It’s Advance Australia Fair, Not Fair-Skinned
Best enjoy the light and colour that diversity transmits. Source: HuffPo: It’s Advance Australia Fair, Not Fair-Skinned A hand-written sign with the words “we don’t …
Fearing men in schools will do more harm than good
RSA board member Chris Fotinopoulos urges our finest, gifted men to enter teaching. “Our boys need you more than ever.” Source: Fearing men in …
Ancient Philosophy for Modern Life
Philosophy lessons of the ancients relevant to our globalised, information age. Source: Five Books: Jules Evans recommends the best books on Ancient Philosophy for …
Let Them Stay
9 February 2016 The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600 Dear Prime Minister As you are aware, many states …
“The Process” – a new play about asylum-seeker processing
Among other things, RSA’s President Emeritus Ian Robinson is a philosopher and playwright, and his new play, The Process, is touring Australia. Here’s a review …
Want to try practical philosophy for a week? Try out the New Stoicism.
The fastest growing trend in applied philosophy might just be “New Stoicism”. What is this? New Stoicism is based on the most popular philosophy of …
Presentation: The History of Ethics
On 21 August 2014, RSA President Dr Meredith Doig made a presentation to the Central Victorian Atheists and Freethinkers on “The History of Ethics” …
The reasonableness of suicide
When is it ‘reasonable’ to choose to end one’s life? The ancient Stoics thought it reasonable if circumstances prevented a person from living a virtuous …