Faculty of Arts and Education

School of Humanities and Social Sciences


   Dr. George Duke

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Position Lecturer in Philosophy
Email george.duke@deakin.edu.au
Area School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Phone +61 3 925 17848
Campus Burwood
Location Burwood (Room D5.21)
Role and profile George Duke joined the philosophy program in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences in 2011 after completing a PhD at the University of Melbourne in 2010 under the supervision of Professor Greg Restall. His research interests extend from ancient philosophy to contemporary philosophy of language. He is currently engaged in research on (the history of) practical reason and theories of political authority.
Teaching responsibilities ASP2/326 Language and Reality
ASP2/308 Introduction to Logical Reasoning
Research interests George's research interests include:

the history of analytical philosophy
philosophy of language
ancient philosophy
political philosophy

More details can be found on his personal website (see link below).
Current research projects Political Authority
History of Practical Reason
Qualifications PhD (Melbourne)
Research link View Deakin associated research data
Publications

Books:

-Dummett on Abstract Objects, Palgrave, Basingstoke, 2012.

Journal Articles:

-'Finnis on the Authority of Law and the Common Good', Legal Theory (forthcoming)

-'Gadamer on Political Authority', European Journal of Political Theory (forthcoming)

-'Dummett and the Problem of Abstract Objects', Teorema [special edition on the work of Michael Dummett] (forthcoming)

-'Abstract Singular Terms and Thin Reference', Theoria: A Swedish Journal of Philosophy, 78:4, 2012.

-'The Syntactic Priority Thesis and Ontological Disputes', Canadian Journal of Philosophy, 42:2, 2012.

-'Dummett on the Origins of Analytical Philosophy', Review of Metaphysics, 63:2, 2009.

Additional URLs

Personal website

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22nd April 2013