Bellevue College Commons | Site-Wide Activity https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/activity/ Activity feed for the entire site. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:46:39 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 fa751aef9b202c8a50f44d04321633f9 William Payne wrote a new post on the site W. Russ Payne https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/wrussellpayne/?p=1317 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:29:52 -0700 Critical Thinking Note 38: "Feels Philosophy Centric"?There is a line of thinking that seems to lead some faculty on campus to think that philosophers, well perhaps mainly myself, […]

]]> 0 48eb8683757ab8295db0096c9a610a21 William Payne wrote a new post on the site General Education Reform at BC https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/gened/?p=185 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:24:11 -0800 Note on the CAC discussion of Critical Thinking on 5/20/2026I regret that I […] “”

]]> 0 3cb4569685b233d76562f65b35a4b7fe William Payne wrote a new post on the site General Education Reform at BC https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/gened/?p=148 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 21:30:26 -0800 Proposal for Institutional Learning Program Structure and GovernanceThis is the text of […] “”

]]> 0 8d296ec6ae0a626123539426904268b2 William Payne wrote a new post on the site BC Philosophy Club https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/bcphilosophyclub/?p=26 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:44:59 -0800 The Dignity of PoliticsHannah Arendt on the Human Condition Hannah Arendt would certainly not claim that our politics is dignified. To the […]

]]> 0 d64ecbc9fa09a74c3dc4a88fcf5c50b5 William Payne wrote a new post on the site W. Russ Payne https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/wrussellpayne/?p=1287 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:53:28 -0800 Lies, Bullshit, and AuthoritarianismLies are untruths told with the intention to deceive. Lies are bad. Kant is well known for his moral argument against lying. […]

]]> 0 50ec4fae38c53978517421b7d2c7bb76 William Payne wrote a new post on the site W. Russ Payne https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/wrussellpayne/?p=1201 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 20:29:00 -0800 Critical Thinking Note 37: The Zen of Logic This will not be a post about the meditative aspects of constructing proofs in symbolic logic (doing proofs is probably not the […]

]]> 0 a7403f4962c906b2b3a4bdfc49eb5b98 William Payne wrote a new post on the site General Education Reform at BC https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/gened/?p=144 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:34:04 -0800 Certifying Courses for an ILOWe have plans for […] “”

]]> 0 957b4de87e673e26c2f0178c772fb1fc William Payne wrote a new post on the site W. Russ Payne https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/wrussellpayne/?p=1241 Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:26:10 -0800 Critical Thinking Note 36: Getting Comfortable with AmbiguityPeople understand “getting comfortable with ambiguity” in different ways. That is, the phrase is ambiguous. And I’m not entirely […]

]]> 1 95187a57144bc3d294fb12ab721ce9af William Payne wrote a new post on the site W. Russ Payne https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/wrussellpayne/?p=1245 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 18:44:23 -0800 Some Discussion Board posts on Morality1. We used to practice slavery, and many people thought this was OK. Doesn’t this case tell us that people can get morality […]

]]> 0 658a22c8be857c3e6ed9465731542942 William Payne wrote a new post on the site BC Philosophy Club https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/bcphilosophyclub/?p=23 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 23:06:09 -0800 Logical PositivismThe contemporary analytic tradition in philosophy that is now globally well-established got its start with Logical Positivism […]

]]> 0 b1ab91d72b740f293fd36b6954fba6ac William Payne wrote a new post on the site W. Russ Payne https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/wrussellpayne/?p=1226 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 18:13:15 -0700 The Bicycle theory of Free Will This is one of my favorite bikes (I have 8 and they are all my favorites). This is the one I ride to places like this where I […]

]]> 2 917af09b25b00e73d4e0c65ffb38ef57 William Payne wrote a new post on the site BC Philosophy Club https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/bcphilosophyclub/?p=21 Fri, 24 Oct 2025 17:21:19 -0700 Existentialism is a HumanismWe didn’t get too far with Existentialism last time. Thought I’d offer another source in case there is further appetite for this topic. Existentialism is a Humanism, Jean-Paul Sartre 1946

]]> 0 0c72ef46fc6641d349c6d3edebc33723 William Payne wrote a new post on the site BC Philosophy Club https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/bcphilosophyclub/?p=17 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:55:59 -0700 Why our Children don't Think there are Moral FactsOlga Shared this one. I think Greg Damico is using it. If anyone hits a NY Times paywall, let me know and I’ll send you the text. Why Our Children Don’t Think There Are Moral Facts – The New York Times

]]> 2 81fb241c377c997a2ba90d69725b2264 William Payne wrote a new post on the site BC Philosophy Club https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/bcphilosophyclub/?p=15 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 00:21:22 -0700 Meaning In LifeMeaning in Life is a relatively young topic in philosophy. This is partly because few felt a need to seek answers about purpose […]

]]> 1 7292a16fc89e74eeb864891cef99a24e William Payne wrote a new post on the site General Education Reform at BC https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/gened/?p=135 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:57:09 -0700 Critical Thinking: What the Research SaysThere is research on […] “”

]]> 0 3aee4f10f1f46e973584c08c7d3e4cf9 William Payne wrote a new post on the site BC Philosophy Club https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/bcphilosophyclub/?p=13 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:12:44 -0700 The Hard Problem of ConciousnessFunctionalism remains the reigning paradigm for analyzing mental states. But not all that is mental yields to functional […]

]]> 1 e6a93209820969c5195865cc39a372fd William Payne created the site BC Philosophy Club https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/activity/p/29674/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 16:49:12 -0700 0 43d931ad64c7591596c3b0eb311a7055 William Payne created the site BC Philosophy Club https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/activity/p/29673/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 16:47:19 -0700 0 5e825e855e9b36a9a223bce745126c4e William Payne wrote a new post on the site W. Russ Payne https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/wrussellpayne/?p=1202 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 17:05:54 -0700 Critical Thinking Note 35: What the Research saysThere is research on Critical Thinking, notably on how it can be taught effectively. Several key findings are reported in […]

]]> 0 113c0a139c1edbac5b117225eccb056b William Payne wrote a new post on the site W. Russ Payne https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/wrussellpayne/?p=1170 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 07:24:52 -0700 Critical Thinking Note 38: Critical Thinking isn't RhetoricThe essential difference between rhetoric and critical thinking is that rhetoric is about power, critical thinking isn’t. […]

]]> 0 78e4aa2697e7868ca2d526096561f590 William Payne wrote a new post on the site W. Russ Payne https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/wrussellpayne/?p=1156 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 20:39:00 -0700 Critical Thinking Note 34: Rhetoric WinsWe occupy a rhetorically oversaturated world. The world we’ve shaped now shapes us. For hours a day our thinking is dominated by […]

]]> 1 d7b0ddfc9e05c11b89b6b9b32790bc41 William Payne wrote a new post on the site W. Russ Payne https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/wrussellpayne/?p=1148 Fri, 20 Jun 2025 15:16:29 -0700 Critical Thinking Note 36: Defining Critical ThinkingAsk anyone who teaches a full course on Critical Thinking what Critical Thinking is and you’ll get a pretty straightforward […]

]]> 0 b5c3fed17ffa628fb298c534ebcf016c William Payne wrote a new post on the site W. Russ Payne https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/wrussellpayne/?p=1131 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 16:14:10 -0700 Political PhilosophyLocke and Rawls represent traditional ‘center right’ and ‘center left’ political thought in America. Both are in the broad realm […]

]]> 0 1e019c0700ea00ca7aacd1108843646b William Payne wrote a new post on the site W. Russ Payne https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/wrussellpayne/?p=1127 Thu, 15 May 2025 15:23:38 -0700 A personal reflection on authoritarianismI was a physically uncoordinated and social awkward child. My mother assures me I would have gotten the Asperger’s diagnosis my […]

]]> 0 19b0aa13a30369515e7eb6bd62dfc108 William Payne wrote a new post on the site W. Russ Payne https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/wrussellpayne/?p=1123 Thu, 08 May 2025 15:38:31 -0700 ConsciousnessThe idea of a philosophical zombie is the idea of a being that is just like a person in every functional respect but lacks […]

]]> 0 efc4d51c1ab1e6030e8a39fedfc55a92 William Payne wrote a new post on the site W. Russ Payne https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/wrussellpayne/?p=1100 Tue, 06 May 2025 15:04:30 -0700 Some Thoughts on Free SpeechFree speech has become a problem. Provocateurs and trolls routinely appeal to free speech as license to say things they know […]

]]> 2 20871452cdd1b363f3991bc5894292bc Mina Heydari created the site Mina Heydari, Ph.D. https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/activity/p/29646/ Thu, 01 May 2025 03:14:52 -0700 0 1b6b39b68d9c8f62b1e75a234f4d8d70 William Payne wrote a new post on the site General Education Reform at BC https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/gened/?p=123 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:27:12 -0700 Articulating CommunicationIn our last post we […] “”

]]> 0 b64249d331829705752c5f1656d479a3 William Payne wrote a new post on the site W. Russ Payne https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/wrussellpayne/?p=1110 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:17:23 -0700 Critical Thinking note 33: Open-MindednessWe all agree that open-mindedness is a good thing. But exactly what is open-mindedness. Conventional thinking on open-mindedness […]

]]> 0 5ae05af287e0c07cf045773889364b66 William Payne wrote a new post on the site General Education Reform at BC https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/gened/?p=112 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 14:01:00 -0800 Articulating Critical Thinking:Proposed Bellevue […] “”

]]> 1 98e03781a48c0c3adf761e6bf7414765 William Payne wrote a new post on the site W. Russ Payne https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/wrussellpayne/?p=1086 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:54:06 -0800 Note for the CACI’ve been thinking about the process I go through when I launch a new course in philosophy. Writing outcomes and an outline for […]

]]> 0 16bc58f5c1c38c235c9103341dcc69bf William Payne wrote a new post on the site General Education Reform at BC https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/gened/?p=107 Tue, 18 Feb 2025 19:02:00 -0800 Continuing the Journey Email from Liz […] “”

]]> 0 433d9c76ff9fe01b42991e55a1a32907 William Payne wrote a new post on the site General Education Reform at BC https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/gened/?p=104 Tue, 18 Feb 2025 19:00:30 -0800 Your Expertise Needed Email from Liz […] “”

]]> 0 5f925773c5e8a1c65532878581f00c12 William Payne wrote a new post on the site W. Russ Payne https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/wrussellpayne/?p=1073 Sat, 15 Feb 2025 18:53:53 -0800 Critical Thinking Note 32: Free Speech AbsurdityAs an American citizen, I am a free man! Nobody gets to tell me what I can or can’t do! I can make up my own mind and do as I […]

]]> 0 52bb0c2ddf9d343cc492cafa0b640cd5 Dana Buckingham's profile was updated https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/activity/p/29625/ Wed, 12 Feb 2025 23:01:36 -0800 0 4501d7a0f7647af1733743b1631f8ac1 William Payne wrote a new post on the site W. Russ Payne https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/wrussellpayne/?p=1063 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 22:06:14 -0800 Why retribution is wrong and should be prosecuted aggressivelyI’ve been philosophically opposed to retribution for a good while, largely as a result of thinking about free will. I’ve come to […]

]]> 0 2f2fe5af873d04e76f2ee08475c2309b William Payne wrote a new post on the site W. Russ Payne https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/wrussellpayne/?p=1040 Wed, 20 Nov 2024 05:48:11 -0800 Meta-Ethics to EthicsLast week we examined some problems with anti-realist views of morality: nihilism, the view that there are no moral truths and a […]

]]> 0 27f89b077131d4b4df350ef72c628d86 William Payne wrote a new post on the site W. Russ Payne https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/wrussellpayne/?p=1028 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 02:32:10 -0700 Critical Thinking Note 31: Intellectual CouragePeople generally have reasons for believing the things they believe. Sometimes those are good reasons and sometimes not. When we […]

]]> 0 87f4908499bf3b751bb68542428a0149 William Payne wrote a new post on the site W. Russ Payne https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/wrussellpayne/?p=1005 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 18:04:56 -0700 Our Latest DiscordI am constantly trying to get my students to slow their thinking down and give some thoughtful attention to how conclusions are […]

]]> 3 18cdd843648e97562c0864bde5ab4d7c William Payne wrote a new post on the site W. Russ Payne https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/wrussellpayne/?p=995 Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:19:40 -0700 A note on AI for my StudentsSo, I’m starting to see some students use AI to write their assignments. Of course I’m not giving credit for this. So far, AI […]

]]> 0 f3e0c3ea499aa01bb4c16ec0ae57eb73 William Payne wrote a new post on the site General Education Reform at BC https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/gened/?p=92 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 19:40:32 -0700 Issues for Gen Ed ReformThis document is a brief discussion of issues for Gen Ed reform from conversations in the Fall of 2023. Issues-for-Gen-Ed-reformDownload

]]> 0 5f69675ac8fbb1f6cede9cc50b3fd1e5 William Payne wrote a new post on the site General Education Reform at BC https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/gened/?p=89 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 19:36:39 -0700 Gen Ed Reform slides for Campus Community Day April 18, 2024We had three hours […] “”

]]> 0 f1714584d13a90fe5e475f1cfd04d0ed William Payne wrote a new post on the site General Education Reform at BC https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/gened/?p=86 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 19:28:35 -0700 Gen Ed Reform SummaryThis is a summary of Gen Ed Reform at BC in bullet points sent out to faculty in January of 2024 Gen-Ed-Reform-Summary1Download

]]> 0 af8d91c9201da13d8da94b6ea98c6ced William Payne wrote a new post on the site General Education Reform at BC https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/gened/?p=83 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 19:22:13 -0700 Fall 2023 Gen Ed Reform Progress Report6.-Fall-2023-Gen-Ed-Reform-Progress-ReportDownload

]]> 0 4bb1e3f8b88906a6242d9e5aae257b95 William Payne wrote a new post on the site General Education Reform at BC https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/gened/?p=80 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 19:17:45 -0700 Legacy Probems, TILTed SolutionsFollowing our […] “”

]]> 0 d0c9b89ccd5cb546c3a9be8941172eaa William Payne wrote a new post on the site General Education Reform at BC https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/gened/?p=76 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 19:08:35 -0700 TILTing General Education at BCThese are the slides […] “”

]]> 0 162672d0295c34ef29224b449133485d William Payne wrote a new post on the site General Education Reform at BC https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/gened/?p=73 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 19:02:19 -0700 Gen Ed at BCThese slides were presented faculty meeting in the Spring of 2023. 2.-General-Education-at-BCDownload

]]> 0 288ebfdb44470de639ff745b17ab177e William Payne wrote a new post on the site General Education Reform at BC https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/gened/?p=69 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 18:53:02 -0700 Reimagining General Education at BCThis is the first of our General Education Working Documents. It was initially shared with BC academic deans in January of 2023. Reimagining-General-Education-at-Bellevue-CollegeDownload

]]> 0 2887eba7f9082ea78a07d55c701a95e3 William Payne wrote a new post on the site General Education Reform at BC https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/gened/?p=62 Tue, 18 Jun 2024 16:09:29 -0700 ILO Working Groups Update for Spring 2024Here are some brief […] “”

]]> 0 e6a13350dd1623b8c1716f4b107c615b William Payne wrote a new post on the site General Education Reform at BC https://commons.bellevuecollege.edu/gened/?p=54 Fri, 07 Jun 2024 17:33:37 -0700 Gen Ed Reform Update: Spring 2024We are now over a […] “”

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