Faculty Affiliation
Arts and Science
Degree Programs
Philosophy
MA
- Concentration: Philosophy of Science
PhD
Combined Degree Programs
STG, Law, Juris Doctor / Philosophy, PhD
Collaborative Specializations
The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
- Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
- Philosophy, PhD
- Bioethics (admissions have been administratively suspended)
- Philosophy, MA, PhD
- Jewish Studies
- Philosophy, MA, PhD
- Sexual Diversity Studies
- Philosophy, MA, PhD
- Women and Gender Studies
- Philosophy, MA, PhD
Overview
Philosophy has been taught at the University of Toronto since 1843. Much has changed in that time, but the department remains Canada’s preeminent philosophy department. It is an international leader in the history of philosophy — especially ancient and medieval philosophy — as well as ethics, philosophy of science, and philosophy of mind. In all of these areas, department members take contemporary philosophical problems and their historical antecedents to illuminate one another.
The department’s most distinctive strength is its broad coverage of the history of philosophy. While peer departments usually have one or two experts in a few historical periods, U of T has specialists in every area of the history of Western philosophy, as well as in aspects of the history of non-Western philosophy. This historical focus engages with other areas of strength: ethics, philosophy of science, and philosophy of mind.
Many U of T faculty working in these areas also study their history; they use that study to inform their contributions to contemporary debates. At the same time, these historians of philosophy benefit from and contribute to ground-breaking work in systematic philosophy. This integration of historical and systematic philosophy sets this department apart from other top philosophy departments where the history of philosophy is often segregated from the rest of the discipline.
Contact and Address
Web: philosophy.utoronto.ca
Email: graduate.phil@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-3312
Department of Philosophy
University of Toronto
Jackman Humanities Building (JHB)
Room 410, 170 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5R 2M8
Canada