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    Philosophy and Ethics in Western Australian Secondary Schools
    Educational Philosophy and Theory 46 (11): 1212-1224. 2014.
    The introduction of Philosophy and Ethics to the Western Australian Certificate of Education courses in 2008 brought philosophy into the Western Australian secondary school curriculum for the first time. How philosophy came to be included is part of a larger story about the commitment and perseverance of a relatively small number of Australian educators and their belief in the value of introducing philosophical communities of inquiry into school classrooms through a revised pedagogy which could …Read more
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    This is a textbook for Philosophy in schools, designed for students in the 13-16 age groups. The chapters discuss work and community; laws and rights; critical reasoning; science and technology; persons; ultimate reality; friendship; rights and fairness; the good life.
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    Revisiting the concept of a profession
    Research in Ethical Issues in Organisations 13 1-18. 2015.
    In this article we revisit the concept of a profession. Definitions of the concept are readily encountered in the literature on professions and we have collected a sample of such definitions. From this sample we distil frequently occurring elements and ask whether a synthesis of these elements adequately explains the concept. We find that bringing the most frequently occurring elements together does not adequately address the reason that society differentiates professions from other occupations …Read more
  • Philosophy and the Curriculum
    with Monica Bini, Alan Tapper, Peter Ellerton, and Sue Knight
    In Gilbert Burgh & Simone Thornton (eds.), Philosophical Inquiry with Children, Routledge. pp. 156-171. 2019.
    Philosophy in schools in Australia dates back to the 1980s and is rooted in the Philosophy for Children curriculum and pedagogy. Seeing potential for educational change, Australian advocates were quick to develop new classroom resources and innovative programs that have proved influential in educational practice throughout Australia and internationally. Behind their contributions lie key philosophical and educational discussions and controversies which have shaped attempts to introduce philosoph…Read more
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    This is a textbook for secondary school students in Philosophy. It contains chapters on: critical reasoning; justice and the good society; liberalism, democracy and republicanism; ethics and society; society and social sciences; ideas of God; religious and mystical experience; the meaning of life; moral theory; issues of life and death. It was written for students in the Western Australian school system, but can be used in other school systems.
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    This is a textbook for secondary school students in Philosophy. It contains chapters on: critical reasoning; reasons and persons; action; mind and body; science; people and societies; culture; explanation and interpretation; aesthetics; language. It was written for students in the Western Australian school system, but can be used in other school systems.
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    Teaching Ethics in Exercise Science
    with William Budiselik and Andrew Maiorana
    Teaching Ethics 15 (2): 287-301. 2015.
  • Ethics of Expert Evidence
    Australian Law Journal 87 (9): 628-638. 2013.
    The use of expert evidence in courts has been problematic for many years and a focus on the ethics of witnesses has given rise to the widespread introduction of rules governing how experts may behave. But, in additions to the ethics of witnesses, the ethics of expert evidence also encompasses the ethics of lawyers; the financial and other costs of using experts; the use, or misuse, of science; the way claims to truth are made; and the impact on the law itself. In short, despite recent clarificat…Read more
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    Coming in From the Margins
    Thinking: The Journal of Philosophy for Children 19 (1): 36-43. 2008.
    This paper provides a critical examination of philosophy teaching at all levels in Australian schools. It looks at the points of difference and congruence between the States and Territories and argues that teaching philosophy through the philosophical community of inquiry should be a core element of school curricula. In spite of a growing interest in philosophy in schools, its documented benefits and the high degree of “fit” with a revised curriculum in at least two states, the implementation of…Read more
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    Loss of self is widely regarded to be a consequence of dementia, and this perceived loss presents a variety of problems - not least because a clear understanding of the concept of self is elusive. This paper suggests a way to cut through problems that arise because we rely on conceptions of self in our understanding of the effects of dementia. It is proposed that we can avoid reliance on the concept of self through an approach based in in bio-phenomenology. Such an approach would help us better …Read more
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    Benefits of Collaborative Philosophical Inquiry in Schools
    Educational Philosophy and Theory 44 (5): 546-567. 2012.
    In the past decade well-designed research studies have shown that the practice of collaborative philosophical inquiry in schools can have marked cognitive and social benefits. Student academic performance improves, and so too does the social dimension of schooling. These findings are timely, as many countries in Asia and the Pacific are now contemplating introducing Philosophy into their curricula. This paper gives a brief history of collaborative philosophical inquiry before surveying the evide…Read more
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    Revisiting consent for health information databanks
    Research Ethics 11 (3): 151-163. 2015.
    This paper argues that specific individual informed consent and other forms of consent predicated on a right to autonomy may not in all circumstances be appropriate for the establishment and use of large data sets of health information. We suggest that there are inherent failings in such an approach, shortcomings that we analyse below. We argue that individuals share an obligation to contribute their data, as doing so is cost-free and benefits accrue to the population as a whole. Large health da…Read more
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    This book addresses what 'nature' is and humans' obligations toward the natural world. Beginning with ideas traced from Aristotle through some of the significant figures in European philosophy, the author shows that each living thing is a unique source of value. This value puts humans under an obligation and adopting an attitude of responsibility to living things is an essential part of what it means to be human
  • Caring about Being Ethical in the Public Service
    Australian Journal of Professional and Applied Ethics 9 (2). 2007.