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Congratulations to the UBC Philosophy Class of 2026!

Message from the Head Congratulations to our new graduates! In today’s commencement ceremony, we celebrate eighty-two new BAs with a Philosophy honours, major or joint major, twenty-three new BAs with a Philosophy minor, two new Philosophy

Evan Thompson joins the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters

A warm congratulations to Dr. Evan Thompson, who was appointed corresponding membership to the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.

Adam Morton Essay Prize 2025W

We are pleased to shared the news that Kelvin Ko has won this year's Adam Morton Essay Prize for his essay, The Searchable Past and the Right to Be Forgotten: Oblivion as a Civic Epistemic Good. Congratulations,

John Woods Essay Prize 2025W

We are delighted to share the news that Linus Luo and Kelvin Ko have won this year's John Woods Essay Prize. Linus received the prize for his essay, The Partial Extent of Ramsey’s Influence on Keynes’s Probability. Kelvin received the prize