Patrick Turmel
Professor and Research Chair in Democracy and Public Ethics in the Department of Philosophy at Laval University.
Positions held
| 2013-2014 | Associate researcher(s), Fundamental ethics |
| 2013-2014 | Associate researcher(s), Ethics and politics |
| 2014-2015 | Collaborator(s), Fundamental ethics |
| 2015-2016 to 2020-2021 | Co-researcher(s), Fundamental ethics |
| 2020-2021 to today | Co-researcher(s), Ethics and economics |
Participation in CRÉ events
| 26 May 2026 | New Research in Political Philosophy |
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| 6 May 2026 | Political Philosophy for a Better World |
| 16 April 2026 | Advising policymakers. Choice and responsibility |
| 20 November 2025 | A Night at the Philosophy Museum |
Biography
Patrick Turmel is a full professor in the Department of Philosophy at Laval University and holds the Research Chair in Democracy and Public Ethics. He is also editor-in-chief of the journal Éthique publique.
Patrick has also taught at the University of Toronto, where he obtained his doctorate, and has been a visiting professor at the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne and Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona. He is the recipient of the 2017 Distinction in Teaching Award for Professors, awarded by Laval University.
patrick.turmel@fp.ulaval.ca
