Neil, David A.

Neil, David A. Dr

Lecturer

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

dneil@uow.edu.au

02) 4221 4068

Research Areas

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

Member Of

Australasian Association of Philosophy Member

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2019	Erewhon: review of The Birth of Ethics, by Philip Pettit Published In Australian Book Review Volume 1 Pages 47 - 48
2018	Grey networks: The contradictory dimensions of Australia's immigration detention system Published In Asia Pacific Viewpoint Volume 59 Pages 132 - 144 ISSN 1360-7456 Altmetric
2016	Explainer: what is the placebo effect and are doctors allowed to prescribe them? Published In The Conversation Volume 23 February Pages 1 - 3
2008	Pushing drugs: global profits and local markets in the pharmaceutical industry Published In Australian Review of Public Affairs Pages 1 - 5 ISSN 1832-1526
2007	End-of-life decisions in medical practice: a survey of doctors in Victoria (Australia) Published In Journal of Medical Ethics Volume 33 Pages 721 - 725 ISSN 0306-6800 Altmetric

Chapter

Year	Title
2019	Conceptions of Human Rights Published In Theism and Atheism: Opposing Arguments in Philosophy Publisher Farmington Hills, United States: Macmillan Reference Pages 482 - 487 ISBN 9780028664453 Edition 1
2010	Clinical Ethics Published In A Companion to Philosophy in Australia and New Zealand Publisher Monash University Publishing Pages 1 - 4
2008	Genetic preselection and the moral equality of individuals Published In The Sorting Society: the Ethics of Genetic Screening and Therapy Publisher Cambridge University Press Pages 99 - 109 Altmetric
2007	Against the informed consent argument for surgeon report cards Published In Informed Consent and Clinician Accountability Publisher Cambridge University Press Pages 147 - 156 Altmetric

Available as Research Supervisor

Potential Supervision Topics

Bioethics, applied ethics, metaethics

Teaching Activities

PHIL106 Media Art & Society Coordinator / Lecturer
PHIL218 Ethics: Good Bad and Evil Coordinator / Lecturer
PHIL236 Philosophy in Film and Literature Coordinator / Lecturer
PHIL319 Political Philosophy Coordinator / Lecturer
PHIL326 Bioethics Coordinator / Lecturer

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

Full Name

Dr David Neil

Mailing Address

Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts

University of Wollongong

Wollongong

2522

Australia

Located In Facility

19.1085

Research Areas

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.

Member Of

Australasian Association of Philosophy Member

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2019	Erewhon: review of The Birth of Ethics, by Philip Pettit Published In Australian Book Review Volume 1 Pages 47 - 48
2018	Grey networks: The contradictory dimensions of Australia's immigration detention system Published In Asia Pacific Viewpoint Volume 59 Pages 132 - 144 ISSN 1360-7456 Altmetric
2016	Explainer: what is the placebo effect and are doctors allowed to prescribe them? Published In The Conversation Volume 23 February Pages 1 - 3
2008	Pushing drugs: global profits and local markets in the pharmaceutical industry Published In Australian Review of Public Affairs Pages 1 - 5 ISSN 1832-1526
2007	End-of-life decisions in medical practice: a survey of doctors in Victoria (Australia) Published In Journal of Medical Ethics Volume 33 Pages 721 - 725 ISSN 0306-6800 Altmetric

Chapter

Year	Title
2019	Conceptions of Human Rights Published In Theism and Atheism: Opposing Arguments in Philosophy Publisher Farmington Hills, United States: Macmillan Reference Pages 482 - 487 ISBN 9780028664453 Edition 1
2010	Clinical Ethics Published In A Companion to Philosophy in Australia and New Zealand Publisher Monash University Publishing Pages 1 - 4
2008	Genetic preselection and the moral equality of individuals Published In The Sorting Society: the Ethics of Genetic Screening and Therapy Publisher Cambridge University Press Pages 99 - 109 Altmetric
2007	Against the informed consent argument for surgeon report cards Published In Informed Consent and Clinician Accountability Publisher Cambridge University Press Pages 147 - 156 Altmetric

Potential Supervision Topics

Bioethics, applied ethics, metaethics

Teaching Activities

PHIL106 Media Art & Society Coordinator / Lecturer
PHIL218 Ethics: Good Bad and Evil Coordinator / Lecturer
PHIL236 Philosophy in Film and Literature Coordinator / Lecturer
PHIL319 Political Philosophy Coordinator / Lecturer
PHIL326 Bioethics Coordinator / Lecturer

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

Full Name

Dr David Neil

Mailing Address

Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts

University of Wollongong

Wollongong

2522

Australia

Located In Facility

19.1085

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