Radical Philosophy

Associate Professor Liz Mackinlay gives us a definition of feminist pedagogy and what inspired her interest in feminist pedagogy. 

Julie Binde speaks about same-sex marriage, surrogacy and prostitution.

Dr Tracy Llanera speaks about nihilism, and a connection between the problems of modernity and nihilism.

Melinda Tankard Reist speaks about 5 books: Giving Sorrow Words: Women’s Stories of Grief After Abortion, Defiant Birth: Women Who Resist Medical Eugenics, Getting Real: Challenging the Sexualisation of Girls and, Big Porn Inc: Exposing the Harms of the Global Pornography Industry and Prostitution Narratives.

Dr Louise Richardson-Self speaks about what inspired her interest in same-sex marriage and what the goal of same-sex marriage is as well as the paradox of the tolerance racist.

Ruth and Nicky speak about the philosophy of homelessness from their own lived experiences.

Lucy Mayne speaks about Philosophical Republicanism and a framework for understanding socially polluting Acts.

Professor Jenny Hocking discusses the ethics behind the dismissal of the Whitlam Government.

Dr Monima Chadha answers questions such as; What is philosophy of self? Do you think that anybody has a permanent sense of self?

Brigid Evans speaks about disability and the politics of inclusion in regards to education, and if the failure to extend trust to individuals on the basis of their inherent, non-chosen characteristics constitute an injustice. 

Chloe Mackenize speaks about the way bioethicists construct their theories about disability.

Dr Kate Lynch speaks about nature versus nurture, dominant and recessive genes and if personality traits are genetic or environmental.

 Catherine McDonald speaks about War and if it is ever justified.

Zoe Krupka speaks about mindfulness, compliance and multinational companies.

Dana Goswick speaks about “The book of the world”

Part Two Dr Tereza Hendl speaks about Gender Selection, and answers such questions as What is the reducing diversity argument? and Do you think that gender stereotyping is harmful to children?

Dr Tereza Hendl speaks about gender selection and the main reasons why people want to choose the sex of their child

Cathy Weiss speaks about domestic work, radical feminism and the patriarchal family.

Jenny Munt speaks about why victims do not have a moral obligation to forgive.

Dr Anke Snoek answers questions such as, Are there different types of addictions? Would alcohol and tobacco be the most common type of addictive substances? Do you think that it's possible for anyone to completely recover from a serious form of addiction?