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1995 …2027

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Research Biography

Craig joined Flinders in 2006, having previously held lecturing positions at the University of Stirling, Louisiana State University and a number of universities in Australia. Craig's main areas of teaching and research expertise are ethics, applied ethics, philosophy and literature and the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein. Craig's first book Sympathy: A Philosophical Analysis was shortlisted for the 2005 ACU Eureka Prize for Research in Ethics. Craig is the Book Review Editor for the journal Philosophical Investigations and serves on the Editorial Board of the book series Philosophies of Education in Art, Cinema, and Literature published by Bloomsbury.

     

Research Interests

  • Ethics
  • Applied Ethics
  • Philosophy and Literature
  • Wittgenstein

Completed Supervisions

Principal Supervisions:
  • Ethics (1)
  • Professional and Applied Ethics (1)

Career Highlights

Grants and Awards

  • Indigenist Archaeology: New Ways of Knowing the Past and Present CIs: Pollard, K (Lead CI)., Smith, C., Taylor, C., Bullot, N., Brady, L. & Wallace, R. Award date: 27/10/21 Australian Research Council. $1,863,753.00 AUD
  • Understanding the future human terrain in the Asia-Pacific region: The cultural aspects of radicalisation, extremism, and cultural heritage destruction CIs: Smith, C. (Lead CI), Taylor, C. & Sulistiyanto, P. Award date: 30/03/20 Defence Science & Technology Group - formerly DSTO $85,000.00 AUD
  • Using Social Media to Understand Emergent Extremist Behaviours CIs: Smith, C.(Lead CI), Sulistiyanto, P. & Taylor, C Award date: 8/04/19 Defence Science & Technology Group - formerly DSTO $50,000.00 AUD
  • Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching (2013)
  • EHL Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching (2013)
  • International Science Linkages - Humanities and Creative Arts Programme International Fellowship Ausralian Academy of Humanities (2009) $5,000 AUD
  • EHLT Faculty Scholar (2009) $12,000 AUD
  • Summer Research Grant, Louisiana State University (1999) $5,000 USD

Education/Academic qualification

PhD

Award Date: 31 Jul 1996

External positions

Book Review Editor, Philosophical Investigations, Wiley-Blackwell

1 Jan 2019 → …

Supervision

  • Registered

Research Areas

  • Philosophy

Supervisory Interests

  • Ethics
  • Professional and research ethics
  • Moral philosophy
  • Applied philosophy

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  3. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  4. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  5. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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  • Murdoch on Moral Realism and First-Person Moral Judgments

    Taylor, C., 2027, Moral Impossibility: Ethical, Political, and Psychological Perspectives. Caprioglio Panizza, S. (ed.). New York: Taylor and Francis - Balkema, p. 140-152 13 p. (Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

  • Anscombe on the shallowness of consequentialism

    Taylor, C., Jun 2025, In: European Journal of Philosophy. 33, 2, p. 737-747 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

    Open Access
    File
    94 Downloads (Pure)
  • Forum response

    Pollard, K., Taylor, C., Bullot, N. J., Enciso, S., Davis, O. & Smith, C., 2025, In: Australian Archaeology. 91, 3, p. 326-327 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debate

    Open Access
    File
    1 Downloads (Pure)
  • Voice: A third space in archaeology to advance Indigenous emancipation

    Pollard, K., Taylor, C., Bullot, N. J., Enciso, S. W., Davis, O. & Smith, C., 2025, In: Australian Archaeology. 91, 3, p. 299-305 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticle

    Open Access
    File
    2 Citations (Scopus)
  • Radicalization in the Asia-Pacific region: Themes and Concepts

    Smith, C., Resnyansky, L. & Taylor, C., 13 Nov 2024, In: Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. 47, 11, p. 1383-1387 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalEditorial

    2 Citations (Scopus)