Mark Mysak


Mark has been a Doctoral Student in the department since Fall of 2006. He is the recipient of a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) award by the Government of Canada (2007-2010 $20,000/yr.). He is also a recipient of the 2006 $20,000 Doctoral Fellowship from the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies. He is currently a teaching fellow.

Contact Information

markmysak@yahoo.ca

Office:
Environmental Science Building, Room 372
940-565-2823



Education Background


(2005) MES from Dalhousie University (Halifax, NS) in Environmental Studies and Philosophy, Thesis: Evolving Ecological Ethics
(2002) B.Sc. from the University of Ottawa (Ottawa, ON) in biology

Biographical Information


I grew up in Ottawa but have also lived in Vancouver, Montreal, and Halifax. I have past work experience with the Canadian Environmental Network, as a lecturer at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College (NSAC), but also as a Chevron full-serve gas attendant. My general academic interests are related to anti-oppression theory and radical political philosophy. As for hobbies, I enjoy books, documentaries, traveling, pizza, Sonic Youth, the color brown, Manners, Wolfe Lake Jake, and the "Great Outdoors."

Links, Publications, and Other Data


Conference Presentations:
  • (2008) Pacific Meeting of the American Philosophical Association (APA) in Pasadena, CA
    Paper: Evolving Ecological Ethics: Freedom in "Participatory Evolution"
  • (2007) Annual Meeting of the International Association for Environmental Philosophy (IAEP), as part of the Annual Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy (SPEP) Conference in Chicago, IL
    Paper: Don't You Care? Ethics of Care as an Alternative Approach to Environmental Ethics
  • (2007) North Texas Philosophical Association (NTPA) Annual Conference at UNT in Denton, TX
    Paper: Evolving Ecological Ethics: Moral Implications of Nonhuman Subjectivity
  • (2006) Environmental Studies Association of Canada (ESAC) Annual Conference at York University in Toronto, ON
    Paper: Evolving Ecological Ethics: Intrinsic Value and the Nonhuman Good
  • (2006) Canadian Association for Studies in International Development (CASID) at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, NS
    Paper: Moral, Rational, and Free Ecological Societies
  • (2005) Environmental Studies Association of Canada (ESAC) Annual Conference at the University of Western Ontario in London , ON
    Paper: Left-Libertarian Ethical and Political Implications for Human to Nonhuman Relations