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Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Philosophy student Marina Nekrasova Wins Prestigious Provost Award

Congratulations to philosophy and Bachelor of Humanities student Marina Nekrasova on winning one of Carleton's most prestigious honours, the Peter J. Ricketts Outstanding Provost Scholar Award! This the most prestigious of the Provost Scholar Awards, which are extremely competitive and reflect Marina's tremendous strengths as a student. Marina has... More

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Canterbury High School Students Visit Carleton’s Department of Philosophy

In late November 2022, the Department of Philosophy was pleased to host a group of high school students from Canterbury High School. The students were part of their school's Ethics Bowl team, and were present at this year's event that took place last weekend. For many of the students, it was their first time... More

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Summer 2023 Course Offerings

Check out our Summer 2023 course offerings! If you face any registration issues, please email rima.sanaallah@carleton.ca for assistance. Early Summer (May/June) PHIL 1200 [0.5 credit]: The Meaning of Life Scheduled in the Early Summer session (May/June), Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:30pm - 5:30pm Modality: In-person (not suitable for online students)... More

Monday, March 6, 2023

Carleton Philosophy Faculty and PhD Student Volunteer for 2023 Ontario Ethics Bowl

This past weekend, members of our department helped judge the Ontario Ethics Bowl! This annual event provides an opportunity for teams of high school students to discuss ethical dilemmas taking place at the forefront of our world. Such dilemmas might include: how we ought to deal with assisted-death, artificial intelligence, and gene editing.... More

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Apply Now: Phyllis Mary Putt Bursary, Valued at $4000 (Deadline March 5th)

The Department of Philosophy at Carleton University invites student applications for the Phyllis Mary Putt Bursary, valued at $4000.   ... More

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Carleton University Research Opportunity Program (CUROP) Call for Applications

As part of the Carleton University Research Opportunity Program (CUROP), the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) is pleased to offer summer research internships to our undergraduate students.       ... More

Friday, February 10, 2023

A Recap on MA Research Day 2023

On Friday, January 27th, we celebrated our annual Research Day! This is an opportunity for current Philosophy MA students to sit on a panel and proudly share their research. The event consisted of two panels with the following research topics presented: Rhea Chopra: "Rethinking Biocentrism and Deep Ecology Through the Lens of Classical Hindu... More

Monday, January 23, 2023

Philosophy M.A. Application Deadline Coming Up – Feb. 1, 2023

The M.A. degree offered by Carleton University's Philosophy Department is a five-credit program, normally requiring four terms of study. Either three or four of these credits are gained through course work, depending on whether a student chooses to do a thesis (two credits) or a research essay (one credit). Students take two required courses,... More

Monday, January 16, 2023

Graduate Seminars 2023-24

See our tentative list of graduate seminars for the 2023-24 academic year!     ... More

Friday, January 13, 2023

Assistant Professor Kyla Bruff Awarded SSHRC Explore Early Career Research Grant

Assistant Professor Kyla Bruff has been awarded a SSHRC Explore Early Career Research Grant for a project on the ethics of ecotourism in the Sarapiqui region of Costa Rica. The project seeks to collaboratively apply knowledge in critical theory and environmental ethics to assess (a) whether sustainability practices in ecotourism in the Sarapiqui... More

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Contract Instructor Opportunities: Summer 2023

Contract Instructor Opportunities Summer 2023 Carleton University, Department of Philosophy   Note:  The University may require that all or part of these courses be delivered remotely, including online. The following courses are subject to final budgetary approval. Pursuant to Article 16 of the CUPE 4600 Unit 2 Collective Agreement,... More

Friday, December 9, 2022

The Philosophy Newsletter: Issue 2

Click here to read the second issue of our triannual newsletter - released every summer, fall and winter... More

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