Wednesday, February 27, 2019

“Do languages really exist?”

Public Lecture featuring Robert Stainton, Distinguished University Professor from the University of Western Ontario. "Do languages really exist?" Location:  Dominion-Chalmers, 355 Cooper Street Date: Thursday, March 7th Time:  7:00 pm Light refreshment to follow. Abstract:   This accessible presentation centers around a seemingly absurd... More

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Contract Instructor Opportunities, Summer 2019

Revised:  December 11, 2018 (PHIL 2380 added) 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 2019 Summer term: PHIL 1301 [0.5 credit]: Mind, World and Knowledge Scheduled... More

Thursday, November 22, 2018

Marx on Emancipation and Socialist Goals

The department congratulates Robert Ware, Adjunct Research Professor, on his latest book "Marx on Emancipation and Socialist Goals, Retrieving Marx for the Future".  Read all about it... More

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Philosophy Student Wins Chancellor’s Medal!

Philosophy student wins the Chancellor's Medal! The Department of Philosophy proudly recognizes that one of its own, Anne McKay (BA Philosophy '18) was awarded the university Chancellor's Medal at fall convocation. The Chancellor's Medal, awarded annually to a single graduating undergraduate student, marks academic excellence in the highest... More

Friday, November 2, 2018

PIPR Conference

The 2nd Annual Public Issues and Public Reason Conference hosted by the Ethics and Public Affairs program, is happening November 8th and 9th at Carleton University. Location:  270 Residence Commons Dr. Douglas MacKay (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) will give the keynote address entitled “Government Policy Experiments and the... More

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Contract Instructor Opportunities for Winter 2019

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 Winter 2019 term: Note: the scheduling cannot be changed on these courses as registration is underway. PHIL 1000 [0.5... More

Monday, April 30, 2018

Contract Instructor Opportunities for 2018-19

Contract Instructor Opportunities for 2018-19 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 Fall 2018 and Winter 2019 terms: FYSM 1209 [1.0 credit]: First Year Seminar:... More

Friday, April 20, 2018

Professor Shepherd Wins Prestigious European Research Council Grant

Professor Joshua Shepherd has been awarded an extremely prestigious starting grant by the European Research Council. The grant is worth 1.06 million euros over five years, and it will fund Professor Shepherd's research project at the University of Barcelona, entitled "Rethinking Conscious Agency." For more information, please visit... More

Friday, November 10, 2017

Contract Instructor Positions for Summer 2018

Contract Instructor Opportunities for Summer 2018 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 2018 Summer term: PHIL 1000 [0.5 credit]: Introductory Philosophy: Fields,... More

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

OGS Workshops

If you are an undergraduate student who is considering graduate school, or a current graduate student, there will be two Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) information sessions: September 13 and September 20, 1:30 - 4:00, in the Senate Boardroom (608 Robertson Hall). To apply for an OGS, you must have a GPA of at least 10.0... More

Thursday, July 20, 2017

Contract Instructor Posting for Winter 2018

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 course during the Winter 2018 term: PHIL 2540 [0.5 credit]: Personal Identity and the Self Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:00 – 11:30... More

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Welcome Dr. Joshua Shepherd

Dr. Shepherd has joined the Department of Philosophy! Josh Shepherd received his PhD from Florida State University. After that, he spent four years as a research fellow at the University of Oxford's Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics. His research involves issues in the philosophy of mind and in practical ethics. He is especially interested... More

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Registration Info for 2017-18

This week, on Thursday, June 22nd, registration will open for returning students. As you prepare to register for classes for 2017-18, I would be glad to meet with any of you to discuss your course options, and to make sure that things are on track with your degree requirements.  Please email me (melissa.frankel@carleton.ca) if... More

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Congratulations!

The department congratulates Holly Longair who will be receiving a University Medal for Outstanding Graduate Work - Master's Level, at convocation Friday, June 16.  Holly is receiving this medal for outstanding work on her thesis "A Relationship Focused Approach to Epistemic Injustice in Global Development Theory and Practice", supervised by... More

Thursday, June 8, 2017

Professor Mylopoulos wins SSHRC Insight Development Grant!

Professor Mylopoulos has been awarded a two-year Insight Development Grant by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. The award is for her research project, "Consciousness, Intentional Control, and Automaticity." Congratulations,... More

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Contract Instructor Posting for Fall 2017

Contract Instructor Posting for Fall 2017   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 course during the Fall 2017 term: PHIL 1000 [0.5 credit]: Introductory Philosophy: Fields,... More

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

CI Position for Winter 2018 (EPAF)

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 course during the Fall 2017 and Winter 2018 terms:  EPAF 5200 [0.5 credit]:  Ethics in Organizations Scheduled in Winter semester. A seminar on... More

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

9th Annual Graduate Student Conference

9th Annual Philosophy Graduate Student Conference “Crossing Borders Within Philosophy and Across Disciplines”   Friday, March 17 and Saturday, March 18 MacOdrum Library, Room 482   Keynote Speaker: Lorraine Code, York University Distinguished Research Professor Emerita and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada “Who Do We Think We Are?”... More

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Contract Instructor Positions for 2017-18

Contract Instructor Positions for the 2017-18 Academic Year 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 Fall 2017 and Winter 2018 terms: FYSM 1208 [1.0 credit]: First... More

Thursday, February 2, 2017

Anishinaabe Phil/Eng Alum Wins Major SSHRC Award!

Bear Clan Anishinaabe Aaron Mills, who completed an Honours BA in Philosophy and English at Carleton before going on to pursue the study of law at the University of Toronto and Yale University, and who is currently completing his PhD at the University of Victoria, recently won a $50,000 Social Science and Humanities Research... More

Friday, November 18, 2016

Summer 2017 Contract Instructor Opportunities

Carleton University, Department of Philosophy Summer 2017 Contract Instructor Opportunities 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 2017 Summer term: PHIL 1000 [0.5... More

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Assistant Professor–Philosophy of Psychology

Subject to budgetary approval, the Department of Philosophy at Carleton University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor, to start July 1, 2017. The area of research specialization is the philosophy of psychology (especially, moral psychology). The areas of teaching competence include the philosophy of... More

Friday, September 2, 2016

Phil/Hums major publishes article!

Philosophy/Humanities student, Ms. Sarah Gorman, has published an article, 'Questioning Materiality in Sartre's Early Theory of Art,' in the latest volume of Pensées canadiennes: The Canadian Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy (http://penseescanadiennes.com/). Congratulations Sarah!... More

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Late Posting for Winter 2017

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 Winter 2017 term: PHIL 2408 [0.5 credit]:  Bioethics This course is scheduled in the Winter semester, Tuesdays and... More

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

The Earning Power of Philosophy Majors

Read a good news story about what your philosophy degree can do for... More

Thursday, July 7, 2016

Professors Awarded Grants

Congratulations to Professors Jay Drydyk, Myrto Mylopoulos and Vida Panitch for their recent awards! Professor Jay Drydyk Jay Drydyk was awarded a SSHRC Connections Grant to host the 33rd annual North American Society for Social Philosophy (NASSP) conference.   This year's theme of Power and Public Reason aims to create an occasion for critical... More

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Philosophy Major Awarded Summer Internship

Congratulations to Philosophy and English major, Brandon Smith, on being selected as one of the recipients of the inaugural Office of the Vice-President Research & International, and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Undergraduate Summer Research Internships.  Brandon will be working with Professor Annie Larivée on "Aristotle, Spinoza... More

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Bioethics Prof. Vida Panitch

Professor Vida Panitch speaks about controversial issues in the classroom. See the Teaching and Learning Services article at... More

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

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