Teaching Philosophy

We’re moving!

Peter Bradley — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:52:28 +0000

Hi all - I’ve been working hard all semester getting the new AAPT members-only section up and running. Now that it is running, I’m moving this blog over to that server. The new url is: http://pbradley.philosophyteachers.org/

I’ll be moving the archive over the next few months, but don’t expect any new posts here - all my energies are focused over there right now, so nothing new will be posted here.

‘Working definition of evil’

Peter Bradley — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:34:18 +0000

From Scientific American: Selmer Bringsjord at RPI (who made news last spring with an artificially intelligent agent in second life) has created a ‘purely sinister person’:
Are You Evil? Profiling That Which Is Truly Wicked

Philosophy & Death

Peter Bradley — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:47:53 +0000

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Douglas Todd at the Vancouver Sun has an interesting blog post about a new book The Book of Dead Philosophers that covers what some famous philosophers said about death: Bravest philosophers faced death to learn how to live . I could be used as backbone for an interesting First Year Seminar, Jan Term, or even intro class.

Our Debate Fallacy Bingo Makes News!

Peter Bradley — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:52:13 +0000

In the Baltimore Sun, thanks to Stephen Kiehl: Bingo! Another Fallacy. The bingo cards we generated, along with our cheat sheet, are also available via the Sun: Play ‘Debate Fallacy Bingo’ during final presidential debate.

Presidental Debate 1, q8

Peter Bradley — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:57:34 +0000

What is the likelihood of another 9-11?

Presidential Debate 1, Question 8 Static Link

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