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  • F0706
  • Fonds
  • [196-?]-2014

Fonds consists of records pertaining to the work and activities of Michael A. Gilbert. These records document Gilbert’s work as a professor of philosophy and administrator at York University, as a writer and lecturer in the areas of argumentation theory and transgender theory, and as a writer of literary fiction. Records in this fonds include correspondence and day planners, academic papers and articles, draft manuscripts and screenplays, notes, course materials and lecture notes, photographs, and conference materials.

Gilbert, Michael A.

Doctor, R.

File consists of a letter sent to Gilbert with accompanying photographs.

Letters rec. to 1985

File consists of correspondence received by Gilbert, mostly pertaining to his graduate studies and academic career but including some personal correspondence. Copies of letters by Gilbert are also part of this file, as well as two letters written to his brother, Gary, in 1967.

Letters rec. 1985-1993

File consists of correspondence received by Gilbert pertaining to professional and personal subjects. Correspondents include Libby Scheier, Richard Thomas Wright, Edward O. Phillips, George Payerle, Andreas Schroeder, Diane Guite, June Callwood, and Brian Brett.

Logic

File pertains to a course taken by Gilbert entitled "Introduction to Logic". Records in this file are Gilbert's notes, a test and a quiz.

Metaphysics

File pertains to a graduate course taken by Gilbert at the University of Waterloo. Records in this file are Gilbert's notes and papers.

Plato

File pertains to a undergraduate course taken by Gilbert on Plato and Aristotle and includes his notes, a bibliography, a test and an essay.

Quine, W.V.O.

File pertains to an undergraduate seminar on epistemology taken by Gilbert. Records in this file are his notes and papers written about W.V.O. Quine.

Thesis proposal

Item is Gilbert's proposal for his PhD thesis, entitled "A Formal Analysis of Relevance", submitted to the Department of Philosophy at the University of Waterloo.

2100 slides

File consists of overhead transparencies used by Gilbert in his course, Introduction to Logic (PHIL 2100).

220 curr.

File pertains to this course, PHIL 2200, Critical Reasoning, taught by Gilbert at York University. Records in this file are lecture notes, a make-up exam, assignments, and a course outline.

310 : 2nd term

File pertains to a course taught by Gilbert, Symbolic Logic (PH 310). Records in this file lecture notes and course readings.

3220

File pertains to a course taught by Gilbert, Argumentation Theory (PHIL 3220) in fall 2006. Items in this file include a course outline, a reading list, and lecture notes.

4260 : sex/gender

Item is a course outline for this course, Gender & Transgender Theory (PHIL 4260), taught by Gilbert in winter 2007.

4900 2005/06

File pertains to a course taught by Gilbert, People, Bodies and Philosophy (PHIL 4900), in 2005-2006. Records in this file are a course outline, an essay assignment, notes and a journal article.

Accounting

File pertains to Gilbert's SSHRC funding and related expenditures. Records in this file are travel grant notice, monthly and summary financial statements, memoranda, invoices, and a letter.

Affirm. action

File consists of memoranda, an agenda and drafts pertaining to the development of a Department of Philosophy affirmative action plan.

Argument, advanced

File pertains to a course taught by Gilbert, "Advanced Argument". Records in this file are a course outline, lecture notes and a magazine article.

CA overview

File pertains to a presentation given by Gilbert entitled "Coalescent Argumentation: an overview". Items in this file are the text of the presentation and accompanying overhead transparencies. Also included is the text of a 1995 talk given by Gilbert entitled "Modes, Coalescence & Pragma-Dialectics".

Conflict 420.6

File consists of notes, diagrams, photocopied articles, a letter, a course description, and a reading list pertaining to this course, Formal Philosophy (AS/PH 420.6). Also included is a student paper featuring an analysis of Gilbert's work.

Department of Philosophy course lists

File pertains to Gilbert's work as Department of Philosophy Undergraduate Programme Director and course planning for the department. Items in this file include departmental course listings, schedules, budget documents, course enrolment statistics, memoranda, notes and lecturer CVs.

EDM

File pertains to Gilbert's business, EDM: Effective Dispute Management, and his speaking engagements and corporate training services on this subject. Records in this file are correspondence, a flyer, a business registration form, invoices, information sheets, an agenda, notes and memoranda.

Fed.

File pertains to a proposal to form a federated philosophy department at York University, unifying departments at Atkinson College and Glendon College as part of the Faculty of Arts. Items in this file are course listings, an Atkinson College lecture schedule (1994/95), memoranda, and notes.

Feminist CD

File consists of presentation slides (paper and overhead transparencies) and speaking notes for a talk by Gilbert entitled "The Feminist Cross Dresser: consciousness-raising 101 for committed cross dressers".

Language, phil. of (PH 320)

File pertains to a course taught by Gilbert, Philosophy of Language (PH 320.6). Records in this file are an examination, a test, notes, course handouts and a course outline.

Logic, advanced : PH310

File pertains to courses taught by Gilbert, Symbolic Logic (PH 310), Modern Symbolic Logic (PHL 250) and PHL 350. Records in this file are course outlines, lecture notes, examinations, quizzes, handouts, and quiz answers.

Logic : intro

File consists of a test and test answers for Introduction to Logic (PH 2100), taught by Gilbert in Oct. 1983.

Major News

File consists of two issues of York University's Department of Philosophy newsletter, "The Major News" (Sept. 1992, Mar. 1993).

NX ref.

File consists of a document written by Gilbert for the Department of Philosophy entitled "NEXUS user's kit: a guide for beginners" and supporting materials.

PHIL 4900 11/12

File pertains to this course taught by Gilbert in 2011-2012. Items in this file are a lecture schedule, a reading list, an assignment, and lecture notes.

PHIL 6250

Item is a outline for this course, Recent Issues in Trans/Gender Theory (GS/PHIL 6250), taught by Gilbert.

Philosophy department : Toronto

File pertains to Gilbert's position as a visiting professor in University of Toronto's Department of Philosophy between 1973 and 1975. Records in this file are correspondence and forms.

Possible worlds : 1009x

File pertains to a University of Toronto graduate philosophy course (1009x) taught by Gilbert, Special Topics: Modality, Counterfactuals, and Possible Worlds. Records in this file are lecture notes, a course description and a class list.

Russell, intro to

File pertains to a University of Toronto philosophy course (PHL232) taught by Gilbert, The Philosophy of Bertrand Russell, in summer 1975. Records in this file are lecture notes, a course outline, a letter, examinations from previous years of the course (1972-1974), a reading list, study questions, and a final examination.

SGY 2005/6

File pertains to Gilbert's involvement with SexGen York. Records in this file are e-mail, notes, meeting agendas and minutes, a brief on the Inclusion Project, memoranda, the "Final Report on the Status of the Recommendations of the President's Task Force on Homophobia and Heterosexism - ten years after", a list of gender-neutral toilets on campus, the "Report of the Senate Executive Sub-committee on Equity to the President's Advisory Committee on Human Rights", and presentation slides. Also included are agendas for meetings of Gender Neutral Housing, for which Gilbert served as a SexGen York representative.

UGD 92/93

File pertains Gilbert's role as the Department of Philosophy's Undergraduate Director. Records in this file are a faculty list, a degree requirements document, memoranda, correspondence, a departmental newsletter, notes, a departmental overview written by Gilbert, curricular submissions for 1993/94, the constitution of the York Philosophy Students' Association, and course enrollment statistics.

Undergrad dir. 90/91

File pertains Gilbert's role as the Department of Philosophy's Undergraduate Director. Records in this file are grade statistics, notes, memoranda, and a course proposal.

UPD 93/94

File consists of correspondence, memoranda, course proposals, course statistics, and course lists pertaining to Gilbert's role as Undergraduate Programme Director in the Department of Philosophy.

UPD 99/00

File pertains to Gilbert's role as Department of Philosophy Undergraduate Program Director in 1999-2000. Records include memoranda, course offering lists, program enrolment statistics, budget documents, full-time faculty complement lists, new course proposals, course descriptions, and e-mail.

York University pamphlets

File consists of a pamphlet entitled "A step by step guide to York University's harassment and discrimination complaint procedures for employees", a pamphlet from the Centre of Race & Ethnic Relations, a Positive Space resource and referral list for the York University campus, a Sexual Assault Survivors' Support line pamphlet entitled "Sexual Assault & Dating", and a Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights in Ontario mailing card to Ontario Premier Mike Harris regarding same-sex relationship rights.

Writing and related files

Records in this series document the wide scope of Gilbert’s writing projects and pertain in particular to his published books, “How to Win an Argument”, “Coalescent Argumentation”, “Office Party” and “Yellow Angel”, as well as unpublished novels, screenplays and stories, his unpublished textbook “Discovering Logic”, and his academic writing in the area of argumentation theory and gender and transgender theory. These records include draft manuscripts, screenplays, articles and stories as well as related correspondence, notes and research materials, publishing contracts, royalty statements, copies of published articles, and articles about Gilbert’s work.

Academic papers by Michael Gilbert

File pertains to Gilbert's academic writing, including conference and other draft papers and published journal articles. Items in this file are the following: "What is an Emotional Argument? Or Why Do Argument Theorists Quarrel with their Mates?" (1994), "Multi-Modal Argumentation" (1994) "Emotional Messages" (1998), "Prolegomenon to Pragmatics of Emotion" (1997), "Emotion, Argumentation & Informal Logic" (2001), "Getting Good Value: Facts, Values, and Goals in Computational Linguistics", "Let's Talk: Emotion and the Pragma-Dialectic Model" [ca. 2003].

"Arguing with Lawyers"

File pertains to this manuscript by Gilbert, co-authored with Simon R. Fodden, and his efforts to publish the book, as well as workshops conducted by Gilbert and Fodden on this subject. Records in this file are correspondence, a prospectus, sample chapters, outlines, a workshop handout, pamphlets, notes, an agreement of employment, and a newspaper advertisement.

Argument, Theory of

File pertains to a paper written by Gilbert entitled "A Theory of Argument". Records in this file are notes and draft papers.

AA [Argument & Arguers]

File pertains to an article written by Gilbert entitled "Arguments & Arguers", submitted for publication to "Teaching Philosophy". Records in this file are correspondence and an article draft.

Barry Farber

File consists of Gilbert handwritten and typescript notes on a fictional character named Barry Farber, as well as newspaper clippings.

Bevis

Item is short story manuscript written by Gilbert entitled "The Story of Bevis and Big Beard Bonzo".

BS [The Buddy System] notes

File consists of Gilbert's handwritten notes and course handouts on the general subject of dispute resolution and communication, and a copy of Gilbert's paper "Effective Dispute Communication".

CA [Coalescent Argumentation]

File pertains to the publication of Gilbert's book "Coalescent Argumentation" by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc.. Records in this file include a signed contract, correspondence, and royalty statements.

Delimitation of arg.

File pertains to an article written by Gilbert entitled "The Delimitation of Argument", submitted for publication to the "Journal of Philosophy and the American Philosophical Quarterly" and presented at the Ontario Philosophical Society meeting in Oct. 1990. Records in this file are correspondence, article drafts, e-mail, notes, a call for papers and meeting programs, and referees' reports.

"Discovering Logic" : corres.

File consists of correspondence, a prospectus, memoranda and reader feedback pertaining to Gilbert's efforts to find a publisher for his textbook "Discovering Logic".

Dispute, Theory of

File pertains to a paper written by Gilbert entitled "Towards a Theory of Dispute", submitted for publication to several journals. Records in this file are article drafts including diagrams, correspondence, and notes.

FF [First Five]

File consists of a movie synopsis and concept statement written by Gilbert for a film project entitled "First Five".

Haack, "Deviant Logic" review

File pertains to Gilbert's review of this book, "Deviant Logic: Some Philosophical Issues" by Susan Haack, published in "The Journal of the Philosophy of Science" in Mar. 1978. Records in this file are drafts of the review, notes, correspondence and a photocopy of the published review.

"Hi, Mom" : unpub.

File consists of draft manuscripts of this short story by Gilbert and correspondence pertaining to his efforts to publish the story.

MM [Multi-Modal Argumentation]

File pertains to an article written by Gilbert entitled "Multi-Modal Argumentation", submitted to a variety of journals and published in "Philosophy of the Social Sciences" in June 1994. Records in this file include correspondence, article drafts, an abstract, referees' reports, page proofs, and a contract.

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