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An Inconsistency Within the Abortion Debate
I’ve been prepping up to teach abortion in my ethics class. Teaching abortion is either really fun to teach, or really disastrous. It’s one of those topics that can get into really heated discussions, which is the best in a … Continue reading
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Loving Who You Are vs. Loving What You Do
When it comes to love, it seems to be the exception out of all emotions. After all, it makes sense to be angry, sad, or joyful for a few minutes, a couple hours, or even a full day. But with … Continue reading
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Book Review: Socrates in Love by Christopher Phillips
There are two types of philosophy books. There are the serious types that you typically read in philosophy classes and that professional philosophers read. They present problems in philosophy and are asked to be taken seriously. Then there are the … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Culture, Education, Plato, Sexuality, Socrates, Teaching
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Israel and Hamas: What counts as Victory?
There’s an article at the Christian Science Monitor about what each sides constitutes victory. This fight looks pretty serious and there hasn’t been this extreme kind of fighting since the 80’s. The article is interesting because it looks at both … Continue reading
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Dogmatic Politics
I’ve never understood why certain positions automatically claims you in a political camp. To me, this is very dogmatic. Dogmatism just tells me that you’re not thinking about why you have the beliefs that you do, and that whenever someone … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Education, Paper Topic, Respect, Rights, Values
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Taxing Soda in NYC
Dr. Richard Daines explains why taxing soda is actually beneficial for Americans, helps our children, and makes America healthier. I was skeptical until he explained that it’s actually cheaper for everyone because health care would be cheaper if there was … Continue reading
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Sex Education: The Netherlands vs. The British
An article in the British Times showed the differences between the two. You can see the similarities between the British and American views about sex and sex education. Check it out here.
Posted in Education, Ethics, Experts, Health, Relationships, Same-Sex, Sexuality, Teaching, Values
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My Meaning of Life
This comes from a previous post but I didn’t want to go too far off on that post, so I decided to write a completely different post for this one. For me, the meaning of life comes down to doing … Continue reading
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The Strange Case of the Rejuvenated Artist and Art
Everyone recognizes this portrait. It is over 500 years old! Leonardo Da Vinci painted it and it now hangs at the Louvre in Paris. One of the unfortunate aspects of its age is that it’s slowly deteriorating. The humidity, age, … Continue reading
Posted in Aesthetics, Culture, Paper Topic
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Study: Romantic Comedies can Spoil Your Love Life
A university in Edinburgh has claimed that romantic comedies may give out the message of a perfect relationship, thus setting your expectations too high. You can read the article here. At the same time, this reminds me of other people … Continue reading
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