• Philosophy of Law
• Moral & Political Philosophy
• Philosophy of Religion
• Philosophy of Sport

I have taken a rather circuitous and inter-disciplinary route to philosophy. My seminary training has informed and enriched my interests in philosophy of religion, while my graduate work in the philosophy, psychology, and politics of sport provided the impetus for greater breadth and depth in the discipline of philosophy. My doctoral studies in the department of philosophy at The University of Western Ontario have equipped me to teach in areas of logic and the history of philosophy.

My area of specialization is Ethics and Value Theory and my dissertation is in philosophy of law.

Nickel, K. M. (1999, Sept 22-25). Analyzing the Disallowance of Body Checking in Women's Ice Hockey: Discrimination or Liberation? Paper presented at the 27th Annual Conference of the Philosophic Society for the Study of Sport on "Sports, Persons and Bodies", De Montfort University, England.

Nickel, K. M. (2000). A World of Difference: Interpreting Aggression in Women's Hockey. Unpublished M.Sc. Thesis, University of Regina, Regina, SK.

Nickel, K.M. (2000, September 3-6). Anti-realism, Pragmatism and Touchdowns Well Saved. Paper presented at the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport, Melbourne, Australia.

Nickel, K.M. (2001). Anti-realist Excess: Losing Sight of What Matters in Sport. Journal of Philosophy of Sport, 28(1), 173-192.

Nickel, K. M. (2002). Book Review of Malloy, Ross, & Zakus, (2000). Sport Ethics: Concepts and Cases in Sport and Recreation. Toronto, ON: Thompson Educational Publishing in Journal of Philosophy of Sport, 29(2).

Nickel, K. M. (May 30, 2004). Commentary on "A Manifesto for 'Manifesto Rights'". Paper presented by Daniel Groll at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Philosophical Association, Winnipeg, MB.

Nickel, K. M. (May 29, 2004). Commentary on "Trusting Trust and Distrust". Paper presented by Paul Dumouchel at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Philosophical Association, Winnipeg, MB.

Work in Progress

Paper being presented at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Section - IVR (Canadian Association for the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy) "Criminal Liability and the Subjectivist/Objectivist Debate" May 29^th, 2007 at the University of Saskatchewan, Annual Congress of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.