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Authorship provides credit for an individual's contributions to a study and carries accountability. There are no universally accepted standards for assigning authorship, and principles, customs and practices differ significantly from one discipline to another.

How philosopher Michael Quante understands the notion of "energy responsibility" Everyone bears a responsibility for the energy transition - from the personal level to the political and international levels.

The challenges of aligning artificial intelligence (AI) with human values are the focus of a compelling new book by Dr Travis LaCroix from our Department of Philosophy.

Co-edited by professor Jean Grondin, the correspondence between Martin Heidegger and his student Hans-Georg Gadamer offers unprecedented insights into their personal and intellectual relationship.

UdeM professor Jean-Marc Barreau applies philosopher Paul Ricoeur's concept of solicitude to spiritual counselling for caregivers grappling with the impending death of a loved one.

For Dr. Brian Orend (BA '94), a professor of philosophy and Waterloo alum, the quest for happiness has been both a professional endeavour and a personal journey.

The involvement of scientists in public debate has become a central issue.

ANU researcher Faith Gordon unpacks the viral psychological spiral faced by children at the centre of family vloggers channels.

'Excited delirium' perpetuates racial stereotypes, justifies police brutality, McGill University study finds A movement to discredit a controversial medical diagnosis is being bolstered by a new study out of McGill University.

In "Trouble with Gender: Sex Facts, Gender Fictions," MIT Alex Byrne argues for a return to a more inclusive brand of philosophical inquiry.

It's been almost five years since philosophy professor Carolyn McLeod and a team of researchers at Western released a report arguing for equal parental benefits for adoptive families and others who provide permanency to children, to ensure they have time to attach to their new parents.

By Claude Chevaleyre, deputy Director of the Lyon Institute of East Asian Studies (IAO). Published on October 31, 2023 .

Cluster of Excellence Knowledge in Crisis / Wissen in der Krise: Under this title, an interdisciplinary team led by Tim Crane from the Central European University (CEU) addresses the threats to the knowledge claims due to rapidly advancing technological developments.

The inaugural SERC Symposium convened experts from multiple disciplines to explore the challenges and opportunities that arise with the broad applicability of computing in many aspects of society.

Professor Danielle Celemajer, Deputy Director of the Sydney Environment Institute, explores how the Jewish Passover seder might help us approach the momentous challenge of animal liberation.

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to rapidly advance, there has been a surge in the development of AI-powered content creation tools like ChatGPT and Dall-e that offer users a range of personalized experiences.

Biographie Michael Jonik est un chercheur internationalement reconnu pour ses travaux sur des auteurs (pour les XVIII e et XIX e siècles, essentiellement : Edwards, Melville, Dickinson, Thoreau, Emerson et James.

Does teaching ethics make people more ethical? Whether it works or not hasn't been studied much, but I think that if it did, the world would probably have far more vegans and vegetarians, and far fewer unethical business practices.

The computer science and philosophy double-major aims to advance the field of AI ethics. Close Matthew Kearney was drawn to MIT by the culture of its cross-country team.