Russell Blackford

Gender: Male
Industry: Education
Occupation: Writer/editor/graduate student/part-time academic
Location: Melbourne : Victoria : Australia

About Me

I am an Australian writer, philosopher, and critic. I'm editor-in-chief of The Journal of Evolution and Technology, an on-line, peer-reviewed journal. I am currently a graduate student and a sessional teacher in the School of Philosophy and Bioethics, Monash University. As a creative writer, I specialise in science fiction and fantasy. My non-fiction work frequently deals with issues involving the human, or posthuman, future. I am interested in the ethics, and possible regulation, of emerging technologies, and the future of religion, morality, art, literature, political organisation, and human nature itself. Some of my articles are available on my web site. My formal qualifications include First Class Honours degrees in Arts and Law, a Ph.D on the supposed return to myth in contemporary literature, and a Master of Bioethics degree. I'm now completing a second Ph.D (in philosophy); this may seem extravagant, but I have my reasons!

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