Philosophy

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The Department of Philosophy offers programs leading to the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees.

Part-time M.A. studies are permissible.
MA Enquiries should be directed to our MA Faculty Advisor at
905 525-9140, Ext. 24312
E-mail: maphil@mcmaster.ca

PhD Enquiries should be directed to our PhD Faculty Advisor at
905 525-9140, Ext. 24312
E-mail: phdphil@mcmaster.ca

Website: http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/~philos/

Faculty/Fall 2019

Distinguished University Professor

Barry Allen, B.A. (Lethbridge), Ph.D. (Princeton)

Professors

Wilfrid Waluchow, M.A. (Western), D. Phil. (Oxford) / Senator William McMaster Chair in Constitutional Studies, Humanities

Associate Professors

Nancy C. Doubleday, B.Sc. (Brock), B.Ed. (Toronto), LL.B., M.E.S. (York), Ph.D. (Queen’s)/Hope Chair in Peace and Health
Claudia Emerson, B.Sc. (Guelph), B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster), Director of the Institute on Ethics & Policy for Innovation
Elisabeth Gedge, B.A., M.A. (Alberta), Ph.D. (Calgary), M.Th. (Newman Theological College)
Violetta Igneski, B.A., M.A. (Western), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Mark Johnstone, B.A. (Canterbury), M.A. (Melbourne), Ph.D. (Princeton)
Alex Klein, B.A. (Wesleyan), M.A., Ph.D. (Indiana)
Sandra Lapointe, B.A., M.A. (Ottawa), Ph.D. (Leeds)
Brigitte Sassen, B.A. (Toronto), M.A., Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State)
Stefan Sciaraffa, B.A. (Southern Methodist), M.A. - Political Science (Ohio State), J.D. (University of Texas School of Law, Ph.D. - Philosophy (Arizona)/Chair

Assistant Professor

Ariella Binik, B.A., M.A. (McGill), Ph.D. (University of Western Ontario)
Johannes Steizinger, M.A., Ph.D. (Vienna)
Megan Stotts, B.A. (Denison), M.A., Ph.D. (University of California, Riverside)

Adjunct Members

Kenneth Blackwell, B.A. (Victoria), M.L.S. (Western), M.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Guelph)/Honourary Russell Archivist
Diane Enns, B.A. (Ottawa), M.A. (Carleton), Ph.D. (SUNY-Binghamton)
Michael Giudice, B.A. (New Brunswick), M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster)
Leslie Green, B.A. (Queen’s), M.A., M.Phil., D.Phil. (Oxon.)
Francois Tanguay-Renaud, BCL, LLB (McGill), BCL, M.Phil., D.Phil. (Oxford)

Associate Members

Dana Hollander (Religious Studies)
Lisa Schwartz (Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics)

Professor Emeriti

Richard Arthur, B.A. (Oxford), M.A. (McGill), Ph.D. (Western)
Nicholas J. Griffin, B.A. (Leicester), Ph.D. (Australian National)
David L. Hitchcock, B.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Claremont)
Evan Simpson, A.B. (Amherst), Ph.D. (Duke)
 

Programs

• Philosophy, M.A.

• Philosophy, Ph.D

• Philosophy Courses

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