Kent Peacock, University of Lethbridge

Research

sustainability philosophy of ecology environmental ethics climate change biodiversity challenges extinction energy history and philosophy of science

Latest funding

Sustainability: The Symbiotic Hypothesis
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$25,837
Sustainability: The Symbiotic Hypothesis
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$24,394
Mistakes of Reason: A Conference in Honour of John Woods
SSHRC · 2001 · Principal investigator
$10,000

All 4 grants and awards

Sustainability: The Symbiotic Hypothesis

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Peacock, Kent A.

Keywords: sustainability; philosophy of ecology; environmental ethics; climate change; biodiversity challenges; extinction; energy; history and philosophy of science; evolution; symbiosis

$25,837

Sustainability: The Symbiotic Hypothesis

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Peacock, Kent A.

Keywords: sustainability; philosophy of ecology; environmental ethics; climate change; biodiversity challenges; extinction; energy; history and philosophy of science; evolution; symbiosis

$24,394

Mistakes of Reason: A Conference in Honour of John Woods

Principal investigatorSSHRC2001Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Peacock, Kent

Keywords: informal logic; fallacies; dialogue logic; conflict resolution; logic of function

$10,000

Nonlocality, relativity, and quantum dynamics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2001Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Peacock, Kent

Keywords: philosophy of physics; quantum nonlocality; special relativity

$27,774

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: sustainability Dear Professor Peacock, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on sustainability connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Sustainability: The Symbiotic Hypothesis" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]