News & Events

The new Philosophy, Politics and Law (PPL) major at ULeth gives students a broad foundation in philosophy, political science, and Indigenous knowledge systems, with a focus on justice, governance, and ethical decision-making. Students choose one of four customizable streams—Environment, Health, Business & Economics, or Social Justice—and gain practical experience through cohort-based learning and a final capstone project. The degree builds skills in critical thinking, communication, and policy analysis, preparing students for careers in government, law, advocacy, policy and beyond.

May 14, 2025

Dr. Susan Dieleman is offering a full-time, postdoctoral fellowship, with a focus on social and political trust and distrust, deliberation and political rhetoric, polarization, and public philosophy. The position starts July 1 or September 1 2025, and the application deadline is May 23 2025. For more details or to apply, click here or 'Learn More' below.

May 3, 2025

Our MA student Connor Leflar represented the University of Lethbridge at the University of Calgary Department of Philosophy 2025 Graduate Graduate Philosophy Conference on May 2 2025. He presented on "Reproductive Rights and Historical Wrongs: Examining the Moral Tension Between Pro-Choice Feminism and Disability Advocacy".

May 3, 2025

Dr. Susan Dieleman was the Invited Keynote speaker at the University of Calgary Department of Philosophy 2025 Graduate Graduate Philosophy Conference: 'Justice in an Unequal World' on May 1-2 2025. Her talk was on "Dis/trust as the starting point for a non-ideal theory of civil disobedience".

May 3, 2025

Dale Hample (University of Maryland) will be presenting on "The Global Presence of Civility with Arguing" on Friday, May 2 at 11:00AM. To attend the talk in person, come to the CTCE Lab, room B853 (University Hall). Email Kat Stevens (katharina.stevens@uleth.ca) for a Zoom link.

April 8, 2025

Bryson Brown (University of Lethbridge) will be giving a Department of Philosophy Colloquium on Thursday, April 3 at 5:00PM in room C610 (University Hall), on "A Formal Approach to Laws of Nature". Everyone is welcome.

March 30, 2025

"Canadians are more patriotic than ever amid Trump’s trade war — but it’s important not to take national pride too far": the title of a new piece by Susan Dieleman published in The Conversation. Check it out here or by clicking 'Learn More' below.

March 21, 2025

Ian James Kidd (University of Nottingham) will be giving a talk entitled "Whatever Happened to Misology?" on Friday, April 4 at 11:00AM. To attend the talk in person, come to the CTCE Lab, room B853 (University Hall). Email Kat Stevens (katharina.stevens@uleth.ca) for a Zoom link.

March 21, 2025

"Is Google Maps brainwashing us? It might be if the theory of ‘extended cognition’ is correct", writes Susan Dieleman in The Conversation. To see why, check out the article here, or by clicking 'Learn More' below.

March 21, 2025

Connor Leflar (University of Lethbridge) will be giving a Department of Philosophy Colloquium on Thursday, March 27 at 5:00PM in room C610 (University Hall). He will speak on "Reproductive Rights and Disability Advocacy". Everyone is welcome.

March 7, 2025

Olena Yaskorska-Shah (University of Lethbridge) will be speaking at a Department of Philosophy Colloquium on Thursday, March 20 at 5:00PM in room C610 (University Hall). Her talk is entitled "Argumentation in Discourse and its Philosophical Analysis Examples of Polarization and History-Coding". All are welcome to attend!

March 7, 2025

Kat Stevens (University of Lethbridge) will give a lecture on "Is it Good to be Patriotic?" on Tuesday, March 18 at 11:00AM in room B730 (University Hall), as part of the teaching lecture series Understanding Patriotism and Nationalism, organized by the CTCE Lab and the Network of Jarislowsky Chairs. This event is open to all.

March 7, 2025

Our Philosophy Undergraduate Conference is on March 7 from 9:15AM-5:30PM in AH118 and AH176 (Anderson Hall), featuring talks by Leya Emond, Gop Majac, Cameron Bluekens, Autumn Rea, Justin Cleland, and Joseph Dyck. Our keynote speaker is Mark Migotti (University of Calgary), who will speak on "Excellence of a Human and Political Kind". Click 'Conference Schedule' below for the full event schedule.

February 27, 2025

Across March and April 2025, the CTCE Lab and the Network of Jarislowsky Chairs is offering a teaching lecture series on how we should think about our relationship to our country, state, or nation, aimed to promote thought and discussion on this timely issue. All are welcome. Click 'Learn More' below for upcoming dates, times, locations, speakers, and topics.

February 26, 2025

Oliver Traldi (University of Tulsa Honors College) will be giving a talk entitled "The Epistemology and Politics of Redefinition" on Friday, March 7 at 1:00PM. To attend the talk in person, come to the CTCE Lab, room B853 (University Hall). Email Kat Stevens (katharina.stevens@uleth.ca) for a Zoom link.

February 24, 2025

Nathan Fueher (University of Lethbridge) will be speaking at a Department of Philosophy Colloquium on Monday, March 3, 2025 at 5:00PM in room PE264. His talk is entitled "Rules: Can't Live With Them, Can't Live Without Them: On the Need to Prescribe an Overarching Telos for Virtue Argumentation Theory". All are welcome to attend!

February 16, 2025

Anjali Bauri (University of British Columbia) will be giving a talk at a Department of Philosophy Colloquium on Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 4:30PM in room C610 (University Hall). Her talk is entitled "Opposing Children: Adversarial Argumentation in Caregiver-Child Contexts". All are welcome!

February 21, 2025

Join us on February 26 from 3:00-5:00PM in SA 6012 for an interdisciplinary panel discussion on "What is Patriotism?", featuring Mike Bruised Head, John von Heyking, Katharina Stevens, and Susan Dieleman, moderated by Harold Jansen. Brought to you by the CTCE Lab and the Network of Jarislowsky Chairs, this event is free and open to the public.

February 24, 2025

Claire Lockard (Marquette University) will be giving a talk entitled "What’s Love Got to Do With It? Charity’s Etymology and Its Implications for Argumentation" on Friday, February 7 at 11:00AM. To attend the talk in person, come to the CTCE Lab, room B853 (University Hall). For Zoom, use this link.

February 3, 2025

The Philosophy and Logic Help Centre is back for another semester! It provides free, drop-in support from senior undergraduate students on understanding and developing philosophical arguments, logic, and essay writing. It runs until April 11, and is open from 12:00-2:00 PM in room B883 (University Hall). Be sure to drop by!

January 26, 2025

Catarina Dutilh Novaes (UV Amsterdam) will be presenting on "Against ‘Reason Supremacism’ in Democratic Politics" on Friday, January 10 at 1:00PM. On campus, you can attend in the CTCE Lab, B853 (University Hall). Email Kat Stevens (katharina.stevens@uleth.ca) for a Zoom link.

January 6, 2025

The new Critical Thinking & Citizen Engagement Lab at the University of Lethbridge has opened its doors! Directed by Kat Stevens and Susan Dieleman, the Lab is dedicated to research and instruction in critical thinking, argumentation, deliberation, and reasons-based decision-making. It will provide a hybrid in-person/online space for students, researchers, and community members to engage in the creation of knowledge about how we can thinking critically on our own and with others.

January 6, 2025

Kat Stevens (University of Lethbridge) will be giving a talk entitled "Making Norms for Better People: The Ideal Theory Problem of the Argumentative Opening Stage" on Tuesday, December 10 at 4:00PM in room SA8003, as part of the Psychology Seminar Series, presented by the Department of Psychology and the PSYENCE Publishing Society. The seminar will be held in-person or via Zoom (https://uleth.zoom.us/j/98491954190).

December 2, 2024

David Balcarras (University of Lethbridge) will be speaking at a Department of Philosophy Colloquium on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 4:30PM in room C610 (University Hall). His talk is entitled "Is Language Biological?". And all are welcome to attend!

November 25, 2024

Jodi Newman (PhD student) has won the Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship (AGES). This is an external award that recognizes outstanding academic achievement of students pursuing graduate studies in Alberta. Congratulations!

October 7, 2024

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce the appointment of David Balcarras (PhD, MIT) as Assistant Professor of Philosophy. He specializes in philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, philosophy of linguistics, and metaphysics.

July 15, 2024

Andrew Tedder (PhD, UConn) will be giving a talk entitled "No Cause for Collapse" on Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 4:00PM in room L1050, presented by the Department of Philosophy Colloquia Series. All are welcome.

April 29, 2024

Kent Peacock (University of Lethbridge) will be speaking on "My Last Lecture, and What Comes Next: Reflections on Wholes, Parts, and Perils" on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at 4:00PM in room M1060 (Markin Hall), presented by the Department of Philosophy Colloquia Series.

March 25, 2024

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to welcome Agnes Tam (University of Calgary) to the University of Lethbridge on Friday, March 1, 2024. At 5:30PM in SA8002 (Science Commons Building), she will deliver her F. E. L. Priestley Lecture "Toward an Ethics of Belonging", in conjunction with the Department's Undergraduate Conference.

February 26, 2024

Dr. Susan Dieleman has been named the University of Lethbridge's first Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership. Her new role at the University of Lethbridge will begin on July 1, 2023. Dr. Dieleman will be tasked with assisting the development of an innovative program of scholarship (teaching, research and experiential learning) that will expand knowledge and training for students, politicians, and public servants in the ethical practice of politics, fiduciary responsibility and democratic governance.

March 17, 2023