Master of Arts (MA), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
The Graduate Program in Philosophy offers rigorous training for MA students to prepare them to be strong candidates for admission into PhD programs, and supports PhD students in developing a professional research profile. We specialize in a number of research areas, including: ethics, political philosophy and philosophy of law; philosophy of cognitive science, mind and language; history of 19th and 20th-century philosophy; and philosophy of science and epistemology.
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In the 2025 Quacquerelli Symonds (QS) University Rankings by Subject report, Philosophy ranked in the top 150 in the world and tied for #3 in Canada.
Featured Faculty
Julianne Chung
Research Interests
Epistemology, philosophy of language, aesthetics, and philosophy of mind, skepticism, fictionalism, and metaphor, as well as how cross-cultural philosophy can shed new light on them
Jacob Beck
Research Interests
Philosophy , Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Parisa Moosavi
Research Interests
Ethics and philosophy of biology, with particular interests in neo-Aristotelian ethics, natural teleology, and ethics of artificial intelligence
Claudine Verheggen
Research Interests
Philosophy of language and related issues in philosophy of Mind, epistemology and metaphysics, Wittgenstein and Davidson
The mentorship and accommodation I’ve received from York’s philosophy department has been exceptional for my philosophical and professional development.
— Ian MacLean-Evans
PhD Candidate
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The Graduate Program in Philosophy at York is an exciting environment to pursue innovative, socially engaging, career-ready education. Contact our Graduate Program Assistant to learn more.