final paper criteria (all classes, fall 2022)

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click here for a final paper sample,

Aristotle's virtue morality

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this is an interesting video, more for the audio than the visuals, 

good quotes by aristotle,

utilitarianism

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(homework on utilitarianism),

homework #4 (fall 2021)

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chapter 5: free will and determinism

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for homework, chapter 5, click here,

let's look at this video,

homework #3 (free will & determinism)

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fallacies

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a nice video on fallacies,

homework #1

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deductive and inductive arguments

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look at this video,

correlation doesn't mean causation

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cause and effect can betray even the smartest amongst us!

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necessary and sufficient conditions

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branches of philosophy

what's philosophy?

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how to argue your point in philosophy

first this video,

then, click here for more information,

phi 2010, midterm exam (open book test), fall 2021

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deductive arguments (video)

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Here find Euclids' Elements. 

final exam (open book) summer 2021

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are we running out of sand? (a discussion with my #4848 class)

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alarming facts about gen-z generation

 58% are worried about the future,

more likely to report mental health concerns,

more likely to be depressed,

less likely to get married,

more likely to feel eco-anxiety,

& you're telling me the media is not responsible? 

hedonism, ethical egoism

let's watch this video, hedonism (epicurus),

ethical egoism,

 see?😉 

what is doomism?

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philosophy of religion

 an evolutionary/anthropological view of religion, 

diverse approaches to theism, 

shamanism and religion, 

fideism and religion,

MLK's transformative religious program,

final exam, spring 2021 (all classes)

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the tao of virtue (honors class)

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zen techniques (for realists of the heart)

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sharing my recipes (spaghetti w chicken sausage)

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generation z and social media

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discussing the issues surrounding climate change on blackboard, march 29

have the following concepts ready:

here's a geological time scale,

climate system,

energy and circulation,

greenhouse gases,

weather,

be conversant on C02,

here my counterarguments,

see you!😊

blackboard virtual in-class peer review #1

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HOW TO VIRTUALLY PEER-REVIEW OUR PHILOSOPHY PAPER VIA BLACKBOARD GROUPS

it dawned on me that we can do peer-review of our existing drafts with the help of our STUDENT ASSISTANTS,

instead of doing this challenging task on your own, I ask you to send each other your drafts and review them via the groups that we have instituted in BLACKBOARD ULTRA.

(please, check your recent announcement with the specifics)

you're going to follow the same instructions here.

the challenge is how to do it. I know you are as close a  family as it can be. so, we could rely on your already preexisting family-ties developed within the Honors College.

we don't want this exercise to fall into attrition bias! let's begin with first come first served, which is always good. 

ask whomever you trust in your group to revise your draft.

caveat: what to do in the case of a lucky/unfortunate😆 😆😆 student who gets 3 requests for revision! I propose that either he/she accepts the challenge or he/she recommends someone else (if the recommended has 3 requests themselves, he/she will do the same and so on).

if someone is left out without a peer, send me an email and I'll do it (warning: get your ego protected by a nuclear-firewall)😆 😆😆 

deal? 

foodstuff talk to illustrate the libertarian point of the "feel" of choosing + bedeutung of wine taste

nam pri kapï, the stinky thai shrimp paste i told you about.

how to taste wine, 

this is not a bad introduction to herbs,

list of student assistants (regular classes), spring 2021

#5059

Victoria Chierico
Amanda Linares
Joshua Barona

#9535 (no confirmation so far)

#5074

Jorge Landa

Talia Fragoso

#5112

Ana Grajales
Ashleigh Kindred
Linyer Rosales

our mdc wolfson, honors philosophy-club is ready!

Sebastian Maseri, president,

Alexia Fernandez, vicepresident,

Ana di Tano, secretary,

Milagros Ortola, treasurer

Click here for our Philosopy Club Constitution.

food for you skeptics: all models are approximations, assumptions, whether implied or clearly stated. models are wrong, but some models are useful

yes, am generalizing, but not hastily!

actually all models are wrong is george box's quote.

what box means is this:

a model is not real. quite the opposite: we get a model by inputting data, but the gathering is ITSELF a process, a tweaking. scientists tweak data to fit the model. it means overelaboration and overparameterization, the mark of average, i.e., mediocrity!

how to fix the wrong? be on the alert for what's importantly wrong!

homework #4, philosophy of mind, spring 2021

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addressing the climate discussion

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homework #3, spring 2021

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challenges to darwin's theory of evolution

click here for more information, (watch the video). here are three dissenting books:
the deniable darwin, darwin's doubt, & giving up darwin.