Mark Kingwell is a Canadian professor of philosophy and associate chair at the University of Toronto’s Department of Philosophy. Kingwell is a fellow of Trinity College. He specializes in theories of politics and culture and he has published twelve books, most notably,
A Civil Tongue: Justice, Dialogue, and the Politics of Pluralism, which was awarded the Spitz Prize for political theory in 1997. In 2000 he received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, for contributions to theory and criticism. He has held visiting posts at institutions including: University of Cambridge, University of California at Berkeley, and City University of New York where he held the title of Weissman Distinguished Professor of Humanities. He is a contributing editor for
Harper’s Magazine, and has written for publications ranging from
Adbusters and the
New York Times to the
Journal of Philosophy and
Auto Racing Digest. Among his twelve books of political and cultural theory are the Canadian best-sellers
Better Living, The World We Want, and
Concrete Reveries. In order to secure financing for their continued indulgence he has also written about his various hobbies, including fishing, baseball, cocktails, and contemporary art. His most recent book,
Unruly Voices, is an examination of democracy and civil society.
