Public Philosophy

• Philosophy at school gives young people the tools to discuss difficult topics such as the Israel-Gaza war 

The Conversation UK, Oct 2024

• Manifesting has a dark side – there are problems with believing our thoughts have so much power 

The Conversation UK, July 2024

• How philosophy can help children cope with uncertain times 

The Conversation UK, June 2020

• Why we need defenders of the truth in a post-truth world

 TES (Times Educational Supplement), Nov 2019 

• Ethics Explainer: Peter Singer on charitable giving

The Ethics Centre, Oct 2019

• Ethics Explainer: Agape

The Ethics Centre, Sept 2019

• Big Thinker: John Locke

The Ethics Centre, Aug 2019

• Big Thinker: Jeremy Bentham

The Ethics Centre, July 2019

• Ethics Explainer: Ethics of Care

The Ethics Centre, May 2019

• What is it like to be a bat?

The Ethics Centre, April 2019

• Big Thinker: Friedrich Nietzsche

The Ethics Centre, April 2019

• Big Thinker: René Descartes

The Ethics Centre, March 2019 

• Ethics Explainer: Plato’s Cave

The Ethics Centre, March 2019

• Ethics Explainer: Aesthetics

The Ethics Centre, Jan 2019 

• Moral education for digital natives 

Philosophy Now, Sept 2018

• We need to become global citizens to rebuild trust in our globalised world

The Conversation, March 2018

• Moral education and critical thinking are vital in a digital age 

ABC Religion and Ethics website, Oct 2017

• Connecting with Frankenstein: Modern Monsters and Belonging 

The Conversation, April 2017

• Philosophy’s Consolation: Can we recover the love of wisdom in an age of rampant fakery? 

ABC Religion and Ethics website, March 2017

• Lost in Translation 

Philosophy Now, Feb 2017

• Educating compassionate citizens or educating for compassion 

Radio National Philosopher’s Zone Website, Jan 2017 

• Telling the tale of 2016: On choosing how to remember the year

The Conversation, Dec 2016

• Where to start reading philosophy?

with Patrick Stokes, Duncan Ivison and Matthew Sharpe for The Conversation, Dec 2016

• Fear, trust, and the social contract: What's lost in a society on permanent alert 

ABC Website, Oct 2016

• Want to improve NAPLAN scores? Teach children philosophy.

with Adam Piovarchy for The Conversation, Aug 2016

• How do you know you’re not living in a computer simulation? 

The Conversation, July 2016 

• First as Pokémon, then as farce? The risks of the modern culture industry

ABC Religion and Ethics website, July 2016

• The trolley dilemma: would you kill one person to save five? 

The Conversation, June 2016 

• What good is public philosophy

ABC Radio National website, May 2016 

• Bertrand Russell and the case for ‘Philosophy for Everyone’

The Conversation, May 2016

• Work, Play, and the zany blurring of the public and private self

The Conversation, Feb 2016

• The morals, aesthetics and ethics of art

The Ethics Centre, Feb 2016 

• Philosophy and Fallout 4: what’s the appeal of the post-apocalypse?

with Patrick Stokes and Matthew Beard for The Conversation, Nov 2015

• Caring about Climate Change: Global Citizens and Moral Decision Making

The Conversation, July 2015

• Lady Philosophy: Loving Wisdom in Medieval Rome

The Conversation, July 2015

• Philosophy in schools: promoting critical, creative and caring thinking

The Conversation, July 2015

• On Trusting: is it naïve or wise to trust?

The Conversation, June 2015

• Philosophy for the people: commencing a dialogue

The Conversation, June 2015

• Unleashing the Creative

ABC Radio National website, May 2015

• Living life as an artist: Nietzsche on creativity

The Conversation, Feb 2015

• Thought Experiments: the films that turn us into philosophers

The Conversation, Oct 2014

• Happy days: virtue isn’t just for sanctimonious do-gooders

The Conversation, Sept 2014

• Love problems? There’s a pill for that, but Plato offers a wiser cure

with Richard Hamilton for The Conversation, May 2014

• Why children should study philosophy

The Conversation, March 2014