...foretold by Plato, where democracies can be tipped over into tyrannies. But sunlight is the best disinfectant. John Stuart Mill would tell us not to ignore these festering wounds but...
...one of my favorite philosophers? – while ethical knowledge comes first in time, appropriate action is what is most important. The next time you are authorized to make a search,...
...package that information along with feedback from Cartographers into an annual report published each summer. Members tell us they feel a greater sense of community, solidarity, and support from participating...
...like moral praise rather than like land: it is an infinite good. If two friends tell me about their vacations this summer, believing that one of them snorkeled in Thailand...
...correct one: who has time? Indeed, I can testify from experience that podcasting is quite time-consuming, not easy to reconcile with the usual pressures of teaching, examining, research, and administration....
...precious minutes of their life to tell me why I’m wasting precious minutes of my life arguing for the wrong side. I’m also grateful when they notice some cool facet...
...speaker and commentator don’t take too much time, and that they don’t spend too much time answering each question. Before the Q&A Before the conference, introduce yourself via email to...
...rarely lecture for more than 10–15 minutes at a time, with pauses for questions throughout. I also find that forcing students to sit with the awkwardness of a silent classroom...
...and the Science Wars That was the time when Karl Popper could provide a litmus test for discriminating between science, non-science, and pseudoscience: if a theory or hypothesis can potentially...
...in the history of philosophy, we should not tell ourselves that we only have time to visit the highlights. In fact we should admit that we don’t even have time...
