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The captain of a ship, or a soul, doesn’t sail while ignoring the wind – sometimes they go with it, sometimes against it, but they always account for it.
It’s not a case of being afraid of different ideas, more that some people want everyone to think as they do.
An academic should be able to use “I” in an essay which offers their point of view. In this way, they take responsibility for their argument.
Travel and philosophy have enjoyed a quiet love affair for centuries.
Nietzche has a reputation as a bit of a downer, but there are upsides to dancing close to the abyss and embracing our mortality.
Love requires imagination. What happens when this imagination spirals?
Critical thinking is being taught successfully in schools and universities around the world. Studies show it improves students’ thinking ability and even their standardised test scores.
Post-truth questions the very nature of truth itself – that’s why it’s so dangerous.
People who act holier than thou aren’t necessarily better than the rest of us. In fact, their moral grandstanding may be driving society apart.
In 2020, try to forget external ambitions you can’t control and focus instead on cultivating the right frame of mind.
Plato’s Republic is one of the most influential books in history. It has been claimed by people on all sides of the political spectrum and continues to resonate today.
Not so long ago, people had no idea what would happen to them – and what they would see – once they ascended into the clouds.
Kant’s philosophies include ideas on faith, the sublime, and the enlightenment. But what do these ideas mean? And how can we use them today?
A questioning and receptive mind frees the individual and can be put to use in all kinds of careers.
This World Philosophy Day we remember three female philosophers who are largely unknown, yet made important contributions to idealism
Unity for the wrong reasons reduces social cooperation to whatever happens to benefit a particular person or group, making it a zero-sum game.
From the earliest days of democracy, thinkers have warned that letting the people rule could work out badly.
One day we will have a science of consciousness, but it won’t be science as we know it today
There’s much to be said for the campaign to reduce weekly working hours. But the ethics are more complex than often assumed.
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Associate Professor of Philosophy, Deakin University
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Associate Professor in Philosophy, Australian Catholic University
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Associate Professor of Philosophy of Education, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Education; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Philosophy, La Trobe University
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Associate Lecturer, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Professor of Philosophy, University of Pretoria
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Honorary Associate in Philosophy, University of Sydney
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Deputy Director, Institute for Ethics, Governance & Law, Griffith University
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Researcher, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Ethics, Nottingham Trent University
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Associate Professor, Philosophy of Science, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor in Philosophy and History, Bond University
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Associate Professor of Philosophy, author of The Meaning of Travel: Philosophers Abroad (2020), Durham University
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Professor of Public Ethics, Centre for Public and Contextual Theology, Charles Sturt University
