Thomas Hurka, University of Toronto

Research

knowledge achievement well-being seriously wrong

Latest funding

Knowledge and achievement, duty and value
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$57,000
British moral philosophers from Sidgwick to Ewing
SSHRC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$24,000
Moral theory from Sidgwick to Ross (1874-1939)
SSHRC · 2005 · Principal investigator
$33,250

All 4 grants and awards

Knowledge and achievement, duty and value

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hurka, Thomas M.

Keywords: knowledge; achievement; well-being; seriously wrong

$57,000

British moral philosophers from Sidgwick to Ewing

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Hurka, Thomas M.

Keywords: ethics; moral theory; Sidgwick; Rashdall; Moore; Prichard; Ross; Broad; Ewing; intuitionism; consequentialism; deontology; non-naturalism

$24,000

Moral theory from Sidgwick to Ross (1874-1939)

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Hurka, Thomas M.

Keywords: ethics; moral theory; Sidgwick; Rashdall; Brentano; More; Prichard; McTaggart; Ross; Broad; Ewing; non-naturalism

$33,250

Perfectionist value-theory

Principal investigatorSSHRC2000Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Hurka, Thomas

Keywords: ethics; values; perfectionism; good; evil; virtue; desert; morality

$27,350

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: knowledge Dear Professor Hurka, 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 knowledge connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]