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Alice C. MacLachlan

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Department of Philosophy

Professor
Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies

Email: amacla@yorku.ca
Primary website: http://www.alicemaclachlan.com

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I am a Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy and Co-Editor of Feminist Philosophy Quarterly. I write and teach in moral, political, and feminist philosophy, focusing on philosophical issues arising in the aftermath of conflict, the complex politics of civility, and the changing nature of family.

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I am a Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy and Co-Editor of Feminist Philosophy Quarterly. I write and teach in moral, political, and feminist philosophy, focusing on philosophical issues arising in the aftermath of conflict, the complex politics of civility, and the changing nature of family. Recent publications include "Difficult Conversation with Adam Smith" (2024), "'Who do you think you are?' The Epistemic Intimacies of Friendship" (2024), "Hell Hath No Fury: The Place of Revenge in Moral Repair" (2023), and "Mere Talk, Accountability, and Repair: Arendt and Bar-On on Civility" (2023).

Degrees

Ph.D., Philosophy, Boston University
M.A., Philosophy, Queen’s University
B.A. Hon., Philosophy, M.A. (Cantab) Cambridge University

Appointments

Faculty of Graduate Studies

Professional Leadership

Co-Founder and Co-Editor, Feminist Philosophy Quarterly, 2014-ongoing
Co-Director, The Mentoring Project in Philosophy, 2020-2023
Chair, International Committee, Feminist Ethics and Social Theory, 2011-2013, 2020-23
Executive Member, Society for Analytic Feminism, 2015-2018
Board Member, Canadian Philosophical Association, 2013-15

Community Contributions

  • "Tone-Policing and the Assertion of Authority," Blog of the American Philosophical Association, May 10, 2022
  • “By Ignoring Parental Rights, Ontario puts our daughter’s welfare at risk,” with Amy Campbell- Noseworthy, Globe and Mail June 2, 2016.
  • “Free Speech: At What Cost?” Panelist, The Agenda with Steve Paikin on TV Ontario, May 13, 2014.
  • “On Gratitude”, Panelist, TV Ontario “The Agenda with Steve Paikin,” October 10, 2011.
  • “Violence, Morality, Narrative and Queerness in Sarah Kane’s Blasted”, Panelist, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, October 3, 2010.
  • Community Lecture, “Gender, Revenge and David Slade’s ‘Hard Candy’”, TALKIES, a film and idea series hosted by Basement Arts (www.basementarts.com) Toronto, November 2009.
  • Guest Interview, “Government Inquiries and Apologies”, Take Five on CIUT FM, June 2010.
  • Guest Interview, “Kids Learn the Classics of Philosophy,” Go on CBC Radio One, February 2008.

Research Interests

Philosophy , Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, Feminist Philosophy, Philosophy of Law, Philosophy of Gender and Sexuality