Nin Kirkham

Dr, BA PhD W.Aust.

Lecturer, Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Education, School of Humanities

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4461-0690

Phone+61 8 6488 3966
Emailnin.kirkham@uwa.edu.au

The University of Western Australia (M204), 35 Stirling Highway, Room 1.36, Arts Building, Perth campus
6009 Perth
Australia

37 Citations
3 h-Index

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Personal profile

Biography

Nin Kirkham completed her PhD in Philosophy in 2008 and has been working at UWA since that time. Her PhD research focused on Environmental Virtue Ethics and in particular the concepts of nature and naturalness as they are employed in debates in Environmental Ethics, Bioethics and Technology. She currently teaches in the areas of Critical Thinking, Continental Philosophy, and Ethics. Nin also has extensive experience teaching Professional Ethics and Critical Thinking into disciplines outside Philosophy, including Engineering, Business and Science. Her other job is the care of her two children.

Roles and responsibilities

Deputy Head (Community and Engagement), School of Humanities
Chair, Philosophy
President, UWA Academic Staff Association
Committee Member, NTEU UWA Branch

Funding overview

UWA Summer School Development Grant 2017, 6050AUD
UWA Teaching and Learning Development Grant 2012 – Investigation into Peer Learning
UWA Teaching and Learning Development Grant 2010, 3000AUD
UWA Research Development Award 2010, 7343AUD

Current projects

Nin is currently working on environmental virtue ethics, in particular the virtue of humility.

Teaching overview

Nin's teaching interests are broad ranging from Ethics to Philosophy of Mind, Continental Philosophy, Logic and Critical Thinking. She has taught Business Ethics and Professional Ethics in various parts of the University and continues to be involved in teaching outside the Discipline of Philosophy, currently being involved in the cross-disciplinary broadening unit SCIE2100: Social Responsibility in Action.

Research

Normative and applied ethics
Virtue Ethics
Environmental ethics
Bioethics
Ethics of Technology
Heideggerian phenomenology

Keywords

Applied Ethics
Bioethics
Environmental Ethics
Ethics Education
Critical Thinking
Ethics
Continental philosophy
Environmental philosophy
Virtue ethics
History and philosophy of science
Social ethics
Business ethics and pedagogy

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Research Output 2006 2019

37 Citations
3 h-Index
6 Article
2 Chapter
1 Doctoral Thesis

Implementation of a multi-disciplinary ethics unit

Fernandes, L., Kirkham, G., Babey, A-M. & Blache, D., 13 May 2019, In : International Journal of Ethics Education. 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

moral philosophy

social responsibility

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Recognizing Our Place in the World

Kirkham, N. K., 2016, In : Environmental Ethics. 38, 1, p. 97-119 23 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Voicing Possibilities: A Performative Approach to the Theory and Practice of Ethics in a Globalised World.

Edwards, M., Webb, D., Chappell, S., Kirkham, N. & Gentile, M. C., 2015, Handbook of Research on Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibilities. Palmer, D. E. (ed.). USA: IGI Global, p. 249-275 (Advances in business strategy and competitive advantage).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter

15 Citations (Scopus)