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Book Review: Chew on This by Eric Schlosser & Charles Wilson
This is exactly like Fast Food Nation except this book is for Jr. High Students. (Little do my students know, I’ll still use some chapters for their classes.) Some of the chapters and wording is very similar to Fast Food … Continue reading
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Book Review: The Ethics of What We Eat by Peter Singer and Jim Mason
I’ve mentioned this book in another blog about demi-vegetarianism that relates to other books and issues if you want to check it out. Out of all the books that deals with food, this is the must have book to read! … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Culture, Economics, Education, Ethics, Health, Peter Singer, Politics, Vegetarianism
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Book Review: In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
I have finally read this book and in some ways, I’m glad I read it, but in others, I wasn’t blown away by it. I’m starting to read books about food culture and the ethics revolving around it because my … 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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Book Review: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
This book is considered a classic nowadays. It’s virtually assigned to most high schools and college English classes so I thought I’d give this a whirl. Almost everyone I hear recommends it, so I had this expectation to be this … Continue reading
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Book Review: Polyamory The New Love Without Limits by Deborah Anapol
Blah, blah, blah. I was kind of excited to read this book to know more about the polyamorous lifestyle. I was kind of disappointed though because the material seemed to be common sense for someone who wants this type of … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Monogamy, Relationships, Sexuality, Values
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Book Review: The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria
I’m reading this book for a couple of reasons. One is because I’m getting more politically involved and so I want to keep up with the political situation and see what other commentators are saying. So I decided on this … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Culture, Economics, Experts, Government, Health, Law, News, Politics, Race, Values
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Book Review: Armageddon in Retrospect by Kurt Vonnegut
I really didn’t get into Vonnegut until the middle of college (this was about 5 or 6 years ago). I only read about three books and initially, his writing style put me off. I don’t know why, maybe it was … Continue reading
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Book Review: Tête-à-Tête, The Tumultuous Lives and Loves of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre by Rowley
I was in for a treat reading this book. I have always been interested in the philosophies of Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir. Part of this interest deals with their relationship(s) and the other people involved. I never knew … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Existentialism, Monogamy, Sexuality
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Book Review: Bonk by Mary Roach
I just finished Bonk by Mary Roach and what an interesting look at the technologies of science! As some of you know, my specialty in philosophy is the philosophy of sex, love, and human relationships. When I grabbed this book, … Continue reading
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