recently defended their doctoral dissertations: Julia Smith successfully passed her defense on Wednesday, July 22. Her thesis, titled “Unacknowledged Permissivism,” had been supervised by Jennifer Nagel. Today, on July 31, Manish Oza joined the ranks of freshly minted PhDs, … Read More
Published: July 20, 2020
Posted In: Announcements, St. George, Undergraduate
Looking for a way to build community and help your peers? This is your opportunity: The Department of Philosophy is hiring up to three (3) PHL Assistant Peer Mentors. What is PHL1? The PHL1 program is offered by the Department of Philosophy and created for the purpose of fostering an … Read More
Published: July 15, 2020
Posted In: Faculty, St. George
Mark Kingwell, recent recipient of the 2020 Erving Goffman Award for his Wish I Were Here: Boredom and the Interface, recently published a short article titled “The Science of Denial” in Maclean’s magazine. Read about the place, power, and pitfalls of denial in the current political climate, or find out more … Read More
