Welcome

I'm Alexandra, an Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Teaching Stream at the University of Toronto. From 2024-2026, I served as Director of Educational Programming for Being and Becoming: A Community for the Curious, a Toronto-based public philosophy non-profit. I completed my PhD in Philosophy at the University of Toronto in 2024. I completed my MA at Brandeis University and my BA at The College of Wooster. 

Philosophically, I am primarily interested in the nature and experience of romantic love, especially unrequited love. In 2022, I wrote an essay for Psyche defending the value of unrequited love on the grounds that it is just as "sublime" as reciprocal love. Presently, I am writing a trade book on love for MIT Press (publication date TBD). 

Beyond love, I have additional interests in ethics, aesthetics, and existentialism, along with a growing interest in the intersection of AI ethics and the philosophy of disability. I'm passionate about public philosophy and love to give public talks about philosophy and love. I am also newly available for consulting.

You can reach me at a.gustafson@mail.utoronto.ca.