Applying a philosophical approach will help us work out exactly what entitlements a country has, and why. There are a number of basic philosophical problems and tasks that have occupied philosophers of education throughout the history of the subject. How do we find the middle ground?Theres no easy answers, but asking the questions in the first place can broaden awareness for consumers in Australia.Who gets to come into the country?Mapping Australia's multicultural futureRead moreWhile he was Prime Minister, John Howard said that we will decide who comes to this country and the circumstances in which they come. Many people agree, and most countries in the world put this idea into practice when controlling their borders. To mark the occasion of our 200th episode, we invited three former guests and our listeners to help us come up with a list of the 10 most pressing philosophical issues of the 21st Century.We talked about all sorts of ideas and it was hard to distill out just 10, but John and Ken summarized the suggestions and compiled them on the fly at the end of the show. Australian culture, like most other cultures, has always absorbed foreign influences like music, film, sports, and food. Think about the last item of clothing, or electrical gadget, you bought. Professional philosophers are paid to grapple with these questions, but the really practical questions of ethics belong to everyone. His epistemology, his ontology (archetypes), and his teleological views (individuation and theory of self) are analyzed in the context of late nineteenth and early twentieth century philosophical and scientific problems. The BIG Issues Find some of the most controversial debate topics covering a wide variety of issues ranging from politics and religion to education and society. Some people would like to see restrictions on violent video games, and pornography. Given our general awareness of these facts, is it wrong to buy a product whose production probably depends on harsh conditions further up the supply chain? We all like to be free to say what we think nobody should have the right to censor us, or to threaten us with harm if we dont shut up. This article provides detailed information on many of today's most relevant primary, secondary, and post-secondary education issues. We can make progress by asking: what kind of thing is a country anyway? by Should we sacrifice some of our material well-being today to leave a better world for our grandchildren? This Privacy Statement relates only to the collection of personal information in relation to the Pursuit Website. Can forgiveness ever be premature, or conversely, withheld for too long? This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivatives 3.0 Australia (CC BY-ND 3.0 AU), so you can republish our articles for free, online or in print. The University has a television and radio studio to facilitate live and prerecorded broadcast quality interviews with media. Does this mean that it is incoherent, or even wrong, to forgive people who do not repent, or who die before getting the chance? A New Vision. Please try again later. Chances are you know little or nothing about where the item comes from, how it was made, and by whom. Only then will we make progress towards a less simple, but probably more plausible answer than the slogans we get from politicians. Or should we keep buying? How do we find the middle ground? And a culture is always a work in progress. Take a look at what youre wearing, and think about what sort of hairstyle you have, and whether you have worn makeup today or would never dream of wearing it.