Leo Groarke

Leo Groarke (born 1953) is a Canadian philosopher, known for his contributions to argumentation theory and informal logic.

Groarke has authored and edited a number of books, articles, and anthologies. Groarke has held numerous administrative positions at various Canadian universities, and served as the President of Trent University from 2014 to 2024.

He is the brother of philosophers Louis Groarke and Paul Groarke. The three are identical triplets.

Education and career

Groarke studied at the University of Calgary, Simon Fraser University, the University of Helsinki, and the University of Western Ontario. He earned his PhD in philosophy in 1982 and was a professor of philosophy at Wilfrid Laurier University, also holding several administrative positions. From 2010 to 2015 he served as the provost/vice-president academic at the University of Windsor.

Selected works

Good Reasoning Matters! Revised 4th Ed. with Christopher Tindale (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 2008) Greek Scepticism: Anti-Realist Trends in Ancient Thought (Kingston, Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1990)