Editorial
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December 2022

The magic of Melanesia

This issue explores Melanesian cultures, thought, and stories from Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and New Caledonia. Pasifika thinkers discuss the region's past and future.
Essays*
Kabini Sanga and Martyn Reynolds
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5,815 words

The pattern for a good life

We unequivocally assert the value of Solomon Islands ethical systems in their own right.
Leonardo N. Mercado
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5,266 words

On Melanesian philosophy

The Melanesian’s ultimate concern is life in its material, biological, and spiritual aspects.
Responses †
Pasifika thought in modern Australia
James D. Sellmann

On Pacific logic

Anouk Ride

An Australian in Honiara

Jioji Ravulo

Listening to Pasifika voices

Amie Batalibasi

The ripple effect of blackbirding

Stories ‡
Claire Moyse-Faurie et al.
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1,528 words

The first people

A cry rings out, getting louder and louder. It’s the mountain. It’s singing, crowing like a rooster.
Bronisław Malinowski
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1,450 words

The jumping stones

The most remarkable belief is that big, live stones lie in wait for canoes, jump up and smash them.
Dorell Ben
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1,851 words

He

He knew today would be the day he’d tell his father, the day he’d soon leave his island.
Notes §
Ben Gaskin
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2,804 words

Review: Daya Krishna and Twentieth-Century Indian Philosophy by Daniel Raveh

We can read Raveh's work as opening up a conversation between ourselves and Krishna.
Issue 4
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April 2023

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