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Who are you? Why identity matters to ethics
A cornerstone of ethics is our fundamental human need to be recognised for who we are and who we want to be.
The problem with Australian identity
It is usually easy enough to trot out a few clichés about the wonderful land of Oz. But there is an underlying problem with the Australian identity.
Putting the ‘identity’ into identity politics
Identity politics cuts to the core of what it means to be human. Before we can make sense of the politics, we need to go back to the philosophy of identity.
The new normal: The ethical equivalence of cisgender and transgender identities
Can language help us better understand ourselves and how we can be more inclusive of others?
You are more than your job
There are many ways we define our personal identity. Often, we define it by the roles we play in life.
Germaine Greer is wrong about trans women and she’s fuelling the patriarchy
Oppression creates womanhood, and there is no one more “woman” than trans women – regardless of what Germaine Greer says.
Greer has the right to speak, but she also has something worth listening to
Germaine Greer’s statement that trans women aren’t real women has sparked fury amongst campuses, and so has the campaign to silence her.