Big congratulations to philosopher Samantha Brennan, Dean of the College of Arts, who is part of a team that has been awarded a five-year SSHRC Insight Grant for The Age Gate Project: Rethinking the philosophical and empirical bases for using age thresholds to decide who holds rights and responsibilities.
2026 National College Ethics Bowl
In June, John Russon hosted an international conference in Toronto on "Wittgenstein and Langua
Our MA student, Lucas DeClavasio, was interviewed on the APA blog -- it's a fantastic interview which highlights the MA in AI Ethics. Way to go, Lucas!
Congratulations to Dr. John-Hacker Wright, who has been awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award in the College of Arts. Many of John's students sent letters in support of his nomination, and the award was truly desrved. Congratulations john!
Dr. Michael Ruse, distinguished philosopher of biology and Professor Emeritus, died on Nov. 1. Here are some reflections on his time at Guelph, from his friend and colleage Ken Dorter, University Professor Emeritus:
Congratulations to John Russon for two significant achivements. Dr. Russon has been awarded SSHRC funding. John's project, titled To Live in These Times, is briefly described here.
Dr. Mariam Thalos, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville will be visiting Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Digital Humanities in the College of Arts (Sept. 3 to Jan. 3) Dr. Thalos has many philosophical interests, including Philosophy of Data Science and Digital Humanities.
Three current grad students in Philosophy have won external scholarships! Greg Cote OGS, Alexander Grigggs-Burr OGS, Bruce Homer CGS-MA. Be sure to congratulate them if you see them in the Dept.!
Joshua (Gus) Skorburg, U of G Philosophy, has two recent collabs with psychologists:
-A publication in American Psychologist, co-authored with Kieran O'Doherty (U of G Psychology) and Phoebe Friesen (McGill Psychology) The paper shows "why it is more important than ever to ensure that those most impacted by mental health research have a significant say in how these technologies are developed and deployed."