John Woods (1937-2024)
It is with great sadness that we report that John Woods passed away on August 15, 2024. John was an outstanding researcher and teacher who, following an illustrious career, served as Honorary Professor of Logic in our department. Although logic remained his core interest, his work branched out into many areas including philosophy of law […]
Congratulations to the UBC Philosophy Class of 2024!
Today we are celebrating a new class of UBC Philosophy Alumni. This afternoon’s commencement ceremony recognizes seventy-seven new UBC Philosophy BAs, including fifty-two Philosophy majors, twelve Philosophy joint majors, eleven Philosophy honours students, and two History and Philosophy of Science students. There are also twenty-seven new bachelor degrees with a Philosophy minor, two new Philosophy […]
2023/2024 Department of Philosophy Colloquia Speakers List
The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce our Colloquium Series for this year! Please save these dates in your calendar. Jan 26, 2024: Dr. François Claveau Feb 9, 2024: Dr. Suze Berkhout Feb 27, 2024: Dr. Yitzhak Melamed Mar 12, 2024: Dr. Alan Hajek
Dr. Alison Wylie as Co-Director in the CBIKS project
Researchers from the University of British Columbia Faculty of Arts will be partners in the newly announced NSF Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science (CBIKS) – a five-year, $30 million international NSF Science and Technology Center based at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The center will focus on connecting Indigenous knowledges with mainstream western science […]
Call for Applications: Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship
The UBC Department of Philosophy (PHIL) invites applications from interested parties to be considered for the Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program. The procedure is as follows: applicant identifies and contacts a potential supervisor in the department, completes the application package in consultation with the supervisor, and submits the application package to the PHIL department (phil.gradprogram@ubc.ca). An […]
UBC Philosophy Statement on Waterloo Attack
The UBC Philosophy Department stands in solidarity with the academic community of the University of Waterloo, including the victims of a violent knife attack during a Philosophy of Gender course meeting earlier this week. Waterloo police describe the incident as a hate-motivated attack relating to gender expression and gender identity. Backlash against the increased visibility […]
Dr. Celia Edell receives 2023 Public Engagement Award
Our postdoctoral fellow Dr. Celia Edell was awarded the 2023 Public Engagement Award by the UBC-Vancouver Public Humanities Hub (PHH), to recognize her outstanding public humanities engagement in the past two years, and her contribution to the expansion of the range of voices in public discourse. Congratulations to Celia! SEE THE ANNOUNCEMENT
Applying for Undergraduate Academic Assistant (UAA) Position
Job Title: Software Engineer – Undergraduate Academic Assistant (UAA) VP/Faculty: Arts Department: Philosophy Full/Part Time: 20 hrs/week Desired Start Date: April 1, 2023 Job End Date: May 31, 2024 Job Summary The Department of Philosophy is looking for motivated Student Software Engineers to work on the world’s largest comprehensive online quantitative and qualitative database of […]
Congratulations to University Killam Professor Dominic Lopes
UBC Philosophy’s Professor Dominic Lopes has been announced a new University Killam Professor. The University Killam Professorship recognizes exceptional teachers and researchers who are leaders in their fields, and who have received international recognition for their talents and achievements. This is the highest honour UBC can confer upon a faculty member. Professor Dominic McIver Lopes is […]
Dr. Kimberley Brownlee receives Royal Society of Canada Award
Dr. Kimberley Brownlee has won the Royal Society of Canada’s “Kitty Newman Memorial Award” for outstanding contributions from an emerging scholar in philosophy. Dr. Brownlee is the leading expert in two areas of moral and political philosophy: a) the philosophy of social human rights, loneliness, and belonging, and b) the ethics of conviction and civil […]