Although I am an Honorary Fellow at the University of Melbourne, now that I am no longer employed, the IT department begs to differ, so…
Published 27 Jan 2023
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Published 26 Jan 2023
My Absent Career 14: The final decline
Once the Critical Reasoning project was done (a bit too early due to funding being overspent), I was adrift again, and (quite literally) checking out…
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Published 17 Jan 2023
My Absent Career 13: Critical mass
Having taught critical reasoning and studied the usual logic for philosophy undergrads, I felt that I had a pretty good understanding of logic and reasoning,…
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Published 6 Jan 2023
My Absent Career 12: The aged aged man
Suddenly I was out of work, I could not rejoin the postdoc, and I had to move to Sydney once again, to see if I…
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Published 5 Jan 2023
Advice to a student about essays
In between my absent career path, I just wrote this in reply to a student who wanted advice on their assignments, as they got around…
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Published 3 Jan 2023
My Absent Career 11: Minding the kids
Then something happened. A position came up for a lecturer at Bond University. Paul suggested I apply, as lectureships in Australia in philosophy are like…
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Published 1 Jan 2023
My Absent Career 10: Contra Quality
So, taking this extreme parsimony approach leads me to sharply distinguish between things that are and things we think there are. A good many of…
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Published 30 Dec 2022
My Absent Career 9: Quale before me
I should pause for a minute before launching into the episode that finally scuttled my academic ambitions (of earning money), I should explain my absolute…
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Published 21 Dec 2022
My Absent Career 8: A second chance
So, at this point I am now 50 or so, doing my postdoc at UQ with Paul Griffiths, and living with my family just pre-separation…
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Published 21 Dec 2022
My Absent Career 7: Whately and an epiphany
My time at Queensland initially was among the best of my life, although I did miss my kids a lot. I moved up for a…
