SettingsCanadian philosophers
Adam Morton
Adam Morton, F.R.S.C. (born 1945) is a Canadian philosopher and author.
Adam Morton, F.R.S.C. (born 1945) is a Canadian philosopher and author.
Alex Battler (Oleg Arin)
Alex Battler (Russian name - Aliev, Rafik Shagi-Akzamovich, born on December 10, 1946), known in Russia under the pen name Oleg Arin, is a Soviet-Canadian scholar and political writer of the Mar...
Alex Battler (Russian name - Aliev, Rafik Shagi-Akzamovich, born on December 10, 1946), known in Russia under the pen name Oleg Arin, is a Soviet-Canadian scholar and political writer of the Mar...
Angus Taylor
Angus Taylor is a Canadian philosopher specializing in animal rights.
Angus Taylor is a Canadian philosopher specializing in animal rights.
Arthur Schafer
Professor Arthur Schafer is a Canadian ethicist specializing in bioethics, philosophy of law, social philosophy and political philosophy.
Professor Arthur Schafer is a Canadian ethicist specializing in bioethics, philosophy of law, social philosophy and political philosophy.
B. W. Powe
Bruce William Powe is a Canadian writer poet, novelist, essayist, philosopher, and teacher.
Bruce William Powe is a Canadian writer poet, novelist, essayist, philosopher, and teacher.
Barry Stroud
Barry Stroud is a philosopher known for his work on philosophical skepticism, David Hume, and Wittgenstein, among other topics.
Barry Stroud is a philosopher known for his work on philosophical skepticism, David Hume, and Wittgenstein, among other topics.
Brendan Myers
Brendan Cathbad Myers, PhD, is a philosopher and author known for his contributions in environmental philosophy, Druidry, mythology, and applied virtue ethics.
Brendan Cathbad Myers, PhD, is a philosopher and author known for his contributions in environmental philosophy, Druidry, mythology, and applied virtue ethics.
Brian Massumi
Brian Massumi is a Canadian political philosopher and social theorist.
Brian Massumi is a Canadian political philosopher and social theorist.
Calvin Normore
Calvin Normore (born June 25, 1948 in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, PhD University of Toronto, 1976) is a philosopher at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, where he holds ...
Calvin Normore (born June 25, 1948 in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, PhD University of Toronto, 1976) is a philosopher at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, where he holds ...
Charles De Koninck
Charles De Koninck (29 July 1906–13 February 1965) was a Belgian-Canadian Thomist philosopher and theologian.
Charles De Koninck (29 July 1906–13 February 1965) was a Belgian-Canadian Thomist philosopher and theologian.
Charles Norris Cochrane
Charles Norris Cochrane was a Canadian historian and philosopher who taught at the University of Toronto.
Charles Norris Cochrane was a Canadian historian and philosopher who taught at the University of Toronto.
Charles Taylor (philosopher)
Charles Margrave Taylor, (born November 5, 1931) is a Canadian philosopher from Montreal, Quebec best known for his contributions in political philosophy, the philosophy of social science, and ...
Charles Margrave Taylor, (born November 5, 1931) is a Canadian philosopher from Montreal, Quebec best known for his contributions in political philosophy, the philosophy of social science, and ...
Christopher D. Green
Christopher Darren Green is professor of psychology and philosophy at York University in Toronto, Canada.
Christopher Darren Green is professor of psychology and philosophy at York University in Toronto, Canada.
Cressida Heyes
Cressida J. Heyes (born 1970) is a Canadian philosopher, currently employed as the Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of Gender and Sexuality at the University of Alberta, Edmonton.
Cressida J. Heyes (born 1970) is a Canadian philosopher, currently employed as the Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of Gender and Sexuality at the University of Alberta, Edmonton.
Dale Beyerstein
Dale Beyerstein was a Professor of Philosophy at Malaspina College, Douglas College, Kwantlen College and University of British Columbia as well as Langara.
Dale Beyerstein was a Professor of Philosophy at Malaspina College, Douglas College, Kwantlen College and University of British Columbia as well as Langara.
David Castle
David Castle (born 1967 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian philosopher and bioethicist.
David Castle (born 1967 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian philosopher and bioethicist.
David Gauthier
David Gauthier (born 1932) is a Canadian-American philosopher best known for his neo-Hobbesian social contract (contractarian) theory of morality, as laid out in his book Morals by Agreement.
David Gauthier (born 1932) is a Canadian-American philosopher best known for his neo-Hobbesian social contract (contractarian) theory of morality, as laid out in his book Morals by Agreement.
David Sztybel
David Sztybel (born February 2, 1967 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian ethicist specializing in animal ethics.
David Sztybel (born February 2, 1967 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian ethicist specializing in animal ethics.
Donald D. Evans
Donald Dwight Evans (born September 21, 1927 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian educator, psychotherapist and spiritual counsellor.
Donald Dwight Evans (born September 21, 1927 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian educator, psychotherapist and spiritual counsellor.
Doug Walton
Douglas Neil Walton is a Canadian academic and author, well known for his many widely published books and papers on argumentation, logical fallacies and informal logic.
Douglas Neil Walton is a Canadian academic and author, well known for his many widely published books and papers on argumentation, logical fallacies and informal logic.
Edward Jones-Imhotep
Edward Jones-Imhotep (born 1972) is a historian of science, academic and currently an assistant professor at York University.
Edward Jones-Imhotep (born 1972) is a historian of science, academic and currently an assistant professor at York University.
Emil Fackenheim
Emil Ludwig Fackenheim, Ph.D. was a noted Jewish philosopher and Reform rabbi.
Emil Ludwig Fackenheim, Ph.D. was a noted Jewish philosopher and Reform rabbi.
Erin Manning (theorist)
Erin Manning is a Canadian cultural theorist and political philosopher as well as a practicing artist in the areas of dance, fabric design, and interactive installation.
Erin Manning is a Canadian cultural theorist and political philosopher as well as a practicing artist in the areas of dance, fabric design, and interactive installation.
Fernand Dumont
Fernand Dumont was a québécois sociologist, philosopher, theologian and poet.
Fernand Dumont was a québécois sociologist, philosopher, theologian and poet.
Frédérick Têtu
Frédérick Têtu is a philosophy teacher born in the city of Québec (Qc, Canada) in 1967.
Frédérick Têtu is a philosophy teacher born in the city of Québec (Qc, Canada) in 1967.
George Barton Cutten
George Barton Cutten (1874 - 1962) was a Canadian-born psychologist, moral philosopher, historian and university administrator.
George Barton Cutten (1874 - 1962) was a Canadian-born psychologist, moral philosopher, historian and university administrator.
George Blewett
George John Blewett (December 9, 1873 – August 9, 1912) was a Canadian academic and philosopher.
George John Blewett (December 9, 1873 – August 9, 1912) was a Canadian academic and philosopher.
Grace Jantzen
Grace Marion Jantzen (24 May 1948 – 2 May 2006) was a feminist philosopher and theologian.
Grace Marion Jantzen (24 May 1948 – 2 May 2006) was a feminist philosopher and theologian.
Hendrik Hart
Hendrik Hart taught systematic philosophy at the Institute for Christian Studies, Toronto since its founding in 1967 until his retirement in 2001.
Hendrik Hart taught systematic philosophy at the Institute for Christian Studies, Toronto since its founding in 1967 until his retirement in 2001.
Howard Adelman
Howard Adelman (born January 7, 1938) is a Canadian philosopher and former university professor.
Howard Adelman (born January 7, 1938) is a Canadian philosopher and former university professor.
Ian Hacking
Ian Hacking, CC, FRSC, FBA (born February 18, 1936) is a Canadian philosopher, specializing in the philosophy of science.
Ian Hacking, CC, FRSC, FBA (born February 18, 1936) is a Canadian philosopher, specializing in the philosophy of science.
James Allen Graff
James Allen Graff (b. East Orange, NJ, 1937 - d. Toronto, ON, October 23, 2005) was a professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto.
James Allen Graff (b. East Orange, NJ, 1937 - d. Toronto, ON, October 23, 2005) was a professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto.
James Doull
James Alexander Doull was a Canadian philosopher and academic who was born and lived most of his life in Nova Scotia.
James Alexander Doull was a Canadian philosopher and academic who was born and lived most of his life in Nova Scotia.
James Robert Brown
James Robert Brown (born in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian philosopher of science.
James Robert Brown (born in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian philosopher of science.
James Tully (philosopher)
James Hamilton Tully, FRSC (born 1946) is a teacher and Canadian philosopher of civic freedom and political struggles.
James Hamilton Tully, FRSC (born 1946) is a teacher and Canadian philosopher of civic freedom and political struggles.
Jan Narveson
Jan Narveson, OC (born 1936) is professor of philosophy emeritus at the University of Waterloo, in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Jan Narveson, OC (born 1936) is professor of philosophy emeritus at the University of Waterloo, in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Jan Zwicky
Jan Zwicky is a Canadian philosopher, poet, essayist, and musician.
Jan Zwicky is a Canadian philosopher, poet, essayist, and musician.
Jay Newman
Jay Newman (February 28, 1948 – June 17, 2007) was a philosopher and Professor at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario.
Jay Newman (February 28, 1948 – June 17, 2007) was a philosopher and Professor at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario.
Jean Grondin
Jean Grondin (born 1955) is a philosopher and Canadian professor.
Jean Grondin (born 1955) is a philosopher and Canadian professor.
Jean-Jacques Pelletier
Jean-Jacques Pelletier (born 1947) is a French Canadian philosophy professor and author.
Jean-Jacques Pelletier (born 1947) is a French Canadian philosophy professor and author.
Jean-Paul Audet
Jean-Paul Audet, OC, FRSC (December 7, 1918 – November 12, 1993) was a French Canadian academic and philosopher.
Jean-Paul Audet, OC, FRSC (December 7, 1918 – November 12, 1993) was a French Canadian academic and philosopher.
John A. Leslie
John Andrew Leslie (born August 2, 1940) is a Canadian philosopher.
John Andrew Leslie (born August 2, 1940) is a Canadian philosopher.
John E. Thomas
John E. Thomas was a Canadian philosopher and pioneer of medical ethics in Canada.
John E. Thomas was a Canadian philosopher and pioneer of medical ethics in Canada.
John Lane Bell
John Bell (b. March 25, 1945) is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario in Canada.
John Bell (b. March 25, 1945) is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario in Canada.
John McMurtry
John McMurtry, PhD, FRSC, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Guelph, Canada.
John McMurtry, PhD, FRSC, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Guelph, Canada.
John N. Deck
John Norbert Deck (born Buffalo, New York, December 2, 1921; died September 5, 1979) was a Canadian philosopher.
John Norbert Deck (born Buffalo, New York, December 2, 1921; died September 5, 1979) was a Canadian philosopher.
John Russon
John Russon is a Canadian philosopher, working primarily in the tradition of Continental Philosophy.
John Russon is a Canadian philosopher, working primarily in the tradition of Continental Philosophy.
John Watson (philosopher)
John Watson (1847-1939) was a Canadian philosopher and academic.
John Watson (1847-1939) was a Canadian philosopher and academic.
Joseph Owens (Redemptorist)
Reverend Joseph Owens, C.Ss.R., was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and a scholar in medieval philosophy.
Reverend Joseph Owens, C.Ss.R., was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and a scholar in medieval philosophy.
Kai Nielsen (philosopher)
Kai Nielsen (born 1926) is adjunct professor of philosophy at Concordia University in Montreal and professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Calgary.
Kai Nielsen (born 1926) is adjunct professor of philosophy at Concordia University in Montreal and professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Calgary.
Kenneth G. Mills
Kenneth George Mills (1923–2004) was a Canadian metaphysical/philosophical speaker and author.
Kenneth George Mills (1923–2004) was a Canadian metaphysical/philosophical speaker and author.
L. W. Sumner
Leonard Wayne Sumner (born 1941) is a Canadian philosopher notable for his work on normative and applied ethics, political philosophy, and the philosophy of law.
Leonard Wayne Sumner (born 1941) is a Canadian philosopher notable for his work on normative and applied ethics, political philosophy, and the philosophy of law.
Leslie Armour
Leslie Armour (born New Westminster, British Columbia, 1931) is a Canadian-born philosopher and writer on social economics.
Leslie Armour (born New Westminster, British Columbia, 1931) is a Canadian-born philosopher and writer on social economics.
Leslie Green (philosopher)
Leslie Green is a leading scholar in the analytic philosophy of law, or jurisprudence as it is often called by academic lawyers.
Leslie Green is a leading scholar in the analytic philosophy of law, or jurisprudence as it is often called by academic lawyers.
Lou Marinoff
Lou Marinoff is a philosopher and spokesperson for the profession of philosophic counseling.
Lou Marinoff is a philosopher and spokesperson for the profession of philosophic counseling.
Manly Palmer Hall
Manly Palmer Hall was a Canadian-born author and mystic.
Manly Palmer Hall was a Canadian-born author and mystic.
Marcel J. Melançon
Marcel J. Mélançon is a philosopher and scientist who works in Canada and is mostly known for his book on the French philosopher Albert Camus Albert Camus, An Analysis of his thought (Albert...
Marcel J. Mélançon is a philosopher and scientist who works in Canada and is mostly known for his book on the French philosopher Albert Camus Albert Camus, An Analysis of his thought (Albert...
Mark Alan Walker
Mark Alan Walker, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at New Mexico State University, where he occupies the Richard L. Hedden Endowed Chair in Advanced Philosophical Studies.
Mark Alan Walker, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at New Mexico State University, where he occupies the Richard L. Hedden Endowed Chair in Advanced Philosophical Studies.
Mark Kingwell
Mark Gerald Kingwell, M.Litt, M.Phil, PhD, D.F.A. (born March 1, 1963) is a Canadian professor of philosophy and associate chair at the University of Toronto's Department of Philosophy.
Mark Gerald Kingwell, M.Litt, M.Phil, PhD, D.F.A. (born March 1, 1963) is a Canadian professor of philosophy and associate chair at the University of Toronto's Department of Philosophy.
Marshall McLuhan
Herbert Marshall McLuhan, CC was a Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar—a professor of English literature, a literary critic, a rhetorician, and a communication theorist.
Herbert Marshall McLuhan, CC was a Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar—a professor of English literature, a literary critic, a rhetorician, and a communication theorist.
Mary O'Brien
Mary Maime O’Brien (July 8, 1926 – October 17, 1998) was a feminist political philosopher.
Mary Maime O’Brien (July 8, 1926 – October 17, 1998) was a feminist political philosopher.
Matt Cohen (writer)
Matthew Cohen, pseud. Teddy Jam was a Canadian writer.
Matthew Cohen, pseud. Teddy Jam was a Canadian writer.
Michael Ignatieff
Michael Grant Ignatieff (; born May 12, 1947) is a Canadian author, academic and former politician.
Michael Grant Ignatieff (; born May 12, 1947) is a Canadian author, academic and former politician.
Michael Ruse
Michael Ruse (born June 21, 1940 in Birmingham, England) is a philosopher of biology at Florida State University, and is well known for his work on the creationism/evolution controversy and the ...
Michael Ruse (born June 21, 1940 in Birmingham, England) is a philosopher of biology at Florida State University, and is well known for his work on the creationism/evolution controversy and the ...
Michel Seymour
Michel Seymour (born 1954) is a Québécois philosopher and professor at the Université de Montréal, where he has been teaching analytical philosophy (philosophy of language and philosophy of mind...
Michel Seymour (born 1954) is a Québécois philosopher and professor at the Université de Montréal, where he has been teaching analytical philosophy (philosophy of language and philosophy of mind...
Murray Clarke
Murray Clarke is a Professor of Philosophy at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Murray Clarke is a Professor of Philosophy at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Niall Shanks
Niall Shanks, was a native of Cheshire, England, was educated at Rossall School, and later at the University of Leeds and the University of Liverpool.
Niall Shanks, was a native of Cheshire, England, was educated at Rossall School, and later at the University of Leeds and the University of Liverpool.
Northrop Frye
Herman Northrop Frye, was a Canadian literary critic and literary theorist, considered one of the most influential of the 20th century.
Herman Northrop Frye, was a Canadian literary critic and literary theorist, considered one of the most influential of the 20th century.
Patricia Churchland
Patricia Smith Churchland is a Canadian-American philosopher noted for her contributions to neurophilosophy and the philosophy of mind.
Patricia Smith Churchland is a Canadian-American philosopher noted for her contributions to neurophilosophy and the philosophy of mind.
Paul Chamberlain
Paul Chamberlain (born 1954) is a Canadian philosopher.
Paul Chamberlain (born 1954) is a Canadian philosopher.
Paul Churchland
Paul Churchland (born Oct. 21, 1942, Vancouver, B.C., Canada) is a philosopher noted for his studies in neurophilosophy and the philosophy of mind.
Paul Churchland (born Oct. 21, 1942, Vancouver, B.C., Canada) is a philosopher noted for his studies in neurophilosophy and the philosophy of mind.
Paul Janz
Paul Janz (born 1951) is a Canadian theologian, and formerly a prominent singer-songwriter of pop rock music in the mainstream and contemporary Christian markets.
Paul Janz (born 1951) is a Canadian theologian, and formerly a prominent singer-songwriter of pop rock music in the mainstream and contemporary Christian markets.
Paul Thagard
Paul Thagard (born Sept. 28, 1950) is a Canadian philosopher who specializes in philosophy, cognitive science, and the philosophy of science.
Paul Thagard (born Sept. 28, 1950) is a Canadian philosopher who specializes in philosophy, cognitive science, and the philosophy of science.
Peter Glassen
Peter Glassen (1920-1986) was a professor of philosophy at the University of Manitoba from 1949 until his death in 1986.
Peter Glassen (1920-1986) was a professor of philosophy at the University of Manitoba from 1949 until his death in 1986.
Phillip H. Wiebe
Phillip H. Wiebe (1945-) is the former Chair of the Department of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy and former Dean of Arts and Religious Studies at Trinity Western University and its School o...
Phillip H. Wiebe (1945-) is the former Chair of the Department of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy and former Dean of Arts and Religious Studies at Trinity Western University and its School o...
Philosophy in Canada
The study and teaching of philosophy in Canada dates from the time of New France.
The study and teaching of philosophy in Canada dates from the time of New France.
Ravi Zacharias
Frederick Antony Ravi Kumar Zacharias is an Indian-born, Canadian-American evangelical Christian apologist.
Frederick Antony Ravi Kumar Zacharias is an Indian-born, Canadian-American evangelical Christian apologist.
Raymond Klibansky
Raymond Klibansky, was a German-Canadian historian of philosophy.
Raymond Klibansky, was a German-Canadian historian of philosophy.
Robert Falconer
Sir Robert Alexander Falconer, KCMG (10 February 1867 – 4 November 1943) was a Canadian academic and bible scholar.
Sir Robert Alexander Falconer, KCMG (10 February 1867 – 4 November 1943) was a Canadian academic and bible scholar.
Ronald de Sousa
Ronald Bon de Sousa Pernes (born 1940 in Switzerland) is an Emeritus Professor at the Department of Philosophy of the University of Toronto which he joined in 1966.
Ronald Bon de Sousa Pernes (born 1940 in Switzerland) is an Emeritus Professor at the Department of Philosophy of the University of Toronto which he joined in 1966.
Rupert Lodge
Rupert Clendon Lodge was an Anglo-Canadian philosopher, "the most widely read of all philosophers in Canada".
Rupert Clendon Lodge was an Anglo-Canadian philosopher, "the most widely read of all philosophers in Canada".
Shannon Bell
Shannon Bell (born 5 July 1955) is a performance philosopher who lives and writes philosophy-in-action, experimental philosophy.
Shannon Bell (born 5 July 1955) is a performance philosopher who lives and writes philosophy-in-action, experimental philosophy.
Sharyn Clough
Sharyn Clough (born 14 May 1965) is an associate professor of Philosophy at Oregon State University.
Sharyn Clough (born 14 May 1965) is an associate professor of Philosophy at Oregon State University.
Stefan Molyneux
Stefan Basil Molyneux is a blogger, essayist, author, and host of the Freedomain Radio series of podcasts, living in Mississauga, Canada.
Stefan Basil Molyneux is a blogger, essayist, author, and host of the Freedomain Radio series of podcasts, living in Mississauga, Canada.
Steven Pinker
Steven Arthur Pinker is a Canadian-born American experimental psychologist, cognitive scientist, linguist and popular science author.
Steven Arthur Pinker is a Canadian-born American experimental psychologist, cognitive scientist, linguist and popular science author.
T. A. Goudge
Thomas Anderson Goudge M.A., Ph.D, FRSC (January 19, 1910 – June 20, 1999) was a Canadian university professor.
Thomas Anderson Goudge M.A., Ph.D, FRSC (January 19, 1910 – June 20, 1999) was a Canadian university professor.
Ted Honderich
Ted Honderich is a Canadian-born British philosopher, Grote Professor Emeritus of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic, University College London and Visiting Professor, University of Bath.
Ted Honderich is a Canadian-born British philosopher, Grote Professor Emeritus of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic, University College London and Visiting Professor, University of Bath.
Thomas Hurka
Thomas Hurka is a philosopher who serves as the Jackman Distinguished Chair in Philosophical Studies at the University of Toronto.
Thomas Hurka is a philosopher who serves as the Jackman Distinguished Chair in Philosophical Studies at the University of Toronto.
Todd Dufresne
Todd Dufresne is a Canadian social and cultural theorist best known for his work on Sigmund Freud and the history of psychoanalysis.
Todd Dufresne is a Canadian social and cultural theorist best known for his work on Sigmund Freud and the history of psychoanalysis.
Vianney Décarie
Joseph Fernand Lionel Vianney Décarie, OC, GOQ was a Canadian philosopher.
Joseph Fernand Lionel Vianney Décarie, OC, GOQ was a Canadian philosopher.
William Douw Lighthall
William Douw Lighthall (December 27, 1857 – August 3, 1954), K.C., LL.D., F.R.S.C. (often referred to as W.D. Lighthall), can be and has been described as a Canadian "lawyer, histori...
William Douw Lighthall (December 27, 1857 – August 3, 1954), K.C., LL.D., F.R.S.C. (often referred to as W.D. Lighthall), can be and has been described as a Canadian "lawyer, histori...
William Herbert Dray
William Herbert Dray is a Canadian philosopher of history.
William Herbert Dray is a Canadian philosopher of history.
William P. Byers
William P. Byers is a Canadian mathematician and philosopher; professor emeritus in mathematics and statistics at Concordia University in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
William P. Byers is a Canadian mathematician and philosopher; professor emeritus in mathematics and statistics at Concordia University in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
William Seager (philosopher)
William Seager is a Canadian philosopher of mind.
William Seager is a Canadian philosopher of mind.
Zeno Vendler
Zeno Vendler was an American philosopher of language, and a founding member and former director of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Calgary.
Zeno Vendler was an American philosopher of language, and a founding member and former director of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Calgary.