A POEM THAT I WOULD CALL ‘GERMS’

I wonder if this ant I see
Sees itself covered with ants
That I would call germs,
And if the germ looks upon its own atoms
As if it were the Voyager looking back at me.

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How the Echidna befriended the Possum

One fine evening, the Echidna was about to return home from the days wanderings when a voice fell from the trees above curiously asking ‘Hello?’
‘A fine evening to you my friend,’ happily replied the Echidna, though it was unaware as to whom the voice might belong.
Suddenly, as from out of nowhere, the Possum appeared on [...]

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waves

Here
cOmes
thE
waVes
a lapLap
lappinG
across My
TONGUE

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IMAGINE:

On the television screen that sits before you
An external image is shown
Of YOU
Sitting before it.
But how can this be?
Unless, of course,
You had both sat simultaneously,
Surely one of you must have sat after the other.

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An Open Letter to The Victorian Minister for Education, The Hon. Bronwyn Pike MP

‘The average student attends secondary school for six years before becoming a fully recognised member of the community that they will, not only shape, but partly constitute. Our society is made up of many, many generations of past students – each invariably either nurtured or scarred by their educational experiences. The degenerative effects of an educational system unsupported by either its community or its government will not be felt for many years. But, when it is (and it certainly will be), then it will be too late …’

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Socrates vs. The People of Athens

Meletus, Anytus, and Lycon vs. Socrates
399BCE
A Response for the Prosecution
by Ross Barham
Good people of the jury, I thank you for this rather unique opportunity. For those of you who may have never acted as one of the 501 representative citizens in a Court such as this, allow me to explain that typically, after the defendant [...]

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PHILOSOPHY OF ART Field-trip

‘In my last lecture (11.04.06), it was suggested that: “we put the art that we want to reflect/represent our society/culture, in galleries, and we put the art that we want to reflect/represent ourselves, in our homes.” This insight, I believe, is especially true of The Ian Potter Centre – which specialises in the works of Australian artists. It would be wrong to think that art ‘happens’ in a social vacuum.
The following is a record of my experience and thoughts of some of the works at The Ian Potter Centre.’

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AUSTRALIA*

AUSTRALIA*
Ross Campbell Barham
Ideas of Utopia 161-052
The University of Melbourne
16.10.2006
DISCLAIMER
THE CONTENT OF THIS DOCUMENT AND SUBSEQUENT PRESENTATION HAVE NOT BEEN ENDORSED BY EITHER THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE OR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR JOHN ARMSTRONG.
Preamble
This document contains 12 articles recommending changes necessary for bringing about a holistically better Australian society. While related articles are grouped together according to topic, [...]

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Ideas for Utopia

IDEAS for UTOPIA
MANIFESTO
AIM
Philosophy is all too often dismissed as inconsequential with respect to the ‘real world’. IDEAS for UTOPIA is an email based group that aims to remedy this by applying methodologically rigorous philosophical thought to issues that cannot possibly be resolved by pragmatic measures alone.
FUNCTION
While the IDEAS for UTOPIA mailing-list is also used to [...]

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Philosophical Conceptions of Saintliness

This Work is Dedicated to The Greater Glory of The All-Knowing Unknown, The God of Philosophers.
Preface: The ability to understand is not equal to the ability to create.
‘Saint’ is a term of commendation.
It functions, though with contrary meaning, in a similar way to the term ‘fiend.’
Just as there are no absolute Fiends, so too are [...]

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