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.
The Philosophy of Science Association's Women’s Caucus awarded its inaugural Prize Symposium to a panel entitled, “Animal Cognition and Animal Welfare,” which included Professor Kristin Andrews. The symposium took place at the 2016 PSA Biennial Meeting in Atlanta in November. The Women's Caucus commended the symposium for bringing together philosophers working in different areas […]
Three of the eight papers selected for the prestigious Steven Humphrey Student Philosophy Colloquium were written by York Philosophy undergraduate students! Congratulations to Jessica Thadickal, Janice Perri, and Samuel Sanchinel, who presented their papers on Friday, November 4, at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Jessica Thadickal (York U.), "Cultural Contamination; for cultural […]
The Royal Society of Canada has recognized Professor Lorraine Code with the very prestigious Ursula Franklin Award in Gender Studies. The RSC announcement reads as follows: "Since the 1980s, philosopher Lorraine Code has contributed mightily to the field of gender studies. Her foundational study in feminist epistemology—What Can She Know?—provided a vital theoretical framework […]
Professor Kristin Andrews has received a prestigious SSHRC Insight Grant for her project, "Animals and Moral Practice," and Professor Lorraine Code has been awarded one for her project, "Who do we think we are? Ontology, entitlement, humility - and the tyranny of certainty: their ecological effects." Congratulations to both of them for these very […]
An op-ed co-authored by Professor Alice MacLachlan in the Toronto Globe & Mail argues that the Ontario provincial government leaves children vulnerable by failing to treat all families equally when it comes to parental rights.
<!--Notes ACF --> Professor Muhammad Ali Khalidi, Chair of the Department of Philosophy, who specializes in the philosophy of cognitive science, captured the attention of students from India during a live lecture delivered from Toronto via Skype. See story here.
Cael Cohen has developed a critical thinking course that utilizes role-playing video games. The course is called Reasoning About Morality And Values: Critical Thinking Skills For Everyday Life.
Professor Duff Waring studies the connections between insight-oriented psychotherapy and virtue ethics in his new book The Healing Virtues: Character Ethics In Psychotherapy.
The Department of Philosophy, in conjunction with the Cognitive Science Program and the Department of Psychology, is sponsoring an international workshop, "Origins of Logical Reasoning," on 5-6 May 2016. More details can be found at the conference website or by downloading the call for papers: CFP Origins of Logical Reasoning.