Radical Philosophy

Philosophy of Animal Minds Part 1- Associate Professor Kristin Andrews discusses why within the field of philosophy, ever since ancient times there has been an interest in animal minds however in the last few decades animal minds has became become a major topic, and also explains about animals and language of thought.

Ethical Loneliness - Associate Professor Jill Stauffer answers questions such as, truth Commissions have been held up as providing healing to victims and have made many perpetrators face up to their crimes but you also see their limitations in combatting ethical loneliness why is this? You don't only look at the culpability of the perpetrator but the ways in which the wider society are implicated...

Moral philosophy of beauty - Professor Heather Widdows discusses the connection between beauty and philosophy, how beauty affects people's lives and if there is any truth in that old saying, beauty is only skin deep.

Assistant Professor Helen McCabe - Harriet Taylor, Sometimes it is said that behind every great man is even a greater woman, Assistant Professor Helen McCabe speaks about if this was the case for Harriet Taylor and John Stuart Mill and what Harriet Taylor's intellectual strenghts were and also Harriet Taylor's legacy.

Violence in the Family Part 2 -  Dr Jocelynne Scutt speaks about her book Even in the Best of Homes - Violence in the Family and the police involvoment in family matters also what steps do you think can be taken to end violence in the family.

Violence in the Family -  Dr Jocelynne Scutt speaks about her book Even in the Best of Homes - Violence in the Family and historically what the connection between family and slavery, and how a lot of parents consider it their right to smack their children. 

The Philosophy of Love - Professor Carrie Jenkins speaks about how the philosophy of love can be seen as a conversation, also how she come to writing about polyamory from a theoretical perspective and if polyamory is just another lifestyle or something more political/ living polyamorously is making a political statement about ownership.

Lucy Parsons - Professor Jacqueline Jones discusses her book, The Goddess of Anarchy; the life and times of Lucy Parsons, the significant parts of Lucy Parsons life that were lived outside of the public eye, and why it is that Emma Goldman has worldwide fame whereas Lucy Parsons has been relatively unknown.

Hannah Mather Crocker - Professor Eileen Hunt Botting speaks about Hannah Mather Crocker's views on sex equality and human nature, education and if she was a was a rhetorical strategist.

Compulsory heterosexuality and lesbian representation - Dr Kate Farhall looks at representations of women's same-sex sexuality and compulsory heterosexuality in women's magazines, the theory of 'pornification' and the changes in sex and relationship content over time and how this is linked this to changes in the feminist movement.

Mary Wollstonecraft - Associate Professor Sandrine Bergès discusses Mary Wollstonecraft's views on children's rights and animal ethics, opinions on inequality respect and love and her approaches to motherhood.

Abuse of Power by Employers - Professor Elizabeth Anderson speaks about cases where employees are told to wear diapers instead of being able to have bathroom breaks, sexual harassment and  the misconceptions amongst people about thinking that free markets make workers free.

Part 2 Women-Insecurity-Violence-in a post-9-11World, Associate Professor Bronwyn Winter.

Women-Insecurity-Violence-in a post-9-11World, Associate Professor Bronwyn Winter gives a definition of the world and a state and speaks about the relevance of this definition. Also discusses sex tourists flights and prostitution the Philippines.

Implicit bias, stereotype threat, women in philosophy and what needs to change - Associate Professor Fiona Jenkins

The Ethics of Care - Professor Virginia Held speaks about how the ethics of care is relevant to global and political matters, if the ethics of care has feminist roots, and if there is any connection between the ethics of care and the rising interest in civil society.

Blame and Blameworthiness - Dr Elinor Mason speaks about the different kinds of blameandthe relationship between praise and blameworthiness.

Digital Abuse and Harassment - Dr Nicola Henry explains about conceptualising technosocial sexual harms, what rape culture is and if the law has been able to keep pace with technology

Simone de Beauvoir - Emma McNicol speaks about Simone de Beauvoir, a French writer, intellectual, philosopher, political activist, feminist and social theorist.

Dr Natalie Jovanovski, Digesting Femininities. Dr Natalie Jovanovsk speaks about the way that food and gender are reinforced in diet books in the 21st century and how pseudo-feminist language is used to promote dieting, and how cookbooks are sources of body-policing messages.

Clinical Delusions - Prof Lisa Bortolotti speaks about different types of delusions, if clinical delusions have any psychological benefits and if everybody has delusions.

Two-dimensional semantics - Dr Laura Schroeter speaks about two-dimensional semantics, the connection between two-dimensional semantics and the foundations of philosophy. Also if morality is more a matter of opinion than truth, and explains what mental representation is.

  Imagination - Alma Barner PhD student at ANU speaks about the definition of imagination. The epistemic roles of imagination, what type of effect technology has on children’s imagination. Also if it is harmful for people to have an over active imagination

 Deviance in Philosophy - Professor Helen Beebee explains about implicit bias and stereotype threat, gives us a definition of deviance in philosophy and how the current situation could be changed

Porn Harms Kids - Liz Walker the chair of Porn Harms Kids speaks about harmful things watching porn can do to your child, what is the best way to go about speaking with your kids about porn and how Australia is under pressure to force porn sites to introduce age verification.