The Brawndo Fallacy or Circular Reasoning
This movie clip, from the movie Idiocracy (2006), presents a future version of Earth where the average intelligence has dropped. They cannot grow crops...
Student Reflection Snapshot: Kate Barnes
This series of Student Reflections is based on interviews conducted by Elyse Purcell and Sarah Horne during the APA's 2019 Central Division Meeting in Denver, Colorado. Kate Barnes...
A Suggestion to Improve Teaching
All of us who seek to teach well would welcome a simple way to enhance our classroom skills. Here’s a suggestion.
When we write a...
Student Reflection Snapshot: Heather Stewart
This series of Student Reflections is based on interviews conducted by Elyse Purcell and Sarah Horne during the APA's 2019 Central Division Meeting in Denver, Colorado. Heather Stewart is...
Student Reflection Snapshot: Katherine Sweet
This series of Student Reflections is based on interviews conducted by Elyse Purcell and Sarah Horne during the APA's 2019 Central Division Meeting in Denver, Colorado. Katherine Sweet...
Syllabus Showcase: Blake Hereth, The Rainbowed Divine: Diverse Voices in Philosophy of Religion
This philosophy of religion course is one I designed for the job market. My hope was to design a philosophy of religion course that...
Student Reflection Snapshot: Sarah O’Brien
This series of Student Reflections is based on interviews conducted by Elyse Purcell and Sarah Horne during the APA's 2019 Central Division Meeting in Denver, Colorado. Sarah O’Brien has...
The Value of Variety in Planning an Introductory Course
The following argument appeared in a thoughtful post last May by Sahar Joakim on the Blog of the APA:
To me, Socrates and Plato are...
Student Reflection Snapshot: Sahar Joakim
This series of Student Reflections is based on interviews conducted by Elyse Purcell and Sarah Horne during the APA's 2019 Central Division Meeting in Denver, Colorado.
Sahar Joakim received...
Saturday Night Live and Paradigm Shifts
In this comedy clip from Saturday Night Live “magicians” perform mind bending tricks. Suddenly the explanation to the tricks is revealed and the viewer...