Published: October 15, 2025
Posted In: Faculty, In the News, St. George, UTM, UTSC
Are leading Canadian research universities doing enough to prepare students for life after graduation? Robert Gibbs wonders if they could be doing better by getting undergraduate students more involved and engaged in original research. It is what he explores in his latest book, What Could a University Be? Revolutionary Ideas for … Read More
Published: September 30, 2025
Posted In: General, Graduate, St. George, UTM, UTSC
In “The Privacy of First-Personal Perspective: Engaging with Indian Philosophy of Cosmopsychism,” published on the Blog of the APA, Philosophy graduate student Munema Moiz discusses one of contemporary philosophy’s most pertinent challenges–the so-called hard problem of consciousness–and then critically examines it through the lens of non-Western thought, specifically, that of … Read More
Published: September 17, 2025
Posted In: Faculty, Graduate, St. George, Undergraduate, UTM, UTSC
Congratulations to Rasmus Rosenberg Larsen and Bob Gibbs on the publications of their latest books: Larsen’s Psychopathy Unmasked: The Rise and Fall of a Dangerous Diagnosis, published by MIT Press, brings to the fore the scientific wrongheadedness of society’s fascination with psychopaths and examines how the criminal justice system has misused … Read More
Published: September 8, 2025
Posted In: Faculty, General, Graduate, St. George, Undergraduate
We are saddened to announce the passing of Professor Emeritus Brian Cantwell Smith on September 6, 2025. Although he held his main appointment in the Faculty of Information, Cantwell Smith had been cross-appointed in Philosophy since his arrival at the University of Toronto in 2003, and he regularly taught courses … Read More
Published: July 15, 2025
Posted In: Faculty, In the News, St. George, UTM, UTSC
Through the lens of the Chelsea Garden Show, Professor Sonia Sedivy in the Globe and Mail examines beauty as not just something of the moment but as a practical, political even, matter too–in this case, as a way to counter climate change. “Even with just a container or two, we … Read More
Published: July 2, 2025
Posted In: In the News, St. George, UTM, UTSC
Postdoctoral fellow Stephen Peprah‘s work explores the legacy of Anton Wilhelm Amo, an 18th-century African-German philosopher and former enslaved person who became a respected scholarly voice in Europe.
Published: June 25, 2025
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Faculty, St. George, Undergraduate, UTM, UTSC
We are delighted to announce six faculty promotions in the department, all of which will take effect on July 1, 2025. Sara Aronowitz (St. George) and Tarek Dika (St. George) have both been promoted to associate professor with tenure, while Alex Koo (St. George) earned a promotion to associate professor … Read More
Published: June 17, 2025
Posted In: Awards and Honours, St. George, Undergraduate, UTM, UTSC
Two Philosophy undergraduate students, Petrina von Nieuwstadt and Kira Jensen, each received a 2025-2026 Undergraduate Fellowship at the Jackman Humanities Institute (JHI), allowing them to advance work on projects under the JHI’s Dystopia & Trust theme for the coming year. The JHI offers six such fellowships per year. Petrina von … Read More
Published: June 16, 2025
Posted In: St. George, Undergraduate, UTM, UTSC
Victor Chung graduates this year from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Music, but the occasion marks more than the completion of a degree. It is a moment of quiet culmination—of years spent navigating two disciplines, two modes of thought, and a deepening commitment to questions that resist … Read More
Published: June 10, 2025
Posted In: St. George, Undergraduate, UTM, UTSC
Peter Khan’s journey to the University of Toronto was anything but conventional. Born in South Korea, Peter has lived many lives—military cadet, international liaison officer, marketing writer, fashion trader, monastic aspirant, and now, a graduating philosophy student and financial advisor. His story is one of resilience, reinvention, and a relentless … Read More
Published: June 9, 2025
Posted In: Faculty, St. George
It is with sadness that the department announces the passing of our late colleague, Professor Emeritus Peter H. Hess. Born in Germany on September 22, 1934, Hess moved to Canada in 1957 and obtained an undergraduate degree from what was then the University of Western Ontario. He enrolled in the … Read More
Published: June 3, 2025
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Graduate, St. George
At the Canadian Philosophical Association (CPA) Annual Congress on June 2, 2025, three of our graduate students—Cameron Yetman, Alex Drusda, and Josh Brecka—were formally recognized as winners of CPA 2025 academic prizes, recognizing excellence in philosophical scholarship across multiple categories. Yetman and Drusda both received a CPA Student Essay Prize, … Read More
