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 - 2023W: On leave 2023W term 2 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 - 2023W term 1: Wednesdays, 1:00pm - 3:00pm, in BUCH E364

Research Area

Ethics | Metaethics

Alison Wylie

Alison Wylie

Professor | Canada Research Chair | Associate Faculty, UBC Anthropology

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

Research Area

Feminist Philosophy | Philosophy of Science and Technology
Office Hours - 2023W: On leave 2023W

Research Area

Feminist Philosophy | Philosophy of Science and Technology

Anders Kraal

Anders Kraal

Lecturer

anders.kraal@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 158

Research Area

History of Philosophy | Logic/Philosophy of Logic
Office Hours 2023S: Wednesdays & Thursdays, 1:30-2:30pm (location announced in class & Canvas) Also available by appointment Email anders.kraal@ubc.ca for appointment location Office Hours - 2023W: TBA

Research Area

History of Philosophy | Logic/Philosophy of Logic

Carrie Jenkins

Carrie Jenkins

Professor | Canada Research Chair

carrie.jenkins@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 168

Research Area

Epistemology | Feminist Philosophy | Logic/Philosophy of Logic | Metaphysics | Philosophy of Language | Philosophy of Mathematics | Philosophy of Science and Technology
Office Hours - 2023W term 2: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10:00am - 11:00am on Zoom Also available by appointment

Research Area

Epistemology | Feminist Philosophy | Logic/Philosophy of Logic | Metaphysics | Philosophy of Language | Philosophy of Mathematics | Philosophy of Science and Technology

Catherine Prueitt

Catherine Prueitt

Assistant Professor

catherine.prueitt@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 378

Research Area

Asian Philosophy | Epistemology | Metaphysics | Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science
Office Hours - 2023W: In person: Tuesdays, 11:00am - 12:15pm, in BUCH E378 Via Zoom: Wednesdays, 1:30pm - 2:30pm Also by appointment

Research Area

Asian Philosophy | Epistemology | Metaphysics | Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science

Chris Stephens

Chris Stephens

Associate Professor

chris.stephens@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 356

Research Area

Epistemology | Philosophy of Science and Technology
Office Hours - 2023W: TBA

Research Area

Epistemology | Philosophy of Science and Technology

Christina Hendricks

Christina Hendricks

Professor of Teaching | Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Teaching and Learning, pro tem 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_onLife Building Room 2512 (Temporary office)

Research Area

Aesthetics | Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science
Office Hours - 2023W: On leave 2023W

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 - 2023W: TBA

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 - 2023W: TBA   For publications, on-line pedagogy, interviews, and press coverage of research, please see my personal website.

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 - 2023W: 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 - 2023W: TBA

Research Area

Asian Philosophy | Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science

Fatema Amijee

Fatema Amijee

Assistant Professor

fatema.amijee@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 369

Research Area

Feminist Philosophy | History of Philosophy | Metaphysics
Office Hours - 2023W 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 - 2023W: TBA History and philosophy of science; science and society; social epistemology.

Research Area

History of Philosophy | Philosophy of Science and Technology

Leslie Burkholder

Leslie Burkholder

Associate Professor of Teaching

leslie.burkholder@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 280

Research Area

Logic/Philosophy of Logic
Office Hours - 2023W: TBA

Research Area

Logic/Philosophy of Logic

Michael Griffin

Michael Griffin

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

michael.griffin@ubc.ca
phone604 822 4050
location_onBuchanan C 212

Research Area

History of Philosophy
Office Hours - 2023W: TBA Also available online via Discord at Note: Discord shouldn’t be used for personally identifying or private information, including student numbers

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 - 2023W: TBA

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 - 2023W: 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 - 2023W term 1: Monday,  10:00am - 11:00am Wednesday, 1:00pm - 2:00pm Location: BUCH E371  

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 - 2023W: On leave 2023W

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 - 2023W term 1: Mondays & Wednesdays, 11:00am - 12:00pm Office Hours - 2023W term 2: Mondays & Wednesdays, 12:00pm - 1:00pm Also 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 - 2023W: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 11am - 12pm on Zoom Zoom Link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/67756208479?pwd=Qnh6NktXUWlzM1NmT3FiS0JzNjhzQT09 Meeting ID 677 5620 8479 / Passcode 125387

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 - 2023W: On leave 2023W term 2 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 - 2023W term 1: Wednesdays, 1:00pm - 3:00pm, in BUCH E364

Research Area

Ethics | Metaethics

Alison Wylie

Alison Wylie

Professor | Canada Research Chair | Associate Faculty, UBC Anthropology

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

Research Area

Feminist Philosophy | Philosophy of Science and Technology
Office Hours - 2023W: On leave 2023W

Research Area

Feminist Philosophy | Philosophy of Science and Technology

Carrie Jenkins

Carrie Jenkins

Professor | Canada Research Chair

carrie.jenkins@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 168

Research Area

Epistemology | Feminist Philosophy | Logic/Philosophy of Logic | Metaphysics | Philosophy of Language | Philosophy of Mathematics | Philosophy of Science and Technology
Office Hours - 2023W term 2: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10:00am - 11:00am on Zoom Also available by appointment

Research Area

Epistemology | Feminist Philosophy | Logic/Philosophy of Logic | Metaphysics | Philosophy of Language | Philosophy of Mathematics | Philosophy of Science and Technology

Catherine Prueitt

Catherine Prueitt

Assistant Professor

catherine.prueitt@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 378

Research Area

Asian Philosophy | Epistemology | Metaphysics | Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science
Office Hours - 2023W: In person: Tuesdays, 11:00am - 12:15pm, in BUCH E378 Via Zoom: Wednesdays, 1:30pm - 2:30pm Also by appointment

Research Area

Asian Philosophy | Epistemology | Metaphysics | Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science

Chris Stephens

Chris Stephens

Associate Professor

chris.stephens@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 356

Research Area

Epistemology | Philosophy of Science and Technology
Office Hours - 2023W: 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_onLife Building Room 2512 (Temporary office)

Research Area

Aesthetics | Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science
Office Hours - 2023W: On leave 2023W

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 - 2023W: TBA   For publications, on-line pedagogy, interviews, and press coverage of research, please see my personal website.

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 - 2023W: 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 - 2023W: TBA

Research Area

Asian Philosophy | Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science

Fatema Amijee

Fatema Amijee

Assistant Professor

fatema.amijee@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan E 369

Research Area

Feminist Philosophy | History of Philosophy | Metaphysics
Office Hours - 2023W 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 - 2023W: TBA History and philosophy of science; science and society; social epistemology.

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 4050
location_onBuchanan C 212

Research Area

History of Philosophy
Office Hours - 2023W: TBA Also available online via Discord at Note: Discord shouldn’t be used for personally identifying or private information, including student numbers

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 - 2023W: TBA

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 - 2023W: 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 - 2023W term 1: Monday,  10:00am - 11:00am Wednesday, 1:00pm - 2:00pm Location: BUCH E371  

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 - 2023W: On leave 2023W

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 - 2023W term 1: Mondays & Wednesdays, 11:00am - 12:00pm Office Hours - 2023W term 2: Mondays & Wednesdays, 12:00pm - 1:00pm Also 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 2023W, term 1: Wednesdays & Fridays, 1:30pm - 2:30pm, or by appointment On Zoom only (email aaron.henry@ubc.ca) Office Hours 2023W, term 2: Thursdays & Fridays, 1:30pm - 2:30pm, or by appointment On Zoom only (email aaron.henry@ubc.ca) About Me I w...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 - 2023W: 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 - 2023S: Tuesdays 8:00am-10:00am via Zoom Also available by appointment on Zoom, email doran.smolkin@ubc.ca for Zoom link Office Hours - 2023W: TBA

Research Area

Ethics

Irwin Chan, Sessional

Irwin Chan, Sessional

Sessional Instructor

irwin.chan@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan D 305
Office Hours 2023W: 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 philosophy...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 - 2023W term 2: Thursdays, 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 - 2023W: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 4:00pm - 5:00pm Location: BUCH D305   I am a sessional lecturer in philosophy at the University of British Columbia and on faculty in the mathematics department at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. I do research in formal...Read more

Research Area

Epistemology
Emeritus

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

John Woods

John Woods

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

john.woods@ubc.ca
phone604-742-0261
location_onBuchanan E 172

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

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