About Us

Founded in 1998, Noēsis is the journal of undergraduate philosophy at the University of Toronto. The students whose work appears in our journals are all undergraduate students, as are the editors who volunteer to select and edit the papers.

Editors-In-Chief

Chris Zhu

Chris is a fifth-year philosophy specialist with an unrelated side-gig in computer science. Their philosophical interests include phenomenology, psychoanalysis, and the broader continental tradition. Outside of academics, they enjoy drawing, writing, and sipping cold brew.

Salem Kakish

Salem is a fourth-year philosophy specialist. His main philosophical interests lie in legal philosophy, political philosophy, and ethics. More specifically, he is interested in the legitimacy of judicial review and the ethics of property and charity. Outside of philosophy, Salem enjoys competing in mock trial, travel, tennis, and entertaining a small sartorial hobby.

This section will be updated once the selection process is complete. Check back soon!

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