The 2004 Wednesday Lectures

Faculty of Theology and Philosophy

School of Philosophy

Politics: The Glory and the Misery

John Ozolins - Citizenship: "Public & Private Responsibility"

9 June

John Ozolins is Head of the School of Philosophy at ACU. He is currently a Board Member of Mercy Secondary Education Inc. and the Chair of the University Human Research Ethics Committee.

Janna Thompson - "Radical Politics in a Liberal Democracy"

16 June

Janna Thompson teaches philosophy at La Trobe University and is Deputy Director of the Australian Research Council Special Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. Her main interests are political philosophy and environmental ethics.

Tony Coady - "The Politician's Dirty Hands"

23 June

Tony Coady founded and is a Professorial Fellow of the Australian Research Council Special Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. He has published on Epistemology, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, Ethics and Political Philosophy.

Raimond Gaita - "Jingoism and Treason"

30 June

Raimon Gaita is the Professor of Philosophy at ACU and Professor of Moral Philosophy at University of London Kings College. He has written widely for academic and non-academic publications.

Peter Coghlan - "Public Reason, Politicall Meaning"

7 July

Peter Coghlan is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at ACU and has been with the university since 1974. He is a regular participant in public debates on the significant moral issues of the day.

Robert Manne - "Lying in Politics"

14 July

Robert Manne is Professor of Politics at La Trobe University. He was editor of Quadrant between 1990 and 1997 and is presently a regular commentator on public affairs for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.