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
Robert Kirby (ANU): A Rule-Consequentialist Rationale for the Beneficiary Pays Principle
In this talk, I aim to develop a rationale for the beneficiary pays principle. According to this principle, being a (innocent) beneficiary of…
Matthew Hammerton (ANU): A Trilemma for Deontology
All deontological moral theories are committed to agent-centered constraints. In this paper I argue that agent-centered constraints, as standardly…
Adam Gastineau (ANU): Cops or Combatants: Moral Foundations for Asymmetric Permissions in the Use of Lethal Force
The legal and customary norms that govern the permissible use of lethal force by police are more restrictive than those that govern the use of force…