Biography

Dr Chris Falzon joined the Philosophy staff in 2001, after holding a position at the ANU. His primary research interests are in ethics and social and political philosophy, especially in connection with 20th century continental thought; and also philosophy and film. Dr Falzon has published books in the areas of the philosophy of Michel Foucault, and Philosophy of Film, as well as numerous journal articles. [B.A. PhD.]

Qualifications

• PhD, Australian National University, 1990
• Bachelor of Arts, Australian National University

Research

Research keywords

• Philosophy

Research expertise

Philosophy

Fields of Research

Centres and Groups

Group

• Group for Religious and Intellectual Traditions

Memberships

Body relevant to professional practice.

• Philosophy representative - Australian Universities Europe Network
• Board member - Society of Philosophy for the Young

Committee/Associations (relevant to research).

• Board member - Australasian Association for Phenomenology and Social Philosophy

Editorial Board.

• Editorial Board Member - Ethics in Film (online journal)
• Editorial Board member - Foucault Studies (electronic journal)
• Editorial Board Member - Philosophical Films (website)

Teaching interests

First Year

Existentialism; Marx, Nietzsche and Foucault; Kant, Freedom and the Self; Freedom, Self and Society; Doubt and Certainty.

Later Years

Philosophy of the Enlightenment; Enlightenment and its Discontents; Philosophies of History; Critiques of Modernity; Kant and the Frankfurt School; Power and Subjectivity; Topics in Ancient, Medieval and Modern Philosophy; Moral Theory: History and Problems; Applied Ethics; Human Values and Commercial Practice; Philosophy and Film, Hume; Ideas, Causality and Personal Identity (Issues from Locke and Hume); Philosophy of Science; Existentialism: Literature and Philosophy

Postgraduate

Business, Ethics and Values.

Teaching interests

• Contempory Continental Philosophy
• Ethics
• Social and Political Philosophy
• Philosophy and Film