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May23Wed
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DPS meeting: Is the Myers-Briggs test an accurate measure of personality?5:00 pm – 6:30 pm5:00 pmDPS meeting: Is the Myers-Briggs test an accurate measure of personality?
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May30Wed
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DPS meeting: Open topic5:00 pm – 6:30 pm5:00 pmDPS meeting: Open topic
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Philosophy Cafe: Amy Nethery presents ‘Immigration Detention, Punishment, the Constitution, and a Bill of Rights’7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Amy Nethery presents ‘Immigration Detention, Punishment, the Constitution, and a Bill of Rights’
ABSTRACT
Immigration detention is a form of administrative detention. The constitution allows the executive to detain non-citizens for administrative purposes, but it places one limit on this detention: it must not be punitive. Yet many former detainees argue that their experience of detention was in fact punitive. A number of cases have been brought before the High Court, challenging the constitutionality of immigration detention on these grounds. To date, these challenges have been unsuccessful. That immigration detention is not punitive has become a legal fiction at the foundation of bipartisan detention policies. This talk will examine the legal fiction that immigration detention is not punitive, and the many detainees’ claims to the contrary. Why should we care about the subjective experiences of detainees? Should we dismiss their experiences, as the High Court has done, or can we use them to further our understanding of immigration detention? And what does all this have to do with a Bill of Rights?AMY NETHERY
Amy Nethery is an Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Fellow in the Centre for Citizenship and Globalisation. As well as her work on immigration detention, she conducts research into Australian asylum and migration policies, asylum seeker pathways in the Asia-Pacific region, and histories and theories of incarceration. In essence, Amy is interested in what restricting migration and asylum means for Australia as a liberal democracy.WHERE
Philosophy Café is held on the last Wednesday of each month (Febraury to November) at The Barking Dog hotel, 126 Pakington St, Geelong West.7:00 pmPhilosophy Cafe: Amy Nethery presents ‘Immigration Detention, Punishment, the Constitution, and a Bill of Rights’
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Jun4Mon
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Deakin Uni study period (all-day)Jun 4 – Jun 6Deakin Uni study period (all-day)
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Jun5Tue
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ESM – Dr Robert Miller, ‘Psychotherapy, Buddhism and Existentialism’8:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Existentialist Society of Melbourne monthly lecture
Dr Robert Miller (Philosophy, RMIT University), ‘Psychotherapy, Buddhism and Existentialism’
This is a free event hosted by the Existentialist Society of Melbourne.
Existentialist Society lectures are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 8 pm at Unitarian Church Hall, 110 Grey Street, East Melbourne (Melways Map 2G, D2).
Admission is free, all are welcome and no prior booking is necessary.
A question-to-the-speaker period follows the lecture.
Please direct your inquiries to David Miller (Secretary)
Telephone: (03) 9467 2063
Mail: PO Box 1111, Bundoora, VIC, 3083, Australia
Email: existmelb@yahoo.com.auVisit the Existentialist Society of Melbourne website for more information and transcripts of past lectures.
8:00 pmESM – Dr Robert Miller, ‘Psychotherapy, Buddhism and Existentialism’
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Jun7Thu
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Deakin uni exam period (all-day)Jun 7 – Jun 15Deakin uni exam period (all-day)
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Jun18Mon
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Deakin Uni Inter-trimester break (all-day)Jun 18 – Jul 6Deakin Uni Inter-trimester break (all-day)
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Jun27Wed
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Philosophy Cafe: Dr Adam Brown (Deakin) presents ‘Can One Be So Guilty For Having Survived? “Privileged” Jews, Judgement and the Ethical Dilemmas of the Holocaust’7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Abstract
In 1986, Auschwitz survivor Primo Levi published an essay on what he called the ‘grey zone’. Arguably the most influential essay ever written on the Holocaust, ‘The Grey Zone’ highlights the complex and sensitive issue of so-called ‘privileged’ Jews — those prisoners in the Nazi-controlled camps and ghettos who held positions that gave them access to material and other benefits. Examples include the Sonderkommandos (‘special squads’) forced to work in the death camp crematoria, Kapos (‘chief’) who supervised labour squads, and the Jewish councils and police forces who communicated and implemented Nazi policies in the ghettos. Subject to extreme levels of coercion, these victims were compelled to act in ways that have been judged as both self-serving and harmful to fellow inmates in order to prolong their lives, and sometimes the lives of their families.The ethical dilemmas encountered by these victims have proven very problematic for Holocaust survivors, scholars and artists alike. Prisoners in the camps and ghettos experienced unprecedented persecution, in which the normal concepts of ‘choice’ and ‘responsibility’ were radically undermined. When confronted with the traumatic circumstances of ‘privileged’ Jews, the practice of casting judgment becomes highly contentious. Levi argues that judgement of these liminal figures should be ‘suspended’. However, judgements of the behaviour of ‘privileged’ Jews permeate representations of the Holocaust. This paper explores this phenomenon in survivor testimony, history, philosophy and film, revealing that even if judgement is inappropriate, it is also inevitable.
Dr Adam Brown
Dr Adam Brown is a Lecturer in Media, Communication and Public Relations at Deakin University, Melbourne. His thesis, Representation and Judgement: ‘Privileged’ Jews in Holocaust Writing and Film, received the Isi Leibler Prize for the best contribution to advancing knowledge of racial, religious or ethnic prejudice in any time or place. Adam also works as a volunteer at the Jewish Holocaust Centre in Melbourne, where he has initiated the digitisation, indexing and cataloging of the Centre’s survivor videotestimony collection. Adam recently co-authored the study, Communication, New Media and Everyday Life (Oxford University Press, 2011), and is currently researching in the areas of digital children’s television culture, new media in museums, cultural representations of surveillance, and Holocaust film.7:00 pmPhilosophy Cafe: Dr Adam Brown (Deakin) presents ‘Can One Be So Guilty For Having Survived? “Privileged” Jews, Judgement and the Ethical Dilemmas of the Holocaust’
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Jul3Tue
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ESM – Dr Joseph Gelfer, ‘The Masculinity Conspiracy: Deconstructing the Masculine Self’8:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Existentialist Society of Melbourne monthly lecture
Dr Joseph Gelfer (Social Inquiry, Monash University), ‘The Masculinity Conspiracy: Deconstructing the Masculine Self’
This is a free event hosted by the Existentialist Society of Melbourne.
Existentialist Society lectures are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 8 pm at Unitarian Church Hall, 110 Grey Street, East Melbourne (Melways Map 2G, D2).
Admission is free, all are welcome and no prior booking is necessary.
A question-to-the-speaker period follows the lecture.
Please direct your inquiries to David Miller (Secretary)
Telephone: (03) 9467 2063
Mail: PO Box 1111, Bundoora, VIC, 3083, Australia
Email: existmelb@yahoo.com.auVisit the Existentialist Society of Melbourne website for more information and transcripts of past lectures.
8:00 pmESM – Dr Joseph Gelfer, ‘The Masculinity Conspiracy: Deconstructing the Masculine Self’
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Jul11Wed
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DPS meeting: Open topic5:00 pm – 6:30 pm5:00 pmDPS meeting: Open topic
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Jul18Wed
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DPS meeting: Open topic5:00 pm – 6:30 pm5:00 pmDPS meeting: Open topic
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Jul25Wed
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DPS meeting: Open topic5:00 pm – 6:30 pm5:00 pmDPS meeting: Open topic
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Philosophy Cafe7:00 pm – 9:00 pm7:00 pmPhilosophy Cafe
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Aug1Wed
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DPS meeting: Open topic5:00 pm – 6:30 pm5:00 pmDPS meeting: Open topic
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Aug7Tue
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ESM – Dr Ian Weeks, ‘Martin Heidegger’8:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Existentialist Society of Melbourne monthly lecture
Dr Ian Weeks (Deakin University), ‘Martin Heidegger’
This is a free event hosted by the Existentialist Society of Melbourne.
Existentialist Society lectures are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 8 pm at Unitarian Church Hall, 110 Grey Street, East Melbourne (Melways Map 2G, D2).
Admission is free, all are welcome and no prior booking is necessary.
A question-to-the-speaker period follows the lecture.
Please direct your inquiries to David Miller (Secretary)
Telephone: (03) 9467 2063
Mail: PO Box 1111, Bundoora, VIC, 3083, Australia
Email: existmelb@yahoo.com.auVisit the Existentialist Society of Melbourne website for more information and transcripts of past lectures.
8:00 pmESM – Dr Ian Weeks, ‘Martin Heidegger’
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Aug8Wed
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DPS meeting: Open topic5:00 pm – 6:30 pm5:00 pmDPS meeting: Open topic
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Aug15Wed
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DPS meeting: Open topic5:00 pm – 6:30 pm5:00 pmDPS meeting: Open topic
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Aug22Wed
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DPS meeting: Open topic5:00 pm – 6:30 pm5:00 pmDPS meeting: Open topic
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Aug29Wed
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DPS meeting: Open topic5:00 pm – 6:30 pm5:00 pmDPS meeting: Open topic
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Philosophy Cafe: Yoko Harada will speak on Japanese Whaling7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Yoko Harada will speak on Japanese Whaling
7:00 pmPhilosophy Cafe: Yoko Harada will speak on Japanese Whaling
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Sep4Tue
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ESM – Craig Coulson, ‘Charity: The Damoclean Sword of Deception’8:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Existentialist Society of Melbourne monthly lecture
Craig Coulson, ‘Charity: The Damoclean Sword of Deception’
This is a free event hosted by the Existentialist Society of Melbourne.
Existentialist Society lectures are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 8 pm at Unitarian Church Hall, 110 Grey Street, East Melbourne (Melways Map 2G, D2).
Admission is free, all are welcome and no prior booking is necessary.
A question-to-the-speaker period follows the lecture.
Please direct your inquiries to David Miller (Secretary)
Telephone: (03) 9467 2063
Mail: PO Box 1111, Bundoora, VIC, 3083, Australia
Email: existmelb@yahoo.com.auVisit the Existentialist Society of Melbourne website for more information and transcripts of past lectures.
8:00 pmESM – Craig Coulson, ‘Charity: The Damoclean Sword of Deception’
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Sep5Wed
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DPS meeting: Open topic5:00 pm – 6:30 pm5:00 pmDPS meeting: Open topic
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Sep12Wed
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DPS meeting: Open topic5:00 pm – 6:30 pm5:00 pmDPS meeting: Open topic
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Sep19Wed
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DPS meeting: Open topic5:00 pm – 6:30 pm5:00 pmDPS meeting: Open topic
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Sep24Mon
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Deakin uni intra-trimester break (all-day)Sep 24 – Sep 30Deakin uni intra-trimester break (all-day)
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Sep26Wed
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DPS meeting: Open topic5:00 pm – 6:30 pm5:00 pmDPS meeting: Open topic
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Philosophy Cafe7:00 pm – 9:00 pm7:00 pmPhilosophy Cafe
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Oct2Tue
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ESM – Howard Dossor, ‘The Existential Void’8:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Existentialist Society of Melbourne monthly lecture
Howard Dossor (Author, ‘Colin Wilson: The man and his mind’), ‘The Existential Void’
This is a free event hosted by the Existentialist Society of Melbourne.
Existentialist Society lectures are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 8 pm at Unitarian Church Hall, 110 Grey Street, East Melbourne (Melways Map 2G, D2).
Admission is free, all are welcome and no prior booking is necessary.
A question-to-the-speaker period follows the lecture.
Please direct your inquiries to David Miller (Secretary)
Telephone: (03) 9467 2063
Mail: PO Box 1111, Bundoora, VIC, 3083, Australia
Email: existmelb@yahoo.com.auVisit the Existentialist Society of Melbourne website for more information and transcripts of past lectures.
8:00 pmESM – Howard Dossor, ‘The Existential Void’
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Oct3Wed
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DPS meeting: Open topic5:00 pm – 6:30 pm5:00 pmDPS meeting: Open topic
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Oct8Mon
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Deakin Uni study period (all-day)Oct 8 – Oct 10Deakin Uni study period (all-day)
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Oct11Thu
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Deakin Uni exam period (all-day)Oct 11 – Oct 19Deakin Uni exam period (all-day)
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Oct22Mon
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Deakin Uni inter-trimester break (all-day)Oct 22 – Nov 9Deakin Uni inter-trimester break (all-day)
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Oct31Wed
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Philosophy Cafe7:00 pm – 9:00 pm7:00 pmPhilosophy Cafe
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Nov6Tue
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ESM – Assoc. Prof. Purushottama Bilimoria, ‘Animal Justice and Moral Mendacity: Between Judaism and Hinduism’8:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Existentialist Society of Melbourne monthly lecture
Melbourne Cup Day Lecture
Assoc. Prof. Purushottama Bilimoria (Philosophy, Deakin/Melbourne & University of California), ‘Animal Justice and Moral Mendacity: Between Judaism and Hinduism’This is a free event hosted by the Existentialist Society of Melbourne.
Existentialist Society lectures are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 8 pm at Unitarian Church Hall, 110 Grey Street, East Melbourne (Melways Map 2G, D2).
Admission is free, all are welcome and no prior booking is necessary.
A question-to-the-speaker period follows the lecture.
Please direct your inquiries to David Miller (Secretary)
Telephone: (03) 9467 2063
Mail: PO Box 1111, Bundoora, VIC, 3083, Australia
Email: existmelb@yahoo.com.auVisit the Existentialist Society of Melbourne website for more information and transcripts of past lectures.
8:00 pmESM – Assoc. Prof. Purushottama Bilimoria, ‘Animal Justice and Moral Mendacity: Between Judaism and Hinduism’
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Nov28Wed
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Philosophy Cafe7:00 pm – 9:00 pm7:00 pmPhilosophy Cafe
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Dec4Tue
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ESM – Dr Christopher Gribbin, ‘Aristotle’s views on how to direct one’s life’8:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Existentialist Society of Melbourne monthly lecture
Dr Christopher Gribbin (Classical Studies, University of Melbourne), ‘Aristotle’s views on how to direct one’s life’
This is a free event hosted by the Existentialist Society of Melbourne.
Existentialist Society lectures are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 8 pm at Unitarian Church Hall, 110 Grey Street, East Melbourne (Melways Map 2G, D2).
Admission is free, all are welcome and no prior booking is necessary.
A question-to-the-speaker period follows the lecture.
Please direct your inquiries to David Miller (Secretary)
Telephone: (03) 9467 2063
Mail: PO Box 1111, Bundoora, VIC, 3083, Australia
Email: existmelb@yahoo.com.auVisit the Existentialist Society of Melbourne website for more information and transcripts of past lectures.
8:00 pmESM – Dr Christopher Gribbin, ‘Aristotle’s views on how to direct one’s life’
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Feb5Tue
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ESM – Dr. Inna Semetsky (University of Newcastle), ‘The Re-Symbolization of the Self’8:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Existentialist Society of Melbourne monthly lecture
Dr. Inna Semetsky (University of Newcastle), ‘The Re-Symbolization of the Self’
This is a free event hosted by the Existentialist Society of Melbourne.
Existentialist Society lectures are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 8 pm at Unitarian Church Hall, 110 Grey Street, East Melbourne (Melways Map 2G, D2).
Admission is free, all are welcome and no prior booking is necessary.
A question-to-the-speaker period follows the lecture.
Please direct your inquiries to David Miller (Secretary)
Telephone: (03) 9467 2063
Mail: PO Box 1111, Bundoora, VIC, 3083, Australia
Email: existmelb@yahoo.com.auVisit the Existentialist Society of Melbourne website for more information and transcripts of past lectures.
8:00 pmESM – Dr. Inna Semetsky (University of Newcastle), ‘The Re-Symbolization of the Self’
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