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David Ricardo Essay Prize 2024W

We are pleased to announce that Niko Bauer, a 4th year student in Economics and Philosophy Combined Major, has won the 2024W David Ricardo Essay Prize.

David Ricardo Essay Prize 2023W

We are pleased to announce that Goli Eshtiaghi, a 3rd year student in Economics, has won the 2023W David Ricardo Essay Prize.

David Ricardo Essay Prize 2022W

Jesse DeCoste has won the David Ricardo Essay Prize for the best essay in the course on the History and Philosophy of Economics (PHIL 363/ECON 319). His essay “On the Origins of Friedman’s Quantity Theory of Money” argues that Milton Friedman had misrepresented his scholarly debts and that he also drew upon the work 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 […]

Two Philosophy faculty members elected to the Royal Society of Canada

Two UBC Department of Philosophy professors have been announced by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) as new Fellows and as new Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Dr. Margaret Schabas has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Dr. Schabas, a leading scholar in the history and philosophy […]

Interview with Dr. Madeleine Ransom: UBC Philosophy Alumna and Recipient of the Governor General’s Gold Medal

UBC Philosophy alumna Dr. Madeleine Ransom has been awarded the Governor General’s Gold Medal! In this interview, Professor Ransom shares some thoughts with us on her award win, her time as a graduate student at UBC, and the wisdom which she has to offer to current students looking to become professional philosophers.