Published: September 29, 2017
Posted In: Announcements, General, St. George, UTSC
The Department of Philosophy is conducting four faculty searches. We are inviting applications for three tenure-stream positions, two on the St. George campus and one at UTSC, and for one two-year Contractually Limited Term Appointment at UTSC. On the St. George campus we are looking to fill one position in … Read More
Published: September 28, 2017
Posted In: Announcements, General, Graduate, St. George, Video and Audio
Check out Open Questions: An Ethics Podcast, hosted by philosophy PhD candidates Jeremy Davis and Eric Mathison, and produced through U of T’s Centre for Ethics. It’s available on SoundCloud, Stitcher, and iTunes. Davis’ research focuses on normative ethics, political philosophy, philosophy of law, bioethics, and aesthetics, while Mathison’s work is in the areas of ill-being and well-being, bioethics, desert, the … Read More
Published: September 26, 2017
Posted In: Alumni, Announcements, Awards and Honours, UTM
Philosophy specialist Rima Basu (’15), currently a PhD candidate at the University of Southern California, has won an APA Sanders Graduate Student Award for her paper “Moral Encroachment”. Rima’s research is at the intersection of ethics, epistemology, and philosophy of race. These annual prizes are awarded to the three best papers in mind, metaphysics, … Read More
Published: September 16, 2017
Posted In: Announcements, Undergraduate, UTM
The UTM Philosophy Clinic is an extremely useful resource offered for the benefit of students taking Philosophy courses at UTM. The purpose of the essay clinic is to help you improve your academic writing, and specifically your academic writing in Philosophy courses. Visit the UTM Resources page for more information. Winter … Read More
Published: September 13, 2017
Posted In: Announcements, Awards and Honours, Graduate, St. George
Charles is a PhD candidate in the Collaborative Program in Bioethics through the Joint Centre for Bioethics in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. The Department of Philosophy is proud to announce that PhD candidate Charles Dalrymple-Fraser is the recipient of a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship. Recipients of this prestigious scholarship … Read More
Published: September 7, 2017
Posted In: Alumni, Announcements, St. George, UTSC
On September 14th, the Prindle Institute and the DePauw University philosophy department will host the Young Philosophers Lecture Series, in which four “young philosophers” (defined as scholars who received their PhD in philosophy in the last 6 years) will present their work. This year, two of the four participants are alumni of the … Read More
Published: September 6, 2017
Posted In: Faculty, St. George
Professor Margaret Morrison, specialist in philosophy of science and history of physics, and winner of a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship in 2017, is one of the keynote speakers at the 2017 European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA) conference taking place at the University of Exeter, UK, from September 6-9, 2017. Prof. Morrison delivered the … Read More
Published: August 31, 2017
Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, Undergraduate, UTM
Assistant Professor Owen Ware has just joined the faculty at the University of Toronto Mississauga Department of Philosophy. Prof. Ware works primarily on Kant and early 19th century German philosophy. The focus of his research is on motivation, freedom, justification, and normativity, as well as other topics at the intersection of … Read More
Published: August 29, 2017
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Undergraduate, UTM
The UTM Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce its 2018-19 award winners. Top-of-the-Class Prizes, awarded to the students with the highest final grades in the four sections of PHL103 and PHL113. The 2018-19 winners are Alexander de Guzman, Anisha Hundal, Jeremy Baziw, Breanna Ashkar, and Jehuda Tjahjadi. Excellence 200 … Read More
Published: August 25, 2017
Posted In: Faculty, In the News, St. George, Video and Audio
Our very own Professor Joseph Heath, whose specializations are in social and political philosophy, moral philosophy, and distributive justice, was interviewed on the CBC’s The 180 with host Jim Brown about free speech on campus, particularly at institutions across North America. Prof. Heath discussed the concept of free speech, a topic that has been hotly debated … Read More
Published: August 3, 2017
Posted In: Announcements, St. George, Undergraduate
What is PHL1? The PHL1 program is a new program offered by the Department of Philosophy created for the purpose of fostering an interest in philosophy within a community of likeminded 1st year students enrolled in PHL100Y1 or PHL101Y1. Students in the PHL1 program will meet bi-weekly on Mondays from … Read More
Published: June 29, 2017
Posted In: Graduate, In the News, Undergraduate
The Washington Post recently featured an excellent article on the merits of studying philosophy, dispelling common myths about the discipline, and providing concrete examples of some of the many career trajectories available to graduates. “For philosophy majors, the question after graduation is: What next?” explores the critical thinking, cogent writing, and precise … Read More
