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What (else) do Students Want from Medical Ethics?

One way to teach Medical Ethics courses is to start with theory and then work through a series of pro/con pieces on abortion, euthanasia,...
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AI Can’t Replace Teachers (Entirely)

Alpha School in Austin, Texas has no teachers. Students instead spend two hours a day studying core subjects “taught” by an AI-powered software program....
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Introduction to Ethics, Steph Butera

Most students at the University of Memphis come from within the state, and most of those students come from high schools in the same...
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Relaunching Northern Michigan University’s Philosophy Club 

Philosophy, as a discipline, thrives on dialogue, debate, and the innovative exchange of ideas. However, for many students, their engagement with the subject can...
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Writing in Philosophy, Sophie Horowitz

This course is part of the Junior Year Writing program at UMass Amherst. It was created to meet the needs of that program—it had...
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Large language models (LLMs) are often poor philosophers. But these shortcomings make them more...

There are a few reasons why a philosophy instructor might hesitate to use assignments with AI. One worry is that AI will just encourage...
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Philosophy and the Law, Luke William Hunt

The following syllabus is for “Philosophy and the Law,” a course I teach in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Alabama. UA’s Philosophy...
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Teaching Philosophy with Thought Experiments, Jabran Amanat-Lee

I am in the business of teaching philosophy and I have taught different kinds of students from many different backgrounds with different kinds of...

Reflections on My Undergraduate Experience in Philosophy

In my first year at Queen’s University (Ontario, Canada), I had originally planned to study psychology in the hopes of becoming a therapist. I...

Asking Humanly Historical Questions in Philosophy Classrooms

My students were mad the day I told them they’d have to debate the merits of The Origin of Species. Obviously, they told me,...