Meet Lisa Guenther

In the past few years, the Department of Philosophy has added a number of permanent faculty. We're introducing them one by one through short interviews. Today we meet Lisa Guenther.

How did you become interested in philosophy? And then what happened to make you realize that you were on the path to becoming a philosopher?

Congratulations to recent graduates!

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

Kerah Gordon-Solmon in Philosophy and Public Affairs

Kerah Gordon-Solmon has a  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. 

 

Panel on hate speech, hosted by the Department of Philosophy’s Equity Committee

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.

A welcome from Christine Sypnowich, Head

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.