I'm an Honorary Fellow in Philosophy at the University of Melbourne, and Founding Faculty on Melbourne's School of Life.
I live in Melbourne's eastern suburbs with my wife, son and daughter.
Books
My latest book is Philosophy in the Garden, described by The Australian as "fluent and stylish and never marred by cliches or cliched thinking." The UK edition will be published in April 2014 as Writers in the Garden by Rider, and imprint of Random House.
My first book was Distraction, published in Australia, the US and UK. The UK's Financial Times called it "lucid and optimistic". It's also published in Mexico, in Spanish.
My new book, for UK Pan Macmillan's School of Life series, will be on intelligent exercise.
I'm also the editor, with Graham Priest, of Martial Arts and Philosophy: Beating and Nothingness.
Opinion, Features and Reviews
I've published opinion, features and reviews for The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, The Australian Literary Review, Herald-Sun and BBC. I'm a regular columnist for the ABC and Canberra Times. I've also written poetry and fiction for Overland and Meanjin magazines.
Radio and Television
I regularly comment on radio, including a monthly spot as a 'Modern Dilemmas' panelist on Radio National's 'Life Matters'. I was a regular guest on 'Mornings' with Alan Brough on ABC 774, 'philosopher-in-residence' on 'Afternoons' with James Valentine on ABC Sydney 702, and 'sports philosopher' with Francis Leach on SEN 1116. I've also spoken on television: ABC's 'The Drum' and 'Hack' and Channel 7's 'Sunrise'.
Academic Background
I have a PhD in Philosophy, after a BA (Hons) in Philosophy and Literature. I am an Honourary Fellow in Philosophy at the University of Melbourne, where I was a Research Fellow in Aesthetics from 2005-2007. I've published in various scholarly journals, including Philosophy Today and Philosophy East and West.
