Jill Fellows

Faculty Instructor
Humanities and Social Sciences
Philosophy
fellowsj@douglascollege.ca

About

Social Epistemology (especially issues of trust, expertise and objectivity) and metaphysics (especially with regards to personal identity). Taught previously at SFU, Quest University and UBC.

Areas of interest:

  • Science and society
  • Philosophy of science (including feminist philosophy of science)
  • Ethics
  • History of modern philosophy and critical thinking.

 

Education and credentials

  • PhD, British Columbia
  • MA, Calgary
  • BA, Calgary

Publications and other research outputs

  • "Categorically not Cackling: Duty, Moral Fiction and Witchcraft" in Terry Prachett and Philosophy, Jacob Held and James South, eds. Palgrave MacMillan. Publication Date:  December 2014
  • "Downstream of the Experts: Trust-building and the Case of MPA's" Social Epistemology  Vol. 27, July 2013 Pp. 1 - 21.