Philosophy News

You are invited to attend the South Western Feminism and Philosophy Workshop and dinner happening at the University of Guelph on November 16th at 4 pm (McKinnon Rm. 132).

This event will welcome two philosophers to present their work in progress. Our speakers are Dr. Sujaya Dhanvantari, Assistant Professor at the University of Guelph (presenting "The Colonial Duration of Gender Violence"), and Hale Doguoglu, Ph.D. student at Western University (presenting “Distrust, Power, and (In)vulnerability”).

Congratulations to Gus Skorburg on winning a University Research Excellence Award. This award recognizes research achievements of recently tenured faculty members at the University of Guelph, with a particular emphasis on the international impact of a faculty member's research. This is a great achievement and deserved recognition of the quality and reach of Dr. Skorburg's research!

Congratulations to our two Doctoral SSHRC winners for 2023:

• Dylan White has won a SSHRC Doctoral scholarship worth $60,000 over 36 months.

We have the following representation from Guelph at Congress 2023:

At the CPA:

Natalie Evans will be facilitating the Guelph Climate Cafe in conjunction with the UofG Sustainability Office, Saturday, April 22nd, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. This will be a climate café and art-making session in honour of Earth Day. Please see here for more information about this event and how to register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/guelph-climate-cafe-tickets-596909972797

One of our majors, Zakary Osman has been accepted to the CPA Summer Institute: A one-week program for philosophy undergraduates from across Canada, the Summer Institute will give students from underrepresented groups an intensive immersion in academic philosophy  (https://www.acpcpa.ca/articles/cpa-summer-institute-toronto-may-29-june-4).

Congratulations Zakary!

Professor Maya Goldenberg (Philosophy and BAS) received an SSHRC Connections Grant called “The Politics of Health: A KMb Podcast Series.” The grant offers to fund a series of podcasts on medical controversies and the politics of health by the “Darts and Letters” podcast production team.

Two episodes have been released so far:

Dylan White and Gus Skorburg explore the unique set of challenges and opportunities posed by ChatGPT for education and assessment in The Conversation.

Congratulations to Maya Goldenberg, who has just been awarded the Philosophy of Science Association (PSA) Prize in Feminist Philosophy of Science for her 2021 book Vaccine Hesitancy: Trust, Expertise, and the War on Science.

This prize is awarded biennially for the best book, article, or chapter published in English in the area of feminist philosophy of science. The winner receives an award of $500, which is presented at the PSA meeting.