By Beth Matthews
Food for Thought, lets get radical for philosophy!
Two-dimensional semantics - Dr Laura Schroeter speaks about two-dimensional semantics, the connection between two-dimensional semantics and the foundations of philosophy. Also if morality is more a matter of opinion than truth, and explains what mental representation is.
Imagination - Alma Barner PhD student at ANU speaks about the definition of imagination. The epistemic roles of imagination, what type of effect technology has on children’s imagination. Also if it is harmful for people to have an over active...
Deviance in Philosophy - Professor Helen Beebee explains about implicit bias and stereotype threat, gives us a definition of deviance in philosophy and how the current situation could be changed
Porn Harms Kids - Liz Walker the chair of Porn Harms Kids speaks about harmful things watching porn can do to your child, what is the best way to go about speaking with your kids about porn and how...
Catharine Macaulay and Letitia Barbauld - A/Professor Karen Green speaks about Catherine McCaulay and Letitia Barbauld and their biographical background, the similarities and the differences in their philosophies and other enlightened women of their time that influenced their thought.
Part 2 Contesting Female Genital Cutting in Africa, Professor Diana Tietjens Meyers speaks about the legal status of female genital cutting, her philosophical analysis of successful strategies as well as human slavery.
Contesting Female Genital Cutting in Africa - Professor Diana Tietjens Meyers speaks about the legal status of female genital cutting and her philosophical analysis of successful strategies.
Epistemic Injustice - Prof Miranda Fricker speaks about the two central forms of epistemic injustice, their two corresponding remedies and epistemic injustice relation to health care and psychiatry.
Women Philosophers of the Early Modern Period - Professor Margaret Atherton speaks about Catharine Trotter Cockburn, Margaret Cavendish and many more women.
Motherhood and Moral Luck - Professor Sheri Tuttle Ross gives a definition of moral luck, and speaks about the notion of taking responsibility in connection to children and also “grey zones”.
Family - Professor Samantha Brennan speaks about how the structure of the family has changed over time, negatives and positives associated with the family and describes what the family of the future might be like.
Philosophy of Law, Professor Marcia Baron discusses rape law, the difference between non consensual sex and unwanted sex, and the Anna Stubblefield case.
Associate Professor Jennifer Baker speaks about virtue ethics and the reform of US policing - the connection between norms and virtual ethics and how virtual ethics are applied to law enforcement.
Virtue Ethics - Associate Professor Jennifer Baker speaks about virtue ethics and the reform of US policing - the connection between norms and virtue ethics and how virtue ethics are applied to law enforcement.
Prof Rachel Barney answers questions, would you be able to define what good is? I suppose the opposite to good is bad or evil, would you have a definition of evil? and would you say that the good is something...
"Associate Professor Janice Richardson describes what is meant by feminist philosophy and the ways in which it alters philosophy"
Prof Donna Haraway speaks about her book When Species Meet, if we have never been human, were the term companion species came from and Barbara Smuts research on baboons.
Assoc.Prof. Janice Richardson explains about the history of legal personhood and the connection between feminism and privacy.
Dr Janice Richardson explains the situation with feminists in philosophy at the moment and also some of the ways that women have been marginalised within the field of philosophy.
Prof Amie Thomasson describes what a social group is, how social groups give normative structure to our lives also the functions of individual social groups.
Professor Helen Steward explains about determinism, if anyone ever acts freely, also the strong bond between some people and dogs.
Professor Helen Steward explains about free will and instinct, also if there are any difference between us, human animals and non human animals in regards to free will.
Professor Carol J Adams descuses her book The Sexual Politics of Meat and where vegetarianism ends and feminism begins as well as Frankenstein's monster's vegetarianism.
Professor Carol J Adams descuses her book The Sexual Politics of Meat, and how meat is a symbol of patriarchy also the connection between poverty and the eating of meat.
Prof Christine Overall speaks about if in some cases it could be a moral responsibility to oneself not to have children, such as over population and also some criticisms of the one child per person responsibility.
Prof Christine Overall speaks about why is choosing to have children an ethical issue and how feminist perspectives are connected with having children.
Dr Denise Thompson explains about the term primitive accumulation and the connection between male power and capitalism also if capitalism will ever be replaced with another system.
Penny Mackieson explains the difference between adoption and permanent care, and if the system of permanent care is more likely to retain a child's sense of identity.
Penny Mackieson speaks about some of the complex issues associated with being adopted, and how into country and out of country adoption differs.
Prof Mary Midgley discusses her publications; Beast And Man, Wickedness, Wisdom, Information and Wonder and Can't We Make Moral Judgements?
Dr Shelley Tremain discusses feminist philosophy of disability and the dialogues on disability series online.
Professor Jane Caputi speaks about Mary Daly and her animal rights activism, her last book Amazon Grace- recalling the courage to sin big as well as her fondest memories of Mary.
Prof Jane Caputi speaks about Mary Dalys' publications The Church and the Second Sex, Beyond God the Father and Wickedary.
Q& A from the broadcast of a special 30th anniversary discussion on a ground-breaking Australasian Journal of Philosophy issue called "Women and Philosophy". This was an issue devoted to discussing philosophical traditions, methods, and theories from a woman's perspective or...
Live Broadcast Part 2 of a special 30th anniversary discussion on a ground-breaking Australasian Journal of Philosophy issue called "Women and Philosophy". This was an issue devoted to discussing philosophical traditions, methods, and theories from a woman's perspective or a...
Live Broadcast of a special 30th anniversary discussion on a ground-breaking Australasian Journal of Philosophy issue called "Women and Philosophy". This was an issue devoted to discussing philosophical traditions, methods, and theories from a woman's perspective or a feminist point...
Professor Susan Wolf explains about the relationship between love and knowledge and if love is really all that important.
Professor Susan Wolf speaks about Morality, Meaning and Love and explains about the differences between moral and non-moral values.
Prof Ruth Hagengruber speaks about The History of Philosophy Part 2, and gives us some examples of women philosophers who have shaped a philosophy of their own and which has become an accepted part of our tradition.
Prof Ruth Hagengruber speaks about the history of women in philosophy and cutting through the veil of ignorance and rewriting the history of philosophy.
Dr Denise Russell speaks about animals and ethics and her time on a ethics committee.
Part two of the Philosophy of Education with Dr Jennifer Bleazby So what is your view on reason/emotion dualism?How do classroom communities of philosophical enquiry support effective e-learning?Could you explain about reconstructing gender in philosophy for children?
Philosophy of Education.Dr Jennifer Bleazby answers such question as: What are some of the ethics and challenges for inclusive mathematics teaching?Why do some school subjects have a higher status than others?
Dr Lina Eriksson speaks about social norms concerning gift giving and how social norms change over time.
Dr Lina Eriksson speaks about social norms concerning money and if it is better to give money to a friend rather than loan money.
Dr Lina Eriksson speaks about how social norms are not always beneficial and how gender roles affect social norms.
Dr Rivka Witenberg speaks about, if it's good enough for people to just not to act with intolerance.
Dr Rivka Witenberg speaks about Tolerance.