The Concept of Innocence and the Political Community: Australian identity and social health

近年来，在澳大利亚，文化团体和利益之间爆发了争端，甚至暴力事件。通过分析西方社会思想中“纯真”的重要性，以及与之相对应的文化价值观，该项目促进了对构成澳大利亚社区的不同文化之间关系的基础（通常是破坏）假设的重新思考。通过这样做，该项目解决了当代哲学提出的紧迫问题，并隐含在澳大利亚社会中，涉及公民和社区之间差异的谈判。因此，该项目有助于澳大利亚在社会哲学领域的声誉，特别是在文化差异方面。

In recent years, dispute, and even violence, has erupted in Australia between cultural groups and interests. By analysing the import of 'innocence' in Western social thought, and the cultural values corresponding to it, the project promotes a rethinking of the assumptions that underpin (and often undermine) relations between different cultures that make up the Australian community. In so doing, the project addresses urgent questions posed by contemporary philosophy, and implicitly within Australian society, regarding the negotiation of differences between citizens and communities. The project thereby contributes to Australia's reputation in the field of social philosophy, particularly concerning cultural difference.