University of Toronto Department of Philosophy
170 St. George St. M5R 2M8 Toronto, ON, Canada

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, Feb 3, 2021, 6:30-8:30 PM: David Wallace (Pittsburgh) discusses "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Many-Worlds Theory and Were Afraid to Ask." Hosted by the Joint Program in Physics and Philosophy.

Interested in a career in law? Join us this Thursday evening, January 28, for a b2B Career Panel with Philosophy alumni. Undergrads and grads welcome!

Messages of hope and encouragement from faculty members across all three U of T campuses, including our very own Martin Pickave. Students, you got this!

We are saddened to announce the death of our cherished colleague Margaret "Margie" Morrison, a renowned philosopher of science and beloved teacher. Rest in Peace. https://philosophy.utoronto.ca//department-mourns-profess/

Happy Holidays from the Department of Philosophy! Quick reminder that administrative offices will be closed from December 22, 3:00 pm until January 4, 9:00 am. Classes start January 11, 2021 (unless your instructors have specified otherwise) ... See you in the New Year, stay safe and healthy!

Interview alert! Prof. Mark Kingwell discusses the concept of risk and the politics of risk redistribution, especially in the face of COVID-1 With Piya Chattopadhyay for The Sunday Magazine https://www.cbc.ca//the-sunday-magazine-for-november-29-20... With Mark Sutcliffe: https://www.letsdigdeep.com//mark-kingwell-understanding-r

#WorldPhilosophyDay 2020 is November 19. Join us for our annual lecture in honour of the day, this year with Yale University's Robin A. Dembroff: "Putting 'Real Men' on Top," Thursday, November 19, 2020, 3PM-5PM. For more information: https://uoft.me/WorldPhilDay2020

Congratulations to Professor Cheryl Misak for having her biography of the 20th-century polymath Frank Ramsey reviewed in the New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com//05/04/the-man-who-thought-too-f?

Emma McClure, one of our amazing graduate students, recently won two awards for her exceptional teaching, the 2019 Martha Lile Love Teaching Award and a 20192020 Superior Graduate Student Course Instructor Teaching Award from the Faculty of Arts & Science. We talked to her about her approach to the classroom and life beyond. Read the interview: https://philosophy.utoronto.ca//a-sense-of-hope-an-interv/

What are the public policy implications of COVID-19? Philosophy alumnus Andrew Potter, a former journalist and current associate professor at McGill University's Max Bell School of Public Policy, has launched a daily newsletter discussing the challenges: https://philosophy.utoronto.ca//alumnus-andrew-potter-lau/

At the moment, many of us hover between an undercurrent of anxiety and a certain sense of boredom. Professor Mark Kingwell has written an opinion piece about the opportunities of this state: https://philosophy.utoronto.ca//mark-kingwell-on-the-oppo/