World-renowned philosopher earns Royal Society honour

Faculty of Arts and Science Professor Will Kymlicka, Canada Research Chair in Political Philosophy, has earned the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Pierre Chauveau Medal for his distinguished contribution to knowledge in the humanities other than Canadian literature and Canadian history.

Dr. Kymlicka is amongst the top three influential political philosophers in the English-speaking world and has helped pioneer two major fields of research: the normative foundations of minority group rights within liberal democracies and the place of animals within political theory.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�Like other Western democracies, Canada is a 카지노 게임 컬렉션�liberal democracy,카지노 게임 컬렉션� which means we put a strong focus on the rights of individual citizens,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Dr. Kymlicka. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�The Canadian constitution also recognizes some group rights, but these have often been seen as anomalous, and perhaps even dangerous to liberal values. My work has tried to understand how we can make room in liberal philosophy for the rights of groups, and in particular the rights of minorities.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

카지노 게임 컬렉션�Also, I am working on how we govern the lives of animals in our society, which is not only an urgent moral question on its own terms, but also central to the climate crisis, biodiversity and public health. We카지노 게임 컬렉션�ve established an animal politics research group here at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s, focusing on how to ensure animals are represented in democratic politics. I think this will be a central issue for the future of political philosophy, and for the fate of the world as a whole.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

Professor Kymlicka카지노 게임 컬렉션�s high-caliber work and exceptional accomplishments have been recognized by the Killam Prize, the Premier카지노 게임 컬렉션�s Discovery Award, the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, Fellowship in the Royal Society of Canada and the British Academy, honorary degrees from Belgium and Sweden, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Gold Medal.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�It카지노 게임 컬렉션�s a special honour to receive this Medal from the Royal Society, which has played such a central role in both the intellectual and public life of the country, and to join the very distinguished list of previous awardees,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Dr. Kymlicka. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�I카지노 게임 컬렉션�m grateful for the incredible support I카지노 게임 컬렉션�ve received from colleagues here at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s over the years.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

The Pierre Chauveau Medal was established in 1951 to honour the memory of Pierre J.O. Chauveau (1820-1890), FRSC, writer, orator, educator, Canadian statesman and the second President of the RSC (1883-1884). He was the first Premier of Quebec (1867-1872) and Speaker of the Senate (1874).

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