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HPS301H1: Topics in the History of Science: Medicine and Public Health in the Middle East (New Course)
Course instructor: Elise Burton -
HPS300H1: Topics in History and Philosophy of Science and Technology: The Limits of Machine Intelligence (New Course)
Course Instructor: Karina Vold -
HPS255H1: History and Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence (New Course)
Course Instructor: Karina Vold -
The IHPST welcomes Karina Vold as Assistant Professor in Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Applied Ethics
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The IHPST welcomes Edward Jones-Imhotep as Associate Professor and Director
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The IHPST welcomes Elise Burton as Assistant Professor in the history of the life sciences in the modern Middle East
The Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IHPST) was founded in 1967. It is a graduate studies and research institute offering MA and PhD degrees. IHPST also offers undergraduate courses. It has 15 core faculty and 18 affiliated faculty, all of whom have approval to supervise PhD thesis work.
The main areas of faculty expertise are: history and philosophy of the physical sciences (biology, physics), the social sciences, and medicine. History of technology, both with respect to the historical development of the physical sciences and the cultural impact of new technologies (AI).
IHPST faculty, staff and graduate students occupy the third floor of Victoria College at the University of Toronto.
