Iain Macdonald, Université de Montréal

Research

philosophy metaphysics critical theory education culture autonomy modality ethics

Latest funding

Critical Theory and the Fate of Metaphysics
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$34,589
Education unto maturity: critical theory and the philosophy of education
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$66,720
Game-changing possibilities in the European philosophical tradition
SSHRC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$88,182

All 6 grants and awards

Critical Theory and the Fate of Metaphysics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Macdonald, Iain

Keywords: Philosophy; Metaphysics; Critical Theory; Frankfurt School; Adorno; Horkheimer

$34,589

Education unto maturity: critical theory and the philosophy of education

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Macdonald, Iain

Keywords: philosophy; metaphysics; critical theory; education; culture; autonomy; modality; ethics

$66,720

Game-changing possibilities in the European philosophical tradition

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Macdonald, Iain

Keywords: metaphysics; epistemology; critical theory; phenomenology; dialectics; possibility; modality

$88,182

Une critique des pratiques culturelles - Évolution et actualité du modèle de l'École de Francfort

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Macdonald, Iain

Keywords: École de Francfort; théorie critique; Horkeheimer; Adorno; Benjamin; modèles théoriques; culture; pratique

$13,947

Adorno and Heidegger: history and stakes of an unfinished debate

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Macdonald, Iain

Keywords: philosophy; metaphysics; epistemology; ontology; dialectics; critical theory; phenomenology; adorno; Heidegger

$35,724

T.W. Adorno and M. Heidegger: Aesthetics, Ethics, Technology

Principal investigatorSSHRC2003Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Macdonald, Iain

Keywords: Heidegger; Adorno; philosophy; phenomenology; critical theory; aesthetics; ethics; technology

$10,000

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: philosophy Dear Professor Macdonald, 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 philosophy 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 "Critical Theory and the Fate of Metaphysics" (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]