What if Dr. Seuss Studied Social Philosophy?
What if Dr. Seuss studied social and political philosophy? I’m pretty sure these would be some of the books we would be left with.
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My New Article: Our Obsession, Love, and Need for Satan (HuffPost)
I have a new article at the HuffPost Religion about our Obsession and Need for Satan. Here is a little excerpt. To read the rest, please visit here. In the beginning of every semester I discuss ancient Jewish monotheism with my students in the World Religions and Western Civilization college courses I teach. In the
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What Philosophers Do–The Philosophers’ Response to the “What I Really Do” Meme
I think this meme really describe the perceptions about and reality of philosophers. My friends really do believe that I have the best job ever. They think that my classes are filled with adult students so that means at least they listen to me. They think my classes are just cafe style meetings where we
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Your Brain in Love, Lust, and Breakup Mode
I love the philosophy of love and sex. Love and sex is what makes the world go round,( I think), so reflecting and theorizing about it is something I truly adore. And I mean intellectually reflecting and theorizing about it!!!! It is also something that the world is extremely scared of talking about, engaging in,
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Breaking the “Thou Shall Not Critique Religion” Commandment
In my Western Civilization course, students and I discuss the biblical books of Genesis, Job, and Mark in several meetings of the course. We do this in order to examine what life was like living in the Ancient Near East and in an occupied area of the Roman Empire. We also discuss the scriptures to
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Don’t Trust Professor Wikipedia!
When I was younger, if I wanted to learn a fact I went to the encyclopedia. Of course it was a huge collection and only if you were fortunate did you have any in your house. But for school assignments I could always count on getting the facts right for my projects and homework assignments by reading
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Lessons from the Philosophical Bouncer
It’s the first week of classes and it’s during this time that I attempt to sell my kids on philosophy. I want them to know what philosophy is and what philosophers do way before we actually get deep into material. What I do in class is also what I’m interested in doing outside of it.
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What Does Your Moral Reasoning Look Like?
In my Philosophy 62 course my students and I have been reading out of Michael Sandel’s Justice. We have started the semester off discussing moral theories. I explained to my students, according to Sandel, that usually when we engage in moral reasoning our decisions will be based on which of these three we consider most:
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Must Read Links on Race, Sex, & Politics
Well its Monday. There is no better way to start the week off than with some intellectual goodies about race, sex, and politics. In the Guardian there is a good chunk of a chapter of Faramerz Dabhoiwala’s book on the first sexual revolution. It gives a historical account on how sexual liberation began. The Human Rights Campaign
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