Fred D'Agostino is Emeritus Professor of Humanities in the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the University of Queensland, where he was previously President of the Academic Board, Executive Dean of Arts, and a member of the University Senate. He is Secretary of the Council of the Women's College within the University of Queensland, a member of the Campaign Board at UQ, and was Deputy Chair of the Board of the Australasian Association of Philosophy. Educated at Amherst College (BA, 1968, Independent Scholar), Princeton University (MA, 1973, Anthropology), and the London School of Economics (PhD, 1978, Philosophy), he is a Fellow of the Academy of the Humanities in Australia, recognised for his work in political philosophy and epistemology.