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Christopher Donald Cordner (born 30 December 1949) is an Australian philosopher and Associate Professor of
Philosophy Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...
at the
University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne (colloquially known as Melbourne University) is a public university, public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in the state ...
. He is known for his expertise on
ethics Ethics is the philosophy, philosophical study of Morality, moral phenomena. Also called moral philosophy, it investigates Normativity, normative questions about what people ought to do or which behavior is morally right. Its main branches inclu ...
. Cordner is a recipient of the
Rhodes Scholarship The Rhodes Scholarship is an international postgraduate award for students to study at the University of Oxford in Oxford, United Kingdom. The scholarship is open to people from all backgrounds around the world. Established in 1902, it is ...
(1972).


Books

* ''Ethical Encounter: The Depth of Moral Meaning'' (Swansea Studies in Philosophy), Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2001, * '' Philosophy, Ethics, and a Common Humanity: Essays in Honour of Raimond Gaita'' (ed.), Routledge, 2011,


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Christopher Cordner at the University of Melbourne
Living people 1949 births 21st-century Australian philosophers 20th-century Australian philosophers Analytic philosophers Australian philosophy academics University of Melbourne alumni Alumni of the University of Oxford Academic staff of the University of Melbourne Australian Rhodes Scholars {{Australia-philosopher-stub