This volume presents an acessible and engaging collection of essays by prominent Australasian philosophers, covering a wide array of topics and drawn from a series of public lectures on Philosophy in Australia and Zealand convened over a period of four years. The essays explore the rich philosophical past of Australasia, while also illustrating why philosophy in Australasia ranks highly in influence and esteem.
This volume presents an acessible and engaging collection of essays by prominent Australasian philosophers, covering a wide array of topics and drawn from a series of public lectures on Philosophy in Australia and Zealand convened over a period of four years. The essays explore the rich philosophical past of Australasia, while also illustrating why philosophy in Australasia ranks highly in influence and esteem.
Graham Oppy is professor of philosophy at Monash University. He is author of Ontological Arguments and Belief in God, Philosophical Perspectives on Infinity, and Arguing about Gods, co-author of Reading Philosophy of Religion, and co-editor of History of Western Philosophy of Religion and Companion to Australian Philosophy. N. N. Trakakis is lecturer and research fellow in the Department of Philosophy at Monash University and at Deakin University. He is author of The God Beyond Belief and The End of Philosophy of Religion, editor of William L. Rowe on Philosophy of Religion, and co-editor of Essays on Free Will and Moral Responsibility, volumes 1 through 5 of History of Western Philosophy of Religion, and A Companion to Philosophy in Australia and New Zealand. Associate Editors: Lynda Burns, Steven Gardner, and Fiona Leigh.
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Preface Chapter 1. Metaphysics in Australasia Chapter 2. Science, Morality, and the Death of God Chapter 3. Philistines, Barbarians and the Death of Intellect Chapter 4. Philosophy in Melbourne Chapter 5. Missing the Point Many Times Over? Australian Philosophical Atheism Chapter 6. Philosophy in Sydney Chapter 7. Australian Women Philosophers Chapter 8. In the Name of the Father: Understanding Monotheism and Fundamentalism Chapter 9. The Nature of Love Chapter 10. Free Will and the Sciences of the Mind Chapter 11. Feminist Philosophy in Australasia Chapter 12. Philosophy and Its Masters: The Transformations of Philosophy in Queensland Chapter 13. Philosophy in South Australia Chapter 14. Is Religion to be Respected or Only Tolerated? Chapter 15. Continental Philosophy in Australia Chapter 16. Getting the Wrong Anderson? A Short and Opinionated History of New Zealand Philosophy Chapter 17. Nature in the Active Voice Chapter 18. Why Asian Philosophy? Chapter 19. Logic in Australasia Chapter 20. The Analytic/Continental Divide: A Contretemps? Chapter 21. Philosopher Deans and Philosopher Kings: The Contribution of Philosophers to Senior Management in Australian Universities Chapter 22. Becoming Slow: Philosophy, Reading and the Essay
Preface Chapter 1. Metaphysics in Australasia Chapter 2. Science, Morality, and the Death of God Chapter 3. Philistines, Barbarians and the Death of Intellect Chapter 4. Philosophy in Melbourne Chapter 5. Missing the Point Many Times Over? Australian Philosophical Atheism Chapter 6. Philosophy in Sydney Chapter 7. Australian Women Philosophers Chapter 8. In the Name of the Father: Understanding Monotheism and Fundamentalism Chapter 9. The Nature of Love Chapter 10. Free Will and the Sciences of the Mind Chapter 11. Feminist Philosophy in Australasia Chapter 12. Philosophy and Its Masters: The Transformations of Philosophy in Queensland Chapter 13. Philosophy in South Australia Chapter 14. Is Religion to be Respected or Only Tolerated? Chapter 15. Continental Philosophy in Australia Chapter 16. Getting the Wrong Anderson? A Short and Opinionated History of New Zealand Philosophy Chapter 17. Nature in the Active Voice Chapter 18. Why Asian Philosophy? Chapter 19. Logic in Australasia Chapter 20. The Analytic/Continental Divide: A Contretemps? Chapter 21. Philosopher Deans and Philosopher Kings: The Contribution of Philosophers to Senior Management in Australian Universities Chapter 22. Becoming Slow: Philosophy, Reading and the Essay
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