The Antipodean PhilosopherGraham Robert Oppy, Graham Oppy, Nick Trakakis 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, covering 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. |
Contents
Metaphysics in Australasia | 1 |
Science Morality and the Death of God | 11 |
Philistines Barbarians and the Death of Intellect | 25 |
Philosophy in Melbourne | 39 |
Missing the Point Many Times Over? Australian Philosophical Atheism | 53 |
Philosophy in Sydney | 61 |
Australian Women Philosophers | 67 |
In the Name of the Father Understanding Monotheism and Fundamentalism | 81 |
Is Religion to Be Respected or Only Tolerated? | 145 |
Continental Philosophy in Australia | 159 |
Getting the Wrong Anderson? A Short and Opinionated History of New Zealand Philosophy ... | 169 |
Nature in the Active Voice | 197 |
Why Asian Philosophy? | 211 |
Logic in Australasia | 223 |
The AnalyticContinental Divide A Contretemps? | 239 |
Philosopher Deans and Philosopher Kings The Contribution of Philosophers to Senior Management in Australian Universities ... | 255 |
The Nature of Love | 89 |
Free Will and the Sciences of the Mind | 99 |
Feminist Philosophy in Australasia | 109 |
Philosophy and Its Masters The Transformations of Philosophy in Queensland | 125 |
Philosophy in South Australia | 139 |
Becoming Slow Philosophy Reading and the Essay | 265 |
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About the Contributors | 309 |
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