Thinking Philosophy Australian Catholic University

Healthcare providers use philosophy to make decisions from hot button issues such as abortion and euthanasia to big picture questions such as healthcare rationing. Associate Professor Bernadette Tobin works with them to guide the decision-making process.

An increasing number of people face the difficult question of how to relate to parents and partners suffering from dementia. Dr Steve Matthews looks at how the philsophical understanding of the nature of self can guide carers with everyday dilemmas.

How we cope with the inevitable anguish of an uncertain and pain-filled life is the key existential question of being human. Dr Jamie Parr draws on the work of Friedrich Nietzsche to offer guidance in the face of suffering.

Our understanding of our own value and the value of others - not as units as economy but as human beings - is key to the kind of society we build.

Inheritance is a core reason for increasing social inequity. Dr Stewart Braun discusses why we should we use estate taxes to limit integenerational wealth transfer and explores whether any form of inheritance morally justifiable.

Morality does not require guilt, blame or shame. Dr Tyler Paytas examines a rational ethical system determined to take emotions out of the equation.