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

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

Friday, November 26, 2021

Professor Jay Drydyk Awarded SSHRC Connections Grant

Professor Jay Drydyk has been awarded a SSHRC Connections Grant in support of the Development Ethics Forum web resource that he will be building at Carleton with Prof. John Cameron of Dalhousie University and Prof. Lori Keleher of New Mexico State University. On this site people working in development policy and program delivery, along... More

Friday, November 12, 2021

Congratulations Philosophy M.A. Class of 2021 – Karishma Bristy

On Saturday, November 13th, 2021, Carleton will celebrate our Fall graduates! Celebrations moved online this year, and we would like to take the opportunity to celebrate all of our outstanding Philosophy graduates of 2021. We’ve asked MA graduate, Karishma Bristy, to reflect on her time at Carleton and her memories of her time in the... More

Friday, November 12, 2021

Congratulations Philosophy M.A. Class of 2021 – Somerled Cameron

On Saturday, November 13th, 2021, Carleton will celebrate our Fall graduates! Celebrations moved online this year, and we would like to take the opportunity to celebrate all of our outstanding Philosophy graduates of 2021. We’ve asked MA graduate, Somerled Cameron, to reflect on his time at Carleton and his memories of his time in... More

Friday, November 12, 2021

Congratulations Philosophy M.A. Class of 2021 – Gloria Sanchez-Cuevas

On Saturday, November 13th, 2021, Carleton will celebrate our Fall graduates! Celebrations moved online this year, and we would like to take the opportunity to celebrate all of our outstanding Philosophy graduates of 2021. We’ve asked MA graduate, Gloria Sanchez-Cuevas, to reflect on her time at Carleton and her memories of her time in... More

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Contract Instructor Opportunities, Winter 2022

Contract Instructor Opportunities Winter 2022 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

Friday, September 24, 2021

Carleton University Philosophy Society – First Discussion Group of the Academic Year

The Carleton University Philosophy Society (CUPS) would like to invite you to the first discussion group of this academic year, taking place on Wednesday, September 29th at 7:00 p.m. (over Zoom). We have the pleasure to announce it will be hosted by none other than Professor Kyla Bruff! Please register here to get the... More

Thursday, September 9, 2021

Kerry O’Neill Successfully Defends Ph.D. in Ethics and Public Affairs

Many congratulations to Kerry O'Neill on the successful defence of her Ph.D. in Ethics and Public Affairs on August 9, 2021. Kerry joined the Ethics and Public Affairs program at Carleton University in the Fall of 2016, after completing a BA (Hons) in Philosophy and Peace Studies and an MA in Philosophy at McMaster... More

Friday, August 27, 2021

Professor Vida Panitch Awarded SSHRC Grant

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce that Professor Vida Panitch has received funding to support a project on ‘Basic Income, Philosophy, and Public Policy’. The funding comes from a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Explore Research Development Grant.... More

Monday, August 23, 2021

New Graduate Administrator

Warm welcome to our new graduate administrator, Lauren Wells-McGregor! Lauren has been with Carleton for three years, working in various communications and administrative roles. Lauren's debut at Carleton was in the Sprott School of Business where she took the lead role on social media content, and she most recently worked in the Norman Paterson... More

Friday, July 16, 2021

EPAF PhD Student Wins Prestigious 2021 Vanier Scholarship

Andréanne Veillette, an incoming PhD student in Ethics and Public Affairs (EPAF), says she could hardly believe it when she found out that she had won a Vanier Graduate Student Scholarship. This prestigious scholarship is awarded to Canadian PhD students who conduct exceptional research. It is valued at $50,000 per year for three years during... More

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