Welcome to the Department of Philosophy
Welcome to the Department of Philosophy at Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia >> WhereIsIt?).
The department has teaching and research strengths in (i) Mind, Metaphysics and Meaning, (ii) Social Philosophy and Continental Philosophy and (iii) Ethics and Ethical Theory.
The department offers a full range of undergraduate and post-graduate study options. The department is committed to the continuous improvement of its course options. We recently conducted our annual student forum (see report) and have plans to offer a virtual forum in the near future. See use of feedback from Semester 1.
Members of the department have had much success with ARC Discovery Project Grants, including Peter Menzies (Singular Causation: A Conceptual Analysis), Catriona Mackenzie (Autonomy and Identity: A relational theory), Jean-Philippe Deranty (Applying the Ethics of Recognition: Work and the Social Bond), and Nicholas Smith (Applying the Ethics of Recognition: Work and the Social Bond).
The department also hosts extended visits by researchers from overseas. Visitors in 2004 and 2005 included Igal Kvart (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Tim Crane (UCL) and Shane O'Neill (Belfast), Mark Rowlands (Exeter), Andy Clark (Edinburgh), Elizabeth Pacherie (CREA Paris), Jay Garfield (Massachusetts), Robert R.Williams (Illinois), and Michael Devitt (CUNY). In 2006 visitors have included Jackie Leach Scully (University of Basel), Stephen Wilkinson (Keele) and Steven Ross (CUNY).
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The members of the Department of Philosophy at Macquarie wish to state publicly that we are opposed absolutely to racism in any shape or form, and indeed to all forms of injustice and discrimination. We are committed to providing a welcoming, inclusive and supportive academic environment for students and scholars from all backgrounds.