Political philosophy in Australia

David Muschamp

pp. 81-96

in: Jan Srzednicki, David Wood (eds), Essays on philosophy in Australia, Berlin, Springer, 1992

Abstract

Political philosophy has from the beginning been a considerable part of philosophy in Australia. It has suffered less from the vicissitudes of philosophical fashion than has been the case in the United Kingdom and North America. Not only did it not die a strange Weldonian death, it has always been at least healthy, and recently, that is in the last thirty years or so, it has become strong and it is at present flourishing.