Dr. Edward Slingerland is one of fifteen UBC faculty members announced by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) as new Fellows and Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists in September 2024. Fellows and College Members are officially inducted into the RSC at the annual Celebration of Excellence and Engagement in November. Learn more about his research below.
Edward Slingerland is Distinguished University Scholar and Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia, where he also holds appointments in the Departments of Psychology and Asian Studies and is Director of the Database of Religious History (religiondatabase.org). Dr. Slingerland is the author of several academic monographs, translations and edited volumes, two trade books, and approximately fifty book chapters, reviews, and articles in top academic journals in a wide range of fields.