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Recent PhD student Kyle Johannsen has just published a revised version of his dissertation as a book, .

Under the title "", Professor Lisa Guenther and her work are featured in the Queen's Gazette. Guenther has just arrived as the Queen’s National Scholar in Political Philosophy and Critical Prison Studies, jointly appointed to Philosophy and Cultural Studies.

Daryn Lehoux was the subject of a, talking about the history of the idea of spontaneous generation and his book Creatures Born of Mud and Slime. We accept that, at some point in the history of our universe, living creatures emerged from nonliving matter. Yet from the time of Aristotle until the late nineteenth century, many people believed in spontaneous generation, that living creatures sprang into existence from rotting material.

The Philosophical Gourmet has placed Queen's political philosophy programs in the top 10 in the English-speaking world. Besides Queen's, the top ten programs in political philosophy include ones at Princeton, Oxford and New York Universities. Queen's also places highly in the Report's ranking of programs in normative ethics and applied ethics.

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Elliot Paul will be joining the Department of Philosophy at Queen's. Dr. Paul is coming to us from Barnard/Columbia and specializes in early modern philosophy, particularly Descartes, and the philosophy of creativity. He will be bringing to us his tremendous qualities as an accomplished scholar, a superb teacher, and a wonderful colleague.  Dr. Paul will certainly be a splendid addition to our philosophical community!

Now an Associate Professor at Utica College, Chris Riddle is a two time grad of the Queen's Philosophy Department. He graduated with his honours BA from Queen's in 2004 . Then, after getting his MA in Critical Disability Studies at York, he returned to Queen's and completed his PhD in 2012. He has two books (with a third forthcoming) and a raft of articles on disability, rights and the capabilities approach. Chris has also served as the Director of the Applied Ethics Institute at Utica since 2012, and as the Chair of Philosophy at Utica College since 2013.

Professor Lisa Guenther's was one of only three successful proposals in the Principal's Dream Course competition. The program is to enhance existing undergraduate courses to encourage undergraduate research and inquiry. Funds are awarded for the development of sustainable courses that enhance the learning experience. 

Dial in to CFRC 101.9 and listen to Grad Chat Tuesday, May 15 at 4 pm â€“ featuring our own Charlotte Blattner with Geography PhD student Lauren van Patter talking about Animal labour â€“ Ethical, Legal and Political Perspectives on Recognising Animals’ Work. 

For more on Charlotte's work, see .

Professor Christine Sypnowich will be in Australia for a Visiting Fellowship at the Australian National University (ANU) for much of the spring and summer. The â€‹ANU School of Politics and International Relations awards a small number of paid fellowships for excellent scholars. While at the ANU, Christine will be formulating the outlines of a project on the political philosophy of cultural heritage, picking up on an under-represented area in discussions of human flourishing.

Udo Schüklenk contributed to a report by the International Women's Health Coalition on conscientious objection with respect to performing abortions and other services.