Published: November 21, 2014
Posted In: Announcements, General, Graduate, St. George
**Call For Papers ** Perspectives on the First Person: The Philosophical Significance of the First Person Point of View Keynote Speakers: David Chalmers and Carol Rovane April 30- May 1st Many areas of philosophy struggle to reconcile the impartial, third personal point of view on the universe with the … Read More
Published: November 20, 2014
Posted In: Announcements, Undergraduate
Due to inclement weather, Prof. Bennett is unable to be here for World Philosophy Day. The department is planning on rescheduling the event in the not-so-distant future. Please stay tuned.
Published: October 1, 2014
Posted In: Awards and Honours, General, Graduate, St. George
The recipient of this year’s Martha Lile Love Essay Award is Johanna Thoma, for her essay, “Temptation, Regret, and Risk-Taking”. Johanna joined the department in 2012 with a background in both philosophy and economics. She is currently pursuing a PhD under the supervision of Sergio Tenenbaum, Joseph Heath and Jonathan … Read More
Published: July 31, 2014
Posted In: Announcements, Undergraduate
Noesis, the UofT Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy, has just released a new issue for the 2013-2014 academic years. Copies are available in the department office.
Published: March 9, 2014
Posted In: Alumni, Announcements, Faculty, UTM
Remembering André Gombay by Arthur Ripstein I had the privilege of being André’s colleague for twenty-seven years. I participated in the conference in his honour when he retired at the age of sixty-five. I presided over his re-retirement in my capacity as department chair, when, after fifteen years of post-retirement … Read More
Published: March 6, 2014
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Faculty, Graduate, UTSC
Congratulations to Jessica Wilson! The Phi Beta Kappa Society in conjunction with the American Philosophical Association has awarded her the Martin R. Lebowitz and Eve Lewellis Lebowitz Prize for Philosophical Achievement and Contribution. As an honouree, Professor Wilson will present a joint symposium with this year’s other honouree, Jonathan Schaffer, … Read More
Published: March 3, 2014
Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, UTSC
Dear Colleagues, Students, and friends of the department, It is my pleasure to announce that the Phi Beta Kappa Society in conjunction with the American Philosophical Association has awarded the Martin R. Lebowitz and Eve Lewellis Lebowitz Prize for Philosophical Achievement and Contribution to Jessica Wilson, Department of Philosophy, UTSC. … Read More
Published: February 12, 2014
Posted In: Announcements, Awards and Honours, Faculty, St. George
Congratulations to Prof. Mark Kingwell for having his essay, “Building Cities, Making Friends: A Meditation, in Five General Propositions” selected for the anthology The Best Canadian Essays 2013, published by Tightrope Books. This is the second time in three years that Mark has had an essay selected for this annual anthology. … Read More
Published: December 19, 2013
Posted In: Awards and Honours, General, Graduate, St. George
The 2013 winner of the Martha Lile Love Award for Excellence in Teaching Philosophy, chosen from among graduate instructors who taught courses on any of the three University of Toronto campuses between September 2012 and August 2013, is Brian Embry PHL 210F 17th Century Philosophy St. George campus Summer 2013 … Read More
Published: November 28, 2013
Posted In: Announcements, General, Graduate, St. George
Normativity: Action, Mind, and Language On May 1st and 2nd, 2014, the Department of Philosophy and the Centre for Ethics will be jointly running the annual Graduate Conference in Philosophy. The conference is named “Normativity: Action, Mind and Language,” and as the name indicates, we want the conference to address … Read More
Published: October 31, 2013
Posted In: Awards and Honours, General, Graduate
The recipient of this year’s Martha Lile Love Essay Award is Eric Mathison, for his essay, “The Insufficiency of Neutrality for Environmental Policy”. Th essay award was instituted in 1979, to honour the memory of Martha Lile Love, a graduate student at the University of Toronto who had died that … Read More
Published: September 10, 2013
Posted In: Announcements, Awards and Honours, Faculty, General
Congratulations to Joe Heath! He has just been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Canada’s most important scholarly association. The citation notes: “Joseph Heath is an international leader in political philosophy and the theory of rationality, as well as one of Canada’s leading public intellectuals. He has made … Read More
