Monash Philosophers & Bioethicists
Our mailing address is: School of Philosophy and Bioethics, Building 11, Monash University VIC 3800, Australia.
Academic Staff
Assoc. Prof. Karen GREEN - Head of School, Undergraduate Coordinator
Phone: +61 3 990 53225 Room: 908
Email: karen.green@arts.monash.edu.au
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Teaching & Research Interests: feminism, political philosophy, ethics, philosophy of languageAssoc. Prof. Justin OAKLEY - Deputy Head of School and Director, Centre for Human Bioethics
Phone: +61 3 990 54277 Room: 920
Email: Justin.Oakley@arts.monash.edu.au
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Teaching & Research Interests: bioethics, ethical theory, moral psychologyProf. John BIGELOW - Postgraduate Coordinator
Phone: +61 3 990 53201 Room: 919
Email: john.bigelow@arts.monash.edu.au
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Teaching & Research Interests: metaphysics, philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of science, philosophy of languageDr Jakob HOHWY - Honours Coordinator
Phone: +61 3 990 53208 Room: 913
Email: jakob.hohwy@arts.monash.edu.au
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Area of research: Philosophy of mind and language, philosophy of science, philosophy of neuroscience and neuropsychiatry.Dr Ros Furney - Acting Flexible Learning Coordinator
Phone: +61 3 990 59132 Room: 910A
Email: rosalyn.furney@arts.monash.edu.au
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Assoc. Prof. Dirk BALTZLY - Research Coordinator
Phone: +61 3 990 51519 Room: 909
Email: dirk.baltzly@arts.monash.edu.au
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Teaching & Research Interests: Ancient Greek & Roman philosophy, metaphysics, aesthetics, moral philosophy.Dr Linda BARCLAY - Seminars Convenor
Phone: +61 3 990 53208 Room: 913
Email: linda.barclay@arts.monash.edu.au
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Teaching and research interests: contemporary political philosophy; bioethics.![]()
Dr Joachim (Jo) ASSCHER
Phone: +61 3 990 20015 Room: W930
Email: joachim.asscher@arts.monash.edu.au
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Teaching & Research Interests: Applied ethics, bioethics, environmental ethics, ethics.Dr Jacqui BROAD
Phone: +61 3 990 54278 Room: 918
Email: jacqueline.broad@arts.monash.edu.au
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Teaching & Research Interests: History of Women's Political Thought, 1400-1800; Women Philosophers of the Seventeenth Century; History of Philosophy (Descartes, Locke); Feminist Theory.Dr Lynda BURNS
Phone: +61 3 990 55163 Room: 929
Email: Lynda.Burns@arts.monash.edu.au
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Dr Sam BUTCHART
Phone: +61 3 990 59774 Room: 910
Email: sam.butchart@arts.monash.edu.au
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Teaching & Research Interests: Philosophy of Mathematics, Philosophical Logic, Epistemology, Informal LogicDr Monima CHADHA
Phone: +61 3 990 52989 Room: 911
Email: monima.chadha@arts.monash.edu.au
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Teaching & Research Interests: philosophy of language, Indian philosophyDr Elizabeth BURNS COLEMAN
Phone: +61 3 990 54224
Email: elizabeth.coleman@arts.monash.edu.au
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Fr Norman FORD - Honorary Research Associate
Email: nford@mercy.com.au
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Daniella FORSTER
Email: daniella.forster@arts.monash.edu.au
Teaching & Research Interests: Philosophy of education, critical thinking and informal reasoning, and philosophy in the public sphere.Rev. Dr Timothy GADEN - Honorary Research Associate
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Dr Steve GARDNER
Phone: +61 3 990 20017 Room: W903A
Email: steven.gardner@arts.monash.edu.au
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Dr Toby HANDFIELD
Phone: +61 3 990 53202 Room: 914
Email: toby.handfield@arts.monash.edu.au
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Teaching & Research Interests: Metaphysics (especially laws of nature, causation, and dispositional properties), Political and legal philosophyProf. Robert HANNA - Senior Honorary Research Associate
Email: Robert.Hanna@arts.monash.edu.au
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Teaching & Research Interests: Kant, Philosophy of Mind, EthicsProf. John HEIL - Senior Honorary Research Associate
Email: john.heil@arts.monash.edu.au
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Research Interests: Metaphysics, philosophy of mind, epistemologyLloyd HUMBERSTONE
Phone: +61 3 990 53211 Room: 926
Email: lloyd.humberstone@arts.monash.edu.au
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Teaching & Research Interests: philosophical logic, metaphysics, modal logic and its applications![]()
Dr Jeanette KENNETT (on leave 2007 - 09)
Email: jeanette.kennett@arts.monash.edu.au
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Teaching & Research Interests: ethics, moral psychology, philosophy of friendshipDr Edward KHAMARA - Senior Honorary Research Associate
Email: ejmlk@hotmail.com
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Assoc. Prof. Helga KUHSE - Senior Honorary Research Associate
Prof. Homer Le GRAND
Phone: +61 3 990 34632
Email: Homer.Legrand@arts.monash.edu.au
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Teaching and research interests: coming soon ...Dr Neil McKINNON
Phone: +61 3 990 54266 Room: W921
Email: neil.mckinnon@arts.monash.edu.au
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Teaching and research interests: Mereology/Material Constitution, Philosophy of Emotion, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Time, Vagueness.Prof. Graham OPPY
Phone: +61 3 990 51225 Room: 924
Email: graham.oppy@arts.monash.edu.au
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Teaching & Research Interests: philosophy of language, philosophy of religion, philosophy of science, aesthetics, logic, metaphysicsEm. Prof. J.J.C. SMART - Senior Honorary Research Associate
Phone: +61 3 990 59774 Room: 910
Email: john.smart@arts.monash.edu.au
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Research Interests: Metaphysics, Philosophy of Science, Ethics.Dr Rob SPARROW
Phone: +61 3 990 53244 Room: 915
Email: robert.sparrow@arts.monash.edu.au
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Teaching & Research Interests: Bioethics, Moral Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy, Applied Ethics, Media Ethics, Environmental Philosophy.Dr Aubrey TOWNSEND
Phone: +61 3 990 53207 Room: 906
Email: aubrey.townsend@arts.monash.edu.au
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Teaching & Research Interests: philosophical logic, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, history of philosophyDr Nick TRAKAKIS
Phone: +61 3 9902 0016 Room: W903B
Email: Nick.Trakakis@arts.monash.edu.au
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Teaching & Research Interests: Philosophy of religion, history of philosophy, epistemology, and metaphysics.Dr Deborah ZION
Email: Deborah.Zion@arts.monash.edu.au
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Administrative Staff
Sandra BOLTON
Budget and Resources OfficerPhone: +61 3 9905 3224 Room 917
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Colleen CLAUDIUS
Graduate and Research OfficerPhone: +61 3 9905 4279 Room: 925
Email: colleen.claudius@arts.monash.edu.auAlice DAVIES
Finance OfficerPhone: +61 3 990 52278
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Emma PENNELL
Flexible Learning OfficerPhone: +61 3 9905 3222 Room W905
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Sharon WEBB
Administrative Officer - General OfficePhone: +61 3 9905 3209 Room W907
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Melva RENSHAW
Publications and Information OfficerPhone: +61 3 9905 4279 Room W925
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