People

Faculty
Permanent Faculty

Alan Richardson

Alan Richardson

Professor | Distinguished University Scholar | Peter Wall Institute of Advanced Studies Associate | Faculty Fellow, Green College

alan.richardson@ubc.ca
phone604 822 3967
location_onBuchanan E 278

Research Area

History of Philosophy | Philosophy of Science and Technology
Office Hours - 2024W term 1 TBA PWIAS Associate and a Faculty Fellow of Green College

Research Area

History of Philosophy | Philosophy of Science and Technology

Alisabeth Ayars

Alisabeth Ayars

Assistant Professor

alisabeth.ayars@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 364

Research Area

Ethics | Metaethics
Office Hours - 2024W term 1 TBA  

Research Area

Ethics | Metaethics

Alison Wylie

Alison Wylie

Professor | Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) | Philosophy of the Social and Historical Sciences | Associate Faculty, UBC Anthropology

alison.wylie@ubc.ca
phone604 822 6574
location_onBuchanan E 276

Research Area

Ethics | Feminist Philosophy | History and Philosophy of Archaeology | Philosophy of Science and Technology | Philosophy of the Social and Historical Sciences
Office Hours - 2025W term 1 By appointment only Office Hours - 2025W term 2 Wednesdays, 2:00pm - 5:00pm In person: BUCH E276 Also available by appointment

Research Area

Ethics | Feminist Philosophy | History and Philosophy of Archaeology | Philosophy of Science and Technology | Philosophy of the Social and Historical Sciences

Anders Kraal

Anders Kraal

Lecturer

anders.kraal@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 158

Research Area

History of Philosophy | Logic/Philosophy of Logic
Office Hours - 2025W Tuesday & Thursday, 11:30am - 12:30pm Location: BUCH E158 Also available by appointment Dr Anders Kraal joined the Department of Philosophy at UBC in 2015. He has published papers in various areas of philosophy, including the history and philosophy of lo...Read more

Research Area

History of Philosophy | Logic/Philosophy of Logic

Carrie Jenkins

Carrie Jenkins

Professor

carrie.jenkins@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 168

Research Area

Creative Writing | Epistemology | Feminist Philosophy | Metaphilosophy | Metaphysics | Philosophy and literature | Philosophy of love | Philosophy of Mathematics
Office Hours - 2025S term 1 Tuesday & Thursday, 10-11am in Carrie’s Zoom office Also available by appointment Office Hours - 2025W term 1 Tuesday 11am-12pm in person (BUCH E168) Thursday 11am-12pm on Zoom Also available by appointment Office Hours - 2025W term 2 ...Read more

Research Area

Creative Writing | Epistemology | Feminist Philosophy | Metaphilosophy | Metaphysics | Philosophy and literature | Philosophy of love | Philosophy of Mathematics

Catherine (Cat) Prueitt

Catherine (Cat) Prueitt

Assistant Professor

catherine.prueitt@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 378

Research Area

Aesthetics | Asian Philosophy | Epistemology | Metaphysics
Office Hours - 2025W In-person: Tuesdays 10:00am-10:45am In-person: Thursdays 2:00pm-2:45pm Location: BUCH E378 Also available by appointment  

Research Area

Aesthetics | Asian Philosophy | Epistemology | Metaphysics

Chris Stephens

Chris Stephens

Associate Professor

chris.stephens@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 356

Research Area

Epistemology | Philosophy of Science and Technology
Office Hours - 2024W term 1 TBA  

Research Area

Epistemology | Philosophy of Science and Technology

Christina Hendricks

Christina Hendricks

Professor of Teaching | Academic Director, Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology at UBC Vancouver

christina.hendricks@ubc.ca
phone604 822 1136
location_onBuchanan E 171

Research Area

History of Philosophy
I am a Professor of Teaching in Philosophy, and from 2018-2023 I'm also the Academic Director of the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology at UBC Vancouver. I earned a BA at the University of Idaho in 1991 with a double major in Philosophy and Political Science. I then earned a PhD in Phil...Read more

Research Area

History of Philosophy

Christopher Mole

Christopher Mole

Professor of Philosophy | Chair, Programme in Cognitive Systems

chris.mole@ubc.ca
location_onIona Building, Room B155

Research Area

Aesthetics | Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science

Research Area

Aesthetics | Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science

David Gilbert

David Gilbert

Associate Professor of Teaching

dave.gilbert@ubc.ca
phone604 822 2511
location_onBuchanan E 360

Research Area

Logic/Philosophy of Logic | Philosophy of Mathematics
Office Hours - 2024W On leave 2024W  

Research Area

Logic/Philosophy of Logic | Philosophy of Mathematics

Dominic Alford-Duguid

Dominic Alford-Duguid

Assistant Professor

dominic.alfordduguid@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 362

Research Area

Philosophy of Language | Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science
My work primarily lies in philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, and philosophy of law. Before coming to UBC, I was a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of Oxford from 2018 to 2021, and a Research Fellow at King's College London from 2016 to 2018.

Research Area

Philosophy of Language | Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science

Edward Slingerland

Edward Slingerland

Professor | Director of the Database of Religious History

edward.slingerland@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 163

Research Area

Asian Philosophy
Office Hours - 2024W term 1 Tuesday & Thursday, 9:00am - 10:00am (in BUCH E163) Also on Zoom by appointment: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/4422938752?pwd=aGxFRVU5bkZvUS9kUWxSMmFsWktCdz09 Meeting ID: 442 293 8752 Passcode: 520254 For publications, on-line pedagogy, interviews, and p...Read more

Research Area

Asian Philosophy

Eric Margolis

Eric Margolis

Professor

eric.margolis@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 380

Research Area

Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science
Office Hours - 2024W term 1 Office hours on Zoom and change week to week Please visit Dr. Margolis' website for up-to-date information  

Research Area

Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science

Evan Thompson

Evan Thompson

Professor | Associate Member, Department of Asian Studies | Associate Member, Department of Psychology

evan.thompson@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 377

Research Area

Asian Philosophy | Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Office Hours - 2025W term 1 &2 Tuesday & Thursday 12:45-1:45pm in person (Buchanan E377) Also available by appointment

Research Area

Asian Philosophy | Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science

Fatema Amijee

Fatema Amijee

Associate Professor

fatema.amijee@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 369

Research Area

Feminist Philosophy | History of Philosophy | Metaphysics
Office Hours - 2024W term 1 TBA  

Research Area

Feminist Philosophy | History of Philosophy | Metaphysics

John Beatty

John Beatty

Professor | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

john.beatty@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 173

Research Area

History of Philosophy | Philosophy of Science and Technology
Office Hours - 2024W term 1 Friday, 2:00pm - 4:00pm on Zoom Attend office hours through Zoom Canvas Also available by appointment  

Research Area

History of Philosophy | Philosophy of Science and Technology

Michael Griffin

Michael Griffin

Professor | Head, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies | General Editor, Ancient Commentators Project (Bloomsbury)

michael.griffin@ubc.ca
phone604-822-4065
location_onBuchanan C 227B

Research Area

History of Philosophy
Office Hours - 2024W term 1 Monday, 2:00pm - 3:00pm in BUCH C227B, or by appointment

Research Area

History of Philosophy

Murat Aydede

Murat Aydede

Professor

maydede@mail.ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 367

Research Area

Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science
Office Hours - 2024W term 1 Thursday, 12:00pm - 2:00pm Location: BUCH E367 Also available by appointment

Research Area

Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science

Ori Simchen

Ori Simchen

Professor

ori.simchen@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 267

Research Area

Logic/Philosophy of Logic | Metaphysics | Philosophy of Language
Office Hours - 2024W term 1 TBA

Research Area

Logic/Philosophy of Logic | Metaphysics | Philosophy of Language

Paul Bartha

Paul Bartha

Professor

paul.bartha@ubc.ca
phone604 822 2621
location_onBuchanan E 371

Research Area

Logic/Philosophy of Logic | Philosophy of Science and Technology
Office Hours - 2024W term 1 Monday & Wednesday, 1:00pm - 2:00pm in BUCH E371 Also available by appointment  

Research Area

Logic/Philosophy of Logic | Philosophy of Science and Technology

Roberta Ballarin

Roberta Ballarin

Associate Professor

roberta.ballarin@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 363

Research Area

Metaphysics | Philosophy of Language
Office Hours - 2024W term 1 TBA

Research Area

Metaphysics | Philosophy of Language

Sylvia Berryman

Sylvia Berryman

Professor | Co-Director UBC Global Citizenship Term Abroad

sylvia.berryman@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 269

Research Area

Ethics | History of Philosophy
Office Hours - 2025W term 1 Monday & Wednesday, 11:00am - 12:00pm Location: BUCH E269 Also available by appointment  

Research Area

Ethics | History of Philosophy

Thomas Bittner

Thomas Bittner

Lecturer

tbittner@mail.ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan Tower 202

Research Area

Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science
Office Hours - 2024W term 1 Tuesdays & Thursdays, 11:00am - 11:50am on Zoom Zoom Link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/67756208479?pwd=Qnh6NktXUWlzM1NmT3FiS0JzNjhzQT09 Meeting ID 677 5620 8479 / Passcode 125387 Also available by appointment

Research Area

Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science
Graduate Faculty

Alan Richardson

Alan Richardson

Professor | Distinguished University Scholar | Peter Wall Institute of Advanced Studies Associate | Faculty Fellow, Green College

alan.richardson@ubc.ca
phone604 822 3967
location_onBuchanan E 278

Research Area

History of Philosophy | Philosophy of Science and Technology
Office Hours - 2024W term 1 TBA PWIAS Associate and a Faculty Fellow of Green College

Research Area

History of Philosophy | Philosophy of Science and Technology

Alisabeth Ayars

Alisabeth Ayars

Assistant Professor

alisabeth.ayars@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 364

Research Area

Ethics | Metaethics
Office Hours - 2024W term 1 TBA  

Research Area

Ethics | Metaethics

Alison Wylie

Alison Wylie

Professor | Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) | Philosophy of the Social and Historical Sciences | Associate Faculty, UBC Anthropology

alison.wylie@ubc.ca
phone604 822 6574
location_onBuchanan E 276

Research Area

Ethics | Feminist Philosophy | History and Philosophy of Archaeology | Philosophy of Science and Technology | Philosophy of the Social and Historical Sciences
Office Hours - 2025W term 1 By appointment only Office Hours - 2025W term 2 Wednesdays, 2:00pm - 5:00pm In person: BUCH E276 Also available by appointment

Research Area

Ethics | Feminist Philosophy | History and Philosophy of Archaeology | Philosophy of Science and Technology | Philosophy of the Social and Historical Sciences

Carrie Jenkins

Carrie Jenkins

Professor

carrie.jenkins@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 168

Research Area

Creative Writing | Epistemology | Feminist Philosophy | Metaphilosophy | Metaphysics | Philosophy and literature | Philosophy of love | Philosophy of Mathematics
Office Hours - 2025S term 1 Tuesday & Thursday, 10-11am in Carrie’s Zoom office Also available by appointment Office Hours - 2025W term 1 Tuesday 11am-12pm in person (BUCH E168) Thursday 11am-12pm on Zoom Also available by appointment Office Hours - 2025W term 2 ...Read more

Research Area

Creative Writing | Epistemology | Feminist Philosophy | Metaphilosophy | Metaphysics | Philosophy and literature | Philosophy of love | Philosophy of Mathematics

Catherine (Cat) Prueitt

Catherine (Cat) Prueitt

Assistant Professor

catherine.prueitt@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 378

Research Area

Aesthetics | Asian Philosophy | Epistemology | Metaphysics
Office Hours - 2025W In-person: Tuesdays 10:00am-10:45am In-person: Thursdays 2:00pm-2:45pm Location: BUCH E378 Also available by appointment  

Research Area

Aesthetics | Asian Philosophy | Epistemology | Metaphysics

Chris Stephens

Chris Stephens

Associate Professor

chris.stephens@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 356

Research Area

Epistemology | Philosophy of Science and Technology
Office Hours - 2024W term 1 TBA  

Research Area

Epistemology | Philosophy of Science and Technology

Christopher Mole

Christopher Mole

Professor of Philosophy | Chair, Programme in Cognitive Systems

chris.mole@ubc.ca
location_onIona Building, Room B155

Research Area

Aesthetics | Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science

Research Area

Aesthetics | Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science

Dominic Alford-Duguid

Dominic Alford-Duguid

Assistant Professor

dominic.alfordduguid@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 362

Research Area

Philosophy of Language | Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science
My work primarily lies in philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, and philosophy of law. Before coming to UBC, I was a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of Oxford from 2018 to 2021, and a Research Fellow at King's College London from 2016 to 2018.

Research Area

Philosophy of Language | Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science

Edward Slingerland

Edward Slingerland

Professor | Director of the Database of Religious History

edward.slingerland@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 163

Research Area

Asian Philosophy
Office Hours - 2024W term 1 Tuesday & Thursday, 9:00am - 10:00am (in BUCH E163) Also on Zoom by appointment: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/4422938752?pwd=aGxFRVU5bkZvUS9kUWxSMmFsWktCdz09 Meeting ID: 442 293 8752 Passcode: 520254 For publications, on-line pedagogy, interviews, and p...Read more

Research Area

Asian Philosophy

Eric Margolis

Eric Margolis

Professor

eric.margolis@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 380

Research Area

Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science
Office Hours - 2024W term 1 Office hours on Zoom and change week to week Please visit Dr. Margolis' website for up-to-date information  

Research Area

Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science

Evan Thompson

Evan Thompson

Professor | Associate Member, Department of Asian Studies | Associate Member, Department of Psychology

evan.thompson@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 377

Research Area

Asian Philosophy | Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Office Hours - 2025W term 1 &2 Tuesday & Thursday 12:45-1:45pm in person (Buchanan E377) Also available by appointment

Research Area

Asian Philosophy | Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science

Fatema Amijee

Fatema Amijee

Associate Professor

fatema.amijee@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 369

Research Area

Feminist Philosophy | History of Philosophy | Metaphysics
Office Hours - 2024W term 1 TBA  

Research Area

Feminist Philosophy | History of Philosophy | Metaphysics

John Beatty

John Beatty

Professor | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

john.beatty@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 173

Research Area

History of Philosophy | Philosophy of Science and Technology
Office Hours - 2024W term 1 Friday, 2:00pm - 4:00pm on Zoom Attend office hours through Zoom Canvas Also available by appointment  

Research Area

History of Philosophy | Philosophy of Science and Technology

Michael Griffin

Michael Griffin

Professor | Head, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies | General Editor, Ancient Commentators Project (Bloomsbury)

michael.griffin@ubc.ca
phone604-822-4065
location_onBuchanan C 227B

Research Area

History of Philosophy
Office Hours - 2024W term 1 Monday, 2:00pm - 3:00pm in BUCH C227B, or by appointment

Research Area

History of Philosophy

Murat Aydede

Murat Aydede

Professor

maydede@mail.ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 367

Research Area

Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science
Office Hours - 2024W term 1 Thursday, 12:00pm - 2:00pm Location: BUCH E367 Also available by appointment

Research Area

Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science

Ori Simchen

Ori Simchen

Professor

ori.simchen@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 267

Research Area

Logic/Philosophy of Logic | Metaphysics | Philosophy of Language
Office Hours - 2024W term 1 TBA

Research Area

Logic/Philosophy of Logic | Metaphysics | Philosophy of Language

Paul Bartha

Paul Bartha

Professor

paul.bartha@ubc.ca
phone604 822 2621
location_onBuchanan E 371

Research Area

Logic/Philosophy of Logic | Philosophy of Science and Technology
Office Hours - 2024W term 1 Monday & Wednesday, 1:00pm - 2:00pm in BUCH E371 Also available by appointment  

Research Area

Logic/Philosophy of Logic | Philosophy of Science and Technology

Roberta Ballarin

Roberta Ballarin

Associate Professor

roberta.ballarin@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 363

Research Area

Metaphysics | Philosophy of Language
Office Hours - 2024W term 1 TBA

Research Area

Metaphysics | Philosophy of Language

Sylvia Berryman

Sylvia Berryman

Professor | Co-Director UBC Global Citizenship Term Abroad

sylvia.berryman@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 269

Research Area

Ethics | History of Philosophy
Office Hours - 2025W term 1 Monday & Wednesday, 11:00am - 12:00pm Location: BUCH E269 Also available by appointment  

Research Area

Ethics | History of Philosophy
Sessional Instructors

Aaron Henry, Sessional

Aaron Henry, Sessional

Sessional Instructor

aaron.henry@ubc.ca
phone604 822 8853
location_onBuchanan D 305

Research Area

Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science
Office Hours 2024W term 1 Tuesday & Friday, 3:00pm - 4:00pm on Zoom Zoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/s/66330363643?pwd=cEd3K3dqT3o0eFd5Tmh2Y0NmZ1lhZz09#success Also available by appointment Office Hours 2024W term 2 Tuesday & Thursday, 11:00am - 12:00pm on Zoom Also avail...Read more

Research Area

Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science

Alexandre Korolev, Sessional

Alexandre Korolev, Sessional

Sessional Instructor

a.korolev@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 172

Research Area

Logic/Philosophy of Logic
Office Hours - 2024W term 1 TBA  

Research Area

Logic/Philosophy of Logic

Doran Smolkin, Sessional

Doran Smolkin, Sessional

Continuing Sessional Lecturer

doran.smolkin@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan D 305

Research Area

Ethics
Office Hours - 2024W term 1: Thursday, 8:00am - 10:00am on Zoom Link to weekly office hours provided on the Course home page on Canvas Also available by appointment

Research Area

Ethics

Irwin Chan, Sessional

Irwin Chan, Sessional

Sessional Instructor

irwin.chan@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan D 305
Office Hours 2024W term 1 In person and on Zoom By appointment only (email irwin.chan@ubc.ca) About Me I teach Ethics and Critical Thinking and I do research on teaching. Doing research on teaching helps me improve my own teaching and promote pedagogical innovations to other phil...Read more

Jordan Dodd, Sessional

Jordan Dodd, Sessional

Sessional Instructor

jordan.dodd@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan D 305

Research Area

Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science
Office Hours - 2024W term 1 Tuesday, 11:15am - 12:15pm Location: BUCH D305 Also available via Zoom by appointment

Research Area

Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science

Rana Ahmad, Sessional

Rana Ahmad, Sessional

Sessional Instructor

rahmad@exchange.ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan D 305

Stefan Lukits, Sessional

Stefan Lukits, Sessional

Sessional Instructor

stefan.lukits@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan D 305

Research Area

Epistemology
Office Hours - 2025W term 1 & 2 Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:00pm - 3:00pm. Location by appointment. Also available by appointment I am a sessional lecturer in philosophy at the University of British Columbia and on faculty in the mathematics department at the British Columbia In...Read more

Research Area

Epistemology
Emeritus

Leslie Burkholder

Leslie Burkholder

Associate Professor Emeritus

leslie.burkholder@ubc.ca

Research Area

Logic/Philosophy of Logic

Research Area

Logic/Philosophy of Logic

Richard (Dick) Sikora

Richard (Dick) Sikora

Emeritus Professor

ddsikora@gmail.com

Steven Savitt

Steven Savitt

Emeritus Professor

steven.savitt@ubc.ca

Research Area

Philosophy of Science and Technology

Research Area

Philosophy of Science and Technology
Affiliated Faculty

Anita Ho

Anita Ho

Affiliate Member | Associate Professor

anita.ho@ubc.ca
location_onLeonard S. Klinck 227

Daniel Steel

Daniel Steel

Associate Professor | Affiliate Member

Daniel.Steel@ubc.ca
phone778 919 7198

Judy Illes

Judy Illes

Affiliate Member | Professor and Canada Research Chair

jilles@mail.ubc.ca

Robert Brain

Robert Brain

Affiliate Member | Associate Professor

rbrain@mail.ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan Tower 1119
In Memoriam

Earl R. Winkler (1938 - 2024)

Earl R. Winkler (1938 - 2024)

Professor | In Memoriam

John Woods (1937-2024)

John Woods (1937-2024)

Honorary Professor of Logic | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada | President Emeritus, University of Lethbridge | Fellow of the Charles S. Peirce Society | In Memoriam

Research Area

Epistemology | Logic/Philosophy of Logic | Philosophy of Language | Philosophy of Mathematics

Research Area

Epistemology | Logic/Philosophy of Logic | Philosophy of Language | Philosophy of Mathematics