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Research Interests

Philosophy of Race, Philosophy of Gender, Sex, and Love, Black Studies, Trans Philosophy, Critical Phenomenology, Abolition Studies, Environmental Ethics

Biography

• B.A., Honours (Philosophy and English), University of Toronto
• M.A. (Philosophy), ���ϳԹ���Դ

Alisha’s research orbits around violence and intimacy, informed by analyses of racial capitalism, settler colonialism, and carceral logics. They are currently interested in philosophies which refuse individuation as well as ontological and metaphysical separability, as to theorize love, touch, and homemaking toward abolition and decolonization. Beyond philosophy, Alisha lives and breathes poetics and poetry.

Research Interests

Epistemology, Metaphysics, Early Modern Philosophy, Analytic Philosophy

Biography

• B.A., Honours (Philosophy), University of Toronto
• M.A. (Philosophy), ���ϳԹ���Դ

William’s research is currently focused on the nature of epistemic justification, the philosophical implications of sceptical arguments, epistemic disjunctivism (on which he wrote his master’s thesis), and fallibilism. He is also interested in transcendental idealism and the nature of normativity, and looks forward to being able to study them in more depth once his current project is completed.

Research Interests

Political and Social Philosophy, Critical Social Theory, Normative Ethics

Biography

• B.A. (Philosophy), University of Alberta
• M.A. (Philosophy), ���ϳԹ���Դ 

Brennen’s research interests are in critical social theory and political philosophy. He is particularly interested in issues of methodology within critical social theory, and is influenced by the practice-based accounts of social normativity defended by neo-Hegelian critical theorists such as Axel Honneth and Rahel Jaeggi.

Research Interests

The Philosophy of Iris Murdoch, History of 20th Century Analytic Philosophy, Philosophical Methodology, Moral Psychology, Philosophy of Mind, Aesthetics, Philosophy of Literature, Linguistic Philosophy, and Philosophy of Education

Biography

• Ph.D. (Philosophy), ���ϳԹ���Դ
• M.A. (Philosophy), ���ϳԹ���Դ
• B.A. Honours (Philosophy), University of Ottawa

My research is focused on the philosophical writings of Iris Murdoch, with special focus on philosophical method and Murdoch’s place in the history of 20th century analytic philosophy. My research, like Murdoch’s work, touches on behaviourism in the philosophy of mind, Kantian aesthetics, linguistic philosophy, and moral psychology. I am also interested in the philosophy of education, and have had work published in the Journal of Philosophy of Education.

Beyond philosophy, I am deeply passionate about labour issues and have made numerous media appearances (including on CBC Ontario Morning and Power and Politics), written op-eds for local Kingston newspapers, organized “know your rights” workshops, and produced radio shows amplifying frontline workers’ voices during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Publications

“The Case of M and D in Context: Iris Murdoch, Stanley Cavell, and Moral Teaching and Learning”, Journal of Philosophy of Education Vol. 54 (2), 2020, pp. 425-448.

Education

• B.A., M.A., Carleton
• Ph.D., Toronto

Specializations / Research Interests 

Philosophy of Art and Philosophical Aesthetics

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Deborah Knight’s primary research is in the philosophy of art and aesthetics, in particular the philosophies of literature, film, and the visual arts. She has published on topics including: philosophy and literature, philosophy and cultural studies, and cognitive film theory. She has written on a number of films and film genres including: The Matrix, the horror film, mystery and suspense, the Western, Hitchcock, Blade Runner and Dark City, Martin Scorsese's The Age of Innocence, Tim Burton’s films starring Johnny Depp, and the films of Clint Eastwood.

Recent Publications

• “The Blade Runner Question: From Philosophy to Myth,” Philosophy and Film: Bridging Divides, eds. Christina Rawls et. al., Routledge, 2019.
• “Film Art from the Analytic Perspective,” The Palgrave Handbook of the Philosophy of Film and Motion Pictures, eds. Noël Carroll et. al., Palgrave, 2019.
• “The Proper Object of Emotion: Memorial Art, Grief, Remembrance,” Philosophical Perspectives on Ruins, Monuments, and Memorials, eds. Jeanette Bicknell et. al., Routledge, 2019.
• “Noël Carroll,” Aesthetics: The Key Thinkers, 2nd ed., ed. Alessando Giovannelli, Bloomsbury, forthcoming 2021.
• “Thinking with Film: On John Carvalho’s reading of Godard’s Le Mépris,” part of the Symposium in Contemporary Aesthetics online journal, 2022.

Forthcoming

• “Eat, Taste, Know — Reflections on Sarah Worth’s Taste: A Philosophy of Food,” part of the Symposium in Contemporary Aesthetics online journal, 2023.