The Epistemic Case for the Genuine Diversification of Academic Philosophy
Most justifications of the diversification of academic philosophy tend to appeal to arguments along the following lines: i) there exist problematic norms and values...
Syllabus Showcase: Eugene Kelly, The Philosophy of Human Nature
I teach at the New York Institute of Technology, which has campuses in Manhattan and in Nassau County. Despite its mandate of preparing students...
Choosing a Textbook for Problems of Philosophy
Here’s a common situation: A doctoral student or recent PhD is asked to teach a standard introduction to the problems of philosophy. No single...
Syllabus Showcase: Tziporah Kasachkoff, Sexual Morality
This course came about as a result of my being asked to choose a topic and develop a course for a Philosophy seminar to...
Talking Teaching: Building an Online Community
This post developed from a Blog Contributor who presented for the Talking Teaching discussion series hosted by the APA Committee on Teaching.
On March...
Syllabus Showcase: Robin L. Zebrowski, Cyborg Brains and Hybrid Minds
This course came about in a special program at Beloit College, a small liberal arts college where I currently teach. I hold a cross-disciplinary...
Philosophical Field Trips: Powerpoints, Orientation and Re-Orientation For Philosophy on Foot
Labs are part of biology, chemistry, and physics classes. The lab experience presupposes that biology, chemistry and physics are relevant fields of study. Math...
Syllabus Showcase: Ruth Boeker, The Human Mind in Early Modern Philosophy
What is the relation between my mind and my body? Does my mind always think? What is a person? What makes me the same...
How to Help Your Child Be A Better Learner
What causes a child to be a good learner?
First, the role of individual personality when it comes to readiness to study and disposition to...
Syllabus Showcase: Valia Allori, Philosophy of Physics
I teach at Northern Illinois University, in Dekalb Il, USA, where we have a Bachelor and a Master program in Philosophy. Some of the...