Areas of research
Our department is home to a vibrant and diverse community of researchers, working on a wide range of topics and issues. From ancient philosophy to modern ethical questions, our faculty members are at the forefront of their fields, pushing the boundaries of knowledge and making important contributions to the field of philosophy. We are also excited to announce a new addition to our team starting in July 2023, Dr. Laura Mae Lindo.
Philosophers in our department value engagement with scholars in other fields such as the natural and social sciences, history, mathematics, and engineering. Our interdisciplinary approach generates novel perspectives on philosophical problems and enriches our contributions to philosophical debate.
Research clusters
Feminist philosophy
Cognitive science and philosophy of psychology
Bioethics and applied ethics
Officially recognized graduate research fields
Language, Logic, and Metaphysics
- Dave DeVidi (logic)
- Jennifer Saul (pragmatics, social and political philosophy of language, and social metaphysics)
- John Turri (nature of knowledge and assertion)
Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science
- Chris Eliasmith (philosophy of neuroscience and cognitive science)
- Carla Fehr (artificial intelligence and bias)
- Jennifer Saul (implicit bias and political psychology)
- John Turri (cognitive science)
Ethics and Political Philosophy
- Dave DeVidi (disability theory)
- Mathieu Doucet (moral psychology, applied ethics, and public policy)
- Carla Fehr (feminist philosophy of science)
- Jacqueline Feke (history of science and ethics)
- Katy Fulfer (applied ethics, feminist philosophy, and the study of Hannah Arendt)
- Chris Lowry (social and political philosophy, disability and justice, and bioethics)
- Patricia Marino (ethics, and philosophy of sex and love)
- Brian Orend (human rights, just war theory, happiness and philosophy of illness)
- Katie Plaisance (feminist philosophy of science)
- Jennifer Saul (feminist philosophy, philosophy of race, and the ethics of deception)
Philosophy of Science and Mathematics
- Dave DeVidi (philosophy of mathematics)
- Chris Eliasmith (philosophy of neuroscience and cognitive science)
- Carla Fehr (feminist philosophy of science and philosophy of biology)
- Jacqueline Feke (history and philosophy of science and mathematics)
- Doreen Fraser (philosophy of physics and philosophy of mathematics)
- Patricia Marino (philosophy of economics)
- Katie Plaisance (philosophy of science, particularly behavioural science)
- John Turri (cognitive science)