Dr Jane Johnson
PhD, BSc (Arch) Hons and Dip Arts Hons University of Sydney
Room 156 Carslaw
+61 2 9036 6586
Jane Johnson has an eclectic range of philosophical interests which include philosophy of science, philosophy of law, idealism and idealist logic, Kant, Hegel and ethics.
Current projects
Jane is currently pursuing collaborative research on the epistemological and ethical aspects of the use of non-human animals in biomedicine, as well as on examining scientific responsibility and the dual use dilemma in the life sciences. Research arising from her book involves developing a Hegelian theory of rights and recognition. Jane is also working on a paper about how best to teach history and philosophy of science to science students.
Selected publications
- An Idealist Justification of Punishment: Kant, Hegel and the Problem of Punishment. VDM Verlag, 2008.
- Revisiting Kantian Retributivism to Construct a Justification of Punishment. Criminal Law and Philosophy (out in print soon)
Areas of teaching and supervision
Ethics (bioethics, environmental ethics, professional ethics, and science and ethics), introductory philosophy of science, Kant, Idealism and punishment
Other professional contributions
Jane is a member of the University of Sydney Biosecurity Program, she also convenes the KAPKI group at Sydney and is the reviews editor for the forthcoming ‘Hegel Sydney’ site.