Cheryl Misak

Cheryl J. Misak FRSC is a Canadian philosopher who works in pragmatism, the history of analytic philosophy, and bioethics.[1] She is a University Professor at the University of Toronto, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada,[2] and a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in intellectual and cultural history.[3] In 2011, Misak served as president of the Charles S. Peirce Society.[4] In December 2020, Misak became the interim director of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto.[5]

Misak was raised in Lethbridge, Alberta.[6] She received her BA from the University of Lethbridge, her MA from Columbia University, and her DPhil from the University of Oxford.[2]

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  4. ^ Misak, Cheryl (2011). "2011 Presidential Address: American Pragmatism and Indispensability Arguments". Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society. 47 (3): 261. doi:10.2979/trancharpeirsoc.47.3.261. S2CID 170361561.
  5. ^ "Welcoming Interim Director Cheryl Misak". Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. December 17, 2020. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  6. ^ Kenney, Trevor (January 14, 2009). "Athletics helped shape Misak's future". University of Lethbridge. Archived from the original on October 11, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2020.