Terry Eagleton: “Few acts of self-sacrifice can compare with sitting through Oxford High Table stone-cold sober for more than three decades”

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There's a name for demanding a group publicly recite a political position as the price of belonging: illiberalism

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After a minor renaissance in the late 20th century, narrative poetry is being eclipsed by lyric poetry. That’s a shame

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For John Berger, the dead and the living were interdependent — and the stronger the link, the happier and healthier the society

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What if feelings aren’t peripheral to rational thought and are, instead, part of the machinery that makes rational thought possible

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Editing was largely absent from British publishing until midcentury, emerging only as firms grew too big to take risks on new writers

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University of Toronto

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Toronto

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Canada

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POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law and the Department of Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts & Science at the University of Toronto invite applications from outstanding scholars for a full-time tenure stream position held jointly in the Faculty of Law (51%) and the Department of Philosophy (49%) in Law and Philosophy. The appointment will be at the rank of Associate Professor, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2027.

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University of Toronto

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Toronto

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Canada

Job Description: 
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law and the Department of Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts & Science at the University of Toronto invite applications from outstanding scholars for a full-time tenure stream position held jointly in the Faculty of Law (51%) and the Department of Philosophy (49%) in Law and Philosophy. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2027.

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University of Toronto

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Toronto, Ontario

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Canada

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Date Posted: 08/03/2026
Closing Date: 11/03/2026, 11:59PM ET
Req ID: 48733
Job Category: Faculty - Tenure Stream (continuing)
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Dept of Philosophy
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Existing Vacancy: Yes
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How did Heidegger, married and 35, explain his affair with 18-year old Hannah Arendt? “The demonic has seized me”

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