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- A nice Philosophy of Mind summary
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- Paralympic athletes faster than olympic athletes — what does this tell us about difference?
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- A Life of Meaning (Reason Not Required) – What is the nature of our relationship with reason?
- Can you name this cognitive bias?
- By what measures can we value human life?
- Teaching philosophy improves standardised scores
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- A Parkland teacher's homework for us all | Diane Wolk-Rogers
- Why it's worth listening to people you disagree with | Zachary R. Wood
- The "dead zone" of the Gulf of Mexico | Nancy Rabalais
- The harm reduction model of drug addiction treatment | Mark Tyndall
- A printable, flexible, organic solar cell | Hannah Bürckstümmer
- What's missing in the global debate over refugees | Yasin Kakande
- What if we ended the injustice of bail? | Robin Steinberg
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Social Philosophy booklet
Outlines some basic theories and gives an overview of philosophers. Starts with Plato. Nice resource for introduction to social philosophy.
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