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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
  I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that bears no fruit he cuts away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes to make it bear even more.”
— John 15:1-2