In memory of Dr. Leo Kadanoff

Leo Kadanoff—renowned physicist and beloved teacher—passed away early this week. Here at the Rotman Institute, we benefited greatly from Dr. Kadanoff’s deep knowledge of physics and extensive academic experience. He was a valued member of the Institute's International Advisory Committee (IAC) from 2008 to 2012. These five years were pivotal for the Institute, and we [...]

Rotman Members among most cited living philosophers

Rotman Institute Members Charles Weijer (Western University) and Stathis Psillos (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) were listed among the top 91 most cited living philosophers in an article on Leiter Reports which compiled information from public Google Scholar pages. Weijer was number 54 on the list, with 4,375 citations, and Psillos was 84th, with [...]

2016-07-19T15:28:00-04:00June 19th, 2015|Biomedical Ethics, Philosophy of Science, Rotman News|

Deborah Fox is our new Event Marketing Assistant

                    The Rotman Institute has hired Deborah Fox as our new Event Marketing Assistant. Deborah will help attract new audiences to Institute events, and has already been organizing our YouTube archives (which for various historical reasons are spread out over three different channels). The video organizing [...]

2021-12-15T16:10:50-05:00June 19th, 2015|Rotman News|

Announcing Einstein@Rotman 2015

One hundred years ago, in November 1915, Albert Einstein achieved his long-sought theory of gravitation: the General Theory of Relativity. In developing the General Theory, Einstein brought together ideas from philosophy, mathematics, and physics, to create a remarkable new conception of gravity, space, and time. His work is a model of the engagement between philosophy [...]

2015-02-19T15:08:49-05:00January 5th, 2015|Philosophy of Physics, Philosophy of Science, Rotman News|

Postdoctoral Fellows Positions – Now Accepting Applications

Three Postdoctoral Fellowships at the Rotman Institute have now opened, and will be accepting applications until January 15, 2015. These positions provide new scholars with a unique opportunity to pursue his or her chosen areas of scholarly research in collaboration with Rotman Institute Members.The Rotman Institute of Philosophy is situated in one of Canada’s leading [...]

2016-01-29T11:55:56-05:00December 1st, 2014|Rotman News|

Library Speaker Series on Climate Change: The Philosophical Issues

Library Speaker SeriesEach October, the Department of Philosophy at Western initiates a public speakers' series at the London Public Library (Central Branch, 251 Dundas St, Stevenson & Hunt room, 1st Floor). 7:00 p.m. Fall 2014 SeriesClimate Change: The Philosophical Issues October 8, 2014What Do You Bring to a Street Fight?Wayne Myrvold (Western)  An editorial in the journal Nature warned climate [...]

2014-09-12T13:36:27-04:00September 10th, 2014|2014 Conference, Climate Change, Philosophy of Science, Rotman News|

Rotman Institute member, Charles Weijer, awarded the 2014 Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research

Charles Weijer of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities has been awarded the 2014 Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research. The honour recognizes faculty members with outstanding international reputations for their contributions in research – one of the defining hallmarks of a university. Two prizes are offered annually, one in the area broadly defined as the natural sciences and engineering, one in the [...]

2016-01-29T12:06:23-05:00April 24th, 2014|Members, Rotman News|

William L. Harper is the 2014 recipient of the Patrick Suppes Prize

American Philosophical Society HELD AT PHILADELPHIA FOR PROMOTING USEFUL KNOWLEDGE William L. Harper is the 2014 recipient of the Patrick Suppes Prize. The American Philosophical Society is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2014 Patrick Suppes Prize in Philosophy of Science is William L. Harper in recognition of his book Isaac Newton's Scientific Method: [...]

2014-03-31T12:14:59-04:00March 31st, 2014|Rotman News|
Go to Top