Dan Turton
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Philosophical/Academic Interests

Generally, moral and political philosophy.

More specifically, normative ethics (especially well-being and hedonism) and applied ethics (especially bioethics).

I also have a special interest in happiness, which has led me to research in many fields, such as economics, history, neuroscience, philosophy of mind, psychology and sociology.

 

Reading Groups

NOV-DEC 2006: Happiness reading group, mainly on Pleasure and the Good Life by Fred Feldman.

AUG-OCT 2008: Hume reading group, selected works of epistemology, metaphysics and moral philosophy.

 

Useful Philosophical Links

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: A great first port of call for an ever increasing range of philosophical topics.

AAP 2008 Philosophy Journal Rankings: A pretty comprehensive list of philosophy journals worldwide and how they compare.

 

 

Other Interests

Socialising, chess, (ultimate) frisbee, reading, second-hand book hunting, being politically active.

 

(Ultimate) Frisbee Links

Wellington Disc Sports: How to get involved in the game in Wellington and watch the progress of my team - Not Too Serious.

New Zealand Ultimate: Links to regional websites and information about national events.

 

Great Online Book Stores

Good Books: A New Zealand-based online bookstore that gives all of its profits to Oxfam and delivery is free!

Better World Books: A US-based online bookstore that uses all of its profits to fund worldwide literacy initiatives. Delivery outside of the US is only US$3.97. This site has a great range of very cheap and often hard to find books on offer!

 

Political Links

Green Party Aotearoa New Zealand: The only political party in New Zealand with any real integrity.

Young Greens: The youth division of the Green Party.

Greens@Vic: a student group at Victoria University of Wellington supporting the Green Party.