Mark Kingwell

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Mark Gerald Kingwell (March 1, 1963– in Toronto ) is a professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto and a Senior Fellow of Massey College. He specialises in theories of politics and culture.

He studied at the University of Toronto, editing The Varsity through 1983 to 1984 and the University of Toronto Review from 84-85. He received his BA from the University of St. Michael's College with High Distinction in 1985, his MLitt from Edinburgh University in 1987, and both his M.Phil and PhD from Yale University in 1989 and 1991 respectively. He was married to Gail Donaldson in 1988. The marriage ended in divorce in 2004.

He is a contributing editor to Harper's Magazine and the Globe and Mail books section. He was also a drinks columnist for the men's magazine Toro. He was formerly a columnist for the National Post, and a contributing editor of Saturday Night. He frequently appears on television and radio, often on the CBC, and is well known for his appearance in The Corporation.

Mark Kingwell is one of two University of Toronto professors teaching a first year philosophy course entitled Introduction to Philosophy. Kingwell teaches his class in Victoria College's Isabel Bader Theatre, with a class size of around 700 students. He also is part of the University of Trinity College's TrinityOne program, for which he teaches a seminar class entitled Ethics and the Creative Imagination.

He describes himself as a social democrat and a "recovering Catholic". According to the Canadian Who's Who 2006, he also enjoys running, baseball, basketball, jazz, films and pop music. He has two younger brothers: twins named Sean Kingwell and Steven Kingwell.

[edit] Published works

Kingwell has written ten books including:

A Civil Tongue: Justice, Dialogue, and the Politics of Pluralism, Pennsylvania State University Press, 1995, ISBN 0-271-01334-6 (hardcover), ISBN 0-271-01335-4 (paperback). Awarded the 1997 Spitz Prize for political theory.
Dreams of Millennium: Report from a Culture on the Brink, Faber & Faber, 1997, ISBN 0-571-19902-X
In Pursuit of Happiness : Better Living from Plato to Prozac, Crown Publishing Group (NY), 2000, ISBN 0-609-60535-6
The World We Want: Restoring Citizenship in a Fractured Age, Rowman & Littlefield, 2001, ISBN 0-7425-1258-4, ISBN 0-7425-1266-5.
Practical Judgments: Essays in Culture, Politics, and Interpretation, University of Toronto Press, 2002, ISBN 0-8020-3675-9 (hardcover), ISBN 0-8020-3801-8 (paperback)
Catch and Release - Trout fishing and the meaning of life, Penguin Canada, 2003,ISBN 0-14-301565-6
Nothing for Granted: Tales of War, Philosophy, and Why the Right Was Mostly Wrong: Selected Writings 2000-2003, Penguin Canada, 2005, ISBN 0-14-305193-8
"Nearest Thing to Heaven: The Empire State Building and American Dreams", Yale University Press, 2006, ISBN 978-0-3001-0622-0
"Marginalia: A Cultural Reader", Penguin Canada, 1999 ISBN 978-0140286991
Classic Cocktails: A Modern Shake, McClelland & Stewart, 2006, ISBN 0-7710-9558-9, ISBN 978-0-7710-9558-0