Philosophy at Carleton
The Department of Philosophy’s track record of award-winning teaching and excellence in research helps shape its strong undergraduate program and its distinctive and robust two-year MA program.
By studying Philosophy with us, you will have the opportunity to take a wide range of exciting courses from faculty members who are as passionate about their teaching as they are about their internationally recognized research. You will also be following in the footsteps of many notable public figures who have studied philosophy at Carleton.
Office Closure Alert for Spring/Summer 2026
The Philosophy Department in Paterson Hall is closed on Fridays until August 14 inclusive. The office staff will be working a hybrid schedule during this time and available by e-mail.
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Multi Day
Convocation 2026
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June 8 to 12
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Field House, Carleton University
Jun 18
Ottawa Grad Career Fair
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10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
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Nepean Sportsplex , Ottawa , ON
Sep 8
Academic Orientation Day (Graduate)
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9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
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3A36 Paterson Hall, Carleton University
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Congratulations to Jeremy Garbe on presenting his paper at the 2026 Stanford/Johns Hopkins Phil + Lit Graduate Student Conference
Congratulations to Jeremy Garbe on presenting his paper, “Since Time Was, I Am, For Ever”: Temporality and the Scope of Human Freedom in Beauvoir’s Philosophy…
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Congratulations to Klaus Kytayko on presenting at the 22nd Annual Student Research Conference for the CSGS
Congratulations to Klaus Kytayko on presenting at the 22nd Annual Student Research Conference for the Center for the Studies of Gender and Sexualities (CSGS), hosted…
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Congratulations to Theo Dunn on a successful thesis defence!
Congratulations to Theo Dunn on the successful defense of his Master’s thesis titled, A Feminist Relational Approach to Understanding the Ethics of AI Girlfriends. Theo’s…
