MANSFIELD, PA—Robert Timko, professor emeritus of Philosophy at Mansfield University, has co-authored a
paper with Alexander Kubyshkin, St. Petersburg State University in Russia, that has been published in the Science Journal of VolSU: History, Area Studies, International Relations. 2016.
Entitled “Egerton Ryerson: Building a Spiritual and Intellectual Foundation for a Canadian Identity,” the article analyses the philosophical and political theories of Egerton Ryerson (1803–1882), one of the leading figures of intellectual history of Canada in the 19th century.
Kubyshkin has been to MU on several occasions as a visiting scholar.
Timko also presented “Truth, History, and a Canadian Identity: The Philosophy of Detective William Murdoch” at the MANECCS Biennial Conference on Canadian Studies in Portland, ME on October 21-22.
Detective William Murdoch is a fictional character, the quintessentially Canadian protagonist of the Murdoch Mysteries television series, who Timko contends is anchored in real events and often in real characters.
Beginning in January, Timko will teach a course entitled “Canada: Getting to Know Our Northern Neighbor” at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Temple University. The course will be an interdisciplinary conversation which examines the ways in which Canada and Canadians have been represented by the various academic disciplines and global observers.
“Courses are taught by members for members,” is how he describes teaching at OLLI. “No salaries, no tests, just great conversations.”
Timko retired in 2011 after 25 years of teaching at Mansfield. He also served as director of Canadian Studies.