CAPPE

CURRENT RESEARCH

Criminal Justice Ethics

  • Police Corruption
  • Loyalty, Whistleblowing and Witness Protection More

Business and
Professional Ethics

  • Corporate Responsibility for Economic and Ethical Sustainability
  • Regulating Communication in the Professions More

Ethical Issues
in Biotechnology

  • The Ethics of Life-extending Technology
  • The Ethics of Sex Selection More

IT and Nanotechnology
Ethics of Emergent
Technology

  • E-Government
  • The Precautionary Principle in Nanotechnology More

Political Violence and
State Sovereignty

  • Morality of "Dirty Hands" as an Issue in Political Leadership
  • Ethics, Technology and the "New Wars" More

Welfare Ethics

  • Obligations of Individual Citizens of Wealthy Nations in Relation to International Poverty
  • The Obligations of Welfare Recipients More

WHAT'S NEW

What's new in CAPPE publications?
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MULTIMEDIA CENTRE

Multimedia Centre

ONLINE

The Freedom Paradox by Clive Hamilton

AUDIO

Public Ethics Radio

   Inaugural Program

Thomas Pogge on Pharmaceutical Innovation

UPCOMING
EVENTS

CAPPE ANU Seminar

Animals and self-defense - Dr John Hadley (CSU/CAPPE)
Wednesday 3rd September 2008 More

CAPPE UniMelb Seminar

Habeas Corpus and Global Justice - Professor Larry May (CAPPE/Washington)
Wednesday 3rd September 2008 More

Centre Launch

Invitation to the launch of the National Centre for Biosecurity
Tuesday 2nd September 2008 More

CAPPE CSU Seminar

Dr David Ardagh (CAPPE/CSU)
Thursday 28th August 2008 More


Cappe. The largest centre of applied philosophers

NEW PUBLICATIONS

Ethical and Philosophical Consideration of the Dual-Use Dilemma in the Biological Sciences

ETHICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL CONSIDERATION OF THE DUAL USE DILEMMA IN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Seumas Miller & Michael Selgelid

The dual-use dilemma arises in the context of research in the biological and other sciences as a consequence of the fact that one and the same piece of research sometimes has the potential to be used for harmful as well as good purposes. This book is the first to provide philosophical analysis of the ethical issues and policy options surrounding dual-use research. More

WAR: ESSAYS IN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

Edited by Larry May with Emily Crookston

This anthology brings together the work of distinguished contemporary political philosophers and theorists who address the leading normative and conceptual issues concerning war. More

POSTGRAD COURSES

New Taught Postgraduate Courses

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS

CAPPE's unique Master of Arts (Professional and Applied Ethics) is designed for those working in government, industry and the professions, and is a pathway to the Ph.D. in Professional and Applied Ethics. It will be available to students worldwide via online delivery as well as in person in Canberra and Melbourne. More

CAPPE can also provide supervision to PhD, MPhil and MA by research students across a wide range of topics. More
Apply for a 2009 CAPPE Postgraduate Research Scholarship. More

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

Network of Degrees in Ethics, Human Rights and Institutions

This new program provides generous scholarships for Australian students to do part of their degree on an exchange to Europe and for European students to do the same on an exchange to Australia. More

NEW STAFF JOIN CAPPE

Craig Fry

Dr Craig Fry

Dr Craig Fry's research is in public health ethics, focusing particularly on the ethical implications of models of identity and participation on research, practice and policy, alcohol and drugs and addiction neuroscience. Dr Fry joins CAPPE at the University of Melbourne. More

Clive Hamilton

Professor Clive Hamilton

Professor Clive Hamilton joins CAPPE as Professor of Public Ethics at Charles Sturt University. Professor Hamilton's focus in this position will be to continue his contribution as a public intellectual to social debate and public policy development in Australia.  More

WHO WE ARE

who we areThe Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics is the world's largest concentration of applied philosophers. Spanning three of Australia's most prestigious universities, our purpose is to connect rigorous philosophical thinking with policy input, community discussion, and professional aims. More

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

who we areClive Hamilton The Freedom Paradox: Towards a Post-secular Ethics More

Adrian Walsh & Tony Lynch The Morality of Money More

Seumas Miller Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism: Ethics and Liberal Democracy More

Christian Barry et al (ed) Dealing Fairly with Developing Country Debt More

Larry May Aggression & Crimes Against Peace More

RECENT AWARDS

British Academy Research Development Award John Tasioulas The Idea of Human Rights: From Morality to Law More
ARC Linkage Grant Seumas Miller, Justin O'Brien Corporate Governance, Regulation and Accountability More
Brocher Foundation Research Award Michael Selgelid Tuberculosis Control: Ethics and Policy Development More