Christopher Watkin
Making sense of how people make sense of the world.
I am an Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Monash University, Melbourne. My work explores modern and contemporary French and European thought, particularly in relation to theology, atheism, humanity, and ecology.
Selected Works
Exploring philosophy, contemporary culture, and theology.
Posts & Reflections
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Is the “state of nature” just a relic of early modern philosophy, or is it a warning about our future?
Recent geopolitical upheavals reveal that our rules-based international order is far more fragile than we might care to admit. When the raw logic of power reasserts itself, we are forced to ask: are we witnessing cracks in the ‘thin veneer’ of civilisation?This new blog post, published to accompany the launch of my new book, explores…
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Two upcoming book launch events
The stories we assume about human origins profoundly shape our modern assumptions about freedom and equality, our relationship to each other and the natural world.Unpacking these philosophical origin stories isn’t just an exercise in history; it gives us a remarkably powerful lens for understanding the complex forces driving our contemporary political and cultural landscape.If you’re…
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Jean-Luc Nancy and the Deconstruction of Christianity: A Conversation with Ashok Collins
What happens when deconstruction turns toward religion? And what might Christianity look like when read through the philosophical lens of Jean-Luc Nancy? In this interview I speak with Dr Ashok Collins about his book Jean-Luc Nancy and the Deconstruction of Christianity. Our conversation explores the complex relationship between deconstruction, theology, and contemporary continental philosophy. You…
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