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 - 2023S: Wednesday & Friday, 9:00-10:00am via Zoom (email for Zoom link) Also available by appointments Office Hours - 2023W: TBA

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_onIona B155

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
Office Hours - 2023W TBA    

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: Mondays & Wednesdays, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Research Area

Ethics | History of Philosophy

Thomas Bittner

Thomas Bittner

Lecturer

tbittner@mail.ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan Tower 201

Research Area

Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science
Office Hours - 2023W: TBA

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 - 2023S: Wednesday & Friday, 9:00-10:00am via Zoom (email for Zoom link) Also available by appointments Office Hours - 2023W: TBA

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_onIona B155

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
Office Hours - 2023W TBA    

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: Mondays & Wednesdays, 11:00am - 12:00pm

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

irwinchan10@gmail.com
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: TBA

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

M. Willis Monroe

M. Willis Monroe

Research Associate - Associate Director Database of Religious History

willis.monroe@ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan Tower 628

Research Area

Database of Religious History
Office Hours - 2022W By Appointment Bio Willis Monroe works in the history and philosophy of science and religion in the ancient world. His research uses cuneiform sources from ancient Mesopotamia to explain how Babylonian scribes conceived of their world in terms we would call both scient...Read more

Research Area

Database of Religious History

Robert Brain

Robert Brain

Affiliate Member | Associate Professor

rbrain@mail.ubc.ca
location_onBuchanan Tower 1119