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- Alberto Vanzo, "Sull'interpretazione coerentista della concezione kantiana della verità "
- Alberto Vanzo, "Kant, Skepticism, and the Comparison Argument"
- Ralph Wedgwood, "Instrumental Rationality"
- Ralph Wedgwood, "Intrinsic Values and Reasons for Action"
- Ralph Wedgwood, "The "Good" and the "Right" Revisited"
- Scientific American – Mind and Brain
- Friday Weird Science: whip it good, hold me closer, and other reproductive music messages
- To Enjoy Free Time, Forget Your Hourly Wage
- #SciAmBlogs Thursday - Contagious Yawning, Ancient Bacteria, Electric Grid, Fossil amoebae, and more.
- Unhurtful Thoughts: A Preoccupied Brain Produces Pain-Killing Compounds
- Contagious Yawning: Evidence of Empathy?
- TED talks
- TED: JR: One year of turning the world inside out - JR (2012)
- TED: Carl Schoonover: How to look inside the brain - Carl Schoonover (2012)
- TED: David Kelley: How to build your creative confidence - David Kelley (2012)
- TED: Jean-Baptiste Michel: The mathematics of history - Jean-Baptiste Michel (2012)
- TED: Tali Sharot: The optimism bias - Tali Sharot (2012)
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The Truth Wears Off
Is there something wrong with the scientific method? Philosophy of science. From the New Yorker. The Truth Wears Off (pdf)
The Relativity of Wrong – Isaac Asimov
Are all wrongs equally wrong? TOK, philosophy of science, nature of truth, inductive reasoning. Asimov – The Relativity of Wrong (pdf) Full text below
Language and Thought
Can language shape how we think? A Stanford researcher says yes, and her work speaks volumes about what makes people tick. TOK Philosophy of language, philosophy of mind. TOK Resource – Language and Thought
STEM conference
Nature of Science – philosophy of science STEM conference – Nature of Science Presentation (pptx)
VAPS
Victorian Association for Philosophy in Schools. http://vaps.vic.edu.au/
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Aristotele e Platone
Il confronto tra i due pensatori a proposito della teoria della conoscenza. Percorso per una classe prima del triennio superiore (16 – 17 anni) del liceo classico. Aristotele e Platone (ppt) (Uploaded by Anna Caterina Cabino.)
The web means the end of forgetting – an essay on forgetting, re-invention and personal identity in the age of Facebook
Author: Jeffrey Rosen, a law professor at George Washington University An essay about the difficulty of forgetting & re-invention in the age of the Internet, Facebook, etc. Excerpt: We’ve known for years that the Web allows for unprecedented voyeurism, exhibitionism … Continue reading
Straw man fallacy from Dilbert
Another great example of the genre. Point at issue, straw man, fallacies of reasoning.
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Dilbert- Collection of logical fallacies
Confirmation bias, bad analogy analogies, etc.
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Burka ban a headache for a liberal society
Q: Is it illiberal for governments to ban practices judged to be illiberal, as the French government is doing with its intended ban on the burka? AskThePhilosopher 01May2010 Burka ban a headache for a liberal society (docx) (Uploaded by Katherine Cheng.)
Pride in the past isn’t necessarily a lost cause
Q: Is it disloyal to criticise aspects of Anzac Day because you believe it involves myth and ritualised militarism? AskThePhilosopher 24Apr2010 Pride in the past isnt necessarily a lost cause (docx) (Uploaded by Katherine Cheng.)
Morality without Religion
Marc Hauser and Peter Singer. Empirical evidence of innate morality? Philosophy of mind. Moral philosophy. HauserSingerMoralRelig05
Does Truth Matter? – Carl Sagan
Good Sagan stuff. Philosophy of science. Does Truth Matter and related articles – Carl Sagan (pdf) Full text below
QSA Science ppt
Scientific literacy. QSA Science (pptx)
Let’s not forget we’re the land of the fair go
Q: If we believe that nation-states should be sovereign, what role should notions of universal human rights play in refugee policies? AskThePhilosopher 17Apr2010 Land of the fair go (docx) (Uploaded by Katherine Cheng.)
The quest for Renassaince Man
Q: What is the difference between being a renaissance man and a dilettante? AskThePhilosopher 10Apr2010 The quest for Renaissance man (docx) (Uploaded by Katherine Cheng.)
When media become dispensers of justice
Q: In which circumstances can our notions of justice accommodate trials by media? Ask The Philosopher 03Apr2010 When media become dispensers of justice (docx) (Uploaded by Katherine Cheng.)
STAQ ppt presentation
Nature of Science Presentation (pptx)
Continental bid to remove veil in the face of Islamic extremism
Belgian MPs are set to pass a law to ban the burka & nikab (full body and full face coverings). Women who defy the ban will be fined or jailed. Suggested discussion topics: – What are the different ‘-isms’ at … Continue reading
