Sexual Ethics, Andréa Daventry
As an undergraduate, I took an applied ethics course that included Lois Pineau’s paper, “Date Rape: A Feminist Analysis.” Pineau discusses our society’s conception...
Designing the Grade as a Target to Strive For
At the end of the semester, I calculate each of my students’ final grades. Soon, prospective employers or admissions officers will consult these grades...
AI and Against the Priority of Writing
I went to a conference on academic integrity at Randolph College back in 2018. There was one hot topic at the time. It was...
The Varieties of Academic Success, Steven M. Cahn
Those who pursue a professorial career typically follow a path from high school to college to graduate school to faculty membership. Rarely noted, however,...
Introduction to the Humanities: Human Horizons, Jacob Mills and David Liakos
We are friends and colleagues who have collaborated on developing the following course at Houston Community College (HCC). We are also both philosophers. While the...
Questioning Questions
I struggle mightily with the question of what it’s fair to explore in a philosophy class. First, I teach in a state that recently...
Feminist Philosophy, Manuela A. Gomez
I am a tenured professor of philosophy at El Paso Community College. In 2023, I was invited to teach a Feminist Philosophy course at...
University of Denver Undergraduate Philosophy Club: Tinkering
To best understand the DU Philosophy Club, it is important to first understand what it is that we do: we tinker, we discuss, we...
LLMs in Education: Forged from Years of Educational Challenges
AI developers have rapidly integrated their products into society, including the education sector. This has made us, the educators, feel overwhelmed and threatened, and...
Understanding Conspiracy Theories with “Fake Plots!”
Making critical thinking fun
In a recent review paper, Alan Bensley concludes that “people who endorse unsubstantiated claims less tend to show better critical thinking...