Fellow, Royal Society of Canada, Distinguished University Scholar and Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia, Edward Slingerland also holds appointments in the Departments of Psychology and Asian Studies.
A deep dive into the alcohol-soaked origins of civilization — and the evolutionary roots of humanity’s appetite for intoxication. A captivating and long overdue investigation into humanity's oldest indulgence
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Teaching
University of British Columbia
In 2024-5, I will be teaching two courses at UBC in Term 1:
TERM 1: PHIL 371 / ASIA 371
“Foundations of Chinese Thought”TERM 1: PHIL 470
“Comparative Conceptions of the Self”
MOOCS
In addition to my teaching at UBC, I developed two Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for the edX platform:
Talks & Interviews
The Joe Rogan Experience
Episode #1663 - Edward Slingerland
June 8, 2021
Edward Slingerland is Distinguished University Scholar and Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia. His newest book, “Drunk”, is available now.