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

Monday, September 19, 2022

Prof. Drydyk and Prof. Koggel Speak at 2022 HDCA Conference

From September 19th to 22nd, two of our faculty members are speaking at the 2022 HDCA Conference in Antwerp, Belgium! Congratulations to Professor Jay Drydyk and Professor Christine Koggel, who are both contributing to a panel on Capabilities, Oppression and Epistemic Injustice. See more on this conference... More

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Contract Instructor Opportunities Winter 2023 (Late Posting)

Contract Instructor Opportunities Winter 2023 Department of Philosophy, Carleton University Late Posting 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.... More

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

The Philosophy Newsletter: Issue I

Click here to read our first issue of our triannual newsletter - coming every summer, fall and winter... More

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Happy Retirement! Catching Up With Former Departmental Administrator, Sandy Kirkpatrick

In the summer of 2021, Sandy Kirkpatrick retired from Carleton University after 16 years in the Department of Philosophy. We recently caught up with her to ask her how her retirement has been going, and to reflect on her time working at Carleton! Sandy, you are missed dearly by the department! But, you have... More

Monday, July 18, 2022

Welcome Back, Dr. Scarfone!

On July 15th, 2022, Dr. Matthew Scarfone joined Carleton's Department of Philosophy as a term Instructor for 2022-23. Many will remember Matthew from his time at Carleton as a MA student over a decade ago. After completing his PhD at McGill, Dr. Scarfone held several teaching and research positions in Canada and the US... More

Monday, July 11, 2022

Associate Professor Gabriele Contessa Awarded SSHRC Insight Development Grant

Associate Professor Gabriele Contessa has been awarded a SSHRC Insight Development Grant to complete his book on public trust in science. Prof. Contessa's article, It Takes a Village to Trust Science: Towards a (Thoroughly) Social Approach to Public Trust in Science, sketches the general approach of the project.... More

Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Registration and Advising 2022-23

On Friday, July 8th, registration for classes for the 2022-23 academic year will open on Carleton Central for returning students.  You can find information about the time-ticket schedule here: https://carleton.ca/registrar/registration/time-tickets/. You can find your own individual time-ticket in Step 1 of the Registration menu in Carleton... More

Thursday, June 23, 2022

Congratulations Philosophy Class of 2022 – Ian MacLean-Evans

On Friday, June 24th, Carleton will celebrate our Spring 2022 graduates! For the first time in two years, celebrations are taking place in person and our graduates will get the chance to walk across the stage to accept their diplomas. We would like to take the opportunity to celebrate all of our outstanding Philosophy... More

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Call for Abstracts – PIPR Conference 2022 (Ethics and Public Affairs)

The Ethics and Public Affairs (EPAF) program at Carleton University is pleased to announce its sixth annual multidisciplinary graduate conference. Graduate students are invited to submit abstracts for presentations. Read more... More

Thursday, June 9, 2022

Philosophy Students Win Senate Medals at June 2022 Convocation

The Department of Philosophy is proud to congratulate the following Philosophy students on their outstanding achievements: Ian MacLean-Evans (M.A. in Philosophy) for winning the Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement at the Graduate Level; Scott Leslie (B.A. Honours in Law, and a Minor in Philosophy) for winning the Senate Medal for... More

Friday, May 6, 2022

Philosophy (Ethics) Instructor Position Available

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Thursday, May 5, 2022

Get to Know Your FASS Admin Staff!

Our admins Rima Sanaallah and Lauren Wells-McGregor were recently featured in an article celebrating the fantastic administrative staff in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Read the story here!     ... More

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

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