Syllabus Showcase: Social, Ethical, and Professional Issues in Computer Science, Trystan Goetze
Data breaches, algorithmic bias, digital rights management, surveillance technology, facial recognition, Cambridge Analytica, online misinformation, job automation, the singularity – these are just some...
Undergraduate Philosophy Club; Mesa Community College
The Mesa Community College Philosophy Club was founded from scratch in March of 2003 (there was not an informal club before that). Before the...
The Circle: How to Foster Community in the Classroom
In 2019 the University of Toronto offered a graduate course on German Idealism, taught by Owen Ware. I had no background nor prior interest...
John Oliver on Vaccines and the Fallacy of Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
John Oliver uses humor to show how the vaccine debate stems largely from a causal fallacy.
John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight discusses the sensitive topic...
Syllabus Showcase: The Problem of the Negro as a Problem for Philosophy, Nicholas Whittaker
Editor's Note: This potentially controversial article title matches the syllabus title and, as explained by the author in the opening paragraph, is directly relevant...
Undergraduate Philosophy Club: Florida State University
The Florida State University Philosophy Club began in 2015 as the product of a few especially dedicated students who wanted to create a closer...
Seinfeld, Friends, and the Moral Permissibility of Lying
The following two clips, one from Seinfeld and another from Friends, are comedic examples to prompt a discussion about the ethics of lying. As...
Syllabus Showcase: Philosophy of AI, Fritz McDonald
I have a longstanding interest in artificial intelligence. I liked science fiction books a lot when I was younger, and watched plenty of movies...
Undergraduate Philosophy Club: Southern Utah University
Southern Utah University’s Philosophy Club is in its nineteenth year. Traditionally the club meets once per week, though this has varied over time, and...
Graduate Student Reflection Series: A Call for Feedback on Rejected Grad School Applications
The Graduate Student Reflection Series invites current students to share reflections on their experience in a philosophy graduate program. Reflections should focus on a...