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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

Monday, November 28, 2022

Proposals Open for Enrichment Mini-Courses Program (EMCP)

Call for Enrichment Mini-Courses Program (EMCP) proposals are now open! The EMCP provides students from grades 8 to 11 with the chance to engage with Carleton for a one-week enriched learning experience. The Undergraduate Recruitment Office is looking for enthusiastic faculty and graduate students interested in teaching an EMCP course to a group... More

Monday, November 14, 2022

World Philosophy Day 2022

The Department of Philosophy invites you to celebrate World Philosophy Day! At 4:00 pm on Friday, November 18th, join us in 2017 Dunton Tower for a discussion on epistemic justice, democratic deliberation, and public policy. A reception with light refreshments will follow. All are welcome! Register here:... More

Thursday, October 27, 2022

New Course Withdrawal Deadlines

Although the deadline has passed for receiving a financial adjustment when you withdraw from a course, you might decide to drop a course to avoid a failure or a poor grade showing up on your student record and affecting your CGPA. This is referred to as Academic Withdrawal. Academic Withdrawals will create no financial... More

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Student Job Opportunity – Communications Assistant

The Department of Philosophy is hiring a Communications Assistant (student role) to assist with our social media and communications efforts. The incumbent (preferably a Carleton Philosophy undergraduate student) will be working approximately 5 hours a week at $20/hour for a three-month term from November 15, 2022 - February 17, 2022, subject to... More

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Upcoming Colloquium: Ngũgĩ’s Globalectics in Philosophy with Dr. Bryan Mukandi

Throughout the fall and winter terms, the Department of Philosophy is pleased to host a series of lectures delivered by guest speakers/visiting and current professors. Our second lecture by Dr. Bryan Mukandi will be taking place on October 21st, at 1:05 P.M. Details and registration information can be... More

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Philosophy MA Social Event – Friday, October 21

All current MA students and faculty are invited to join us for a social event on Friday, October 21st at 3:00 P.M. following our colloquium talk. For more information, including location details, please reach out to the Graduate Administrator (Lauren Wells-McGregor). We hope to see you... More

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

A New School Year Begins!

On September 6th, we were so happy to welcome a number of new students to our undergraduate and graduate programs with our first-year orientation sessions. Undergraduate student orientation was lead by Professor Melissa Frankel, our head of undergraduate studies, and the Master's student orientation was lead by Professor Christine Koggel, head of... More

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