PhD graduate Oisin Deery awarded a postdoctoral fellowship
Congratulations to UBC PhD Oisin Deery on a postdoc at Florida State University! Oisin will be joining the Philosophy and Science of Self Control project, directed by Alfred R. Mele.
Hiring: Sessional Lectureships for Winter 2016
PHIL – Sessional Lectureships (2016 Winter) The Department of Philosophy invites applications for part-time sessional lectureships for the 2016 Winter Session, Terms 1 and 2, in the teaching of the following PHIL courses: 2016 Winter Term 1 (Sept – Dec 2016) PHIL 102 002 Introduction to Philosophy II (3 credits) PHIL 220 003 Symbolic Logic […]
Hume’s Irreligious Core: An Interview with Professor Paul Russell
UBC Philosophy Professor Paul Russell was recently interviewed by 3:AM Magazine about a range of topics, including freedom and responsibility, the philosophy of Hume, and how he first became interested in philosophy. To get his thoughts on these topics and more, please click here.
(Closed) Job Opening: Ethics and Applied Ethics 12 Month Lecturer
Ethics and Applied Ethics (12-Month Lecturer) The Department of Philosophy at UBC is seeking applications for a 12-Month Lecturer in Ethics, Social Philosophy and Applied Ethics. Applicants are required to have a Ph.D. in Philosophy or a related field. The successful candidate will possess a strong commitment to teaching and will have a track record […]
PHD graduate Andrew Inkpen awarded two year postdoctoral fellowship
Congratulations to Andrew Inkpen (PhD, 2014), who has been awarded a two-year, renewable postdoc at Dalhousie University. He will be working on conceptual and methodological issues related to molecular evolution and systematics, and will be completing his book on the natural-artificial distinction in ecology and evolutionary biology. This past year Andrew was a visiting assistant […]
Podcast with UBC Philosophy Graduate Students
UBC Philosophy graduate students Richard Sandlin and Ian Heckman recently appeared on CiTR’s arts and culture broadcast, UBC Arts on Air, on Thursday, February 4. A link to the podcast can be found here: http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/2016/UBC-Arts-On-Air-February-04-18-03-31.mp3 UBC Arts on Air is a bi-weekly, 30 minute radio broadcast that is hosted by Faculty of Arts English professor, […]
Professor Carrie Jenkins wins UBC Killam Research Fellowship
We are pleased to announce that UBC philosophy professor Carrie Jenkins has been awarded a Killam Research Fellowship. Winners were selected by UBC’s Faculty Research Award Committee, which spans arts and humanities, applied science, science, and medicine. A reception will be held to recognize Professor Jenkins and other outstanding UBC researchers in the Robert H. […]
Holiday Closure
The Department of Philosophy main office will be closed from 12pm-noon on December 22nd to January 3rd, 2016 for the Holiday Season. The office will re-open on Monday, January 4th and resume its regular hours (8:30am to 4:30pm).
Chris French–Final Doctoral Oral Exam
Chris French will be defending his dissertation on Thursday, October 1st, at 12:30 PM in Room 203 of the Graduate Student Centre (6371 Crescent Road). Programs are now available in the office and everyone is welcome to attend. Dissertation Title: Philosophy as Conceptual Engineering: Inductive Logic in Rudolf Carnap’s Scientific Philosophy For more upcoming dissertation […]
UBC to host 17th International Conference for Philosophical Inquiry with Children
The University of British Columbia (Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education and Department of Philosophy), in partnership with the Vancouver Institute of Philosophy for Children (VIP4C), is delighted to host the 17th International Conference for Philosophical Inquiry with Children at UBC, June 25-27. The topic for the 2015 ICPIC conference focuses on […]