ANU Philosophy

Can AI make decisions that truly reflect human values?

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly involved in decisions that affect our lives, ensuring that these systems align with human values has become one of the most important challenges of our time.

Join Professor Ruth Chang (University of Oxford) for the 2026 Myint Zan Law and Philosophy Lecture as she explores why many of life's most important decisions are "hard choices"—choices that cannot be reduced to simple calculations or algorithms.

Wednesday 19 August 2026
Register now: https://myintzanlecture.eventbrite.com.au/

Well done, Rachael Brown!! A very interesting research!

📢 Professor Richard Pettigrew is our guest speaker for this year's Series at .
Mark your calendars: July 30 - 3.30 pm at the RSSS Auditorium.
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Jack Smart Lecture: 'When may I burden myself?' | School of Philosophy There are cases in which both prudential rationality and morality allow you to burden yourself in some way at one time in order to secure something you value at another time. And there are cases in which prudential rationality and morality both prohibit doing this. But I will argue that there are al...

Well done, Magdalen and Corey!! We will be cheering for you!!

2026 Postgraduate Presentation Prize Shortlist announced.
Magdalen Elmitt • Scott Young • Corey McCabe • Maisie Belle Norton

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Congratulations Kirsten!!!

2026 Annette Baier Prize Shortlist announced.
Kristie Miller • Kate Phelan • Kirsten Mann • Regina Fabry
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Can an AI-assisted battlefield ever be morally justified?

The 2026 John Passmore Lecture brings internationally renowned philosopher Professor David Enoch to ANU to unpack the ethical dilemmas created by AI targeting systems, digital warfare, and the global consequences of “more accurate” violence.

📅 Thursday 16 July 2026
📍 RSSS Auditorium, ANU
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2026 John Passmore Lecture Smaller Chance of Mistake, More Innocents Dead: A Different Problem with Using AI Systems in War (and Elsewhere)

🎉 from the ANU School of Philosophy! Here’s to a year of deep questions, bold ideas, and meaningful dialogue. May 2026 bring clarity, curiosity, and wisdom to all! 🌟📚
Arts & Social Sciences at ANU

Congratulations to Philosophy HDR students Theo Murray and Jenny Munt on their outstanding teaching achievements.
Theo was highly commended in the ANU Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Tutoring and Demonstrating, and Jenny received the CASS Award for Excellence in Tutoring and Demonstrating.

Well-deserved recognition of their commitment to high-quality teaching and learning 👏

Find out more about the VC’s Awards here:

learningandteaching.anu.edu.au

Only two weeks remain until the 2025 Myint Zan Law and Philosophy Lecture:
“Leibniz’s Dream: How to Automate Legal Reasoning with AI” with Prof. Scott J. Shapiro (Yale).

📅 12 December, 5pm
📍 RSSS Auditorium, ANU
📝 Registrations close on 9 December

🔗 Event details and registration: https://myintzanlecture2025.eventbrite.com.au

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Leibniz's Dream: How to Automate Legal Reasoning with AI A Myint Zan Law and Philosophy Lecture.

Join us in congratulating Professor Gillian Russell on her election to the Australian Academy of the Humanities. A well-deserved recognition of her outstanding contributions to philosophical logic and the discipline as a whole.

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