Damon Young

Damon Young

Full name	Damon Young
Born	1975
Era	Contemporary philosophy
Region	Western Philosophy
School	Continental philosophy
Main interests	Aesthetics, Asian Philosophy, Rights, Democracy, Spirituality, Environmental Philosophy, Martial Arts
Notable ideas	Philosophy of Distraction

Damon Young (born 1975, Melbourne) is a philosopher, author and commentator.^[1] He is an Honourary Fellow in Philosophy at the University of Melbourne^[2].

Work

Damon Young is an Australian philosopher, writer and commentator.

Young is the author of Distraction, described by London's Financial Times as 'lucid and optimistic'. His next book, on philosophy and gardens, will be published in 2012.

Young's wide-ranging opinion and features have been published in The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, Herald-Sun, BBC and ABC. He has written poetry and fiction for Overland and Meanjin magazines.

Young regularly comments on radio, and has appeared on Channel 7 'Sunrise' and ABC TV. He is a monthly guest on 'Mornings' with Alan Brough on ABC 774, and was 'philosopher-in-residence' on 'Afternoons' with James Valentine on ABC Sydney 702, and 'sports philosopher' with Francis Leach on SEN 1116.

Selected works

A full list of Young's published works and media appearances can be found at his website.^[3]

Books

• Distraction. Melbourne University Publishing, 2008 (Australian edition). ISBN 978-0522853742; Acumen Publishing, 2010 (UK/US edition). ISBN 978-1844652549.
• Martial Arts and Philosophy, edited with Graham Priest, Open Court Publishing, 2010. ISBN 978-0812696844.

Recent Essays and Opinion

• 'Familiarity breeds content for grand old gallery's loyal patrons', The Age (21/4/11), p. 13.
• 'Super-rich exceptions are closer to being the rule', Sydney Morning Herald, News Review (2/4/11), p. 16.
• 'Research the name of the game', The Australian, Higher Education (2/3/11), p. 5.
• 'Legalizing mixed martial arts in New York', New York Daily News (16/1/11), p. 13.
• 'Turn video games into more than child's play', Sydney Morning Herald (14/1/11), p. 9
• 'The crisis and the cure', Sydney Morning Herald, News Review (1/1/11), p. 13.
• 'You don't need Jesus to enjoy Christmas', Sydney Morning Herald (20/12/10), p. 7.

Poetry

• 'The Idea of a Great Gallery', Overland 179 (2005): 41.

• 'Howard Watches the Oscars and Weeps With Joy', Overland 174 (2004): 124.

Fiction

• 'The Lesson', Meanjin 67 4 (2008), pp. 128–35.

Recent Academic essays

• 'Bowing to Your Enemies: Courtesy, Budo and Japan', Philosophy East and West 59 2 (2009): 188-215.

• 'The Fine Arts of Distinction: Bourdieu on Society and Art', The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art 7 2 (2006).

• 'Being Grateful for Being: Being, Reverence and Finitude', Sophia 44 2 (2005): 31-53.

References

1. ^ Damon Young's website
2. ^ Damon Young's staff page at the University of Melbourne.
3. ^ Damon Young publications

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