Josh Mozersky in 3:AM Magazine and New Books in Philosophy
Josh Mozersky was recently interviewed about his new book Time, Language & Ontology for 3:AM Magazine, and also for New Books in Philosophy.
Ted Bond, 1930-2016
It is with sadness that we note the passing of Edward (Ted) Bond, a long-time member of the Department. Ted did his Bachelor's and Master's degrees at Queen's, and completed a PhD at Cornell. He returned to Queen's as a faculty member in 1964, and had a distinguished career that won him many honours and resulted in important articles and books, perhaps most notably his Reason and Value (1983). Ted Bond will be remembered for his passion for philosophy.
Will Kymlicka's four new edited collections
Will Kymlicka has published four new edited collections, including one with former Queen's postdoctoral fellow Charlotte Blattner.
Animal Labour: A New Frontier of Interspecies Justice?, edited by Charlotte Blattner, Kendra Coulter & Will Kymlicka (Oxford University Press, 2019).
Gender Parity and Multicultural Feminism: Towards a New Synthesis, ed. Ruth Rubio-Marin and Will Kymlicka (Oxford University Press, 2018).
Will Kymlicka ranked among the most cited living philosophers
Brian Leiter reports that Will Kymlicka is among the very most cited of contemporary philosophers. According to Leiter's survey, Kymlicka is ranked fourth in citations among living philosophers with public Google Scholar pages.
Udo Schüklenk appointed Visiting Professor of the Health and Bioethics Center at Wenzhou Medical University
Professor Udo Schüklenk has been appointed Visiting Professor of the Health and Bioethics Center at Wenzhou Medical University. The picture below shows the President of Wenzhou University, Professor Lu Fan, handing over the appointment certificate during the appointments ceremony.
Kerah Gordon-Solmon's work on self-defence against multiple threats
Kerah Gordon-Solmon's work on self-defence is the subject of a focused discussion on the Pea Soup blog. Kerah's paper, "Self-defence against multiple threats" is is currently available in the “Advance Articles” section online at the Journal of Moral Philosophy.
Matariki Research Ethics Workshop at Herstmonceux Castle
The 2017 Matariki Research Ethics Conference, jointly hosted by Queen's University and the journal Bioethics, is currently running at the Bader International Study Centre. It explores the recent revisions made to two influential international research ethics guidance documents, the World Medical Association’s Declaration of Helsinki and the Council for International Organisations of Medical Sciences International Ethical Guidelines for Health-related Research Involving Humans.
Lisa Guenther op-ed in the New York Times
Lisa Guenther has, with Abigail Levin, an op-ed in The New York Times on white nationalism in the US, 'White Power and the Fear of Replacement'. Levin and Guenther argue: