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• The Thoughtful Classroom: Teaching to Overcome Educational Disadvantage

  • When
    02 Jun 2012
  •  
  • Location
    University of Melbourne

  The Thoughtful Classroom: Teaching to Overcome Educational Disadvantage
  
  This conference, to be held at the University of
  Melbourne on Saturday 2 June 2012, will have a dual
  focus on:
  (a) facilitating thoughtful dialogue in primary school
  classrooms – as modeled, for example, by the practice
  of ‘Philosophy for Children’; and
  (b) overcoming educational disadvantage.
  It will be a full day event organised by the University of
  Melbourne in partnership with FAPSA (the Federation
  of Australasian Philosophy in Schools Associations).
  
  For information visit the FAPSA site here: http://fapsa.org.au/conference/the-thoughtful-classroom/
  

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• Wellbeing and Public Policy

  • Start
    13 Jun 2012
  •  
  • End
    15 Jun 2012
  • Location
    Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

  The *International Journal of Wellbeing* <http://www.internationaljournalofwellbeing.org/index.php/ijow>,
  Victoria University of Wellington, and the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand will be hosting an international conference on Wellbeing and Public Policy in Wellington, New Zealand, on the 13-15 June 2012.
  
  With rising academic, public and political interest in wellbeing, more and
  more government officials are considering using wellbeing research to
  inform their policy decisions. This conference will promote
  interdisciplinary dialogue on how wellbeing research might best be applied
  to policymaking. Several interrelated issues will be addressed (more detail
  on these topic below):
  
  - What should the role of wellbeing and wellbeing research be in
  policymaking?
  - How should wellbeing be defined for research and policymaking?
  - How should wellbeing be measured for research and policymaking?
  - What role, if any, should subjective measures of wellbeing play in
  policymaking and national accounts?
  - What evidence is there on policies that improve wellbeing?
  
  For more details, visit our conference website:
  www.wellbeingandpublicpolicy.org.
  
  

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• 2012 ACU Simone Weil Lecture - Richard Kearney

  • When
    14 Jun 2012
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    ACU Brisbane Campus

  NARRATING PAIN: THE POWER OF CATHARSIS
  Richard Kearney
  Introduced by Kevin Hart
  
  In this Lecture, Professor Kearney will explore the healing function of narrative, in both fiction and history. Starting with Aristotle's famous definition of catharsis in the Poetics, he will trace the therapeutic role of storytelling from ancient myth to the modern novel. He will also engage with recent controversies on the moral and spiritual importance of trauma testimonies.
  
  The lecture will be given at ACU's campuses in Melbourne, North Sydney and Brisbane.
  
  Lecture is free and open to the public, but registration is essential. To register for the lecture in your state, visit: http://www.acu.edu.au/simoneweil
  For inquiries, contact Richard Colledge (richard.colledge AT acu.edu.au) 
  
  Brisbane
  14 June 2012, 6pm
  ACU Brisbane Campus,
  Lecture Theatre IB.12
  1100 Nudgee Road, Banyo QLD 4014
  
  
  Richard Kearney holds the Charles B. Seelig Chair of Philosophy at Boston College. He serves as a Visiting Professor at University College Dublin, the University of Paris (Sorbonne) and the University of Nice, and is Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at Australian Catholic University. Professor Kearney is a prolific author in the areas of European philosophy and literature, and a public intellectual particularly in his native Ireland. He has written or edited over forty books, including two novels and a volume of poetry. Some of his recent publications include the much discussed Anatheism (Columbia, 2009), Navigations (Syracuse University Press, 2007), On Paul Ricoeur: The Owl of Minerva (Ashgate, 2005), Debates in Continental Philosophy (Fordham, 2004), and Strangers, Gods, and Monsters (Routledge, 2003). He has served on Ireland's Arts Council and Higher Education Authority, chaired the Irish School of Film at University College Dublin, and was involved in drafting a number of proposals for a Northern Irish peace agreement in the 1980s and 1990s. He is a well-known contributor to European media, and has presented several series on culture and philosophy for Irish and British television.

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• Australasian Philosophy of Religion Association (APRA) 2012 Conference

  • Start
    22 Jun 2012
  •  
  • End
    24 Jun 2012
  • Location
    Australian Catholic University, Melbourne campus (Victoria Parade, Fitzroy)

  2012 Conference of the

  Australasian Philosophy of Religion Association (APRA)
  
  

  Keynote speakers:

  Richard Kearney (Boston College)

  Marilyn McCord Adams (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

  Kevin Hart (University of Virginia & Australian Catholic University)

  Constant Mews (Monash University)

  Conference theme: Religious Diversity and Its Philosophical Significance.

  
  The Australasian Philosophy of Religion Association (www.apra.org.au) aims to encourage, publicise and circulate scholarly work within the field of philosophy of religion. It also hopes to foster greater ties between scholars working in the field by providing a forum for a constructive and critical analysis of religion.

  If you would like to present a paper, please submit a title, a short abstract (of up to 200 words), and a brief bio to Nick.Trakakis AT acu.edu.au. Proposals relating to the above conference theme are particularly welcome, though the organising committee also welcomes papers on any topic in the philosophy of religion or philosophical theology.

   Abstracts are due 10 February 2012.

  Enquiries may be directed to: Nick Trakakis: Nick.TrakakisATacu.edu.au, or phone: (03) 9953 3263.

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• AAPAE Annual Conference 2012

  • Start
    28 Jun 2012
  •  
  • End
    01 Jul 2012
  • Location
    St John’s College,University of Queensland

  The Australian Association for Professional and Applied Ethics is very pleased to announce the AAPAE Annual Conference 2012 will be held at St John’s College,University of Queensland from 28th June to 1st July 2012.
   
  The theme of the conference will be: Ethics, Values and Civil Society- Historical, Professional and Political perspectives
   
  The conference convenor is Reverend Professor John Morgan, Warden of St John’s College.
  
  Keynote speakers and dates for submission of papers and registration details will be announced shortly
   
  On behalf of AAPAE executive committee,
  Peter Bowden (Secretary)
  Betty Chaar (President)
  

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• 2012 Australasian Association of Logic Conference

  • Start
    29 Jun 2012
  •  
  • End
    30 Jun 2012
  • Location
    Professorial Board Room, Main Quadrangle Building, University of Sydney

  The 2012 annual conference of the Australasian Association of Logic will be held in Sydney, Australia, on June 29th and 30th 2012. The venue is the Professorial Board Room, Main Quadrangle Building, University of Sydney.
  
  http://www.personal.usyd.edu.au/~njjsmith/aal2012/
  
  

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• 2012 AAP Conference

  • Start
    01 Jul 2012
  •  
  • End
    06 Jul 2012
  • Location
    University of Wollongong, NSW

  2012 AAP Conference
  
  click here to visit the conference website
  

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• Australasian Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy (ASACP) Conference 2012

  • Start
    09 Jul 2012
  •  
  • End
    11 Jul 2012
  • Location
    University of New South Wales, Sydney

  Australasian Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy (ASACP) Conference 2012
  University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
  9-11 July 2012
  
  Keynote Speaker: Professor Roger Ames, University of Hawaii
  
  
  ASACP Website: http://philosophy.unimelb.edu.au/asacp/
  
  Conference Sponsors:
  School of Humanities, UNSW
  Confucius Institute, UNSW

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• Australian Society of Legal Philosophy conference

  • Start
    20 Jul 2012
  •  
  • End
    22 Jul 2012
  • Location
    Macquarie University

  AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY OF LEGAL PHILOSOPHY, 2012 CONFERENCE
  
  http://aslp.eventbrite.com/
  
  
  The Centre for Agency, Values and Ethics at Macquarie University, in conjunction with NEUROLAW.au, is proud to host the 2012 Australian Society of Legal Philosophy (ASLP) annual conference. The conference will be hosted at Macquarie University, starting just after lunch on Friday 20th July and ending just before lunch on Sunday 22nd July. The conference provides a forum to discuss current work in all fields of legal philosophy. However this year's special theme is the topic of neurolaw, conceived broadly to include law and neuroscience, law and psychology, law and behavioural genetics and related sub-fields. Keynote speakers will include:
  
  Professor Antony Duff (University of Stirling and University of Minnesota)
  Professor Joel Eigen (Franklin & Marshall College)
  Associate Professor Nita Farahany (Vanderbilt Law School)

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• 2012 Australasian Philosophy Postgraduate Conference

  • Start
    28 Sep 2012
  •  
  • End
    30 Sep 2012
  • Location
    University of Auckland

  2012 Australasian Philosophy Postgraduate Conference
  28-30 September, University of Auckland
  
  This is an early notice that this year's APPC will be held at the
  University of Auckland, New Zealand. A call for papers will be sent out
  at the end of April.
  
  Confirmed keynote speaker:
  Prof Tim Mulgan (St Andrews)
  
  We will invite submissions by postgraduate students in Philosophy and
  related fields, all topics welcome. Use the opportunity to showcase your
  work, get feedback from your peers, and network.
  
  Presentation slots of 55-minute and 30-minute length will be offered.
  Registration free for presenters.
  
  Limited funding will be available to assist presenters who need to
  travel from outside the New Zealand North Island (but from within New
  Zealand, Australia, or Singapore). This support will be made available
  to postgraduate students who are (a) studying Philosophy, (b) presenting
  a paper at the conference, (c) unwaged, and (d) receiving no or only
  partial funding from their home university for travel to the conference.
  Assistance will not exceed 50% of travel and accommodation costs and
  will be offered on a first-come with demonstrated need basis (ie,
  provide budget).
  
  The conference website will go online in a few weeks. Until then, feel
  free to contact us by email: appc2012ATauckland.ac.nz
  
  APPC 2012 Organising Committee
  University of Auckland

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• Biennial Conference in Philosophy, Religion and Culture

  • Start
    05 Oct 2012
  •  
  • End
    07 Oct 2012
  • Location
    Catholic Institute of Sydney, New South Wales

   Biennial Conference in Philosophy, Religion and Culture
  
  Theme:  THE EXPRESSIBLE AND THE INEXPRESSIBLE
  
  The theme is to be interpreted broadly and from the disciplines of
  philosophy, theology, social science, literature and the arts.  Topics
  that might be investigated include: ways of knowing in science, ethics,
  aesthetics and religion; the unconscious and the subconscious; art and
  expression; the ineffable in Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and
  Buddhism; mystery and mediation; the meaning of art; language and the
  emotions.
  
  The conference specifically aims to foster interaction between scholars
  in the universities and scholars in theological colleges.  It also
  encourages young scholars.
  
  Keynote Speaker: Timothy Chappell, Open University UK
  
  Convenors: Stephen Buckle (ACU), William Emilsen (UTC/CSU), Peter
  Forrest (UNE), John McDowell (Newcastle), Shane Mackinlay (CTC/MCD),
  Andrew Murray (CIS/SCD)
  
  Venue: Catholic Institute of Sydney
  
  Contact: Andrew Murray: apmurrayATcis.catholic.edu.au
  
  Full details are available on the website:
  http://www.cis.catholic.edu.au/index.php/news-a-events/biennial-conference
  OR
  www.cis.catholic.edu.au  and click on Biennial Conference

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• 2012 AAP NZ Division conference

  • Start
    02 Dec 2012
  •  
  • End
    06 Dec 2012
  • Location
    Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

  Victoria University of Wellington will host the 60th annual AAP NZ Division conference in 2012.  The conference will run from the evening of Sunday December 2 until the afternoon of Thursday December 6.   Details of the conference will be posted on the AAP website (http://aap.org.au/) in late July, once the main AAP conference hosted by the University of Wollongong has ended.
  
  In the meantime, if you would like further details on arrangements, you can email Stuart Brock at the following address: Stuart [dot] Brock [at] vuw [dot] ac [dot] nz.

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