Department of Philosophy
Philosophy addresses some of the most fundamental and difficult questions there are, such as:
- What is the nature of the human mind?
- What makes knowledge trustworthy?
- What are the standards of good reasoning?
- What is a just society?
- What is the best way to live?
Philosophy as an academic discipline attempts to answer these questions with a combination of creativity and analytical rigor.
The Department of Philosophy acknowledges that we are living and working on the traditional territory of the Attawandaron (also known as Neutral), Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples. The University of Waterloo is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land promised to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River.
News
- June 2, 202011th Annual Philosophy Awards Winners Announced
Usually we would gather at the end of Winter term for our Department Awards Ceremony. The ceremony had to be cancelled this year, but we still have deserving prize winners to celebrate! The Philosophy Awards Committee received many strong nominations for these prizes and had difficult decisions to make.
- Apr. 29, 2020Jacqueline Feke's Book "Ptolemy's Philosophy" Shortlisted for the British Society for the History of Science's 2020 Pickstone Prize
Jacqueline Feke's book, Ptolemy's Philosophy, has been shortlisted for a prestegious prize: British Society for the History of Science's 2020 Pickstone Prize.
- Apr. 25, 2019Patricia Marino's new book, Philosophy of Love and Sex
Congratulations to Patricia Marino on her newest book "The Philosophy of Sex and Love: an Opinionated Introduction," released by Routledge this month.
