Carleton University Philosophy

Canterbury High School, the Ottawa Ethics Bowl Regional Champions, also took home the Ottawa Provincial Ethics Bowl Championship trophy over the weekend! Thank you to our professors who judged the event. Check it out! carleton.ca/philosophy/202…

Our next Colloquium is this Friday, March 6th at 1:30pm in RB 2420R. Join us as Prof. Joshua Shepherd  (Universität Autònoma de Barcelona) presents “Creativity, AI, and Agentic Scaffolding“. Want colloquium email reminders? Sign up on our website: carleton.ca/philosophy/col…

Congratulations to MA Philosophy alumnus, Ian MacLean Evans, for being awarded the British Society for the History of Philosophy's 2025 Graduate Essay Prize! Read about it on our website: carleton.ca/philosophy/202…

This Friday, February 27, Prof. T.Y. Branch (Leibniz University Hannover) will be presenting “Openness and Transparency: Attitudes and Accountability” from 1:30pm – 3:00pm in RB 2420R as part of our Winter 2026 Colloquium Series!

We are two days away from our next colloquium, where Prof. Haley Brennan will be presenting “Are Two Selves Too Many Selves?: A Puzzle about the Relation Between Selves in Kant”. Join us this Friday, February 13th, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in RB 2420R.

The Department of Philosophy was thrilled to host and judge the Regional Ethics Bowl on February 7th. Congratulations to all the teams and a heartfelt “thank you!” to all the judges, moderators and event coordinators, without whom events of this nature would not be possible.

Check out the upcoming FASS Healthy Cities event, "The Place of AI in the City: Intelligent Machines and the Changing Shape of Social Relationships". Our very own philosophy professors Myrto Mylopoulos and Josh Redstone are involved as co-organizer and moderator.

Carleton’s Philosophy department will be hosting the Regional Ethics Bowl this Saturday! We are excited to see what the teams have prepared. Read about past ethics bowls on our website: carleton.ca/philosophy/ont…

Thank you to our MA Philosophy students for sharing their research at our annual MA Research Day!

Don't miss out! Our first Winter 2026 colloquium is set to take place tomorrow, Jan. 30th, at 2:30pm. Prof. Melissa Frankel will be presenting "Madness and dreaming in and beyond the Meditations"

Have you heard of the Ontario Ethics Bowl? Carleton’s Philosophy department has been an enthusiastic partner with the OEB and is preparing to host the Regional Ethics Bowl this Winter 2026! Check out this article highlighting the OEB mission carleton.ca/philosophy/ont… … See more

Congratulations to Laura Polakova and Shawn Abela, who successfully defended their MA and PhD degrees this month! Read all about it on our websites. Here: carleton.ca/philosophy/202… and here: carleton.ca/ethics/2026/ab…

The Department of Philosophy's Winter Colloquium Schedule is now available! We look forward to seeing you there.

Hey Ravens, it's normal to have questions as we get ready to start a new term. Look for the red Ask Me signs and buttons to get directions and support! We're all here to help! students.carleton.ca/ask-me

Reminder: the university reopens today (Monday, January 5, 2026). Winter term classes begin today. #winter2026" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">calendar.carleton.ca/academicyear/#…

Carleton University will be closed from end of business hours on Tuesday, December 23 - January 4, 2026 inclusive for the holiday season and will re-open on Monday, January 5, 2026. Winter term classes begin Monday, January 5, 2026. We look forward to Winter 2026!

Applications to our PhD and Graduate Diploma in Ethics and Public Affairs, and MA Philosophy program for Fall 2026 intake are open. If you have questions about our esteemed programs, please get in touch.

❄️The Department of Philosophy Administrative Team wishes you a great exam season! Study hard and take care, the end of term is near!

Our Spotlight Series is back! We sat down with Contract Instructor Phil Hoyeck to talk about social media as a space for public dialogue and his thoughts on the future of public philosophy through digital means: carleton.ca/philosophy/202…

Another great CU Philosophy society discussion group was led by Prof. Bruff and Mylopoulos last week!