Ria Jenkins

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Education | Research Interests | Research Projects | Selected Publications
Teaching Responsibilities | Administrative Responsibilities

Education

  • Ph.D. in Philosophy at McMaster University, 1999.
  • M.A. in Philosophy at McMaster University. 1994.
  • B.A. in Philosophy at the University of Regina, 1992.

Research Interests

  • Philosophy of  Law
  • Political Philosophy
  • Ethics

Research Projects

  • Justice in Legal Processes
  • Restorative Justice
  • Political Philosophy of Hannah Arendt

Selected Publications and Presentations

  • “The Possibility of Justice in International Affairs” presentation for the Philosophy in the Community Series, 2008.
  • “Psychological Experts and the Law” presented at the 7th Annual Meeting of the Philosophical Association of Religiously Affiliated Colleges. 2006.
  • “Can Pragmatism Overcome the Impasse in Contemporary Legal Theory?” Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence  January 2002
  • “Pragmatism and Contemporary Legal Theory” presentation for the Canadian Philosophical Association Meeting, 2001.
  • “Moral Judgement and the Case of Robert Latimer” Saskatchewan Law Review Vol 64(2), 2001.

Teaching Responsibilities

  • Phil. 337.3 “Philosophy of Law”
  • Phil. 237.3 “Law and Morality”
  • Phil. 133.3 “Introduction to Ethics and Value”
  • Phil. 215.3  “19th Century European Philosophy”
  • Phil. 218.3 “Existentialism”

Administrative Responsibilities

  • Member of the Executive of the St. Thomas More Faculty Association
  • Member of the Consultation Committee
  • Member of the Library Committee