Philosophy

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Invitation to an Open Conspiracy: The Bartleby Project

From: Weapons of Mass Instruction

The whole diseased empire of institutional schooling is, like the wonderful one-horse shay, extremely fragile. Its most vulnerable point, the glue that holds the thing together, is standardized … 14 $1.40 Add
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Caveat Emptor Ethics

From: Protecting Research Confidentiality

Looks at limited confidentiality and liability in terms of academic research using the SFU and Ogden as the main case study to anaylze the problem ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Developing Strategies – Revisited

From: Fostering Sustainable Behavior

The preceding seven chapters introduced a series of behavior change tools that can be incorporated into a communitybased social marketing strategy. To showcase how to utilize these tools, a … 7 $0.70 Add
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Duped and How

Silencing the Voices of Others with Jason Stanley

From: I'm Right and You're an Idiot

Stanley explained there are a number of rhetorical and linguistic tactics that are being used now to silence people, and one of the most blatant is the misappropriation of words such as ethical … 8 $0.80 Add
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Evidentialism at its Origins and Anglo-American Philosophy of Religion

From: God and Argument - Dieu et l'argumentation philosophique

There is no doubt that proofs for the existence of God are no longer fashionable amongst contemporary philosophers. Many people attribute the death of such proofs to the critique given by … 25 $3.00 Add
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Not One, But All

From: The Biology of Wonder

This chapter examines the connections between microbial ecosystems in the ocean and human symbiosis with microbes. 20 $2.00 Add
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The Face of the Future

From: Not Just a Pretty Face

Green chemistry, green politics and other hopeful solutions for a healthier tomorrow. 11 $1.10 Add
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The Meaning of Hope

On Suicide

From: On Love and Tyranny

In this chapter, Hebelein discusses the suicidal thoughts Arendt experienced during her internment, and the suicide of her friend Walter Benjamin in 1940. 8 $0.80 Add
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Why Ethical Politics is Essential

From: Honest Politics Now

Discusses some key proposals for new and/or stronger institutionalized supports for ethical conduct. 23 $2.30 Add
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An Unusual Research Opportunity

From: Protecting Research Confidentiality

Looks at a proposal regarding ethnographic research on prostitution and the ethics committee’s response to it at SFU, analyzes the question does all research matter, and looks at addressing … ; 18 $1.80 Add
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Duped and How

Gaslighting Blurs our Reality with Bryant Welch

From: I'm Right and You're an Idiot

Welch said that today’s gaslighters work in the public square to create confusion and prey on public vulnerability, using sophisticated forms of manipulation, mind games and PR spin. … 6 $0.60 Add
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Good and Evil

From: On Love and Tyranny

This chapter explores Arendt’s philosophical musings on the nature of goodness. For Arendt, the antidote to evil is not mere good – it is reflection and responsibility. 7 $0.70 Add
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Step 4: Piloting

From: Fostering Sustainable Behavior

Think of a pilot as a “test run,” an opportunity to work out the bugs before committing to carrying out a strategy broadly. As noted in the chapters on developing strategies, the … 7 $0.70 Add