Video: Choosing Carleton’s MA in Philosophy
Jerry Tsui and Eli Shupe are both master’s students studying Philosophy at Carleton University. They explain why they chose this program, including how the skills they are attained are... More
Archives: Philosophy
2013 Marston LaFrance Research Fellowship Lecture – Eros Corazza: Saying the same and first-person thoughts
Communication is a joint activity and the success of linguistic exchanges often relies on people saying the same thing and, thus, conveying the same message. In the 2013 edition of the Marston... More
Randal Marlin elected Vice-President of the International Jacques Ellul Society
Randal Marlin, Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy, has recently been elected Vice-President of the International Jacques Ellul Society (IJES) by the IJES Board of Directors, January... More
Jay Drydyk on research exchange in New Delhi
Carleton University Professor Jay Drydyk has been on a research exchange at the University of Delhi. As part of his sabbatical in India, he is working on a book, giving a series of talks about his... More
Students raise CUPS for philosophy
By Nicole Findlay The philosophy society was in danger of extinction until a group of students revived it. Jonathan Courtney, Zachary Shefman and Craig Stewart were among the students who revitalized... More
Teaching the ethics of spin
by Nicole Findlay Randal Marlin recently returned from the mountains of Costa Rica, where he taught a three-week course at the UN-mandated University for Peace. Part of the university’s M.A... More
Canadian Psychoanalytic Society Elects President
Andrew Brook, chancellor’s professor of philosophy, has been selected as president-elect of the Canadian Psychoanalytic Society. Dr. Brook is the only person to be both president of this society... More
Philosophy unites East and West
Carleton’s Department of Philosophy has partnered with the University of Delhi, India to create a forum for philosophical exchange drawing on the Indian and Western philosophical traditions. Jay... More
Really knowing someone
As a philosopher, David Matheson asks a lot of questions, the most recent of which concerns the knowledge of persons. The Brown University scholar, who joined Carleton’s department of... More
In and beyond the Ivory Tower
One distinctive feature of philosophy is its concern for the most general principles and assumptions underlying the various domains of discourse that attract its attention. Listen to a philosopher... More