Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology

James Robert Brown

Professor Emeritus/Emerita

• Campus
  • St. George
• Faculty
  • Faculty of Arts and Science
• Department
  • Philosophy
• Centres
  • Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology

Areas of Expertise

• Commercialization of medical research
• Foundations of math and physics
• Science and religion
• Science and society
• Thought experiments

Office: 519-439-2889
Mobile: 519-854-0131
Website
Email: jr.brown@utoronto.ca
Media availablity: TV, Radio, Print/Online

Karina Vold

Assistant Professor

• Campus
  • St. George
• Faculty
  • Faculty of Arts and Science
• Department
  • Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
• Centres
  • Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology

Areas of Expertise

• Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
• Philosophy of Mind
• Philosophy of science
• Philosophy of technology
• The ethics of Artificial intelligence (AI)

Office: 416-946-8788
Website
Email: karina.vold@utoronto.ca
Preferred method of contact: Email
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Marga Vicedo

Professor

• Campus
  • St. George
• Faculty
  • Faculty of Arts and Science
• Department
  • Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
• Centres
  • Centre for the Study of the United States
  • Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology

Areas of Expertise

• History of autism
• History of evolution and genetics
• History of instincts
• Science and society
• Science of mother love and maternal care

Office: 416-978-1500
Languages: English,Spanish - Latin American
Website
Email: marga.vicedo@utoronto.ca
Media availablity: TV, Radio, Print/Online

Mark Solovey

Professor

• Campus
  • St. George
• Faculty
  • Faculty of Arts and Science
• Department
  • Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
• Centres
  • Centre for the Study of the United States
  • Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology

Areas of Expertise

• Cold War America
• Psychology and society
• Research funding
• Science and values
• Social science and society
• Veganism
• Vegetarianism

Office: 416-978-6280
Website
Email: mark.solovey@utoronto.ca
Media availablity: TV, Radio, Print/Online

Ronald de Sousa

Professor Emeritus/Emerita

• Campus
  • St. George
• Faculty
  • Faculty of Arts and Science
• Department
  • Philosophy
• Centres
  • Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology

Areas of Expertise

• Atheism
• Evolutionary theory
• Philosophy of biology
• Philosophy of sexuality
• Philosophy of the emotions (rationality and education)

Office: N/A
Languages: English,French
Website
Email: ronald.de.sousa@utoronto.ca
Media availablity: TV, Radio, Print/Online

Ross Upshur

Professor

• Campus
  • St. George
• Faculty
  • Temerty Faculty of Medicine
• Department
  • Family and Community Medicine
• Centres
  • Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
  • Joint Centre for Bioethics

Areas of Expertise

• Philosophy of medicine and public health
• Practice and policy
• Primary care research
• Public health ethics (communicable diseases)

Office: (416) 978-6459
Website
Email: ross.upshur@utoronto.ca
Media availablity: TV, Radio, Print/Online