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The Antipodean Philosopher
Public Lectures on Philosophy in Australia and New Zealand
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2011
Summary
Philosophy in both Australia and New Zealand has been has been experiencing, for some time now, something of a 'golden age', exercising an influence in the global arena that is disproportionate to the population of the two countries. To capture the distinctive and internationally recognised contributions Australasian philosophers have made to their discipline, a series of public talks by leading Australasian philosophers was convened at various literary events and festivals across Australia and New Zealand from 2006 to 2009. These engaging and often entertaining talks attracted large audiences, and covered diverse themes ranging from local histories of philosophy (in particular, the fortunes of philosophy in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, and New Zealand); to discussions of specific topics (including love, free will, religion, ecology, feminism, and civilisation), especially as these have featured in the Australasian philosophy; and to examinations of the intellectual state of universities in Australasia at the beginning of the twenty-first century. These talks are now collected here for the first time, to provide not only students and scholars, but also the wider community with a deeper appreciation of the philosophical heritage of Australia and New Zealand.
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Copyright year
2011
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-2733-9
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-6793-9
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
314
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Table of Contents No access
Preface No access
Chapter 1: Metaphysics in Australasia No access Pages 1 - 10
Chapter 2: Science, Morality, and the Death of God No access Pages 11 - 24
Chapter 3: Philistines, Barbarians, and the Death of Intellect No access Pages 25 - 38
Chapter 4: Philosophy in Melbourne No access Pages 39 - 52
Chapter 5: Missing the Point Many Times Over?: Australian Philosophical Atheism No access Pages 53 - 60
Chapter 6: Philosophy in Sydney No access Pages 61 - 66
Chapter 7: Australian Women Philosophers No access Pages 67 - 80
Chapter 8: In the Name of the Father: Understanding Monotheism and Fundamentalism No access Pages 81 - 88
Chapter 9: The Nature of Love No access Pages 89 - 98
Chapter 10: Free Will and the Sciences of the Mind No access Pages 99 - 108
Chapter 11: Feminist Philosophy in Australasia No access Pages 109 - 124
Chapter 12: Philosophy and Its Masters: The Transformations of Philosophy in Queensland No access Pages 125 - 138
Chapter 13: Philosophy in South Australia No access Pages 139 - 144
Chapter 14: Is Religion to Be Respected or Only Tolerated? No access Pages 145 - 158
Chapter 15: Continental Philosophy in Australia No access Pages 159 - 168
Chapter 16: Getting the Wrong Anderson?: A Short and Opinionated History of New Zealand Philosophy No access Pages 169 - 196
Chapter 17: Nature in the Active Voice No access Pages 197 - 210
Chapter 18: Why Asian Philosophy? No access Pages 211 - 222
Chapter 19: Logic in Australasia No access Pages 223 - 238
Chapter 20: The Analytic/Continental Divide: A Contretemps? No access Pages 239 - 254
Chapter 21: Philosopher Deans and Philosopher Kings: The Contribution of Philosophers to Senior Management in Australian Universities No access Pages 255 - 264
Chapter 22: Becoming Slow: Philosophy, Reading, and the Essay No access Pages 265 - 278
