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Moral Absolutism
By jventola on Jul 29, 2009 | In philo2 | Send feedback »
Here is a famous moral problem used in many philosophy classes.
You are an experienced train engineer. You are rolling along when to your horror you see a small group of kids playing on the track. You know from experience that there is no time to st… more »
Homosexuality: Philosophy or Science?
By jventola on Jul 15, 2009 | In philo2 | Send feedback »
A philosophy student raised this question:I was always wandering, in philosophy their needs to reasoning to for science and religion. Can you been born with homosexuality or is it something more of science with an additional chromosone that can confl… more »
The Skeptic's Dictionary
By jventola on Jul 14, 2009 | In philo2 | Send feedback »
Trained in philosophy, Robert T. Carroll skewers the dupes and rubes who fall for irrational notions. In the tradition of H.L. Mencken, a stoutly rational approach to truth.
Strong stuff and fun. more »
The Tree Of Philosophy:
By jventola on Jul 14, 2009 | In philo2 | Send feedback »
A Course Of Introductory Lectures
For Beginning Students Of Philosophy
by Stephen Palmquist
If you want a complete series of lectures on the subject of Western Philosophy, here it is: A complete online philosophy course.
Read one of these lecture… more »
Rioting in the Banleuse
By jventola on Jul 14, 2009 | In philo2 | Send feedback »
This posting is from 2006 when there were weeks of rioting in the Muslim areas (banleuse) of major French cities. Civilians as well as police were attacked and beaten by the mobs of "youths" (as the papers called them, resolutely ignoring the obvious in… more »
Buddhist Art [Pacific Asia Museum]
By jventola on Jul 14, 2009 | In philo2 | Send feedback »
A lovely way to begin to know Buddhism--through art. Browse the whole site to learn more about The Buddha, Buddhist places, Compassionate Beings, and Signs and Rituals. more »
Plato, Dialogues, vol. 2
By jventola on Jul 14, 2009 | In philo2 | Send feedback »
Meno, Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo, Gorgias, Appendix I - Lesser, Hippias, Alcibiades I, Menexenus, Appendix II - Alcibiades II, Eryxias ToC: The Online Library of Liberty
Nice free online book--and pdf if you want to print out a dialogue or two. more »
BBC - Science & Nature - Human Body and Mind - Mind - Morals
By jventola on Jul 14, 2009 | In philo2 | Send feedback »
A ten minute test of your attitudes about morality and social responsibility, it is claimed. Thanks to Sarah Comeras for finding this. more »
How It Is Done
By jventola on Jul 14, 2009 | In philo2 | Send feedback »
Here is what FactCheck, a web site of the Associated Press, tells us about the remarks of the chair of the Senate Judicial Committee at the Sotomayor confirmation hearings:
Sotomayor Defends ‘Wise Latina’ Remark
WASHINGTON (AP) - In endorsing Supre… more »
Babies and Philosophers
By jventola on Jul 8, 2009 | In philo2 | Send feedback »
A rambling question or two:
Are babies wise? Does it make sense to say that one baby has more wisdom than another?
If not, what does that suggest about wisdom?
or consider this:
I think it was Chief Sumhalla who told a white man who asked him… more »
Free Philosophy Handbook from MIT
By jventola on Jul 8, 2009 | In philo2 | Send feedback »
MIT has begun an open education project: many of their great courses have been put online for anyone to follow. You get the syllabus, the assignments, the readings, the lecture notes, the tests. Prof. Rae Langton's survey of classics in Western Philosoph… more »
