Nov 2The Hidden Cost: Emotional Labour in Customer Service Roles“Give us a smile, love!” I was 19 and working my first job as a Croupier, a role I would remain in for a decade. My hands danced across the chips piled next to the roulette wheel that spun lazily to my left. I stared down the pile of chips…Emotional7 min readEmotional7 min read
Oct 29Defending Palestine: When Justice Fails, Choose ViolenceA political philosophy analysis of the Israeli-Palestine conflict. It is October 2023, and the Israeli colonisation of Palestine has reached an unprecedented level of violence. It started with an attack by Hamas — a radical sect of Palestinians hailing from Gaza who seek to overthrow the oppressive apartheid regime of…Palestine12 min readPalestine12 min read
Sep 5Gender is a Möbius CircleMale against Female. Mind against Body. Encouraged by historical philosophical debates, these two seemingly isolated concepts have remained opposed to each other in the arena of feminist theory. At the heart of this battle lies the concept of ‘somatophobia’, a term that encapsulates the fear, devaluation, disgust and hate of…Gender7 min readGender7 min read
Aug 31Utilitarianism v Rawlsian Principles of JusticeContemporary political theorists view justice as a virtue in society that upholds principles of fairness by maintaining the balance between distribution and benefits. Where truth is the first virtue of systems of thought, justice is the first virtue of societal institutions. When justice is woven into the structure of society…7 min read7 min read
Aug 24The Freedom to Discriminate: Problems with Justifying Religious Exemption Laws in AustraliaThe debate of ‘Freedom of religion’ gained prominence following marriage equality in Australia; and continues today with conservative Christian bodies opposing changes to anti-discrimination laws. Currently religious exemptions contained in both the Age Discrimination Act and the Sex Discrimination Act, enable religious bodies to exercise discrimination against any individual that…LGBTQ20 min readLGBTQ20 min read
Jul 1039 Years Later: Personal Reflections on Gayle Rubin’s ‘Thinking Sex’ EssayPrior to my course in Law, Gender and Sexualities, I had not been exposed to any foundational education of Queer theory despite being a Gender Studies Major student. This lack of exposure is primarily due to both course cutbacks within the university and the depressing reality that courses are rotated…Queer5 min readQueer5 min read
May 21How Gaslighting is a Form of Epistemic InjusticeThe term ‘Gaslight’ describes a set of behaviours and actions that use emotional and psychological manipulation to cause a victim to question their perceptions, experiences and knowledge of the world. Paul Podosky defines intentional gaslighting as having three conditions: when “(i) a speaker uses words with (ii) the intention that…Gaslighting8 min readGaslighting8 min read
Apr 13Justifying Justified True Belief as KnowledgeTaylor has a friend named Este. Este confides in Taylor saying that she believes her husband is having an affair. She has observed that her husband has been acting differently, he comes home late with stains of merlot on his mouth and she’s noticed that he’s brought jewellery on their…Philosophy5 min readPhilosophy5 min read
Mar 26Podcast: Bridging the gap between Australian common law and Indigenous Native TitleWhat is the difference between Western and Indigenous concepts of land and how do they operate together under a dominant legal system? What would a treaty between Indigenous Australians and the Commonwealth look like? In this podcast, my housemate and I discuss these issues that arise from plurality of native…Native Title1 min readNative Title1 min read
Nov 6, 2022Social Baseline Theory and Perception: How our relationships ground us to our neurological starting pointTraditionally, neuroscience, neuropsychology and other mind sciences have considered a person’s ‘baseline’ state to be when that individual is on their own and without the introduction of external stimuli. ‘Baseline’ is the starting point from which your brain activity, and subsequently your resulting perceptions and emotions, stem. To visualise this…Philosophy11 min readPhilosophy11 min read
