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Philip D Walsh
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Associate Professor
Office: Vari Hall, 2060C
Phone: 416)736-2100 Ext: 77999
Email: walshp@yorku.ca
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Philip Walsh is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology. His research focuses mostly on the theoretical foundations of the social sciences. His earlier work was oriented to epistemology in the critical theory tradition of the Frankfurt School. More recently, he has written on the significance of the work of the political theorist, Hannah Arendt, for sociology and sociological theory. His current research explores the significance of Critical Realism in the fields of the sociology of knowledge and of emotions. His books include Skepticism, Modernity and Critical Theory (Palgrave, 2008), Arendt Contra Sociology (Routledge, 2015) and (edited, with Peter Baehr) The Anthem Companion to Hannah Arendt (Anthem, 2017). His latest book, The Reality of Knowledge, will be published with Routledge in 2025.
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Degrees
Ph.D in Sociology, University of WarwickMA in Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Warwick
BA in Philosophy, University of Delaware
Professional Leadership
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
International Social Theory Consortium, Canadian Sociological Association, British Sociological Association
Research Interests
Classical and Contemporary Social Theory; Sociology of Knowledge; Sociology of Emotions; Political Sociology; Philosophy of Social Science.
Books
Publication
Year
(2017) The Anthem Companion to Hannah Arendt, edited by Peter Baehr and Philip Walsh. New York: Anthem.
2017
2015
2005: Walsh, Philip (author). Skepticism, Modernity and Critical Theory. London, New York: Palgrave-MacMillan (182pp.)
2005
2004: Schneiderman, Davis, and Philip Walsh (editors). Retaking the Universe: William S. Burroughs in an Age of Globalization. London, Sterling, VA: Pluto Books (312 pp.)
2004
Book Chapters
Publication
Year
Walsh, Philip (2023) "Hannah Arendt and the Problem of Evil", in T&T Clark Handbook of Suffering and the Problem of Evil. (M. Grebe and J. Grossl, eds.) Bloomsbury.
2023
Walsh, Philip (2022) “Risk and New Realities: Social Ontology, Expertise and Individualization in the Risk Society”, in Handbook on Risk and Inequality (ed. Dean Curran), London: Elgar
2022
Walsh, Philip (2021) “Hannah Arendt”, in The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (ed. George Ritzer) Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell
2021
Walsh, Philip (2021) "Power and Violence in the Political Thought of Hannah Arendt", in G. Delanty & S. Turner (eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of Social and Political Theory. London and New York: Routledge
2021
Walsh, Philip (2019) "Max Weber and Hannah Arendt on Methodology, Action and Politics", in The Bloomsbury Companion to Hannah Arendt (edited by Peter Gratton and Yasemin Sari). London: Bloomsbury.
2019
Walsh, Philip (2018) “Karl Mannheim and Hannah Arendt on Rationality, Politics and Action”, in The Anthem Companion to Karl Mannheim. New York: Anthem.
2018
Walsh, Philip (2017) “Hannah Arendt on Thinking, Personhood and Meaning”, in The Anthem Companion to Hannah Arendt. New York: Anthem
2017
Walsh, Philip (2015) 'Sociology and Classicality: Texts, Borders and Borderline Classics', in P. Baehr, Founders, Classics, Canons: Modern Disputes over the Origins and Appraisal of Sociology's Heritage, 2nd ed. New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction
2015
Walsh, Philip (2014) 'Hannah Arendt on the Social', in P. Hayden (ed.) Hannah Arendt: Key Concepts London, UK: Routledge
2014
Walsh, Philip (2013) 'Norbert Elias and Hannah Arendt on Philosophy, Sociology and Science' in F. Dépelteau and T.S. Landini (eds.) Norbert Elias and Social Theory. London, New York: Palgrave
2013
Schneiderman, Davis and Philip Walsh (2004) “Millions of People of People Reading the Same Words”, in Retaking the Universe: William S. Burroughs in an Age of Globalization, London, Sterling, VA: Pluto
2004
Walsh, Philip (2004) 'Re-Activating the Dialectic of Enlightenment: Burroughs as Critical Theorist', in D. Schneiderman and P. Walsh (eds.) Retaking the Universe: William S. Burroughs in an Age of Globalization, London, Sterling, VA: Pluto
2004
Book Reviews
Publication
Year
2011: 'Review of Peter Baehr (2010) Hannah Arendt, Totalitarianism and the Social Sciences', British Journal of Sociology (62) 4
2011
2011: 'Review of Laura L. Adams (2009) The Spectacular State: Culture and National Identity in Uzbekistan', American Journal of Sociology 116 (5)
2011
2010: 'Review of Nicos Mouzelis (2008) Modern and Postmodern Social Theorizing' Contemporary Sociology 38 (6)
2010
2008: Walsh, Philip, Review of Elisabeth Young-Bruehl (2006) Why Arendt Matters. History of the Human Sciences 21 (1)
2008
Journal Articles
Publication
Year
Walsh, Philip (2024) Social cognition and the origin of concepts in Durkheim’s sociology of knowledge. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour
2024
Walsh, Philip (2021) Emotions, Personhood and Social Ontology: A Critical Realist Approach. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour .
2021
Walsh, Philip (2014) 'Is a Post-Philosophical Sociology Possible? Insights from Norbert Elias's Sociology of Knowledge'. Philosophy of the Social Sciences 44 (2)
2014
Walsh, Philip (2013) 'Knowledge and the Constitution of Society: Dead Ends and Ways Forward in the Sociology of Knowledge. Journal of Classical Sociology (13) 4
2013
Walsh, Philip (2011) 'The Human Condition as Social Ontology: Hannah Arendt on Society, Action and Knowledge'. History of the Human Sciences 24 (2)
2011
Walsh, Philip (2008) “Hannah Arendt, Sociology and Political Modernity”, Journal of Classical Sociology 8 (3)
2008
Walsh, Philip (2008) “Herbert Marcuse and Contemporary Social Theory: Beyond the Consumer Society”, Current Perspectives in Social Theory, Vol. 25, "No Social Science Without Critical Theory"
2008
Research Reports
Publication
Year
October 2007: Walsh, Philip, Entry for Immanuel Kant, in The Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology. Oxford: Blackwell
2007
February 2005: Walsh, Philip, Entry for Daniel Bell, in Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers, Bristol: Thoemmes-Continuum Books (pp. 179-182)
2005
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2025 | AP/SOCI3060 6.0 | A | Sociological Social Psychology | LECT |
Philip Walsh is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology. His research focuses mostly on the theoretical foundations of the social sciences. His earlier work was oriented to epistemology in the critical theory tradition of the Frankfurt School. More recently, he has written on the significance of the work of the political theorist, Hannah Arendt, for sociology and sociological theory. His current research explores the significance of Critical Realism in the fields of the sociology of knowledge and of emotions. His books include Skepticism, Modernity and Critical Theory (Palgrave, 2008), Arendt Contra Sociology (Routledge, 2015) and (edited, with Peter Baehr) The Anthem Companion to Hannah Arendt (Anthem, 2017). His latest book, The Reality of Knowledge, will be published with Routledge in 2025.
Degrees
Ph.D in Sociology, University of WarwickMA in Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Warwick
BA in Philosophy, University of Delaware
Professional Leadership
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
International Social Theory Consortium, Canadian Sociological Association, British Sociological Association
Research Interests
Classical and Contemporary Social Theory; Sociology of Knowledge; Sociology of Emotions; Political Sociology; Philosophy of Social Science.
All Publications
Book Chapters
Publication
Year
Walsh, Philip (2023) "Hannah Arendt and the Problem of Evil", in T&T Clark Handbook of Suffering and the Problem of Evil. (M. Grebe and J. Grossl, eds.) Bloomsbury.
2023
Walsh, Philip (2022) “Risk and New Realities: Social Ontology, Expertise and Individualization in the Risk Society”, in Handbook on Risk and Inequality (ed. Dean Curran), London: Elgar
2022
Walsh, Philip (2021) “Hannah Arendt”, in The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (ed. George Ritzer) Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell
2021
Walsh, Philip (2021) "Power and Violence in the Political Thought of Hannah Arendt", in G. Delanty & S. Turner (eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of Social and Political Theory. London and New York: Routledge
2021
Walsh, Philip (2019) "Max Weber and Hannah Arendt on Methodology, Action and Politics", in The Bloomsbury Companion to Hannah Arendt (edited by Peter Gratton and Yasemin Sari). London: Bloomsbury.
2019
Walsh, Philip (2018) “Karl Mannheim and Hannah Arendt on Rationality, Politics and Action”, in The Anthem Companion to Karl Mannheim. New York: Anthem.
2018
Walsh, Philip (2017) “Hannah Arendt on Thinking, Personhood and Meaning”, in The Anthem Companion to Hannah Arendt. New York: Anthem
2017
Walsh, Philip (2015) 'Sociology and Classicality: Texts, Borders and Borderline Classics', in P. Baehr, Founders, Classics, Canons: Modern Disputes over the Origins and Appraisal of Sociology's Heritage, 2nd ed. New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction
2015
Walsh, Philip (2014) 'Hannah Arendt on the Social', in P. Hayden (ed.) Hannah Arendt: Key Concepts London, UK: Routledge
2014
Walsh, Philip (2013) 'Norbert Elias and Hannah Arendt on Philosophy, Sociology and Science' in F. Dépelteau and T.S. Landini (eds.) Norbert Elias and Social Theory. London, New York: Palgrave
2013
Schneiderman, Davis and Philip Walsh (2004) “Millions of People of People Reading the Same Words”, in Retaking the Universe: William S. Burroughs in an Age of Globalization, London, Sterling, VA: Pluto
2004
Walsh, Philip (2004) 'Re-Activating the Dialectic of Enlightenment: Burroughs as Critical Theorist', in D. Schneiderman and P. Walsh (eds.) Retaking the Universe: William S. Burroughs in an Age of Globalization, London, Sterling, VA: Pluto
2004
Book Reviews
Publication
Year
2011: 'Review of Peter Baehr (2010) Hannah Arendt, Totalitarianism and the Social Sciences', British Journal of Sociology (62) 4
2011
2011: 'Review of Laura L. Adams (2009) The Spectacular State: Culture and National Identity in Uzbekistan', American Journal of Sociology 116 (5)
2011
2010: 'Review of Nicos Mouzelis (2008) Modern and Postmodern Social Theorizing' Contemporary Sociology 38 (6)
2010
2008: Walsh, Philip, Review of Elisabeth Young-Bruehl (2006) Why Arendt Matters. History of the Human Sciences 21 (1)
2008
Books
Publication
Year
(2017) The Anthem Companion to Hannah Arendt, edited by Peter Baehr and Philip Walsh. New York: Anthem.
2017
2015
2005: Walsh, Philip (author). Skepticism, Modernity and Critical Theory. London, New York: Palgrave-MacMillan (182pp.)
2005
2004: Schneiderman, Davis, and Philip Walsh (editors). Retaking the Universe: William S. Burroughs in an Age of Globalization. London, Sterling, VA: Pluto Books (312 pp.)
2004
Journal Articles
Publication
Year
Walsh, Philip (2024) Social cognition and the origin of concepts in Durkheim’s sociology of knowledge. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour
2024
Walsh, Philip (2021) Emotions, Personhood and Social Ontology: A Critical Realist Approach. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour .
2021
Walsh, Philip (2014) 'Is a Post-Philosophical Sociology Possible? Insights from Norbert Elias's Sociology of Knowledge'. Philosophy of the Social Sciences 44 (2)
2014
Walsh, Philip (2013) 'Knowledge and the Constitution of Society: Dead Ends and Ways Forward in the Sociology of Knowledge. Journal of Classical Sociology (13) 4
2013
Walsh, Philip (2011) 'The Human Condition as Social Ontology: Hannah Arendt on Society, Action and Knowledge'. History of the Human Sciences 24 (2)
2011
Walsh, Philip (2008) “Hannah Arendt, Sociology and Political Modernity”, Journal of Classical Sociology 8 (3)
2008
Walsh, Philip (2008) “Herbert Marcuse and Contemporary Social Theory: Beyond the Consumer Society”, Current Perspectives in Social Theory, Vol. 25, "No Social Science Without Critical Theory"
2008
Research Reports
Publication
Year
October 2007: Walsh, Philip, Entry for Immanuel Kant, in The Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology. Oxford: Blackwell
2007
February 2005: Walsh, Philip, Entry for Daniel Bell, in Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers, Bristol: Thoemmes-Continuum Books (pp. 179-182)
2005
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2025 | AP/SOCI3060 6.0 | A | Sociological Social Psychology | LECT |
