People profiles

Greg Andres

Continuing Lecturer

Areas of interest

Philosophy of Economics and Business Ethics

Gerry Callaghan

Continuing Lecturer (Extended Learning Coordinator for Online Courses)

Areas of interest

Early modern philosophy, history of analytic philosophy, philosophy of language

David DeVidi

Professor (currently Associate Vice President, Academic)

Areas of interest and supervision

Logic philosophy of mathematics metaphysics philosophy of disability philosophy of language

Mathieu Doucet

Associate Professor, Acting Department Chair ( on sabbatical)

Areas of interest

Ethics, moral psychology

Areas of Graduate Supervision

Ethics Moral psychology Bioethics

Current Research

My current research project focuses on the ethics of drug policy. Many arguments about drugs and drug policy implicitly assume an account of both the nature and the harms of addiction. My project aims to unpack these assumptions, with the aim of contributing to a more just and ethical approach to drug policy.

Chris Eliasmith

Professor, Director, Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience, Canada Research Chair in Theoretical Neuroscience

Areas of interest

Philosophy of mind, cognitive science, theoretical neuroscience, philosophy of science, mental representation, neural computing, neural networks, neuromorphics, neural dynamics, semantic pointer architecture, neural engineering framework, large-scale neural modelling

Carla Fehr

Associate Professor (Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy)

Areas of interest

feminist philosophy of science, feminist epistemology, feminist philosophy of biology, socially relevant philosophy of science, gender and diversity in STEM, animal studies

Areas of graduate supervision

I’m happy to supervise students within my areas of interest.

Current research

Jacqueline Feke

Associate Professor

Areas of interest

Ancient science, mathematics, and philosophy; history and philosophy of science

Doreen Fraser

Associate Professor

Areas of interest

Philosophy of physics, philosophy of science, applicability of mathematics, analogies, history of physics (especially 17th, 19th and 20th Centuries)

Chris Lowry

Associate Professor, Associate Chair, Graduate Studies

Areas of interest

Social and political philosophy, bioethics, and applied ethics

Patricia Marino

Professor, Department Chair

Areas of interest

Ethical theory, applied ethics, social philosophy, epistemology, philosophy of economics, philosophy of sex and love

Brian Orend

Professor

Areas of interest

War and peace, human rights, international law and justice in general, Kant’s political philosophy, happiness, especially for those with chronic conditions. He is perhaps best-known for his work on “justice after war” (jus post bellum): i.e., the ethics of post-war reconstruction.

John Turri

Professor, Canada Research Chair in Philosophy and Cognitive Science

Areas of interest

Experimental philosophy and cognitive science

Steven Weinstein

Associate Professor (on leave)

Areas of interest

Philosophy of Science (especially Philosophy of Physics), Computation and Information

Jennifer Saul

Professor, Waterloo Chair in Social and Political Philosophy of Language

Areas of interest

Racist and sexist language, diversifying academia, implicit bias, pragmatics, deception

Richard Holmes

Professor Emeritus

Areas of interest: Contemporary European Philosophy, Philosophy of Literature

Education: Professor Holmes received his degrees from the University of Montana and Washington University. He received his PhD in 1972.

Katy Fulfer

Associate Professor; Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies; Gender & Social Justice Undergraduate Advisor

Areas of interest

Feminist ethics, animal and environmental ethics, bioethics, philosophy of Hannah Arendt

Katie Plaisance

Cross Appointed Associate Professor; primary appointment in Knowledge Integration

Areas of interest

Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Psychology, Philosophy of Biology, Socially- and Scientifically-Engaged Philosophy of Science, Interdisciplinary Collaboration