Thursday, January 13, 2022

My submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

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I have sent a submission to this committee, which is currently inquiring into the Australian government's package of Bills to introduce ...
Tuesday, January 11, 2022

New paper on radical enhancement: "Destiny and Desire"

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A new paper from me on radical enhancement : "Destiny Destiny and Desire: How To Think About Radical Enhancement." This is publish...
Friday, December 31, 2021

My essay "The Making of a Cancel Culture" in TPM

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My essay "The Making of a Cancel Culture" has appeared online in The Philosophers' Magazine . Check it out. Sample: In this es...
Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Submission to Human Rights Committee now appearing

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Submissions to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, relating to the Australian federal government's legislative package on...
Saturday, December 11, 2021

My submission to the latest inquiry on the religious discrimination Bills

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 TO: Committee Secretary Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights Department of the Senate PO Box 6100 Parliament House CANBERRA A...
Tuesday, November 02, 2021

What is philosophy? A useful post and thread at Leiter Reports

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This post and thread over on Brian Leiter's blog provides a good resource for folks interested in metaphilosophical discussion. I was p...
Thursday, September 09, 2021

Paul Gilster on the science fiction of Edgar Allan Poe

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Paul Gilster, a technology writer and specifically an expert on the prospects of interstellar travel and exploration, has published a superb...
Tuesday, September 07, 2021

That's controversial!

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My essay, "Oh No, That's Controversial!",  has been published online by The Philosophers' Magazine . I discuss the recent ...
Monday, September 06, 2021

Submissions to the Australian government's current consultation on freedom of expression

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The Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs has now published the submissions it has received on a proposed constitut...
Friday, September 03, 2021

A terrific article in The Atlantic, and some observations on "cancel culture"

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This piece, by Anne Applebaum, in The Atlantic , is important and excellent. It concerns what is now called "cancel culture" - not...