This panel brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous members of the Australasian Association of Philosophy’s Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Working Group to reflect on the establishment of the upcoming RAP, the role of reconciliation within philosophy as a discipline, and the possibilities and challenges of institutional and intellectual change. Drawing on the perspectives of Indigenous and non-Indigenous philosophers working on this project, the panel explores reconciliation and how we can engage in it as a structural practice. The session will discuss the process of developing the AAP RAP and the questions that continue to emerge throughout this work: What does reconciliation mean within a discipline historically shaped by colonial institutions and Eurocentric intellectual traditions? What might genuine reconciliation look like within teaching, research, governance, mentoring and the disciplinary culture of philosophy? The panel aims to contribute to broader conversations around the future of philosophy in Australasia by examining reconciliation as both a practical and philosophical project.
