Joseph Heath, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

A Normative Theory of the Welfare State
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$89,750
How to Criticize Society
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$38,585
How to Criticize Society
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$51,415

All 8 grants and awards

No publications available.

A Normative Theory of the Welfare State

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Heath, Joseph M.

$89,750

How to Criticize Society

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Heath, Joseph M.

Keywords: political philosophy; critical theory; social philosophy; philosophy of social science

$38,585

How to Criticize Society

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Heath, Joseph M.

Keywords: political philosophy; critical theory; social philosophy; philosophy of social science

$51,415

A cultural-evolutionary approach to social contract theory

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Heath, Joseph M.

Keywords: moral philosophy; political philosophy; social contract theory; social theory

$98,000

An overlapping generations approach to social discounting

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Research Grants - Canadian Environmental Issues

Principal investigators: Heath, Joseph M.

Keywords: climate change; social discount rate; intergenerational justice; environmental sustainability; time preference

$56,600

An adversarial approach to business ethics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Heath, Joseph M.

Keywords: business ethics; corporate social responsibility; professional ethics; political philosophy

$51,000

Advertising and the information economy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2001INE Research Grants

Principal investigators: Heath, Joseph

Keywords: advertising; information economy; consumerism; efficiency; market failure

$50,900

Normative control in culture-dependent species as an evolutionary strategy

Principal investigatorSSHRC1998Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Heath, Joseph

Keywords: Action theory; rational choice; social norms; memetics

$28,461

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 Dear Professor Heath, 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 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 "A Normative Theory of the Welfare State" (2025), 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]