Mark Kingwell

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Mark Kingwell, MLitt, M.Phil, PhD (1963- ) is a professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto and a Senior Fellow of Massey College. He specialises in theories of politics and culture. He is a contributing editor to Harper's Magazine and the Globe and Mail books section. He is also a drinks columnist for the men's magazine Toro. He was formerly a columnist for the National Post, and a contributing editor of Saturday Night. He frequently appears on television and radio, often on the CBC, and is well known for his appearance in The Corporation.

He studied at the University of Toronto, Edinburgh University and Yale University, graduating with a Ph.D in 1991.

Mark Kingwell is one of two University of Toronto professors who teaches a first year philosophy course entitled Introduction to Philosophy. Kingwell teaches his class in Victoria College's Isabel Bader Theatre, with a class size of around 400 students. He also is part of the University of Trinity College's TrinityOne program, for which he teaches a seminar class entitled Ethics and the Creative Imagination.

[edit] Published works

Kingwell has written ten books including:

A Civil Tongue: Justice, Dialogue, and the Politics of Pluralism, Pennsylvania State University Press, 1995, ISBN 0-271-01334-6 (hardcover), ISBN 0-271-01335-4 (paperback). Awarded the 1997 Spitz Prize for political theory.
Dreams of Millennium: Report from a Culture on the Brink, Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1997, ISBN 0-571-19902-X
In Pursuit of Happiness : Better Living from Plato to Prozac, Crown Publishing Group (NY), 2000, ISBN 0-609-60535-6
The World We Want: Restoring Citizenship in a Fractured Age, Rowman & Littlefield, 2001, ISBN 0-7425-1258-4, ISBN 0-7425-1266-5.
Practical Judgments: Essays in Culture, Politics, and Interpretation, University of Toronto Press, 2002, ISBN 0-8020-3675-9 (hardcover), ISBN 0-8020-3801-8 (paperback)
Catch and Release - Trout fishing and the meaning of life, Penguin Canada, 2003,ISBN 0-14-301565-6
Nothing for Granted: Tales of War, Philosophy, and Why the Right Was Mostly Wrong: Selected Writings 2000-2003, Penguin Canada, 2005, ISBN 0-14-305193-8
"Nearest Thing to Heaven: The Empire State Building and American Dreams", Yale University Press, 2006, ISBN-13: 9780300106220, ISBN-10: 030010622X
"Finding Your Way", Viking Canada, 2006, ISBN 9780670043262
Classic Cocktails: A Modern Shake, McClelland & Stewart, 2006, ISBN 0-7710-9558-9, ISBN 978-0-7710-9558-0