Carleton University Philosophy Department

05/26/2026

Congratulations to Klaus Kytayko on presenting at the 22nd Annual Student Research Conference for the Center for the Studies of Gender and Sexualities (CSGS), hosted by California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA)!

Klaus presented their paper, Full Emasculation Now!: Transfeminism and Transmasculine Femininities, as part of the panel “Trans Studies: Philosophical and Developmental Analysis.” Their work offered a thoughtful and critical exploration of transmasculinity, femininity, and resistance to patriarchal social structures within contemporary trans philosophy.

The conference featured leading scholars such as Talia Mae Bettcher, and Klaus was also one of only two international presenters in attendance! Congratulations on this outstanding contribution to trans studies and philosophical research!

04/15/2026

Dr. Koggel has been awarded the prestigious Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award!

Congratulations Christine!

Experts from her students can be found here: https://gradstudents.carleton.ca/faculty-and-staff/faculty-graduate-mentoring-awards/

04/08/2026

We are excited to congratulate Jack Ragan on being named a recipient of the 2026 Provost Scholar Award and the prestigious Peter J. Ricketts Outstanding Provost Scholar Award.

04/02/2026

After many years of dedicated work, we are especially proud to celebrate one of our own faculty members, Kyla Bruff, on the publication of The Palgrave Schelling Handbook, co-edited with Sean McGrath and Joseph Carew. The publication of this collection marks a very exciting moment for Schelling research in English, with 28 chapters written by prominent international Schelling scholars!

For more info, please visit our website!

03/30/2026

We’re thrilled to announce a new publication by Ian MacLean-Evans in the Journal of Modern Philosophy. Ian’s most recent paper on Spinoza and “keeping them with you” is available as a PDF (linked below).

03/26/2026

Our next Colloquium is taking place tomorrow, March 27th, at 1:30pm in RB 2420R. Join us as Olivia Kamgain (Carleton University) presents, “Descriptive Representatives as Aspirational Decision-Makers“.

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03/11/2026

The 2026 Ontario Ethics Bowl was hosted at the University of Toronto, Mississauga, this past weekend. Teams from across the province travelled to compete for a chance to qualify for nationals.

Carleton's Department of Philosophy faculty, Professors Melissa Frankel and Kyla Bruff, judged the competition.

Canterbury High School, the Ottawa Regional Champions, took home the Ottawa Provincial Championship trophy!

The team must now prepare for the Canadian National Ethics Bowl, which will be hosted in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in April 2026.
Thank you to the teams, moderators, judges, parents, and teachers who made the event possible.

03/03/2026

Our next Colloquium is taking place this Friday, March 6th, at 1:30pm in RB 2420R. Join us as Prof. Joshua Shepherd (Universität Autònoma de Barcelona) presents “Creativity, AI, and Agentic Scaffolding“.

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02/26/2026

Congratulations to MA Philosophy alumnus, Ian MacLean Evans, for being awarded the British Society for the History of Philosophy’s 2025 Graduate Essay Prize!

Read all about it on our website:

Congratulations to MA Philosophy alumnus, Ian MacLean Evans, for being awarded the British Society for the History of Philosophy's 2025 Graduate Essay Prize!

02/23/2026

This Friday, February 27, Prof. T.Y. Branch (Leibniz University Hannover) will be presenting “Openness and Transparency: Attitudes and Accountability” from 1:30pm – 3:00pm in RB 2420R as part of our Winter 2026 Colloquium Series!