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AAP NEWSLETTER - SEPTEMBER 2023 Message from the CEO Letter to ACU Chancellor and Senate Members EVENTS 2023 Australasian Philosothon 2023 Centenary Closing Symposium 2023 Australasian Philosophy Postgraduate Conference 2024 Online Conference 2024 AAP Conference 2023 AGM - Resolutions, Election of Office Bearers PRIZES & GRANTS – Announcements COMMITTEE NEWS Conference: Conference Report Centenary: Exhibition & History Community: Indigenous Philosophy and Aussie Rules Diversity: Indigenous Participation Report Media: ABC Philosopher’s Zone Episodes JOURNALS - AJP, APR, UJAP, Sagacity RESEARCH PARTICIPATION - Interventions to Mitigate Gender Bias in Women's Careers VALE - Stephen Gaukroger, Marion Tapper, Jennifer McMahon, Janette Poulton PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCES – Upcoming
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Message from the CEO In my first newsletter as CEO, I’d like to take the opportunity to extend deepest thanks to Stuart Brock, our outgoing CEO, on behalf of the Association and its members. Stuart led the Association through the tough, COVID years, keeping the annual conference running, our community functioning, and bringing the Association out the other side in good spirits. The past few months have been busy ones for the Association (no winter hibernation for AAP members!). July saw the AAP conference, our first in-person conference since 2019, hosted at ACU, Melbourne. With great attendance rates and a rich collection of papers and keynote speakers, the conference was highly successful – many thanks to our hosts at ACU and to the AAP Conference Committee. The 2024 conference will be hosted in Perth at UWA and we look forward to seeing you all there. At last month’s AGM, the Diversity Committee’s Report on Indigenous Participation in Academic Philosophy was tabled and accepted, while motions on the Voice and on academic freedom were passed. At its first meeting earlier this month, the new Executive Committee took decisions on how to begin implementing these motions and some of the recommendations of the report. All of our committees have been busy with various projects. The Conference Committee’s busy year will come to an end with the events that will close out our centenary year. The AAP will host a series of panel discussions on the future of Australasian Philosophy alongside the Congress of the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS), at the University of Sydney from November 29 to December 1. The event will also coincide with the conference of the ASCP. I hope to be able to catch up with some of you in Sydney at these final celebrations of our centenary year.
Tracy Bowell AAP CEO
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Letter to ACU Chancellor and Senate Members
The AAP is alarmed and dismayed to learn that Australian Catholic University is planning to disestablish the Dianoia Institute of Philosophy with 10 of its philosophers to be made redundant.
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EVENTS Australasian Philosothon 2023
2023 Australasian Philosothon will be held online Friday 29 and Saturday 30 September with schools participating from Victoria, NSW, Queensland, WA, NZ, SA and the ACT. The online format is proving popular and has allowed for some diversification in terms of the inclusion of more rural schools. _______________________________ |
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2023 AAP Centenary Closing Symposium
Australasian Philosophy: Bridging the Past, Present with the Future Centenary Closing Symposium 2023 Thursday 30 November - Friday 1 December 2023 University of Sydney The closing event for the AAP Centenary, a symposium on Australasian Philosophy: Bridging the Past and Present with the Future, is a single stream symposium with sessions over two days that showcase distinctive themes concerning the future of Australasian philosophy on Methodologies, Indigenous philosophy, Philosophical progress, Environmental Issues, Philosophy for Children, and The philosophy and ethics of AI. The full program is available here: aap.org.au/future The event takes place alongside and as part of the 2023 Congress of HASS chass.org.au This event is hybrid, with attendance in person and online via zoom. The event is free. In person places are limited. To attend please register here: aap.org.au/event-5410537. To ensure your place, register early. Registrations close: 16 November 2023 A special event to honour the philosophical and personal legacy of Marion Tapper, a plenary session of the Australasian Society of Continental Philosophy Conference, and co-hosted with the Australasian Society for Continental Philosophy (ASCP), will take place on the afternoon of Wednesday 29 November. All AAP members are welcome to attend. ascp.org.au/Conference-plenary-panel-marion-tapper _______________________________ |
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APPC 2023
The Australasian Postgraduate Philosophy Conference (APPC) is an annual conference that provides a great opportunity for postgraduate philosophy students to present their work, debate their ideas, receive feedback from peers, and find collaborators across institutions. This year, the conference will run 14 - 15 of December at The University of Western Australia, Perth. _______________________________ |
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AAP Online Conference
14 - 16 February 2024 (Dates TBC) This special online conference is an opportunity for people unable to attend our annual in person conference July 2024 in Perth, WA, to present current work to a critical and collegial audience. We particularly welcome philosophers from Oceania and South East Asia and Early Career Researchers. Keynotes
CASSANDRA TEODOSIO • CHRISTINE ABIGAIL LEE TAN • BILLY WHEELER Call for Abstracts will open next month. _______________________________ |
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AAP 2024 Conference
2024 CONFERENCE 7 - 11 July 2024 University of Western Australia The 2024 AAP Conference will take place in person from Sunday 7 – Thursday 11 July 2024, hosted by the School of Philosophy at the University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. Confirmed keynote speakers: Bronwyn Finnigan, Dean Rickles, Anik Waldow. A call for abstracts will be open later in the year. 2024 local Conference Organisers: Chris Letheby and Miri Albahari |
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Resolutions Voice to Parliament
Motions to support a 'yes' vote to the Voice to Parliament Referendum and a Statement Concerning Support for the Voice, authored by the Diversity Committee, were passed. Supporting the ‘yes’ vote is a first step in engaging in meaningful reconciliation actions, an initial and a key recommendation of the Supporting Indigenous Participation in Academic Philosophy in Australasia Report. aap.org.au/voice Revisions to the By-Law Governing Elections at the AGM: aap.org.au/about/governingdocuments Academic Freedom The AAP supports the principle of academic freedom. It acknowledges that philosophers must be able to conduct research on politically controversial or culturally sensitive topics, while urging them to do so respectfully, inclusively, and with epistemic humility. Draft minutes of the AGM : aap.org.au/members/AGMs/ _______________________________ |
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Newly elected AAP Officer Bearers
Deb Brown (University of Queensland) Deputy Chair: Dirk Baltzly (University of Tasmania) CEO: Tracy Bowell (University of Waikato) Ordinary Member: Adrian Walsh (University of New England) Regional Director Singapore: Qu Hsueh (National University of Singapore) Regional Director New Zealand: Jeremy Wyatt (University of Waikato) Ordinary Member: Sam Baron (Australian Catholic University) Conveners of Operating Committees Conference Committee Co-convenors: Nick Munn & Joe Ulatowski (University of Waikato) Postgraduate Committee Megan Moss (Monash University)
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PRIZES & GRANTS – Announcements
2023 Winner Anik Waldow, ‘What is Humean Autonomy?’ In Daniel O'Brien (Eds.), Hume on the Self and Personal Identity. Shortlist Stephanie Collins, ‘I, Volkswagen’, The Philosophical Quarterly, 72(2) and 'Abilities and Obligations: Lessons from Non-Agentive Groups', Erkenntnis; Kate Phelan, ‘Feminism as Epic Theory’ British Journal of Political Science; Krushil Watene, ‘Indigenous Philosophy and Intergenerational Justice’, Reimagining the Human-Environment Relationship. Innovation in Inclusive Curriculum Prize 2023 Winner: Nick Munn, University of Waikato, for the course Environmental Ethics. Commendation: Chong-Ming Lim, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, for the course Ethics and Public Policy. 2023 Winners: Mark Alfano and Mandi Astola for ‘A sense of humour – even a dark one – is a moral virtue’, Psyche/Aeon Magazine. Commendations: Karen Jones for Rejoinder to ‘Uncivil Wars’, Quarterly Essay and the Minefield, and Tom Cochrane ‘Attuned to the Aesthetic’, Aeon Magazine. 2023 Winner: Diana Reid for her monograph Seeing Other People, Ultimo Press. Postgraduate Presentation Prize 2023 Winner: Shalom Chalson, Australian National University, for Discounting People for Reasons that Shouldn't Count. Shortlist: Jonathan Edwards, University of Queensland, Solidarity: A Core Virtue of Humanitarianism? and Corey McCabe, Australian National University, Participatory Political Obligations. _______________________________ 2023 Postgraduate Conference Fund Jules Rankin, University of Sydney, Predictive Processing Workshop Carlos Velázquez, Murdoch University, Thinking Together: Interdisciplinary Workshop on Collective Memory and Collective Knowledge
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COMMITTEE NEWS 2023 marks the Centenary year of the AAP with the theme: 100 years of Australasian Philosophy: Bridging the Past, Present and Future. In a welcome return to in person conferences, a very successful Centenary Conference was held in Melbourne and hosted by the ACU - 2 to 6 July. There were 195 papers and 263 delegates, most of whom attended for the whole five days. Conference keynotes were Jacqueline Broad, Rae Langton, Krushil Watene, Katie Steele and Melissa Merritt (winner of the 2022 Annette Baier prize). Several Committees ran events at the conference. These included: Undergraduate Winter School (Undergraduate Committee); Indigenous Australia and Australian Rules: Adam Goodes, a Decade On (Philosophy in the Community Committee); and, Indigenising the curriculum – professional development workshop (Diversity Committee). Special thanks are owed to Australian Catholic University – Stephen Finlay and organising team, led by Dmitri Gallow and including Gillian Russell, Kyle Blumberg, Nevin Climenhaga, convenors of the AAP Conference Committee Nick Munn and Joe Ulatowski (University of Waikato) and the AAP Secretariat. _______________________________ |
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The AAP Exhibition ran for the duration of the conference and was a wonderful curation of our history and a real focal point of the conference. There was a special celebration to launch the exhibition, which took place on the evening of Tuesday 4 July 2023. All past and present office bearers of the Association were invited to the launch. Office bearers who were standing down at the AGM were acknowledged at the event. |
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Indigenous Philosophy and Aussie Rules Drawing on events surrounding the sustained booing of Adam Goodes in the Australian Football League 2013 and 2014 seasons, two free, NAIDOC Week public events were held as part of the Centenary Conference celebrations focusing on racism in Australian public life. The events - held in Darwin and Melbourne, involved a screening of Ian Darling’s documentary, “The Final Quarter”, followed by a panel discussion. The events were chaired by Nicolas Bullot (Darwin co-hosted with Deckchair Cinema) and Rob Wilson (Melbourne). deckchaircinema.com/movie/the-final-quarter aap.org.au/Indigenous-Session-2023 _______________________________ |
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Supporting Indigenous Participation in Academic Philosophy in Australasia
The AAP Diversity Committee Report, Supporting Indigenous Participation in Academic Philosophy in Australasia, commissioned by the AAP Executive and authored by Taylor-Jai McAlister and Adam Hochman, was tabled at the AGM. The Report identifies barriers to participation and challenges faced by Indigenous students and staff and proposes strategies to address these. Among its recommendations, the report advocates that the AAP work towards addressing barriers to indigenous participation and engagement by engaging in meaningful reconciliation actions.
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ABC Radio National’s Philosopher’s Zone and the AAP's joint initiative, involves the production of up to 10 episodes of the Philosopher’s Zone in 2023. Further episodes have been produced. Each episode is an interview written and produced by a philosopher or philosophy student. Shaun Gallagher & Daniel Hutto, ‘Skilled performance and cognition’, interviewer: Ian Robertson _______________________________ Adam Andreotta & Jacqueline Boaks, ‘Data privacy and informed consent', interviewer: David Rutledge _______________________________ Jacqueline Broad, ‘Women and the Canon’, interviewers: Aidan Ryall & David Rutledge _______________________________ Christopher Lean, ‘De-extinction Part 1 & De-extinction Part 2’, interviewer: Kate Lynch _______________________________ Jacqueline Boaks, ‘Leadership’, interviewer: Adam Andreotta
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Australasian Journal of Philosophy Issue 101.3 www.tandfonline.com/toc/rajp20/current Subscribe to content alerts Follow on twitter: @AustralJPhilos _______________________________ 
Australasian Philosophical Review Coming out soon Volume 6.1 Lead Author: Joel Katzav Volume 6.2 Lead Author: Glen Pettigrove Volume 6.3 Lead Author: Dimitris Vardoulakis www.tandfonline.com/journals/rapr20 _______________________________ Undergraduate Philosophy Journal of Australasia
Call for papers and referees We're looking for contributors for Volume 5. To submit a original essay or critical reply: upja.online/for-authors/ Or to participate in UPJA's peer-review process, apply to be referee: upja.online/for-referees/ Follow on twitter: @UPJA_Philosophy _______________________________ |
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Sagacity - a postgraduate run public philosophy magazine supported by the AAP
Philosophy postgraduate students, early career researchers in philosophy, and anyone who has recently completed a bachelor's/undergraduate degree in philosophy is invited to submit public philosophy articles to Sagacity Magazine. Sagacity Magazine was established in 2022 by a team of postgraduate students on the AAP Postgraduate Committee, and publishes articles with a public philosophy audience in mind. Check it out at sagacitymagazine.com.au |
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Interventions to Mitigate Gender Bias in Women's Careers: A Study on the Impact of Micro-Affirmations Research participation – Invitation What have been the difference makers in your career? INVITATION to participate in research We are interested in finding out about the small but pivotal factors that influence people's career experiences, trajectories, and successes in the fields of surgery, academic philosophy and academic biology.
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VALE
The AAP regrets to announce the deaths in the past year of several long standing members of the Australasian philosophical community: Stephen Gaukroger, Marion Tapper, Jenny McMahon, and Janette Poulton. Both Marion Tapper and Jenny McMahon made significant contributions to the AAP. Jenny was the Executive Secretary (2014 to 2017) and curated the inaugural issue of the Australasian Philosophical Review on the topic of Aesthetic Pleasure. Marion was the AAP Secretary (1998 - 2003) and Appointments Officer (1986 - 1987 and 1994 - 1998). She co-authored seminal reports about women and the profession - 'Special Problems Facing Women in Philosophy' (with San MacColl, Genevieve Lloyd and Barbara Roxon) in 1982 and 'Women and Philosophy' (with Janna Thompson) in 1991. Further tributes can be accessed here: aap.org.au/blog
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PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCES – Upcoming Character and Moral Responsibility – T. S. Eliot and Religion 3 - 12 October, Notre Dame School of Character and Virtue, Sydney and online philevents.org/event/show/113926 _______________________________ ACHEEV 2023 Symposium: Researching Values in Health Contexts 12 October, University of Wollongong Innovation Campus uow.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bvVHVh22wlWd5rw_______________________________ Philosophy of Medicine for the 21st Century: New thinking about health and disease 24 - 26 October, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney cpc-comms.sydney.edu.au/link/id/zzzz6507bd649d958991Pzzzz528e7faa106df419/page.html_______________________________ Philosophy and Literature – T. S. Eliot and Religion 28 October, Gabriel Marcel Institute of Philosophy, Sydney rockhurst.edu/gabriel-marcel-society/October-2023-Conference _______________________________
31 October - 2 November, in-person, Murdoch University _______________________________
4 - 6 December, Deakin University _______________________________ Australasian Logic Colloquium (ALC) 2023 6 - 8 November, Brisbane, University of Queensland sites.google.com/view/australasianlogcolloquium2023 _______________________________ 2023 AAL conference 9 - 10 November, University of Queensland (hybrid) _______________________________ 2023 ASCP Conference 27 - 29 November, University of Sydney _______________________________ Australasian Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy 2023 28 - 30 November, University of Otago australasiansemp.org/upcoming-events _______________________________ New Zealand Association of Philosophers Conference NZAP 2023 ConferenceThe University of Waikato will host the 2023 New Zealand Association of Philosophers Conference. The event will be held at Waikato's Tauranga Campus from 3-7 December. It will kick off on 3 December with a mini-conference on *te ao Māori* and the philosophy curriculum in Aotearoa New Zealand. This mini-conference will be directly followed by a reception and the Presidential Address, which will be delivered by Justine Kingsbury. If you wish to deliver a presentation, please visit the conference website: www.ivvy.com.au/event/B3WFPQ/home.html _______________________________ Australasian Society for Philosophy and Psychology 2023 Conference 6 - 8 December, Australian National University theaspp.org/conference2023/index.html |
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