Welcome

I'm Alexandra, an Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Teaching Stream at the University of Toronto. I am also 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.

You can reach me at a.gustafson@mail.utoronto.ca or alexandra@beingnbecoming.org.