David Tabachnick
Professor

Dr. David Tabachnick

He/him/his

Positions

Full-time Faculty
Faculty of Arts and Science - Philosophy, Political Science, Economics - Political Science

Education

PhD, Political Science
2003
Areas of specialization
Political Philosophy
International Relations
Canadian Foreign Policy
Technology and Ethics

Teaching Areas

Undergraduate Programs

  • Political Science

Research

Current Research Projects / Labs

  • The Leisure Ethic: The End of Work and a Return to Virtue 

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Collaborations / Affiliations

  • Founding and Co-Editor and Chief of the Canadian Journal of Political Philosophy

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Open to Media Inquiries

Publications

Books

The Leisure Ethic: The End of Work and the Return to Virtue. 2026 Toronto: University of Toronto Press (Insight Series). 

The Great Reversal: How We Let Technology Take Control of the Planet. 2013. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 

Challenging Theocracy: Ancient Lessons for Global Politics. 2018.Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 

Multiculturalism in Western Liberal Democracies. 2017. Lanham: Lexington Press. 

Honour and Obligation in Liberal Society: Problems and Prospects. The Question of Peace in Modern Political Thought. 2015. Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier Press. 

Laurier Studies in Political Philosophy Series. On Oligarchy: Ancient Lessons on Global Politics. 2011. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 

Enduring Empire: Ancient Lessons for Global Politics. 2009.Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

Articles

“Charles Taylor’s Interculturalism and the Crisis of Liberalism.” 2022. In Canadian Conservative Political Thought. McGill Queens University Press. 

“The Libreville Conference and Federalism in Canadian Foreign Relations.” 2021. In 1968 in Canada. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press. 

“Multiculturalism and National Identity in Canada and the United States after September 11th, 2001.” 2016. Multiculturalism in Western Liberal Democracies. Lanham: Lexington Press. Honor and Obligation in Liberal Society: Problems and Prospects. 

“The Return to Classical Regimes Theory: On the Plural Dimensions of Politeia.” Civic Republicanism: Ancient Lessons for Global Politics. Geoffrey Kellow and Neven Brady, eds. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. (Co-Author).