
Overview
Background
Dr Damian Cox’s ares of research is Ethics, particularly ethical theory.
Dr Cox holds a BA(hons) (ANU); PhD (Melbourne).
His teaching areas include: Introduction to philosophy; Philosophy and Film; Cognitive science; and Ethics.
Dr Cox’s current research projects include:
- The moral and philosophical psychological character of integrity;
- Critiques of utilitarianism and agent-based virtue ethics; Ethics and decision theory; The limits of Moral Obligation.
Availability
- Dr Damian Cox is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Research interests
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The moral and philosophical psychological character of integrity
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Critiques of utilitarianism and agent-based virtue ethics
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Ethics and decision theory
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The limits of Moral Obligation
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Philosophy of film
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Film as a philosophical resource
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Films and the philosophical critique of racism
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Virtual theory and judgement of character
Works
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2005
Journal Article
Review of Moral realism: A defence by R Shafer-Landau
Cox, D. F. (2005). Review of Moral realism: A defence by R Shafer-Landau. Philosophical Books, 46 (1), 92-93.
2005
Journal Article
Teaching War and Violence to the Like-Minded
Levine, Michael P. and Cox, Damian (2005). Teaching War and Violence to the Like-Minded. Peace Review, 17 (2), 247-259. doi: 10.1080/14631370500332981
2004
Journal Article
Believing badly
Cox, Damian and Levine, Michael (2004). Believing badly. Philosophical Papers, 33 (3), 309-328. doi: 10.1080/05568640409485145
2003
Book
Integrity and the fragile self
Cox, D. F., La Caze, M. M. and Levine, M (2003). Integrity and the fragile self. Aldershot, England: Ashgate. doi: 10.4324/9781315192161
2003
Journal Article
Goodman and Putnam on the making of worlds
Cox, D. (2003). Goodman and Putnam on the making of worlds. Erkenntnis, 58 (1), 33-46. doi: 10.1023/A:1021877219502
2002
Journal Article
Truth, value, and consolation
Cox, Damian (2002). Truth, value, and consolation. Journal of Value Inquiry, 36 (4), 413-424. doi: 10.1023/A:1021993622962
2001
Journal Article
Realism and Epistemic Theories of Truth
Cox, Damian (2001). Realism and Epistemic Theories of Truth. Southern Journal of Philosophy, 39 (4), 473-486. doi: 10.1111/j.2041-6962.2001.tb01829.x
2001
Journal Article
Review of Jean-Luc Marion, Cartesian Questions
Cox, Damian (2001). Review of Jean-Luc Marion, Cartesian Questions. International Philosophical Quarterly, 41 (2), 241-242.
2001
Journal Article
Integrity and politics
Cox, Damian (2001). Integrity and politics. Professional Ethics, 8 (2), 31-45.
2001
Book Chapter
Integrity
Cox, Damian, Levine, Michael and La Caze, Marguerite (2001). Integrity.
2000
Journal Article
Scepticism and the Interpreter
Cox, Damian (2000). Scepticism and the Interpreter. Philosophical Papers, 29 (2), 61-72.
1999
Journal Article
Should We Strive for Integrity?
Cox, Damian, Levine, M. P. and La Caze, M. (1999). Should We Strive for Integrity?. The Journal of Value Inquiry, 33 (4), 519-530. doi: 10.1023/A:1004614232579
1998
Journal Article
Metaphysical realism and idealisation
Cox, Damian (1998). Metaphysical realism and idealisation. Philosophia, 26 (3-4), 465-487. doi: 10.1007/BF02381503
1998
Journal Article
Review of Soren Haggqvist, Thought Experiments in Philosophy
Cox, Damian (1998). Review of Soren Haggqvist, Thought Experiments in Philosophy. Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 76 (1), 120-132.
1997
Journal Article
The Trouble with Truth-Makers
Cox, Damian (1997). The Trouble with Truth-Makers. Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, 78 (1), 45-62. doi: 10.1111/1468-0114.00027
1997
Journal Article
On the Value of Natural Relations
Cox, Damian (1997). On the Value of Natural Relations. Environmental Ethics, 19 (2), 173-183.
1996
Journal Article
Putnam, Equivalance, Realism
Cox, Damian (1996). Putnam, Equivalance, Realism. Southern Journal of Philosophy, 35 (2), 155-170. doi: 10.1111/j.2041-6962.1997.tb00831.x
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Damian Cox is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
RESPECT FOR THE WORLD: UNIVERSAL ETHICS AND THE MORALITY OF TERRAFORMING
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor William Grey
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Doctor Philosophy
MORAL REFLECTION
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor William Grey
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