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June 29, 2020June 29, 2020

Safety as a Mysoginist Activity

Cornell philosophy professor Kate Manne argues that misogyny is not about male hostility or hatred toward women — instead, it’s about controlling and punishing women who challenge male ideology. Misogyny rewards women who reinforce the status quo and punishes those… Read the rest

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020

-Ism or -ist, Does it Matter?

When you visit Old Parliament House in Canberra you will see signs telling you not to hold the handrail. (https://www.moadoph.gov.au/). These signs have been put in place because people have had severe burns to their hands. The structure is… Read the rest

June 16, 2020June 16, 2020

All Risk is Subjective

The latest research confirms what SPoR has known for sometime, that all vision is subjective, objective vision is impossible (https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-philosophy-lab-vision-impossible.html ), just as zero is impossible. Researchers at John Hopkins University found that it's impossible for people to separate an… Read the rest

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020

An Ethic of Risk Workshop 10,11 May 2020

The next scheduled workshop by the Centre for Leadership and Learning in Risk is the Ethics in Risk Workshop for 10,11 May in Canberra. You can register and read an overview here: https://cllr.com.au/product/an-ethic-of-risk-unit-17/ It is important to register early as… Read the rest

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020

It was the SIA until someone wanted to swing from the Chandelier

On the evening of Monday the 10th of February I attended the Australian Institute of Health and Safety (AIHS) “Ethics and Professional Practice BoK (Book of Knowledge) Chapter launch (‘forum’)” It was a disappointing turnout with the room barely half… Read the rest