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David Coady
Senior Lecturer, Philosophy
Room 363 , Humanities Building
Dr David Coady is senior lecturer in philosophy in the School of Humanities in the College of Arts, Law and Education. Over the years his work has increasingly engaged with contemporary social and political issues.
Biography
David Coady’s research and teaching cover a wide variety of philosophical topics. Most of his current work is on applied philosophy, especially applied epistemology. He has published on rumour, conspiracy theory, expertise, blogging, fake news, post-truth, echo chambers, filter bubbles, and democratic theory. He has also published on the metaphysics of causation, the philosophy of law, climate change, cricket ethics, police ethics, the ethics of horror films, and ‘scientific’ whaling. He is the author of What to Believe Now: Applying Epistemology to Contemporary Issues, the co-author of The Climate Change Debate: an Epistemic and Ethical Enquiry, the editor of Conspiracy Theories: the Philosophical Debate, the co-editor of A Companion to Applied Philosophy and The Routledge Handbook of Applied Epistemology.
Career summary
Qualifications
- BA(1st Class Hons) University of Melbourne, Australia, 1989.
- MA (1st Class Hons) University of Melbourne, Australia, 1993. Thesis 'The Dimension of Time'
- PhD, City University of New York, USA, 1999. Thesis: 'Causation and Counterfactuals'
Memberships
Professional practice
Australasian Association of Philosophy
Social Epistemology Network
Teaching
Teaching expertise
HPH304 Political Philosophy
HPH207 The Right and the Good
HPH302 Applied Philosophy
HPH203 Introduction to Logic
HPH106 Good Thinking: Reasoning Skills for Life
Research Invitations
2021 November 4, “The Martha Mitchell Effect and the Gaslighting of Conspiracy Theorists”, Why Do People Believe Weird Things Conference, Ruhr-Universität Bochum Universitätsstr, Germany.
2021 April 6, “Why I’m Not Talking About Conspiracy Theories”, keynote speaker at Midwest Philosophy Colloquium (zoom conference).
2018 June 1-2 “The Fake News about ‘Fake News’” keynote speaker at Fake Knowledge Conference at the University of Cologne, Germany.
2017, June 30-July 2, “Professional Journalism and Blogging” as part of a panel on Applied Epistemology at the Society for Applied Philosophy Annual Conference, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Expertise
David Coady uses the methods of philosophy to investigate what we can know and what in the first half of the twenty-first century. His work is recognised around the world and he is regularly invited to participate in international conferences and to contribute to media debates about these issues.
- conspiracy theory
- expertise
- rumour
- fake news
- blogging
- post-truth
- echo chambers
- filter bubbles
- democratic theory
- the metaphysics of causation
- the philosophy of law
- climate change
- cricket ethics
- police ethics
- the ethics of horror films
- ‘scientific’ whaling
- epistemology
- applied philosophy
- political philosophy
- ethics.
Fields of Research
- Epistemology (500305)
- Social and political philosophy (500321)
- Political theory and political philosophy (440811)
- Applied ethics (500199)
- Philosophy (500399)
- Environmental philosophy (500304)
- Metaphysics (500309)
- Legal ethics (500105)
- Ethical theory (500306)
- Philosophy of mind (excl. cognition) (500315)
- Professional ethics (500107)
- Learning sciences (390409)
- Education policy (390201)
- History and philosophy of education (390202)
- Environmental assessment and monitoring (410402)
- International criminal law (480306)
- Legal theory, jurisprudence and legal interpretation (480410)
- History and philosophy of science (500204)
- Human rights and justice issues (excl. law) (500104)
- Philosophy of religion (500316)
Research Objectives
- Expanding knowledge in philosophy and religious studies (280119)
- Political systems (230203)
- Civics and citizenship (230201)
- Other education and training (169999)
- Environmental policy, legislation and standards (190299)
- Understanding climate change (190599)
- Law enforcement (230404)
- Social ethics (130304)
- Expanding knowledge in psychology (280121)
- Expanding knowledge in human society (280123)
- Legal processes (230406)
- International organisations (230303)
- The media (130204)
- International relations (230399)
- Environmental education and awareness (190203)
- Social impacts of climate change and variability (190103)
- Other law, politics and community services (239999)
- Electoral systems (230202)
Publications
He is the author of What to Believe Now: Applying Epistemology to Contemporary Issues (2012, Wiley-Blackwell), the co-author of The Climate Change Debate: An Epistemic and Ethical Enquiry (2013, Palgrave), and the editor of Conspiracy Theories: The Philosophical Debate (2006, Ashgate).
Total publications
70
Highlighted publications
(9 outputs)| Year | Type | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Book | Coady D, 'What to Believe Now: Applying Epistemology to Contemporary Issues', Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, pp. 202. ISBN 9781405199940 (2012) [Authored Research Book] | |
| 2011 | Journal Article | Coady D, 'An epistemic defence of the blogosphere', Journal of Applied Philosophy, 28, (3) pp. 277-294. ISSN 0264-3758 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5930.2011.00527.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 5 | |
| 2010 | Journal Article | Coady D, 'Two concepts of epistemic injustice', Episteme, 7, (2) pp. 101-113. ISSN 1742-3600 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3366/epi.2010.0001 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 50Web of Science - 39 | |
| 2007 | Journal Article | Coady DA, 'Are Conspirary Theorists Irrational?', Episteme: A Journal of Social Epistemology, 4, (2) pp. 193-204. ISSN 1742-3600 (2007) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3366/epi.2007.4.2.193 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 31Web of Science - 27 | |
| 2006 | Journal Article | Coady DA, 'When experts disagree', Episteme, 3, (1-2) pp. 68-79. ISSN 1742-3600 (2006) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1353/epi.0.0002 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 36Web of Science - 31 | |
| 2006 | Journal Article | Coady DA, 'Rumour Has It', International Journal of Applied Philosophy, 20, (1) pp. 41-53. ISSN 0739-098X (2006) [Refereed Article] | |
| 2006 | Book | Coady DA, 'Conspiracy Theories: The Philosophical Debate', Ashgate, Aldershot, pp. 184pp. ISBN 0-7546-5250-5 (2006) [Edited Book] | |
| 2004 | Chapter in Book | Coady DA, 'Preempting Preemption', Causation and Counterfactuals, The MIT Press, John Collins, Ned Hall and L.A. Paul (ed), Cambridge Massachusetts, pp. 325-340. ISBN 0-262-03317-8 (2004) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2002 | Journal Article | Coady DA, 'Testing for Causation in Tort Law', Australian Journal of Legal Philosophy, 27, (1) pp. 1-10. ISSN 1440-4982 (2002) [Refereed Article] |
Journal Article
(25 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Coady D, 'Conspiracy theory as heresy', Educational Philosophy and Theory ISSN 0013-1857 (2021) [Letter or Note in Journal] | |
| 2021 | Coady D, 'Conspiracy theory as heresy', Educational Philosophy and Theory pp. 1-4. ISSN 0013-1857 (2021) [Non Refereed Article] | |
| 2020 | Coady D, 'Reply to Neil Levy's Is Conspiracy Theorising Irrational'', Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective, 9, (5) pp. 86-90. ISSN 2471-9560 (2020) [Non Refereed Article] | |
| 2019 | Coady D, 'The trouble with fake news'', Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective, 8, (10) pp. 40-52. ISSN 2471-9560 (2019) [Non Refereed Article] | |
| 2019 | Coady D, 'Response to Jeroen de Ridder's 'So What if 'Fake News' is Fake News?'', Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective, 8, (12) pp. 25-28. ISSN 2471-9560 (2019) [Non Refereed Article] | |
| 2017 | Coady D, 'Cass Sunstein and Adrian Vermeule on conspiracy theories', Argumenta, 3, (2) pp. 291-302. ISSN 2465-2334 (2017) [Refereed Article] | |
| 2017 | Coady D, Fricker M, 'Introduction to Special Issue on Applied Epistemology', Journal of Applied Philosophy, 34, (2) pp. 153-156. ISSN 1837-5081 (2017) [Contribution to Refereed Journal] DOI: 10.1111/japp.12207 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 2 | |
| 2017 | Coady D, Fricker M, 'Journal of Applied Philosophy', 34, (2) ISSN 0264-3758 (2017) [Edited Journal] | |
| 2017 | Coady D, Gogarty B, McGee J, 'Scientific whaling and how philosophy of science can help break the international deadlock', Australian Journal of International Affairs, 72, (1) pp. 49-67. ISSN 1035-7718 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/10357718.2017.1334758 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Gogarty B; McGee J | |
| 2012 | Coady D, 'Decision-Making and Credibility', Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective, 1, (8) pp. 13-15. ISSN 1464-5297 (2012) [Non Refereed Article] | |
| 2012 | Coady DA, 'Critical reply to 'Culpability for Epistemic Injustice: Deontic or Aretetic' by Wayne Riggs', Social Epistemology: Review and Reply Collective, 1, (5) pp. 3-6. ISSN 2471-9560 (2012) [Non Refereed Article] | |
| 2011 | Coady D, 'An epistemic defence of the blogosphere', Journal of Applied Philosophy, 28, (3) pp. 277-294. ISSN 0264-3758 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5930.2011.00527.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 5 | |
| 2010 | Coady D, 'Two concepts of epistemic injustice', Episteme, 7, (2) pp. 101-113. ISSN 1742-3600 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3366/epi.2010.0001 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 50Web of Science - 39 | |
| 2009 | Coady DA, 'Are horror films immoral?', Qualia, 3, (5) pp. 8-12. ISSN 0204-0204 (2009) [Non Refereed Article] | |
| 2009 | Coady DA, Chopra S, 'To walk or not to walk', Res Publica, 18, (1) pp. 20-23. ISSN 1324-8200 (2009) [Non Refereed Article] | |
| 2007 | Chopra S, Coady DA, 'Not Cricket', Sport in Society, 10, (5) pp. 729-743. ISSN 1743-0437 (2007) [Refereed Article] | |
| 2007 | Coady DA, 'Introduction: Conspiracy Theories', Episteme: A Journal of Social Epistemology, 4, (2) pp. 131-134. ISSN 1742-3600 (2007) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3366/epi.2007.4.2.131 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 5 | |
| 2007 | Coady DA, 'Are Conspirary Theorists Irrational?', Episteme: A Journal of Social Epistemology, 4, (2) pp. 193-204. ISSN 1742-3600 (2007) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3366/epi.2007.4.2.193 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 31Web of Science - 27 | |
| 2007 | Coady DA, 'Special Issue of Episteme: A Journal of Social Epistemology on Conspiracy Theories', 4, (2) pp. 131-232. ISSN 1742-3600 (2007) [Edited Journal] DOI: 10.3366/epi.2007.4.2.131 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 5 | |
| 2006 | Coady DA, 'When experts disagree', Episteme, 3, (1-2) pp. 68-79. ISSN 1742-3600 (2006) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1353/epi.0.0002 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 36Web of Science - 31 | |
| 2006 | Coady DA, 'Rumour Has It', International Journal of Applied Philosophy, 20, (1) pp. 41-53. ISSN 0739-098X (2006) [Refereed Article] | |
| 2003 | Coady DA, 'Conspiracy Theories and Official Stories', International Journal of Applied Philosophy, 17, (2) pp. 197-209. ISSN 0739-098X (2003) [Refereed Article] | |
| 2002 | Coady DA, 'Testing for Causation in Tort Law', Australian Journal of Legal Philosophy, 27, (1) pp. 1-10. ISSN 1440-4982 (2002) [Refereed Article] | |
| 2001 | Coady DA, 'Stanley Milgram and Police Ethics', Australian Journal of Applied Philosophy, 3, (1) pp. 16-28. ISSN 1440-4982 (2001) [Refereed Article] | |
| 2001 | Coady DA, 'Review of Reasoning, Meaning, and Mind', Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 79, (3) pp. 1-10. ISSN 0004-8402 (2001) [Letter or Note in Journal] |
Book
(6 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Coady D, 'Conspiracy Theories and Conspiracy Theorists', Brill, Boston, pp. 99 -125. ISBN 9789004499713 (2022) [Revision/New Edition] | |
| 2019 | Coady D, Chase J, 'The routledge handbook of applied epistemology', Routledge, New York, pp. 356. ISBN 9781138932654 (2019) [Edited Book] Co-authors: Chase J | |
| 2016 | Lippert-Rasmussen K, Brownlee K, Coady D, 'A Companion to Applied Philosophy', John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 664. ISBN 9781118869130 (2016) [Edited Book] | |
| 2013 | Coady D, Corry R, 'The Climate Change Debate: An Epistemic and Ethical Enquiry', Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, pp. 130. ISBN 9781137326270 (2013) [Authored Research Book] DOI: 10.1057/9781137326287 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 16 Co-authors: Corry R | |
| 2012 | Coady D, 'What to Believe Now: Applying Epistemology to Contemporary Issues', Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, pp. 202. ISBN 9781405199940 (2012) [Authored Research Book] | |
| 2006 | Coady DA, 'Conspiracy Theories: The Philosophical Debate', Ashgate, Aldershot, pp. 184pp. ISBN 0-7546-5250-5 (2006) [Edited Book] |
Chapter in Book
(15 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Coady D, 'Conspiracy Theories and Conspiracy Theorists', Secrets and Conspiracies, Brill, O Loukola and L Donskis (ed), Leiden, Boston, pp. 99-125. ISBN 9789004499720 (2022) [Revised Book Chapter] | |
| 2021 | Coady D, 'The Fake News about Fake News', The Epistemology of Fake News, Oxford University Press, S Bernecker, AK Flowerree and T Grundmann (ed), UK, pp. 68-81. ISBN 9780198863977 (2021) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2021 | Coady D, Gogarty B, McGee J, 'Philosophy of science and legal disputes over whaling in the Southern Ocean', Philosophies of Polar Law, Routledge, D Bunikowski and A Hemmings (ed), UK, pp. 77-98. ISBN 9781138618558 (2021) [Revised Book Chapter] Co-authors: Gogarty B; McGee J | |
| 2019 | Chase J, Coady D, 'The return of applied epistemology', The Routledge Handbook of Applied Epistemology, Routledge, D Coady and J Chase (ed), New York, pp. 3-12. ISBN 9781138932654 (2019) [Research Book Chapter] DOI: 10.4324/9781315679099 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Chase J | |
| 2019 | Coady D, 'Psychology and conspiracy theories', The Routledge Handbook of Applied Epistemology, Routledge, D Coady and J Chase (ed), New York, pp. 166-176. ISBN 9781138932654 (2019) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2019 | Coady D, 'Epistemology and Climate Change', The Routledge Handbook of Social Epistemology, Routlege, M Fricker, PJ Graham, D Henderson, NJLL Pedersen (ed), New York, pp. 466-473. ISBN 9781138858510 (2019) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2018 | Coady D, 'Anti-Rumor Campaigns and Conspiracy-Baiting as Propaganda', Taking Conspiracy Theories Seriously, Rowman & Littlefield International Ltd, MRX Dentith (ed), London, pp. 171-187. ISBN 9781786608284 (2018) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2017 | Coady D, 'Epistemic injustice as distributive injustice', The Routledge Handbook of Epistemic Injustice, Routledge, IJ Kidd, J Medina, and G Pohlhaus, Jr. (ed), United Kingdom, pp. 61-68. ISBN 978-1-138-82825-4 (2017) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2016 | Coady D, 'Applied Epistemology', A Companion to Applied Philosophy, John Wiley & Sons, K Lippert-Rasmussen, K Brownlee and D Coady (ed), United Kingdom, pp. 51-60. ISBN 9781118869130 (2016) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2015 | Coady D, 'Two Epistemic Errors in the Climate Change Debate', Ethical Values and the Integrity of the Climate Change Regime, Ashgate, Breakey H, Poplovsk V and Maguire R (ed), United Kingdom, pp. 167-178. ISBN 9781472469595 (2015) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2013 | Coady D, 'Geruchte, Verschworungstheorien und Propaganda', Konspiration: Soziologie des Verschworungsdenkens, Springer, Andreas Anton, Michael Schetsche and Michael Walter (ed), Wiesbaden, pp. 277-299. ISBN 9783531193236 (2013) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2006 | Coady DA, 'Conspiracy Theories and Official Stories', Conspiracy Theories: The Conspiracy Theories: The Philosophical Debate, Ashgate, David Coady (ed), Aldershot, pp. 115-127. ISBN 10: 0-7546-5250- 5 (2006) [Other Book Chapter] | |
| 2006 | Coady DA, 'An Introduction to the Philosophical Debate about Conspiracy Theories', Conspiracy Theories: The Philosophical Debate, Ashgate, David Coady (ed), Aldershot, pp. 1-11. ISBN 10:o-7546-5250-5 (2006) [Other Book Chapter] | |
| 2006 | Coady DA, 'The Pragmatic Rejection of Conspiracy Theories', Conspiracy Theories: The Philosophical Debate, Ashgate, David Coady (ed), Aldershot, pp. 167-170. ISBN 0-7546-5250-5 (2006) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2004 | Coady DA, 'Preempting Preemption', Causation and Counterfactuals, The MIT Press, John Collins, Ned Hall and L.A. Paul (ed), Cambridge Massachusetts, pp. 325-340. ISBN 0-262-03317-8 (2004) [Research Book Chapter] |
Review
(6 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Coady D, 'The truth about post‑truth'', Metascience, 29 pp. 125-128. ISSN 0815-0796 (2020) [Review Single Work] | |
| 2016 | Coady D, 'Review of 'Gelfert, Axel, A Critical Introduction to Testimony'', Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 94, (4) pp. 837-838. ISSN 0004-8402 (2016) [Review Single Work] | |
| 2012 | Coady DA, 'A Legal Theory for Autonomous Artificial Agents by Samir Chopra and Laurence F White', Australian Journal of Legal Philosophy, 37, (2012) pp. 349-50. ISSN 1440-4982 (2012) [Review Single Work] | |
| 2008 | Coady DA, 'Raphael , DD., The Impartial Spectator: Adam Smith's Moral Philosophy', Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 86, (3) pp. 523-524. (2008) [Review Single Work] | |
| 2001 | Coady DA, 'Michael Rosen and Jonathan Wolff, editors, Political Thought', American Philosophical Association Newsletter on Teaching Philosophy, 1, (1) pp. 204-205. (2001) [Review Single Work] | |
| 2000 | Coady DA, 'Kenneth Clatterbaugh: The Causation Debate in Modern Philosophy 1637-1739', American Philosophical Association Newsletter on Teaching Philosophy, 00, (1) pp. 1-2. (2000) [Review Single Work] |
Other Public Output
(18 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Coady DA, ''Conspiracy Theories?', Interview with SBS TV', Insight: Season 2022- Episode 3, SBS Television, Australia, 01 March 2022 (2022) [Media Interview] | |
| 2020 | Coady D, 'Conspiracy theories during COVID-19', Sentry Magazine, NTEU National Office, Australia, 3 August (2020) [Magazine Article] | |
| 2018 | Coady D, 'In defence of conspiracy theories (and why the term is a misnomer)', The Conversation, The Conversation Media Group Ltd, Australia, 13 September 2018 (2018) [Magazine Article] | |
| 2017 | Coady D, 'Facts and trust in a post-truth world', The Philosopher's Zone, ABC, Australia, 15 October 2017 (2017) [Media Interview] | |
| 2017 | Coady D, 'The Philosophy of Climate Change', The 101 with Conrad, Edge Radio 99.3FM, Australia, 13 September 2017 (2017) [Media Interview] | |
| 2015 | Coady D, 'Do we have a loyalty problem?', Sydney Morning Herald, Fairfax Media, Australia, 20 Sept (2015) [Media Interview] | |
| 2011 | Coady DA, 'The Pernicious Effects of Conspiracy Theories', The Australian, News Limited, Sydney, 1, 27.8.2011, p. 1. (2011) [Media Interview] | |
| 2011 | Coady DA, 'Our Wiki, Wiki Ways, Beautiful in Imperfection', The Australian, News Limited, Sydney, 1, 19.2.2011, p. 1. (2011) [Media Interview] | |
| 2011 | Coady DA, 'Report on 'What to Believe Now'', Mehr News, Mehr News, Tehran, 1, 29.10.2011, pp. 1-4. (2011) [Media Interview] | |
| 2010 | Coady DA, 'Jesse Ventura Takes the Soaring Interest in Conspiracy Theory to TV', Alternet, Alternet, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1, 30.1.2010, p. 1. (2010) [Media Interview] | |
| 2009 | Coady DA, 'The Epistemology of Blogging', Philosopher's Zone, ABC Radio National, Sydney, 1, 1 (2009) [Media Interview] | |
| 2008 | Coady DA, 'The Philosophy of Conspiracy', Unleashed online journal, Australian Broadcasting Commission, Sydney, 1, 1, p. 1. (2008) [Magazine Article] | |
| 2007 | Atkins KM, Coady DA, Crowley CM, Gale F, Henning T, et al., 'Academics lash Lennon 'ethics'', The Mercury, News Limited, Hobart, 24 March 2007 (2007) [Newspaper Article] Co-authors: Atkins KM; Crowley CM; Gale F; Henning T; Lawrence PM; Lockwood M; Malpas J; Snell RD; Stamm M; Stokes MD; Stratford E; Warner K; White RD | |
| 2007 | Coady DA, 'Conspiracy Theories and Rationality', Online Opinion, Online Opinion, Sydney, 1, 1, p. 1. (2007) [Magazine Article] | |
| 2006 | Coady DA, 'Red Tape Hits Our Joy', The Mercury, News Limited, Hobart, 20.9.2006, p. 10. (2006) [Media Interview] | |
| 2006 | Coady DA, 'Brethren Playing Political Game', The Examiner, Davis Brothers, Launceston, 4.9.2006, p. 1. (2006) [Media Interview] | |
| 2002 | Coady DA, 'Dismiss Absurd Stories', The Saturday Mercury, News Limited, Hobart, 1, 21.12.2002, p. 1. (2002) [Media Interview] | |
| 2002 | Coady DA, 'Academic Dismisses Hobart Attack Rumour', The Mercury, News Limited, Hobart, 20.12.2002 (2002) [Media Interview] |
Grants & Funding
Funding Summary
Number of grants
4
Total funding
$30,761
Projects
What is knowable in science and elsewhere? A cross-disciplinary approach to distinguishing science from scientism. (2018)$10,455
- Description
- The ongoing public debate around anthropogenic climate change makes one thing clear: scientists can have a hard time getting their message across to the public. Various explanations have been given for the lack of public acceptance of the reality of anthropogenic climate changefrom individual biases to manipulation of the media by those with vested interests. In this project, we will explore the hypothesis that: scientists have trouble communicating their findings to the public due to many members of the public having overly simplistic understandings of the nature of natural science. In particular, for example, we are interested in the apparently paradoxical idea that such resistance by the public can be the result of Scientisman excessive or dogmatic belief in the power of scientific knowledge and techniques. Those who view science this way may hold scientific discussion to an unrealistically high standard, and when a theory inevitably falls short of this standard (e.g. when there is seen to be disagreement among experts on climate change), the theory is dismissed as unsettled or a result of bad science. Alternatively, scientific claims may be dismissed as presumptuous or arrogant.In this project a multidisciplinary team will:1.Provide epistemic insights through the exploration of what is knowable in science from a cross-disciplinary perspective.2.Gather baseline data about:(i) the extent to which academic staff teachers, and cohorts of students from across disciplines, understand the nature and process of science;(ii) any correlations between overly simplistic understandings of science and dismissive attitudes towards particular theories, and/or the scientific enterprise in general.This is a pilot for a larger study which will gather a larger data set, and test the effectiveness of one or more interventions that will be designed to aid in the development of a more sophisticated view of science.
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($10,455)
- Scheme
- Grant - CALE Hothouse Alignment Scheme
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Fraser SP; Chase JK; Coady DA; Corry RL; Hinds M; Konkes C; Wood G; Seen AJ
- Year
- 2018
How do we improve our understanding and commitment to 'science' in international agreements to protect the global (2016)$6,806
- Description
- The global ecosystem is at significant risk from human activity, particularly in the global commons areas such as the high seas and atmosphere. The United Nations Environment Program has noted that whilst "frameworks currently address natural resource issues in the global commons thre are fundamental gaps andinconsistencies that require immediate attention". This project will help us understand and bridge the implementation gap (between treaty and parctice) byidentifying the sources of disagreement about scientific obligations that currently gridlocks commons governance.
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($6,806)
- Scheme
- Grant-Cross-Disciplinary Incentive
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Gogarty B; McGee JS; Coady DA
- Year
- 2016
The Epistemology of Politics (2006)$1,500
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($1,500)
- Scheme
- Grant-Institutional Research Scheme
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Coady DA
- Year
- 2006
Conceptual Structure in Ethics and Epistemology (2005)$12,000
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($12,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Institutional Research Scheme
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Chase JK; Coady DA
- Year
- 2005
Research Supervision
Current
2
Completed
16
Current
| Degree | Title | Commenced |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | Monistic Theories of Consciousness | 2018 |
| PhD | Finding the Will: A philosophy of energy and the individual | 2020 |
Completed
| Degree | Title | Completed |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | Back to the Agora! Ancient light on modern failure to address climate change Candidate: David Alexander Clarke | 2021 |
| PhD | The Foundations of Flourishing and Our Obligations to Infants Candidate: Gillian Elaine Joiner | 2018 |
| PhD | Problems of Ideology Candidate: Liam John Nehrmann | 2017 |
| PhD | The Bionic Self-Implications of Bionics for Selfhood and Social Relations Candidate: Eliza Miriam Chelsea Goddard | 2015 |
| PhD | Screen Thought Time Place People Action Candidate: Robert Stewart Watson | 2015 |
| PhD | A Re-evaluation of Marcuse's Philosophy of Technology Candidate: Michael Robert Kidd | 2013 |
| Masters | Is Laplacian Determinism Compatible with Reasons-based Freedom? Candidate: Gabrielle Christine Sauvage | 2011 |
| Masters | Homo credulus: Bio-philosophical Reflections on Evolution and Religious Belief Candidate: Delton Laud Hedges | 2010 |
| PhD | Three Mistakes about the Senses Candidate: David Vender | 2010 |
| PhD | Morality on a Leash: Walking the Dogma. A Search for Plausible Connections between Morality and Biology Candidate: Jillian Louise Britton | 2010 |
| PhD | Transformation in Knowledge: The Aristotelian Concepts of Actuality and Potentiality and the Cartesian Method Candidate: Andrew Francis Piskun | 2009 |
| PhD | Beyond Beliefs: A Philosophical Examination of Anomalous Phenomena and Explanation Theory Candidate: Hannah Blanch Jenkins | 2007 |
| PhD | Ethics and Fiction: Moral Philosophy and the Role for Literature Candidate: David Timothy Moltow | 2006 |
| PhD | The Fine-Tuning of the Universe: A Philosophical Analysis Candidate: Graham John Wood | 2005 |
| Masters | A Philosophical Interpretation of Judea Pearl's Theory of Causality Candidate: Joel Stafford | 2005 |
| PhD | Intellectualism versus Voluntarism in the development of Natural Law from Zeno to Grotius Candidate: Anna Taitslin | 2004 |