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Co3 Frank Enstein featuring Daniel Monks and Brianna Kell Picture by Claudio Kirac

Connecting with Frankenstein: Modern Monsters and Belonging

I have always loved Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The original gothic novel, Shelley’s tale is eternally appealing in part because of the philosophical questions it raises that are central to our human…
Bertrand Russell’s ‘Philosophy for Laymen’ invites everyone to engage philosophically. Flickr

Bertrand Russell and the case for ‘Philosophy for Everyone’

One of the interesting questions we face as philosophers who are attempting to make philosophical ideas accessible for a general audience, is whether or not everyone can or should ‘do philosophy’. Some…
Hard at work being zany with colourful post-its and crayons. flickr

Work, Play, and the zany blurring of the public and private self

As summer holidays begin to fade from memory and the routine of work has well and truly traced its habitual pathway back into our daily lives, I got to thinking about work. When do we start and stop working…
Lady Philosophy offers Boethius wings so his mind can fly aloft. The French School (15th Century).

Lady Philosophy: Loving Wisdom in Medieval Rome

A favourite text during the Middle Ages was The Consolation of Philosophy, written by the medieval philosopher, Boethius. In it, we get an unusual style of philosophy that was accessible for a wide audience…
A Community of Inquiry at the 2014 Victorian Primary Philosothon conducted at the National Gallery of Victoria. Image source: http://vaps.vic.edu.au/ Victorian Association for Philosophy in Schools

Philosophy in schools: promoting critical, creative and caring thinking

It has been a good week for philosophy. The results of a year long study on the benefits of teaching philosophy to primary school aged children has just been published in the UK and the reports are positive…
Trusting can be a balancing act.

On Trusting: is it naïve or wise to trust?

Trusting in others, in institutions and even in oneself can be scary. Trusting necessarily involves opening ourselves up to being vulnerable and possibly tricked. However, it is better to trust than to…
Perth City.

Philosophy for the people: commencing a dialogue

I have always been interested in how we try to understand the world in which we live, and artworks provide us with a great stimulus for such discussions. My research focuses on aesthetics, ethics and education…