Discussion post in PHIL&101 in response to student asking, “If there are moral truths, should everyone believe them?”

There is a sense in which everyone should believe and abide by truths. The goal of rational […]

Personal preferences would be a good examples of things that are purely subjective. There is no fact of the matter to discover about whether chocolate tastes better than vanilla. And matters of personal […]

I was forwarded an email yesterday from our VP of IT once again extolling the greatness of Microsoft Teams. Among some new “enhancements:”

End meeting for all participants – Rolled outCustom video b […]

I set up my iPad on a stand, pointing straight down at my notepad, and connected it via its Lightning-to-USB cable to my iMac.

Then I opened my Zoom Personal Meeting Room and started recording. I […]

Twenty four notes into this series, it has been a while since we’ve laid out the basics. So, time for another pass. Critical Thinking is basically about getting at truths and avoiding falsehoods as best we can. […]

This is bullshit. In his seminal analysis of the concept, philosopher Harry Frankfurt identifies lack of regard for the truth as the essential core of bullshit. Our country today is what it looks like when […]

Imagine your love is forbidden. Imagine that the kinds of relationships that animate your affection, bring meaning to your life and inspire your devotion are deemed taboo, intolerable, unacceptable to polite […]

Of course, you have a right to your opinion. It’s not clear what it might mean to assert this as a right, since no one could possibly force a person to give up an opinion they are attached to. But when people […]

Some things are up to us, other aren’t. Some things we get to decide. Some things we have to figure out. Where does morality fit in these categories? We do get to decide what standards we will uphold and hold […]

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♦ THURSDAY/FRIDAY AUG. 1st & 2nd   – SEAFAIR, BLUE ANGELS.  NO I-90 CLOSURES this year.  A new flight path will allow the Blue Angels
to soar over the Seattle area during the 2019 Seafair Air Show wi […]

NEW ARTS & HUMANITIES DIVISION DEAN

♦ Ellen Nichols will begin her new role as the A&H Division Dean Monday, August 26.

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♦ Instructors, please use this time before fall quarter 2019 to order des […]

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♦ THURSDAY, JULY 11 – “Building Blocks of a Clause: Subject + Verb” Workshop 11:30am-12:20pm | D204, Writing Lab in the  Academic Success Center.

WRITING LAB WORKSHOPS
♦ The Writing Lab in the Academic […]

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♦ The campus will be closed Thursday, July 4.  Please be safe while celebrating Independence Day.

♦ Please send summer 2019 syllabi to Janis Juarez via e-mail or through the Request Center.  Send […]

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♦ SYLLABI – Summer faculty are working on summer 2019 syllabi (yes?).  When completed, please send to Janis Juarez via e-mail or though the Request Center.  Send ELI and all Basic and Transitional Stu […]

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♦ TONIGHT! JUNE 19 | JAZZ COMBOS CONCERT, Jim Sisko Director | Carlson Theatre, 7:30 p.m. | Featuring the Bellevue College Instrumental Jazz Combos

♦ THURSDAY, JUNE 20 | SENIOR CAPSTONE RECEPTION | L […]

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♦ TODAY!  JUNE 12 | ʤə́ kʼʷ Zine Indigenous Artist Showcase at Bellevue College Free and Open to the Public Closing Reception,  4:00-9:00 PM The works at Bellevue College Gallery Space primarily […]

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♦  TODAY! JUNE 5 – YEAR END CELEBRATION, Carlson Theatre, 3-4:30 p.m., followed by reception and raffle basket  drawings. Raffle tickets will be available for sale in the theatre lobby a few minutes bef […]

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♦ MAY 28 – JUNE 1 – PRIDE THEATRE FESTIVAL | Carlson Theatre & Theatre Lobby
 ⇒ PROJECT 42, an on-going art project with Jono Vaughan and BC students around her work celebrating/ commemorating the life […]