Tenure-Track Position in European Philosophy The Department of Philosophy invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin July 1, 2019. Area of specialization: European Philosophy, particularly any figure or theme in French or German philosophy roughly from Nietzsche onwards. Areas of competence: Open
2018-19 Tier 1 Canada Research Chair Search History of Analytic Philosophy, with particular attention to Bertrand Russell’s contribution to this history
2018-19 Tier 1 Canada Research Chair Search History of Analytic Philosophy, with particular attention to Bertrand Russell’s contribution to this history
Society for the Study of the History of Analytical Philosophy
The 7th annual conference of the Society for the Study of the History of Analytical Philosophy will be held at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, 19-21 June 2018.
A McMaster Philosopher is among the newest Fellows of The Royal Society of Canada. Barry Allen, professor of philosophy, has been elected to the Academy of Arts & Humanities.
INSTITUTE ON ETHICS & POLICY FOR INNOVATION (IEPI)
This new program directed by Dr. Claudia Emerson and based in the Department of Philosophy uses cutting-edge research and on-the-ground knowledge to analyse ethics involving global health and development.
Winner of the MSU Excellence in Teaching Award – Dr. Stefan Sciaraffa
Congratulations to our own Dr. Stefan Sciaraffa who was awarded the MSU Excellence in Teaching Award in the Faculty of Humanities for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Congratulations to our PhD graduates, Jolen Galaugher and Gulberk Koc, who have recently published their doctoral theses on Russell as books, and each also won the Bertrand Russell Society’s Book of the Year Award, against very stiff competition.
Welcome to the Department of Philosophy at McMaster University, a vibrant, research-oriented department offering courses of study leading to the B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. We embrace a variety of approaches to philosophical study and consider the breadth of our faculty expertise to be one of the advantages of our degree programs. Our research and teaching strengths include both continental and analytical perspectives, legal and political philosophy and ethics as well as epistemology and metaphysics, and strength in the history of philosophy from ancient through modern to twentieth-century thought. Browse our site to find out more about the department and please contact us with any questions you may have.
Experiential Learning Opportunity: Philosophy with Children Applied Humanities Course
If you are interested in applying your philosophical education, engaging in community outreach, gaining experience teaching philosophy, and working with primary school children, you may be interested in taking HUMAN 4W03: Project WHY? – Philosophy, Pedagogy, & Community.
Taught by Dr. Sikkema, an accredited specialist philosophy teacher with The Philosophy Foundation, this course will explore some fundamental issues in the philosophy of education, train students in the philosophical enquiry method, and, in collaboration with McMaster Children & Youth University (MCYU), provide students with the opportunity to facilitate philosophical enquiry sessions in primary schools in Hamilton. We believe doing so is important for the following reasons. Read More
22 March: Violetta Igneski “Fairness, Beneficence and Slack-taking” Abstract: When groups of people share ends or are obligated to act together, individuals in these groups ought to do their fair shares. Individual fair shares are typically determined on the assumption that all members will comply with their duties. But what is required under conditions of partial compliance? Focusing...
"The Idea of Legal System: One Thought Too Many?" Abstract: One prominent way for multiple legal orders to be organized, and in that way co-exist, is for one order to claim supremacy over the other(s). This is of course a familiar state-centric view of law,... Read More about "Visiting Speaker – Michael Giudice, March 8th, DSB B105"
"Could Aristotle countenance cross-kind teleology?" Abstract: Despite an explicit claim in his Politics to the contrary, most scholars deny that Aristotle could have thought that teleological relations extend across different species of living ... Read More about "Visiting Speaker – Jessica Gelber, March 1st, DSB B105"
