Thursday, April 14, 2016

Jason Millar in the News

Jason Millar’s research on the ethics and governance of robotics was recently featured in the Canadian Press.   “Last month's federal budget included $7.3 million over two years to improve motor vehicle safety, with part of that going toward developing regulations for the automated vehicles that major automakers and technology firms are... More

Monday, March 14, 2016

Contract Instructor Positions for 2016-2017

The department of Philosophy requires Contract Instructors for the 2016-17 academic year.  Course details and application instructions are available... More

Thursday, November 19, 2015

Contract Instructor Positions for Summer 2016

Contract Instructor Opportunities Summer 2016 Department of Philosophy Pursuant to Article 16 of the CUPE 4600 Unit 2 Collective Agreement, applications are invited from members of the CUPE 4600-2 bargaining unit and other interested persons to teach the following Philosophy courses during the 2016 Summer term: PHIL 1000 [0.5 credit]: Introductory... More

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Visiting Professor, Pragati Sahni

The philosophy department is pleased to welcome Pragati Sahni, Visiting Professor from Delhi University. Pragati Sahni is Associate Professor at the Department of Philosophy, University of Delhi. Her areas of interests include Environmental Philosophy, Ethics and Early Buddhism. She completed her PhD from the University of London and has been the... More

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Nov. 10 | Chet Mitchell Memorial Lecture with Marianne Constable

Dr. Marianne Constable (University of California, Berkeley) joins us on Tuesday, November 10th as the guest presenter for our Fall session of the Chet Mitchell Memorial Lecture! The full details of her presentation, entitled “The Old Story of a New Law? Chicago Husband-Killers and their Exonerations, 1867-1930” can be found at the event... More

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

New Faculty Member – Myrto Mylopoulos

Myrto Mylopoulos's research focuses primarily on the relationship between consciousness and action, as well as the respective nature of each. In particular, she is interested in understanding the precise role, if any, that consciousness plays in action control, both in everyday cases and in skilled or expert behaviour, and on the implications of... More

Monday, July 20, 2015

Main Office Closure

** The Main Office will be CLOSED Mon. July 27 to Fri. Aug. 7**   Please direct your concerns/inquiries/questions as follows: If you have a question specific to your current summer class, you will need to contact your professor. If you are seeking permission to join a class, please submit your override request through... More

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

2015-16 Contract Instructors

The department of Philosophy requires Contract Instructors for the 2015-16 academic year.  Course details and application instructions are available... More

Thursday, November 27, 2014

Contract Instructor Positions for Summer 2015

Contract Instructor Opportunities Summer 2015 Carleton University, Department of Philosophy Pursuant to Article 16 of the CUPE 4600 Unit 2 Collective Agreement, applications are invited from members of the CUPE 4600-2 bargaining unit and other interested persons to teach the following Philosophy courses during the 2015 Summer term: PHIL 1200 [0.5... More

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Philosophy Instructor on Robot Ethics

In a recent article he penned for The Conversation, Instructor in the Department of Philosophy, Jason Millar asked the question “should your robot driver kill you to save a child’s life?” He also appeared on the Australian program The Wire, to discuss the ethical implications of our increasingly prevalent cohabitation with robots. Check it... More

Friday, July 18, 2014

Main Office Closure

** The Main Office for Philosophy will be CLOSED Tues. July 22 to Tues. Aug. 5 **   Please direct your concerns/inquiries/questions as follows: If you have a question specific to your current summer class, you will need to contact your professor.  Refer to the Faculty Listing page on this website for contact information.... More

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Contract Instructors, 2014-15 (Late Posting)

Fall 2014 / Winter 2015 Contract Instructor positions in the Department of Philosophy Carleton University (Late Posting)   The appointment of all Contract Instructors at Carleton University is subject to the provisions of Articles 15 – 18 of the CUPE 4600 Unit 2 Collective Agreement.  It can be located on the union website at... More

Friday, June 13, 2014

Professor celebrates 50 years of teaching

This past May, Professor in the Department of Philosophy Julian Wolfe celebrated his fiftieth year of teaching at the university level.  Read the full article... More

Friday, May 9, 2014

Graduate Student News

Some more good graduate student news: our recent M.A. graduate, Nathan Cockram, who has now accepted an offer of admission to the Ph.D. philosophy program at UBC, has just had a paper published in _Studia Philosophica Estonica_ ("Challenging Exclusionary Naturalism"). You can access the paper here: ... More

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Contract Instructor Positions for 2014-15

Fall 2014 and Winter 2015 Contract Instructor positions in the Department of Philosophy Carleton University The appointment of all Contract Instructors at Carleton University is subject to the provisions of Articles 15 – 18 of the CUPE 4600 Unit 2 Collective Agreement. It can be located on the union website at www.4600.cupe.ca. Expressions of... More

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Basketball Superstar

Congratulations to MA student Kevin Churchill as part of Carleton's championship basketball team!  Read the full story:... More

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