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Achievements, Announcements, Faculty
Professor Alison Wylie Receives Honorary Doctorate from Erasmus University Rotterdam
December 3, 2024
Announcements, Students
Congratulations to the UBC Philosophy Class of 2024!
November 13, 2024
Students
Meet our graduate students!
November 6, 2024
Colloquium Talk
Philosophy Colloquium – Dr. Jennifer Wang: ‘A Social Constructionist Account of Rén (仁) in the Analects.’
October 4, 2024
Mothersill Lecture
Mothersill Lecture - Prof. James Shelley: 'What is aesthetic value?'
September 17, 2024
Colloquium Talk
Philosophy Colloquium – Dr. Elanor Taylor: ‘Explanatory Substantivity’
September 17, 2024
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty
Dr. Fatema Amijee and Dr. Edward Slingerland receive SSHRC’s 2024 Insight Grants
September 16, 2024
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty
Dr. Edward Slingerland elected as Fellow of Royal Society of Canada
September 4, 2024
Workshop
Idealism, Rationalism and Explanation
August 27, 2024
Announcements, Faculty
John Woods (1937-2024)
August 19, 2024
Achievements, Students
2023/2024 Brian Laetz Graduate Essay Prize
June 19, 2024
Achievements, Students
2023/24 Don Brown Graduate Student Teaching Award
June 19, 2024
Achievements, Students
Adam Morton Prize 2023W
May 22, 2024
Achievements, Students
John Woods Prize 2023W
May 22, 2024
Announcements, Students
Congratulations to the UBC Philosophy Class of 2024!
May 13, 2024
2024 LCH Conference and Graduate Workshop
May 1, 2024
Achievements, Announcements, Students
David Ricardo Essay Prize 2023W
April 29, 2024
Achievements, Faculty, Research
Dr. Jonathan Ichikawa Receives SSHRC Grant as Co-Applicant in 2023
April 10, 2024
2024-25 Philosophy course offerings list is available
March 28, 2024
Achievements, Faculty, Research
Dr. Evan Thompson and Dr. Fatema Amijee receive 2023/24 Dean of Arts Faculty Research Award
March 14, 2024
Achievements, Students
2023W Paul Tang Memorial Graduate Scholarships - Noah Macdonald and Desmond Wood-Anderson
January 12, 2024
Announcements, Faculty, Students
2023/2024 Department of Philosophy Colloquia Speakers List
December 8, 2023
Students
UBC Philosophy: 2023W Student-Directed Seminars
October 24, 2023
Information Session
2023-2024 of the ISI Fund is open for applications
October 3, 2023
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty
Dr. Alison Wylie as Co-Director in the CBIKS project
September 20, 2023
Alumni, Announcements, Research, Students
Call for Applications: Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship
September 12, 2023
Achievements, Faculty, Research
Kimberley Brownlee and Jonathan Ichikawa awarded SSHRC Insight grants
September 1, 2023
Achievements, Students
2023 Brian Laetz Graduate Essay Prize – Steven Diggin
July 7, 2023
Achievements, Students
2023 Don Brown Graduate Student Teaching Award – Alex Bryant
July 7, 2023
Announcements
UBC Philosophy Statement on Waterloo Attack
June 30, 2023
Achievements, Announcements
Dr. Celia Edell receives 2023 Public Engagement Award
June 23, 2023
Achievements, Students
John Woods Prize 2022W
June 9, 2023
Achievements, Students
Adam Morton Prize 2022W
June 9, 2023
Achievements, Announcements, Students
David Ricardo Essay Prize 2022W
May 1, 2023
2023-24 Philosophy course offerings list is available
April 12, 2023
Students
UBC Philosophy: 2022W Student-Directed Seminar
March 20, 2023
Faculty
Dominic Lopes Among Philosophers Contributing Lectures to Benefit Conference for Ukraine
March 13, 2023
Announcements, Students
Applying for Undergraduate Academic Assistant (UAA) Position
February 16, 2023
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty, Spotlight
Congratulations to University Killam Professor Dominic Lopes
January 19, 2023
Achievements, Faculty
Victoria Sees It by Carrie Jenkins selected as finalist for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize
October 13, 2022
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty, Spotlight
Dr. Kimberley Brownlee receives Royal Society of Canada Award
September 15, 2022
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty, Spotlight
Two Philosophy faculty members elected to the Royal Society of Canada
September 8, 2022
Achievements, Announcements
2022 Brian Laetz Graduate Essay Prize – Emily Tilton
July 12, 2022
Achievements, Announcements, Students
2022 Don Brown Graduate Student Teaching Award – Katherine Cheng
July 12, 2022
Announcements
Margaret Schabas awarded the 2022 Dean of Arts Award
June 27, 2022
Alumni, Students
Career Nights - Sharing nice memories
April 13, 2022
Achievements
Dr. David S. Robinson's appointment
April 11, 2022
Students
Career Nights - April 4th, 2022 - Registration on site!
April 4, 2022
Alumni, Students
Career Nights - Deadline for RSVP extended to March 31st
March 4, 2022
Announcements, Students
Telling the story of your Arts Degree - Deadline Extended for RSVP to March 8th!
March 1, 2022
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty
APA's 2021 Public Philosophy Op-Ed Contest
February 17, 2022
Announcements, Faculty
UBC Philosophy Welcomes Dominic Alford-Duguid
February 15, 2022
Achievements, Alumni
Andrew Light Award for Public Philosophy 2021
January 27, 2022
Students
Career Programming
January 24, 2022
Students
McMath – UBC Philosophy Student Project
January 24, 2022
Cohort Series 2022W Program - Application Process Now Closed
January 5, 2022
Students
Canvas page launch
December 7, 2021
Students
Cohort Series 2022W
December 1, 2021
International Opportunities
Go Global Seminars Opportunity!
November 8, 2021
Achievements, Alumni, Announcements, Spotlight, Students
Interview with Dr. Madeleine Ransom: UBC Philosophy Alumna and Recipient of the Governor General's Gold Medal
May 18, 2021
Achievements, Students
David Ricardo Essay Prize 2020W
April 30, 2021
Announcements, Faculty
UBC Philosophy Welcomes Alisabeth Ayars
March 16, 2021
Achievements, Students
Adam Smith Prize 2020W
December 21, 2020
Students
UBC Philosophy: 2020W Student-Directed Seminars
December 7, 2020
Announcements, Faculty
UBC Philosophy Welcomes Edward Slingerland
November 26, 2020
Announcements, Students
Featured Courses: 2020W2
November 18, 2020
Announcements, Faculty
Gary A. Wedeking (1941 - 2020)
November 13, 2020
Announcements, Faculty
Adam Morton (April 22, 1945 - October 22, 2020)
October 29, 2020
Announcements
Meet Our New Lecturer in Continental and Social Philosophy: Dr. Willow Verkerk
October 27, 2020
Faculty, Video
First Week Video Series
September 8, 2020
New website honoring Indigenous activist/philosopher Bruce Ferguson
June 23, 2020
Announcements
Statement of Support Against Racism
June 5, 2020
Achievements, Spotlight, Students
David Ricardo Essay Prize 2020
May 1, 2020
Faculty, Spotlight
We are excited to announce that Fatema Amijee will be joining the department starting July 2020
April 15, 2020
Faculty, Spotlight
We are excited to announce that Kimberley Brownlee will be joining the department starting July 2020
February 14, 2020
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty
Margaret Schabas Appointed Senior Advisor to the Provost on Academic Freedom
December 17, 2019
Achievements, Announcements, Students
Adam Smith Essay Prize 2019
December 11, 2019
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty
Dominic McIver Lopes Elected New APA Board Chair
December 11, 2019
Achievements, Announcements, Publications, Students
PhD Student Jordan Wadden Publishes New Chapter
December 11, 2019
Achievements, Faculty, Spotlight
UBC Philosophy Professors Named OER Champions
November 26, 2019
Achievements, Faculty, Spotlight
Dr. Carrie Jenkins Named a Peter Wall Institute Scholar
November 13, 2019
Announcements, Faculty
2019 Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
August 21, 2019
Achievements, Students
2019 Don Brown Graduate Student Teaching Award - Phyllis Pearson
August 20, 2019
Achievements, Students
2019 Brian Laetz Graduate Essay Prize - Graham Moore
August 20, 2019
Students
Rebecca Livernois Successfully Defended Her Doctoral Thesis
August 19, 2019
Announcements
The Winner of the David Ricardo Essay Prize 2018W Session
April 18, 2019
Announcements
Sina Fazelpour offered SSHRC Postdoc
March 14, 2019
Announcements
Rebecca Livernois has been offered a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Rotman Institute of Philosophy at Western University
February 5, 2019
Announcements
Carrie Jenkins has won the New Philosopher Writers' Award.
February 4, 2019
Announcements
Alex McLean Wins 2018 Adam Smith Prize
December 18, 2018
Announcements
The Winner of the David Ricardo Essay Prize
April 19, 2018
Announcements
Jeff Pelletier along with Allen Hazen has won the inaugural competition for the Schotch-Jennings Logic Prize
March 5, 2018
Announcements
Workshop on Moral and Pragmatic Encroachment - January 20-21
January 8, 2018
Announcements
Joseph Conrad Wins 2017 Adam Smith Prize
December 22, 2017
Announcements
The Metaphysics of Love Workshop 2. December 4th, 2017
November 21, 2017
Announcements
UBC Department of Philosophy Colloquium - Kelin Emmett
October 19, 2017
Alumni, Spotlight
Lori
October 6, 2017
Alumni, Spotlight
Reiko
October 6, 2017
Announcements
Go Global with UBC philosophy and sociology in Guatemala.
October 5, 2017
Announcements
Congratulations to our recent MA and PhD Graduates
September 22, 2017
Announcements
Congratulations to Dominic Mclver Lopes, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
September 7, 2017
Announcements
Welcome Back, Returning Philosophy Undergraduates - Reception/Panels on Imagine UBC Day
August 30, 2017
Announcements
Philosophy Essay Clinic
August 28, 2017
Announcements
Congratulations to Irwin Chan, winner of the 2016/17 Brian Laetz Essay Prize
August 4, 2017
Announcements
Congrats to UBC PhD Jerry Viera, who will be taking up a postdoc at the University of Antwerp with Bence Nanay!
June 15, 2017
Announcements
Announcement of Deputy Academic Director | UBC Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology
May 31, 2017
Announcements
Congratulations to UBC PhD Oisin Deery for his appointment as Lecturer at Monash University!
May 26, 2017
Announcements
Alison Wylie is joining UBC Philosophy as of July 1
May 23, 2017
Announcements
Philosophy of Social Science Roundtable 2017
May 15, 2017
Announcements
The Winner of a Canada Council Killam Research Prize
May 2, 2017
Announcements
Public Lecture: How Propaganda Works
April 27, 2017
Announcements
Philosophy Lecture: Hustle: Hidden Agendas in Language
April 27, 2017
Announcements
PhD Graduate Stefan Lukits Awarded a Postdoctoral Fellowship
April 26, 2017
Alumni, Spotlight
Amer
April 19, 2017
Alumni, Spotlight
Patrick
April 19, 2017
Alumni, Spotlight
Vida
April 19, 2017
Alumni, Spotlight
Ted
April 19, 2017
Alumni, Spotlight
Miriam
April 18, 2017
Alumni, Spotlight
Nilofar
April 18, 2017
Alumni, Spotlight
Jon
April 18, 2017
Announcements
The Winner of the David Ricardo Essay Prize
April 18, 2017
Alumni, Spotlight
Marijke
April 17, 2017
Alumni, Spotlight
Rebecca
April 17, 2017
Alumni, Spotlight
Aaron
April 17, 2017
Alumni, Spotlight
Paul
April 17, 2017
Alumni, Spotlight
Pamela
April 17, 2017
Alumni, Spotlight
Michael
April 17, 2017
Announcements
How Propaganda Works: Public Lecture by Jason Stanley
April 6, 2017
Announcements
Donald G. Brown Event - Feb 17th
February 10, 2017
Announcements
The Winner of the APA's Jean Hampton Prize
November 23, 2016
Announcements
Obituary of Donald G. Brown
August 19, 2016
Announcements
PhD graduate Oisin Deery awarded a postdoctoral fellowship
June 14, 2016
Announcements
Hiring: Sessional Lectureships for Winter 2016
June 13, 2016
Announcements
Hume's Irreligious Core: An Interview with Professor Paul Russell
June 1, 2016
Announcements
(Closed) Job Opening: Ethics and Applied Ethics 12 Month Lecturer
April 15, 2016
Announcements
PHD graduate Andrew Inkpen awarded two year postdoctoral fellowship
April 15, 2016
Announcements
Podcast with UBC Philosophy Graduate Students
February 9, 2016
Announcements
Professor Carrie Jenkins wins UBC Killam Research Fellowship
February 1, 2016
Announcements
Holiday Closure
December 10, 2015
Announcements
Chris French--Final Doctoral Oral Exam
September 24, 2015
Announcements
UBC to host 17th International Conference for Philosophical Inquiry with Children
May 5, 2015
Announcements
Marc Hewitt and Shereen Kotb win 2015 Ricardo Essay Prize
April 29, 2015
Announcements
Dominic Lopes awarded 2015 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship
April 10, 2015
Announcements
Thought, journal co-edited by UBC Philosophy Professor Carrie Jenkins, wins PROSE Award
March 4, 2015
Announcements
Christopher Mole receives 2015/16 APA Fellowship at University of Edinburgh
March 4, 2015
Announcements
Margaret Schabas awarded a 2014/15 UBC Killam Research Prize
March 4, 2015
Announcements
Congratulations to UBC PhD Tian Jie
August 23, 2014
Announcements
Paul Russell Awarded Swedish Research Council Grant
July 18, 2014
Announcements
Tyler DesRoches & Joseph Frigault Win Brian Laetz Graduate Essay Prize
June 6, 2014
Announcements
Sessional Lectureships for 2014 Winter
June 5, 2014
Announcements
Johnna Fisher, 1964-2014
June 2, 2014
Announcements
Khiran O'Neill Wins David Ricardo Essay Prize
May 5, 2014
Announcements
Jean Harvey, 1947-2014
April 25, 2014
Announcements
Department of Philosophy Main Office Closed April 18-21
April 17, 2014
Announcements
Roger Stanev Awarded Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship
April 3, 2014
Announcements
Faculty Job Posting: Assistant Professor (limited-term)
March 25, 2014
Announcements
Oisin Deery Awarded SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship
March 20, 2014
Announcements
Taylor Davis Accepts Assistant Professorship at Purdue University
March 11, 2014
Announcements
Andrew Inkpen Awarded SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship
March 11, 2014
Announcements
New Honours Program Application Deadline
February 27, 2014
Announcements
Dom Lopes Publishes Beyond Art
February 14, 2014
Announcements
Stewart Butterfield Featured in Huffington Post Article
January 31, 2014
Announcements
Enter the Philosophy Department Art Contest!
January 7, 2014
Announcements
UBC PhD Dustin Stokes Wins Essay Prize
January 1, 2014
Announcements
PSA Publishes First Issue of hemlock.
December 10, 2013
Announcements
Philosophy Department Main Office Closed December 19 - January 6
December 2, 2013
Announcements
Michael Griffin Quoted in Globe and Mail Article
November 27, 2013
Announcements
Frank Hong Awarded James Ruggles Macdonell Memorial Scholarship
October 24, 2013
Announcements
Evan Thompson Elected Fellow of The Royal Society of Canada
September 12, 2013
Announcements
John Woods Publishes Errors of Reasoning
August 21, 2013
Announcements
Jonathan Jenkins Ichikawa Publishes The Rules of Thought
July 18, 2013
Announcements
UBC Philosophy at the Canadian Philosophical Association June 2-5, 2013
May 22, 2013
Announcements
UBC Philosophy at the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science Congress
May 22, 2013
Announcements
Devin Eeg Wins David Ricardo Essay Prize
May 7, 2013
Announcements
Roberta Ballarin and Matt Bedke Granted Tenure
April 30, 2013
Announcements
Christopher Stephens Wins Killam Teaching Prize
April 29, 2013
Announcements
Photography Notice
January 30, 2013
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