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As a child, Amartya Sen, Nobel prize winning economist and philosopher of social justice, witnessed the Hindu-Muslim riots that accompanied Pakistan’s partition from India. His analysis of identity and violence […]

Locke wrote at a time when it would have been easy to miss the role of social systems and how unfair these can be. But aside from issues of fairness in our social systems, it’s worth noting how big a job it is to […]

Sounds like an interesting family life. First off, the issue of whether there is or isn’t a God is not a subjective issue. Either God exists or God doesn’t exist, but either way, it doesn’t depend on how anyone […]

When someone else offers you reasons to change your mind, you should be convinced by those reasons if they are good reasons. That’s not exactly the same thing is being convinced by the person. Nobody likes to be […]

Imagine a college that claimed to teach biology as a general education outcome. A very large number of course across campus taught by a a great many faculty claim to teach this gen ed outcome. And yet only a tiny […]

Basics of Effective Branding   Effective branding can make all the difference in the world for a new business. In fact, it can be one of the key differentiators between a […]

Fostering connection, one meetup at a time: How The Awareness, Courage and Love Global Project is deepening relationship worldwideIn a world that seems more isolated than ever, The Awareness, Courage and Love (ACL) Global Project is working to unite people in meaningful […]

Taking A Load Off Occupational Risk Work health and safety is sometimes known as occupational health and safety. It involves the prevention of health and safety threats for all […]

How to suggest potential resources or new lines of inquiryDiscover your inner Sherlock Holmes and conduct a search, talk to an expert you just met, visit with a librarian, etc. Spend as little as ten […]

5 Easy Ways to Keep Up with New InformationThe healthcare industry is continuously evolving. With the wealth of information available, it can be overwhelming and tedious to stay up-to-date […]

How to Learn Any New Skill FastMany people often put off acquiring a new skill because of the effort and time it takes to learn it, especially if they are also dealing with […]

Opinion | How to Destroy Truth – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

But this is not what I’d hoped for. You exaggerate the gulf between fact and value here. The stories that animate our lives are mere propaganda […]

Let’s start with the modest metaphysical assumption that we all live on planet Earth. This means we have a shared reality. One that is populated with various and sundry objects (or better, containing stuff that c […]

One of the hazards of teaching philosophers like Descartes and Hume is that some students are too willing to embrace the skeptical claims and sit content with not being able to know. The idea that “It’s all just […]

I’m not sure what it is for something to be true to a person. For a person to believe something is for them to take it to be true. So maybe that’s what people have in mind when they talk about something being […]

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Welcome back and Happy First Day of Spring Quarter!  

Hard to believe that one year ago we started our first fully remote quarter. So much has happened in that year, and we still h […]

One of the joys of having an open-source text out there is occasionally getting pleasantly surprised with who it reaches. Glad you’re finding my Intro worthwhile. In an introduction to philosophy I’d rather hope […]

A popular view in our culture is that people who do wrong should be punished as a matter of retribution. Retribution is holding a person responsible by treating them according to the standard they set for […]