Rethinking Behavioural Modernity: A Collaborative Workshop
The School of Philosophy at RSSS recently hosted a thought-provoking workshop titled "Behavioural Modernity: Reframing the Idea, or Past its Use-By Date?". Held on 3 and 4 July, the event brought…
Celebrating Darryl Mathieson's Achievement!
We are thrilled to announce that as of October 2024, PhD candidate, Darryl Mathieson will embark on an exciting journey as a Visiting Student at the prestigious Leverhulme Centre for the Future of…
Congratulations to PhD student Rachel Cao
The ANU School of Philosophy wish to congratulate PhD student Rachel Cao for being selected to attend Athena in Action: A Networking and Mentoring Workshop for Graduate Student Women…
Colloquium on AI and Catastrophic Risk
On 12 March 2024, the Machine Intelligence and Normative Theory (MINT) Lab, led by Professor Seth Lazar of the School of Philosophy, hosted a colloquium on Artificial Intelligence and Catastrophic…
Congratulations to James Lim
The School of Philosophy wishes to congratulate James Lim who has been awarded the 2023 ANU Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Tutoring or Demonstrating. James has been teaching at the…
Vale Jennifer (Jenny) McMahon (1956-2023)
Philosopher, Educator and Artist The ANU School of Philosophy recently lost one of its most esteemed PhD alumnae with the death of Professor Jenny McMahon in June 2023. Jenny is now considered…
The fascinating phenomenon of consciousness
Professor Colin Klein was recently a guest expert on the ABC God Forbid podcast, discussing the question of consciousness in the episode The Fascinating phenomenon of consciousness. He was joined by…