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Sunday, May 1, 2022

Contract Instructor Opportunities, Fall/Winter 2022-23

Contract Instructor Opportunities Fall 2022/Winter 2023 Department of Philosophy, Carleton University Note:  The University may require that all or part of these courses be delivered remotely, including online. If public health restrictions allow, the planned mode of delivery for some of these courses will be in-person face-to-face lectures. The... More

Friday, April 29, 2022

FASS Kindness Campaign – Celebrating our Faculty, Students and Staff

Carleton University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences recently ran a "Kindness Campaign", wherein they invited members of the Carleton Arts and Social Sciences community to leave anonymous kind notes for people, thanking them for their work. Our department and its members were mentioned in a number of these notes! We are so pleased... More

Monday, April 25, 2022

Special Philosophy Courses Running This Summer

This Summer, two members of Carleton’s philosophy community will be running some very exciting special courses! Our lecturer Philippe Antoine-Hoyeck will be teaching a mini-enrichment course titled Science Fiction and Philosophy, where he will teach students from grades 8-11 about philosophy through the lens of different works of science... More

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Undergraduate Student Marina Nekrasova Selected as CUROP Summer Research Internship Recipient

Congratulations to Marina Nekrasova, second-year undergraduate student double majoring in Philosophy and Humanities, on being selected as the recipient of the CUROP Summer Research Internship for 2022!  Marina will be working on a research project under the supervision of Professor Andrew Brook and in consultation with Professor Josh Redstone,... More

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Taboo Trades: Decommodification As Exploitation with Vida Panitch (Podcast)

Professor Vida Panitch discusses (de)commodification, corruption, exploitation, and coercion on an episode of the 'Taboo Trades' podcast series. Listen to the episode here. Recommended Reading: 1. Panitch, Vida. Decommodification as Exploitation (draft) 2. Panitch, Vida. Liberalism, commodification, and justice, in Politics, Philosophy, and... More

Monday, March 21, 2022

Carleton Philosophy Faculty Volunteer as Judges for 2022 Ontario Ethics Bowl

In March, several members of Carleton’s Philosophy Department volunteered to serve as judges in the 2022 edition of the Ontario High School Ethics Bowl. This is a wonderful opportunity to help youth discover philosophy in an entertaining yet very serious way! These volunteers include Professors Andrew Brook, Melissa Frankel, Christine Koggel,... More

Friday, March 18, 2022

Launch of Philosophy Communications Team

Friday, March 18, 2022   Dear members of the Carleton Philosophy community, The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce the introduction of our very own Communications Team. Annie Larivée, Rima Sanaallah, and Lauren Wells-McGregor have been taking the lead on our communications efforts, along with our newly hired Communications... More

Monday, March 14, 2022

Professor Koggel, Professor Frankel and Professor Larivée Nominated for FGMAs

Three of our faculty members in the Department of Philosophy, Professor Christine Koggel, Professor Melissa Frankel and Professor Annie Larivée, were nominated for this year's Faculty Graduate Mentoring Awards (FGMAs). These awards recognize 8 outstanding graduate student mentors at Carleton University. While they were not among the selected 8... More

Thursday, March 10, 2022

Congratulations Dr. Kyla Bruff!

Congratulations to our faculty member Kyla Bruff for passing her PhD defence! Her dissertation is titled 'Schelling's Political Philosophy' and the defence took place on Monday, March 7, 2022. Stay tuned for a bit more information about Dr. Bruff in the not-too-distant... More

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

FASS Dean’s Honour List 2020-2021

Congratulations to the Philosophy students who have made the 2020-2021 Dean's Honour List! We are so proud of your achievements. Emily Fallows, fourth year Honours B.A. English and Philosophy student, was featured alongside a few other Honour List students to share about their role models, favourite courses, and best advice. To read about the... More

Monday, December 20, 2021

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 student) will be working approximately 5 hours a week at $20/hour for a three-month term from February 1, 2022 – April 30, 2022, subject to extension. They... More

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Professor Annie Larivée and Professor Melissa Frankel Awarded FASS Mid-Career Research Grants

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce that Professor Annie Larivée, Department Chair, and Professor Melissa Frankel, Undergraduate Supervisor, have received funding to support their research projects. Prof. Frankel's project, titled “Dreams in Early Modern Philosophy", and Prof. Larivée's project, titled "The Return of Philosophy... More

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