The Department of Philosophy is closely associated with the Department of Gender and Social Justice our staff administrates both programs and many of our faculty teach in both areas. For more information on the Gender and Social Justice Department visit their website
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.
Events
Usha Nathan: Responsibility for Implicit Bias & Beyond: An Aristotelian Proposal
Join us for our next instalment of the Philosophy Colloquium Speaker Series. On February 14th at 3 pm, we welcome Usha Nathan to the Waterloo Philosophy department. They will present their research on Responsibility for Implicit Bias & Beyond: An Aristotelian Proposal
A Better Here--Writing to Nurture a Better Future: A solarpunk lecture/workshop with Jerri Jereat
The Waterloo Initiative for Solarpunk and Hope (WISH) warmly invites you to two events introducing you to the transformative power of Solarpunk art and literature.
On Wednesday, February 26, join us for A Better Here--Writing to Nurture a Better Future, a virtual talk/workshop with Jerri Jerreat, author and Executive Director of the Youth Imagine the Future festival in Kingston, Ontario.
Jennifer Saul and Ray Drainville: Can't Unsee: Perspectival Dogwhistles and Deniability
Join us for the Philosophy Colloquium talk.
News
New Book: An Inquirer's Guide to Ethics in AI
This new book, written by Matthew S. W. Silk and Ian J. MacDonald, is available December 2024, IBSN 9781554816408
Brian Orend featured in Daily Bulletin
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New publication from Andria Bianchi
Former student Andria Bianchi published a new book entitled Intellectual Disabilities and Autism: Ethics and Practice.