Deakin is home to a vibrant and pluralistic philosophy department, with a wide range of teaching and research interests spanning and interconnecting the Continental, Analytic and Eastern traditions.

Deakin philosophers also form the nucleus of the Philosophy and the History of Ideas (PHI) research group.

Deakin staff:

• Dr Sean Bowden
• Dr Petra Brown
• Dr Leesa Davis
• Associate Professor George Duke
• Dr Cathy Legg
• Dr Christopher Mayes
• Dr Helen Ngo (currently at ADI, returning to Philosophy in 2025)
• Professor Jack Reynolds
• Associate Professor Patrick Stokes

Honorary and recent former staff:

• Associate Professor Russell Grigg
• Professor Stan van Hooft
• Professor Douglas Kirsner
• Dr Jon Roffe
• Associate Professor Matthew Sharpe
• Dr Marilyn Stendera
• Dr Daniela Voss