Professor Deborah Brown
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Deborah Brown

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Fields of research

History and philosophy of specific fields Philosophy

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, The University of Queensland
  • Masters (Coursework), University of Toronto
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Toronto

Research interests

  • Early Modern Philosophy

    Early Modern Philosophy covers the period of philosophical thought roughly from 1650-1800, and encompasses radical changes in philosophical and scientific thinking and their intersection. Research interests include early modern and medieval theories of mind, action, metaphysics and epistemology, as well as social and political thought. Key figures of the early modern period include Descartes, Hobbes, Malebranche, Hume and the Cambridge Platonists and of the later medieval period, Aquinas, Ockham, Scotus, Buridan and Suárez.

  • Logic and the Philosophy of Science

    Logic and the Philosophy of Science examines fundamental issues in formal and informal reasoning, the nature of scientific reasoning, and other issues concerned with scientific method, scientific knowledge, the rise of modern science, the nature of scientific entities and metaphysical concepts that underlie science. Research interests include the emergence of the notion of force and theories of inertia, causation, emergent properties, functions and mereology.

Search Professor Deborah Brown’s works on UQ eSpace

62 works between 1993 and 2024
All (62) Journal Article (33) Book Chapter (24) Conference Publication (1) Book (2) Other Outputs (2)

41 - 60 of 62 works

2010

Journal Article

Cartesian reflections: essays on Descartes’s philosophy

Brown, Deborah J. (2010). Cartesian reflections: essays on Descartes’s philosophy. Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 88 (4), 731-734. doi: 10.1080/00048402.2010.481676

Cartesian reflections: essays on Descartes’s philosophy

2008

Journal Article

Gary Steiner. Descartes as a moral thinker: Christianity, technology, nihilism. JHP Book Series. Amherst, NY: Humanity Books, 2004

Brown, Deborah (2008). Gary Steiner. Descartes as a moral thinker: Christianity, technology, nihilism. JHP Book Series. Amherst, NY: Humanity Books, 2004. Journal of the History of Philosophy, 46 (1), 173-175. doi: 10.5840/ipq200747162

Gary Steiner. Descartes as a moral thinker: Christianity, technology, nihilism. JHP Book Series. Amherst, NY: Humanity Books, 2004

2008

Book Chapter

Descartes on True and False Ideas

Brown, Deborah J. (2008). Descartes on True and False Ideas. A Companion to Descartes. (pp. 196-215) edited by Janet Broughton and John Carriero. Carlton VIC, Australia: Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1002/9780470696439.ch12

Descartes on True and False Ideas

2007

Journal Article

Review of "Descartes Reinvented" - by Tom Sorell

Brown, D. J. (2007). Review of "Descartes Reinvented" - by Tom Sorell. Philosophical Books, 48 (4), 357-359. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-0149.2007.00453_1.x

Review of "Descartes Reinvented" - by Tom Sorell

2007

Book Chapter

Objective being in Descartes: that which we know or that by which we know?

Brown, D. J. (2007). Objective being in Descartes: that which we know or that by which we know?. Representation and objects of thought in medieval philosophy. (pp. 135-153) edited by Henrik Lagerlund. Hampshire, United Kingdom: Ashgate Publishing.

Objective being in Descartes: that which we know or that by which we know?

2007

Book Chapter

Is Descartes' Body a Mode of Mind?

Brown, D. J. (2007). Is Descartes' Body a Mode of Mind?. Forming The Mind: Essays on the Internal Senses and the Mind/Body Problem from Avicenna to the Medical Enlightenment. (pp. 263-281) edited by Henrik Lagerlund and Olaf Pluta. The Netherlands: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6084-7_13

Is Descartes' Body a Mode of Mind?

2007

Book Chapter

Augustine And Descartes On The Function Of Attention In Perceptual Awareness

Brown, D. J. (2007). Augustine And Descartes On The Function Of Attention In Perceptual Awareness. Consciousness: From Perception To Reflection In The History of Philosophy. (pp. 153-175) edited by S. Heniämaa, V. Läthennemaki and P. Remes. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6082-3_7

Augustine And Descartes On The Function Of Attention In Perceptual Awareness

2006

Book

Descartes and the Passionate Mind

Brown, D. J. (2006). Descartes and the Passionate Mind. New York: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/CBO9780511554513

Descartes and the Passionate Mind

2005

Journal Article

What part of 'know' don't you understand?

Brown, Deborah (2005). What part of 'know' don't you understand?. The Monist, 88 (1), 11-35. doi: 10.5840/monist20058813

What part of 'know' don't you understand?

2003

Book Chapter

Traces of the body: Cartesian passions

Brown, D. J. and Normore, C. (2003). Traces of the body: Cartesian passions. Passion and Virtue in Descartes. (pp. 83-106) edited by Williston, Byron, Gombay and Andre. United States: Humanity Books.

Traces of the body: Cartesian passions

2003

Book Chapter

Descartes on the unity of the self and the passions

Brown, D. J. and de Sousa, R (2003). Descartes on the unity of the self and the passions. Passion and Virtue in Descartes. (pp. 153-173) edited by Williston, Byron, Gombay and Andre. United States: Humanity Books.

Descartes on the unity of the self and the passions

2002

Journal Article

Thomas Aquinas, Saint and Private Investigator

Brown, D. J. (2002). Thomas Aquinas, Saint and Private Investigator. Dialogue, XLI (3), 461-480. doi: 10.1017/S0012217300005229

Thomas Aquinas, Saint and Private Investigator

2002

Book Chapter

The Rationality of Cartesian Passions

Brown, D. J. (2002). The Rationality of Cartesian Passions. Emotions and Choice from Boethius to Descartes. (pp. 233-251) edited by Henrik Lagerlund and Mikko Yrjönsuuri. Netherlands: Kluwer Academic. doi: 10.1007/978-94-010-0506-7_11

The Rationality of Cartesian Passions

2001

Journal Article

Aquinas' missing flying man

Brown, D. J. (2001). Aquinas' missing flying man. Sophia, 40 (1), 17-31. doi: 10.1007/BF02894576

Aquinas' missing flying man

2000

Journal Article

Immanence and individuation

Brown, D. J. (2000). Immanence and individuation. The Monist, 83 (1), 22-46. doi: 10.5840/monist20008314

Immanence and individuation

1999

Journal Article

What was new in the Passions of 1649?

Brown, D. J. (1999). What was new in the Passions of 1649?. Philosophica Fennica, 64, 211-231.

What was new in the Passions of 1649?

1997

Journal Article

Analyticity: an Ockhamist approach

Brown, Deborah J. (1997). Analyticity: an Ockhamist approach. American Philosophical Quarterly, 34 (4), 443-457.

Analyticity: an Ockhamist approach

1997

Journal Article

About love: reinventing romance for our times

Brown, Deborah (1997). About love: reinventing romance for our times. Dialogue, 36 (2), 430-435. doi: 10.1017/S0012217300009677

About love: reinventing romance for our times

1997

Book Chapter

The right method of boy-loving

Brown, Deborah (1997). The right method of boy-loving. Love analyzed. (pp. 49-63) edited by Roger E. Lamb. Boulder, CO United States: Westview Press. doi: 10.4324/9780429493485

The right method of boy-loving

1996

Journal Article

A furry tile about mental representation

Brown, Deborah (1996). A furry tile about mental representation. The Philosophical Quarterly, 46 (185), 448-466.

A furry tile about mental representation

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2025
    Step 2 - Embedding Critical Thinking in the AIPM Higher Education Programs
    Australian Federal Police
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    Teaching Critical and Creative Thinking Collaboratively: A UQ-BCE Case Study
    Archdiocese of Brisbane Catholic Education
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    SharingStories Foundation: A holistic approach to embedding First Nations' perspectives
    Sharing Stories Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2024
    Teaching for Thinking at San Sisto College
    San Sisto College
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2024
    Toward a culture of thinking: A case study of one school's action research
    Park Ridge State High School
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2024
    Towards Closure on the Animal Pain Debate
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023 - 2024
    Embedding Critical Thinking in the AIPM Higher Education Programs
    Australian Federal Police
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    Supporting Student Cognition Through School-Led Pedagogical change
    Queensland Department of Education
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    The Philosophical Foundations of Womens Rights: A New History, 1600-1750 (ARC Discovery Project administered by Monash University)
    Monash University
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    TheJourneyMaker: Enhancing curriculum design, program analytics and the student experience
    Technology-Enhanced Learning Grants
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2009
    Descartes' Ontology of Everyday Life
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2004
    Fate, Fortune And Desire From Antiquity to 1650
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Descartes' Ontology Of Everyday Life
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 1999
    The historical and philosophical significance of Rene Descartes' theory of the passions
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Deborah Brown is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Hume's Scepticism, Ancient Scepticism and the Nature of Sceptical Assent

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Aurelia Armstrong

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Scepticism of other minds in the animal pain debate

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Brian Key

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Education to improve Collaborative Complex Decision Making in Intensive Care

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Peter Ellerton

  • Master Philosophy

    Giving Our Girls A Voice: Using Dialogic Teaching to improve gender equity in classrooms.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Robyn Gillies

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Creating curious classrooms through student questions

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Peter Ellerton

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Teaching for Thinking: Collaboration and Critical Thinking

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Peter Ellerton

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Role of Intuition in English and Literature Classrooms

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Peter Ellerton

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Human freedom: spinoza, descartes and kant

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Aurelia Armstrong

  • Doctor Philosophy

    What vaccine hesitancy can teach us about fostering public trust in healthcare artificial intelligence (AI)

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Peter Ellerton

Completed supervision

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  • Metaphysics
  • Philosophy - early modern
  • Philosophy of mind and language

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