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PHI 2181 - Human Knowledge
Study of the traditional, universalist, approach to knowledge as well as contemporary standpoint approaches, such as feminist and postmodernist.
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PHI 3183 - Moral Philosophy
- Survey of the major ethical systems in the Western world. Relationship between philosophical and religious thinking in ethical matters. Fundamental questions facing contemporary moral consciousness.
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PHI 4114 - Process Metaphysics and God
The relationship between process metaphysics and metaphysics with a special focus on the development of process thought and its relationship to God as primarily a 20th-century phenomenon
Prerequisite: PHI 3112.
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EPE 6300 - MAIN ETHICAL THEORIES I
Study of the classic and canonical works of Aristotelian or virtue ethics, deontology, contractualism, and consequentialism including utilitarianism. Initiation to the basic concepts grounding each theory and assessment of their strengths and weaknesses.
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EPE 6301 - MILITARY AND PEACEKEEPING ETHICS
Examination of the thought on ethics by philosophers and military personnel. Readings from Cicero, Julius Caesar, Marcus Aurelius before turning to renaissance and modern thinkers. Contemporary ethics of war, the nature of the soldier and the peacekeeper. Theoretical discussions and a detailed look at current policies and thinking at the Department of National Defence.
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EPE 6310 - SEMINAR IN PUBLIC ETHICS I
Acquiring essential skills for developing a research question in public ethics. Methodologies include literature review, case-study approaches and critical analyses of texts. Preparation and approval of research plan.
Prerequisite: EPE6307 Main Ethical Theories II.
Ph.D. Philosophy, University of Western Ontario, Canada, 1999
M.A. Philosophy, University of Ottawa, Canada, 1993
B.A. Honours Philosophy, University of Ottawa, Canada, 1991
B.Ed. Secondary Education, University of Alberta, Canada, 1988
Member of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
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“Overturning Orthodoxy: The Case by Case Just War”
Invited to Ottawa, Canada, November 16th Dominican University College, Ottawa, Canada 2012
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“War and the History of Philosophy”
Invited to Mumbai, India, June 8th Address to Philosophy Department 2012
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“War and the History of Philosophy”
Invited to Delhi, India, June 9th Address to Philosophy Department 2012
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“Do We Need E-Values and E-Virtues? Confucianism, Buddhism and “Socratism” in the Age of Social Media” International
Invited to Beijing, China. International Conference on Traditional Values and Virtues and Contemporary Society in a Global Age, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China, 2012. June 2-3
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“Defragmenting Education: “Life” as an Organizing Idea,”
Invited to Wuhan, China. Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, Dialogue and Cooperation Among Cultures and Civilizations, May 29-30, 2012.
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“The Indecisive Nature of Battle: Montesquieu and Counter-Insurgency,”
Invited to North Carolina, USA Keynote Speaker -- The Moral Psychology of Terrorism: Implications for Security, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, April 19-20, 2012.
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Roundtable Discussion: Contemporary Values and Responsibility Catholic
Invited to Washington, DC, USA Participant. University of America September 15, 2011
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“Building and Maintaining Trust in Cultural Contexts: The Essential Ingredients for Organizational Success,”
Invited to Xi’an, China. Philosophy and Culture, Jiatong University, The College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Xi’an, China, July 5, 2009.
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“Citizens and Government: A Particular Canadian Experience with the Notion of ‘Accountability’”
Invited to Xi’an, China. Ethics in Public Administration and Citizen Participation, Jiaton University, School of Public Administration, Xi’an, China, July 6-10, 2009.
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“Ethics and Living,”
Invited to DND. May 30,2009.
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“St. Paul and the Cynics”
Organized conference at Saint Paul University: Exploring Paul. April 30, 2009
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Organized: Canadian Jacques Maritain Association Conference Society—Politics/Religion and Beyond
October 29-30,2008.
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“Jaspers and Whitehead: Experience as the Source for Philosophical Concepts,”
Invited Presentation: Karl Jaspers Society of North America, APA Central Division Annual Meeting, Philosophy, Psychology and Psychopathology, Chicago, April 17,2008.
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“Whitehead’s View of Religious Experience”
Co-organizer: Canadian Jacques Maritain Association Conference The Nature of Religious Experience, June 2 & 3, 2008, Vancouver
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Natural Law & Applied Ethics
Organized: Canadian Jacques Maritain Association Conference. November 2 & 3, 2007, Ottawa
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The Public Service in the Age of Scrutiny
Organized: Saint Paul University Ethics Centre. May 12, 2007 Ottawa
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The History of Philosophy “Matter: From Evil to Subjectivity,”
Canadian Jacques Maritain Assocation. Oct 12, 13, 2006
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International Conference on Weyl: Aix-en-Provence
France, Invited Presentation December 15—17, 2005 “War and Epistemology: Weyl as a Case Study”
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“Applied Aquinas: Virtue as an Entire Way of Life”
Canadian Jacques Maritain Association: Maritain and Historical Traditions in Philosophy, November 4 and 5, 2005
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Interview for the Ottawa Citizen
April 12, 2007.
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Ethics and Arms: The Strange Saga of the Saudi Arms Deal
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Electoral Reform: the Clock is Ticking
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Ethics, Orwell & the Federal Budget: Is Institutional Transparency Even Possible?
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Ethics and the Budget--Again! The Trudeau Government throws a Sop to Cerberus?
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Government by Cabinet is Back! But What Does that Really Mean?
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Equal Under the Law? "Elbowgate" Trivializes Something Important
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Homeric Ethics and Media Bias: Breaking the Beauty-Goodness Link
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Ethics: Is it just for the Nervous?
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Does Voter Reform Require a Referendum? That Depends on what "Voter Reform" Means.
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Is Surfing and Texting During a Lecture Acceptable? No....but why not?
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How Some People are "Okay" with Racism: Lessons from Plato's Cave and Sartre's Mauvaise Foi
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Kevin O'Leary -- The Canadian Donald Trump? Let's Take This Possibility Very Seriously.
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An Academic Issue is the First Instance of Trump Being Blocked
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Moral Transgression and Anti-Intellectualism: the Trudeau Government’s Abandonment of Voter Reform
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Trudeau’s Use and Abandonment of Electoral Reform: Will the Zombie Walk Again?
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John Stuart Mill, Feminism and Voting--
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What does it mean to ''Immorally Use a Canadian-Made Military Vehicle in Saudi Arabia?''
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Prime Minister Trudeau: A Tartuffe with First Nations?
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No Fake News and No Hype: Discovery University's Graduation Ceremony
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Playing with the Facts and De-Worming your Mind
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Politics, Sausages, Wilson-Raybould and Trudeau--Time to Go Vegetarian?
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Democratic Primaries and Harry Potter
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Being Green Got More Complex