Jill Fellows

Faculty Instructor
Humanities and Social Sciences
Philosophy

About

Social Epistemology (especially issues of trust, expertise and objectivity) and metaphysics (especially with regards to personal identity). Taught previously at SFU, Quest University and UBC.

Areas of interest:

  • Science and society
  • Philosophy of science (including feminist philosophy of science)
  • Ethics
  • History of modern philosophy and critical thinking.

 

Education and credentials

  • PhD, British Columbia
  • MA, Calgary
  • BA, Calgary

Publications and other research outputs

  • "Categorically not Cackling: Duty, Moral Fiction and Witchcraft" in Terry Prachett and Philosophy, Jacob Held and James South, eds. Palgrave MacMillan. Publication Date:  December 2014
  • "Downstream of the Experts: Trust-building and the Case of MPA's" Social Epistemology  Vol. 27, July 2013 Pp. 1 - 21.