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Charles Dalrymple-Frasier with Vanier Scholarships logo

Charles Dalrymple-Fraser receives Vanier Scholarship

Published: September 13, 2017

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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

Kenneth Boyd

Two Toronto alumni selected for Young Philosophers Lecture Series

Published: September 7, 2017

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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

Margaret Morrison lectures behind a podium at Exeter.

Margaret Morrison delivers plenary lecture on experiment vs. simulation at #EPSA17

Published: September 6, 2017

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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

UTM Philosophy announces 2018-19 award winners

Published: August 29, 2017

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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

Joseph Heath

Joe Heath interviewed on CBC about free speech on campus

Published: August 25, 2017

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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

Zoe Sebastien

What happens to philosophy majors after graduation?

Published: June 29, 2017

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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

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Dr. Dominic Alford-Duguid winner of 2016 Savan Dissertation Prize

Published: May 2, 2017

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Winner of the 2016 David Savan Dissertation Prize, for best dissertation defended in the Department of Philosophy, is Dominic Alford-Duguid, for his work “Getting Properties in Mind,” supervised by Imogen Dickie and with external examiner Bill Brewer. The dissertation, writes Alford-Duguid, explores “how perception puts us in a position to think … Read More

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Robot-Resitant? Philosophy in the age of AI

Published: May 1, 2017

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“If self-made billionaire Mark Cuban was starting college right now, he’d choose philosophy as his major over accounting,” writes CNBC in a story about the merits of a philosophical education in an age when automation is increasingly taking over the workplace. The thinking is that jobs that require strong cognitive … Read More