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
David Kalkman (ANU): Animal communication: information or influence? [Thesis Proposal Review]
In both the study of the mechanisms underpinning animal behaviour and its evolution, communication is said to occur when one animal’s behaviour (the…
Clare Due (ANU): How to be a modal conventionalist and an object realist [Thesis Proposal Review]
Modal conventionalists hold that metaphysical modality is grounded in human linguistic conventions. One issue facing this view is that it struggles…
Lucie White (ANU): Autonomy and Respect for Persons in Research Ethics (Pre-Submission Review)
Autonomy is widely regarded as a central value in research ethics. Respect for persons in research ethics is generally seen as largely involving…