The ANU Philosophy Society is a group of academics and graduate students in Philosophy and other disciplines, who meet regularly, giving seminars and discussing them.
All philosophy events at ANU, including Philsoc talks, are announced on the philsoc mailing list. Subscribe to the philsoc mailing list.
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You can submit a paper by emailing the Philsoc convenors, currently Theo Murray and Darryl Mathieson.
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Past Events
Jessica Isserow: Moral Cognition and Non-moral Goods [Thesis Proposal Review]
The moral error theorist holds that moral discourse is guilty of a systematic error. Thus, no positive first-order moral claims can be true. Although…
Jeremy Shearmur (ANU): Lakatos
Imre Lakatos (1922-1974) is known for his work on the philosophy of mathematics and the philosophy of science. He developed the ideas for which…
Matthew Hammerton (ANU): A defence of agent-relative value
Suppose the Mafia makes a credible threat that they will murder three innocent people unless you kill an innocent person. Consequentialism appears to…