Gender
A multimedia "show and tell" extravaganza! Well this is it! The Philosophy Society's Gender discussion event. Do you have an opinion on gender in the 21st century? Do we have equality between all genders? Is gender biological or sociological? Does the traditional...
Fusion 2014
Many disciplines exploring one problem. A cross pollination of ideas at the edge of understanding. Part conference. Part festival. All for charity. Fusion is a new, annual event brought to you by the UoN Philosophy Society; UoN Services and the University of...
Philosophy @ the Pub
No set topic. No assumed knowledge. All welcome. In the Clubhouse, downstairs. Join the club for a year on the night for $2.
End of Exams Social Event + AGM 2.0
Free BBQ! No set topics. Some monsterism. Hello everybody!So some mixed news: 1. Apparently our AGM that we hosted a couple of weeks ago wasn't valid because we didn't change the quorum in the constitution and thus didn't have enough people to attend. So we...
Ethics in the Near Future – Round-table
WHEN: 5:30-9pm, Friday 30th May WHERE: The Clubhouse, under The Bar on the Hill, Callaghan Campus. Hello everybody! Our second major event of the year is almost upon us! Before I tell you about the exciting stuff I do need to say that this event is also our Annual...
Play: Socrates Now – 22nd March
Socrates Now 300 performances in 15 countries. Now in Australia for the first time. Showing in Sydney & Melbourne AND (by special request!) The University of Newcastle. A one-man show by actor/director Yannis Simonides, Emmy Award winner and former professor and...
50 Great Myths About Atheism – Russell Blackford and Udo Schüklenk – Book Review
Russell Blackford and Udo Schüklenk – 50 Great Myths About Atheism When reading such a stimulating book, it is tempting to launch into a full-blown “Why I'm Not an Atheist” essay; or a commentary for each of the 50 myths, one by one. Neither are appropriate for this...
Direct Democracy
The election circus has packed up and left town, as we all direct our gossip glands away from the carnies and back to the Hollywood tabloids for another three years. But in three years, elections will still suck. I want to ask: do we still need elections at all?...
Aristotle: Gay Pride (LGBTIQ)
When I heard this was the Pride week edition, my first response was "Proud of what?" This was due to ignorance, not belligerence, but once I found out it was LGBTIQ Pride Week, and I had Googled the acronym, I decided it was still worth exploring the question. That's...
Science and Religion: Are they Compatible? Plantinga vs Dennett
The Plantinga?Dennett Debate: Science and Religion:Are they Compatible? 2009 American Philosophical Association Central Division Conference A PDF of Plantinga's opening statement. The original audio recording of the debate is not very clear.
