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Why Philosophy is so Important in Science Education 0
- Education
- November 14, 2017
Each semester, I teach courses on the philosophy of science to undergraduates at the University of New Hampshire. Most of the students take my courses to satisfy general education requirements, and most of them have never taken a philosophy class before. On the first day of the semester, I try to give them an impression
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Why Do Powerful Men Want to Masturbate in Front of Women?0
- Culture
- November 14, 2017
Anyone who has followed the Harvey Weinstein scandal and the avalanche of accusations of sexual assault that followed might have noticed a strange commonality. A surprising number accusations involved men allegedly masturbating in front of women or asking for the permission to do so. There of course was Louis C.K., who was accused of masturbating
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Today, Even Snow Pants are Accused of Promoting Toxic Masculinity 0
- Culture
- November 14, 2017
“If we are serious about tackling the toxic masculinity which persists in our culture, we must look at the images we market to our children.” That’s the message that mother Angela Nickerson sends to Lands’ End this season in an open letter she published on Medium.com. The company, which last year featured an extensive interview
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School Kids Don’t Need ‘Wiggle Chairs.’ They Need a Real Recess.0
- Culture
- November 14, 2017
It isn’t easy being a kid these days: the school day has changed a great deal since the current generation of grade school kids’ parents were in school. With a greater emphasis on school work and testing, something in the school day had to disappear to make way for the focus on more academic pursuits
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Professor Makes Students Cluck Like a Chicken When Beginning a Statement With ‘I Feel’1
- Culture
- November 14, 2017
The millennial generation is often considered to be one of the most educated in recent history. But as some college professors have been discovering, their education is not one of factual, truth-filled knowledge. Instead, it is one based on fancy, but contradictory terms, feelings, and a general lack of reason. Faulkner University law professor Adam
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Childhood Expert: Current Education System Will Soon ‘Disappear’2
- Culture
- November 14, 2017
Professionally, Peter Gray is known for his prominent book on psychology and for his professorship at Boston College. To the general public, however, Gray is perhaps best known for his book Free to Learn, which argues that the institutional nature of schooling is killing the natural learning ability of our children. Gray’s views were once
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Why the Worst Humans Are Able to Rise to Power 0
- November 13, 2017
In chapter ten of The Road to Serfdom, “Why the Worst Get on Top,” Hayek continues to warn about the dangers of planned economies, but with a slightly different approach from earlier chapters. Stepping into new territory, here we see Hayek not only identifying economic problems but also discussing the very nature of power itself.
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The First Amendment Protects a Dissenting Cake Baker, Not State Coercion 0
- Culture
- November 13, 2017
Does the First Amendment allow the government to force a cake baker to make custom cakes in violation of his own conscience and religious beliefs? The answer is “no.” Our legal system must protect people like Jack Phillips, a cake artist and small business owner asserting a First Amendment defense against the Colorado Civil Rights
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Teacher Facing Discipline for ‘Misgendering’ Student 0
- Philosophy
- November 13, 2017
Via the BBC: “A teacher is facing disciplinary action at his school after he referred to a transgender pupil as a girl, although the student identifies as a boy. Joshua Sutcliffe, a Christian pastor from Oxford, admitted he said “Well done girls” when addressing a group including the student. He described it as a “slip
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Why Philosophy is so Important in Science Education 0