Dr Christopher Edwards

Associate Lecturer

BSocSc, BA (Philosophy), BA Hons (Philosophy), PhD

Email: chrisopher.edwards@nd.edu.au

  • Biography

    I completed my PhD in Philosophy at Murdoch University in 2024. My work is primarily centered on the Continental tradition, with a particular focus on the phenomenology of Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger. I am drawn to questions about personhood, meaning, and the moral and existential dimensions of living well in the techno-scientific age. My approach to teaching is grounded in close reading and Socratic dialogue, and emphasizes both conceptual clarity and the enduring relevance of philosophical inquiry to everyday life.

  • Teaching areas

    • European Philosophy
    • History of Philosophy
    • Philosophy of the Human Person
    • Moral Philosophy
    • Metaphysics
    • Philosophy and Film
    • Critical Thinking
    • Basic Research Methods

  • Research supervision and expertise

    • Continental Philosophy
    • Phenomenology
    • Cognitive Science
    • Transcendental Philosophy
    • Philosophy of Technology
    • Hermeneutics
    • Existentialism
    • Philosophy of Science
    • Philosophy of Art
    • Philosophy of Personhood

  • Journal articles and proceedings

    • Edwards, Christopher. "Breaking Away from the Theoretical: Von Herrmann on Husserl and Heidegger" in Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology, 50, no. 2 (2019): pp. 139-153.

  • Conference Papers

    • "The Transcendental Origins of Nature: Husserl and Richard Avenarius", Australasian Society for Continental Philosophy Annual Conference. Melbourne: University of Melbourne (2019).
    • "Transcendental Phenomenology, Naturalism and Cognitive Science", Murdoch University Philosophy Department Seminars. Perth: Murdoch University (2019).
    • "The Husserl-Heidegger Confrontation: Dasein and Transcendental Subjectivity", OPO VI: Phenomenology and Practical Life. Memphis: University of Memphis (2019).
    • "Truth and Strife: Heidegger and the Question of Art", 14th Annual Murdoch Philosophy Colloquium. Perth: Murdoch University (2018).
    • "What on Earth is the World? Descartes and Heidegger on the Person", Perth Philosophy Circle Public Lecture Series: Crisis of Modern Self and Society. Perth: Perth Philosophy Circle (2018).
    • "Being-In-Time: Heidegger's Interpretation of Kant", Australasian Society for Continental Philosophy Annual Conference. Hobart: University of Tasmania (2017).
    • "Emil Lask and The Neo-Kantians", Murdoch University Philosophy Department Seminars. Perth: Murdoch University (2017).
    • "On Husserl's Categorial Intuition", 12th Annual Murdoch Philosophy Colloquium. Perth: Murdoch University (2016).
    • "Heidegger and the Question of Being", 11th Annual Murdoch Philosophy Colloquium. Perth: Murdoch University (2015).

  • Community engagement

    • Founding Member, Coordinator, Lecturer (2018-2024), Perth Philosophy Circle.
    • Founding Member, Coordinator, Social Media Manager (2021-2024), The School of Critical Arts.