Dylan Skurka

Seasoned and compassionate educator. I excel in transforming complex ideas into understandable concepts while fostering a peaceful, open classroom environment. Skilled in curriculum development, instructional design, and student engagement strategies that foster an active learning environment. Notable for ability to adapt teaching styles to diverse learning needs, resulting in improved student outcomes.

• Recording Secretary, 2019 - 2020, 2021 - Present
• Canadian Philosophical Association Member
• York University Philosophy Graduate Student Association Member

• 'He Who Fights with Monsters': Inner-Circle vs The World in The Last of Us, Philosophy and the Last of Us (Book), 09/11/24
• A Philosopher's Life, Philosophy Now, 06/01/24
• Misery in Paradise: The Philosophy of 'The White Lotus', And Philosophy, 05/01/23
• Don't Look Up, Philosophy Now, 08/01/22
• Minding the Gap, Philosophy Now, 12/01/21
• Socrates' Complicated Relationship with the Sophists, An Anthology of Philosophical Studies: Volume 15, 2021
• Brainwandering, York University Graduate Philosophy Student Publication, Main Contributor & Editor, 2019 - Present

• Graduate Student Mentor, York University, 2023 - Present
• Out of the Cold Volunteer, St. Matthew's United Church, 2020
• Reading Tent Program Volunteer, Frontier College, 2019

• York Graduate Entrance Scholarship (2019)
• Western Research Graduate Scholarship (2017-2019)
• Dean's and Chair's Entrance Scholarships (2017)
• Dean's Honour List (2015-2017)

• Deciphering Ego Dissolution: A Husserlian Approach, Society for the Phenomenology of Religious Experience at Duquesne University, 10/29/24
• Happiness and the Meaning of Life, Guest Lecture for the Undergraduate Course Introduction to Ethics, 09/16/24
• The Philosophy of MDMA: A Phenomenological Study, Philosophy of Psychiatry & Lived Experience Workshop, 04/25/24, Presented Online
• The Environment, Guest Lecture for the Undergraduate Course Introduction to Applied Ethics, 10/24/22, 02/12/24
• Protecting Prisoners from Social Deprivation, Great Lakes Philosophy Conference, Ryerson University Graduate Philosophy Conference, 04/09/22, 03/20/22
• Seeking Oneness: Zhuangzi and Psychedelics, ATINER Philosophy Conference, Uehiro Graduate Philosophy Conference, 05/23/22, 03/17/22
• Righteous Propaganda: On Hip-Hop's Response to Police Brutality, ATINER Philosophy Conference, 05/24/21, Presented Online
• Socrates' Complicated Relationship with the Sophists, ATINER Philosophy Conference, 05/25/20, Presented Online