The Philosophy Department is delighted to welcome a new full-time faculty member, Professor Regina Rini, who has been appointed to the Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Philosophy of Moral and Social Cognition. Prof. Rini completed her PhD at New York University, was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, and an […]
Shortly after the graduate orientation, around 3:30pm, we will be having a Meet and Greet for current students and faculty to be able to connect with the new and incoming faces. This will take place on September 8 2017, in RS 421. Everyone from the department is welcome!
The philosophy department wishes a warm welcome to all new graduate students! The annual orientation session for incoming MA and PhD students will take place on September 08, 2017 from 1:00pm-3:00pm, in RS 421.
Professor Alice MacLachlan has received the LA&PS Award for Distinction in Research in the Emerging Researcher category. This is a very much deserved honor for Alice and a source of pride for the whole department. The letter from the Dean announcing the award reads, in part: "The evidence in your file signifies the impact […]
The 2017 Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Teaching Assistant category has been presented to Vedrana Cetina. Vedrana is a PhD candidate in the Philosophy Department and has served as a teaching assistant in several Philosophy undergraduate courses. The Dean's letter announcing the award reads, in part: "As noted in the report […]
This year, two Philosophy Department professors were awarded highly deserved five-year Insight Grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Professor Jacob Beck received a grant for his research project , "Beyond language: how the mind represents the world," and Professor Alice MacLachlan received an award for her project, "Civility and […]
This year is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Donald Davidson (1917-2003), one of the most prominent philosophers of the twentieth century. The graduate students in the Department of Philosophy have organized a conference in celebration of his thoroughly systematic and deeply original work, whose influence on, and relevance for, current ways of […]
Professor Kristin Andrews has been appointed to a Tier II (emerging scholar) York Research Chair in Animal Minds. York Research Chairs (YRCs) is an internal program aimed at building research recognition and research capacity, with excellence in research, scholarship and associated creative activity being the selection criteria. Standards, expectations and supports for YRCs are […]
PHILOSOPHIA, the undergraduate Philosophy association has elected its new Executive for 2017-2018: President: Negus Taylor VP Finance: Ryan Rainville VP Social: Gelareh Moussavi VP Equity: Pourya Deicide Administrative Assistant: Thien Phan Volunteer Coordinator: Saghar Javaheri Editor-in-Chief: Alexandra Mursa Many thanks to the outgoing Executive for a very eventful and exciting year: Susan Chen, Ryan […]
The Diversity Committee of the Philosophy Department has launched a website in conjunction with the series of workshops on "Diversifying Our Syllabi." The website will contain audiovisuals and handouts from the workshops, with more resources to follow.