Category Archives: Australian stuff
Are political parties the problem not the solution?
I am slightly active in the political party that I am a member of, but it worries me that maybe it is the very existence of political parties as formal structures that is the problem in modern politics in democracies. … Continue reading
Posted by in Australian stuff, Freedom, Politics
Bastardry: On protest and on fascism
I attended the March in March protest against the current government of Australia yesterday. My legs still hurt. I’m sure that demonstrations were not so arduous thirty years ago. I noticed that this was a privative demonstration. It was not … Continue reading
Bastardry: On protest and on fascism
I attended the March in March protest against the current government of Australia yesterday. My legs still hurt. I’m sure that demonstrations were not so arduous thirty years ago. I noticed that this was a privative demonstration. It was not … Continue reading
Rant: Old people
The Australian government is looking at extending the pension age to 70, so that older Australians, especially those in the Baby Boom demographic, will be free of the public purse for another 5 years over the present age of 65. … Continue reading
Posted by in Academe, Australian stuff, Politics, Rant
Posted by in Australian stuff, Politics, Pop culture, Social evolution, Truisms
Why anti science?
Over the past few decades there has been an increasingly negative attitude by governments, pundits, religiosi and faux philosophers against science. We have seen an increase in denialism about climate change (one of the most well supported scientific models of … Continue reading
AAHPSSS site now up
The Australasian Association for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science now has a permanent and updateable website, courtesy of yours truly. It’s at aahpsss.org All Australasian folk, and visitors to the Lucky Lands, should check to see what … Continue reading
Posted by in Academe, Australian stuff, Philosophy, science
The Philosophy Club
There are an increasing number of initiatives to present philosophy and critical thinking to school students, and I am pleased to announce a new one in my home city of Melbourne: The Philosophy Club for ages 8 to 11. As … Continue reading
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