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class="fusion-text fusion-text-1"><h2>OUR HISTORY</h2> </div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-clearfix" style="float:left;margin-bottom:30px;width:100%;max-width:100px;"><div class="fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid" style="border-color:#4f2683;border-top-width:2px;"></div></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-2"><p><span data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{">The Rotman Institute of Philosophy was founded in 2008 as a result of a donation by Dr. Joseph L. Rotman. This donation was matched by Western University. The Institute grew out of the Science Epistemology and Ethics Research (SEER)-Lab that had been created a few years earlier by Charles Weijer, then CRC in Bioethics, and Robert Batterman, then CRC in Philosophy of Science, in the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210801124239/https://www.uwo.ca/philosophy/">Department of Philosophy</a>. Pooling their resources and students, Weijer and Batterman aimed to create a unique space with a new kind of interaction and workplace for philosophers; a lab more like what is common in the sciences, but here a lab of ideas. They were able to do this with a generous grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). Their idea has become the heart of the Rotman Institute where students, post docs and faculty interact.</span></p> </div><style type="text/css">.fusion-accordian #accordion-18408-1 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box{ color: #ffffff;}.fusion-accordian #accordion-18408-1 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box:before{ font-size: 13px; width: 13px;}.fusion-accordian #accordion-18408-1 .panel-title a{font-size:14px;}.fusion-accordian #accordion-18408-1 .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #4f2683;border-color: #4f2683;}.fusion-accordian #accordion-18408-1 .panel-title a:hover, #accordion-18408-1 .fusion-toggle-boxed-mode:hover .panel-title a { color: #4f2683;}.fusion-accordian #accordion-18408-1 .panel-title .active .fa-fusion-box,.fusion-accordian #accordion-18408-1 .panel-title a:hover .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #4f2683!important;border-color: #4f2683!important;}</style><div class="accordian fusion-accordian"><div class="panel-group" id="accordion-18408-1"><div class="fusion-panel panel-default"><div class="panel-heading"><h4 class="panel-title toggle"><a aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="aa1e94c4beff52032" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion-18408-1" data-target="#aa1e94c4beff52032" href="#aa1e94c4beff52032"><span class="fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper" aria-hidden="true"><i class="fa-fusion-box" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span class="fusion-toggle-heading">Learn more about the history of the Institute</span></a></h4></div><div id="aa1e94c4beff52032" class="panel-collapse collapse "><div class="panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix"> <p>The Institute’s original name, The Joseph L. Rotman Institute of Science and Values, was changed in 2010 with the launch of the Institute’s distinctive logo. The tagline “Engaging Science” associated with the new name reflects the Institute’s core identity. The Rotman Institute of Philosophy is a place where philosophers and other humanists engage with scientists to debate issues of global significance.</p> <p>The first Director of the Institute was <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210801124239/http://www.rotman.uwo.ca/charles-weijer/">Charles Weijer</a>. He lead the development of the Institute from its founding until 2012. By that time the Institute had grown to include a second administrative position, and had also been given a second generous donation by Joseph Rotman and the University. During 2012-2013, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210801124239/http://www.rotman.uwo.ca/christopher-smeenk/">Christopher Smeenk</a> served as Director of the Institute. From 2013-2014, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210801124239/http://www.rotman.uwo.ca/carl-hoefer/">Carl Hoefer</a>, previously of University of Barcelona and London School of Economics, served as Director. He took over in 2013 and served until December 2014. During early 2015, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210801124239/http://www.rotman.uwo.ca/henrik-lagerlund/">Henrik Lagerlund</a> served as Acting Director, and in fall 2015, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210801124239/http://www.rotman.uwo.ca/christopher-smeenk/">Christopher Smeenk</a> returned as Director. Smeenk will be on sabbatical during 2019-2020, with <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210801124239/http://www.rotman.uwo.ca/portfolio-items/skelton/">Anthony Skelton</a> serving as Acting Director until his return.</p> <p>The activities of the Institute have gradually grown since its start. The core faculty has more than doubled and the post docs have tripled. It has an impressive list of members active in various Institute projects. Every year some of the foremost thinkers in the world are brought to the Institute as guest speakers, and many have started to come for longer visits making use of the visiting fellows program.</p> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last" style="width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 0 ) * 0.5 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy" style="background-image: url('https://web.archive.org/web/20210801124239im_/https://www.rotman.uwo.ca/wp-content/uploads/weijer_rotman.jpg');background-position:center top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;background-color:#4c5166;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;" data-bg-url="https://www.rotman.uwo.ca/wp-content/uploads/weijer_rotman.jpg"><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns" style="background-color: #ededed;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;"><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-row"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first" style="width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 0 ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy" style="background-image: url('https://web.archive.org/web/20210801124239im_/https://www.rotman.uwo.ca/wp-content/uploads/ourdonor-1.jpg');background-position:right center;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;background-color:#6f6ea0;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;" data-bg-url="https://www.rotman.uwo.ca/wp-content/uploads/ourdonor-1.jpg"><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last" style="width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 0 ) * 0.5 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy" style="background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 80px 6% 80px 6%;"><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-3"><h2>OUR DONOR</h2> </div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-clearfix" style="float:left;margin-bottom:30px;width:100%;max-width:100px;"><div class="fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid" style="border-color:#4f2683;border-top-width:2px;"></div></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-4"><p><span data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{">The Rotman Institute of Philosophy owes its existence to the generous contributions of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210801124239/https://president.uwo.ca/rotman_legacy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Joseph L. Rotman</a>. Rotman began his relationship with Western in the 1950s, as an undergraduate student. He was Western’s 21st Chancellor in January 2015 when his died at the age of 80. In the years between, Rotman became a leader – first in business, then in philanthropy. The Rotman Institute of Philosophy was one of the numerous philanthropic enterprises that he put into motion. The Institute would not exist without not only his financial contributions, but more importantly, the inspiration and leadership he shared with us. Remembrances of Joe, as he was known to all who knew him personally, from past and present Directors of the Rotman Institute follow below.</span></p> </div><div class="fusion-button-wrapper"><style type="text/css">.fusion-button.button-1 {border-radius:0px;}</style><a class="fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type" target="_self" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210801124239/https://www.rotman.uwo.ca/about/joseph-rotman-philosophy-western/"><span class="fusion-button-text">Read A Life Examined: Joseph Rotman’s Legacy at Western</span></a></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns" style="background-color: #f5f5f5;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;"><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-row"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first" style="width:50%;width:calc(50% - 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