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Neil, David A. Dr

Lecturer

  • Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts
  • School of Humanities and Social Inquiry
  • Research Integrity Adviser - HSI

Research Overview

  • David Neil is a lecturer in the Philosophy Program and his teaching is primarily in the area of ethics. His research interests are in ethical theory and applied ethics, particularly bioethics and the ethics of technology.

Available as Research Supervisor

Selected Publications

  • Journal Article

    Year Title
    2019
    Erewhon: review of The Birth of Ethics, by Philip Pettit
    Published In
    Australian Book Review
    2019
    Xenophobia towards asylum seekers: A survey of social theories
    Published In
    Journal of Sociology
    2018
    Grey networks: The contradictory dimensions of Australia's immigration detention system
    Published In
    Asia Pacific Viewpoint
    2016
    Explainer: what is the placebo effect and are doctors allowed to prescribe them?
    Published In
    The Conversation
    2008
    Pushing drugs: global profits and local markets in the pharmaceutical industry
    Published In
    Australian Review of Public Affairs
    2007
    End-of-life decisions in medical practice: a survey of doctors in Victoria (Australia)
    Published In
    Journal of Medical Ethics

  • Chapter

    Year Title
    2019
    Conceptions of Human Rights
    Published In
    Theism and Atheism: Opposing Arguments in Philosophy
    Publisher
    Farmington Hills, United States
    2010
    Clinical Ethics
    Published In
    A Companion to Philosophy in Australia and New Zealand
    2008
    Genetic preselection and the moral equality of individuals
    Published In
    The Sorting Society: the Ethics of Genetic Screening and Therapy
    2007
    Against the informed consent argument for surgeon report cards
    Published In
    Informed Consent and Clinician Accountability

Available as Research Supervisor

Potential Supervision Topics

  • Bioethics, applied ethics, metaethics

Advisees

  • Graduate Advising Relationship

    Degree Research Title Advisee
    Doctor of Philosophy The Simple Brain Theory O'Connor, Peter
    Doctor of Philosophy Hedonistic Theories of Well-Being and Nozick's 'Experience Machine' Ramsay, Justin
    Doctor of Philosophy Digital Discrimination: Why privacy is the wrong tool for dealing with big data Reynolds, John
    Doctor of Philosophy Explanation in psychiatry Rosenman, Stephen
    Doctor of Philosophy A Practical Theory of the Concept of Health Lewis-Martin, Jimmy

Full Name

  • Dr David Neil

Mailing Address

  • Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts

    University of Wollongong

    Wollongong

    2522

    Australia

Research Overview

  • David Neil is a lecturer in the Philosophy Program and his teaching is primarily in the area of ethics. His research interests are in ethical theory and applied ethics, particularly bioethics and the ethics of technology.

Selected Publications

  • Journal Article

    Year Title
    2019
    Erewhon: review of The Birth of Ethics, by Philip Pettit
    Published In
    Australian Book Review
    2019
    Xenophobia towards asylum seekers: A survey of social theories
    Published In
    Journal of Sociology
    2018
    Grey networks: The contradictory dimensions of Australia's immigration detention system
    Published In
    Asia Pacific Viewpoint
    2016
    Explainer: what is the placebo effect and are doctors allowed to prescribe them?
    Published In
    The Conversation
    2008
    Pushing drugs: global profits and local markets in the pharmaceutical industry
    Published In
    Australian Review of Public Affairs
    2007
    End-of-life decisions in medical practice: a survey of doctors in Victoria (Australia)
    Published In
    Journal of Medical Ethics

  • Chapter

    Year Title
    2019
    Conceptions of Human Rights
    Published In
    Theism and Atheism: Opposing Arguments in Philosophy
    Publisher
    Farmington Hills, United States
    2010
    Clinical Ethics
    Published In
    A Companion to Philosophy in Australia and New Zealand
    2008
    Genetic preselection and the moral equality of individuals
    Published In
    The Sorting Society: the Ethics of Genetic Screening and Therapy
    2007
    Against the informed consent argument for surgeon report cards
    Published In
    Informed Consent and Clinician Accountability

Potential Supervision Topics

  • Bioethics, applied ethics, metaethics

Advisees

  • Graduate Advising Relationship

    Degree Research Title Advisee
    Doctor of Philosophy The Simple Brain Theory O'Connor, Peter
    Doctor of Philosophy Hedonistic Theories of Well-Being and Nozick's 'Experience Machine' Ramsay, Justin
    Doctor of Philosophy Digital Discrimination: Why privacy is the wrong tool for dealing with big data Reynolds, John
    Doctor of Philosophy Explanation in psychiatry Rosenman, Stephen
    Doctor of Philosophy A Practical Theory of the Concept of Health Lewis-Martin, Jimmy

Full Name

  • Dr David Neil

Mailing Address

  • Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts

    University of Wollongong

    Wollongong

    2522

    Australia

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