PHILOSOPHY,
POLITICS AND MEDIEVAL STUDIES
John Kilcullen
This website is a collection of
links to things I have written over the years, some arising from
academic work, some from political involvement.
BEST WORTH READING
The
Israel/Palestine Conflict: How did it begin? Will it ever end?
Recognition of Palestine as a State
Justifying Israel's Actions in Gaza
Statements by
ALP leaders about refugees formerly detained on Manus and Nauru.
A First Reading of
the Australian Constitution (for students of Australian
politics: the constitution in one frame, explanation beside it).
Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on 2004 Election
The Free Enterprise
Philosophy: For and Against.
The Ethics of
Belief and Inquiry
Pierre Bayle on the
Rights of Conscience
John Rawls The
Original Position
Some reflections on
the history of political thought
Medieval Theories of Natural Law
The Origin of Property: Ockham, Grotius,
Pufendorf, and some others
Reading guides:
Thucydides, History I-V, VI-VII; Plato,
Gorgias,
Protagoras,
Phaedrus;
Aristotle, Politics,
Ethics;
Boethius, Consolation of
Philosophy; Hobbes, Leviathan;
Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations;
Marx, Capital;
Rawls, Theory of Justice.
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See also: Pages arranged by Topic
Other reading
guides and lectures in Political
thought, in Philosophy.
Texts
and Translations online.
Australian politics:
refugees; climate change; parties and elections; etc.
Twitter: @RJKilcullen
bsky: @rjkilcullen.bsky.social