News
Stephen Leighton Retires
Date Published: Jan 06, 2021
Colleague, teacher, scholar and friend, Dr. Stephen Leighton retired from the Philosophy Department at the end of December, 2020. Dr. Leighton made invaluable contributions to the department throughout his distinguished career and will be much missed.
Jackie Duffin receives the Order of Canada
Date Published: Jan 05, 2021
Jackie Duffin has received the Order of Canada, one of our country’s highest civilian honours, for her leadership as an academic and mentor in the field of medical history.
Learning to do Public Philosophy
Date Published: Jan 04, 2021
A.J. Wendland, Senior Research Fellow of Philosophy at Massey College in the University of Toronto, and philosophy editor at The New Statesman, will offer a special senior undergraduate and graduate course this semester on public philosophy.
Weekly movement classes for all Queen's philosophers!
Date Published: Jan 04, 2021
In the spirit of new beginnings with the arrival of 2021, the Philosophy Department is sponsoring free, Weekly Movement Classes, to be run every Wednesday at 1pm, for 12 weeks.
Christine Sypnowich advocating for local input and transparency
Date Published: Dec 30, 2020
Christine Sypnowich recently published an article in The New Statesman on the importance of local input on siting decisions.Â