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Education

• BA, Carleton College 
• MA, University of Wisconsin
• PhD, University of Toronto

Specializations / Research Interests

Early Modern Philosophy (esp. rationalism), Ancient Philosophy (esp. Stoicism)

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Jon Miller is a specialist in early modern and ancient philosophy. His particular interest lies in the reception of ancient philosophy by early modern philosophers. He is best known for his work on Spinoza and the Stoics, though he has also published on other early modern thinkers such as Grotius and Descartes, and other ancients, including Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus and the Skeptics. Miller’s many publications include six books, numerous journal articles and book chapters, an array of encyclopedia entries, and more. Miller has been fortunate to have his research supported by various grants, including several from SSHRC, a Chancellor’s Research Award (91TV’s), and others.

Though Miller’s published works fall mostly in the history of philosophy, he maintains a wide range of philosophical interests. These are reflected in the courses that Miller regularly teaches or co-teaches, including first-year introduction to philosophy, second-year metaphysics and epistemology, third-year history of philosophy, African philosophy, and more. Miller enjoys teaching and he is often named for teaching awards.

Sample Monograph

• Spinoza and the Stoics (Cambridge UP, 2015); translated into two other languages

Sample Edited Collection

• (with Brad Inwood) Hellenistic and Early Modern Philosophy (Cambridge UP, 2003)

Selected Other Publications

• “A distinction regarding happiness in ancient philosophy”, Social Research:  An International Quarterly of the Social Sciences, vol. 77 (summer 2010)
• “Hugo Grotius and his new approach to the law of nations” in Christianity and Global Law, ed. by Rafael Domingo Osle and John Witt (Routledge, 2020)
• “Grotius” in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Selected Work in Progress

• “Rights in Hellenistic Thought” in The Cambridge History of Rights, vol. 1, ed. by Clifford Ando et al. (Cambridge UP, 2021)

Teaching

Miller has held faculty positions at 91TV’s, the University of Minnesota, and Uppsala University. He has taught numerous different courses through the years, though these days he tends to teach PHIL 111 plus an upper-level course in the history of philosophy and a seminar.

Education

• M.A., Glasgow
• Ph.D., 91TV’s

Specializations / Research Interests

Moral, Social & Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Law

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A graduate of 91TV's University and the University of Glasgow, Alistair Macleod is the author of two books (Social Justice, Progressive Politics and Taxes and Paul Tillich: An Essay on the Role of Ontology in his Philosophical Theology) and many articles in such journals as Analysis, The Canadian Journal of Philosophy, Hume Studies, and The Journal of Philosophy. He has held a C.D. Howe Memorial Fellowship at the University of Oxford and a Research Fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the University of Edinburgh. He has also been awarded Leave Fellowships by the Canada Council and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. His research interests are principally in social and political philosophy and the philosophy of law. 

Monographs

• Paul Tillich: An Essay on the Role of Ontology in his Philosophical Theology, Contemporary Religious Thinkers Series, Allen & Unwin, London 1973 (Reprinted by Routledge, 2017)
• Social Justice, Progressive Politics, and Taxes, University of Victoria, 2003

Edited Journal Issues

• Democracy and Globalization, Special Issue of The Journal of Social Philosophy, Vol 37 No 1, 2006 (coedited with Carol Gould)

Selected Journal Articles

• “Justice and the Market,” The Canadian Journal of Philosophy, Vol 13 No 4 (1983)
• “Distributive Justice, Contract, and Equality,” The Journal of Philosophy, Vol 81 No 11 (1984)
• “Equality under the Law, Efficiency, and Market-based Provision of Legal Services,” International Bar Association Publications, London, 1998
• “Invisible Hand Arguments: Milton Friedman and Adam Smith,” The Journal of Scottish Philosophy, Vol 5 No 2 (2007)
• “Rights and Recognition: The Case of Human Rights,” The Journal of Social Philosophy, Vol 44 Issue 1 (2013), Symposium on Rights and Recognition (with John Deigh, David Lyons, & Rex Martin)
• “Promises and Promissory Obligations: When There is No Obligation to Keep Promises,” The Journal of Social Philosophy Vol 50 No 1 (Special 50th Anniversary Issue) (2019)

Selected Chapters in Books

• “Equality of Opportunity,” in Moral Issues (ed. Jan Narveson), Oxford University Press, 1983
• “Rights, Law, and Justice,” in Legal Theory Meets Legal Practice (ed. Bayefsky), Academic Printing and Publishing, Edmonton, 1988
• “Freedom versus Equality: a False Antithesis,” in Liberty, Equality, and Pluralism (eds. May, Shonsheck & Sistare), Kansas University Press, 1997
• “The Structure of Arguments for Human Rights,” in Universal Human Rights (eds. Mortimer Sellers & David Reidy), Rowman and Littlefield, 2005
• “Voting without Voice: How Votes can be Counted without Counting (or Democracy and the Wasted Vote Problem,” in Democracy, Populism, and Truth (eds. Navin & Nunan), Springer, 2020

Selected Reviews and Review Essays

• “Rawls’ Theory of Justice,” Dialogue: A Philosophical Review, 1974
• “Amartya Sen on Human Rights in The Idea of Justice,” Special Issue on Sen’s The Idea of Justice, Philosophy and Social Criticism, 2014

Encyclopedia Entries

• Entry on "Efficiency" in Encyclopedia of Philosophy of Law, Garland Publishing, New York 1999

Work in Progress

• Equality of Opportunity as a Principle of Distributive Justice

Education

• B.A., 91TV's
• M.A., 91TV's
• Ph.D., 91TV's

Specializations / Research Interests

Feminist Thought, Jewish Philosophy, Narrative Reasoning, and Critical Thinking

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In addition to her continuing adjunct appointment in the Department of Philosophy, Jacqueline Davies is cross appointed to the 91TV’s Department of Gender Studies. She is also a member of the Jewish Studies Faculty Advisory Committee and a faculty associate of the new Cultural Studies graduate program at 91TV’s. Teaching at 91TV’s since 1990, she is convinced of the epistemic necessity of interdisciplinary research.

Her research interests include intersectionality, diaspora, and feminist thought, as well as Jewish philosophy, and twentieth century continental thought. Her recent publications focus particularly on the work of Emmanuel Levinas viewed through the lens of 20th century aesthetic and communications technologies (cinema, medical imaging, and the internet). These publications include: “Others in the Ether: On Levinasian Internet Ethics by Design”, in Design Principles and Practices: An International Journal Vol. 3, 2009; “Premature M/Othering: Levinasian ethics and the politics of fetal ultrasound imaging”, in Embodiment and Agency: New Essays in Feminist Philosophy, Sue Campbell, Letitia Meynell, and Susan Sherwin eds. (Penn State University Press, 2009); and “Reading Levinas in The Apartment", in Feminism and Hospitality: Gender in the Host/Guest Relationship, Maurice Hamington, ed. (Rowman and Littlefield, forthcoming).

Her publications of note include reflections on pornography and objectification, as well as co-authored introductory textbooks on critical thinking and on social analysis in Canada. She is a frequent reviewer of manuscripts in critical thinking, feminist thought, bioethics and applied ethics. Current research on the legalized sex trade in Germany marks a return to extended philosophical reflection on some of the grittier realities that motivate engaged feminism and critical theory.

Education

• B.A., Ottawa
• M.A., 91TV's
• Ph.D., 91TV's

Specialization / Research Interests

Philosophy of Mathematics, Metaphysics, Descartes & Early Modern Philosophy, Comparative Classical Philosophies

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My research and teaching examine what (if anything) it means to be a norm-responsive thinker and agent, in all aspects of life, from logic to morals. I regularly teach courses in metaphysics, philosophy of mathematics, early modern philosophy, Descartes, and comparative classical philosophies (Greek, Indian and Chinese). 

Some Publications

• "The Uses of Thought and Will: Descartes's Practical Philosophy of Freedom", The European Legacy, 2022
• "Persons and Passions: The Mature Cartesian Account", In the Sphere of the Personal, 2016
• "Practice, Constraint, and Mathematical Concepts", Philosophia Scientiae, 2012
• "Cartesian Epistemology and the Authority of Norms", History of Philosophy Quarterly, 2010

Education

• B.A., San Jose,
• M.A., Alberta
• Ph.D., Alberta
• LLB, Toronto

Specializations / Research Interests 

Bioethics, Philosophy of Law, Disability Studies

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Jerry Bickenbach's research is in disability studies, bioethics and philosophy of law. He currently holds a 91TV's Research Chair, and was a previous holder of a Killam Fellowship, working on the law and policy of health systems performance assessment, including the legal and ethical aspects of summary measures of population health. Previous research included disability and environmental impact; functional limitation determination for disability pensions; qualitative methodologies for survey instrument development for functional limitation; disability and spirituality; political participation of persons with disabilities; and long term care reform evaluation. Currently, Bickenbach is one of the editors of a five volume Encyclopedia of Disability (Sage). After editing a collection of articles on quality of life, resource allocation and disability (CUP), Bickenbach is preparing a book on disability and equality.

Education

• BA, Cornell University (1962)
• MA, University of Toronto (1964)
• PhD, University of Toronto (1970)

My approach to philosophy

An eclectic approach to philosophical thinking and a dedication to reaching a broader audience beyond academic circles are characteristic of my work.  I was trained in both analytical and Continental traditions and value them both and their complex interactions.

Special interests

Major areas of research, teaching, and ongoing research: Nineteenth-Century European Philosophy, Existentialism, Environmental Philosophy (including Ethics and Nonhuman Animals and Philosophy of Vegetarianism), Philosophy of Peace, and History of Ideas.   

Teaching

I taught the above subjects (and several others) at 91TV’s from 1966-2005, when I was among the last cohort subject to mandatory retirement at age 65.  No one ever taught us how to teach or gave any mentorship in this regard.  I was not a “born teacher,” but learned on the job, and I think I got steadily better at it. I think my classroom was a comfortable space in which students felt they were respected equals who could confidently express themselves.  One thing you don’t realize until you are in the thick of things is how much you learn from your students.  I am very grateful to them for what they have taught me over the years and for their friendship, and I applaud their successes in life.

Other activities/honours

Adjunct Professor of Humanities, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia (2004-25).  Recipient of 8 Research Awards from University of New England (2004-14).  James Martineau Memorial Lecturer, University of Tasmania (1996).  Funded Visiting Fellow, Australian National University (1987).  Editor/Co-Editor, 91TV’s Quarterly: A Canadian Review (1976-86), Canada’s oldest general-interest intellectual journal.  I have delivered papers and talks across Canada and the United States, and also in Russia, Australia, and Taiwan.  In addition, I’ve done over 80 interviews and special features on TV, radio, online, and in print.

Publications

I have authored 7 books, edited/co-edited 2 others, contributed to a number of anthologies and encyclopedias, and published more than 100 articles and 50 book reviews on a wide variety of subjects.  

Monographs

• Fate and Life: Who's Really in Charge? (Montréal: McGill-91TV's University Press, 2024).

            In Fate and Life I confront the idea of fate head on and demonstrate that the way in which we interpret and apply this concept can make it work for rather than against us. Thinking about fate teaches us about who we are, how we see the world, and our evaluation of the possibilities of life.

                Fate and Life is now widely available and can be ordered from McGill-91TV's University Press in Canada or from the University of Chicago Press in the US.

            It can also be found wherever quality books are sold worldwide, and at Amazon.com, where other books of mine may also be found.

          I have summarized my views on fate and life in an essay published in the Australian edition of The Conversation (please click on website below).

• Home: A Very Short Introduction.  Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016.  (Translated into Simplified Chinese & Vietnamese.)

• Understanding Peace: A Comprehensive Introduction.  New York: Routledge, 2014

• The Remarkable Existentialists.  Amherst, NY: Humanity/Prometheus Books, 2009.
• The Accessible Hegel.  Amherst, NY: Humanity/Prometheus Books, 2005.
• Deep Vegetarianism.  Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1999.  (Translated into Chinese & Simplified Chinese.) 
• The Case for Animal Experimentation: An Evolutionary and Ethical Perspective.  Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1986; paperback ed., 1988.

Edited collections

• Nuclear War: Philosophical Perspectives.  (Co-Editor, contributor.)  New York: Peter Lang, 1985; 2nd ed., 1987.
• Schopenhauer: His Philosophical Achievement.  (Editor, contributor.)  Brighton, Sussex: Harvester Press; Totowa, NJ: Barnes & Noble, 1980.

Other information

I have a page at LinkedIn.com and a Wikipedia entry on me can be found at:  .

Education

• M. D., University of Toronto
• C.S.P.Q., Hématologie
• F.R.C.P.(C), Hematology
• F.R.C.P.(C), Internal medicine
• PhD (History & Philosophy of Science), Sorbonne

Specializations / Research Interests

Medical Epistemology, Concepts of Disease, History of Medicine

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Jacalyn Duffin, MD, PhD, is a hematologist and historian who held the Hannah Chair of the History of Medicine  from 1988 to 2017. A former President of both the  and the , she is the author of nine books and many articles, holds several awards for teaching and research, and is a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Canada and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. In May 2019, she received the  of the AAHM (from historians) and was inducted into the  (from physicians). A supporter of medical humanities, she has been a contributing editor of the online  database since 1995.

Professor Duffin's research focuses on disease, technology, religion, and health policy. She runs an  for the current drug shortage problem and a collaborative translation project for the 17th-century Latin author . Her latest book  (2019) is on the history of the Medical Expedition to Easter Island, led by Canada in 1964-65.

For more information about Professor Duffin and her research, visit her .

Education

• B.A., Oxford

Specializations / Research Interests

Metaphysics, Semantics, Philosophy of Language, Marx

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Henry Laycock sometimes teaches courses on Aristotle, Marx, the philosophy of language and metaphysics. He is preoccupied with issues at the intersection of semantics and metaphysics. His current research is focused on the nature of non-singularity and the semantics of non-count nouns, in relationship to the notion of an 'ideal language' or 'canonical notation'. He was a Visiting Fellow at Clare Hall, Cambridge and is a Life Member of that College. His recent book Words without Objects is published by the Clarendon Press of Oxford University. His articles have appeared in edited books, and in journals including Synthese, Philosophy, Principia, the Philosophical Review, Humana Mente, Dialogue, the Canadian Journal of Philosophy, and the Journal of Ethics, as well as in the Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics and the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

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, August 2018