Publications etc.

 

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles

Douglas, Samuel Paul (2018). “The Qua-Problem and Meaning Scepticism,” Linguistic and Philosophical Investigations 17: 71–78. doi: 10.22381/LPI1720184 https://addletonacademicpublishers.com/contents-lpi/1054-volume-17-2018/3151-the-qua-problem-and-meaning-scepticism or http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1346379

Opinion and outreach pieces

Douglas, S. (2017, September 30). Independent Australia. Voluntary assisted dying: Solving the impossible trolley problem. Retrieved from https://independentaustralia.net/life/life-display/assisted-dying-solving-the-trolley-problem,10766

Douglas, S. (2017, June 17). Independent Australia Grenfell Tower disaster: Engineering Responsibility. Retrieved from https://independentaustralia.net/business/business-display/grenfell-tower-fire-disaster-engineering-responsibility,10409

Douglas, S. (2017, June 6). Independent Australia. The ‘lucky country’, the ‘fair go’, and getting what we deserve. Retrieved from https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/the-lucky-country-the-fair-go-and-getting-what-we-deserve,10370

Douglas, S. (2017, May 16). Independent Australia. In case you missed it — abortion is still illegal in NSW and QLD in 2017. Retrieved from https://independentaustralia.net/life/life-display/in-case-you-missed-it-abortion-is-still-illegal-in-nsw-and-qld-in-2017,10305

Douglas, S. (2017, May 10). Nimbin MardiGrass, cannabis law reform and political malaise. Retrieved from https://independentaustralia.net/life/life-display/nimbin-mardigrass-cannabis-law-reform-and-political-malaise,10281

Douglas, S. (2017, May 7). Independent Australia. Power in Australia: The rich rule and the poor can help themselves. Retrieved from https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/exercising-power-in-australia,10272

Douglas, S. (2017, April 30). Independent Australia. Politicians and their ‘Australian values’. Retrieved from https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/politicians-and-their-australian-values,10247

Douglas, S. (2017, April 27). Independent Australia. Fake news, politics and what we think we know. Retrieved from https://independentaustralia.net/business/business-display/politics-and-what-we-think-we-know,10236

Douglas, Samuel. Unpaid overtime. Advocate: Newsletter of the National Tertiary Education Union, Vol. 23, No. 2, Jun 2016: 44-45.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Douglas, S. (2017, July 5). What’s in a dilemma? Generative thinking from teacher ethics. Paper presented at the Australasian Association of Philosophy Conference, Adelaide, Australia.

Douglas, S. (2010). Implications of the Non-normativity of Meaning. Paper presented at the Australasian Association of Philosophy Annual Conference, Sydney, Australia.

THESES

Douglas, S. (2015). Words and the world: a critique of straight solutions to Kripke’s meaning scepticism, Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, University of Newcastle, http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1298979

Douglas, S. (2005). Paradox and Perfection: Anselm’s Ontological Argument, Unpublished Honours thesis, University of Newcastle.