Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
University of Toronto. Department of Philosophy
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Chair of History of Philosophy and Ethics
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1889-
History
The Department of Philosophy was established on November 15, 1889 when the Chair of Mental and Moral Philosophy split to form the Chair of History of Philosophy and Ethics, and the Chair of Psychology, Logic and Metaphysics. The Chair of History of Philosophy and Ethics is cited as the Department of Philosophy from the Fall of 1891.