Introduced to mark the ascension of King Charles III on May 6, 2023, the Coronation Medal recognizes significant contributions, whether in public service, arts, education, science, or other areas that have advanced Canadian society or brought international recognition to the country.

Recently, the Department of Philosophy hosted one of the regional qualifiers of the Ontario High School Ethics Bowl.

The Ethics Bowl brings together teams from local high schools to debate difficult ethical questions involving moral dilemmas. It is an opportunity for students to hone their critical thinking and verbal skills, and to meet other students interested in discussing complex ethical questions.

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Udo Schüklenk, Professor of Philosophy and Ontario Research Chair in Bioethics, has published a new article in Social Philosophy & Policy on Rethinking Assisted Dying. This article is open access.

Udo Schüklenk, Professor of Philosophy and Ontario Research Chair in Bioethics, has a published a new book: Rethinking Conscientious Objection in Health Care. The book is co-authored with Alberto Giubilini, Francesca Minerva, and Julian Savulescu, published by Oxford University Press, and is open access.

Owen Clifton, who successfully defended his PhD this fall, has a paper in The Philosophical Quarterly, which asks the question, and is titled, “Does the value of rational activity explain the badness of human extinction?” The abstract and a link to the open-access article are below.