Education

• B.A., M.A., Carleton
• Ph.D., Toronto

Specializations / Research Interests 

Philosophy of Art and Philosophical Aesthetics

About

Deborah Knight’s primary research is in the philosophy of art and aesthetics, in particular the philosophies of literature, film, and the visual arts. She has published on topics including: philosophy and literature, philosophy and cultural studies, and cognitive film theory. She has written on a number of films and film genres including: The Matrix, the horror film, mystery and suspense, the Western, Hitchcock, Blade Runner and Dark City, Martin Scorsese's The Age of Innocence, Tim Burton’s films starring Johnny Depp, and the films of Clint Eastwood.

Recent Publications

• “The Blade Runner Question: From Philosophy to Myth,” Philosophy and Film: Bridging Divides, eds. Christina Rawls et. al., Routledge, 2019.
• “Film Art from the Analytic Perspective,” The Palgrave Handbook of the Philosophy of Film and Motion Pictures, eds. Noël Carroll et. al., Palgrave, 2019.
• “The Proper Object of Emotion: Memorial Art, Grief, Remembrance,” Philosophical Perspectives on Ruins, Monuments, and Memorials, eds. Jeanette Bicknell et. al., Routledge, 2019.
• “Noël Carroll,” Aesthetics: The Key Thinkers, 2nd ed., ed. Alessando Giovannelli, Bloomsbury, forthcoming 2021.
• “Thinking with Film: On John Carvalho’s reading of Godard’s Le Mépris,” part of the Symposium in Contemporary Aesthetics online journal, 2022.

Forthcoming

• “Eat, Taste, Know — Reflections on Sarah Worth’s Taste: A Philosophy of Food,” part of the Symposium in Contemporary Aesthetics online journal, 2023.

Research Interests 

Feminist Ethics, Political Philosophy, Public Philosophy, Civil Disobedience, Decolonial /Abolition Studies

Biography

• M.A. (Philosophy), York University
• B.A., Honours, (Philosophy), Trent University

Collin is interested in political philosophy, feminist ethics and presenting philosophy to the public. Collin's current research is focused on justified civil disobedience, the limits of democracy and the state and resurgent political ideologies. His work as a research assistant contributed to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy's entry on feminist ethics. Beyond Philosophy, Collin enjoys creating and listening to music. He takes pride in his role as a Cat-Dad.

Research Interests

Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy of Art, and Feminist Philosophy

Biography

• B.A. Honours (Philosophy), Queen’s University
• M.A. (Philosophy), Queen’s University

My research focuses primarily on developing a philosophy of AI Art. I draw on resources from philosophy of science, philosophy of art, and philosophy of creativity to explore ethical and aesthetic questions that arise in the case of AI-generated content. I am a Canada Graduate Scholar and Coordinator of the Trans Philosophy Colloquium Series. More information can be found on my personal website.

Personal Website

Publications 

"Trans Poetics as Trans Philosophy," PhiloSOPHIA (Forthcoming)

"Diversity, Expertise, and Artificial Intelligence," (with C. Stinson) (Conditional Acceptance)

"Creativity Without Imagination," (Under Review)

Research Interests

Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Education

Biography

• B.A. (Liberal Studies), St. Mary’s University
• MA (Philosophy), University of Calgary

Darren’s research is focused on philosophy of education with an emphasis on political philosophy, narrative, and history education. His dissertation investigates the liberal conception of autonomy, as it has been applied to grade-school education. In this project, he asks whether autonomy could be reformulated to more adequately reflect a student’s narrative-based conceptions of self, motivation, meaningfulness, etc. Apart from his work in philosophy, Darren enjoys biking in the wilderness with his daughter.

Personal Website

Research Interests

Animal Politics, Feminist Theory, Disability Studies, Animal Rights Law, Care Ethics. 

Research Interests

Bioethics, Philosophy of Psychiatry, Moral Philosophy, Pragmatism

Biography

• B.A., Honours (Philosophy), York University
• B.Sc., Honours (Life Sciences), McMaster University