Congratulations to students who have successfully defended their theses! Students who have recently completed degrees are:
Jeremy Butler, PhD, Democracy, Instrumentalism, and Power as a Trust: On the Foundations of Political Instrumentalism
Alex Cousins, MA, Reason, Agency and the Malaise of Mental Health
Alisha Sharma, MA, An Exploration of Coloniality and Decolonial Violence: Towards a Loving, Resurgent War
Will Kymlicka was a CBC in-studio guest for Alan Neal's All in a Day program. Kymlicka was being interviewed for having won the SSHRC Gold Medal for his research.
Kerah Gordon-Solmon has a new article in the journal Philosophy and Public Affairs. While contractualism seems to resolve some morally fraught conflicts well, it does less well in situations where the conflicts involve substantial risks and benefits. Kerah proposes a novel solution to the problem, by drawing out the core thoughts behind contractualism. The article was workshopped at the Queen’s Political Philosophy Reading Group.
The Queen's Department of Philosophy has been really fortunate to hire several new philosophers over the past few years. Joining the department this year is Professor Meena Krishnamurthy, who has moved to Queen's from the University of Michigan.
On January 29, the Department of Philosophy’s Equity Committee hosted a panel event on philosophical and legal questions concerning hate speech in Canada. With over 40 undergraduates, graduate students and faculty members from across Queen’s attending, the event was a tremendous success.
The panelists were Meena Krishnamurthy, assistant professor in Philosophy, Wendy Phillips, elder-in-residence in the Office of Indigenous Initiatives, and Jacob Weinrib, assistant professor in Law. Sofie Vlaad, an MA student in Philosophy, moderated the session.
Professor Udo Schüklenk has a new opinion piece in the Globe and Mail: Why mentally-ill people should, of course, be eligible for assisted dying. In a closely argued article, Udo makes the case that the Supreme Court's judgment decriminalizing assisted dying strongly suggests that they are eligible.
Greetings Philosophers and Friends of Philosophy at Queen’s!
I’m delighted to share with you our News and Updates, prepared by Sergio Sismondo. Sergio has done a great job putting together some highlights to tell you what’s happening in our lively intellectual community. We do hope that you follow up on the links to our website to learn about the exciting things happening in the department.
Allow me to share briefly with you on how Philosophy at Queen’s is flourishing.
Professor Udo Schüklenk had another busy week in the media. The Federal Government is proposing legislation that will expand access to medical assistance in dying (MAID). According to Schüklenk, the changes don't go far enough.
In a blog for the BMJ's Journal of Medical Ethics, Udo Schüklenk argues that health care workers are under no obligation to treat COVID-19 patients if they are not given adequate equipment for safeguarding their own health.
Lisa Guenther, together with co-applicant Linda Mussell from Political Studies, has won a SSHRC Connection grant for the project P4W: 20 Years Later. Congratulations!
