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James Franklin is Professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics, at the University of New South Wales. He is the author of Corrupting the Youth: A History of Philosophy in Australia and Catholic Values and Australian Realities. The author's website is here. James Franklin is the author of Life to the Full: Rights and Social Justice in Australia.