The AAP is the professional organisation of academic philosophers in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. The purpose of the Association is to promote the study of philosophy in Australasia, and to co-ordinate professional activities. Membership of the Association is open to professional philosophers, as well as to all interested persons. more >>
World Philosophy Day 2009 will be celebrated on 19th November 2009
visit the UNESCO World Philosophy Day website
see what's on in Brisbane 
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see what's on at University of Queensland (63 KB)
11 November 2009
Dr Neil Levy is awarded the 2009 Australian Catholic University Eureka Prize for Ethics
20 August 2009
The 2010 AAP Conference will be held Sunday 4th July 2010 - Friday 9th July 2010 at the University of New South Wales. more>>
Prize Announcements - July 2009:
John Armstrong was announced as the recipient of the 2009 AAP Media Prize for a series of articles that appeared in The Age and the Australian on what is art and the function of the humanities. more>>
Stephen Finlay announced as the winner of the 2008 AJP Best Paper Award for his essay "The Error in the Error Theory", Australasian Journal of Philosophy, Vol 86, Issue 3, pp. 347-69. more>>
Upcoming public events and lectures:
2009 Free Public Lecture Series, 'Gaza: Morality, Law and Politics', Australian Catholic University, 10th June-22nd July 2009. more>>
2009 Festival of Ideas, University of Melbourne, 15-20th June 2009
Adelaide Festival of Ideas 9-12 July 2009. more>>
Online registration and submission of abstracts open
23 March 2009
ERA trial timeframe for Human and Creative Arts (HCA) Cluster announced - submissions to commence August 2009. more>>
23 February 2009
ERA Indicator Principles & Descriptions released. more>>
19 December 2008
Review of Australian Higher Education Report released
17 December 2008
The AAP facebook group
24 November 2008
AAP calls for entries to the 2009 AAP Media Prize and the AAP Media professionals' Award.
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7 November 2008
'Think big: it's the business'
'Corporate Australia has caught on the fact that philosophy graduates bring critical thinking to thorny ethical and analytical problems' (1207 KB)
by Jeremy Gilling in Campus Review, 41, pp. 8-9
14 October 2008
'New worlds for thought' & 'An accidental path to philosophy'
Recent articles (15 September 2008) in the Sydney Morning Herald by Keeli Cambourne about the usefulness of philosophy in gaining employment.
AAP's submission to the Australian Research Council on Research Journal Rankings (as part of the Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) Initiative) available here>>
26 August 2008
Professor Garrett Cullity is awarded the 2008 Australian Catholic University Eureka Prize for Ethics
20 August 2008
AAP call for Spending Proposals
AAP Council invites spending proposals from AAP members under the following three categories: applications for AAP grants, proposals for spending by AAP Council, and proposals for AAP prizes.
Applications in any of the following three categories should be sent to the AAP’s Executive Officer, Eliza Goddard, elizagoddard@aap.org.au, by 30th November 2008.
Applicants are asked to refer to the AAP Spending Proposal Guidelines (104.3KB doc)
Prize Announcements - July 2008:
Jonathan Schaffer announced as the winner of the 2008 AJP Best paper Award for his paper 'From Nihilism to Monism', Australasian Journal of Philosophy, Vol 85, Issue 2, pp. 175-91. more>>
Geoffrey Levey announced as the recipient of the 2008 AAP Media Prize for his essay 'A healthy dose of multiculturalism', published in Australian Financial Review, 27 April 2007. more>>
Natsaha Mitchell announced as the recipient of the 2008 AAP Media Professionals' Award
Natasha Mitchell, host and producer of ABC Radio National Program, All in the Mind, was awarded the 2008 AAP Media Professionals' Award for the program 'The Mind-Body Problem Downunder', broadcast as part ABC's Radio National's The Big 56 Celebrations. more>>
The Committee of Senior Academics Addressing the Status of Women in the Philosophy Profession in Australia have released their Report: Improving the Participation of Women in the Philosophy Profession. Recommendations of the report will be discussed at the AAP Council and Annual General Meeting at the AAP Conference in Melbourne, 6-11 July.
You can access the Women in Philosophy Report here>>
(23 June 2008)
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Maurice Goldsmith died on Saturday 21st June 2008. Maurice was Editor of the Australasian Journal of Philosophy from 2002 to late 2007, during which time he was a member of AAP Council. Maurice was known to many in the Australasian philosophical community and will be greatly missed. |
Australia Research Council (ARC) release the Research Outlet Rankings.
(12 June 2008)
Higher Education Review Expert Panel releases Discussion Paper. Responses due 31st July 2008
(11 June 2008)
Australia Research Council releases ERA (Excellence in Research Australia) Consultation Paper released. Responses due 30th June 2008
(04 June 2008)
'In a New Generation of College Students, Many Opt for the Life Examined'
Recent article (06 April 2008) in the New York Times about increasing enrolments in undergraduate philosophy majors.
Entries and Nominations invited for the Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Research in Ethics. Entries close 2nd May 2008
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(02 April 2008)
AAP calls for entries/nominations for the 2008 AAP Media Prize. Entries close 30th April 2008. more>>
(27 February 2008)
AAP announces Logo Design Competition. Entries Close 23rd May 2008. more >>
(20 February 2008)
Open letter to the Prime Minister, the Hon. Kevin Rudd, from Academics Australia, calling for revolution in higher education
Newly established Australasian Philosophy of Religion Association (APRA)
(12 December 2007)
